The QuadraSynth Guestbook

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I really like your page. Great resource
Dave Hepworth (davehepw@sprynet.com)
Auburn Hills, MI USA - Sunday, September 29, 1996 at 22:34:45 (EDT)

I just purchased a QuadraSynth Plus and am new to synthesizers.I would like to know how you would go about recording a song part for playback in a live performance.Any information you could provide would be greatly appreciated.Thanks,Kevinkpearson @ipof.fla.net
Kevin Pearson (kpearson@ipof.fla.net)
Coral Gables, Fl USA - Sunday, September 29, 1996 at 21:32:53 (EDT)

Excellent siteTop notchVery Handy
Ben
London, UK - Sunday, September 29, 1996 at 08:28:51 (EDT)

Thank´s for this page.
Jerry Makin (jm@jema.kalmar.se)
Kalmar, SWEDEN - Sunday, September 29, 1996 at 07:08:06 (EDT)

So Glad to find your page! I Love Alesis products, especially my Quadrasynth. (whose name is T (or Tee, Ti, etc.))I will probably be hanging around a lot..
Sean Heath (heaths@telepath.com)
Norman, OK USA - Saturday, September 28, 1996 at 02:41:22 (EDT)

I want the S4 upgrade. I know you say it's not offered. Please offer it again. At least to me! I have heard too manygood things about the upgrade. I will be a famous starone day and give you all the credit. But only if you sellme the upgrade.
Rob Canning (p24793@email.mot.com)
Gilbert, AZ USA - Friday, September 27, 1996 at 19:33:41 (EDT)

I have put a deposit on an Alesis QS8 and have been waitingfor about a month now for it. I called Sweetwater which isin Indiana I think and they recieved a small shipment whichis now gone. Any clue to when the QS8 is coming to Canada? Why such small shipments and what's the delay?
Greg Franklin (665445@ican.net)
Hamilton, ON CANADA - Friday, September 27, 1996 at 10:56:07 (EDT)

A really good page for QS-Users !
Georg Muenzel (100104.3350@compuserve.com)
96257 Redwitz, Germany - Friday, September 27, 1996 at 07:30:11 (EDT)

QS7
Jose M. Lugo (jlugo@internetmci.com)
Fajardo, PR USA - Friday, September 27, 1996 at 02:23:32 (EDT)

Have the QS. Bougth it used, 1996. I am using Cakewalk but not much time to spent for that stuff.
Costa Pavlis (costa.pavlis@t-online.de)
berlin, Germany - Thursday, September 26, 1996 at 17:17:35 (EDT)

Great site!
Boyd Gentry (bgentry@pop3.utoledo.edu)
Toledo, OH USA - Thursday, September 26, 1996 at 12:20:05 (EDT)

Thanks. Don't know if Q-Synth is perceived that well, or not, but I've got the Q and the S4 Plus and the fact of the matter is, they've got some of the fattest sounds around!
Don Beem (DonnieBeem@gnn.com)
Orlando, FL USA - Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at 21:02:43 (EDT)

Hey Kids. How goes life with a quadrasynth? Listen, I don'tknow what happened, but all of us Mac users are wonderinwhere all the Mac software and support for the QS+ are?Comments? Please Reply
Mike Alonzo (gonzo@istar.ca)
Toronto, On Canada - Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at 12:41:07 (EDT)

Considering buying a QS8. This site has lots of interesting and helpful information. Keep up the good work.
Joe Cotterman (JCotterman@aol.com)
Glendale, AZ USA - Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at 01:02:40 (EDT)

Thanks for very useful informations and files.
Truadpon Satayarak (g3629335@au.ac.th)
Bangkok, Thailand - Monday, September 23, 1996 at 15:35:25 (EDT)

I've really just begun; well more accurately allowed myselftime off from computer and amplifier design and computing consultancy to allow some time for my fun/fullfillment/rawpleasure. That pleasure is for me to take my decades of hard paid dues in electronic/computer/programming and turn right round 180 so I may learn the joy of making music; comosing scores; making broadcast standard multimedia justfor my own pleasures. I've been lucky so far such that I'vethe freedom to pursue this with the full knowledge that I don't have to please anyone but me or earn money in the 'industry'. I've spent some time reviewing such periodicalsas RECORDING magazine and Electronic Musician. From this brief search I'm quite drawn to most all I've read, seen or heard from Alesis synths, controllers, you name it.
Lonnie Thomason (lonart@netropolis.net)
Houston, TX USA - Monday, September 23, 1996 at 12:56:39 (EDT)

I'm a total Alesis freak! My pride and joy is the S4-module, one incredible instrument. Please mail me regarding anything Alesis. I will be happy to share my knowledge. Bye!
Martin Westin (martin_westin@nhs.se)
Stockholm, Sweden - Monday, September 23, 1996 at 06:09:05 (EDT)

I am a present user of the original Quadrasynth. It would be nice if all there was to the upgrade was to download software.None the less I still enjoy the Quadrasynth.
Sean Hiler (105314,1047@compu-serve.com)
Tahoma, CA USA - Sunday, September 22, 1996 at 16:36:40 (EDT)

Keep on the good job!! ;)
Manuel Polo (mpolo@public.ibercaja.es)
Zaragoza, AR SPAIN - Saturday, September 21, 1996 at 21:52:08 (EDT)

Hi there! I hope you can help me, I trying to use the Quadra Synthwith Cubase 2.81, but this version does not support an Alesis mixermap.If you have information on where to locate this mixermap or how to get around this problem without it please mail me. Thanks
Joe Delmedico (pearljoe@interlog.com)
Woodbridge, Canada - Saturday, September 21, 1996 at 11:52:24 (EDT)

Thanks
Liz Stuart (Liz_Stuart@LivingBooks.com)
San Francisco, CA USA - Friday, September 20, 1996 at 15:28:20 (EDT)

Great site - keep it going....
Vaughan Nankivell (102066.212@compuserve.com)
Auckland, New Zealand - Friday, September 20, 1996 at 12:17:55 (EDT)

If anyone out there is considering whether a QS-8 is worth the wait....it is. I just got mine a couple of weeks ago from Kraftmusic and it is an incredible instrument. I am completely shocked that you can get something this powerful with 88 weighted, hammer action keys for $1,500. I have read several reviews on the QS-8 and am pleased to say that in every one of them, the MIDI controller features of the QS-8 were entirely understated. If anyone out there is considering a Roland A90 or Kurzweil...you have to check out the QS-8 first.Has anyone else out there with a QS product figured out how to layer sounds in the MIX mode? I can't figure it out from the manual (I know this sounds incredibly dumb). I am new to the Quadrasynth and would like a jump start on this particular feature.
Larry Hines (laroux@io.com)
Austin, TX USA - Friday, September 20, 1996 at 09:02:24 (EDT)

I'm a composer living in the Philippines looking for fellow MIDI types who use the QuadraSynth QS6. Please drop me a line!
Steve Dorado (cesinc@philonline.com.ph)
MetroManila, Philippines - Thursday, September 19, 1996 at 04:25:27 (EDT)

Any MIDI FIENDS residing in the the PHILIPPINES? Specifically QuadraSythners, sana...drop me a line!
Steve Dorado (cesinc@philonline.com.ph)
Makati,MetroManila, Philippines - Thursday, September 19, 1996 at 03:24:26 (EDT)

Love the page. Great job, Les. And thanks for helping me several months ago when I first bought my QS+.
Phil Parker (75721.1245@compuserve.com)
Houston, TX USA - Wednesday, September 18, 1996 at 12:21:00 (EDT)

I have an Alesis Quadrasynth Piano Plus.........beautiful tones. It serves as an excellent slave to my Roland E-56 Intelligent Synth. Now I have the great piano tones (high attack) from the Roland and the nice "airy" sounding synth and string tones that fade off from the Alesis (They are MIDI'd together).
Scott Johnston (sjohnston@vnet.ibm.com)
Regina, SK Canada - Wednesday, September 18, 1996 at 02:32:24 (EDT)

Just bought Quad Plus Piano
Brian Ritter (brit@earthlink.net)
Carmel, IN USA - Tuesday, September 17, 1996 at 17:21:44 (EDT)

great site.... will be here often !!!
Robert Mackie (robmac@microsoft.com)
redmond, wa USA - Tuesday, September 17, 1996 at 14:21:09 (EDT)

I am very impressed about this site. thanks for keeping it up that well.I just bought the QS plus piano and was looking for any kind of information about it. found it thru altavista.thanks and keeping up the good work. regards,bernd
Bernd Kuemmerle (Bernd.Kuemmerle@t-online.de)
Erlangen, Germany - Tuesday, September 17, 1996 at 12:31:32 (EDT)

Will buy Pop/Rock card if anyone has one for sale.Thanks for providing this page, Les. --mdj
Michael James (james@innocon.com)
Arlington, VA USA - Monday, September 16, 1996 at 22:39:51 (EDT)

It's nice to see the page expand.I was wondering if there were any QS7 or QS8 users that alsohave QS+'s and could discuss the differences between the piano samples (if any)?There's a thread on rec.music.makers.synth about the samething, however I suspect folks who visit here may be a bitmore informed.
Bruce Satinover (gmope@interaccess.com)
Oak Park, IL USA - Monday, September 16, 1996 at 08:31:51 (EDT)

What a beautifully done sight...job well done. Seem to me that Alesis would be bending over backward to help in you apparent endevour to perpetuate QS use. Keep up the good work!
Robert Michael (midi4gtr@well.com)
Emeryville, CA USA - Saturday, September 14, 1996 at 23:10:29 (EDT)

I think it is a shame that you removed all mac files from the software library. I mean there are a few of us out there working on macs too. I have have downloaded all available mac-files on your page and they seemed to work fine. I'm looking forward to see the update of the mac version of soundbridge and I I would be glad if you put it in the software library. I'm sorry if we mac guys didn't give enough response. I find your page invaluable and it would be sad if you stopped supporting the mac platform. (I'm working on a little list of shareware sofware for sampling and sound editing on the mac, let me know if you are interrested).
Johan Boije (jakob.boije@mailbox.swipnet.se)
Stockholm, x Sweden - Saturday, September 14, 1996 at 20:28:00 (EDT)

Wow! You really can find anything on the internet.
Stephen Adams
Marshall, TX USA - Friday, September 13, 1996 at 20:24:16 (EDT)

Thanks for all the hard work on this, it is very useful!
Tom Antles (antles@spk.hp.com)
Spokane, WA USA - Friday, September 13, 1996 at 15:11:25 (EDT)

I get my QS6 tomorrow. Yeah! I am disappointed to hear that no helped support the Mac software area. If there's something I can do please let me know. Personally, I will be working ona Ensoniq Sample Converter for the QS soon. If anyone else has any other suggestions, let me know. Great Site, BTW! Information you can actually use -- how different.
Timothy Dorcas (kaos@netime.com)
Roswell, GA USA - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 19:12:15 (EDT)

I'm planning on purchasing a QS7 if it meets my requirementsThanks for making this home page available
Doug Bitner (Doug_Bitner@engr.usask.ca)
Saskatoon, SK Canada - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 19:02:10 (EDT)

My correct e-mail address islucal@uninet.com.brThank you again.Luciano Alves
Luciano Alves (lucal@uninet.com.br)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ BR - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 16:38:07 (EDT)

First time visiting your page. Congratulations for the organization. I will be back many times! I have a Quadrasynth with Piano Card. Maybe you can help me:In Mix Mode, when I change from one patch to another, all the releases of the first one are cutted. This creates intervals between the two programs, mainly when the first has some string sound with release. How to avoid this, in live performance (using Mix Mode)?Thnk you very much.Luciano Alveshttp://www.wp.com/lalves
Luciano Alves (luca@uninet.com.br)
Rio de Janeiro, RJ BR - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 16:35:06 (EDT)

Hello,Great Quadrasynth-pages!I would be most interested in Macintosh software, if you have some. Antti
Antti Peltomaa (ilanpe@cc.jyu.fi)
Jyväskylä, Finland - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 13:38:19 (EDT)

Hello, there! I'm still looking for some Amiga software formy QS Piano+. Does anyone know any?- Hej til Keld W. Nielsen! Vi QS-ejere må holde sammen...
Jakob Schmid (None yet...)
Aalborg, Danmark - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 05:45:30 (EDT)

I like your site, but disappointed in not finding Mac support. Hopefully as I learn I'll be able to help out.
Robert Stephens (bstephen@vannet.k12.wa.us)
Vancouver, WA USA - Thursday, September 12, 1996 at 00:52:54 (EDT)

Since there is no official Alesis Web page, this page is too good and too important to me. Thanks thousands times !
Wesley Kung (wkung@adpctech.com)
Alhambra, CA USA - Wednesday, September 11, 1996 at 21:41:53 (EDT)

Thanks for all the information. It will be VERY VERY VERY useful for my new Quadrasynth. Keep up the great work. I'll definately stay tuned.
Mark Lawson (seaoasis@aol.com)
Seattle, WA USA - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 23:09:44 (EDT)

Thanks for creating and maintaining this page. One suggestion though: I would find it helpful to have an area dedicated to posting programming tips or questions regardingproblems.
Sean Ricker (sean@net2net.com)
Hudson, MA USA - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 14:49:45 (EDT)

You have a great web site!I hope you're not doing a thankless task by giving QSusers such a resourceful site! Anyway, I'd try to contribute to this page somehow.The QS6 is my first ever synth and I'm still grapplingwith MIDI.Keep it up! And thank you.
Teo Chee Huat (cheezie@pacific.net.sg)
Singapore, Singapore - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 12:31:48 (EDT)

Very nice. Thanks for putting all this together. I'm shopping now, and it looks as if I'll buy a QS6 or 7. But I admit the deals on the QS+ interest me. Care to offer any advice? Thanks. --Orson
Orson Kellogg (OrsKellogg@aol.com)
Petaluma, CA USA - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 02:26:13 (EDT)

I have a q4. are there any upgrades available?
g.thomas (tbone@micronet.net)
anchorage, ak USA - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 02:14:10 (EDT)

great web site
G.Thomas (tbone@micronet.net)
USA - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 02:08:45 (EDT)

great web site
G.Thomas (tbone@micronet.net)
USA - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 at 02:08:36 (EDT)

I like this page in most ways, but as a Mac users I find it almost useless. You had very little for the Mac and what you did have I couldn't download. If you could give a little more Mac support I would be very greatful
Darren Stiefel (stiefeldl@student.montevallo.edu)
Montevallo, AL USA - Monday, September 09, 1996 at 19:43:09 (EDT)

Just purchased a QuadraSynth Plus. It's great!!
Mike Epstein (mepstein@carol.net)
Starr, SC USA - Sunday, September 08, 1996 at 16:16:36 (EDT)

Your page gave me all the information that Alesis could supply me with! This is an invaluable resource! Many thanks to you!
Steve Schultz (steves@dn.net)
Alexandria, VA USA - Sunday, September 08, 1996 at 15:49:32 (EDT)

Great Page!!! Very nice layout and organization! Will visit often, keep up the great work
Craig A. Confer (cac1@concentric.net)
Ferndale, MI USA - Saturday, September 07, 1996 at 09:35:03 (EDT)

The QUADRASYNTH is in my opinion a great machine; it MUST BE, 'cause I spent 5 years saving money to buy it...
Angel Dominguez Jimenez (adominj@alboran.ualm.es)
ALMERIA, AL Spain - Tuesday, September 03, 1996 at 10:13:24 (EDT)

If anybody is interested in swapping sounds and tunes done for the Quadrasynth - please E-MAIL me - okay ? I am also interested in ambient/rave-midifiles and creating a lot myself.
Danny Grønbech (106042@compuserve.com)
2500 Valby, DK DENMARK - Saturday, August 31, 1996 at 22:43:19 (EDT)

I use A 486DX4 80Mhz enhanced PC as sequencer and a single QS. And i have archieved a good status as a commercial music developer in Denmark. A really good product - the Quadrasynth.
Danny Grønbech (106042@compuserve.com)
2500 Valby, DK DENMARK - Saturday, August 31, 1996 at 22:38:25 (EDT)

nice set. easy to peruse.
jami d campbell (jamisa01@sprynet.com)
huntsville, al USA - Saturday, August 31, 1996 at 17:59:27 (EDT)

I have the quadrasynth + Piano. Great keyboard, I have found no limitations for it yet!
Lane Mitchell (VQPS92B @ Prodigy.Com)
Lancaster , Ca USA - Thursday, August 29, 1996 at 13:31:51 (EDT)

re: subject: QUADRASYNTH, IS A VERY USEFUL TOOL IN MANY APPLICATIONS. JUST RECEVIED ONE AND I LIKE IT VERY MUCH!IT HAS UNLIMITED SOUND CAPABILITIES IN ALL AREAS.THANK OYU FOR MAKING A SUPERIOR KEYBOARD.guitars1@ix.netcom.com
JOHN J. LAPALME (guitars1@ix.netcom.com)
PROVIDENCE, RI USA - Thursday, August 29, 1996 at 11:57:42 (EDT)

Having bought a QS+Piano a couple of weeks ago, I was very pleased to find such an informative and helpful site as yours. I am very happy about my new gear. One thing I am missing a bit in your pages are more in depth informations about SoundBridge, the way it works, FlashRAMs and maybe a list of retailers for these. This list would be especially helpful for me as it seems to be almost impossible to lay your hands on such a thing for a reasonable price in Germany. Thorsten
Thorsten Vieth (Thorsten.Vieth@Uni-Koeln.DE)
Cologne, Germany - Thursday, August 29, 1996 at 09:40:24 (EDT)

This is a Great place for us with Alesis synths. Thanx. You mind a little question. I'm waiting for my s4+, and have a small question. With soundbridge 1.2 I know i can download samples AND program info to a pcmcia card. What I wonder is, HOW do i make a multisampled synthbas as an example??? I know I can name a voice and point it to ONE sample, but most of the sounds in the s4 consists of multi sampled voices. lets say my bassound is sampled at three points. c1 c2 c3. CAN i make ONE voice that uses these three samples? Is it in the way I define my wav.file or.... Or is it it so bad that with soundbridge one voice uses one sample? Also if I have a drumloop in stereo wav. is there a way to get this into the s4+ in a smart way? I want to press lets say c3 and here my stereo sample. maybe if i trigger two mon waves at the same time??? Best regards Mike
Michael Norris (bibisbox@arosnet.se)
Vasteras, Sweden - Thursday, August 29, 1996 at 03:15:03 (EDT)

I have an upgraded Quadrasynth (to Plus) and am waiting for a QS8 to arrive.
Tom Bray (tjb@amphion.com)
Saline, MI USA - Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 22:55:47 (EDT)

I recently purchased a QS+piano and I was on the look for info a a good web site. This must be the best ! I am impressed and I appreciate your efforts here. Regards, Rudy Nelson
Rudy Nelson (rudy_nelson@ccm.hf.intel.com)
hillsboro, or USA - Wednesday, August 28, 1996 at 16:14:33 (EDT)

What a fabulous resource. I'm so glad I discovered this page.
Lin Culbertson (linoleum@interport.net)
New York, NY USA - Tuesday, August 27, 1996 at 13:04:02 (EDT)

Cool page. If you know where I could find a more user- friendly description of making mixes than the manual, I'd love to hear about it.
Seth Rutledge (eldritch@webserve.net)
Charlotte, NC USA - Tuesday, August 27, 1996 at 12:59:15 (EDT)

The Quadrasynth page has helped me a lot. It was one of the factors that contributed to my decision to Purchase a Quadrasynth. Thanks for your help.
Chris Phelps (cbp@ior.com)
spokane, WA USA - Tuesday, August 27, 1996 at 02:08:20 (EDT)

Good site. Should have some .mid's for each page so we can enjoy our QS's while we enjoy your site. You should have some links (maybe links of the week or something like that). Keep it up, I am glad I stumbled across your site, it is now my start page for IE.
Jason Schoepfer (solhart@arendeeco.com)
Calgary, ab Canada - Tuesday, August 27, 1996 at 01:48:37 (EDT)

Fantastic Page - Looks great - great content. I have a couple of Al S4+'s. Can't wait to try out QE2.0!!!!!!!! Thanks for being there.
Mac Hawley (hawley@entertain.com)
Evergreen, CO USA - Monday, August 26, 1996 at 22:12:29 (EDT)

I bought an Alesis QS6 earlier this year. Sounds really good, but it's not too easy to handle without the computer-based editor. I think you're doing a great job with this site. Thanks!
Mats Undén (mats.unden@mailbox.swipnet.se)
Smedstorp, Sweden - Monday, August 26, 1996 at 18:02:36 (EDT)

Cool site! Is there a possibility of adding a troubleshooting section? Integrating my S4+ with Opcode's Galaxy+Ed has been fun(?#%*!)
Lawrence Shorter (lawrence@sirius.com)
San Francisco, CA USA - Monday, August 26, 1996 at 02:11:24 (EDT)

Les, Leo here again. Wow! what a frustrating scene. In response to your questions (1) I really don't know what kind of browser I have and if it is confiqured to download sysex files and zipped files. I've learned about the compression factor and I do know what sysex is about, however when I click on hypertext(sound library or or shareware)my screen shows the number of bytes being transferred and when it's all over the file appears in my download dir. BUT, when I click on the file I get a prompt that tells me that this file needs some other program to run open the file,i.e.(This file is of the blank type cannot find PKZIPW.EXE to open it or run it). So I do a search for this "application" if you will and cannot find it. So then I went on line searching for a unzip program and found something called Zipwiz which I downloaded into the download folder.It has a feature that enables you to simply click and choose the file you want unzipped and it supposedly unzipps it. I anticipate the appearance of a program icon and wella....NOT. Instead I get a prompt that say's "UNZIP SUCCESFUL" and that's it. (2) I think I understand your second question. Yes I beleive that I do have a utility that will enabel me to transfer sysx files I have cakewalk and cubase on my C drive. By the way, Thankyou for your response. I was really suprised to hear from you. I really like communication and your response was very thoughtful. Thanks. If I may be very breif(YEA RIGHT) I thought that it might help you if you know about my computer backround. I have none. I purchased this gateway about a year ago and before that I used an atari ST/hybrid arts stuff which actually was just fine. I put the digital music down for about 3 years and went back to study classical piano until recently when I decided to try it again. I bought a small mackie board a Quadplus an ADAT and a PC(Gateway2000P5-75)ensonix sound card(I need a new one with decent ins/outs anticipating the puchase of direct to hard drive sys) and cubse/cakewalk. This all has happend within the last year and with the full time gig I have not until recently been able to really work at it. Unfortunatly for you, I'm ready now. Again my primary focus at this time is my sound library as I consider sounds as the nuts and bolts of my music or the cellular building blocks of music if you want to be more organic. Well, I'm going to keep experimenting. Thanks for your time. Leo
Leo Douglas (ELSEA3@AOL.COM)
GLENNWOOD, IL USA - Sunday, August 25, 1996 at 13:38:16 (EDT)

Great looking page! I recently purchased a Quadrasynth+Piano. I am looking forward to obtaining info, patches, etc. from this location. Keep up the good work.
John Wigton (Wigtone@aol.com)
Sioux City, IA USA - Sunday, August 25, 1996 at 00:59:45 (EDT)

I have an S4+
Russ Painter (RPainter@ix.netcom.com)
Baltimore, MD USA - Saturday, August 24, 1996 at 13:11:03 (EDT)

Just purchased the Quadrasynth Plus and am trying to use it with Logic Audo MAC and Sound Diver from Emagic.
Jon Emery (EMERY421@aol.com)
Harleysville, PA USA - Friday, August 23, 1996 at 12:32:16 (EDT)

qs+piano proud owner
moishe siel (mcl@netvision.net.il)
kibbutz samar, israel - Friday, August 23, 1996 at 06:42:58 (EDT)

Just bought Quadrasynth+ and your webpage sweetens the deal.
Michael Roth (majroth@wolfenet.com)
Kent, Wa USA - Friday, August 23, 1996 at 05:44:31 (EDT)

Where can I buy PCMCIA cards in my area, and do I need said cards if I'm using a PC?
jason kothmann (kothmann-ftworth@worldnet.alt.net)
ft worth, tx USA - Friday, August 23, 1996 at 04:12:28 (EDT)

Hey, How's it going? I'm encouraged by your web page. I am a quadrasynth Plus owner. I have been looking for a sound library that includes mostly guitars and a second library that includes mostly strings. I've heard Korgs Trinity and Rolands Orchestral module and was very impressed. Nonetheless I am at this point a dedicated Alesis man. I beleive that the quad engine is capable of producing great quality sounds but because of the lack of time to do sound designing and the lack of money to purchase a Korg or a Roland, I'm looking for a alesis library that will get me in the ballpark. I tried downloading a library from your sight but I had problems getting it to download (I've got windows 95). Anyway, your response will be greatly appreciated. Thank you and keep on being creative. Leo
Leo Douglas (ELSEA3@AOL.COM)
GLENWOOD, IL USA - Friday, August 23, 1996 at 01:32:26 (EDT)

Me and friend work at two different schools, where we every year produce one big musical. Since we both have Quadrasynths which we both compose all music with, I really appreciate people who share new patches with us. It is really refreshing to be able to change patches! We want to thank you´ll and keep up the good work!
Tobbe Paulsson (tobbe.paulsson@stockholm.mail.telia.com)
Stockholm, Sweden - Thursday, August 22, 1996 at 19:22:25 (EDT)

Dear Fellow Quadrasynth Fans: Just thought I'd write to let you know of a great deal I just found on the new Alesis QS-8. I followed Les' link to the Kraftmusic store where I talked to Ben Kraft (the owner...what service!). Ben sold me a QS-8 for $1,490.00 with absolutely no haggling. Believe me folks, if you have the money, this is absolutely the best deal you'll find. Ben is very knowledgable about his products and offers excellent service and response. I highly encourage anyone who is interested to give him a call at 800-783-3368. After I received the QS-8 (should be sometime in the next two weeks) I will be writing a full review of its capabilities and performance. In addition, after I've had a few days to spend with it I will upload some sequences for those of you who might be interested in checking them out. Sincerely, Larry Hines Austin, TX
Larry Hines (laroux@io.com)
Austin, TX USA - Thursday, August 22, 1996 at 14:23:27 (EDT)

own qs+piano,sample cell IIpc,unisyn,cakewalk PA and sound forge. into ambient, techno and everything else. work for guitar center keyboard dept. 612-631-9420 soon to purchase emu orbit logic audio maybe qs7.
karl sandin (ksandin@aol.com)
roseville, mn USA - Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 22:56:04 (EDT)

This is a very useful site for all of us who own any alesis keyboard. Congratulations Les, and to all the people who participate in this excellent web site.
Poncho Sanchez G. (psanchez@aguila.gda.itesm.mx)
Guadalajara , Ja Mexico - Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 22:05:03 (EDT)

Just a few hours ago I purchased my first really profession- al keyboard, a Quadrasynth Plus Piano, after 3 years of frustration and dissappointment playing around with a Kawai FS2000 Personal keyboard. I knew little about the Quadrasynth except that it was talked about expectantly on the midi conf- erences before it made its appearance a few years ago. I was really pleased to hear how well it sounded, (great piano!) and the nice touch of its keyboard. I am also greatly encour- aged and appreciative to find your presence here on the WWW. Thanks very much. rz. toy, a Kawai KS2000
Ray Ziebro (rziebro-parma@worldnet.att.net)
Parma, OH USA - Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 19:45:09 (EDT)

Excellent page! It should come in very handy as soon as my QS+piano gets here. Thanks
Lewis Baumstark (LBB9348@gemini.tntech.edu)
Piney Flats, TN USA - Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 17:39:23 (EDT)

I love my SQ6, too! But where are the sounds I m looking for? Is there anyone out there, to send me a few nice sounds? I use a MAC and the unisyn-editor. ciao, Jan!
Jan Schwochow (schwochow@dddhh.de)
Hamburg, Germany - Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 17:06:08 (EDT)

This is wonderfully useful. Are there any more reviews on the dm5?
Wilson Brown (Wilson_Brown_at_ane400cc@mail.Hq.faa.gov)
Cambridge, MA USA - Wednesday, August 21, 1996 at 16:57:50 (EDT)

Congratulations for excelent work and useful information. Thank you and please go on!
Luis Ribeiro (lfbr@ua.pt)
Aveiro, Portugal - Tuesday, August 20, 1996 at 07:50:41 (EDT)

cool, am looking for QS6 patches
sabin speiser (mojo357@aol.com)
sf, ca USA - Sunday, August 18, 1996 at 21:04:04 (EDT)

I have had my Quadrasynth for over a year and a half now. What an excellent synth. I was originally talked out of buying one because the gear snobs I was talking to told me that it was'nt a real synth 'just a sample playback board'. Then I played one at Goodmans music in LA. Well if this is what a crap cheap low quality board sounds like then I would love to see what Alesis could do if they started charging real money for their kit. Needless to say I bought it on the spot and have been more than happy ever since. I own a bunch of other synths and the QS can definitly hold it's own. My only regret is not getting the upgrade when it was available. If anybody from Alesis is listening I was wondering if they would consider a second run if they could obtain an up front commitment from all those registered users out there that were too dim to do it first time around. Say require an up front payment and then do the production run. I am sure that there are enough people that get on this site to justify a run on their own. Even so I am very happy with my top quality, excellent sounding, completly reliable Quadrasynth. Ps, This is an excellent site. Keep up the good work.
Paul Bryant (paul@foundation-i.com)
Valencia, CA USA - Sunday, August 18, 1996 at 16:47:57 (EDT)

Alesis User (Korean)
Yong-Jin Jeong (mmusik@unitel.co.kr)
Seoul, South Korea - Sunday, August 18, 1996 at 15:58:33 (EDT)

i own a qs6 and this is the place to be. i have a few compositions i would like to upload (if i can figure it out). (soundbridge 2 is supposed to be released soon. will i get it here ?
steve rudolph (74363.2337@compuserve.com)
oakville, on canada - Saturday, August 17, 1996 at 17:47:21 (EDT)

Hi. I bought a Quadrasynth Plus few months ago, and... man, it's really fantastic. Before buying, I compared it with other synths, like Ensoniq TS-10, Roland XP-50, Korg X3, and the Quadrasynth sounds is better. I was thinking: Why people don't talk about Quadrasynth? They just talk about Roland and Korg gear. Here in Brazil, Roland and Korg are very popular. You told Quadrasynth will be discontinued. Is it true? I'll be very sad, becose I see the QS6 and QS8, and one thing that borred me is the LCD. It's small and, of course, has less information. I really prefer my QSPlus. But I saw the QS8 keys, and I'm in love! I have a Roland A30 Keyboard controler, but I prefer the QSPlus keys. Thank you for the site. Bye. PS: I'll soon send you my MIDI Sequences.
Julio Cesar Gomes Duram (julio.duram@originet.com.br)
S BERN CAMPO, SP Brazil - Friday, August 16, 1996 at 19:07:44 (EDT)

I think this is a very good page and I´ve already loaded all of the patches and programs to the Quadra synth+. So I´m very greatful and I wish you good luck in the future Sven-Gunnar Pettersson Composer DeCam Film & Television Karlskrona Sweden
Sven-Gunnar Pettersson (svenne@decam.se)
Karlskrona, ? Sweden - Thursday, August 15, 1996 at 14:43:33 (EDT)

I love this qs page. The more I use it, the more I learn, and the more I enjoy all it has to offer. Thank Les.
Jason Castonguay (jcast@miracle.net)
Bristol, ct USA - Thursday, August 15, 1996 at 13:40:29 (EDT)

the QE 2.0 editor will only d/l partially for me (have tried it 3 times now), might want to check that great page!!!
Bill Dougherty (Rake436631 @ aol.com)
USA - Thursday, August 15, 1996 at 11:52:25 (EDT)

Thanks for such a great Web site. This page has been very helpful. Keep up the good work !
Ron Gardner
Germany - Monday, August 12, 1996 at 14:36:17 (EDT)

I´m just a beginner in the big world of the electronic music so I feel pretty lost in it, however I´ve enjoyed your page.
Enrique Finot Gainsborg (efinot@wara.bolnet.bo)
La Paz, Bolivia - Monday, August 12, 1996 at 13:37:53 (EDT)

Great Page! I appreciate the work you have done for qs users.
Rich (progmon@eden.com)
USA - Monday, August 12, 1996 at 03:23:34 (EDT)

Hi. Great site with lots of useful information. It's now bookmarked :) Much appreciated!
Chris Weider (chrisw@ptd.net)
Allentown, PA USA - Sunday, August 11, 1996 at 14:09:33 (EDT)

this page is great!keep up the good work!
John Horesco (sledge0007@aol.com)
Atlanta, GA USA - Sunday, August 11, 1996 at 01:57:08 (EDT)

I love your page!!! Please see if anyone out there has the original patches the Quadrasynth had when it came out. I've lost them when I loaded the Grand Piano Quadracard. Thank you for your wonderfull page.
Ted Paxson
St. Joseph, Mo USA - Saturday, August 10, 1996 at 12:28:59 (EDT)

I like my Quadra Synth S4 module, i've had lots of synths but i always wanted something with a unique sound... Keep up the good work (don't be like 'Roland' :-))
Frank van Schip (fvsmusic@worldaccess.nl)
Houten, Netherlands - Friday, August 09, 1996 at 18:39:29 (EDT)

Very useful site
Dioni Fernandez (j.fernandez@codetel.net.do)
Miami, Fl USA - Friday, August 09, 1996 at 12:49:40 (EDT)

Hello, I am spending my best moments doing music with Quadrasinth. It is a very good synthesizer. Best regards.
Jesus Fernandez Benedi
28924 - Alcorcon, Madrid (SPAIN) - Thursday, August 08, 1996 at 20:04:45 (EDT)

I just put a quadraSynth on layaway.. Been playing for a lifetime without a keyboard, and i finally took the step into life.
Courtney Ryan Cooper (crcooper@mail.utexas.edu)
Austin, TX USA - Thursday, August 08, 1996 at 11:09:08 (EDT)

I'm sorry I am a new net user and I'm not shure of my E mail number. I will come back again soon. I own a QS6 and use Opcode Galaxy & Unisyn editors to work on new banks and libs.When I get back to you're site I will leave some patch banks if you like. I am so glad I found you because I wanted to see how the Quadra and QS6 match up.I also have many other synths mods and samplers and use Mac,IBM,& Amiga. Thanks again for you're help.
Robert Ball
Orange , Ca USA - Thursday, August 08, 1996 at 04:06:42 (EDT)

Good work
Mark Szejbach (103075,234@Compuserve.com)
Saginaw, MI USA - Wednesday, August 07, 1996 at 21:48:56 (EDT)

Nope
Robert H (contal.security@mbox300.swipnet.se)
Gothenburg, Sweden - Wednesday, August 07, 1996 at 03:27:25 (EDT)

Great page! I'm looking to buy a QS8 sometime soon and I'll probably be using your page a lot more as a resource. For now it's just an education...and an extensive one at that.
Chi-Hua Chien (chchien@stanford.edu)
Stanford, CA USA - Monday, August 05, 1996 at 19:26:28 (EDT)

Waiting for my new QS+ to arrive, from what everyone here is saying, should be worth the wait. Hey, Alesis should pay you for keeping this site! What ever happened to THEIR site that was supposed to be up in July? Thanks for all the info!
Dave C. (dcripp@flash.net)
Plano, TX USA - Monday, August 05, 1996 at 16:15:23 (EDT)

I love my QuadraSynth
David Maggiora (GraphicDav@aol.com)
San Diego, CA USA - Monday, August 05, 1996 at 13:18:02 (EDT)

I like the site alot. Keep up the good work. Jim
James Ennis (jennis@alliance.net)
Lowell, MI USA - Sunday, August 04, 1996 at 11:41:30 (EDT)

Keep on Movin' !
Gumbo - X
Graz, Austria - Saturday, August 03, 1996 at 14:17:19 (EDT)

The first time I played a quadrasynth I thought it reeked! I was persuaded to buy one because of your page and it is blowing my XP-50 away!I appreciate the work you've and other have put in,it's really changed my mind about Alesis.Scott
scott murrell (smurrell@hope.cleaf.com)
hope, ar USA - Friday, August 02, 1996 at 21:26:31 (EDT)

Cool Page! I find it extremely useful, keep it up!
Aaron Borum (aarbon@aimnet.com)
Sunnyvale, CA USA - Thursday, August 01, 1996 at 12:19:59 (EDT)

I've been using my QuadraSynth for about 2.5 years now. It's a great board that does everything I ask of it and more. I play solo piano on gigs four nights a week, and often receive positive comments about the synth.
Lawrence Wescott III (lonwes@aol.com)
Sherman Station, ME USA - Thursday, August 01, 1996 at 10:26:23 (EDT)

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