Creating the Program Template

Create Program Templates to save time when programming the QSR drum synthesizer.

Before you begin

  • Review the general concepts presented in this Manual.
  • Determine your system configuration, download the software, and assemble your hardware.
  • Verify communication between the QSR and QS Edit Pro.
  • Familiarize yourself with Programs and Mixes, including the Program controls available through QS Edit Pro.

About this task

In this topic, you will learn basic techniques used to edit Programs while creating a Program Template. The template will simplify creation of custom Programs. I recommend that new users work through the steps below to develop an understanding of QSR Program drum sound editing.

You will create a Program Template with all settings initialized and ready for editing. If you have difficulties with the procedure, you can download the Program Template file using the link at the end of the page.

Procedure

  1. Open QS Edit Pro software.
    Tip: Before editing, back up the QSR User bank data to your computer. We will create the Program Template in User bank Program location 000, which will overwrite the Program in that location.
  2. Click QS Mode > Program Mode.
  3. Click the Select button to open the Program Banks window.
    QS Edit Pro Program Banks window
  4. Click to select the "9 Time" Program (location 000) and close the Program Banks window.
  5. Verify that QS Edit Pro displays the Program Mode window shown below. The "9 Time" Program layers should appear.
    QS Edit Pro Program Mode window showing "9 Time" Program
  6. Click the KBD button on sound layer 4. The button legend will change to DM, indicating the layer is now in Drum mode.
    QS Edit Pro Program Mode window, all sound layers set to Drum mode
  7. Click the sound layer 1 button to open the Drum Edit window.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, layer 1
  8. Click Display > All Drums to add all sound layers to the Drum Edit window.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, Display All Drums
    Note: Only those sound layers that have been set to Drum mode are shown in the Drum Edit window.
  9. Expand the Drum Edit window so all 40 drum sound slots are visible.
  10. Click one of the Note cells in the window, then click Sort to reorder the table by note number.

  11. Choose one of the sound slot entries where the Group/Voice cell is set to "Kick/Off". Double-click the Drum sound Slot Number cell in the first column of that row to open a pop-up menu.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, copy sound
    Note: The "Kick/Off" sound is an empty sample that produces no sound.
  12. Click Copy Kick/OFF Snd:4/V:8.
  13. On the first row of the Drum Edit window, double-click the Slot Number cell to open the pop-up menu again.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, paste sound
  14. Click Paste Kick/OFF Snd: 4 / V: 8 to paste the sound slot parameters into the row.
  15. Press STORE twice on the QSR front panel to save the edits to nonvolatile memory.
  16. Click the Lev cell in row 1 to open the Drum Sound Editor window. Change the AmpD setting to 99 and change the Note to C-2. Click Done to save the changes and close the window.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Sound Edit window, initial settings for template
  17. Verify that the settings in row 1 match the figure below, then press STORE twice on the QSR front panel to save the edits.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, row 1 initialized
  18. Double-click the cell in the first column of row 1 to reopen the pop-up menu, then click Copy Kick/OFF Snd:2 / V:7.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, copy initialized row
  19. Double-click the cell in the first column of row 2 to open the pop-up menu, then click Paste Kick/OFF Snd:2 / V:7 to overwrite the parameters in that sound slot.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, paste initialized row
  20. Repeat the previous step, pasting the initialized parameters into all 40 rows of the Drum Edit window.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, row parameters initialized
  21. Press STORE twice on the QSR front panel to save the edits.
    Attention: There are some bugs in the QS Edit Pro Drum Edit interface. First, notice that the paste operation did not overwrite the note numbers on each row. You will need to manually change each row's Note to C-2. You may also notice problems with the AmpD and MuG settings after closing and reopening the Drum Edit window.
  22. Double-click the Note cell in each row and change the note to C-2. Also check that the other parameters on each row are identical. Correct any discrepancies. After completion, close the Drum Edit window.
    QS Edit Pro Drum Edit window, initialized Program
  23. Press STORE twice on the QSR front panel.
  24. Reopen the Drum Edit window and display all drums. Double-check that all rows are initialized properly. Close the window.
  25. To complete the initialization process, rename the Program. Click Program > Write Program to QS.
  26. In the Program Write window, type ProgTmplt1 in the Rename field, then click OK.
    QS Edit Pro Write Program window, rename template
  27. Press STORE twice on the QSR front panel.
  28. Save the initialized Program Template to your computer. Click Program > Save Current Program to Disk, then select a destination folder.
    Tip: Reload the Program Template from your computer, open the Drum Edit window, and verify the settings are correct. If the settings do not load correctly, download the QSRdrums_Prog_Template.zip file using the link below.