Synth Site |  Alesis |  QS6.1

This particular line of instruments is not designed to be the dance/trance monster (leave that to the upcoming Andromeda). It is, however, a very solid unit with loads of features, excellent sound quality, and a relatively easy to use editing system. Some will decray the lack of a sequencer, however most folks do their sequence recording and editing outbound anyway. Completed sequences can be dumped to flashRAM cards and played back through the QS units once disconnected from your computer.

Simply poking at the keys on the QS series won't reveal much. It's when you get into the flexibility (4 effects sends, 5 master FX configs, 18 effects, many internal samples, easy-to-understand editing engine, sheer volume of patches, the power of splits and layers in Mix Mode) that you will truly appreciate the potential of this affordable piece.