Alesis QS6.1 Reference Manual - Cyborgstudio.com

PART 2
OVERVIEW
Overview: Part 2
A QUICK TOUR OF THE FRONT PANEL
THE WHEELS
At the far left of the front panel you will find two powerful controllers:
· The [PITCH] wheel. Move this control up or down to expressively bend the
pitch of the synth.
· The [MODULATION] wheel. Move this control to cause interesting sonic
changes in the current Program or Mix.
Sometimes you wonÕt hear anything happen when you use the [MODULATION]
wheel. In these cases, either (A) the current Program or Mix isnÕt programmed
to respond to modulation, or (B) modulation is tied to a function that is currently
off. HereÕs an example of the latter: if the [MODULATION] wheel is
programmed to control chorus speed, but chorus depth is currently set at zero,
then moving the [MODULATION] wheel wonÕt do anything audible.
THE SLIDERS
Moving to the right, you will see 5 different sliders:
· The [VOLUME] slider. This fader raises and lowers the QS6.1Õs audio output
level.
· [CONTROLLERS A, B, C, and D]. These faders are programmable and can
be used to give you hands-on control of many different parameters. What they
do will vary depending on how the Program or Mix has been designed. As you
move them, the LCD gives you visual feedback in the form of small vertical
bar-graphs. Please note: this only happens if a control function is assigned to
the slider being moved. That means the quickest way to find out which sliders
are working in a given Program is to push all four sliders up while watching the
display.
During editing, the [CONTROLLER D] slider serves as a data entry control.
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