LearnJazzPiano.com archives: help with alesis

alesis44123 -- 06/06/2004, 17:43:02 -- #4786

I have a AlesisQS7 keyboard i got it new when they first came out,i would like to know if someone could help me bring out the piano sounds with some of the effects our whatever you know about this board.i am in some of the music stores like Sam  Ash and the new boards that come out the piano sounds and others sounds have that killer sound, i know everyone have diffrent taste and what sounds good to one maybe not the same to others i just asking for ideas. thanks

7 -- 06/06/2004, 18:54:00 -- #4787

Option 1: The Alesis has those Qcards that you can put in to give more sounds. They cost about $200 US (but in my opinion they aren't worth it). Even the best Alesis Qcard piano sounds aren't up to my performance standards (unless they've come out with something new recently). Option 2: Get an outboard midi module. I reccommend Kurzweil, Korg Triton, and on the economical end Roland's JV1010. Any of these modules cost lots more than a Qcard, but you'll still be able to use the module and its sounds when you finally upgrade to an 88-key controller (eventually you'll feel constrained by your 76-key QS7). Option 3: Trade in your QS7 for a down payment towards a better 88-key board  that maybe has the great piano sounds you've been looking for. 7

alesis44123 -- 06/09/2004, 17:21:42 -- #4858

Thanks 7 i was really looking for people who have a Alesis QS7 who can give me some insight into what kind of effects i can use to bring out the piano sounds on my board.i like the Alesis for the other sounds that it also have so there is some  pros and cons to every board.

7 -- 06/09/2004, 23:31:37 -- #4861

I am quite familiar with the onboard Alesis sounds. Their piano sounds are deficient in the modern world. You cannot "fix" the sounds to make them better any more than you can make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. My humble opinion of course.

alesis44123 -- 06/11/2004, 20:04:56 -- #4875

7........i don't know what gave you the idea i am trying to fix the sounds in my Alesis, that wasn't what i was asking. please don't reply to something you know little about.if u don't like Alesis keyboards thats fine what sounds good to ones ears may not sound good to another.

7 -- 06/12/2004, 08:51:35 -- #4878

This is what gave me the idea that you were trying to fix the sounds in the Alesis: "I would like to know if someone could help me bring out the piano sounds [on the Alesis] with some of the effects or whatever" * When I worked in the keyboard department at Guitar Center, we sold more Alesis keyboards than any other model. We were obliged to go to heavy all-day training sessions on the Alesis and I had to learn the board inside out. I DO know the Alesis boards. Like you, I was initially enamoured of the Alesis. It wasn't until I had been playing the Alesis for some time that the warts and pimples began to become evident. One day I was raving about the Alesis and told one of my fellow salesmen  that I was thinking of getting one. He introduced this reality check by saying "If you think it's so great, why don't any of the big time pros use them? Take a look at any band that's on TV or video. You'll see plenty of Korgs, Yamahas  and Rolands on stage BUT NEVER AN ALESIS! And you know why?" Believe it or not, my responses were meant to be helpful. 7

alesis44123 -- 06/12/2004, 18:35:04 -- #4884

for your warts and pimples i can send you some NOXZEMA PADS First let me correct you on something, i am not enamoured of the Alesis. i just happen to like it as  a matter of my own personal taste if others don't like it so be it i don't lose  nor gain anything from it to each his or her own. i had two Ensoniqs and one Korg and like the Ensoniqs and not the Korg it's a matter of ones taste, this is no big deal to me so lets drop it i can see you are trying to beat a dead horse with this....drop it.tell your fellow salemen when i consult a Psychic as to way the pros don't use Alesis i'll get back with you as for now i can care less i'm doing my thing. Thanks 7 you're the man

alesis44123 -- 06/12/2004, 18:35:51 -- #4885

for your warts and pimples i can send you some NOXZEMA PADS First let me correct you on something, i am not enamoured of the Alesis. i just happen to like it as  a matter of my own personal taste if others don't like it so be it i don't lose  nor gain anything from it to each his or her own. i had two Ensoniqs and one Korg and like the Ensoniqs and not the Korg it's a matter of ones taste, this is no big deal to me so lets drop it i can see you are trying to beat a dead horse with this....drop it.tell your fellow salemen when i consult a Psychic as to way the pros don't use Alesis i'll get back with you as for now i can care less i'm doing my thing. Thanks 7 you're the man

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