Alesis QS7.1 manuals

Alesis QS7.1 Service Manual (97 pages)

Brand: Alesis | Category: Digital pianos | Size: 1.38 MB |

English

Table of contents

Preface

2

READ THIS!

2

Warnings

3

Safety Suggestions

4

General Troubleshooting

5

Acknowledgments

6

Table Of Contents

7

List Of Figures

9

List Of Tables

9

1.00 General Descriptions

10

2.00 Theory Of Operation

16

2.31A RESET

18

2.31C Other Processor I/O

19

2.31D MIDI

19

2.31E PC Serial Connector

20

2.32A Sound Generation

20

2.32B ROM Card Connector

21

2.34A Reading Velocity

22

2.34B QS8 Key Construction

22

2.53A QS6/7/8 PC Serial

28

2.53B QS6/7/8 MAC Serial

28

2.53C QSR Variant

28

3.00 Test Procedures

29

Figure 8 - 48KHz Test

31

Figure 15 - SG ASIC Pinout

37

Figure 16 - FX ASIC Pinout

37

Figure 19 - FX SRAM Pinout

39

Figure 20 - EPROM Pinout

39

Figure 21- Sound ROM Pinout

39

Figure 22 - GAL Pinout

40

Figure 23 - DAC Pinout

40

6.15 QS6 Main Revision F

43

6.20 QS7/8

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6.21 QS7/8 Main Revision B

44

6.22 QS7/8 Main Revision C

45

6.23 QS7/8 Main Revision D

45

7.10 QS6

48

7.20 QS7/QS8

49

7.40 QSR

49

SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE FORMAT

51

PARAMETER FORMAT

58

Keyboard Sound:

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9.10 QS6 Service Parts List

77

9.20 QS7 Service Parts List

81

9.30 QSR Service Parts List

85

9.40 QS8 Service Parts List

88

11.00 INDEX

94

12.00 Schematics

97

Alesis QS7.1 User Manual (6 pages)

Brand: Alesis | Category: Digital pianos | Size: 0.09 MB |

English

Table of contents

A WORD ABOUT THE QS CD-ROM

1

USING PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDS

2

❡ Press [STORE]

3

① Press [ PAGE] twice

3

CARD STORAGE RAMIFICATIONS

5

MORE ABOUT SRAM CARDS

6

SRAM CARDS AND MIX MODE

6

Alesis QS7.1 User Manual (11 pages)

Brand: Alesis | Category: Digital pianos | Size: 0.23 MB |

English

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SETUP & CONNECTIONS

1

CONNECTIONS

2

AND CARE

3

BASIC MIDI HOOKUP

4

DIRECT COMPUTER LINK

7

PCS AND COMPATIBLES RUNNING

8

MACINTOSH

8

PEDAL AND FOOTSWITCH HOOKUP

9

48 KHZ IN

10

Alesis QS7.1 Instruction Manual (188 pages)

Brand: Alesis | Category: Digital pianos | Size: 2.00 MB |

English

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION

2

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

2

MANUAL CONVENTIONS

3

Unpacking and Inspection

4

CONTENTS

5

Table of Contents

8

SETUP & CONNECTIONS

9

CONNECTIONS

10

AND CARE

11

BASIC MIDI HOOKUP

12

DIRECT COMPUTER LINK

15

PCS AND COMPATIBLES RUNNING

16

MACINTOSH

16

PEDAL AND FOOTSWITCH HOOKUP

17

48 KHZ IN

18

OVERVIEW

20

THE EDIT MODE BUTTONS

21

THE DISPLAY

22

THE PLAY MODE BUTTONS

23

THE SELECTION BUTTONS

23

PROGRAMS, MIXES, AND BANKS

25

Overview: Part 2

26

WHAT'S A BANK?

27

THE PERFORMANCE CONTROLS

28

PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDS

30

FIRST SESSION

31

Part 3: First Session

32

PLAYING PROGRAMS

33

PLAYING MIXES

34

FINDING OUT WHAT PROGRAMS ARE

35

IN THE MIX YOU ARE PLAYING

35

TRANSPOSING THE KEYBOARD

36

PERFORMANCE TRANSPOSITION

37

BASIC OPERATION

38

Part 4: Basic Operation

39

COPYING EXISTING PROGRAMS AND

40

USER BANK

40

…OR TO A NEW LOCATION ON A

40

CARD BANK

40

STORING ALTERED MIXES TO THE

41

USER BANK (OR TO A CARD)

41

COMPARE MODE

42

PLAYING SEQUENCES FROM A CARD

43

THE GLOBAL SETTINGS

44

(AND HOW TO CHANGE THEM)

44

EDITING GLOBAL PARAMETERS

45

PAGE 1 — MASTER PITCH

45

PAGE 2 — MASTER TUNE

46

PAGE 4 — KEYBOARD VELOCITY

46

PAGE 5 — TRANSPOSE

47

PAGE 6 — KEYBOARD MODE

47

PAGE 7 — GENERAL MIDI

48

PAGE 8 — CONTROLLER A #

48

PAGE 9 — CONTROLLER B #

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Controller 013

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PAGE 10 — CONTROLLER C #

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PAGE 11 — CONTROLLER D #

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PAGE 12 — PEDAL 1 CONTROL #

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PAGE 13 — PEDAL 2 CONTROL #

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PAGE 14 — MIDI PROGRAM SELECT

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PAGE 15 — INPUT/OUTPUT MODE

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PAGE 16 — MIDI OUT MODE

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PAGE 18 — CONTROLLER A-D MODE

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Basic Operation: Part 4

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WHAT WE’LL COVER HERE

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THE POWER OF MIX MODE

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USING AN EXTERNAL SEQUENCER

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SELECTING THE KEYBOARD MODE

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MIDI PrgSl: OFF

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MIDI PrgSl: ON

58

MIDI MixSl: CH 1-16

59

MAKING IT HAPPEN

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Part 5: MIDI

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EDITING EFFECTS

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ENTERING EFFECTS EDIT MODE

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FROM PROGRAM MODE

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FROM MIX MODE

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SELECTING FROM AMONG THE

70

TO ANOTHER

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6) Press [STORE]

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EFFECTS, PROGRAMS, AND MIXES

75

CONFIGURATION #1: 1 REVERB

76

HOW “1 REVERB” IS ARRANGED

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CONFIGURATION #2: 2 REVERBS

78

HOW “2 REVERBS” IS ARRANGED

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CONFIGURATION #4: 1 REVERB+EQ

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ROUTING SOUNDS OR PROGRAMS

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THROUGH THE EFFECTS ONLY

83

SETTING EFFECT SEND LEVELS

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IF THE SEND INPUTS CLIP…

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Basic Operation on page 35

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LO EQ FREQUENCY

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LO EQ GAIN

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HI EQ FREQUENCY

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HI EQ GAIN

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[60] — MOD

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MOD1 DESTINATION

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MOD1 LEVEL

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MOD2 SOURCE

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MOD2 DESTINATION

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MOD2 LEVEL

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ONFIGURATIONS 3 AND 5 ONLY)

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HORN LEVEL

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[80] — PITCH

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RESONATOR TUNING

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RESONATOR DECAY

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[90] — DELAY

99

Part 6: Editing Effects

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[100] — REVERB

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INPUT BALANCE

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REVERB INPUT LEVEL (SEND 1)

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REVERB PARAMETERS

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PRE-DELAY TIME

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PRE-DELAY MIX

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INPUT FILTER

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LOW DECAY/ HIGH DECAY

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DIFFUSION

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Diffusion parameter

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OVERDRIVE TYPE

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OVERDRIVE THRESHOLD

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OVERDRIVE BRIGHTNESS

108

OVERDRIVE BALANCE

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[120] — EFFECT MIX

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REVERB LEVEL

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LEZLIE LEVEL

110

OVERDRIVE LEVEL

110

EDITING MIXES

111

MIX EDIT MODE

112

NDERSTANDING THE EDIT BUFFERS

113

EVEL SETTING FOR EACH PROGRAM

114

KEYBOARD/MIDI

116

CONTROLLERS

117

SETTING THE RANGE

118

NAMING A MIX

118

EDITING PROGRAMS

119

PROGRAM SOUND LAYERS

120

HOW THE QS GENERATES SOUND

120

QS SIGNAL FLOW

121

THE VOICE

122

LOWPASS FILTER

122

ABOUT MODULATION

123

ABOUT SIGNAL PROCESSING

124

DRUM MODE

125

Part 8: Editing Programs

126

STORING YOUR EDITED PROGRAMS

127

PROGRAM EDIT FUNCTIONS

128

Sound Enable Page 1

129

Sound Type Page 2

129

Sound Page 4

130

Editing Programs: Part 8

131

QS7.1/QS8.1 Reference Manual

131

Velocity (-99 to +99) Page 3

137

AMP/RANGE

139

QS8.1 Keyboard Range

141

Program Sound Range

141

PITCH ENVELOPE

143

Delay (00 to 99, Hold) Page 5

144

Level (00 to 99) Page 10

145

FILTER ENVELOPE

146

Delay (00 to 99) Page 5

147

AMP ENVELOPE

149

MOD 1 – MOD 6

152

Modulation Source Page 1

153

Modulation Destination Page 2

155

Gate Mode (Off or On) Page 4

155

Quantize Mode (Off or On)

156

PITCH LFO

157

Delay (00 to 99) Page 3

158

FILTER LFO

159

TRACKING GENERATOR

162

Tracking Input Page 1

163

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS

169

MIXPROG EDIT” appears

171

A WORD ABOUT THE QS CD-ROM

173

USING PCMCIA EXPANSION CARDS

174

❡ Press [STORE]

175

① Press [ PAGE] twice

175

CARD STORAGE RAMIFICATIONS

177

MORE ABOUT SRAM CARDS

178

SRAM CARDS AND MIX MODE

178

TROUBLESHOOTING

179

RECOVERING FROM A “CRASH”

180

RE-INITIALIZING

180

Appendix A — Trouble-Shooting

181

CHECKING THE SOFTWARE VERSION

182

MAINTENANCE/SERVICE

182

OBTAINING REPAIR SERVICE

183

Alesis QS7.1 User Manual (4 pages)

Brand: Alesis | Category: Digital pianos | Size: 0.19 MB |

English

Table of contents

Quick Reference Guide

1

How To Recall Programs

2

Program Organization

2

How To Play The Demos

2

How To Recall Mixes

3

Editing A Mix

3

Using The Modulation Sources

3

Editing A Program

4

Editing Effects

4

Alesis QS7.1 User Manual (13 pages)

Brand: Alesis | Category: Digital pianos | Size: 0.87 MB |

English

Table of contents

Alesis QS Synthesizers

1

REPAIR A BROKEN KEY

9

2.34 THE KEYSCAN ASIC

12

2.34A READING VELOCITY

12

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