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Editing Programs: Part 8

QS6.1 Reference Manual

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EVEL

The Level function (press [50]) allows you to control the volume, pan position,
output assignment and effects send level for each Sound. With up to four Sounds per
program, this allows for a wide variety of stereo effects and level balances between
the sounds.

Volume (00 to 99)

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This sets the overall volume for a Sound. Higher numbers give higher levels.

Pan (<3 to 3>)

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There are 7 available pan locations in the stereo (two-channel) field: Far left (-3), mid
left, near left, center (< >), near right, mid right, and far right (+3).

Output (On or Off)

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The Output parameter has two settings. To send the SoundÕs output to the Main
outputs, select ON. To turn off the SoundÕs output, set this parameter to OFF. (Note,
however, that the Sound may still feed an Effect Send, which can be very useful. Try
it!).

Effect Level (00 to 99)

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The QS6.1 isnÕt just a synthesizer; it also has a built-in effects system and mixer, with
four effect buses and sends. This section lets you feed the Sound to one of the effect
buses for processing (see Part 6 for more information on editing Effects). The Effect
Level parameter determines how much of the Sound feeds the chosen effect bus (see
below). Higher values mean that the sound will be more "effected".

Effect Bus (1 to 4)

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Selects which of the four buses the Sound will feed, thereby determining which
effect(s) will process the Sound. Each Program has its own unique arrangement of
effects. 

Example:

 In Program #12, bus 1 may be a Chorus/Delay/Reverb, while in

Program #27, bus 1 may just be a Flanger.

Summary of Contents for qs6.1

Page 1: ...ALESIS QS6 1 Reference Manual ...

Page 2: ...Õll learn what all the buttons do and how the sounds are organized This chapter also covers the Card expansion options you have available Part 3 FIRST SESSION starts you playing Part 4 BASIC OPERATION takes everything in the First Session one step further After covering this material youÕll be a QS6 1 performance wizard fully versed in how to use the instrumentÕs Programs and Mixes and how to chan...

Page 3: ...e button to the right of the LCD that says ÒPROGRAMÓ on it PAGE and PAGE refer to the two buttons on the left of the LCD that have left and right cursors on them CONTROLLER D is the slider on the right side of the slider grouping with ÒDÓ printed underneath 00 PIANO refers to the leftmost button in the top row of numbered buttons Sometimes this will be shorthanded as 00 depending on whatÕs being d...

Page 4: ...r as shown on the shipping carton Sustain pedal AC Power Cable Computer CD ROM containing software This instruction manual plus Mix and Program lists and a Quick Start guide Alesis warranty card If you havenÕt filled out your warranty card and mailed it back to us please take the time to do so This will help us give you the best support we possibly can ...

Page 5: ...Contents 4 QS6 1 Reference Manual ...

Page 6: ...he User Bank Or To A Card 35 Storing Altered Programs To The User Bank Or To A Card 35 Changing The Name Of A Program Or Mix 36 Compare Mode 36 Playing Sequences From A Card 37 The Global Settings And How To Change Them 38 Part 5 MIDI 47 The Power of Mix Mode 47 Using an External Sequencer 48 Program Assign for each MIDI Channel 50 Sending and Receiving Bank Select Messages 50 Using the QS6 1 as a...

Page 7: ... to 30 ÑEffect Sends 1 4 74 EQ 75 Mod 76 Lezlie 79 Pitch 81 Delay 87 Reverb 88 Overdrive 94 Effect Mix 95 Part 7 Editing Mixes 97 What is a Mix 97 Polyphony in Mix Play Mode 97 Program Assign for each MIDI Channel 97 Mix Edit Mode 98 Understanding the Edit Buffers 99 Level Setting for Each Program 100 Pitch 101 Effect 101 Keyboard MIDI 102 Controllers 103 Setting the Range 104 Naming a Mix 104 Par...

Page 8: ...Individual Program or Mix 160 Loading an Individual Program or Mix 160 Card Storage Ramifications 161 More about SRAM Cards 162 SRAM Cards and Mix Mode 162 Part 10 Appendices 163 Appendix A 163 Troubleshooting 163 Recovering From A ÒCrashÓ 164 Re initializing 164 Checking The Software Version 165 Maintenance Service 165 Cleaning your QS6 1 165 Preventative Maintenance 165 Refer All Servicing to Al...

Page 9: ...Table of Contents 8 QS6 1 Reference Manual ...

Page 10: ...on on any socket you may use just to be on the safe side If you find an ungrounded outlet consult with a licensed electrician about getting the problem fixed Avoid using ungrounded outlets Plugging the QS6 1 into an ungrounded outlet can be hazardous The same goes for ÒliftingÓ the unit off ground by using a three to two plug adapter DonÕt do it Alesis cannot be responsible for any problems that m...

Page 11: ...hookups Mono To run in mono connect a single mono cable from one of the QS6 1Õs MAIN output jacks to either a mono amp or an individual mixer input You can use either the LEFT MAIN or the RIGHT MAIN output jack Please note that with this connection you will only be hearing one channel so any Programs or Mixes designed for stereo output will sound incomplete or diminished Stereo To run in stereo co...

Page 12: ...d internal conductors Quality cables cost more but they are worth it If you want to the lowest possible noise and the best possible sound there is no other way to go As for what to do with them when setting up here are some basic mistakes to avoid Do not bundle audio cables with AC power cords If you do the audio cables will pick up hum from the AC line Avoid running audio cables near such sources...

Page 13: ...KUP MIDI is the standard data communication protocol for electronic musical instruments If you arenÕt familiar with MIDI see Part 5 MIDI and Part 10 Appendices to learn more about how it works Meanwhile hereÕs all you need to know to get wired up The QS6 1 has three MIDI connectors MIDI IN This port is for receiving MIDI information notes program changes etc from another source such as another MID...

Page 14: ... the MIDI OUT of the chainÕs first device to the MIDI IN jack of the QS6 1 and then attach the other from the QS6 1Õs MIDI THRU jack to the MIDI IN of the chainÕs third device As part of a computer based MIDI Network If you are using a computer for sequencing and or programming youÕll want to be able to play data into your computer from your QS6 1 and receive data back as well This will take two M...

Page 15: ...is press EDIT SELECT to begin editing then press BANK to access Global Edit Mode then press PAGE until the lower line of the LCD reads I O If you overshoot just press the PAGE button to get back Once there use the VALUE buttons to change the setting from MIDI to whatever best matches your computer There are three options PC 38 4Kbd Use this setting if your computer is a PC and its serial port runs...

Page 16: ...e DIN8 to DB9 cable is part 9 96 1290 The DIN8 to DB25 cable is part 9 96 1291 Be aware that many PCs have more than one serial port and some have both types of connector Before you order a cable from us you will need to A identify the port you wish to hook up to and B make certain it is not already in use by the computer MACINTOSH You donÕt need a special cable to make a direct connection between...

Page 17: ...ith a Roland EV 5 volume pedal or its equivalent The QS6 1Õs factory defaults assign sustain to the SUS PEDAL jack and overall instrument volume to the PEDAL 1 jack but you can change these settings at any time if you want to There are lots of interesting possibilities to explore A starter example using a footswitch to turn vibrato on in a program and using a volume type pedal to control vibrato s...

Page 18: ...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...

Page 19: ... loading both User and Card Banks in copying Effects patches and when initializing individual Sounds within a Program When editing this is the button youÕd press to store an altered Program or Mix to a selected location in the QS6 1Õs memory In normal performance it gives you a quick way to copy the current Program or Mix to a new location PAGE When editing this button cycles you backward through ...

Page 20: ... TRN An up arrow or a down arrow will appear in this area of the LCD if you have transposed the keyboard up or down ABCD If a Program or Mix has any of the four faders active you can move them and see a reaction in the LCD under these four letters The four vertical bar graphs represent the CONTROLLER A D slider positions This area of the LCD will also display the ÒpageÓ numbers when you are in any...

Page 21: ...ther at the right side of the front panel arranged in two rows an upper row of 13 and a lower row of 10 These SELECTION buttons are used to quickly choose among Programs Mixes Sound parameters MIDI channel assignments etc Ñ whatever is available in the QS6 1Õs current mode 00 through 120 When you are playing Programs or Mixes these buttons jump your selection by tens Ñ for example if Program 79 is...

Page 22: ...ons THE SEQUENCE TRANSPOSE BUTTONS At the far right on the front panel are two buttons SEQUENCE Pressing this button once puts your QS6 1 in Sequence Playback Mode In this mode the 00 through 90 buttons select possible PCMCIA card Sequence Banks and the 0 through 9 buttons trigger specific Sequences for playback To exit without making a selection just press SEQUENCE again TRANSPOSE You can transpo...

Page 23: ...d processed in many different ways layered on top of one another for example or split up to cover different sections of the keyboard or set to play or not play depending on how hard you strike a key The number of Sounds being used by a Program has a direct effect on your QS6 1Õs polyphony because each Sound takes one Voice to play If your current Program uses only one Sound youÕll be able to play ...

Page 24: ...t are available press the BANK buttons on the front panel You can also change Banks by using standard MIDI Bank Select commands various values of Controller 0 Two things to remember about Banks 1 Each Bank contains its own unique collection of Programs and Mixes This means that Program 10 in PRESET1 is different from Program 10 in PRESET3É although they may be similar if they belong to related Sou...

Page 25: ...at of our Sound Groups THE PERFORMANCE CONTROLS There are a number of expressive ways to control the sound of your QS6 1 while you are playing They are Velocity This refers to how slow or fast you strike the keys In most Programs faster means louder Velocity can also cause tonal changes in the sound trigger new Sound layers in a Program or do other things entirely It all depends on what parameters...

Page 26: ...rols close at hand for quick adjustment Sustain Footswitch If you connect a footswitch to the SUS PEDAL jack on your QS6 1Õs back panel you can use it to hold down notes after your lift your finger from the keyboard In some Programs Ñ piano and acoustic guitar sounds for example Ñ such held notes will naturally decay within a time set by the ProgramÕs parameters In other Programs Ñ like organs woo...

Page 27: ...the card as storage for your own creations You can also order a blank version of this card from us part 7 10 1203 QCards This is a series of ROMcards developed by us here at Alesis Each is a self contained universe of new samples plus Programs and Mixes designed to take full advantage of them Some of the cards available right now include Classical Sanctuary Vintage Keyboards Vintage Synthesizers H...

Page 28: ...y of sounds and signal processing effects To hear these at their best make sure to run your QS6 1 in stereo or else listen on headphones Please note Your QS6 1 doesnÕt send out MIDI messages during demo playback In addition the keyboard is disabled You can listen to the demos but you canÕt play along with them To play all five sequences in order hold down the MIX button and press 0 When all five h...

Page 29: ...uttons to scroll from the end of one Bank to the beginning of another or vice versa This means that if you are at Program 127 in the Preset1 Bank and press VALUE you will jump to Program 00 in the Preset 2 Bank The number name and Bank of the current Program will be visible in the LCD display which should look something like this The big numerals on the left show you the number of the current Prog...

Page 30: ...eing how many Programs are in a particular Mix since the nature of Mixes is to have one Program per enabled MIDI channel PICKING A MIX BANK Mixes come in Banks just like Programs In fact they come in exactly the same Banks Ñ the only difference is that there are 100 Mixes in each Bank as opposed to 128 Programs To cycle through the available Banks get into Mix Mode and press the BANK buttons as de...

Page 31: ... you will see when you examine enough different Mixes Programs can come from any Bank at all You arenÕt limited to working just from those within the same Bank as your Mix This is wonderfully useful but has some wrinkles youÕll need to be aware of if you ever create Mixes using Programs stored on Expansion cards WeÕll cover those issues in more detail in Part 4 Basic Operation Part 7 Editing Mixes...

Page 32: ... having to learn as many different fingerings and hand positions Just to round things out before we move on why not experiment with your QS6 1Õs Performance Transpose feature All you have to do is 1 Hold down the TRANSPOSE button 2 Tap the key that represents the interval youÕd like to shift by If you want to shift up a semitone for example you would tap any C sharp on the keyboard that lies above...

Page 33: ...le C MINOR THIRD 03 semitones D above Middle C MAJOR SECOND 02 semitones D above Middle C MINOR SECOND 01 semitone C above Middle C NORMAL Middle C MINOR SECOND 01 semitone B below Middle C MAJOR SECOND 02 semitones B flat below Middle C MINOR THIRD 03 semitones A below Middle C MAJOR THIRD 04 semitones G below Middle C PERFECT FOURTH 05 semitones G below Middle C DIMINISHED FIFTH 06 semitones F b...

Page 34: ...gs But before we get started thereÕs something we think you ought to know THE DOUBLE BUTTON PRESS TRICK ThereÕs a pretty nifty hidden trick in the QS6 1Õs operating system ItÕs called the ÒDouble button pressÓ and what it does is reset certain parameters or functions back to a certain value without you having to actually push those same buttons a bunch of times to get there It works with the VALUE...

Page 35: ...he EDIT VALUE slider Ñ also known as CONTROLLER D Ñ pick a User Bank location between 000 and 127 00 and 99 in the case of Mixes You can also directly enter the number you want using the 23 SELECTION buttons 3 Press STORE again and youÕre done OR TO A NEW LOCATION ON A CARD BANK If you have an SRAM card you can move a Program or Mix to any one of the banks on the card The procedure is the same as ...

Page 36: ... are available To stop editing and return to normal operation press either MIX to go to Mix Mode or PROGRAM to return to Program Mode Note Your QS6 1 will let you change Program assignments on all 16 MIDI channels even ones that arenÕt yet enabled in this Mix You wonÕt hear the changes you make to a channel that isnÕt yet enabled ThatÕs all right If you want you can always go ahead and make the as...

Page 37: ...cter limit Ñ go through the steps described above to store the newly named Program or Mix somewhere Then press either PROGRAM or MIX to leave this mode COMPARE MODE The BANK button doubles as the COMPARE button note the silkscreening on the panel under the button It allows you to go back and forth between the edited version and the original version of a Program or Mix before committing yourself to...

Page 38: ... your QS6 1 2 Press the SEQUENCE button The display will look like this 3 Use the SELECTION buttons to pick the Card and Sequence Bank that holds the sequence youÕd like to play the 00 through 40 buttons select Sequence Banks 0 4 on Card A while 50 through 90 select the equivalent Sequence Banks on Card B 4 Finally use the 0 through 9 buttons to activate a specific sequence from the selected Seque...

Page 39: ...tings There are 18 of them GLOBAL EDIT PAGE GLOBAL SETTING 01 Master Pitch 02 Master Tune 03 Keyboard Velocity Curve 04 Keyboard Velocity Scaling 05 Transpose 06 Keyboard Mode 07 General MIDI 08 Controller A 09 Controller B 10 Controller C 11 Controller D 12 Pedal1 Control 13 Pedal2 Control 14 MIDI Program Change Mode 15 Input Output Mode 16 MIDI Out Mode 17 Reset Controllers A D 18 Controller A D...

Page 40: ...tons But thatÕs for later in this manual Right now we want to stick to Global changes only PAGE 1 MASTER PITCH As you can probably guess from its name this setting controls the Master Pitch of your QS6 1 Adjust this parameter when you wish to globally transpose all sounds played by the QS6 1 whether from the keyboard or by incoming MIDI information This parameter does not change the pitch of drum ...

Page 41: ...h typical synth keyboards You can still hit maximum volume with this setting but notes played gently will be louder than they would be if you had selected WEIGHTED Use this mode when you want a smoother flatter keyboard response MAXIMUM means that every note played on the keyboard is given the maximum MIDI velocity which is 127 In this mode your QS6 1Õs keyboard is no longer velocity sensitive Ple...

Page 42: ... your QS6 1 NORMAL is the default setting When NORMAL is selected Program Mode receives and transmits over the MIDI channel indicated in the display In Mix Mode MIDI information is received over all active MIDI channels but sent only from those displayed channels that have had MIDI OUT enabled The MIDI Channel indicators in the lower line of the display will show which channels are active at any g...

Page 43: ...u arenÕt expecting it but donÕt worry Ñ itÕs easy to return to Global Edit Mode and set this parameter back to OFF Some but not all General MIDI sequences will have a SysEx message at the beginning which tells the receiving device to go into General MIDI mode The QS6 1 will respond to such a message If one comes in then your instrument will immediately jump from wherever it is to the GM Multi Mix ...

Page 44: ...dulating Programs or Effects your choice here will determine exactly what incoming MIDI Controller data will modulate those Programs Effects and by extension Mixes that have been set up to respond to PEDAL1 Something to be aware of Unless you deliberately mean to donÕt assign the same Controller Number to two different physical controllers Their interaction could get very confusing ItÕs even possi...

Page 45: ...er Bank Program Changes coming in over other MIDI channels would continue to work as before changing any Programs associated with those channels within the current Mix Any time you turn General MIDI Mode Global Page 7 to ON the MIDI Program Change setting will automatically default to ON as well ThereÕs a good reason for this if MIDI MIX SELECTION were left in place here then an incoming Program C...

Page 46: ...ter determines whether the values for Controllers AÐD will A reset to zero or B stay the same whenever a new Program or Mix is chosen The factory default is ON which is the setting that forces a reset whenever you change from one Program or Mix to another The other possible setting is OFF Which one makes the most sense will depend on what you are trying to do For example If you were using CONTROLL...

Page 47: ...Part 4 Basic Operation 46 QS6 1 Reference Manual ...

Page 48: ... a lot more sense a lot sooner if you want to get a good handle on MIDI sequencing THE POWER OF MIX MODE In Program Mode the QS6 1 sends and receives MIDI information on only one MIDI channel at a time In Mix Mode however the QS6 1 can send and receive on as many as 16 MIDI channels at once each with its own keyboard range and a whole lot of other parameters you can customize Mix Mode allows a sin...

Page 49: ...equencerÕs MIDI In Also in Global Edit mode page 15 I O must be set to MIDI This allows the QS6 1 to send data to the sequencer for recording and play back data from the sequencer MIDI Out MIDI In MIDI In MIDI Out THE SERIAL PORT All of the following information about sequencing with the MIDI ports applies to operations with the serial port as well The most obvious difference is that if you use th...

Page 50: ...can then set up the QS6 1 to pass the Òauto channelizedÓ data along to other MIDI devices by setting its MIDI Out Mode to Thru Global Edit mode page 16 If the sequencing software is set up correctly youÕll be able to play on a different MIDI channel with each new track you record NORMAL Use this mode if the Mix is split or layered and sending on many MIDI channels at once and the sequencer will be...

Page 51: ...reset Bank 1 will be recalled Additionally if a Sound Card is inserted the Card Banks can be selected using Controller 0 values between 5 and 15 Values higher than 15 are Òwrapped aroundÓ and will start through the Banks order again This means that a Controller 0 message with a value of 16 or 32 will recall the User Bank while a value of 17 or 33 will call up Preset Bank 1 Reception Mix Mode Same ...

Page 52: ...DI PrgSl ON see above Transmission Mix Mode If a new Bank is selected the Bank number of the Mix itself will be transmitted on the channel specified by this parameter Selection of another Mix in the same bank will send a Program change command which matches the Mix number In Mix Program Select Mode where you choose the Programs within the Mix changing the Bank of any Program within the Mix will no...

Page 53: ...at if you play live it could prove indispensible Or if you just like having that huge perfect multi MIDI module stack for inspiration in your studio the QS6 1 will call it up for you just the way you want it every time ThereÕs a detailed description of the parameters you would use to make all of this happen in Part 7 Editing Mixes If you havenÕt read that chapter yet go check out the section that ...

Page 54: ...meter to ON and its Keyboard parameter to OFF But while youÕre at it you may as well turn MIDI Input to OFF becauseÉ To send volume panning and transposition information to an external MIDI sound source on a given channel set MIDI Out to ON and set both MIDI Input and Keyboard to OFF This is covered in greater detail on the next page Remember This only works if that channel isnÕt playing a QS6 1 P...

Page 55: ...ansmitted for that Channel whenever that ChannelÕs ÒLevelÓ parameter is edited volume information will be transmitted as Controller 7 on that Channel whenever that ChannelÕs ÒPanÓ parameter is edited panning information will be transmitted as controller 10 on that Channel However panning information will not be sent if the Channel s Pan parameter is set to PROG The seven pan positions in a Mix sen...

Page 56: ...om a 5 octave keyboard Now you see why we think the QS6 1 is such a powerful controller SENDING CARD SEQUENCE DATA TO EXTERNAL DEVICES There is an option box in Sound Bridge which allows you to set up the sequences on a given card so they will be transmitted from the QS6 1Õs MIDI Output jack Basically what it does is toggle the QS6 1Õs MIDI Out parameter between Out and Thru Global Edit Mode page ...

Page 57: ... the QS6 1Õs MIDI Out to the MIDI In of a device capable of receiving the data a MIDI sequencer another QS6 1 etc Press STORE Press PAGE six times to select the proper page of the Store function The display will look like this Press STORE to transmit the data out the MIDI Out connector While transmitting the data the display will temporarily read ÒSENDING OUT MIDI DATA Ó To send a single Program v...

Page 58: ...u want that Mix to sound the same in someone elseÕs QS6 1 youÕre going to need to send along the Programs out of which it was constructed So depending on how customized the Programs are it might make more sense to go ahead and use the ÒSEND ALL TO MIDIÓ command and give them the entire bank But make sure s he knows to back up his or her User bank before loading it in EDITING PROGRAMS VIA MIDI SYS ...

Page 59: ...Part 5 MIDI 58 QS6 1 Reference Manual ...

Page 60: ...ith every Program Even when it isnÕt set to be doing anything itÕs still there The QS6 1 can only run one Effect Configuration at a time This goes for when you play Mixes too An example Three different Programs can have three entirely separate Effects But if you combine those same three Programs in a Mix you will have to choose one Effect Configuration to process everything and lose the other two ...

Page 61: ...e and Effects Edit Mode This is a handy convenience when creating and editing since Program parameters and Effects parameters can have a big effect on each other in terms of the way a specific Program ultimately sounds when played ENTERING EFFECTS EDIT MODE FROM MIX MODE If you are in Mix Mode and wish to edit the Effect of the Mix you are currently listening to press the EDIT SELECT button three ...

Page 62: ...l effects are available in each Configuration For example if you were to select the PITCH function on Effect Send 4 in Configuration 1 then the display would look like this NOT IN CONFIG means just what it says you canÕt use the function you are trying to invoke here because the current configuration isnÕt designed to include it Ñ not at this location anyway Complete diagrams of all five Effects C...

Page 63: ...e Mix Effect parameters you are telling your QS6 1 to do two important things Process the Mix using the Effect settings of the Program associated with this MIDI channel even if that Program is not currently sounding Accept MIDI controller data for the EffectÕs Modulators only over this channel and no others Never fear Modulators will be explained clearly a little later in this section THE FX PROGR...

Page 64: ...nal location replacing what was there before simply press STORE again To store the edited Program and Effect into a different location use the 00 Ð 120 and 0 Ð 9 buttons to select a Program number from 000 Ð 127 in the User Bank If you want to store this edited Program somewhere other than the User Bank youÕll need to have an appropriate RAMcard inserted into one of the two back panel PCMCIA EXPAN...

Page 65: ...then use the PAGE keys to cycle the display through all currently available settings One slight twist here is that you can only copy an Effect patch to a Program in the User bank The only way to copy an Effects patch onto a RAMcard is to copy the Program which contains it No problem If youÕve just got to have that RAMcardÕs Zither program going through that preset organÕs distorted Lezlie Effects ...

Page 66: ...NFIGURATION The starting point of every Effect is its Configuration which controls all routing and parameters Each is a unique arrangement of multiple effect blocks distributed across anywhere from two to four of the effect sends Configurations also determine where each blockÕs input comes from and where each blockÕs output goes Ñ to the Reverb to the next effect in line or straight to the main ou...

Page 67: ...TCH 2 DELAY 2 AMP AMP PITCH 3 DELAY 3 AMP DELAY 4 AMP 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL 2 3 1 2 3 1 4 MIX REVERB 1 REVERB 2 REVERB 3 REVERB 4 DELAY 1 DELAY 2 DELAY 3 DELAY 4 PITCH 1 PITCH 2 PITCH 3 Pitch 1 Delay 1 Reverb 1 Mono Chorus Mono Delay Plate 1 Stereo Chorus Stereo Delay Plate 2 Mono Flange Ping pong Delay Room Stereo Flange Hall Pitch Detune Large Resonator Gate Reverse Pitch 2...

Page 68: ...Delay effect only 3 The single Reverb effect is selected and set in Send 1 Reverb parameters that set the sound of the reverb itself such as high and low decay reverb type predelay etc are found only when ÒSend1Ó is displayed Within this limitation however there is still tremendous flexibility of Reverb routing and control on a per Send basis for example each of the four Sends has its own controls...

Page 69: ... REVERB 2 DELAY 1 PITCH 1 AMP PITCH AMP AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA AAAAA PITCH 3 PITCH AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA REVERB AMP REVERB 3 FX SEND 4 REVERB 4 AMP AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA AAAAAA AAA AAA MIX 3 Delay 1 Pitch 1 Reverb 1 Mono Delay Mono Chorus Plate 1 Stereo Chorus Plate 2 Room Hall Large Gate Reverse Reverb 2 Level to Reverb 1 Pitch 3 Reverb 3 Mono Chorus Plate 1 Plate 2 Ro...

Page 70: ...no effects of its own but can be routed to the same Reverb effect as send 1 if you wish Send 3 is routed through a mono Pitch effect and then its own stereo Reverb effect Send 4 has no effects of its own but can be routed to the same Reverb effect as send 3 thus echoing the relationship that Send 2 has with Send 1 The Delay Pitch and Reverb outputs of Send 1 can be routed to the Mix control either...

Page 71: ... Lezlie Mono Delay Plate 1 Plate 2 Hall Room Hall Large Gate Reverse Pitch 2 Delay 2 Reverb 2 Mono Chorus Mono Delay Balance and level to Reverb 1 Stereo Chorus Stereo Delay Mono Flange Ping pong Delay Stereo Flange Pitch Detune Resonator Pitch 3 Delay 3 Reverb 3 Resonator Mono Delay Balance and level to Reverb 1 Delay 4 Reverb 4 Mono Delay Mix and level to Reverb 1 HOW LEZLIE REVERB IS ARRANGED T...

Page 72: ...ator HOW REVERB EQ IS ARRANGED The arrangement of Sends 1 and 2 in this Configuration are identical to those in Configuration 1 ThatÕs where the resemblance ends though In this Configuration Sends 3 and 4 donÕt exist Literally If you route Sounds which have their outputs set to OFF through these sends you will hear nothing at all just the same as if you were trying to play your guitar through an a...

Page 73: ...ce and all of them on Send 1 Since this is an extremely linear Configuration letÕs follow the flow of the core signal step by step then double back to consider the complex extra routing choices which are available The main path Send 1 is routed to an Overdrive effect which provides classic distortion The output of the Overdrive is sent through a balance fader to a mono Pitch effect The output of t...

Page 74: ...ffect input A fader balanced open second input on the Reverb effect that can be connected to any of the four Sends just mentioned the OverdriveÕs output the Pitch effectÕs output or the Delay effectÕs input A fader balanced open second input on the Lezlie that can be connected to any of the four Sends the OverdriveÕs output the Pitch effectÕs input the Pitch effectÕs output the Delay effectÕs inpu...

Page 75: ...is half joking and half serious But with a full blown mega MIDI channel sequence going on a slight reduction in velocity values on some of the more densely active channels will clear this up 00 TO 30 EFFECT SENDS 1 4 Each Configuration uses Sends in a different way so which of these buttons will do anything and when depends entirely on a what Configuration is selected and b what Effect function yo...

Page 76: ...quency of the Lo EQ Changing it will have no audible effect unless Lo EQ Gain see below is set above 0dB When that happens then all frequencies below and including this selection will be boosted LO EQ GAIN Range of Settings 0dB to 12dB Page 2 This parameter controls the amount of boost that will be applied to the frequencies selected by the Lo EQ Frequency setting see just above HI EQ FREQUENCY Ra...

Page 77: ...the Programs They are not the same thing since they have entirely independent destinations They can tap the same sources though For more information see Part 8 Editing Programs If you modulate an Effect parameter while audio is passing through it it is possible that you will generate some degree of distortion in the audio sometimes known as ÒZipper noiseÓ There is nothing abnormal or broken about ...

Page 78: ...n example In Config 1 there is a Delay on each Send so the Delay Time parameter in this subfunction will appear four times Ñ one for each Send They are identified by number like so D1 Time D2 Time D3 Time and D4 Time In the case of Pitch which offers a variety of effect types different parameters will be available or unavailable depending on the effect type chosen Note if the Resonator or Detune e...

Page 79: ...n that situation a positive Level setting would let you increase decay time by moving the Mod Wheel up while a negative setting would let you decrease decay time using exactly the same motion MOD2 SOURCE Range of Settings see list Page 4 This works the same as described for Mod 1 Source above but for the second possible modulation route MOD2 DESTINATION Range of Settings see list Page 5 This works...

Page 80: ...a complete stop You can control the Motor On Off setting from a footswitch if you want If you havenÕt already youÕll want to read the 60 MOD section first HereÕs how to do it Select the Sustain Pedal as the Mod source and Lezlie Motor as your destination or ÒP1 MotorÓ depending on the configuration That partÕs simple enough but the Mod Level setting is crucial in making this work If the Motor is g...

Page 81: ...f Settings Reverb Delay Page 1 Config 5 In Configuration 5 as noted the Lezlie has two possible input sources This is one of them It is limited to one of two settings Reverb Output or Delay Output INPUT 2 Range of Settings see list below Page 2 Config 5 This parameter selects the second input to the Lezlie in Configuration 5 It has a wider selection of possible settings than Input 1 They are Sends...

Page 82: ...hen discussing them So if youÕre looking for one of these parameters and canÕt find it use the PAGE buttons to step one or two pages in either direction and itÕll probably be there PITCH TYPE Range of Settings see list below Page 1 There are six different Pitch altering effects They are Mono Chorus Stereo Chorus Mono Flange Stereo Flange Pitch Detune Resonator Pitch effects are achieved by splitti...

Page 83: ...its own input thus increasing the effect and changing the LFO waveform from a smooth triangle wave to a more abrupt square wave causing the detuning to become more pronounced LFO DETUNE DELAY DRY SIGNAL CHORUSED OUTPUT FEEDBACK DRY SIGNAL STEREO CHORUS In a Stereo Chorus the signal is split into three parts a dry signal and separate left and right detunings Whenever the left channel is detuned sha...

Page 84: ...y time instead of pitch The delayed signal is then mixed back with the original sound to produce that well known ÒswooshingÓ or Òdoppler tunnelÓ sound LFO DELAY DRY SIGNAL FLANGED OUTPUT FEEDBACK DRY SIGNAL As with Chorusing the Flanging algorithm offers great things to play with The speed and depth of the LFO can be varied and part of the signal can be fed back into itself to make the effect stro...

Page 85: ...ng the sound DETUNE DRY SIGNAL EFFECTED SIGNAL DRY SIGNAL RESONATOR This can be thought of as a highly resonant filter Ñ or a filter that is tuned to a specific frequency with a lot of emphasis Ñ which causes the frequency at which the resonator is set to be highly accentuated This is useful for creating a brighter buzzier edgier sound Note when you want to control the ResonatorÕs output level on ...

Page 86: ...ange of Settings 00 to 99 Page 3 This parameter adjusts the LFO Speed of all Pitch types with the exception of Pitch Detune and Resonator DEPTH Range of Settings 00 to 99 Page 4 This parameter adjusts the LFO Depth of all Pitch types with the exception of Pitch Detune and Resonator The LFO Depth which is the amount of pitch alteration can be adjusted to produce the desired effect FEEDBACK Range of...

Page 87: ...tor in Configuration 5 If you look closely at the Configuration diagram youÕll see that Input 1 is hardwired to the Overdrive The balance between the two Inputs is set by the Input Balance parameter see below INPUT BALANCE Range of Settings OVR 99É to 0 to É99 IN2 Page 3 Config 5 only Take a deep breath This shows up in the display as Ò Pch OVR 0 IN2Ó That seems cryptic so letÕs work through it fr...

Page 88: ...separate delays which can be individually varied The maximum delay time for each delay is 399 ms Mono The Mono Delay has the advantage of twice the available delay time or 799 ms in Configuration 1 1199 ms in Configuration 2 In Pages 2 through 5 of the Delay Function you will find the remaining parameters for the Delay function If the Stereo Delay type is selected youÕll be able to select an addit...

Page 89: ... source can come directly from the Effect bus the output of other effects in the chain before it or a mix of several of them Example In Configuration 1 on Send 1 page 1 of the Reverb function shown above allows you to select the first of two sources to be routed to the reverbÕs input You can choose either the output of the Delay or the output of the Pitch effect as Input 1 In page 2 you can choose...

Page 90: ... Chorus Out Page 1 Config 1 3 4 and 5 In Configurations 1 and 3 there are two inputs to the Reverb Both Inputs 1 and 2 can select a signal from several locations in the signal chain You can select either the Pitch output or the Delay output as Input 1 If the Pitch output is chosen the signal going into the Reverb will be chorused flanged detuned or resonating depending upon which Pitch type is sel...

Page 91: ...r Sends 2 through 4 The signal it sends is based upon the Balance between the selected Inputs to the Reverb if more than one Input was available Note Naturally Configuration 2 just had to be different If it is the active Configuration and you press 10 to select Send 2 from within the Reverb function youÕll wind up on page 1 and the display will look like this There is only one page available to yo...

Page 92: ...xcept as noted REVERB PARAMETERS Use the PAGE button to advance the display through the remaining pages of the Reverb function But donÕt forget that you must also have the correct Effect send selected in order to get at the Reverb parameters Just a reminder in Config 1 they are found only on Effect send 1 in Config 2 they are found on Sends 1 and 3 since there are two separate Reverbs Here are the...

Page 93: ...ed This means that the signal begins softly but grows louder until it is cut off rather than loud to soft as normal PRE DELAY TIME Range of Settings 0 to 299ms Pages 6 7 Pre Delay is the slight delaying of the Reverb itself so that the dry signal more easily stands out from the Reverb A bit of Pre Delay can sometimes make certain instruments such as snare drums sound bigger Use page 6 to adjust th...

Page 94: ...ion of the reverb effect will appear When set to 0 the first reflection is heard alone without any other reflections When set to 99 the first reflection appears to Òfade inÓ and then Òfade outÓ This is because a number of reflections will occur just before and just after the first reflection in addition to the remaining reflections heard after the first reflection the reverb sounds more ÒdenseÓ No...

Page 95: ... which the signal must reach before the Overdrive effect will begin distorting But it works differently than you might expect A higher value means a lower Threshold So with a high number it doesnÕt take much input before the Overdrive effect will start to distort When set to a low number the distortion will not occur until the signal becomes louder than the Threshold setting OVERDRIVE BRIGHTNESS R...

Page 96: ... selected Configuration and Send you may see something different on page 1 This is because the order and availability of the effects differs from one Configuration to the next For example for Send 1 in Configuration 1 the order reads Pitch Delay Reverb but in Configuration 2 the order of effects for Send 1 is Delay Pitch Reverb PITCH LEVEL Range of Settings 00 to 99 Page 1 Config 1 and 4 Page 2 Co...

Page 97: ...ets fed to the Reverb and itÕs quicker than going back to Program Edit mode or Mix Edit mode and editing the Effect Send levels of however many Sounds or Programs may be feeding Send 1 This is also the function you would use to set each of the other SendsÕ levels to the Reverb See pages 89 and 90 for further discussion regarding setting the Reverb Input Level for Sends 2 through 4 LEZLIE LEVEL Ran...

Page 98: ...mation to each channel Receive up to 16 MIDI channels from an external sequencer with each channel representing a different instrument piano on Ch 1 bass on Ch 2 drums on Ch 10 trumpet on Ch 16 Mix Play Mode is the multitimbral mode of the QS Set the level panning transpositions and effect send of each MIDI channel POLYPHONY IN MIX PLAY MODE The QS6 1 has 64 voice polyphony In Mix Play Mode if you...

Page 99: ...it functions and Channels are written in blue above or below each numbered button on the line labeled MIX Each channel of a Mix may be enabled or disabled without changing any of its parameter settings When a channel is disabled its channel number will not appear in the lowest line of the display unless you have selected it for editing in which event it will be flashing You can set levels panning ...

Page 100: ... to keep it In the course of making a Mix you can enter Program Edit mode by pressing EDIT SELECT a second time and edit one or more Programs in the Mix The edits you make are entered into a separate buffer for each Program in the Mix Note however that you DO have to store each edited Program into the User bank or to a Card bank somewhere before selecting a different Mix or your changes will be lo...

Page 101: ...for each Sound within the Program However you can override this setting by selecting a different value which forces all four Sounds within the Program to be in the same position in the stereo field Output On Off or PROG Page 4 This determines the audio output assignment for the selected channel When set to PROG the channel will use the Output assignments of each Sound within the Program However yo...

Page 102: ... Effect Patch will be used by the Mix In Mix Mode you can have only one Effect Patch per Mix which will be the Effects Patch associated with one of the Programs used in the Mix FX Program Change On or Off Page 1 This determines whether the Effects settings will change along with its Program if a MIDI program change is received on the Effect Channel see next section If ON and a MIDI program change ...

Page 103: ...not the selected channel will be playable from the keyboardof the QS6 1 itself These three parameters interact to turn your QS6 1 into a powerful MIDI controller WeÕve already mentioned that it can transmit on 16 MIDI channels simultaneously from different zones of the keyboard which can overlap if you want But thereÕs more A lot more For example You can send volume panning and transposition infor...

Page 104: ...hannel will transmit and receive pitch bend and modulation controller 1 MIDI information Aftertouch On or Off Page 2 This determines whether or not the selected channel will transmit and receive aftertouch MIDI information Sustain Pedal On or Off Page 3 This determines whether or not the selected channel will transmit and receive sustain pedal controller 64 MIDI information Controllers On or Off P...

Page 105: ...You can set the high limit when you re on this page by holding the 110 button and tapping one of the keys If you set the low limit above the high limit you ll be able to play that Program at the lower and upper ends of the keyboard but not in the middle between the two limit settings C 2 0 C 1 12 C0 24 C1 36 C2 48 C3 60 C4 72 C5 84 C6 96 C7 108 C8 120127 QS6 1 Keyboard Range Program Sound Range G8...

Page 106: ...struments Patch cords connected the inputs and outputs of the various signal generating and processing modules which is why particular synth sounds were called patches Changing a patch involved manually repositioning patch cords and adjusting knobs and switches recreating a patch required writing down all the patch settings on paper so they could be duplicated later Even then due to the imprecisio...

Page 107: ... take one voice process it through the filter and amp sections and if desired add some effect to it However more elaborate Programs usually consist of 2 to 4 layers with each layer making its own distinct contribution to the sound for example An organ program with Program Sound 1 set to a sustained organ waveform and Program Sound 2 set to a percussion waveform with a fast decay A piano program wi...

Page 108: ...terial which passes through a low pass filter and an amplifier The voice filter and amp modules each have direct modifiers Low Frequency Oscillators LFOs and Envelopes which affect how each will function in the Program You can layer these Sounds together or divide them into regions of the keyboard or a combination of these things The following diagram illustrates the signal flow within each QS6 1 ...

Page 109: ...pe or two keep reading LOWPASS FILTER A lowpass filter varies a signalÕs harmonic content by progressively increasing attenuation above a specified cutoff frequency The higher frequencies are filtered while the lower frequencies are allowed to Òpass thru Ó When the cutoff frequency is set high the sound becomes brighter when set low the sound becomes bassier since fewer harmonics are present Frequ...

Page 110: ... takes place and what controls such as key velocity footpedals aftertouch mod wheel etc affect it are important parameters in every Program The QS6 1 provides the modulation flexibility of patch cord based instruments but with the convenience and ease of use of digital technology With some parameters the modulation amount can be positive or negative A positive control signal increases the value of...

Page 111: ... changes Amplitude that decays over time creates percussive effects plucked strings drums etc Amplitude that increases over time gives the effect of brass woodwind and some bowed instruments Each envelope generator has the standard attack decay sustain and release parameters found on most synthesizers along with delay sustain decay and different triggering options TIME DELAY L E V E L ATTACK DECAY...

Page 112: ...nd individually control their pitch level panning effects routings and placement on the keyboard Drum Mode allows you to construct your own drum kit from a collection of 343 samples 21 kicks 26 snares 33 toms 43 cymbals 75 percussion instruments 82 sound effects and 63 synth waves Plus there are 90 rhythm beats to choose from pre sequenced drum loops When a Sound is in Drum Mode you can assign 10 ...

Page 113: ...rogram or else you will lose your edit Storage of Programs and Mixes was covered thoroughly in Part 4 Basic Operations But if youÕd like to know a great tip on what to do if youÕve created a great edit but arenÕt sure where youÕd like to store it check the end of this chapter ThereÕs a section there called ÒSpecial Programming FunctionsÓ with a subsection called ÒTo Audition Programs Before Storin...

Page 114: ...This requires that you press the EDIT SELECT button twice from Mix Play Mode each time you press EDIT SELECT in Mix Mode the display cycles between Mix Edit Program Edit and Effects Edit Modes When editing a Program in Mix Mode the words ÒMIXPROG EDITÓ will appear in the displayÕs mode section lower left corner and the channel number that is being edited will flash And again as soon as you change ...

Page 115: ...editing When the Sound being edited is disabled the upper line of the display will show the letters ÒsndÓ in lowercase letters When the Sound being edited is enabled the letters ÒSNDÓ will appear in uppercase letters The same thing happens when editing a Program from Mix Mode Muting and Unmuting Sounds A quick way to turn a Sound on and off from anywhere within Program Edit Mode is to hold the cor...

Page 116: ...o Muted Bass Stik Bass Stik Harm Stik Harm Harm Stik Fretless Frtls Harm AcousBass1 AcoBs1 Hrm AcousBass2 AcoBs2 Hrm VelAcoBass 3 VelBass1 3 VelBass2 3 VelBass3 3 VelBass4 BassHarmnc String StringEnsm TapeStrngs SoloString SoloViolin Solo Viola Solo Cello Contrabass Pizz Sectn Pizz Split Pizz Strng Strng Pizz StringAttk Harp Hi Bow Low Bow Brass Pop Brass ClasclBras AttakBrass Trumpet HarmonMute T...

Page 117: ... Low Udu Slap Vibrasmak1 Vibrasmak2 Wood Block SndFX Rain 1 Rain 2 Bird Tweet Bird Loop Telephone Jungle 1 Jungle 2 Jungle 3 Jungle 4 GoatsNails ScrtchPul1 ScrtchPul2 ScrtchPsh1 ScrtchPsh2 ScratchLp1 ScratchLp2 ScrtchPLp1 ScrtchPLp2 ScrtchPLp3 ScrtchPLp4 Orch Hit Null Orch Dance Hit Null Dance Rez Zip RezAttack1 RezAttack2 RezAttkVel Zap Attk 1 Zap Attk 2 Zap Attk 3 Fret Noise Sci Loop 1 Sci Loop ...

Page 118: ...elect ON To turn off the SoundÕs output set this parameter to OFF Note however that the Sound may still feed an Effect Send which can be very useful Try it Effect Level 00 to 99 Page 4 The QS6 1 isnÕt just a synthesizer it also has a built in effects system and mixer with four effect buses and sends This section lets you feed the Sound to one of the effect buses for processing see Part 6 for more ...

Page 119: ...wheel can bend 1 octave 12 semitones Aftertouch Depth 99 to 99 Page 5 At 00 aftertouch has no effect on pitch Applying aftertouch by pressing harder on the keyboard or via MIDI messages with this parameter set to a positive value raises the pitch conversely applying aftertouch through a negative value lowers the pitch The higher the number either positive or negative the greater the amount of pitc...

Page 120: ...over a variable amount of time A good example of this type of sound is a steel guitar where a note slides from one pitch to another This parameter determines the sweepÕs Òcurve Ó With an exponential curve the pitch change seems to happen more rapidly at first then slows down as it approaches the ending pitch A linear curve produces a constant pitch change throughout the glide 1 Speed Normally the ...

Page 121: ...H mode is often used for layering a noise or drum sound behind another sound that is pitched for example to fatten up a bass guitar sound with a hint of kick drum or to have the same cymbal hit every time any note is played Alternatively 1 PMONO mode is a monophonic version of 1 PITCH Sometimes when playing a monophonic instrument you will not want the envelopes to retrigger when playing legato as...

Page 122: ...function will have no effect unless you modulate them negatively Most other filter functions raise the filter frequency and it can t be greater than 99 So if you want to use filter effects proper setting of this initial cutoff frequency is crucial This is the ÒbaselineÓ from which all other filter parameters will raise or lower open or close the filter If the Filter Frequency is set to 00 and no o...

Page 123: ...e lowers the filter cutoff frequency The higher the number either positive or negative the greater the effect for a given amount of aftertouch Many acoustic instruments sound brighter as you play them more forcefully in particular brass gets brighter as you blow harder Using aftertouch to increase a soundÕs brightness can give more control and realism with acoustic instruments Filter LFO Depth 99 ...

Page 124: ... Positive values raise the filter from the baseline cutoff frequency according to the envelope shape and negative values similarly lower the cutoff frequency The higher the number negative or positive the greater the effect Filter Envelope parameters such as attack and decay time are programmed within the Filter Envelope Function see page 131 Note This parameter interacts with several others If yo...

Page 125: ...me samples ÒMarimbaVelÓ is made up of ÒMarimba HdÓ and ÒMarimba SfÓ to two or more Sounds then use the appropriate velocity curves for each Sound in a three way velocity split Sound 1 would use curve Ò1 of 3 Ó Sound 2 would use curve Ò2 of 3Ó while Sound 3 would use Ò3 of 3Ó 0 99 0 127 L E V E L VELOCITY LINEAR 0 99 0 127 L E V E L VELOCITY INVERTED 0 99 0 127 L E V E L VELOCITY MAXIMUM 0 99 0 127...

Page 126: ...to 99 Page 3 At 00 the Amp LFO has no effect Higher positive values increase the amount of LFO modulation Negative values give the same apparent effect but with reversed LFO phase i e if the amplitude would normally be increasing with depth set to a positive number the amplitude would instead be decreasing at that same moment had the depth been set to a negative number Amp LFO parameters such as s...

Page 127: ...f the SoundÕs keyboard range You can set the high limit when you re on this page by holding 80 and tapping a key on the keyboard C 2 0 C 1 12 C0 24 C1 36 C2 48 C3 60 C4 72 C5 84 C6 96 C7 108 C8 120127 QS6 1 Keyboard Range Program Sound Range G8 By setting the lower limit above the high limit you can create a Òhole in the middleÓ effect This makes the Sound appear to have two zones All notes from t...

Page 128: ...ays in rotate mode using up polyphony if the value is 00 you are always in reassign mode conserving voices Set the value anywhere between 00 and 99 and you will get a combination of both with partiality toward whichever mode the value is closest to A piano sound requires some Sound Overlap but not a lot it isnÕt natural to hear too many voices on the same note On the other hand having only one voi...

Page 129: ...l is all the way up 99 then there is no decrease and the Decay time segment is bypassed Depending on the setting of the Sustain Decay control see below the envelope will either hold at the sustain level until you release the note on the keyboard or decay to 0 at the Sustain Decay rate which is on page 6 of the envelope function You can create a long plateau at the start of a note by setting the Su...

Page 130: ...Trigger mode determines how the envelope will function You may select either Freerun or Reset or both Reset Freerun or neither Normal When set to Normal the envelope will always start at its current level i e if another note had been played which triggered the envelopeÕs cycle playing another note in the middle would not interrupt the cycle Also in Normal mode the envelope will immediately advance...

Page 131: ...ch Envelope will have no output and will have no effect while at 99 it will have a maximum effect on whatever it is being routed to When selecting Pitch Envelope Level as a modulation destination set the Pitch Envelope level to 00 if the Modulation Level is above 0 or set the Pitch Envelope level to 99 if the Modulation Amount is below 0 Velocity Modulation 00 to 99 Page 11 This parameter is calle...

Page 132: ...tting of 99 will result in a much slower attack taking many seconds before the envelope gets to maximum Decay Sustain 00 to 99 Pages 2 3 As soon as the attack portion of the envelope finishes when the level reaches maximum the envelope will decay decrease in level The level it reaches is set by the Sustain control how long it takes to get there is set by the Decay control In the special case where...

Page 133: ...hen set to 0 the envelopeÕs level will immediately jump down to 0 upon reaching the sustain stage Trigger Normal Freerun Reset Reset Freerun Page 7 The Trigger mode determines how the envelope will function You may select either Freerun or Reset or both Reset Freerun or neither Normal When set to Normal the envelope will always start at its current level i e if another note had been played which t...

Page 134: ...is exactly the same as holding down the note on the keyboard When the Sustain Pedal parameter is turned off the Sustain Pedal will have no effect on the envelope Level 00 to 99 Page 10 This is the overall output level of the envelope If this is set to 00 the Filter Envelope will have no output and will have no effect while at 99 it will have a maximum effect on whatever it is being routed to When ...

Page 135: ...the Sustain Decay rate which is on page 6 of the envelope function You can create a long plateau at the start of a note by setting the Sustain to 98 and the Decay to 99 This will cause the envelope to take the maximum amount of time to get from peak level to a level of 98 before the Sustain Decay portion of the envelope begins Release 00 to 99 Page 4 Eventually you will let go of the note that you...

Page 136: ... is set to either ÒResetÓ or ÒReset FreerunÓ Time Tracking On or Off Page 8 This determines whether or not keyboard position will affect the cycle speed of the envelope When turned on playing toward the higher end of the keyboard will result in a faster envelope cycle playing toward the lower end of the keyboard will result in a slower envelope cycle However this does not affect the attack time bu...

Page 137: ... Aenv Level is at 59 and you have Controller A routed to AENV AMP with a mod amount of 60 in one of the Mods see the Mod 1 Mod 6 section ahead any note held down when Controller A reaches its maximum throw will be released by the software and will be unable to be pulled back up by Controller A You ll have to re trigger the note This is because the held note has crossed its zero point in its Amplit...

Page 138: ...ound fade in while playing hard causes an immediate attack Using release velocity to increase decrease the release time of an envelope so quick releases of the keys cut off the end of the sound while slow key releases allow the sound to fade away gradually The MOD functions give you the freedom to go beyond the standard modulation sources built in to other functions Note Six Mods may seem like a l...

Page 139: ... a modulation signal that corresponds to the note played on the keyboard higher keys give higher values Example Use this modulation source to obtain a different chorus sound in the upper and lower keyboard ranges Ê Velocity relates to how fast a key goes from the key up note off to the key down note on position or how hard you hit it and therefore represents the dynamics of your playing Ê Release ...

Page 140: ...y aren t being used to affect the Sound in their usual ways Once selected you can route them to affect some unusual things like eachother Any item on the Destination list is fair game Ê Pitch Envelope Filter Envelope Amplitude Envelope These can also be selected as modulation sources Try routing them to LFO speeds or the Effect Send Level of a Sound or whatever you can think up Ê Random This provi...

Page 141: ...page 119 in this chapter Modulation Level 99 to 99 Page 3 At 00 the modulation source has no effect on the destination Higher positive values increase the amount of modulation Negative values also increase the amount of modulation but with negative phase i e if the modulation would normally be increasing with depth set to a positive number the modulation would instead be decreasing at that same mo...

Page 142: ... off the effect will be smooth or linear Example If you were to route the Modulation Wheel to Pitch with an amplitude of 99 moving the Mod Wheel while the Quantize parameter was off would cause the pitch of a held note to slide up much the same way it does when the Pitch Bend Wheel is used However moving the Mod Wheel while the Quantize parameter was on would cause the pitch of a held note to rise...

Page 143: ...ndom Noise or Random Note that the two Sawtooth waves and the Random wave are unipolar positive going only and the rest are bipolar positive and negative going SINE TRIANGLE SQUARE UP SAW DOWN SAW RANDOM NOISE RANDOM Note The unipolar positive going waveshapes tend to have a more noticeable impact on Filter and Amplitude if they are routed negatively This is also true of the Square waveshape To ro...

Page 144: ...et to MONO You will be allowed to set up such Mod routings but you wonÕt hear any modulation of the LFO speed occur So if your LFO Trigger mode is set to MONO and you try to modulate it using Note Number Velocity Release Velocity Pitch Filter Amp LFO Pitch Filter Amp Envelope Random Trig Rate Tracking Generator and or STEPTRAK nothing will happen However modulation sources which normally modulate ...

Page 145: ...ing because of some other factor like the Level parameter see the previous paragraph or Aftertouch see the next paragraph Aftertouch Depth 99 to 99 Page 7 This parameter sets how much the Aftertouch will increase or decrease the Pitch LFOÕs Level A positive value raises the level as more Aftertouch is applied A negative value will lower the amount of Pitch LFO level as more Aftertouch is applied F...

Page 146: ...e 6 This parameter sets how much the Mod Wheel will increase or decrease the Filter LFOÕs Level A positive value raises the level when the Mod Wheel is moved up and lowers the level when moved down Negative settings of this parameter will decrease the output level of the Filter LFO as the Mod Wheel is raised Since the output level of the Filter LFO cannot be less than zero a negative setting of th...

Page 147: ...om this base level Example If Level is set to 10 and the Mod Wheel parameter see next paragraph is set to 10 there will always be some tremolo and raising the Mod Wheel will add more tremolo On the other hand if the Mod Wheel parameter is set to 10 raising the Mod Wheel to the top will cancel out all tremolo Mod Wheel Depth 99 to 99 Page 6 This parameter sets how much the Mod Wheel will increase o...

Page 148: ...ange of the input into 11 points 0Ð10 each of which can be set between 0 and 100 If you boost the value of one of the lower points you make the input more sensitive in its lower register By creating a non linear curve using the velocity example above you can scale the velocityÕs control over the soundÕs volume just the way you want When selecting the Tracking Generator as a modulation source in th...

Page 149: ...input of the Tracking Generator from the following sources Note Number Mod Wheel Pedal 2 Filter Envelope Velocity Pitch Wheel Pitch LFO Amp Envelope Release Velocity MIDI Volume Filter LFO Random Aftertouch Sustain Pedal Amp LFO Trig Rate Poly Pressure Pedal 1 Pitch Envelope Controllers AÐD For detailed descriptions of each of these sources see the section ÒModulation SourceÓ in the Mod section on...

Page 150: ...ick1 Crosstick2 CrosstickV Toms HiRackTom1 HiRackTom2 HiRackTomV MdRackTom1 MdRackTom2 MdRackTomV LoRackTom1 LoRackTom2 LoRackTomV HiFlrTom 1 HiFlrTom 2 HiFlrTom V MidFlrTom 1 MidFlrTom 2 MidFlrTom V LowFlrTom1 LowFlrTom2 LowFlrTomV CanonTomH1 CanonTomH2 CanonTomHV CanonTomM1 CanonTomM2 CanonTomMV CanonTomL1 CanonTomL2 CanonTomLV Hex Tom Hi Hex Tom Md Hex Tom Lo RapTomHi RapTomMid RapTomLow Cymbal...

Page 151: ...Hi FunkGtr LowFunkGtr Hi MuteGtr LowMuteGtr HiElecHarm LoElecHarm ClsclHarm HiBassHarm MidBassHrm LowBassHrm HiSlpBass LoSlpBass Hi BassPop LowBassPop Muted Bass Stik Bass StudioBass JazzFingrd JazzPic Fretless AcousBass 60 s Combo Hi Piano Mid Piano Low Piano High Sync Low Sync Hi Synth LowSynth Ahhs High Ahhs Mid Ahhs Low Oohs High Oohs Mid Oohs Low TunePipeHi TunePipeMd TunePipeLo Rhythm Psi Be...

Page 152: ...ts you feed the Drum to one of the effect buses for processing see Part 6 for more information on editing Effects The Effect Level parameter determines how much of the Drum s sound feeds the chosen effect bus see below Higher values mean that the sound will be more effected Effect Bus 1 to 4 Page 5 Selects which of the four buses the Drum will feed thereby determining which effect s will process t...

Page 153: ...ing voices are already velocity switching These samples usually have the word ÒVeloÓ or the letter ÒVÓ in their names indicating that there is actually more than one sample per note which can be selected by how hard or soft each note is played However the velocity point at which these sounds change is fixed and cannot be altered If you want to create your own velocity crossfading Drum Mode Program...

Page 154: ...r you let up the key the drum will decay at that rate This is useful for longer sounds like cymbals when you wish to hear a short crash by playing a short note but can still hear a longer crash by keeping the note held down Mute Group Off 1 2 or 3 Page 2 This is an important feature when using multiple sounds of the same instrument Mute Groups allow multiple Drums to share a single voice For examp...

Page 155: ...it and send it to the other Program The advantage here is that the Source Sound can be from a Preset Program These things can be done very easily from within Store Mode HereÕs how From Program Edit mode press STORE Press PAGE once to select the Copy Sound function Use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to select what it is that you wish to copy to another location There are two different types of choices...

Page 156: ...and recall a different Mix Program by pressing the 0 Ð 9 or 00 Ð 120 buttons To audition Programs before overwriting them with STORE Éwhen editing a Program in Program Mode While in Program Edit mode press MIX This selects Mix Play Mode retaining your edits to the Program in an edit buffer Use the BANK and BANK buttons to select Preset Bank 4 then press 00 and 0 to select the ÒGM MultiÒ Mix 00 Thi...

Page 157: ...IT SELECT twice until ÒMIXPROG EDITÓ appears in the lower left corner of the display Press STORE The display will show you the ÒSave ProgramÓ screen with the current bank and number of the Program you want to store on the botttom line unless you started from a Preset program Use a combination of the CONTROLLER D slider the BANK buttons the VALUE buttons and the 23 SELECTION buttons to select the P...

Page 158: ...one of the aforementioned synthesizers or rack units Sound Bridge creates a QS Voice multi sample by loading Digidesign Sample Cell I or Sample Cellª II format Instrument files Using this format Sound Bridge is able to determine key group and velocity group split points root notes sample playback rates tunings start points loop points and loop tunings Sound Bridge can also create QS Voices without...

Page 159: ... work Many different card sizes from 256K to 8 Megabytes are supported just make sure they are 5 volt read write only and have an access time of 150 nanoseconds or faster SAVING THE USER BANK TO A PCMCIA CARD The entire contents of the QS6 1Õs User memory 100 Mixes and 128 Programs can be stored to an Alesis PCMCIA RAM card inserted into card slot A on the QS6 1 Depending on the amount of RAM a pa...

Page 160: ...rwrite the entire contents of your User bank There is no Undo function So be sure this is really what you want to do To overwrite the User bank with a Card bank use this procedure Insert the card into the card slot on the back panel Press STORE Press PAGE twice This selects the ÒLOAD FROM CARDÓ option The display will look like this Use the CONTROLLER D slider or the VALUE buttons to select the ba...

Page 161: ...or not of the current Bank format the display will indicate the situation with an error message If the card is not of the current Bank format use the ÒSave To CardÓ command first see previous page to save the entire User Bank to the card This however will erase all Programs and Mixes in the selected card Bank If these are important to you first load them into the User Bank in the QS6 1 and then sa...

Page 162: ...ank 1 the result will be that Mix 00 in Card Bank 1 now uses only Programs from Card Bank 1 If later you transfer the entire Bank back into the QS6 1 you will find that Mix 00 no longer uses Programs from the Card as it was originally programmed to do Here are a few ways to avoid this problem First always transfer to a Card Bank that does not include any Programs used by the Mixes in the User Bank...

Page 163: ...in the Mix which originally pointed to a Card bank will have its Program Bank number altered by the number of banks which were on Card A In this example the Mix will automatically add that number to the Card Program banks within the Mix and point all of those Programs to the wrong place In other words if Card A had one bank on it and is removed after the Mix is stored a Channel within a Mix which ...

Page 164: ...ssion CC 11 Switch QS6 1 from Mix Mode to Program Mode or vice versa commands with a value approaching 0 Re transmit higher values from MIDI device MIDI input in Mix mode Bad connections Check MIDI cables isnÕt working i e you canÕt control your unit via MIDI from a sequencer or some other controller MIDI IN is switched off for one or more channels Make sure the MIDI IN parameter is turned on for ...

Page 165: ...ing your QS6 1Õs software is strong medicine It is guaranteed to return the instrument to operational status Unfortunately it will also reset all Global parameters to their factory default settings and empty out the edit buffers thus losing any unsaved changes you may have made to a Program or Mix So it isnÕt something to be done unless you really need to The User Bank will remain untouched though...

Page 166: ...ectly onto the QS6 1 Ñ this can destroy the lubricants used in the switches and controls PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE Periodically check the AC cord for signs of fraying or damage Make sure the entire bottom surface of the keyboard is supported so the rest of the unit is not subjected to unnecessary bending Place a dust cover over the QS6 1 when it is not in use REFER ALL SERVICING TO ALESIS The QS6 1...

Page 167: ...hipping damage caused by inadequate packing is not covered by the Alesis warranty Before sealing the box tape a note containing the following items to the top of the defective unit A description of the problem Your name Your phone number and e mail if you have it The address where you want the product returned Alesis will pay for standard one way return shipping on any warranty repairs Next day se...

Page 168: ...types of musical events written into sheet music but other parameters as well such as amount of pitch bend or degree of vibrato MIDI HARDWARE MIDI compatible devices usually include both MIDI In and MIDI Out jacks which terminate in 5 pin DIN style connectors The MIDI Out jack transmits MIDI data to another MIDI device As you play a MIDI controller such as a keyboard data corresponding to what you...

Page 169: ...e On Corresponds to a key being pressed down values range from 000 lowest note to 127 highest note Middle C is 60 Note Off Corresponds to a key being released values are the same as Note On Velocity Corresponds to dynamics values range from 001 minimum velocity to 127 maximum velocity A velocity of 000 is equivalent to a Note Off message Pressure Indicates the pressure applied to a keyboard after ...

Page 170: ...nto Time 0 127 6 Data Slider 0 127 7 Main Volume 0 127 8 Balance 0 127 10 Pan 0 127 11 Expression 0 127 16 General Purpose 1 0 127 17 General Purpose 2 0 127 18 General Purpose 3 0 127 19 General Purpose 4 0 127 32 63 Least Significant Bits LSB Controllers 0 31 0 127 64 Sustain Pedal 0 or 127 65 Portamento On Off 0 or 127 66 Sostenuto Pedal 0 or 127 67 Soft Pedal 0 or 127 69 Hold 2 0 or 127 80 Gen...

Page 171: ...gnals all rhythmically based units when to start playing Stop Signals all rhythmically based units when to stop playing Continue Unlike a Start command which re starts a sequencer or drum machine from the beginning of a song each time it occurs sending a Continue message after a Stop command will re start units from where they were when they stopped GENERAL MIDI General MIDI GM is an extension of ...

Page 172: ...ram Edit Mode Pitch Function Page 3 If the Channel which received the RPN is selected using the PAGE and PAGE buttons the word ÒEDITEDÓ will appear next to the word ÒMIXPROGÓ in the lower part of the display However if you are viewing the Detune Amount parameter in the display Program Edit Mode Pitch Function Page 2 when the RPN arrives the display will not be updated to reflect the new setting Bu...

Page 173: ...locity Note On Note Off O O O O After Touch Keys ChÕs X O O O Pitch Bender O O Control Change 0 Ñ 120 O O Prog Change True O1 0 Ñ 127 O1 0 Ñ 127 0 Ñ 127 System Exclusive O O System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune X X X X X X System Realtime Clock Commands X X X X Aux Messages Local On Off All Notes Off Active Sense Reset GM On X X X X X O2 O X O2 O Notes 1 O X is selectable 2Recognized as ALL NOTES ...

Page 174: ... Amp LFO Waveform Amp LFO 1 Attack Amp Amp ENV 1 Attack Filter Filter ENV 1 Attack Pitch Pitch ENV 1 Decay Amp Amp ENV 2 Decay Filter Filter ENV 2 Decay Pitch Pitch ENV 2 Effect Bus Level 5 Effect Level Level 4 Filter ENV Depth Filter 7 Filter ENV Level Filter ENV 10 Filter ENV Trigger Mode Filter ENV 7 Filter ENV Velocity Depth Filter ENV 11 Filter Frequency Filter 1 Filter Keyboard Tracking Filt...

Page 175: ...LFO 4 Pitch LFO Waveform Pitch LFO 1 Pitch Wheel Range Pitch Pitch 4 Portamento Type Pitch 8 Portamento Rate Pitch 9 Range Lower Limit Amp Range 4 Range Upper Limit Amp Range 5 Release Amp Amp ENV 4 Release Filter Filter ENV 4 Release Pitch Pitch ENV 4 Sound Enable Voice 1 Sound Overlap Amp Range 6 Sound Type Voice 2 Sustain Amp Amp ENV 3 Sustain Filter Filter ENV 3 Sustain Pitch Pitch ENV 3 Susta...

Page 176: ...llers AÐD Controllers 4 Effect Channel Effect 2 Effect MIDI Program Change Effect 1 Keyboard On Off Keyboard MIDI 3 MIDI In Keyboard MIDI 1 MIDI Out Keyboard MIDI 2 Name Name n a Pitchbend and Mod Wheels Controllers 1 Program Effect Bus Level 6 Program Effect Level Level 5 Program Enable Level 1 Program Output Level 4 Program Pan Level 3 Program Volume Level 2 Range Lower Limit Range 1 Range Upper...

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