Alesis Fusion Manual

ALESIS FUSION EDITING AN ANALOG SYNTH PROGRAM
How to add / change effects
Fusion has two ‘bus effects’ and (up to) four ‘insert effects’ as shown below:
Insert effects
1 2 3 4
SYNTH
Bus FX 1
Bus FX 2
Send 1
Send 2
FX Return
Dry Level
Out
EQ
Simplified block diagram of Fusion’s FX chain
The output of the synth engine passes along to the physical outputs on the rear panel. On the
way, the signal can pass through (up to) four insert effects. The signal also passes to the two
bus effects through two variable send level controls. These effects are ‘returned’ to the main
output path via an FX RETURN control and the whole lot then passes through a 4-band
parametric equaliser before hitting the outputs. A typical effects configuration might be
something like this:
Chorus
1
SYNTH
Reverb
Delay
Send 1
Send 2
FX Return
Dry Level
Out
EQ
One insert effect is used with a chorus and this is fed in variable amounts to reverb and delay
(echo).
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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