Alesis S4 Plus - Page 5

Index
4 S4 Plus Reference Manual
Storing ............................................................................................................................ 32
Store a Program ................................................................................................ 32
Copying Effects Between Programs ................................................................. 33
Store an Effect .................................................................................................. 33
Store a Mix ........................................................................................................ 33
To Audition Programs Before Storing................................................................ 34
5: Editing Mixes ................................................................................................. 37
What is a Mix? ............................................................................................................... 37
Mix Edit Mode ................................................................................................................ 37
Understanding the Edit Buffers ...................................................................................... 38
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel ......................................................................... 39
Level Setting for Each Program ..................................................................................... 39
Pitch ............................................................................................................................... 40
Setting the Range and MIDI Switches ........................................................................... 40
Effects in Mix Play Mode ................................................................................................ 42
Effect Level ....................................................................................................... 42
Effect ................................................................................................................. 42
Naming a Mix ................................................................................................................. 43
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode .......................................................................................... 43
Playing a Group of Channels in a Mix............................................................................ 44
6: Editing Programs........................................................................................... 45
Overview ........................................................................................................................ 45
The “Normalized” Synth Voice ....................................................................................... 45
How the S4 Generates Sound ....................................................................................... 46
Program Sound Layers .................................................................................................. 46
S4 Plus Signal Flow ....................................................................................................... 47
The Four Sounds of a Program ......................................................................... 47
Lowpass Filter ................................................................................................... 48
Amp ................................................................................................................... 49
About Modulation ........................................................................................................... 49
Envelopes ......................................................................................................... 50
About Signal Processing ................................................................................................ 50
Drum Mode .................................................................................................................... 51
Program Edit Functions.................................................................................................. 52
Assign Voice ..................................................................................................... 52
Level .................................................................................................................. 54
Effect Level ....................................................................................................... 54
Pitch .................................................................................................................. 54
Filter .................................................................................................................. 57
Amp ................................................................................................................... 59
Range................................................................................................................ 60
Mod ................................................................................................................... 62
Pitch LFO .......................................................................................................... 65
Amp LFO ........................................................................................................... 68
Pitch Envelope .................................................................................................. 69
Filter Envelope .................................................................................................. 72
Amp Envelope................................................................................................... 74
Name ................................................................................................................ 78
Misc. .................................................................................................................. 79
Programming Drum Sounds ........................................................................................... 80
Assign Voice ..................................................................................................... 80
Level .................................................................................................................. 80
Effects Level...................................................................................................... 81
Pitch .................................................................................................................. 81
Filter .................................................................................................................. 81
Amp ................................................................................................................... 81
Range................................................................................................................ 82