Configuration - Alesis Q88 MKII Guide D'utilisation

Configuration

Once you have finished installation you will need to configure your MIDI software to use the
Q88 MKII. Please note that when you press a key on the keyboard, you will not hear any
sound. This is because pressing a key causes the keyboard to send out MIDI data. MIDI data
gives instructions on how a sound should play, but in order to actually hear that sound you
need to configure your music software to read the MIDI data being sent from the Q88 MKII
and play the sound back accordingly. This setup will more than likely entail going into an
Options or Device Set-Up menu in your music software application and selecting the
appropriate device. The Q88 MKII should appear under the name "USB Audio Device" for
Windows 7, Windows 8, or as "Q88 MKII" for other operating systems in the MIDI devices
section of your music software application. Please consult the manual that came with your
software for the proper setup procedure.
Features
Top Panel
1. Keyboard: Most of the white keys and black keys on the Q88
MKII are labeled with names. When in the Advanced mode,
pressing any of the labeled keys will allow for special operations
such as adjusting the MIDI channel, transposing, and sending
program change messages.
2. Octave Buttons: If you press the octave "+" button once, the
LED above the octave "-" button will turn off, indicating the
keyboard's octave is now shifted up. If you press the octave "+"
key again, you will shift one more octave up, and so on. It is
possible to shift the keyboard up 4 octaves or down 4 octaves
from 0 octave shift.
To shift the octave down, press the octave "-" button and notice that the LED above the
octave "+" turns off. If only the LED above the octave "-" key is lit, the octave is shifted
down and, if only the LED above the octave "+" key is lit, the octave is shifted up. The
octave "+" and octave "-" LEDs will change color when moving up or down more than
one octave.
To return the octave shift to 0, press both the octave "+" and "-" keys together. Both
LEDs will light, indicating that the octave shift has returned to 0.
The Octave "+" and "-" buttons may be assigned to control one of seven possible MIDI
functions. (See
3. Volume Slider: The Volume Slider sends a MIDI message that controls the volume of the
notes you are playing. The Volume Slider can also be assigned to different effects such
as pan (balance), attack, reverb, chorus and many more. (See
more information.)
4. Pitch Bend Wheel: As the name indicates, the pitch bend wheel is primarily used to
bend the notes played on the keyboard up or down. This allows you to play phrases not
normally associated with keyboard playing, such as guitar-style riffs. Your sound source
determines how far you can bend the note. The usual setting is two semitones, but it can
be up to two octaves up or down.
5. Modulation Wheel: The modulation wheel is typically used for modulation of the sound
you are playing. This type of real-time controller was originally introduced on electronic
keyboard instruments to give the performer options such as adding vibrato, just like
players of acoustic instruments do. The modulation wheel is fully MIDI-assignable.
Advanced Functions for more information.)
Advanced Functions for
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