ALESIS QS7 - Manual (Page 30)

Chapter 4: Overview
T
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NTERFACE
: D
ISPLAY
, F
UNCTIONS
, P
AGES
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AND
P
ARAMETERS
The key to the QS user interface is the combination of the Display, the [ PAGE]
and [PAGE ] buttons, the [s VALUE] and [VALUE t] buttons and the CONTROLLER
[D] slider. The Display constantly informs you of the QS’s status.
A BOUT THE D ISPLAY
The display has two modes: Play Mode and Edit Mode. When either [MIX] or
[PROGRAM] is pressed, their respective Play Mode is selected and the display will
look something like this:
EDIT MODE PAGE _____________________________ _______
MODE BANK NUMBER ________ ______________ __________
PROG PRESET1 ºº
TrueStereoÍÎCh01
_______________________ ____ ___________
NAME ABCD
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
________________________________________
PARAMETER
• Mode. The upper-left corner of the display will indicate whether you are in
Program Play Mode (
PROG ) or Mix Play Mode ( MIX ). In the example above,
Program Play Mode is selected. If the selected Program or Mix has been edited,
a “*” symbol will appear to the right of the Mode. In the example above, the
Program has not been edited
• Bank. The upper-middle section of the display will indicate which Bank is
currently selected (
PRESET1 – PRESET3 , GenMIDI , or USER` ; if a card is inserted,
CARD1 - CARD8 ). In the example above, Preset 1 Bank is selected.
• Number. The upper-right section of the display will indicate which Program or
Mix number is currently selected
(ºº – ¡™¶ in Program Mode, ºº – ªª in Mix Mode).
In the example above, Program 00 is selected.
• Name. The bottom-left section of the display will indicate the name of the
Program or Mix which is currently selected. In the example above, TrueStereo is
selected.
• Controllers A–D. In Program Play Mode and Mix Play Mode, the current
positions of the Controller A–D parameters will appear between the
Mix’s/Program’s name and the Channel(s) indicator, represented by four vertical
bars. The Controllers A–D can be manipulated using the four CONTROLLER
sliders: [A], [B], [C] and [D]. In some Programs and Mixes, not all four
CONTROLLER sliders will be enabled. When you move a CONTROLLER slider
that is enabled, you will not only hear its effect on the current Program or Mix, but
will also see the display update to show its position as it changes.
• Channel (1–16). In Program Play Mode, the QS will transmit and receive on a
single MIDI channel, which will be indicated in the lower-right section of the
display. In Mix Play Mode, the QS can transmit and receive on up to 16 MIDI
channels. The “active” channels will be indicated by the presence of a “
⁄ ” symbol.
When a channel is played (by either the QS’s keyboard or from messages
received via MIDI), a “
‰ ” symbol will appear. In the example above, MIDI
channel 1 is selected.
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