Alesis Fusion 6HD Guide D'installation Rapide page 5

Sampling Capability
If you want to create a custom instrument or sound effect, you can easily do it with the Fusion's
sampler. The Fusion provides stereo inputs with a Trim knob for adjusting input levels. Your
samples can be either mono or stereo, and are recorded and stored as files that can be placed
on either the Fusion's hard disk or compact flash cards.
An Integrated MIDI / Audio Recording and Editing Environment
The Fusion makes composing easy by displaying both MIDI and audio data on one screen.
The Fusion can also import MIDI files for easy editing within the workstation.
The Mode Buttons
The Fusion has six main modes: Mix, Program, Song, Sampler, Mixer, and Global.
Mix, Program, and Song modes have parameters that you can edit. To go "under the hood" of
these modes, simply press the EDIT button located on the upper left of the data wheel. To
return to the "top" just press the Mix, Program, or Song mode button again.
Mix Mode
This is the mode where you can assemble your "band" for a song. Let's say you want
to compose a song with piano, bass, and drums. After you've found the instruments
you want to use (using Program mode—see below), simply add your programs into a
"Mix" and now you're ready to arrange your composition using either the Fusion's built
in sequencer (in Song mode) or an external sequencer.
Mix mode is also where you can go to set up keyboard splits (for example bass on the
left half of the keyboard, and a synth on the right), or to layer sounds on top of each
other.
Program Mode
This mode is where you'll probably spend most of your time. In Program Mode, you
can load and play one instrument at a time and explore the thousands of sounds in
the Fusion. Say you just want to play a Grand Piano—just enter Program mode, call
up the type of piano you want, and go!
The category buttons to the right of the display give you quick access to different
groups of sounds, such as Piano, Guitar, Bass, Strings, etc.
Song Mode
After assembling your band (like the piano, bass, and drums trio we discussed in Mix
mode), you can arrange, record, and edit your composition in Song mode. The
Fusion's multitrack recorder is also integrated into this mode letting you record live
instruments along side your synth tracks.
On the display's upper right, Active Tracks refers to the number of tracks you are
currently working with. The Fusion provides up to 32 MIDI tracks and 8 audio tracks
per song.
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