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Important Safety Instructions WARNING - When using this electric product, basic precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1) Read all the instructions before using the product. 2) Do not use this product near water - for example, nea r a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, or the like. [...]

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Index QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 5 C ONTENTS 1: Setting Up 7 Unpacking and Inspection 7 AC Power 7 Line Conditioners and Protectors 8 About Audio Cables 9 Basic Audio Hookup 9 A Word About Sound Bridge 10 2: Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus 11 Powering Up 11 Adjusting the Display Contrast 11 Playing the Demo Sequence 12 Ena[...]

Index QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 6 Parameter Editing 29 Direct Function Selection 31 Editing Program Parameters 31 Edit 4 and Edit 1 Modes 32 Resetting a Parameter Value 32 Comparing Edited and Stored Versions 33 Preset Memory and User Memory 33 Storing 34 Store a Program 34 Copying Effects Between Programs 35 Store an Effect 35 Store [...]

Index QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 7 Mod 64 Pitch LFO 67 Amp LFO 70 Pitch Envelope 71 Filter Envelope 74 Amp Envelope 76 Name 80 Misc. 81 Programming Drum Sounds 82 Assign Voice 82 Level 82 Effects Level 83 Pitch 83 Filter 83 Amp 83 Range 84 Amp Envelope 84 Copying Sounds 85 Copying Effects 85 Initializing Programs 86 7: Editing Effects [...]

Index QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 8 Using Pedals to Control Volume or Modulation 116 MIDI Program Select 116 Receiving and Transmitting Bank Change Message 117 Edit Mode 118 48 KHz Clock Input 118 9: MIDI Transfer And Storage Operations 119 Saving the User Bank to an External Card 119 Loading a Bank from an External Card 119 Storing an [...]

Setting Up: Chapter 1 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 9 C HAPTER 1 S ETTING U P Unpacking and Inspection Your QuadraSynth Plus 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 QuadraSynth Plus for s[...]

Setting Up: Chapter 1 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 10 tester to determine this. If the outlet is not grounded, consult with a licensed electrician. J Do not operate any electrical equipment with ungrounded outlets. Plugging the QuadraSynth Plus into an ungrounded outlet, or “lifting” the unit off ground with a three-to-two wire adapt[...]

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Setting Up: Chapter 1 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 12 About Audio Cables The connections between the QuadraSynth Plus 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. Although quality c[...]

Setting Up: Chapter 1 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 13 L] and [AUX–R] Outputs to a dual stereo amplification system, or four mixer inputs. • Stereo Headphones . Plug a set of high-quality stereo headphones into the rear panel [PHONES] jack.[...]

Setting Up: Chapter 1 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 14 A Word About Sound Bridge Included with the QuadraSynth Plus is a 3-1/2" floppy disk containing a software program called Sound Bridge . This software has been provided free of charge in an effort to promote sound design for the QuadraSynth Plus. Sound Bridge is a Macintosh™ so[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 15 C HAPTER 2 Y OUR F IRST S ESSION W ITH T HE Q UADRA S YNTH P LUS Powering Up After making your connections, turn on the system’s power using this procedure: ¿ Before turning on the QuadraSynth Plus’s power , check the following items: • Have al[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 16 PROG 1 1 V ALUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 P AGE: GLOBAL 7[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 17 Playing the Demo Sequence The QuadraSynth Plus has a built-in demo sequence which demonstrates the wide variety of sounds this amazing instrument is capable of generating. In order to get the full effect of the demo, we recommend that you connect both[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 18 Playing the QuadraSynth Plus The QuadraSynth Plus 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. Program Mode and Mix Mode The QuadraSynth Plus is always in one [...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 19 MIX PROG 1 2 3 4 EFFECT EFFECT All MIDI channels that are active in the current Mix are shown at the top left, to indicate multitimbral operation. The current MIX and EFFECT numbers are displayed, along with the current Bank and Mix’s name. The PROG[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 20 Auditioning Internal Programs ¿ Press the [PROGRAM] button to select Program Play Mode. You can now play the QuadraSynth Plus keyboard; the Program will be whatever was selected when last in Program mode (Program number 00 — 127). ¡ Select a Progr[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 21 PROG 1 MIDI MIDI ¿ Use the MIDI [ ♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons to select a MIDI channel from 1 — 16. The display will change to indicate the currently selected MIDI channel.[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 22 Realtime Performance Functions The QuadraSynth Plus provides various ways to control the sound as you are playing. Try out some of these functions while playing the keyboard. The sound of the effects can also change by using these controllers. The eff[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 23 1 2 3 4 When in Program Edit Mode or Mix Edit , the Quad Knobs are linked to the parameters that appear in the right side of the display. The lower line of the alphanumeric display will show the abbreviated name of each parameter, with a bar graph bel[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 24 The QuadraSynth Plus provides five internal Banks containing 100 Mixes in each. The currently selected Bank will be shown in the display just to the left of the currently selected Mix’s name. • Use the BANK [ ♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons to select a [...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 25 Editing a Mix In this section, we will assign Programs to and set volume levels for the 16 MIDI channels in a Mix, for playing back tracks from a MIDI sequencer. However, there is much more about a Mix that may be edited. Refer to Chapter 5 for more a[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 26 » Repeat steps ¬ — « until all desired Programs are assigned to all desired MIDI channels, and have the appropriate levels. J Changes to Mix parameters are temporary and will be lost if another Mix is selected. To make changes permanent, you must[...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 27 Setting the Effects Level Each Program can use up to four Sounds, for either layering or splitting the keyboard. Each of these Sounds has its own effects send level and effects bus assignment. Many of the Programs in the QuadraSynth Plus use only one [...]

Your First Session With The QuadraSynth Plus: Chapter 2 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 28 Note: If a Sound is not enabled in a Program, its title will be shown in lowercase (“snd4”), and adjust its controls will have no effect on the Sound until the Sound is enabled. To enable a Sound, hold down its respective Quad Button (i.e., [3] fo[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 29 C HAPTER 3 C ONNECTIONS Basic MIDI Hookup 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. The MIDI connections provide three di[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 30 Example 1: Master Controller for Live Use Most live applications use the QuadraSynth Plus to generate sounds, with (possibly) the MIDI output driving other MIDI devices, such as an S4 Plus rack unit, QuadraVerb 2 , other keyboards and sound modules, etc. To drive MIDI controlled dev[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 31 Example 2: Using an External Sequencer The QuadraSynth Plus can generate MIDI signals that are recorded by a sequencer. On playback, the sequencer sends this data back into the QuadraSynth Plus, which then serves as a multitimbral sound module (in Mix mode). The sequencer can genera[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 32 If you are driving other MIDI gear (such as an expander module or MIDI- responsive signal processor), you’ll usually drive these from the sequencer if it has additional MIDI outputs. However, you can also use the QuadraSynth Plus’s MIDI THRU connector to drive other modules sinc[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 33 About the Keyboard Mode In a Mix, the QuadraSynth Plus’s keyboard may be set up in several ways using the Keyboard Mode parameter found on Page 2 of Global mode. You need to determine which way is best for your application. The Keyboard Mode parameter determines how the keyboard w[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 34 If your footswitch seems to respond backwards (notes sustain unless the footswitch is pressed), turn off the QuadraSynth Plus, make sure the footswitch plug is fully inserted into the footswitch jack, then turn the power back on. J Don't hold downthe footswitch iwhen powering u[...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 35 Digital Audio/Optical Hookup The QuadraSynth Plus can send digital audio directly into ADAT , which provides better fidelity than using the analog inputs and outputs. The digital I/O connector follows a proprietary Alesis format that carries all four audio outputs on a single fiber [...]

Conn ections: Chapter 3 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 36 Tip: With this type of connection, the ADAT tracks will remain in tune with the QuadraSynth Plus even when the BRC’s pitch value is adjusted.[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 37 C HAPTER 4 O VERVIEW Basic Architecture The QuadraSynth Plus contains digitized acoustic and electronic voices , organized into 18 groups of sound types. The groups are: Piano Bass Ensemble Drums Organ Guitar Ethnic Percussion Keyboard Brass Voice Rhythm Synth Woodwind Sound FX QSPlus W[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 38 Modes The QuadraSynth Plus is always in one of two main modes: Program Mode or Mix Mode. Pressing [PROGRAM] selects Program Play Mode, while pressing [MIX] selects Mix Play Mode. While in Program Play Mode, you can press [SELECT] to access Program Edit Mode and Effects Edit Mode. While [...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 39 • set modulation routings so any parameter can be controlled via MIDI; • set the effect level for each Sound layer, and set which of the four effect sends each Sound layer will use for signal processing (such as reverb, delay, and chorus—or any combination of these). Mix Edit Mode[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 40 be hearing (and seeing) the original version of the Mix/Program. If you are editing a Mix and press [COMPARE], the original unedited MIX is temporarily recalled. Likewise, if you are editing a Program or its Effects Patch and press [COMPARE], the original Program will be temporarily rec[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 41 The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters The key to the QuadraSynth Plus user interface is the combination of the Display and four Quad Knobs/Buttons [1] — [4] located toward the right of the front panel. The Display constantly informs you of the QuadraSynth Plus?[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 42 and right-hand side of the display will show values related to that function. Only the functions used by the current edit mode will be displayed and selectable. Functions can also be selected from the DIRECT SELECT buttons (see page 31). • Page number strip. Some functions have too ma[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 43 Parameter Editing All parameter editing involves the same general procedure, with minor variations: ¿ Select the type of parameters you want to edit with the corresponding button: [ MIX ], [ PROGRAM ], or [ GLOBAL ]. Mix parameters edit a Mix. Program parameters edit a Program. Effects[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 44 Each bar graph indicates a parameter’s approximate value—increasing a value increases the column height. With bipolar values that can go positive or negative, turning a knob clockwise increases the column height upward from the midpoint, and turning a knob counterclockwise increases[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 45 Direct Function Selection When editing a Mix, Program or a Program’s Effects, the DIRECT SELECT buttons (located next to the large VOLUME knob) provide direct selection of edit Functions. This means you can get to the Function you want to edit fast. The Functions available for direct [...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 46 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 t[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 47 shows the Volume, Pan and Output of a single sound. In Edit 4 Mode, the Level function has three pages: all four sound volumes are page 1, all pans are on page 2, and all outputs are on page 3.[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 48 Resetting a Parameter Value It’s often convenient while editing to return a parameter to its default setting (usually, but not always, 0). This normally involves turning a Quad Knob or repeatedly pressing the VALUE [ ¬ ] and [  ] buttons, but here’s a quicker way: To reset a par[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 49 However, this requires that you “store over,” losing whatever was previously in that location. If you don’t want to lose any of the sounds in the User bank, you should back-up the entire bank to either an external SRAM or FlashRAM PCMCIA card, or (via MIDI System Exclusive) into a[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 50 Storing The [STORE ] button selects Store mode. Store mode has 6 pages which you can scroll through by using the PAGE [ ♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons. Each page in Store mode provides a different type of storage, copy or data transfer function. When storing edited Mixes, or Programs into th[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 51 ¬ Press [STORE] again to complete the operation. Or, Press any other button to cancel out of the Store operation without storing.[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 52 Copying Effects Between Programs Follow the steps below to copy the Effects from one Program to another Program in the User Bank. ¿ Press [PROGRAM] to select Program Play Mode. ¡ Use the VALUE [ ¬ ] and [  ] buttons to select the Program Number that uses the Effects you want to co[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 53 Storing a Mix only stores the Mix parameters, not the individual Programs or Effect Patch used in the Mix. If you have edited any of the Programs in the Mix or the Effects Patch, you must store them separately.[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 54 To Audition Programs Before Storing To look for available memory locations to permanently store your Program to, you can move between Program Mode and Mix Mode without losing your changes. This is because Program Mode has a Program edit buffer, and Mix Mode has its own Mix edit buffer a[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 55 The top right of the display will read “STORE PRG UsrXXX?” where XXX is a User Program number from 000—127. » Use Quad Knob [2] to enter the Program number you noted in step 6. If necessary, use Quad Knob [1] to select a Card Bank. … Press [ STORE ] again. The Program is now st[...]

Overview: Chapter 4 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 56 To audition Programs before overwriting them with STORE … when editing a Program in Mix Edit Mode: ¿ While in Mix Program Edit mode, press [PROGRAM]. This selects Program Play Mode, retaining your edits to the Program in Mix Edit. ¡ Press the BANK [ ♦ ] button until the word “US[...]

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Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 58 C HAPTER 5 E DITING M IXES What is a Mix? Mix Mode is one of the most powerful features of the QuadraSynth Plus. While in Program Mode you can play only one Program at a time, in Mix Mode you can play up to 16 Programs at once, either from the keyboard (as layers or splits) or from[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 59 to use. Each channel may be enabled or disabled, without changing any of its parameter settings. When a channel is disabled, its number will not appear in the upper left display, except when it is selected for editing. You can set levels, effect levels and bus assignments, pitch tr[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 60 changes will be lost. The same goes for editing the Effects, which will be stored with its associated Program. If you select another Mix before storing, your changes will be lost.[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 61 Program Assign for each MIDI Channel The first function of Mix Edit is Program Assign. Program Bank (User, Preset 1–4, Card) This determines which Bank the selected Program is located in for the selected MIDI channel. There are five Banks available in the QuadraSynth Plus. If you[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 62 AUX audio outputs. When set to OFF, the channel will not be sent to either set of outputs (but can still feed an effect bus).[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 63 Pitch The Pitch function lets you transpose a channel’s Program in either semitone or octave increments. By using both parameters together, you have a total transposition range of ±3 octaves. Octave (-2 to +2 octaves) This transposes the Program’s pitch in octave (12 semitone)[...]

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Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 65 Range (Page 2) MIDI In (On or Off) This determines whether or not the selected channel will respond to incoming MIDI messages. MIDI Out (On or Off) This determines whether or not the selected channel will transmit MIDI messages. Keyboard (On or Off) This determines whether or not t[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 66 • whenever a Channel’s “Level” parameter is edited, volume information will be transmitted as controller #7 on that Channel; • whenever a Channel’s “Pan” parameter is edited, panning information will be transmitted as controller #10 on that Channel (except when set [...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 67 The Effect Channel determines which channel’s Program’s Effect Patch will be used for the entire Mix. In other words, when the Effect Channel is set to 3, the Mix will use the Effect Patch used by the Program assigned to channel 3. FX MIDI (On or Off) This determines whether th[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 68 Polyphony in Mix Play Mode The QuadraSynth Plus 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[...]

Editing Mixes: Chapter 5 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 69 MIDI CH 1, and 1 is underlined, you'll hear it. All other ranges or layers will not respond to the keyboard (they will continue to respond to incoming MIDI messages on their respective channels, however). Use the MIDI [ ♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons to hear each channel in turn. O[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 70 C HAPTER 6 E DITING P ROGRAMS Overview 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. Although this manual presents informati[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 71 How the QuadraSynth Generates Sound The QuadraSynth Plus uses custom integrated circuits, developed by the Alesis engineering team specifically for the QuadraSynth Plus. These resemble the types of chips used in computers and other digital devices. In fact, you can think of the [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 72 messages from your sequencer (one for each channel) for every note; a layered program would need only one Note On message. • When layers of a Program are designed to be used together, and the individual layers by themselves wouldn't be used alone (for example, the percuss[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 73 Let’s look at each module’s function in detail. Voice This digitally-based oscillator provides the actual raw sounds from the 24 megabyte library of on-board samples. The oscillator's pitch can be tuned to a fixed frequency or modulated. Modulation is the process of var[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 74 Static (non-changing) filter settings can be useful, but varying the filter cutoff dynamically over time often produces more interesting effects. Modulating with velocity produces brighter sounds with louder dynamics, which produces a more accurate acoustic instrument simulation[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 75 towards the Voice, Filter, or Amp boxes is a modulation source. The amount of modulation, the time it takes place, and what controls (such as key velocity, footpedals, aftertouch, mod wheel etc.) affect it are important parameters in every Program. The QuadraSynth Plus provides [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 76 LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) The pitch, filter, and amp modules each have a dedicated LFO module for modulation. The term LFO stands for low frequency oscillator, and comes from how modulation was created in the early synth days (an oscillator set to a low frequency could modu[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 77 Effects parameters are edited separately from either the Program or the Mix, using Effects Edit Mode (more in Chapter 7). In Program Edit Mode, each of the four sounds in the Program has its own Effect Level control and can be assigned to any one of the four effect buses. Effect[...]

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Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 79 When Drum Mode is enabled, the sound will have fewer parameters for editing. Consequently, not all Function labels will appear in the LCD display as when Drum Mode is turned off. Specifically, the LFOs and all Envelopes (with the exception of the Amp Envelope) are unavailable. I[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 80 On the following page, you’ll find a chart listing the various samples in their respective groups. Group Voice Piano GrandPiano, Dark Piano, No Hammer, Piano wave, BrtRhdsHrd, BrtRhdsSft, BrtRhdsVel, MidRhdsHrd, MidRhdsSft, MidRhdsVel, Rhdes Hard, Rhdes Soft, Rhdes Velo, DynaR[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 81 Drums Stndrd Kit, Rock Kit 1, Rock Kit 2, Dance Kit, Stab Kick, Deep Kick, Spike Kick, Flap Kick, GarageKick, PillowKick, Elect Kick, Studio Snr, TurboSnare, PiccoloSnr, Crisp Snr, Power Snr, Dance Snr, Rimshot, Side Stick, Power Tom, Mid Tom, Floor Tom, Slam Tom, Cannon Tom, Cl[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 82 feed the sound to one of the effect buses for processing. See Chapter 7 for more information on editing Effects. Level (00 to 99) Determines how much of the sound feeds the chosen effect bus (see below). Higher values mean that the sound will be more effected. Bus (1 to 4) Selec[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 83 Tip: Aftertouch is useful for creating keyboard-controlled string bend effects. Low settings are good for “humanizing” synthesized sounds, since aftertouch changes can give very slight pitch changes, as associated with acoustic instruments. Pitch LFO Depth (-99 to +99) At +0[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 84 Speed curve maintains a constant glide rate regardless of the pitch difference between notes. Rate (0 to 99) Sets the glide duration. Higher numbers give longer glide times. The Rate value is affected by the Portamento value (see above). Keyboard Mode (Mono, Poly, 1-Pitch or 1-P[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 85 Filter Filter (Page 1) Frequency (00 to 99) This sets the filter's initial cutoff frequency. Lower values give a duller sound since this removes more harmonics; higher values let through more harmonics, which gives a brighter sound. Tip: Signals with complex harmonic struct[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 86 positive velocity control over the filter can simulate more realistic acoustic sounds.[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 87 Filter (Page 2) Modulation Wheel Depth (-99 to +99) Determines how moving the modulation wheel affects the filter cutoff frequency. Example: With positive settings, moving the modulation wheel up raises the filter cutoff frequency and moving it down lowers the filter cutoff freq[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 88 Amp Velocity Curve (13 choices) This selects how the sound will respond to the dynamics of your playing the keyboard. A LINEAR curve is the norm, whereby the increase in level is equal to the increase in velocity ; the velocity values increase as you play harder. Many of the Vel[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 89 higher the number (either positive or negative), the greater the effect for a given amount of aftertouch. Tip: Use aftertouch to “swell” the amplitude of brass and horn parts. Amplitude LFO Depth (-99 to +99) At +00, the Amp LFO has no effect. Higher positive values increase[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 90 appear to have two zones. All notes from the bottom of the keyboard to the high limit note will play, and all notes from the lower limit to the top of the keyboard will play, but the notes between the high limit and the lower limit will not play. This can be further enhanced in [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 91 Sound Overlap (00 to 99) This determines how many voices can overlap on the same pitch. Example: If you hold the sustain pedal down and play the same note over and over, Sound Overlap determines how many voices are available for that note, and thus how many voices will overlap ([...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 92 If you have Sound Overlap set to 99, hold the sustain pedal and play a series of notes, you will run through all 64 voices in no time. By adjusting the Sound Overlap to a lower value, you decrease the number of voices used by each new note, and thereby ensure there are voices av[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 93 Mod About General Purpose Modulation Although there are several dedicated modulators in the QuadraSynth Plus (e.g., the pitch can always be modulated by the pitch LFO and pitch envelope), sophisticated synthesizer programming demands the ability to use as many modulation sources[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 94 • Velocity relates to how fast a key goes from the key up (note off) to the key down (note on) position, and therefore represents the dynamics of your playing. • Release velocity relates to how fast a key goes from the key down (note on) to the key up (note off) position. Ex[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 95 • 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. The harder you press on the keys, the greater the de[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 96 • Random This provides a different modulation value every time you hit a key. Example: With vintage analog synth patches, use pitch as the destination and apply a very slight amount of random modulation. Each note will have a slightly different pitch, which simulates the natur[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 97 Modulation Level (-99 to +99) 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 incr[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 98 Pitch LFO Pitch LFO (Page 1) The Pitch LFO is most often used to apply vibrato to a sound. J The following Pitch LFO variables will make a difference in the sound only if the PITCH LFO DEPTH (on Page 2 of the PITCH function) is set to a value other than 0, or, if the Pitch LFO i[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 99 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. However, the LFO Trigger parameter determines whether or[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 100 Wheel is moved up, and lowers the level when moved down. Negative settings of this parameter will decrease the output level of the PLFO as the Mod Wheel is raised. Since the output level of the PLFO cannot be less than zero, a negative setting of the Mod Wheel parameter will ha[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 101 Filter LFO Filter LFO (Page 1) The Filter LFO is most often used to apply tremolo-like or "wah- wah" effects to a sound. J The following Filter LFO variables will affect the sound only if the FILTER LFO DEPTH (on Page 2 of the FILTER function) is set to a value other [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 102 Mod Wheel (-99 to 99) 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. Negative settings of this parameter will decrease the out[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 103 Poly, Key Mono and Key Poly. A description of these settings is found in the Trigger section of the PLFO description on page 67.[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 104 Amp LFO (Page 2) Level (00 to 99) 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. Example: [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 105 pitch go to maximum immediately on hitting the key (if the Delay is also set to 0 in PENV Page 2--see below); a setting of 99 will result in a much slower attack, taking many seconds before the envelope gets to maximum.[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 106 Decay & Sustain (00 to 99) 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. [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 107 that the Pitch Envelope’s Trigger parameter (see next page) is set to “Freerun”. However, when the Delay is set to “Hold”, “Freerun” mode is forced on regardless of the Trigger parameter’s setting. Sustain Decay (00 to 99) This is the amount of time that the env[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 108 not already there) when the note is released and the sustain pedal is held down. If a long attack is set, and the envelope does not reach the end of the attack segment when the note is released, it will be skipped and the envelope will jump immediately to the release segment. I[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 109 Velocity Modulation (00 to 99) This determines how keyboard dynamics will affect the envelope level. When set to 99, note velocity controls the envelope’s output; notes played hard will deliver a higher envelope output than notes played soft. When set to 0, note velocity will[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 110 Release (00 to 99) Eventually, you will let go of the note that you’ve been holding (either by releasing the note on the keyboard, or releasing the sustain pedal if it was pressed). It is at this point that the Release portion of the envelope takes effect. The Release is the [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 111 Filter Envelope (Page 2) Delay (00 to 99) 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, withou[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 112 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 cycl[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 113 Sustain Pedal (On or Off) This determines whether or not the Sustain Pedal will have an effect on the envelope. When turned on, holding down the Sustain Pedal while playing short notes is virtually the equivalent to holding down those notes on the keyboard with some subtle but [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 114 Page 2--see below); a setting of 99 will result in a much slower attack, taking many seconds before the envelope gets to maximum. Decay & Sustain (00 to 99) As soon as the attack portion of the envelope finishes (when the level reaches maximum), the envelope will decay (dec[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 115 “Freerun” mode is forced on regardless of the Trigger parameter’s setting. Sustain Decay (00 to 99) This is the amount of time that the envelope will take during the sustain stage to bring the level down to 0. If this is set to 99, the envelope will remain at the Sustain [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 116 already there) when the note is released and the sustain pedal is held down. If a long attack is set, and the envelope does not reach the end of the attack segment when the note is released, it will be skipped and the envelope will jump immediately to the sustain decay segment.[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 117 Tracking Generator The Tracking Generator is used to scale a modulation source. For example, normally you could modulate the Amp (volume) of a sound using velocity; the harder you play, the louder the sound gets. The amount of change in volume is equal to the change in velocity[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 118 0 100 POINTS: 01234 56789 1 0 LINEAR 0 100 POINTS: 01234 56789 1 0 NON-LINEAR 0 100 POINTS: 01234 56789 1 0 NON-LINEAR STEPPED Tip: The Tracking Generator can be used to turn a variable control, such as the Mod Wheel or velocity, into a switch by setting all of the points to 0 [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 119 For detailed descriptions of each of these sources, see the section “Modulation Source” in the Mod section on pages 67—69. Points 0 — 10 (00—100) Quad Knobs [2], [3] and [4] in page 1 of the TRACK function control the levels of points 0 —2. Points 3—6 are found on[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 120 Misc. Drum Mode This enables and disables Drum Mode which allows you to assign individual drum sounds to individual keys. To Program a sound in Drum Mode, refer to the next section “Programming Drum Sounds.” Sound Enable This is the master on/off switch for the selected sou[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 121 Programming Drum Sounds To program a sound in Drum Mode, you must first enable Drum Mode for that particular sound in the Misc. Function (see previous section). Quad Knob [4] is always used to select a Drum (1—10), regardless of which Function or Page is selected (except Effe[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 122 Each of the 10 drums in a sound can have its own level, pan position, and output assignment. The Level function provides these controls. Use Quad Knob [1] to adjust the selected drum’s level (00 to 99), Quad Knob [2] to adjust pan position (<3 to >3), and Quad Knob [3] [...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 123 A LINEAR curve is the norm, whereby the increase in level is equal to the increase in velocity; the velocity values increase as you play harder. Many of the Velocity Curves make up sets to be used by 2, 3 or 4 drums in order to facilitate velocity crossfading, whereby a differe[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 124 increments (e.g., Gate00 = Decay setting of 0 with gating, Gate05 = Decay setting of 5 with gating, etc.). Gating means that the drum sound will continue to be played as long as the key is held. This is useful for longer sounds, like cymbals, when you wish to hear a short crash[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 125 Copying Sounds While editing a Program, it is helpful to be able to copy a sound to another sound in either the same Program or a different Program, especially if you are building a split or layered Program. This can be done very easily from within the Store function. To copy a[...]

Editing Programs: Chapter 6 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 126 ƒ Press [STORE] to copy the sound. Initializing Programs If you want to start programming from “scratch”, you can easily reset all parameters to their default settings by re-initializing the software. Make sure your mod wheel is all the way down before re-initializing, oth[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 127 C HAPTER 7 E DITING E FFECTS About Signal Processing The built-in effects processor of the QuadraSynth Plus is similar to that of the Alesis QuadraVerb 2, capable of generating multiple, fully digital effects simultaneously. The QuadraSynth Plus effects processor has four inputs[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 128 adjustments– left and right – for several parameters). Consequently, the more parameters an effect has, additional pages become available for that function. The number of pages the currently selected function has and the current page are always shown in the bottom left of th[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 129 order to have your changes remembered and heard the same way in the future. The actual arrangement of depth of reverb, delay time, etc., is saved as part of the Effects Edit parameters when a Program is stored. It is possible for different Mixes to share the same Effects Patch. [...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 130 Clip While routing sounds into the effects processor, the word “CLIP” will temporarily appear in the display if an input is overloading the effects. If this should occur, try reducing the Input Levels for each of the effects devices in the current configuration, and (if nece[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 131 sends 1, 2 and 3 in Configuration #1, but not on send 4—as you can see in the chart on page 92. Although only used in Configuration #s 4 and 5, the word “MISC.” will appear in the display. This can be selected in the same manner as any other function using the FUNCTION [ ?[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 132 • If [STORE] is pressed twice while editing a Program that is on a Channel other than the Effect Channel, the edited Program will be stored without altering its previous Effects settings. • If [STORE] is pressed twice while editing a Mix (Mix Edit Mode), only the Mix paramet[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 133 Copying Effect Patches When you want a Program to use the Effects from a different Program, you must copy that other Program’s Effects into the Program you are working on. This is done within Store Mode using the “Copy Effect” function. First, select the Program which cont[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 134 Here is a run-down of the various Configurations:[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 135 Configuration #1: 4-Sends, 1 Reverb 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 Delay 2 Reverb 2 Mono chorus Mono delay Balance an[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 136 is similar to a block diagram for a mixer, with signal moving generally from the left to the right. The number next to each function name represents one of the four effect sends. For example, Delay 2 refers to the Delay effect on effect send 2. This Configuration #1 provides thr[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 137 Configuration #2: 4-Sends, 2 Reverb 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 Room Hall Large Gate Reverse Reverb 4 Reverb 4 Level to Reverb 3[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 138 Effect send 1’s Delay, Pitch, and Reverb can feed the Mix output directly. Unlike the first configuration, however, Pitch 3 can be routed to the Mix only after passing through Reverb 3.[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 139 Configuration #3: 4-Sends, 1 Lezlie 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. BAL. BAL. BAL.[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 140 Send 4 has only a Mono Delay effect, which may also be routed to Reverb 1.[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 141 Configuration #4: 2-Sends, with EQ Pitch 1 Delay 1 Reverb 1 Misc. 1 Mono chorus Mono delay Plate 1 EQ Stereo chorus Stereo delay Plate 2 Mono flange Ping-Pong delay Room Stereo flange Hall Pitch detune Large Resonator Gate Reverse Pitch 2 Delay 2 Reverb 2 Mono chorus Mono delay [...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 142 Configuration #5: OD>CHS>DDL>REV>LZ 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. 1 DELA Y 1 BAL. 1 2 AMP REVERB 1 1 BAL. 1 2 LEZLIE DELAY 1 1 PITCH 1 MISC. 1 Pitch 1 Delay[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 143 Reverb 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. In nature, different sized spaces give distinctly different sounding reverbs, depending on the size and shape of the spac[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 144 which Pitch type is selected. If the signal is taken from the effect send, the Reverb will receive direct, uneffected signal. Input Balance Quad Knob [3] allows you to control the balance between Reverb Inputs 1 and 2 and therefore control the blend between the various input sou[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 145 Input level Quad Knob [4] controls the overall Input Level going into the Reverb. Chorus Input Level If Configuration #2 is selected (refer to block diagram of Configuration #2, earlier in this chapter), the first page of the Reverb function will look like this: MIDI CHAN PROG P[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 146 MIDI CHAN PROG PROG 1 PRESET EDITING: 4 EFFECT PITCH MOD CONFIG REVERB DELA Y MIX MISC. P AGE: 1 There are only two parameters: Balance and Input Level. This is because in Configuration #1, effect send 4 only has a Delay effect, and not a Pitch effect like the other effect sends[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 147 If Configuration #2 is selected and you press [EDIT 1] to advance to effect send 2 while the Reverb function is selected, the display will look like this: MIDI CHAN PROG PROG 1 PRESET EDITING: 2 EFFECT PITCH MOD CONFIG REVERB DELA Y MIX MISC. P AGE: 1 Quad Knob [1] lets you adju[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 148 reverberant sound with much less high end (treble) than a room with hard surfaces. This reverb type can easily simulate both examples and many, many more. Hall. Much larger than a room, Halls are characterized by their high ceilings, irregular shapes, and generally uniform densi[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 149 Gated. Gated Reverb is a very popular effect on drums first found on English records in the early 1980s. This reverb type can simulate applying a noise gate (a device that automatically decreases the volume once the signal falls below a certain level) across the output of the re[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 150 room or hall, with softer surfaces absorbing more high frequencies and smaller rooms having faster low frequency decay. If the selected Reverb type is Gate, the Low Decay parameter is unavailable.[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 151 Reverb (Page 4) Density Density controls how the first reflection 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 “fade-in” and then “fade-out”. This is be[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 152 Delay The Delay function is used to edit Delay parameters. Delay (Page 1) The QuadraSynth Plus’s effects processor has three different Delay types available. Note: Some delay modules only feature a mono Delay, and therefore the Delay Type parameter will be unavailable. Instead[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 153[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 154 Pitch The Pitch function is used to edit Pitch parameters. Pitch (Page 1) The first page of the Pitch function will look different depending on the selected Configuration and which effect send you are editing. Normally, there will only be one parameter: Pitch Type. However, in t[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 155 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. Once again, this causes the [...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 156 Many variables are available, from varying the speed and depth of the LFO to feeding back part of the signal to make the effect stronger. The Flanger’s waveform shape can be either “Normal” or “Inverted”. Use the “Inverted” setting for a more dramatic flange effect[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 157 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. Once again, this causes the effect to become m[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 158 Pitch (Page 2) If the Pitch type is Mono Chorus, Stereo Chorus, Mono Flange or Stereo Flange, page 2 of the Pitch function contain the following four parameters: Waveform Shape Quad Knob [1] determines the LFO’s waveform shape. This parameter only appears when the Mono or Ster[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 159 Mod The Mod Function lets you control various effects parameters from the various controls on the QuadraSynth Plus (keyboard, after-touch, pitch-bender, etc.) or from the MIDI input. This is extremely useful when dynamic or real-time control is required in a live playing situati[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 160 depending on the effect chosen. However, the Mod Destinations retain their names. Example: If the Resonator is the Pitch effect, the Pitch Speed Modulation Destination controls the first parameter in the Resonator (Tuning). Mod Level The Mod level is the amount that the Destinat[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 161 section is still available (depending on the bus and configuration) to following Pitch and Reverb sections. Reverb Level Adjusting this value will cause the Reverb Output Level to increase or decrease. The Reverb Output level is the level for the Reverb Section of the QuadraSynt[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 162 The Overdrive effect provides four parameters spread across two editing pages. It is only used in Configuration #5. Overdrive Type This selects one of two Overdrive Types: Soft and Hard. The Soft Overdrive has less gain and provides slightly less distortion than the Hard Overdri[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 163 Overdrive Threshold This sets the level the signal feeding the Overdrive effect must be reach before the Overdrive effect will begin distorting. It can be set between 00 and 99. If this number is very low, the Overdrive effect will start to distort almost right away. When set to[...]

Editing Effects: Chapter 7 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 164[...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 165 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, display contrast, controller settings, keyboard mode, edit mode and the 48 kHz input. Editing Global Parameters ¿ Press the[...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 166 MIDI mode will be enabled, and Mix 00 of Preset Bank 4 will automatically be selected. Master Pitch and Master Tuning In Page 1 of Global Edit Mode, Quad Knob [3] adjusts the QuadraSynth Plus’s overall pitch (-12 to +12/up or down an octave). Adjust this parameter when you wis[...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 167 In Page 2 of Global Edit mode, Quad Knob [4] selects the Keyboard Mode (NORMAL, CH SOLO, OUT 1 – OUT 16). This determines how the keyboard will function. When in Mix Mode, you have the option to transmit on several MIDI channels at once, or to temporarily isolate certain chann[...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 168 Example: If you adjusted Controller A (using Quad Knob [1]) to, say, a value of 25 and then you recalled a different Program, the value of Controller A would remain at 25 if the “A–D Reset” function was turned off. Alternatively, the Controller A value would reset to 0 if [...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 169 Remember, whenever one of the Controllers A–D is used in the currently selected Program, a pair of arrows will appear on either side of that Controllers name in the display while in either Program Play Mode or Mix Play Mode. This indicates that turning that Controller’s asso[...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 170 In Page 6 of Global Edit mode, Quad Knob [1] determines the MIDI Program Select mode (Off, On, Mix Select Channel 1 –16). When this is set to “Off”, the QuadraSynth Plus will not respond to incoming MIDI Program Change messages, nor will it transmit Program Changes. When s[...]

Global Settings: Chapter 8 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 171 If the MIDI Program Select parameter is turned “On” and a new Bank is selected using the BANK [ ♦ ] and [ ∅ ] buttons, a Bank Change message (followed by the appropriate Program Change message) will be transmitted out the MIDI Out connector. If, additionally, a new Bank [...]

MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 172 C HAPTER 9 MIDI T RANSFER A ND S TORAGE O PERATIONS Saving the User Bank to an External Card The entire contents of the QuadraSynth Plus’s User memory (100 Mixes, 128 Programs, 128 Effects Patches) can be stored to an Alesis QuadraCard RAM card inserted in[...]

MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 173 Storing an Individual Program or Mix to an External Card You also have the option of storing a Mix or Program directly to a specific location in a RAM Sound Card Bank (instead of transferring the entire Bank) and vice versa. However, the Sound Card you are s[...]

MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 174 Card Storage RAMifications Whenever you transfer an internal Bank to a RAM card, the result is that all Mixes in the transferred Bank are changed so that they now access the Programs on the card bank to which the User bank was saved (since they reside there,[...]

MIDI Transfer and Storage Operations: Chapter 9 QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 175 To send the entire User bank via MIDI: ¿ Connect a MIDI cable from the QuadraSynth Plus’s MIDI Out to the MIDI In of a device capable of receiving the data (S4, another QuadraSynth Plus, etc.). ¡ Press [STORE]. ¬ Use either PAGE [ ♦ ] or [ ∅ ] to se[...]

Troubleshooting: Appendix A QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 176 A PPENDIX A T ROUBLE -S HOOTING Trouble-Shooting Index If you are experience problems while operating the QuadraSynth Plus, please use the following table to locate possible causes and solutions before contacting Alesis customer service for assistance. Symptom Cause Solution Th[...]

Troubleshooting: Appendix A QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 177 Checking Software Version The current software version may be determined by holding [GLOBAL] and pressing [PROGRAM]. The QuadraSynth Plus will indicate the current software version installed in the upper right display. Maintenance/Service Cleaning Disconnect the AC cord, then u[...]

Troubleshooting: Appendix A QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 178 shock-absorbing materials such as styrofoam pellets (the kind without CFCs, please) or “bubble-pack” surrounding the unit. Shipping damage caused by inadequate packing is not covered by the Alesis warranty. Tape a note to the top of the unit describing the problem, include [...]

Troubleshooting: Appendix A QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 179[...]

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MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 181 A PPENDIX B MIDI S UPPLEMENT MIDI Basics Most current electronic instruments and signal processors, including the QuadraSynth Plus, contain an internal computer. Computers and music have been working together for decades, which is not surprising considering music’s mathematic[...]

MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 182 MIDI Message Basics 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[...]

MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 183 Continuous Controller. Footpedals, breath controllers, and modulation wheels can vary sounds as you play, thus adding expressiveness. MIDI allows for 64 continuous controllers (these act like potentiometers in that you can choose one of many different values) and 58 continuous/[...]

MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 184 125 Omni On (0) 126 Mono On (0-16; 0=Omni Off) 127 Poly On (0)[...]

MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 185 System Common Messages 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). It is primarily used to allow differ[...]

MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 186 names (in some cases abreviated) with the letters GM added to indicate their are designed specifically for use in General MIDI mode.[...]

MIDI Supplement: Appendix B QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 187 There are three MIDI registered parameters which the QuadraSynth plus will recognize in Mix Play Mode when General MIDI Mode is enabled. These are: • MIDI Registered Parameter 0 (Pitch Bend Sensitivity): This will directly effect the Pitch Wheel Range parameter of all four So[...]

MIDI Implementation Chart QuadraSynth User’s Manual 188 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1 — 16 1 — 16 each 1 — 16 1 — 16 each Memorized Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 X * * * * * * * * Mode 3 X Note Number True Voice 0 — 127 * * * * * * * * 0 — 127 0 — 127 Velocit[...]

Parameters Index: Appendix C QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 189 APPENDIX C: P ARAMETERS I NDEX Program Parameters Parameter Function Page Quad Knob Page in Manual Aftertouch Depth: Amp Amp 1 2 61 Aftertouch Depth: ALFO ALFO 2 3 71 Aftertouch Depth: Filter Filter 2 2 60 Aftertouch Depth: FLFO FLFO 2 3 70 Aftertouch Depth: Pitch Pitch 2 2 57[...]

Parameters Index: Appendix C QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 190 Parameter Function Page Quad Knob Page in Manual Mod. Wheel Level: ALFO ALFO 2 2 71 Mod. Wheel Level: Filter Filter 2 1 60 Mod. Wheel Level: FLFO FLFO 2 2 70 Modulation Destination Mod 1–6 2 66 Modulation: Gate Mode Mod 1–4 4 66 Modulation Level Mod 1–6 3 66 Modulation: [...]

Parameters Index: Appendix C QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 191 Tuning: Semitone Pitch 1 1 57 Parameter Function Page Quad Knob Page in Manual Tuning: Detune Pitch 1 3 57 Tuning: Type Pitch 1 4 57 Velocity Filter 1 4 59 Velocity Curve/Crossfade Amp 1 1 61 Voice Select: Group Assign Voice 1 1 54 Voice Select: Sound Name Assign Voice 1 3 54 [...]

Parameters Index: Appendix C QuadraSynth Plus Piano Reference Manual 192[...]