QSR Reference Manual - Alesis

Table of ContentsMIDI CH Buttons ............................................................................................................. 32Editing Values ..................................................................................................................32Parameter Editing Overview ......................................................................................... 32Comparing Edited and Stored Versions..................................................................................... 33Preset Memory and User Memory .............................................................................................. 33Storing............................................................................................................................................... 34Store a Program or Mix................................................................................................... 34To Audition Programs Before Storing ......................................................................... 35Copying Sounds Between Programs............................................................................ 37Copying Effects Between Programs ............................................................................. 37Initializing the Program/Mix Buffers......................................................................................... 38Initializing Sounds........................................................................................................... 385: Editing Mixes ...............................................................................39What is a Mix? ................................................................................................................................. 39Program Assign for each MIDI Channel .................................................................................... 39Mix Edit Mode................................................................................................................................. 39Understanding the Edit Buffers ................................................................................................... 40Level Setting for Each Program.................................................................................................... 41Pitch................................................................................................................................................... 42Effect.................................................................................................................................................. 42Keyboard/MIDI.............................................................................................................................. 42Controllers........................................................................................................................................ 43Transmitting MIDI Volume and Panning ................................................................... 43Setting the Range and MIDI Switches......................................................................................... 44Naming a Mix.................................................................................................................................. 44Polyphony in Mix Play Mode....................................................................................................... 45Playing a Group of Channels in a Mix........................................................................................ 456: Editing Programs ........................................................................47Overview .......................................................................................................................................... 47The “Normalized” Synth Voice....................................................................................................47How the QSR Generates Sound ................................................................................................... 48Program Sound Layers .................................................................................................................. 48QSR Signal Flow.............................................................................................................................. 49The Four Sounds of a Program...................................................................................... 49Voice ................................................................................................................................... 50Lowpass Filter ..................................................................................................................50Amp.................................................................................................................................... 51About Modulation .......................................................................................................................... 51LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)................................................................................... 52Envelopes .......................................................................................................................... 52About Signal Processing................................................................................................................ 52Drum Mode...................................................................................................................................... 53Program Edit Functions................................................................................................................. 54Voice ................................................................................................................................... 54Level ................................................................................................................................... 57Pitch.................................................................................................................................... 58Filter.................................................................................................................................... 60Amp/Range ...................................................................................................................... 62Pitch Envelope..................................................................................................................65Filter Envelope.................................................................................................................. 68Amp Envelope.................................................................................................................. 70Name .................................................................................................................................. 72Mod 1 - Mod 6 .................................................................................................................. 73Pitch LFO........................................................................................................................... 76Filter LFO........................................................................................................................... 78Amp LFO........................................................................................................................... 79Tracking Generator.......................................................................................................... 80QSR Reference Manual 4