Alesis QS6 - The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters; About the Display

Chapter 4: Overview
28 QS6 Reference Manual
THE USER INTERFACE: DISPLAY, FUNCTIONS, PAGES, AND
PARAMETERS
The key to the QS6 user interface is the combination of the Display, the [
▲
PAGE]
and [PAGE
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] buttons and the [CONTROLLER A] slider located to the right of the
[VOLUME] slider. The Display constantly informs you of the QS6’s status.
ABOUT THE DISPLAY
The display has two modes: Play Mode and Edit Mode. When either [MIX] or
[PROGRAM] is pressed, their respective Play Mode is selected and the display will
look something like this:
EDIT MODE PAGE_____________________________ _______
MODE BANK NUMBER________ ______________ __________
PROG PRESET1 ºº
GrandPiano Ch01
______________________________________
NAME 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
________________________________________
PARAMETER
• Mode. The upper-left corner of the display will indicate whether you are in
Program Play Mode (PROG) or Mix Play Mode (MIX). In the example above,
Program Play Mode is selected.
• Bank. The upper-middle section of the display will indicate which Bank is
currently selected (PRESET1 – PRESET3, GenMIDI, or USER`; if a card is inserted,
CARD1 - CARD8). In the example above, Preset 1 Bank is selected.
• Number. The upper-right section of the display will indicate which Program or
Mix number is currently selected (ºº – ¡™¶ in Program Mode, ºº – ªª in Mix Mode).
In the example above, Program 00 is selected.
• Name. The bottom-left section of the display will indicate the name of the
Program or Mix which is currently selected. If the selected Program or Mix has
been edited, a “*” symbol will appear to the left of the Program’s/Mix’s name. In
the example above, GrandPiano is selected and it has not been edited.
• Channel (1–16). In Program Play Mode, the QS6 will transmit and receive on a
single MIDI channel, which will be indicated in the lower-right section of the
display. In Mix Play Mode, the QS6 can transmit and receive on up to 16 MIDI
channels. The “active” channels will be indicated by the presence of a “⁄” symbol.
When a channel is played (by either the QS6’s keyboard or from messages
received via MIDI), a “‰” symbol will appear. In the example above, MIDI
channel 1 is selected.