Alesis QS6.1 Reference Manual

Editing Programs: Part 8

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Decay (0 to 99, Gate00 to Gate99) Page 1

Page 1 in the Amp Envelope Function (press [110]) lets you adjust the Decay time of the selected Drum. If this is set to 0, only the very beginning of the drum sample is played whether you hold down the key or not; setting this to 99 will cause the entire drum sample to play. When set above 99, the Decay uses a gated mode. The Decay can still be set between 0 and 99, but in 5-step increments (Gate00, Gate05, etc.).

Gating means that the Drum sound will continue to be played as long as the key is held (unless it's a "one-shot" sample like a tom, in which event the sound will stop at the end of the sample). The number after the word "Gate" means that after you let up the key, the drum will decay at that rate. This is useful for longer sounds, like cymbals, when you wish to hear a short crash by playing a short note but can still hear a longer crash by keeping the note held down.

Mute Group (Off, 1, 2, or 3) Page 2

This is an important feature when using multiple sounds of the same instrument.

Mute Groups allow multiple Drums to share a single voice. For example, if you have assigned a Closed Hat and an Open Hat to two different notes, playing either note should cut off the other (if the first is sounding when the second is played). This creates a more realistic sound, since an actual Hi Hat is only capable of making one sound at a time.

There are three Mute Groups. In our example above, both Hi Hat Drums would be assigned to Mute Group 1, say, and the additional Mute Groups could be used by other sounds that you wish to cut off each other, but which you do not want to interfere with the Hi Hat sounds.

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