Alesis QS6 - Page 5

Table of Contents
4 QS6 Reference Manual
Parameter Editing Overview.............................................................................. 30
Selecting Functions and Parameters ................................................................ 30
Comparing Edited and Stored Versions ......................................................................... 32
Preset Memory and User Memory ................................................................................. 32
Storing ............................................................................................................................ 33
Store a Program or Mix ..................................................................................... 33
Copying Sounds Between Programs ................................................................ 34
Copying Effects Between Programs ................................................................. 34
To Audition Programs Before Storing................................................................ 36
5: EDITING MIXES ............................................................................................... 39
What is a Mix? ............................................................................................................... 39
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel ......................................................................... 39
Mix Edit Mode ................................................................................................................ 39
Understanding the Edit Buffers ...................................................................................... 40
Level Setting for Each Program ..................................................................................... 41
Pitch ............................................................................................................................... 42
Effect .............................................................................................................................. 42
Keyboard/MIDI ............................................................................................................... 42
Controllers ...................................................................................................................... 43
Transmitting MIDI Volume and Panning............................................................ 43
Setting the Range and MIDI Switches ........................................................................... 44
Naming a Mix ................................................................................................................. 44
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode .......................................................................................... 45
Using the QS6 as a Master Keyboard ........................................................................... 45
Setting the MIDI Out Channels for a Mix in Global Mode .............................................. 45
6: EDITING PROGRAMS ....................................................................................... 47
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 47
The “Normalized” Synth Voice ....................................................................................... 47
How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound ...................................................................... 48
Program Sound Layers .................................................................................................. 48
QS6 Signal Flow............................................................................................................. 49
The Four Sounds of a Program ......................................................................... 49
Voice ................................................................................................................. 50
Lowpass Filter ................................................................................................... 50
Amp ................................................................................................................... 51
About Modulation ........................................................................................................... 51
LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) ....................................................................... 52
Envelopes ......................................................................................................... 52
About Signal Processing ................................................................................................ 52
Drum Mode .................................................................................................................... 53
Program Edit Functions.................................................................................................. 54
Voice ................................................................................................................. 54
Level .................................................................................................................. 57
Pitch .................................................................................................................. 58
Filter .................................................................................................................. 60
Amp/Range ....................................................................................................... 62
Pitch Envelope .................................................................................................. 65
Filter Envelope .................................................................................................. 68
Amp Envelope................................................................................................... 70
Name ................................................................................................................ 72
Mod 1-Mod 6 ..................................................................................................... 73
Pitch LFO .......................................................................................................... 76
Filter LFO .......................................................................................................... 78
Amp LFO ........................................................................................................... 79
Tracking Generator ........................................................................................... 80
Programming Drum Sounds ........................................................................................... 82
Voice ................................................................................................................. 82