Alesis QX61 Guide D'utilisation Rapide page 5

ADVANCED FEATURES
FACTORY RESET: To restore QX61's factory settings, which will erase any presets or other saved values, press and
hold the leftmost and rightmost TRANSPORT CONTROL buttons ("loop" and "record") while switching QX61's power
on.
GLOBAL MIDI CHANNEL: Assigns QX61's global MIDI channel by following these steps:
1. Press RECALL and PROGRAM simultaneously. "GLOB CHAN" will appear on the LCD and the current global
channel number will be shown.
2. Use the KEYBOARD's numeric keys to enter the desired channel (1-16).
3. Press the KEYBOARD's ENTER key to confirm your choice.
RECALL: Recalls a stored preset:
1. Press RECALL. "RECALL" will flash on the LCD along with
the current preset.
2. Use the -/+ buttons to select the number of the desired
preset.
3. Wait a couple seconds until "RECALL" disappears from the
LCD.
TRANSPOSE: Instead of simply changing the register (octave range) of the KEYBOARD, you can transpose the
KEYBOARD, shifting it up or down in semitone intervals.
1. Press both OCTAVE / TRANSPOSE buttons simultaneously. "TRANS" will appear on the LCD.
2. Use the OCTAVE/TRANSPOSE UP/DOWN buttons to increase or decrease the KEYBOARD's transposition.
You can transpose it up or down up to 12 semitones. "00" is the default (no transposition).
3. Do not touch the OCTAVE/TRANSPOSE UP/DOWN buttons for a couple seconds. You can play the
KEYBOARD with the new transposition once "TRANS" stops flashing on the LCD.
For the functions listed below:
Press ADVANCED to enter Edit Mode.
When you are finished making all your changes, press ADVANCED to exit Edit Mode.
CONTROL ASSIGN: Assigns the MIDI message sent for any of the DATA SLIDERS, TRIGGER PADS, or KNOBS:
1. Press the KEYBOARD's CTRL ASSIGN key. "CC" will flash on the LCD.
2. Move the DATA SLIDER or KNOB or press the TRIGGER PAD whose MIDI message you want to assign. Its
current MIDI message will appear on the LCD.
3. Use the KEYBOARD's numeric keys to enter the desired MIDI message.
4. Press the KEYBOARD's ENTER key to confirm your choice.
Note:
See the MIDI MESSAGE CHARTS for a list of parameters and their numbers.
ZONE CHANNEL: Assigns the MIDI channel over which QX61's Zone controllers will send MIDI messages.
1. Press the KEYBOARD's ZONE CHAN key. "ZONE CHAN" will flash on the LCD.
2. Use the KEYBOARD's numeric keys to enter the desired channel. You can enter 1-16 or 0, which is the global
MIDI channel.
3. Press the KEYBOARD's ENTER key to confirm your choice.
CHANNEL ASSIGN: Assigns the MIDI channel over which the DATA SLIDERS, TRIGGER PADS, or KNOBS will
send MIDI messages:
1. Press the KEYBOARD's CHAN ASSIGN key. "CHAN" will flash on the LCD.
2. Move the DATA SLIDER or KNOB or press the TRIGGER PAD whose channel you want to assign. Its current
MIDI channel will appear on the LCD.
3. Use the KEYBOARD's numeric keys to enter the desired channel number. You can enter 1-16 or 0, which is
the global channel.
4. Press the KEYBOARD's ENTER key to confirm your choice.
CONTROL SELECT: Allows you to change what control is selected.
1. Press the KEYBOARD's CTRL SELECT key. The name of the last used controller will appear on the LCD.
2. You can select the desired control using 1 of the 3 following methods:
A. Select the desired control by moving it
B. Use the -/+ buttons to cycle through the controls.
C. Use the KEYBOARD's numeric keys to select the control (1-4 Pads, 5-10 Transport, 11-18 Sliders, 19-26
Knobs, 27 Pitch Wheel, 28 Mod Wheel) until its name appears in the LCD. Once the desired control is
selected, press the KEYBOARD's ENTER key to confirm your choice.
Note: When you recall a preset, only Groups
that are currently selected will be affected by
the new preset's settings. Groups that are not
selected will be unaffected.
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