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Chapter 5: Editing Mixes
P
OLYPHONY IN
M
IX
P
LAY
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ODE
The QS 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...). This is extreme, of course, but should tell you what you can expect when you really pile on the layers from the keyboard.
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SING THE
QS
AS A
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ASTER
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EYBOARD
Mix Play Mode gives the QS the capabilities of a MIDI master keyboard. You can layer the QS’s internal sounds with an external synthesizer's sounds without using up internal polyphony by adjusting the proper parameters in the Mix Edit mode.
Example:
You can have 2 layers (or a split) played directly from the QS, simultaneously playing on external synthesizers using a MIDI channel which has its internal QS’s Program Enable parameter turned OFF.
S
ETTING THE
MIDI O
UT
C
HANNELS FOR A
M
IX IN
G
LOBAL
M
ODE
The QS offers a wide variety of ways to set the MIDI output. It is very easy in
Program Play Mode; you just use the [
▲
PAGE
] and [PAGE ] buttons to set the
MIDI OUT channel for the whole instrument. But when using the QS in Mix Play
Mode, you may want to transmit on several MIDI channels at once, and to temporarily isolate certain channels within a Mix. This is done with the Keyboard
Mode function.
➀
Press [EDIT SELECT] and then [BANK ].
Note the word "Global" in blue under the BANK key.
➁
Press [PAGE ] five times to get to Page 6.
The display should look like this:
ED:GLOBAL „œ
KBD MODE: N ORMAL
➂
Use the [▲ VALUE] and [VALUE ▼] buttons or the CONTROLLER [D] slider to set the Keyboard Mode.
The options are: NORMAL, CH SOLO and OUT 1 — OUT 16.
NORMAL.
In this mode, the MIDI channels sent out will correspond to whatever layers or splits the Mix is set up for. For example, in a Mix bank, there may be several Mixes in which the keyboard is split in two or more ways from left to right; each of these “zones” is linked to a different set of channels. As you play through each zone, it can be set to send MIDI messages corresponding to that key range and trigger the corresponding channels. Note that certain controllers such as pitch bend and aftertouch will send on all channels at once. The MIDI Monitor indicators in the display will show which channels are enabled; but if the QS is sending a MIDI OUT message on a channel without its internal sound being enabled, it will not show on the MIDI Monitor.
46 QS7/QS8 Reference Manual
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Table of contents
- 7 Unpacking and Inspection
- 7 AC Power
- 8 Line Conditioners and Protectors
- 9 About Audio Cables
- 9 Basic Audio Hookup
- 11 Powering Up
- 11 Playing the Demo Sequences
- 11 What’s a Program?
- 12 What’s a Mix?
- 12 What's a Bank?
- 12 About Sound Groups
- 13 Playing the QS Keyboard
- 13 Program Mode and Mix Mode
- 14 Selecting the MIDI Channel in Program Mode
- 14 Auditioning Internal Programs
- 14 Selecting Program Banks
- 15 Realtime Performance Functions
- 15 The Controller A–D Sliders
- 16 Auditioning Mix Play Mode
- 16 Selecting Mix Banks
- 17 Choosing Programs in a Mix
- 18 Storing an Edited Mix
- 18 Enabling General MIDI Mode
- 19 Using the PCMCIA Expansion Card Slots
- 20 A Word About the QS CD-ROM
- 21 Basic MIDI Hookup
- 22 Using an External Sequencer
- 22 About the Keyboard Mode
- 23 Using a Computer
- 23 PCs and compatibles
- 24 Master Controller for Live Use
- 24 Pedal and Footswitch Hookup
- 25 Digital Audio/Optical Hookup
- 25 Recording Digital Audio
- 26 48 KHz In
- 27 Basic Architecture
- 27 QS Polyphony
- 28 Modes
- 28 Program Play Mode
- 28 Mix Play Mode
- 28 Program Edit Mode
- 29 Mix Edit Mode
- 29 Effects Edit Mode
- 29 Global Edit Mode
- 29 Store Mode
- 29 Compare Mode
- 30 The User Interface: Display, Functions, Pages, and Parameters
- 30 About the Display
- 32 Page Buttons
- 32 Editing Values
- 32 Resetting a Parameter Value
- 32 Parameter Editing Overview
- 33 Selecting Functions and Parameters
- 34 Comparing Edited and Stored Versions
- 34 Preset Memory and User Memory
- 35 Storing
- 35 Store a Program or Mix
- 36 Copying Sounds Between Programs
- 36 Copying Effects Between Programs
- 37 To Audition Programs Before Storing
- 39 What is a Mix?
- 39 Program Assign for each MIDI Channel
- 39 Mix Edit Mode
- 40 Understanding the Edit Buffers
- 41 Level Setting for Each Program
- 42 Pitch
- 42 Effect
- 42 Keyboard/MIDI
- 43 Controllers
- 43 Transmitting MIDI Volume and Panning
- 44 Setting the Range and MIDI Switches
- 44 Naming a Mix
- 45 Polyphony in Mix Play Mode
- 45 Using the QS as a Master Keyboard
- 45 Setting the MIDI Out Channels for a Mix in Global Mode
- 46 Using Keyboard Mode with the Serial Jack
- 47 Overview
- 47 The “Normalized” Synth Voice
- 48 How the QS Generates Sound
- 48 Program Sound Layers
- 49 QS Signal Flow
- 49 The Four Sounds of a Program
- 50 Voice
- 50 Lowpass Filter
- 51 About Modulation
- 52 LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator)
- 52 Envelopes
- 52 About Signal Processing
- 53 Drum Mode
- 54 Program Edit Functions
- 54 Voice
- 57 Level
- 58 Pitch
- 60 Filter
- 62 Amp/Range
- 65 Pitch Envelope
- 68 Filter Envelope
- 70 Amp Envelope
- 73 Mod 1 - Mod