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Alesis • QS6.1 / QS6.2

Alesis QS6.1

The QS6.1 is a 64 Voice Expandable Synthesizer and is a much more improved version of the QS6 QuadraSynth. With double the sound memory, the QS6.1 has 16MB of digital ROM samples, double the expansion capabilities, double the real-time control sliders, and a much improved and larger LCD display screen. The QS6.1 has a vast set of sounds containing a library of 640 programs and 500 multitimbral mixes. Really amazing pianos, orchestral sounds as well as vintage synth sounds, strings, brass, winds, guitars, drums, percussion loops and groove patterns can all be found here.

The QS6.1 features 64 multitimbral parts over 16 MIDI channels. That's a lot. And since it's 64 voices polyphonic, you can arrange some pretty complex and complete music, from full orchestras to trance dance tracks, beats and sfx heaven! The keyboard can be split into 16-zones! Control the volume, panning, transposition, effects level and more of each channel independently. Four on-board edit/control sliders are assignable to most modulation parameters. Onboard multi-effects based on the QuadraVerb 2 include reverb, chorus, distortion, EQ, delay, rotary speaker simulation and more. These are on four independent busses so it's like having four FX units!

Powerful MIDI implementation suits the QS6.1 for any studio situation. But it has more! It can connect to your Mac or PC using its RS422 or RS232 ports. The QS6.1 comes with a CD-rom (Mac/PC) with Alesis' Sound Bridge and FreeLoader applications, plus programs for sequencing, editor/librarians, notation, extra samples, programs and mixes, sample sequences, demos and more. Either way you choose to use the QS6.1 it is a truly professional yet affordable versatile and compact synth capable of just about anything you can dream up. For more robust studio applications and demanding players, the QS7.1 (76-key) and QS8.1 (88-key) models were also released in 1999.

Alesis QS6.2

The QS6.2 is virtually identical to the QS6.1 except that it has only one expansion slot to the 6.1's two and it has a bright shiny new silver design. The ROM Soundsets may also be a slightly newer version too.

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Rey

Posted 34 days ago

paid $150 for mine. built like a tank, nice feeling keys. great sounds.

ended up selling it later on to get something analog

Tim King

Posted 45 days ago

It was the power supply giving me problems. Sent Alesis and email and they replied same day. Im sold on the company. Now I just need some sound cards.

Tim king

Posted 46 days ago

I bought a 6.2 and when I try to plug it into an amp it I get tons of noise. I checked the cord and amp with my other keys and its fine. When I use headphones they are fine. Is there some type of stting. It does it on all the outputs. It even does it when I turn it off. Im stuck

Backyard Ghost

Posted 65 days ago

Beautiful Machine,And I Even Have 2 Original Q Cards!

Matt

Posted 124 days ago

Very solid feel to this well built machine, got version 6.2 brand new for £199, must of been sitting in the shops warehouse for awhile. Have to say it's worth every penny, the sounds are pretty cool and once you start to dig into the machine you find many editing options. The drumsets are excellent, kinda whacky and editable. Never tried one of the elusive Q cards but I'm sure you can download the sounds from their site.

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