Alesis Fusion Manual

ALESIS FUSION EDITING AN ANALOG SYNTH PROGRAM
How to change the envelope(s)
To access Fusion’s envelope generators, press ENVELOPE. You will see this screen:
Here you can set the usual attack, decay, sustain and release parameters. By default, Env 1
and 2 are always present when a new program is created - Env 1 controls amplitude and Env 2
controls the filter although a Fusion VA synth program can actually contain up to eight
envelopes. The envelope to be edited can be selected using the EDIT Env parameter
(highlighted in the above screen shot).
Move the cursor to the appropriate fields to set attack, decay, sustain and release. The times
are shown in seconds and levels shown in percentage.
All envelopes are identical.
Extra envelopes can be added by pressing ADD ENV and these can be assigned to almost
anything you want in the MOD matrix (more later). Unused or unwanted envelopes can also be
deleted using DEL ENV.
Because the envelopes are routed to other modules by way of the MOD matrix, JUMP MOD
takes you directly to the selected envelope’s connection in the matrix where you can set
modulation levels, etc., (and in the MOD matrix page, you can jump back to the selected
envelope).
At any time, press EXIT or SYNTH to return to the main menu.
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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