ALESIS QS8.1 - Manual (Page 6)

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6 QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual
Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode..................................................................65
Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode.........................................................................65
Copying Effects From One Program To Another........................................................66
Keeping Track: The Interaction Of Effects, Programs, And Mixes..............................67
Picking An Effect Configuration..............................................................................67
Configuration #1: 1 REVERB...................................................................................68
Configuration #2: 2 REVERBS.................................................................................70
Configuration #3: LEZLIE+REVERB.......................................................................72
Configuration #4: 1 REVERB+EQ............................................................................73
Configuration #5: OVERDRIVE+LEZLIE................................................................74
Routing Sounds or Programs Through The Effects Only.............................................75
Setting Effect Send Levels......................................................................................76
If The Send Inputs Clip...........................................................................................76
[00] to [30] —Effect Sends 1 - 4................................................................................76
EQ.........................................................................................................................77
Mod.......................................................................................................................78
Lezlie....................................................................................................................81
Pitch.....................................................................................................................83
Delay....................................................................................................................89
Reverb ..................................................................................................................90
Overdrive..............................................................................................................96
Effect Mix..............................................................................................................97
Part 7: Editing Mixes........................................................................99
What is a Mix?......................................................................................................99
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode..................................................................................99
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel...................................................................99
Mix Edit Mode.......................................................................................................100
Understanding the Edit Buffers..............................................................................101
Level Setting for Each Program...............................................................................102
Pitch.....................................................................................................................103
Effect.....................................................................................................................103
Keyboard/MIDI.....................................................................................................104
Controllers.............................................................................................................105
Setting the Range...................................................................................................106
Naming a Mix........................................................................................................106
Part 8: Editing Programs……………………………………………………………………………..107
Overview..............................................................................................................107
The “Normalized” Synth Voice..............................................................................107
How the QS6.1 Generates Sound.............................................................................108
Program Sound Layers............................................................................................108
QS6.1 Signal Flow..................................................................................................109
About Modulation..................................................................................................111
About Signal Processing..........................................................................................112
Drum Mode............................................................................................................113
Storing Your Edited Programs.................................................................................114
Program Edit Functions...........................................................................................115
Voice.........................................................................................................116
Muting and Unmuting Sounds..........................................................116
Level.........................................................................................................119
Pitch.........................................................................................................120
Filter.........................................................................................................123
Amp/Range...............................................................................................126
Pitch Envelope...........................................................................................130
Filter Envelope..........................................................................................133
Amp Envelope............................................................................................136