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Your First Session: Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2

YOUR FIRST SESSION

POWERING UP

After making your connections, turn on the system’s power using this procedure:

¿ Before turning on the QS’s power, check the following items:

• Have all connections been made correctly?

• Are the volume controls of the amplifier or mixer turned down?

• Is the volume of the QS turned down?

¡ Turn on the [ON/OFF] switch on the QS rear panel.

Upon power-up, the QS will display the last selected Program or Mix. If this

Program/Mix has been edited, the display will indicate this by showing an “

” to

the left of the name of the Program or Mix.

VOLUME

¬ Press [PROGRAM] to select Program Play Mode.

The display should look something like this:

PROG PRESET1 ºº

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√ Raise the QS’s master [VOLUME] slider to maximum.

The best signal-to-noise ratio is achieved when [VOLUME] is set to maximum.

ƒ Turn on the power of the amplifier/mixer, and adjust the volume.

PLAYING THE DEMO SEQUENCES

The QS has built-in demo sequences which demonstrate the wide variety of sounds

this amazing instrument is capable of generating. In order to get the full effect of the

demo, we recommend that you connect both the [LEFT] and [RIGHT] outputs to your

sound system, or listen on headphones.

To play the demo sequence:

¿ Hold the [MIX] button, and press [GLOBAL].

The display will read:

PLAYING DEMO....

<MIX>=STOP

¡ Press [MIX] to stop the demo.

There will be no MIDI out messages during the demo, and the keyboard will be

disabled.

WHAT’S A PROGRAM?

A Program is a stored configuration of parameters which emulates the sound of an

instrument or sound effect, such as a piano or synthesizer or drum set. A QS

Program is made up of hundreds of parameters which, when set to specific values,

create a specific type of sound. This setup of parameters can be stored so that you

can get back to it instantly at the touch of a button. When you select a Program, all of

its parameter settings are recalled to recreate the original sound.

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Strany 2 - PLAYING THE QS KEYBOARD

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Strany 6 - AUDITIONING MIX PLAY MODE

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Strany 7 - CHOOSING PROGRAMS IN A MIX

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Strany 8 - ENABLING GENERAL MIDI MODE

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Strany 10 - A WORD ABOUT THE QS CD-ROM

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