Alesis Fusion Reference Manual

Chapter 1: Fusion Hardware
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MIDI Hookup:
This diagram shows common ways of hooking up your Fusion to other
gear in your studio through MIDI.
MIDI IN: Hook up the MIDI output of your external gear to the
“MIDI In” of the Fusion when you want the Fusion to receive MIDI
data from the outside world. There are two common scenarios in which
you’ll want this:
1. You may want to use another keyboard to control the Fusion. This is
commonly done by synth players on stage if they want to use one
“master” keyboard to control all other keyboards.
2. You may want to arrange a song on a computer MIDI sequencer, and
then use the sequencer to play back sounds from the Fusion.
MIDI OUT: If you want to use your Fusion to control other
synthesizers or to send MIDI data to a MIDI sequencing program on a
computer, you should connect this output to the input of your MIDI
destination device (sound modules, other keyboards, external sequencer,
etc).
MIDI THRU: All MIDI data that comes in on the “MIDI IN”
connection is passed through the Fusion and sent out of the “MIDI
THRU” jack completely unaffected. This is a useful feature for people
using multiple keyboards (or MIDI modules) along with a “Master”
MIDI controller because it lets you pass MIDI data to all of your synths.

Alesis Fusion Specifications

General

Type	Workstation
Polyphony	64 voices
Synthesis Types	Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM, Physical Modeling
Display	240 x 128 pixel LCD
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
RAM	64MB (expandable to 192MB)
Weight (61-key)	28 lbs
Keyboard	61 or 88 keys
Keyboard Type	Semi-weighted (61-key), Hammer action (88-key)
Effects	Reverb, Chorus, Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, EQ
Storage	40GB internal hard drive
Sampling	Yes
Inputs	2 x 1/4" inputs, 1 x XLR
Outputs	4 x 1/4" outputs, 1 x Headphone