Alesis QuadraSynth Plus, Reference Manual

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Overview: Chapter 4
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Pressing
FUNCTION [ ∅ ]
advances to the next function, and
FUNCTION
[
♦
]
returns to the previous function. As you select the different edit Functions,
the page number strip shows how many pages exist for that function, and the
right part of the display will show the parameters on the current page.
ƒ Some functions have more parameters than will fit on a single
display page, and therefore will have multiple pages, as indicated in the
lower left corner of the display. To select a page within a particular edit
function, use the PAGE [
♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons.
Press the
PAGE [ ∅ ]
button to advance to the next higher-numbered page or
PAGE [
♦
] to return to the next lower-numbered page.
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To adjust a parameter on a page, either:
• Turn the associated Quad Knob [1] – [4].
• Press the associated Quad Button [1] – [4] to select a parameter
in the display, then adjust its setting with the VALUE [
¬
] and [

]
buttons.
Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes
A Program is made up of four sounds. Sometimes, you need to edit four
variables of a single Program sound (for example, the
attack/decay/sustain/release parameters of an envelope). Other times,
you may want to edit one variable in all four layers (for example, the
attack parameter of each layer). These two different methods of editing a
Program are available under the [EDIT 1] and [EDIT 4] buttons. The only
difference between the two modes is what variables will appear in the
display at the same time. You can switch between Edit 1 Mode and Edit
4 Mode at any time.
Note: There is no Edit 4 mode for Mixes or Effects.
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Press [EDIT 1] repeatedly to select a sound for editing.
The status line in the display will indicate ”SOUND 1,” or “SOUND 2,”
etc., as you continue to press
[EDIT 1].
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To view and edit parameters for all four sounds at once, press
[EDIT 4].
The status line in the display will indicate “SOUND 1 2 3 4.”
In Edit 4 mode, the four Quad Knobs represents the four sound layers of
a Program. The currently selected parameter’s name will appear at the
top right of the display, while above each bargraph are the words “SND1
SND2 SND3 SND4.” If a sound is disabled, the display will show the
sound’s name in lower case (“snd1” means that sound 1 is disabled). If a
sound is in Drum mode, the sound’s name will read “drmX,” where X is
the sound number (1–4).
Notice that the assignments of the Quad Knobs and the number of pages
in a function change between Edit 1 Mode and Edit 4 Mode. For
example, in Edit 1 mode the LEVEL function has only one page which