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QSR Reference Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Alesis QSR 64 Voice Expandable Synthesizer Module. To take full advantage of the QSR’s functions, and to enjoy long and trouble-free use, please read this user’s manual carefully.
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Table of Contents QSR Reference Manual 3 C ONTENTS 1: Setting Up ..................................................................................... 7 Unpacking and Inspection .........................................................................
Table of Contents QSR Reference Manual 4 MIDI CH Buttons ............................................................................................................. 32 Editing Values ..................................................................
Table of Contents QSR Reference Manual 5 Programming Drum Sounds ........................................................................................................ 82 Voice ........................................................................
Table of Contents QSR Reference Manual 6 9: MIDI Transfer And Storage Operations .................................... 1 1 9 Using PCMCIA Expansion Cards ................................................................................................ 119 Saving the User Bank to a PCMCIA Card .
Setting Up: Chapter 1 QSR Reference Manual 7 C HAPTER 1 S ETTING U P U NPACKING AND I NSPECTION Your QSR synthesizer module was packed carefully at the factory. The shipping carton was designed to protect the unit during shipping. Please retain this container in the highly unlikely event that you need to return the QSR for servicing.
Setting Up: Chapter 1 QSR Reference Manual 8 B ASIC A UDIO H OOKUP When connecting audio cables and/or turning power on and off, make sure that all devices in your system are turned off and the volume controls are turned down.
Setting Up: Chapter 1 QSR Reference Manual 9 A BOUT A UDIO C ABLES The connections between the QSR and your studio are your music’s lifeline, so use only high quality cables. These should be low-capacitance shielded cables with a stranded (not solid) internal conductor and a low-resistance shield.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 1 C HAPTER 2 Y OUR F IRST S ESSION P OWERING U P After making your connections, turn on the system’s power using this procedure: ➀ Before turning.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 2 get back to it instantly at the touch of a button. When you select a Program, all of its parameter settings are recalled to recreate the original sound. The QSR provides 640 internal Programs, divided into 5 Banks of 128 Programs each.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 3 P LAYING THE QSR The QSR is shipped from the factory with 5 Banks of 128 Preset Programs (sounds) each. Additionally, there are 100 Mixes in each of the 5 Banks. P ROGRAM M ODE AND M IX M ODE The QSR is always in one of two modes: Program Mode or Mix Mode .
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 4 ➀ Press the [ PROG ] button to select Program Play Mode. The [ PROG ] button and the PROG indicator in the display will light. You can now play the QSR from an external MIDI keyboard; the Program will be whatever was selected when last in Program mode (Program number 00 – 127 ).
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 5 R EALTIME P ERFORMANCE F UNCTIONS The QSR provides various ways to control the sound as you are playing. Try out some of these functions while playing your MIDI keyboard. The sound of the effects can also change by using these controllers.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 6 A UDITIONING M IX P LAY M ODE Mix Play Mode allows you to assign a Program to each of the 16 MIDI channels.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 7 C HOOSING P ROGRAMS IN A M IX In this section, we will choose Programs for the 16 channels in a Mix, for playing back tracks from a MIDI sequencer. There are many other aspects of a Mix we may wish to edit, however.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 8 S TORING AN E DITED M IX Once you have made changes to a Mix, you will need to store the Mix into the User Bank; that is, if you want to keep the changes you have made. The User Bank is designed to hold up to 100 (00 – 99) of your custom-made Mixes.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 9 U SING THE PCMCIA E XPANSION C ARD S LOTS Your QSR is an expandable system using the two PCMCIA EXPANSION CARD slots on the front panel.
Your First Session: Chapter 2 QSR Reference Manual 10 If an internal Program uses one or more Sounds that reside on a sound card, the sound card must be inserted into the same PCMCIA EXPANSION CARD slot, [ A ] or [ B ], as when the Program was stored.
Connections: Chapter 3 QSR Reference Manual C HAPTER 3 C ONNECTIONS B ASIC MIDI H OOKUP MIDI is an internationally-accepted protocol that allows musical-related data to be conveyed from one device to another. See the MIDI Supplement in Appendix B if you are not familiar with how MIDI works.
Chapter 3: Connections 2 QSR Referen c U SING AN E XTERNAL S EQUENCER The MIDI keyboard or controller (such as the QS7 or QS8) can generate MIDI signals that are recorded by a sequencer. On playback, the sequencer sends this data to the QSR, which then serves as a multitimbral sound module (in Mix Mode).
Connections: Chapter 3 QSR Reference Manual U SING A C OMPUTER The QSR can communicate directly with a computer via its [ SERIAL PORT ] connector. This eliminates the need for an additional computer-MIDI interface, as well as the MIDI cables to connect to it.
Chapter 3: Connections 4 QSR Referen c IBM ® PC S AND COMPATIBLES This connection will require a special cable with a DIN8 connector on one end and either a DB9 or DB25 connector on the other end, depending on the type of connector you are using on the PC.
Connections: Chapter 3 QSR Reference Manual D IGITAL A UDIO /O PTICAL H OOKUP The QSR can output digital audio directly into an Alesis ADAT or ADAT-compatible multitrack digital recorder via fiber optic cable.
Chapter 3: Connections 6 QSR Referen c 48 KH Z I N If your ADAT system has an Alesis BRC Remote Controller, the QSR’s digital clock must be synchronized to the clock coming from the BRC.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 1 C HAPTER 4 O VERVIEW B ASIC A RCHITECTURE The QSR contains 16 megabytes of Sound ROM which provide digitized acoustic and electronic samples . These samples are organized into 17 sample groups of different types.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 2 M ODES The QSR is always in one of two main modes: Program Play Mode or Mix Play Mode. Pressing [ PROG ] selects Program Play Mode, while pressing [ MIX ] selects Mix Play Mode. While in Program Play Mode, you can press [ EDIT ] to access Program Edit Mode and Effects Edit Mode.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 3 M IX E DIT M ODE Mix Edit Mode lets you change the parameters of an existing Mix. Up to 16 Programs can be active in each Mix, and Mix Edit mode sets up how each will be played.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 4 T HE U SER I NTERFACE : D ISPLAY , F UNCTIONS , P AGES AND P ARAMETERS The key to the QSR user interface is the combination of the Display, the [ VALUE ] knob and the [ ▲ CURSOR ▲ ] buttons. The Display constantly informs you of the QSR’s status.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 5 When [ EDIT ] is pressed, the display enters Edit Mode (which Edit Mode you are in depends on whether you were already in Program Mode or Mix Mode). When in an Edit Mode, the display will look something like this: SND 1 :VOICE π å Snd Enable:ON • Edit Mode.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 6 MIDI CH B UTTONS The [ ▲ MIDI CH ▲ ] buttons serve two purposes. In Program Play Mode and Mix Play Mode, they are used to select a MIDI channel from 1 to 16. In Program Play Mode, they are used to select the basic MIDI channel the QSR will receive and transmit MIDI messages on.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 7 C OMPARING E DITED AND S TORED V ERSIONS When you edit a Program or Mix, you are actually editing a copy which is in a temporary edit buffer. Therefore, to retain the results of your edit, you must save it to a particular memory location (see the next section on Storing).
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 8 S TORING The [ STORE ] button selects Store mode. Store mode has several pages which you can scroll through by using the [ ▲ CURSOR ▲ ] buttons. Each page in Store mode provides a different type of storage, copy or data transfer function.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 9 T O A UDITION P ROGRAMS B EFORE S TORING To look for available memory locations to permanently store your Program into, you can move between Program Mode and Mix Mode without losing your changes.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 10 To audition Programs before overwriting them with STORE …when editing a Program in Mix Play Mode: ➀ While in Mix Program Edit mode, press [ PROG ]. This selects Program Play Mode, retaining your edits to the Program in Mix Edit.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 11 C OPYING S OUNDS B ETWEEN P ROGRAMS Follow the steps below to copy one of the four Sound layers from one Program to another Program in the User Bank. When copying Sounds between Programs, the “new” Sound will replace the same numbered Sound in the destination Program, i.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 12 ➄ Press [ CURSOR ▲ ] once to advance the cursor to the Program number value in the lower section of the display. ➅ Turn the [ VALUE ] knob to select the Program Number in the User Bank you wish to copy the Effects to (000–127), or the E FFECT of the currently selected Program.
Overview: Chapter 4 QSR Reference Manual 13.
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 1 C HAPTER 5 E DITING M IXES W HAT IS A M IX ? Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QSR. Although in Program Mode you can play only one Pr.
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 2 Effect, etc.) If a Function Group has more than one parameter, press the [ CURSOR ▲ ] button to advance the cursor in the display, and then turn the [ VALUE ] knob to locate a specific parameter. Each channel of a Mix may be enabled or disabled, without changing any of its parameter settings.
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 3 L EVEL S ETTING FOR E ACH P ROGRAM The Level function of Mix Edit is used to control several parameters that deal with the audio output of the selected channel. Parameters in the Level Function’s group include: Volume, Pan, Output, Effects Send Level, Effects Bus and Program Enable.
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 4 P ITCH The Pitch function lets you transpose a channel’s Program in either semitone or octave increments. Tune Octave (-2 to +2 octaves) Page 1 This transposes the Program’s pitch in octave (12 semitones) steps from -2 (transposed down 2 octaves) to +2 (transposed up two octaves).
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 5 C ONTROLLERS The Controllers function lets you turn on and off the various MIDI controllers that can effect the selected MIDI channel.
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 6 S ETTING THE R ANGE AND MIDI S WITCHES The Range function allows you to restrict each MIDI channel to a specific range of the keyboard. This is ideal for creating splits (e.g., bass in the lower octave and a half, piano in the middle three octaves, and strings in the upper octave).
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 7 P OLYPHONY IN M IX P LAY M ODE The QSR has 64-note polyphony. In Mix Play Mode, if you have all 16 MIDI channels assigned to the same keyboard range, and each channel’s Program has only one active Program Sound, you’ll have 4-note polyphony as you play the keyboard (but a really thick layer.
Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QSR Reference Manual 8 To turn on the Group function for a channel in a Mix: ➀ From Mix Play Mode, press [ EDIT ]. ➁ If necessary, use the [ ▲ MIDI CH ▲ ] buttons to move the cursor to the upper line of the display. Then turn the [ VALUE ] knob until the Keyboard/MIDI function is displayed.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 1 C HAPTER 6 E DITING P ROGRAMS O VERVIEW Synthesizer programming is the art and science of shaping sounds in a particular way by altering the parameters of various modules. Like music itself, learning synth programming is an ongoing process.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 2 H OW THE QSR G ENERATES S OUND The QSR uses custom integrated circuits, developed by the Alesis engineering team specifically for the QSR. These resemble the types of chips used in computers and other digital devices.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 3 • When you want to layer more than four voices. In Mix Play Mode, it is possible (though not advisable) to stack all 64 voices onto a single key. • When each sound is likely to be used by itself by other setups.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 4 V OICE This digitally-based oscillator provides the actual raw sounds from the 16 megabyte library of on-board samples.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 5 A MP Each voice/filter combination is followed by an amplifier whose level can be controlled by a variety of modulation sources. This allows for creating sounds with percussive or slow attacks, particular types of decays, tremolo, etc.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 6 LFO (L OW F REQUENCY O SCILLATOR ) The pitch, filter, and amp modules each have a dedicated LFO module for modulation.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 7 D RUM M ODE Any one or all of the four sounds in a Program can be put into Drum Mode. The Drum Mode parameter is found in the Voice Function. Note that Drum Mode isn’t the only way to hear drums or percussion from a Program.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 8 P ROGRAM E DIT F UNCTIONS To edit a Program you must select Program Edit mode. This is done by pressing the [ EDIT ] once from Program Play Mode (each time you press [ EDIT ] in Program Mode, the display cycles between Program Edit and Effects Edit Modes).
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 9 Sound Group (17 options) Page 3 Choose from among 16 different sample groups (see chart below). Sound Page 4 Selects one of the available samples by name from the selected group, or OFF (no sample selected).
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 10 Noise W hiteNoise, S p ectral, Crickets, Rain Noise, FiltrNoise, Sha p eNoise, VeloNoise1, VeloNoise2, V eloNoise3, NoiseLoo p 1, NoiseLoo p 2, Nois.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 11 L EVEL The Level function allows you to control the volume, pan position, output assignment and effects send level for each sound layer. With up to four sounds per program, this allows for a wide variety of stereo effects and level balances between the sounds.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 12 P ITCH The Pitch function lets you control the pitch aspects of each sound layer. Semitone (-24 to +24 semitones) Page 1 Sets the oscillator pitch in semitone steps, from -24 (transposed down two octaves) to +24 (transposed up two octaves).
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 13 Portamento (Exponential, Linear, 1 Speed) Page 8 This provides the sweep’s “curve.” • With an exponential curve, the pitch change seems to happen more rapidly at first, then slows down as it approaches the ending pitch.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 14 F ILTER The Filter function lets you control the tone of each sound layer. Filter Frequency (00 to 99) Page 1 This sets the filter's initial cutoff frequency.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 15 Modulation Wheel Depth (-99 to +99) Page 4 Determines how moving your controller's modulation wheel affects the filter cutoff frequency. Example: With positive settings, moving a modulation wheel up raises the filter cutoff frequency and moving it down lowers the filter cutoff frequency.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 16 A MP /R ANGE The Amp/Range function lets you control the velocity and keyboard range of each sound layer. Velocity Curve (13 choices) Page 1 This selects how the sound will respond to the dynamics of your playing the keyboard.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 17 Amp LFO Depth (-99 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.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 18 Sound Overlap (00 to 99) Page 6 This determines how many voices can overlap on the same pitch. Example: If you hold the sustain pedal down and play .
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 19 PITCH ENVELOPE The Pitch Envelope function can lead to dramatic effects, since it can cause the pitch of a single key to change drastically over time.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 20 Delay (00 to 99, Hold) Page 5 This is the amount of time that the envelope will wait before doing anything; very useful if you want to affect one element of a sound sometime after the sound starts. When the Delay is set to 0, the envelope attacks right away, without any delay.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 21 Sustain Pedal (On or Off) Page 9 This determines whether or not a Sustain Pedal will have an effect on the envelope.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 22 F ILTER E NVELOPE The Filter Envelope function is crucial whenever you want the tonal quality of a note to change over time, differently from its overall level. Example: When you want the initial attack of a note to be bright, but want the sustaining part to be filtered.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 23 Delay (00 to 99) Page 5 This is the amount of time that the envelope will wait before doing anything; very useful if you want to affect one element of a sound sometime after the sound starts. When the Delay is set to 0, the envelope attacks right away, without any delay.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 24 subtle but important differences. If the Delay and Attack are set to 0 and either the Decay is 0 or the Sustain is 99, the envelope will immediately jump to the release stage (if not already there) when the note is released and the sustain pedal is held down.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 25 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 2 of the envelope).
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 26 If a sound layer’s Keyboard Mode parameter (found in the Pitch Function, Page 10,) is set to “Mono”, the Amp Envelope will only retrigger when playing legato if the Trigger Mode is set to either “Reset” or “Reset-Freerun”.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 27 M OD 1 – M OD 6 About General Purpose Modulation Although there are several dedicated modulators in the QSR (e.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 28 • Aftertouch Pressing on the keys after they’re down generates this control signal. Aftertouch is also called channel pressure, and represents an average of all keys being pressed. This affects any keys that are held down.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 29 • Controllers (A, B, C, D) Four incoming MIDI controllers can be recognized by the QSR and used as modulation sources.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 30 P ITCH LFO The Pitch LFO function is most often used to apply vibrato to a sound. The following Pitch LFO variables will make a difference in the so.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 31 Trigger (Mono, Poly, Key Mono, or Key Poly) Page 4 The Trigger parameter determines how the LFO should be triggered, or started. There are four possible settings: Mono, Poly, Key Mono and Key Poly. When playing multiple voices in a single sound, each voice has its own LFO.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 32 Aftertouch Depth (-99 to 99) Page 7 This is the modulation amount of Aftertouch over the Pitch LFO’s 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.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 33 Mod Wheel Depth (-99 to 99) Page 6 This parameter sets how much the Mod Wheel will increase or decrease the Filter LFO’s Level. A positive value raises the level when the Mod Wheel is moved up, and lowers the level when moved down.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 34 Level (00 to 99) Page 5 This is the base output level of the Amp LFO. If you want to have a constant value of tremolo, even without using the Mod Wheel or Aftertouch, set Level above 00. The Mod Wheel and Aftertouch will add or subtract from this base level.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 35 destination is set to “Pitch” and the Tracking Generator’s input is an LFO using an “Up Sawtooth” as its waveform.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 36 P ROGRAMMING D RUM S OUNDS To program a sound in Drum Mode, you must first set the Sound Type to “Drum” for that particular sound in the Voice Function, page 2 (see previous section).
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 37 Snd FX Bird Tweet, Bird Chirp, Bird Loop, Fret Noise, Fret Wipe, Orch Hit, Dance Hit, Jungle 1, Jungle 2, Applause, GoatsNails, Brook, Hi Bow, Low B.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 38 Selects how much velocity will affect the selected drum’s tuning (0-7). When this value is set to 7, the drum will be played sharp when the associated note is played hard; when played soft, the drum’s tuning will be unaltered.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 39 Page 1 in the Amp Envelope Function lets you adjust the Decay time of the selected drum (00 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99). If this is set to 0, only the very beginning of the drum sample is played; setting this to 99 will cause the entire drum sample to play.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 40 Mute Group (Off, 1, 2, or 3) Page 2 This is an important feature when using multiple sounds of the same instrument.
Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QSR Reference Manual 41 C OPYING E FFECTS While editing a Program, it is helpful to be able to copy the Effects Patch from a different Program. This can be done very easily from within the Store function. Be sure to save your changes to the current edited Program before going to a new Program.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 1 C HAPTER 7 E DITING E FFECTS A BOUT S IGNAL P ROCESSING The built-in effects processor of the QSR is similar to that of the Alesis QuadraVerb 2, capable of generating multiple, fully digital effects simultaneously.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 2 S ELECTING AN E FFECTS P ATCH IN M IX M ODE Each Program has its own Effects Patch that is recalled when you select a Program in Program Mode. However, since a Mix can have up to 16 Programs (one on each Channel), you need to select which Channel’s Program you wish to use the Effects Patch from.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 3 Effects Patch. So keep in mind that when you edit an Effects Patch, it may affect the sound of any other Mixes that also use it.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 4 “ (NOT IN CONFIG) .” This is because a Pitch module is available on sends 1, 2 and 3 in Configuration #1, but not on send 4—as you can see in the chart on page 92.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 5 S TORING E FFECT P ATCHES I N P ROGRAM M ODE Effects are an extension of a Program. So, when you store a Program, you store its Effects Patch along with it.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 6 C ONFIGURATIONS A Configuration is essentially the starting point of any Effects Patch. You must select the Configuration you are going to use before making any other edits, since all routings and parameters change to their default settings each time you change the configuration.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 7 C ONFIGURATION #1: 1 R EVERB PITCH 1 FX SEND 1 FX SEND 2 AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT DELAY 1 1 REVERB FX SEND 3 FX SEND 4 PITCH 2 DELAY 2 AMP AMP PITCH 3 DELAY 3 AMP DELAY 4 AMP 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 BAL.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 8 Think of the diagram as a “road map” showing all possible paths from the starting points (FX SEND 1 through 4) to the ultimate destinations (LEFT and RIGHT outputs at the top of the page).
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 9 C ONFIGURATION #2: 2 R EVERBS FX SEND 1 FX SEND 2 AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT DELAY REVERB FX SEND.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 10 C ONFIGURATION #3: L EZLIE AND R EVERB LEZLIE FX SEND 1 FX SEND 2 A UX LEFT A UX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT A UX LEFT A UX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT DELA Y 1 1 REVERB FX SEND 3 FX SEND 4 PITCH 2 DELA Y 2 AMP AMP PITCH 3 DELA Y 3 AMP DELA Y 4 AMP 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 BAL.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 11 C ONFIGURATION #4: R EVERB AND EQ AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT 12 PITCH 1 BAL. FX SEND 1 PITCH 2 BAL. FX SEND 2 PITCH 1 12 DELAY 1 DELAY 2 BAL. 1 2 BAL.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 12 C ONFIGURATION #5: O VERDRIVE AND L EZLIE AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT AUX LEFT AUX RIGHT MAIN LEFT MAIN RIGHT 1 BAL. FX SEND 1 MISC. 1 1 PITCH 1 REVERB 1 MIX OVERDRIVE FX SEND 2 FX SEND 3 FX SEND 4 PITCH 1 BAL.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 13 EQ The shelving EQ is only available in Configuration #s 4 and 5. It provides bass and treble boost, and effects the entire Main Output (not just the Effects Sends).
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 14 Mod Source Page 1 (Mod 1) & Page 4 (Mod 2) The Mod Source parameter selects the MIDI controller which will remotely cause a change (modulate) in one or two of the parameters in the effects processor.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 15 L EZLIE The Lezlie function is only available in Configuration #s 3 and 5. The Lezlie parameters found in Configuration 3 include: Motor (on/off), Speed (fast/slow), and Horn Level (-6 to +6 db).
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 16 P ITCH The Pitch function is used to edit Pitch parameters. Pitch Type Page 1 The Pitch Type function allows access to 6 pitch altering modes. The Pitch types available are: Mono Chorus, Stereo Chorus, Mono Flange, Stereo Flange, Pitch Detune and Resonator.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 17 Stereo Chorus. In the case of a Stereo Chorus, the signal is split into three parts with a dry signal and a separate Detuning section for both left and right channels. When the left channel is detuned sharp, the right is detuned flat, and vice versa.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 18 Stereo Flange. In the case of the Stereo Flange, the signal is split into three parts with a dry signal and a separate Delay section for both left and right channels with one channel flanging up while the other channel flanges down.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 19 If the Pitch type is Mono Chorus, Stereo Chorus, Mono Flange or Stereo Flange, page 2 through 5 of the Pitch function contain the following four parameters: Waveform Shape (Sine or Square) Page 2 This determines the LFO’s waveform shape.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 20 D ELAY The Delay function is used to edit Delay parameters. The QSR’s effects processor has three different Delay types available. Note: Some Configurations only feature a mono Delay, and therefore the Delay Type parameter will be unavailable.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 21 R EVERB Reverb can be thought of as a great number of distinct echoes, called reflections, that occur so fast that our ear hears them blurred together as one.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 22 Chorus Input Level (00 to 99) Page 1 (Config 2 Only) If Configuration #2 is selected (refer to block diagram of Configuration #2, earlier in this cha.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 23 R EVERB P ARAMETERS Use the [ CURSOR ▲ ] button to move the cursor to the lower line of the display, and turn the [ VALUE ] knob to advance the display through the remaining pages of the Reverb function.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 24 Pre-Delay Mix (<99 to <0> to 99>) Page 8 This allows you to mix the amount of Pre-Delay into the Reverb signal path. This gives you the ability to hear a bit of the Reverb before the loudest part of the Reverb (the Pre-Delayed Reverb) sounds.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 25 O VERDRIVE The Overdrive effect provides four parameters spread across four editing pages. It is only used in Configuration #5. Overdrive Type (Hard or Soft) Page 1 This selects one of two Overdrive Types: Soft and Hard.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 26 M IX Not to be confused with an actual Mix or Mix mode, the Effect’s Mix function is where you can mix the various signal levels of all the effects to the Main Left and Right outputs of the QSR. Only effect modules that have access to the Main outputs will appear on the Mix page.
Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QSR Reference Manual 27.
Global Settings: Chapter 8 QSR Reference Manual C HAPTER 8 G LOBAL S ETTINGS Global Edit Mode is where you will find several parameters which affect the entire instrument, such as overall master tuning, controller settings, and keyboard mode.
Chapter 8: Global Settings 2 QSR Referenc e E NABLING G ENERAL MIDI M ODE VIA MIDI The QSR will respond to a universal MIDI Sysex message to turn General MIDI mode on or off. Some (but not all) General MIDI sequences will have a Sysex message at the beginning (bar 1) which tells the receiving device to go into its General MIDI mode.
Global Settings: Chapter 8 QSR Reference Manual MIDI P ROGRAM S ELECT Page 10 Page 14 of Global Edit mode lets you determine the MIDI Program Select Mode (Off, On, Channel 1 – 16). When this is set to “Off”, the QSR will not respond to incoming MIDI Program Change messages, nor will it transmit Program Changes.
Chapter 8: Global Settings 4 QSR Referenc e If the MIDI Program Select parameter is “On” and a new Bank is selected using the BANK SELECT [ DOWN ] and [ UP ] buttons, a Bank Change message (followed by the appropriate Program Change message) will be transmitted out the MIDI [ OUTPUT ] connector.
Global Settings: Chapter 8 QSR Reference Manual MIDI O UT Page 12 The MIDI Out Mode determines whether the MIDI [ OUTPUT ] connector will transmit MIDI information originating from the QSR (when set to “ OUT ”), or will “echo” MIDI information that is received at the MIDI [ INPUT ] connector (when set to “ THRU ”).
Chapter 8: Global Settings 6 QSR Referenc e C LOCK P AGE 14 The Clock function, found on Page 14 of Global Edit Mode, determines the sample clock rate the QSR will use. Normally the QSR uses its own internal clock to determine the actual number of samples per second.
MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QSR Reference Manual C HAPTER 9 MIDI T RANSFER A ND S TORAGE O PERATIONS U SING PCMCIA E XPANSION C ARDS The QSR provides two PCMCIA EXPANSION CARD slots, [ A ] or [ B ], which are found on the front panel.
Chapter 9: MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations 2 QSR Referenc e L OADING A B ANK FROM AN E XTERNAL C ARD The QSR can access Program and Mix data directly from a card by using the [ ▲ BANK ] and [ BANK ▲ ] buttons. To overwrite the User bank with a Card bank: ➀ Insert the card into one of the card slots on the front panel.
MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QSR Reference Manual User Bank in the QSR, and then save them back onto the card in order to re-format the card using the new format.
Chapter 9: MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations 4 QSR Referenc e L OADING AN I NDIVIDUAL P ROGRAM OR M IX You can load a single Mix or Program from a Sound Card into the User Bank, instead of having to load the entire Bank from the Sound Card.
MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QSR Reference Manual storing some Programs from a RAM Card into one of the internal Banks. Although this is very limiting, it makes things much simpler in the long run.
Chapter 9: MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations 6 QSR Referenc e S AVING P ROGRAMS VIA MIDI S YS E X As an alternative to storing data to a card, the QSR lets you transmit internal data via MIDI System Exclusive messages. This data can be sent to a storage device, or recorded into a MIDI sequencer, or sent to another QSR or S4.
MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QSR Reference Manual To send a single Program via MIDI to a different Program number: ➀ Follow steps ➀ through ➂ in the instructions above. ➁ Press [ CURSOR ▲ ] to advance the cursor to the lower section of the display.
Chapter 9: MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations 8 QSR Referenc e.
Troubleshooting: Appendix A QSR Reference Manual 1 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLE -S HOOTING T ROUBLE -S HOOTING I NDEX If you are experience problems while operating the QSR, please use the following table to locate possible causes and solutions before contacting Alesis customer service for assistance.
Troubleshooting: Appendix A QSR Reference Manual 2 C HECKING S OFTWARE V ERSION The current software version may be determined by simultaneously pressing both [ ▲ CURSOR ▲ ] buttons. The QSR will momentarily indicate the current software version installed in the display.
Troubleshooting: Appendix A QSR Reference Manual 3 Service address for customers in the USA: Alesis Product Support 3630 Holdrege Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90016 Customers outside the USA: Contact your local Alesis dealer for warranty assistance. The Alesis Limited Warranty applies only to products sold to users in the USA and Canada.
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MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QSR Reference Manual 5 A PPENDIX B MIDI S UPPLEMENT MIDI B ASICS Most current electronic instruments and signal processors, including the QSR, contain an internal computer.
MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QSR Reference Manual 6 MIDI M ESSAGE B ASICS The are two main types of MIDI messages. Channel messages, which are channel- specific, consist of Voice and Mode messages. System messages, which do not have a channel number and are received by all units in a system, include Common, Real Time, and Exclusive messages.
MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QSR Reference Manual 7 Each type of controller is stamped with its own controller identification number. Not all controller numbers have been standardized for specific functions, but the following indicates the current list of assigned controllers.
MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QSR Reference Manual 8 S YSTEM C OMMON M ESSAGES Intended for all units in a system, some of these MIDI messages are: Song Position Pointer. This indicates how many “MIDI beats” (normally a 16th note) have elapsed since a piece started (up to 16,384 total beats).
MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QSR Reference Manual 9 There are three MIDI registered parameters which the QSR will recognize in Mix Play Mode when General MIDI Mode is enabled.
MIDI Implementation Chart QuadraSynth User’s Manual 10 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed X X 1 — 16 1 — 16 each Memorized Mode Defau.
Parameters Index: Appendix C QSR Reference Manual 11 APPENDIX C: P ARAMETERS I NDEX P ROGRAM E DIT P ARAMETERS Parameter Function Display Page Page in Manual Aftertouch Depth: Amp Amp/Range 2 58 After.
Parameters Index: Appendix C QSR Reference Manual 12 Parameter Function Page Page in Manual Modulation: Gate Mode Mod 1 – 3 4 71 Modulation Level Mod 1 – 6 3 71 Modulation: Quantize Mode Mod 4 –.
Parameters Index: Appendix C QSR Reference Manual 13 Parameter Function Page Page in Manual Velocity Curve/Crossfade Amp/Range 1 58 Sound Group Voice 3 51 Sound Name Voice 4 51 Sound Volume Level 1 53.
Index 138 QSR Reference Manual INDEX Aftertouch 15 Amp 62 Filter 60 Pitch 58 Compare 29, 34 Computer 23, 117 Controllers 115 Copy Sound 85 Effects 85 Demo 11 Direct Select 33 Digital Output 25 Display.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Alesis QSR 64 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Alesis QSR 64 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Alesis QSR 64 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Alesis QSR 64 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Alesis QSR 64, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Alesis QSR 64.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Alesis QSR 64. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Alesis QSR 64 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
