Global Settings: Chapter 8
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GENERAL MIDI MODE Page 7
Page 7 of Global Edit Mode lets you enable and disable General MIDI Mode. If this
parameter is turned on, you will immediately be taken out of Global Edit Mode and
into Mix Mode, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will automatically be selected. For more
information about General MIDI, refer to the MIDI Supplement in Appendix B.
ENABLING GENERAL MIDI MODE VIA MIDI
The QS6 will respond to a universal MIDI Sysex message to turn General MIDI mode
on or off. Some (but not all) General MIDI sequences will have a Sysex message at
the beginning (bar 1) which tells the receiving device to go into its General MIDI
mode. If this message is sent, no matter where you happen to be on the QS6,
General MIDI mode will be enabled, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will automatically
be selected.
CONTROLLERS A – D ASSIGNMENT Page 8 – 11
The QS6 allows you to assign up to four general purpose MIDI controllers. These
controllers are assigned a letter, A–D. Although all four of these controllers are linked
to specific MIDI controllers which can be received from another synth or sequencer,
Controller A is directly linked to the [CONTROLLER A] slider on the QS6’s front
panel.
Page 8 through 11 of Global Edit mode lets you choose which MIDI controllers (0 to
120) to assign as Controllers A, B, C and D. For a listing of all MIDI controllers and
their designations, see page 127 in the Appendix B: MIDI Supplement.
PEDALS 1 AND 2 ASSIGNMENT Page 12 & 13
Like the MIDI Controllers A–D, the two footpedal controls (Pedal 1 and Pedal 2) can
be assigned to a MIDI controller. Although these two pedals are linked to specific
MIDI controllers which can be received from another synth or sequencer, Pedal 1 is
directly linked to the [PEDAL 1] jack on the QS6’s rear panel.
Pages 12 and 13 of Global Edit mode lets you assign which MIDI controllers (0 to
120) that Pedal 1 and Pedal 2 will be transmitted as over MIDI Out. Simultaneously, if
the same MIDI controller is received it will control any modulations that use either
Pedal 1 or Pedal 2. Page 12 lets you select the controller for Pedal 1, while page 13
lets you select the controller for Pedal 2.
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When recording into a MIDI sequencer, be careful not to accidentally assign either
Pedal 1 to a controller which may already be used by another control (like MIDI
Volume/controller 7, or Mod Wheel/controller 1).
USING A PEDAL TO CONTROL VOLUME OR MODULATION
If Pedal 1 is assigned to Controller 7 (Global Edit Mode, Page 4), then they will
automatically control the volume of:
• any Sounds in a Program, and;
• in Mix Mode, any Sounds that are controlled by the Keyboard (Mix Edit Mode,
Range, Page 2) and have Pedals turned on (Mix Edit Mode, Range, Page 3).
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