Alesis QS82 88 Key Keyboard/Synthesizer

Alesis QS82 88 Key Keyboard/Synthesizer

Alesis introduced the QS8 in 1996, and shattered the price barrier for professional 88-note keyboards. Normal working musicians - and those just aspiring to work more - could suddenly afford a no-compromise instrument for a very compromising price, and this tradition continues with the QS6.2 and QS8.2.

Featuring serious sounds for serious players, the QS synths are loaded with stunning pianos and keyboards, a soup-to-nuts collection of orchestral instruments, killer drum and percussion kits, and enough amazing synth textures, fat basses, and sizzling leads to keep dance musicians and remixers grooving into the next time zone. A deep programmable synth architecture and four-bus effects processor add the finishing touches. And a wide variety of fresh samples are available from our extensive QCard library.

Specifications:

• Sound Generation Method: QS Composite Synthesis(tm) 16-bit linear 48kHz sample ROM with lowpass filter.
• Polyphonic Voices: 64, each with sweepable lowpass filter, 3 envelope generators, 3 LFOs, programmable effects send and QS Modulation Matrix, dynamic voice allocation; 16-part multitimbral
• Audio Section: Alesis 24-bit stereo DAC with 128x oversampling delta-sigma converter
• Keyboard: QS8.2: 88 hammer-action weighted keys (velocity, release velocity)
• Waveform Memory: 16MB, expandable to 24 MB via PCMCIA Expansion Card
• Program Memory: Program Mode (512 Preset, 128 User) Mix Mode (400 Preset, 100 User)
• Effects: QS Parallel Matrix Effects(tm) (4 independent stereo multieffect processing busses)
• Multitimbral Mode: QS Mix Mode(tm) (64-part multitimbral across 16 MIDI channels)
• Controllers: 4 control sliders, programmable pitch and modulation wheels, foot pedals
• Expansion Slot: Type I PCMCIA (PC Card) slot, compatible with QCards, SRAM and flash cards (up to 8MB) with 120ns access time or faster.
• MIDI Connections:MIDI In, Out, Thru
• Audio Outputs: Main L/R (1/4"), Headphone (1/4" TRS)
• Power: Internal transformer
• Dimensions (WxHxD): QS8.2: 50.5" x 4.3" x 13.5" (1283mm x 110mm x 343mm)
• Weight: QS8.2: 48.0 lbs. (21.8 kg)