Alesis QS8.1 Handbücher

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How to Use This Manual
1
Manual conventions
2
SUSTAIN PEDAL input jack
2
Part 1: SETUP & CONNECTIONS
9
AC Power
9
Audio
10
connections
10
levels
10
Headphones jack
10
MAIN outputs
10
Output jacks
10
MIDI
12
basic hookup
12
QS as slave
12
QS as controller (master)
13
QS as link in a chain
13
QS in computer network
13
Direct Computer Link
14
PC/MAC switch
14
SERIAL PORT connector
14
Macintosh™, using QS with
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Windows®, using with QS
15
Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
16
Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
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digital audio
16
DIGITAL OUT port
16
48 kHz Input
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48 kHz IN connector
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BNC cable
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Part 2: OVERVIEW
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A Quick Tour Of The Front Panel
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MODULATION wheel
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PITCH wheel
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PAGE buttons
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STORE button overview
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VALUE buttons
20
DISPLAY, tutorial
21
LCD Display
21
using BANK buttons in Mix Mode
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BANK buttons
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MIX button
22
PROGRAM button
22
MIX button
22
PROGRAM button
22
using BANK buttons in Prog Mode
22
SELECTION (numeric) buttons
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TRANSPOSE button, overview
23
SEQUENCE button overview
23
Programs, Mixes, And Banks
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defined
24
defined
25
The Performance Controls
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defined
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defined
26
defined
26
Sound Groups
26
Expression pedal
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defined
27
Sustain footswitch
27
Volume pedal
27
PCMCIA Expansion Cards
28
Part 3: FIRST SESSION
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Powering Up
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Playing the Demo Sequences
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Demo sequences
29
Playing Programs
30
changing the MIDI Channel
30
changing the MIDI Channel
30
playing Programs
30
Playing Mixes
31
selecting an individual Mix
31
identifying Programs in a Mix
32
The Performance Controls, Pt. II
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Transposing The Keyboard
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transposing the keyboard
33
Performance Transposition Chart
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Performance Transposition Chart
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Part 4: BASIC OPERATION
35
Recap
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The Double-Button Press Trick
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Double-Button reset procedure
35
Copying Existing Programs And Mixes To A New Location In The User Bank
36
…Or To A New Location On A Card Bank
36
Mixes to the User Bank
36
copying
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Changing The Programs In A Mix
37
Storing Altered Mixes To The User Bank (Or To A Card)
37
Storing Altered Programs To The User Bank (Or To A Card)
37
storing a Mix to a card
37
storing a Mix to the User Bank
37
altered Mixes to a card
37
altered Mixes to the User Bank
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altered Programs to a card
37
altered Programs to the User Bank
37
storing a Program to a card
37
storing a Program to the User Bank
37
Changing The Name Of A Program Or Mix
38
Compare Mode
38
COMPARE Mode
38
Playing Sequences From A Card
39
playing from a card
39
The Global Settings (And How To Change Them)
40
editing
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Master Pitch
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Keyboard Velocity Curve
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Keyboard Velocity Scaling
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Master Tune
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Keyboard Velocity Curve
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Keyboard Velocity Scaling
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adjusting Velocity Curve (global)
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adjusting Velocity Scaling (global)
42
Keyboard Mode
43
Transpose
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Global transpose settings
43
General MIDI
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turning GM on/off
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assigning MIDI control numbers
44
Pedal 1 MIDI control number assign
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Pedal 2 MIDI control number assign
45
Pedals 1 and 2 settings
45
Input/Output mode
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MIDI Program Select mode
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Input/Output mode
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Program Select mode
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reset function
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mode
47
reset
47
MIDI Out mode
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reset
47
selecting the Global Mode
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MIDI Out mode
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set A-D sliders mode
47
Clock Source/Clock Rate
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Clock Source/Clock Rate
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Part 5: MIDI
49
The Power of Mix Mode
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Using an External Sequencer
50
tutorial
50
using with serial port
50
sequencer, external
50
setting Keyboard Mode
51
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel
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Sending and Receiving Bank Select Messages
52
Bank Select messages
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Using the QS6.1 as a Master Keyboard
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transmitting MIDI Panning
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transmitting MIDI Volume
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transmitting card sequence data
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transposing MIDI Note Numbers
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Saving Programs via MIDI Sys Ex
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saving Programs via SysEx
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all data to MIDI
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System Exclusive ("SysEx")
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Transmitting the User bank to MIDI
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storing to MIDI
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Editing Programs via MIDI Sys Ex
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editing Programs via SysEx
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Part 6: EDITING EFFECTS
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Basic Info
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basic information
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Entering Effects Edit Mode From Program Mode
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Entering Effects Edit Mode From Mix Mode
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Effects
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getting into Effects Edit Mode
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Navigating In Effects Edit Mode
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Selecting From Among The Available Effects Patches In A Mix
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navigating the edit functions
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selecting effects in a Mix
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The “FX Program Change via MIDI” function
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changing effects via MIDI
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How The Display Changes When You Alter An Effect
65
Storing Effect Patches In Program Mode
65
Storing Effect Patches in Mix Mode
65
display changes during editing
65
storing effects in Mix Mode
65
storing effects in Program Mode
65
Copying Effects From One Program To Another
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copying effects between Programs
66
Keeping Track: The Interaction Of Effects, Programs, And Mixes
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Picking An Effect Configuration
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Button [40] ‘Configuration’
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selecting a configuration
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Configuration #1: 1 REVERB
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1 Reverb
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Configuration #2: 2 REVERBS
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2 Reverbs
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Configuration #3: LEZLIE+REVERB
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Lezlie + Reverb
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Configuration #4: 1 REVERB+EQ
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1 Reverb + EQ
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Configuration #5: OVERDRIVE+LEZLIE
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Overdrive + Lezlie
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Routing Sounds or Programs Through The Effects Only
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routing through Effects only
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Setting Effect Send Levels
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If The Send Inputs Clip
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[00] to [30] —Effect Sends 1 - 4
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Buttons [00]-[30] Effect Sends 1-4
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EQ
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Button [50] ‘EQ’
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EQ (equalization)
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Mod
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list of sources
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list of destinations
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Lezlie
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Pitch
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mono chorus
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stereo chorus
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mono flange
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stereo flange
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pitch detune
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resonator
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Delay
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Reverb
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Overdrive
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Button [110] ‘Overdrive’
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Overdrive effect
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Effect Mix
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Part 7: Editing Mixes
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What is a Mix?
99
Polyphony in Mix Play Mode
99
Program Assign for each MIDI Channel
99
MIDI Channel program assign
99
QS polyphony issues
99
Mix Edit Mode
100
Mixes
100
Understanding the Edit Buffers
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understanding edit buffers
101
Level Setting for Each Program
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Level
102
Pitch
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Effect
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Effect
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Pitch
103
Keyboard/MIDI
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Keyboard/MIDI
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Controllers
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Controllers
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Setting the Range
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Naming a Mix
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Name
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Mix mode
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Part 8: Editing Programs
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Overview
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The “Normalized” Synth Voice
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Programs overview
107
normalized synth voice
107
How the QS6.1 Generates Sound
108
Program Sound Layers
108
QS sound generation
108
QS6.1 Signal Flow
109
Sound Layers
109
About Modulation
111
About Signal Processing
112
Envelope, defined
112
LFO, defined
112
Signal Processing overview
112
Drum Mode
113
overview
113
Storing Your Edited Programs
114
Program Edit Functions
115
Programs
115
Introduction
115
Voice
116
Muting and Unmuting Sounds
116
Mute Groups (Drum Mode)
116
Level
119
Effect Buss/Level
119
Level
119
Pitch
120
Filter
123
Amp/Range
126
Velocity curves
126
crossfading
126
Program mode
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creating a ‘hole in the middle’
128
Program mode
128
creating a ‘hole in the middle’
128
Sound Overlap
129
Pitch Envelope
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Filter Envelope
133
Amp Envelope
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Name
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Name
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Mod 1 – Mod 6
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chart of hardwired mods
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chart of hardwired mods
139
Pitch LFO
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Filter LFO
146
Amp LFO
147
Tracking Generator
149
Programming Drum Sounds in Drum Mode
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Voice
151
selecting Drums
151
Level
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Pitch
153
Effect Buss/Level
153
Level function
153
Pitch function
153
Velocity to Pitch parameter
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Filter
154
Amp/Range
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Amp/Range function
154
crossfading drums
154
Filter function
154
Amp Envelope
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Mute Group
155
Amp envelope function
155
Gate Mode
155
Mute Groups
155
muting/unmuting Sounds
155
copying to
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Special Programming Functions
156
Copying Sounds
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copying from one Sound to another
156
copying Sounds
156
To Audition Programs Before Storing
157
program preview before storing
157
Part 9: Extras
159
A Word About the QS CD-ROM
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Sound Bridge™
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Sound Bridge™
159
Using PCMCIA Expansion Cards
160
Saving the User Bank to a PCMCIA Card
160
compatible types
160
using RAM cards
160
Loading a Bank from an External Card
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loading a Bank
161
Storing an Individual Program or Mix
162
Loading an Individual Program or Mix
162
saving one Program or Mix
162
Card Storage Ramifications
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More about SRAM Cards
164
SRAM Cards and Mix Mode
164
Part 10: Appendices
165
Appendix A
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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
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Recovering From A “Crash”
166
Re-initializing
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re-initialization procedure
166
Re-initializing the QS, procedure
166
Checking The Software Version
167
Maintenance/Service
167
Cleaning your QS6.1
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Preventative Maintenance
167
Refer All Servicing to Alesis
167
cleaning
167
preventative measures
167
checking the software version
167
Obtaining Repair Service
168
Servicing your QS
168
Appendix B: MIDI Supplement
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MIDI Basics
169
MIDI Hardware
169
MIDI defined
169
MIDI Message Basics
170
Channel Messages: Mode Messages
170
Channel Messages: Voice Messages
170
Channel Messages
170
Continuous Controllers List
171
System Common Messages
172
General MIDI
172
General MIDI (described)
172
System Common Messages
172
MIDI Implementation Chart
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QS Implementation Chart
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Appendix C: Parameters Index
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Program Edit Parameters
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QS Parameters Index
175
Mix Edit Parameters
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Part 11: Index
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