ENSONIQ SQ-R Musician's Manual

isnsoniQ

so-

Synthesizer

Sound

Module

Musician's

Manual

Version

1.00

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual:

Written,

Designed,

and

Illustrated

by:

Jim

Boggia,

Bill

McCutcheon,

JohnO.Senior,

Suzanne

Kuldell

Copyright©1990

ENSONIQ®Corp

155

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Valley

Parkway

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Reserved

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you

have

any

questions

concerning

the

useofthis

unit,

please

contact

your

authorized

ENSONIQ

dealer.

For

additional

technical

support,orto

find

the

nameofthe

nearest

authorized

ENSONIQ

Repair

Station,

call

ENSONIQ

Customer

Serviceat(215)

647-3930

Monday

through

Friday

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Standard

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consent

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SQ-R

software/firmware

is

copyrighted

and

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rights

arc

reserved

by

ENSONIQ

Corp.

Although

every

effort

has

been

madetoensure

the

accuracyofthe

text

and

illustrations

in

this

Manual,noguarantee

is

madeorimpliedinthis

regard.

IMPORTANT:

'This

equipment

generates

and

uses

radio

frequency

energy

andifnot

installed

and

used

properly,

that

is,instrict

accordance

with

the

manufacturer's

instructions,

may

cause

interferencetoradio

and

television

reception.Ithas

been

designedtocomply

with

the

limits

foraClassBcomputing

deviceinaccordance

with

the

specifications

in

Subpart

J

of

Part15of

FCC

rules,

which

are

designedtoprovide

reasonable

protection

against

such

interference

inaresidential

installation.

However,

thereisno

guarantee

that

interference

will

not

occurina

particular

installation.

If this

equipment

docs

cause

interferencetoradioortelevision

reception,

which

canbedeterminedbyturning

the

equipment

off

and

on,

the

userisencouragedtotrytocorrect

the

interference

by oneormoreofthe

following

measures."

*

reorient

the

receiving

antenna

*

relocate

the

instrument

with

respecttothe receiver

*

move

the

instniment

away

from

the

receiver

*

plug

the

instniment

intoadifferent

outletsothat

the

instrument

and

receiver

arc

on

different

branch

circuits

"If

necessary,

the

user

should

consult

the

dealeroran

experienced

radio/television

technician

for

additional

suggestions.

The

user

may

find

the

following

booklet

preparedbythe

Federal

Communications

Commission

helpful:

'HowtoIdentify

and

Resolve

Radio-TV

Interference

Problems.'

This

bookletisavailable

from

the

U.S.

Government

printing

Office.

Washington.

D.C.

20402

Slock

No.

004-000-00345-4."

In

ordertofulfill

warranty

requirements

the

SQ-R

shouldbeserviced

onlybyan

authorized

ENSONIQ

Repair

Station.

The

ENSONIQ

serial

number

label

must

appearonthe

outsideofthe

Unitorthe

ENSONIQ

warrantyIsvoid.

•ENSONIQ,

SQ-R,

SQ-1,

VFX,

VFXSD,

Transwave,

EPS,

Smart

Transmit

and

Poly-Key

are

trademarksofENSONIQ

Corp.

Pan#9310

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Model#MM-51

SQ-R*

Musician's

Manual

TableofContents

Introduction

1

—

Getting

Started

Power

1-1

Grounding

Information

1-1

AC

Line

Conditioning

1-2

Temperature

Guidelines

1-3

Basic

Connections

1-3

Running

Your

SQ-R

ThroughaHome

Stereo

System

....

1-4

Rear

Panel

Connections

1-5

The

Front

Panel—Communicating

with

die

SQ-R

1-6

Select

Sound

Button

1-7

Edit

Sound

Button

1-7

Select

Preset

Button

1-7

Edit

Track

Button

»

1-7

Track

Buttons

1-8

System

Button

1-8

Effects

Button

1-8

Enter/Save

Button

1-8

Bank

Select

Button

1-8

Arrow

Buttons

1-9

Volume

Knob

1-9

Phones

1-9

Parametric

Programming

1-10

Screens

1-10

Multiple

Parameters

1-10

ChangingaParameter

1-10

Playing

Sounds:

Sound

Memory

1-12

Selecting

a

Sound

1-12

Choosing

Internal,

ROM,

Card

and

Drum

Sounds

....

1-12

Memory

Cards

1-13

Re-initializing

the

SQ-R 1-13

Low

Battery

Voltage—WhentoReplace

the

Battery

....

1-14

SQ-R

Accessories

1-14

Need

More

Help?

1-15

Section2—

System

Control

System

Bank:

Master

Tune

2-1

Global

Bend

2-2

Pedal/Edit

Key

Range

2-2

MIDI

Track

Name

2-2

Voice

Muting

2-3

Base Channel

2-3

MIDI

Mode—MIDIInMode

2-4

Global

Controllers

in

MONO

Mode

2-4

MIDI

Loop/Xctrl

—

External

Controller

2-5

Controllers/System

Excl—MIDI

System

Exclusive

Enable2-

6

Program

Change

2-7

Receiving

Program

Changes

2-7

Selecting

a

New

Preset

Effect

from

MIDI

2-7

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Musician's

Manual

Preset

Prog—Preset

Program

Change

2-8

Retransmit/Ail

Note

Off

2-8

Store

Sounds

2-9

Store

Presets

2-9

Section3—

Presets

About

Presets

3-1

Selecting

Presets

3-2

Editing

Presets

3-2

Track

Status

3-3

Compare-Using

the

Select Preset

Button

3-3

Edit

Preset

Buffer..

•

3-3

Abandoning

Your

Edits

3-4

SavingaNew

Preset

Into

Memory

3-4

CopyinganExisting

PresettoAnother

Location

3-4

About

Tracks

3-5

Replacing

the

Soundona

Track

3-5

PuttingaSound

onto a

Track

along

with

its

Effect

....

3-6

Layering

Soundsina

Preset

3-6

Using

Effects

with

Presets

3-6

About

Performance

Parameters

3-7

Parameter

Bank:

Transpose

3-8

Key

Range

3-9

MIDI

Channel

3-10

MIDI

Bank

3-10

MIDI

Program

Number

3-10

Program

Changesinthe

SQ-R

3-11

Receiving

Program

Changes

3-11

Selecting

a

New

Preset

Effect

from

MIDI

3-11

Selecting

a

New

Preset

with

Program

Changes

3-11

MIDI

Status

3-12

Pressure

3-13

Sustain

Pedal

3-14

Mix

Bank:

Volume

3-15

Pan

3-15

Output

3-16

Timbre

3-16

Release

3-17

The

Smart

Transmit

Function

3-18

Pressure

3-19

A

Few

Important

Points

About

MULTI

Mode

3-21

Section4—

Effects

Understanding

SQ-R

Effects

4-1

Sound

Effects

4-2

Preset

Effect

4-2

Programming

Effects

4-3

The

Effect

Busses

4-3

Effect

Mixing

4-4

Selecting

Effects

4-5

Sounds

and

Presets

4-5

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Musician's

Manual

TableofContents

When

are

new

effects

loaded

into

the

ESP

chip?

4-5

Performance

ControlofEffectsinPreset

mode

4-6

a

Controllers

RoutedtoEffects

4-6

Effect

Modulators

4-7

Effect

Parameters

4-10

Single

Effects:

Concert

Reverb

4-10

HaUReverb

4-10

Room

Reverb

4-10

Warm

Chamber

4-10

8-Voice

Chorus

4-12

Phase

Shifter

4-12

Combined

Effects:

Chorus&Reverb

4-14

Hanger+Reverb1&

2

4-15

Phaser+Reverb

4-16

Rotory

Speaker+Reverb

•

4-17

Distortion

+

Chorus+Reverb

4-18

Compression+Distortion

+

Reverb

4-19

Section5—

Programming

the

SQ-R

Whatisa

Sound?

5-1

Voices

and

Polyphony

5-1

Compare—Using

the

Edit

Sound

Button/LED

5-2

Edit

Buffer

.*

5-2

Abandoning

Your

Edits

5-2

^

SavingaNew

Sound

into

Memory

5-3

CopyinganExisting

SoundtoAnother

Location

5-4

Section6—

Standard

Programming

SQ-R

Standard

Sound

Configuration

6-2

SQ-R

Voice

Configuration

6-2

Modulators:

About

Modulation

6-3

Selecting

a

Modulator

6-3

Modulation

Amount

6-3

Modulation

Sources

6-4

Sound

Edit

Mode

6-8

Wave

Bank:

Select

Voice/Voice

Status

6-8

Wave

Class

6-9

Individual

Waves

6-11

Delay

Time/Direction

6-12

Start

Index/Mod

Source

and

Amount

6-12

Type-Specific

Wave

Parameters

6-12

Loop

Length

6-13

Voice

Restrike

Decay

Time

6-13

Change

Sound

Mode

6-13

Pitch

Bank:

Oct/Semi/Fine

(Oscillator

Tune)

6-14

Envl/LFO

6-14

Mod

Source/Mod

Amount

6-15

Keyboard

Pitch

Tracking

6-15

Glide

Mode

6-15

Glide

Time

6-15

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Musician's

Manual

ENV

l.ENV2,(AMP)

—SQ-R

Envelopes

6-16

Levl

6-17

Time

6-18

LevV/AttckV/VelCurv

6-19

Mode(Envl

andEny2)

6-19

Mode

(AMP)—Voice

Triggering/Stealing

Notes

....

6-20

KeyboardTrk

6-21

Select

Defaults

6-21

LFO

Bank:

LFO

Speed

6-22

Noise

Rate

6-23

Level/Delay/Mod

6-23

Wave/Restart

6-24

LFO

Waveshapes

. .

:

6-24

Filter

Bank:

Filterl/Filter2

6-25

Filter

Configurations

6-26

FC1

Cutoff/Envelope2

6-27

FC1

Keyboard

6-27

Mod

Source/Mod

Amount

6-28

FC2

Cutoff/Envelope

2

6-28

FC2

Keyboard/Mod

FC1>FC2

6-28

Env2

and

Amp

Banks

6-29

Output

Bank:

Volume/Boost

6-29

Mod

Source/Mod

Amount

6-30

Keyboard

Scale

Amount/Key

Range

6-30

Output

Bus/Priority

6-31

Pan

Location/Velocity

Window

6-31

Section7—

Drum

Programming

SQ-R

Drum

Sound

Configuration

7-1

Selecting

Drum

Sound

Editing

7-2

Sound

Edit

Mode

7-2

Wave

Bank:

Current

Key

Number

7-3

Low

Key/High

Key

7-3

Creating

"Holes"inthe

Key

Map

7-3

Wave

Class

7-5

Wave

Name

7-5

Direction

7-6

Clear

Key

Map

7-6

Set

Default

Map

7-6

Change

Sound

Mode

7-7

Pitch

Bank:

Oct/Semi/Fine

(Voice

Tune)

7-7

Keyboard

Pitch

Tracking

7-7

Filter

Bank:

Filter

Cutoff

Frequency/Velocity

Level

Control

7-8

Amp

Bank:

Gate

Time/Release

Time

7-9

Velocity

Level

Control/Mode

(Env1and

Env2)

7-9

Mode

(AMP)—Voice

Triggering/Stealing

Notes

....

7-10

Output

Bank:

Voice

Volume/Volume

Boost/Pan

Location

7-11

Output

Bus/Velocity

Curve

7-12

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SQ-RMusician's

Manual

Table

of

Contents

Section8—

Storage

Functions

^

Memory

Card

Storage:

Installing

the

Batteryina

RAM

Card

8-1

Memory

Card

Configurations

8-2

Formatting

a

Blank

Memory

Card

8-3

Copying

Sounds

between

Internal

and

Card

Memory

...

8-3

Sound

Storage

Prompts

and

Error

Messages

8-4

Saving

Preset

DatatoMemory

Card

8-5

Preset

Storage

Prompts

and

Error

Messages

8-6

MIDI

Sys-Ex:

Sending

MIDI

Sys-Ex

Messagestoanother

SQ-Rorto

a

Storage

Device

8-7

Sending

OneorAll

Sounds

out

via

MIDI

Sys-Ex

....

8-7

Sending

Presets

out

via

MIDI

Sys-Ex

8-8

Receiving

MIDI

Sys-Ex

Messages

8-8

>

Appendix—SQ-R

MIDI

Implementation

Index

TableofContents-5

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Introduction

Welcome!

Congratulations,

and

thank-you

for

your

purchaseofthe

ENSONIQ

SQ-R

Sound

Module.

Your

ENSONIQ

SQ-R

represents

the

latest

advancements

in

affordable

music

technology.

The

SQ-R

combines

a great

sounding

synthesizer,

24

bit-

digital

effects,

and

powerful8track

multi-timbral

capabilities.

The

Synthesizer

The

ENSONIQ

SQ-R's

synthesizer

section

features

100

high

fidelity

sounds

contained

in

ROM

(Read

Only

Memory),

with80additional

slotsinInternal

Memory

for

sounds

you

createoredit.

Optional

RAMorROM

Cards

allow

accessto160

more

sounds,

foramassive

340

available

at

once.

Each

SQ-R

soundiscreated

with

three

digital

oscillators

that

select

from

121

sampled

acoustic

and

synthetic

waves,aswellasENSONIQ's

unique

Transwaves™,

which

possess

great

harmonic

complexity

antf

timbral

motion.

The

complementtothis

wide

paletteoftonal

colorsisan

on-board

programmable

digital

effects

processor

tliat

addsadimensionofbreadth

and

depthtoeach

SQ-R

sound.

Various

reverb,

chorusing,

flanging,

delay,

distortion,

and

even

roto-

speaker

programs

are

provided

with

dynamic

control

over

many

settings.

Smart

Transmit™

Storage

The

Manual

The

SQ-R

features

ENSONIQ's

Smart

Transmit

function.

This

unique

and

powerful

feature

which

allows

the

SQ-Rtoadd

new

MIDI

master

controller

featurestoany

keyboard

hookedupto

it.

Connect

your

favorite

keyboard

and

it

becomesaneight

zone

controller

with

independent

control

over

volume,

transpose,

key

range,

MIDI

channel,

program

change

remapping,

and

sustain

pedal

on/off.

The

major

advantageofSmart

Transmitistliatitgives

you

the

power

and

flexibility

ofacontroller

keyboard,

evenifyour

MIDI

keyboard

lacks

these

multi-channel

capabilities.

The

SQ-R

uses

credit

card-style

memory

cardstostore

its

sound

data.

Sounds

can

alsobesaved

via

MIDI

System

Exclusive

to

any

MIDI

device

tliat

accepts

and

stores

such

data.

This

manualisyour

guidetounlocking

the

full

powerofthe

SQ-R.Atthis

point,

you're

probably

anxioustoplug

your

SQ-Rinand

get

playing.

The

first

section,

.Getting

Started,isa

quick

guide

covering

all

the

basics

for

plugging

in,

hooking

up,

and

getting

downtoplaying

the

SQ-R.

After

the

initial"Ijust

gotta

hear

it"

phase

has

passed

and

you're

readytouse

the

full

potential

of

the

SQ-R,

please

take

the

timetoread

the

restofthe

sections

on

programming

and

storage.

They'll

provide

valuable

information

and

tips,aswell

as

speedingupthe

learning

process

and enjoymentofthe

instrument.

Thank-you

again

for

choosing

ENSONIQ.

Enjoy

the

music!

i-1

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section1-

Getting

Started

Section1—

Getting

Started

Power

1-1

Grounding

Information

1-1

AC

Line

Conditioning

1-2

Temperature

Guidelines

1-3

Basic

Connections

1-3

Running

Your

SQ-R

ThroughaHome

Stereo

System

....

1-4

Rear

Panel

Connections

1-5

The

Front

Panel—Communicating

with

the

SQ-R

1-6

Select

Sound

Button

1-7

Edit

Sound

Button

1-7

Select

Preset

Button

1-7

Edit

Track

Button

1-7

Track

Buttons

1-8

System

Button

#

1-8

Effects

Button

'

1-8

Enter/Save

Button

1-8

Bank

Select

Button

1-8

Arrow

Buttons

1-9

Volume

Knob

1-9

Phones

1-9

Parametric

Programming

1-10

Screens

1-10

Multiple

Parameters

1-10

ChangingaParameter

1-10

Playing

Sounds:

Sound

Memory

1-12

Selecting

a

Sound

1-12

Choosing

Internal,

ROM,

Card

and

Drum

Sounds

....

1-12

Memory

Cards

1-13

Reinitializing

the

SQ-R

1-13

Low

Battery

Voltage—WhentoReplace

the

Battery

....

1-14

SQ-R

Accessories

1-14

NeedMoreHelp?

1-15

Power

Insert

the

line

cord

into

the

line

receptacleonthe

rear

panelofthe

SQ-R.

Plug

the

other

endofthe

cable

intoagroundedACoutlet.

(The

proper

voltage

for

your

SQ-Rislistedonthe

Serial

Number

labelonthe side

panel.)

Turn

the

SQ-R

poweronand

make

sure

the

display

lights

up.Ifnot,

check

your

connections

and

power

source.

Grounding

Information

Like

many

modern

electrical

devices,

your

SQ-R

hasathree-prong

power

cord

with

earth

groundtoensure

safe

operation.

Some

products

have

power

cords

with

only

two

prongs

andnoearth

ground.Toensure

safe

operation,

modern

products

with

two-prong

power

cords

have

polarized

plugs

that

can

only

be

inserted

intoanoutlet

the

proper

way.

Power

1-1

Section1-

Getting

Started

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Some

products,

suchasolder

guitar

amplifiers,

do

not

have

polarized

plugs

and

canbeconnectedtoan

outlet

incorrectly.

This

may

resultindangerous

high

voltagesonthe

audio

connections

that

could cause

you

physical

harmordamage

any

properly

grounded

equipmenttowhich

they

are

connected,

suchasyour

ENSONIQ

product.

To

avoid

shock

hazardsorequipment

damage,werecommend

the

following

precautions:

•Ifyou

own

equipment

with

two

pronged

power

cords,

checktoseeifthey

are

polarizedornon-polarized.

You

might

consider

havinganauthorized

repair

station

change

any

non-polarized

plugsonyour

equipmenttopolarized

plugs

to

avoid

future

problems.

Polarized

Non-polarized

•

Exercise

caution

when

using

extension

cordsorplug

adapters.

Proper

polarization

should

alwaysbemaintained

from

the

outlettothe

plug.

The

use

of

polarized

extension

cords

and

adaptersisthe

easiest

waytomaintain

proper

polarity.

•

Whenever

possible,

connect

all

products

with

grounded

power

cordstothe

same

outlet

ground.

This

will

ensureacommon

ground

level to

prevent

equipment

damage

and

minimize

huminthe

audio

output.

AC

outlet

testers

are

available

from

many

electronic

supply

and

hardware

stores.

These

can be

usedtocheck

for

proper

polarityofoutlets

and

cords.

AC

Line

Conditioning

Asisthe

case

with

any

computer

device,

the

SQ-Rissensitive

to

sharp

peaks

and

dropsintheACline

voltage.

Lightning

strikes,

power

dropsorsudden

and

erratic

surgesintheACline

voltage

can

scramble

the

internal

memory

and,

in

some

cases,

damage

the

unit's

hardware.

Here

areafew

suggestions

to

help

guard

against

such

occurrences:

•ASurge/Spike

Suppressor.

The

cheaperofthe

options,asurge/spike

suppressor

absorbs

surges

and

protects

your

gear

from

all

but

the

most

severe

over-voltage

conditions.

You

can

get

multi-outlet

power

strips

with

built-in

surge/spike

suppressors

for

little

more

than

the

costofunprotected

power

strips,sousing

oneisa

good

investment

for

all

your

electronic

equipment.

•ALine

Conditioner.

Thisisthe

best,

butbyfar

the

more

expensive,

way

to

protect

your

gear.Inadditiontoprotecting

against

surges

and

spikes,aline

conditioner

guards

the

equipment

against

excessively

high or

low

line

voltages.

If

you

use

the

SQ-Rinlotsofdifferent

locations

with

varyingorunknown

AC

line

conditions,

you

might

consider

investingina

line

conditioner.

1-2

Power

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section1-

Getting

Started

Temperature

Guidelines

The

inner

workingsofthe

SQ-R

contain

computerized

and

electronic

circuitry

that

canbesusceptible

to

damage

when

exposedtoextreme

temperature

changes.

^

With

this

in

mind,

please

follow

these

guidelines

when

storing

and

setting

up

your

SQ-R:

•

Avoid

leaving

the

SQ-Rintemperatures

less

than50degreesormore

than

100

degrees

Fahrenheit,

or

insideavehicle

exposedtodirect

sunlight.

•

When

bringing

the

SQ-R

indoors

after

travel,

allow

the

unitatleast

twenty

minutestoreach

room

temperature

before

powering

up.Inthe

case

of

excessive

outdoor

temperatures

(below50degreesorabove

100

degrees),

allowanhourormore

before

power

up.

Basic

Connections

In

ordertouse

your

SQ-R,itmust

receive

MIDI

information.

The

SQ-R

receives

this

information

via

its

MIDIInJack,

locatedonthe

rear

panel.

Connect

a

standard,

5-pin

MIDI

cable

from

the

MIDI

Out

jackofa

MIDI

keyboard,

or

alternative

MIDI

controller

to

the

SQ-R's

MIDI

In jack.

Make

sure

that

the

controller

is

transmitting

MIDI

information,

and

that

both

the

controller

and

the

SQ-R

are

settothe

same

MIDI

channel

(see

Section2for

more

details).

Next,

connect

the

Audio

Outputsofthe

SQ-Rtothe

line

level

inputsofa

mixer,

instrument

amplifier,

or

any

other

sound

system

using

1/4

inch

audio

cables.

If

your systemisstereo,

connect

the

Left

and

Right

Outputstotwo

channelsofyour

mixer,

stereo,

etc.Ifit's

mono,

use

eitherofthe

Audio

Outputs

but

make

sure

nothingisplugged

into

the

other

output

For

listening

through

headphones,

plug

the

phones

into

the

front-panel

jack

marked

Pliones.

If

you're

running

the

SQ-R

throughamixer,instereo,besuretopan

the

Left

input

fully

left

and

the

Right

r

input

fully

right.

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MIDI

Out

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II

III

II

III

II

III

MIDI

Keyboard

It

isagood

idea

to

turn

your

audio

system

off

(or

down)

when

making

connections

to

avoid

damaging

speakers

or

other

components.

Basic

Connections

1-3

Section1-

Getting

Started

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Warning:

The

SQ-R

outputs

are

line-level

and

are

intendedtobe

connected

onlytoline-level

inputs

suchasthoseona

mixer,

stereo

pre-amp,

keyboard

amp,

etc.

Connecting

the

SQ-R

audio

outputstoa

mic-level

input,

suchasa

guitar

amporthe

microphone

jacksona

tape

deckisnot

recommended

and

might

resultindamage

to

the

device

input.

Switch

the

audio

systemonand

adjust

the

amplifier

volume

for

normal

listening

levels.Ifyou

hearnosound

while

playing

the

keyboard,

switch

the

audio

system

off

and

check

your

connections.

Running

Your

SQ-R

ThroughaHome

Stereo

System

If

you

are

thinking

about

amplifying

your

SQ-R

through

your

home

stereo,

a

wordofcautionisin

order.Ahome

stereoisgreat

for

playing

CD's,

albums,

tapes—the

dynamic

rangeofthese

mediaislimited,

and

your

speakers

aren't

usually

subjectedtoextreme

volume

changes

and

frequency

transients.

While

the

dynamic

rangeofCD'sissignificantly

greater

than

LP'sortapes,

the

outputofa

CD

playerisstill

conservative

comparedtothe

uncompressed,

unlimited

line-level

outputofa

pro-level

keyboard.

Running

your

SQ-R—or

any

pro-level

keyboard—tlirough

a

home

stereoathigh

volume

levels

can

damage

your

speakers.Ifyour

only

meansofamplification

is

your

home

stereo,

then

try

to

keep

your

levelsonthe

conservative

side.

1-4

Basic

Connections

S()-R

Musician's

Manual

Section1-

Getting

Started

Rear

Panel

Connections

-r

MIDI

In

Out

Thru

PodaJ'CV

AudioOut

Right

Left

Mono

1)

MIDI

In

2)

MIDI

Out

Receives

MIDI

(Musical

Instrument

Digital

Interface)

information

from

other

MIDI

instruments

or

computers.

Thisisthe

jack

you

will

useto"drive"

the

SQ-R.

Sends

out

MIDI

information

to

other

instruments

and

computers.

3)

MIDI

Thru

"Passes

on"

all

MIDI

information

receivedbySQ-Rtoother

devices.

Information

generatedbythe

SQ-R

itself

does

notgoto

this

jack—the

Thru

jack

merely

echoes

what

comesinat

the

MIDIInjack.

D^'edal/CV

This

jackisfor

connecting

an

optional

ENSONIQ

Model

CVP-1

Control

Voltage

Foot

Pedal,

whichisassignable

asamodulatortovarious

parameters

within

the

SQ-R.

The

pedal

gives

youahandy

alternative

modulation

source

when,

for

example,

you

would

wanttouseamod

wheel

but

both

hands

are

busy.

A CV

pedal

plugged

into

this

jack

can

also

actasa

volume

pedal,

controlling

the

overall

volume

levelofthe

SQ-R.

Pedal/CV

Specs:

3-conductor

(Tip=control

voltage

input,

Ring=2

KOhm

resistor

to

+12

Volts,

Sleeve=

ground).68KOhm

input

impedance,DCcoupled.

Input

voltage

range=0to10

volts

DC.

Scan

rate=32mS

(maximum

recommended

modulation

input=15Hz).

For

use

withanexternal

control

voltage,

usea2-

conductor

cable

with

the

voltageonthe

tip

and

the

sleeve

grounded.

>)

Right/Mono

Output

To

operate

the

SQ-Rinstereo,

connect

this

outputtoa

channelofyour

mixer

and

pan

that

channel

right.

Note

that

eitherofthe

audio

outputs

can

be usedasa

mono

output.Ifyou

wanttouse

this

jacktolistentothe

outputsinmono,

make

sure

that

nothingisconnectedtothe

Left/Mono

Output

jack.

>)

Left/Mono

Output

When

operating

the

SQ-Rinstereo,

connect

this

outputtoa

channelofyour

mixer

and pan

that

channel

left.Touse

this

jack

to listentothe

outputsinmono,

make

sure

that

nothingisconnectedtothe

Right/Mono

Output

jack.

lear

Panel

Connections

1-5

Section1-

Getting

Started

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

The

Front

Panel—Communicating

with

the

SQ-R

Everything

youdoon

die

SQ-R—whether

it's

selecting

a

sound,

editing

that

sound,

adjusting

die

tuning,

etc.—is

controlled

from

the

front

panel

using

the

following

controls:

•

The32character

LCD

display

•

The

Select

Sound

and

Edit

Sound

buttons

•

The

Select

Preset

button

•

The

Edit

Track

button

•

The

two

Track

buttons

•

The

System

button

•

The

Effects

button

•

The

Enter/Save

button'.

•

The

Bank

Select

button

•

The

Left/Right

and

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons

16x2

Character

LCD

Display

System

EHeett

a

Seled□Scfec*oEd!□Ed:

Sound

Pr*s«t

Soond

T(K*

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Copy

Elba

—•

The

SQ-R's

user

interface

is

designedtoenable

youtoget

around

the

instrument

quickly

and

easily,

whether

selecting

and

playing

sounds,orsetting

up and

editing

presets.

In

ordertoaccomplish

this,

the

SQ-Risalwaysinoneoffour

modes.

These

are:

1—Sound

Select

Mode

2—Sound

Edit

Mode

3—Preset Select

Mode

4—Track

Edit

Mode

You

select

these

modesbyusing

the

following

four

Mode

Buttons

(once

you

have

activated

anyofthe

SQ-R's

modes

using

the

buttons

described

below,

you

can

use

the

Bank

button

and

the

Left/Right

Arrow

buttonstomove

around

inside

die selected

mode):

1-6

The

Front

Panel

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section

I-Getting

Started

1)

Select

Sound

Button

r

Pressing

the

Select

Sound

button,

locatedinthe

far

left

positioninthe

bottom

rowoffour

buttons,

displays

the

current

track

number

and

ON/OFF

status,

the

sound

location

and

name,

lights

its

LED

and

places

the

SQ-RinSound

Select

Mode.

Whenever

you

would

liketochangeasound,

this

mode

must

be

activated.

After

pressing

the

Select

Sound

button,

using

the

Bank

Select

buttoninconjunction

with

the

Left/Right

and

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons

will

select

anyofthe

available

sounds.

If

the

MIDIInModeisOMNIorPOLY,

only

one

trackata

time

canbeplayed,

effectively

making

this

the

"solo"

track

button.

Any

program

changes

received

through

MIDI

while

the

SQ-Risin

Sound

Select

Mode

(with

MIDIInset

to

OMNIorPOLY)

will

selectanew

sound

and

its

effect

for the

current

track.

When

the

MIDIInModeissettoMULTI,

program

changes

received

will

select

a

new

sound,

but

the

effect

will

not

change

unless

the

program

changeispreceded

by

the

load

effect

program

change

(see

Section3—

Presets

for

further

details).

2)

Edit

Sound

Button

Pressing

the

Edit

Sound

button,

locatedinthe

third

positioninthe

bottom

row

of

four

buttons,

lights

its

LED

and

places

the

SQ-RinSound

Edit

Mode.

This

is

where

all

sound

editingisdone.

From

this

mode

you

can

choose

waveforms,

change

envelopes,

etc.

Pressing

the

Bank

Select

and

Up/Down

and

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

takes

youtothe

individual

parameters

within

the

Sound

Edit

ModeAnedited

sound

canbecompared

with

the

original

sound

by

pressing

this

button

while

Sound

Edit

Modeisactive.

3^

Select

Preset

Button

Pressing

the

Select

Preset

button,

locatedtothe

rightofthe

Select

Sound

button,

lights

its

LED

and

places

the

SQ-RinPreset Select

Mode.

The

display

will

show

the

current

preset

location,

the

statusofeach

track,

and

the

nameofthe

preset.

After

pressing

the

Select

Preset

button,

the

Up/Down

and

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

can be

usedtoselect

and

play

any

available

preset.

The

track

status

display

also

functionsasa

MIDI

receive

indicator.

Whenakey

downisreceivedona

specified

track,

the

track

number

will

changetoa

musical

note.

When

all

keys

areupon

the

specified

track,

the

number

will

be

redisplayed.

For

more

information

see

Section3—

Presets.

4)

Edit

Track

Button

Pressing

the

Edit

Track

button,

locatedinthe

far

right

positioninthe

bottom

rowoffour

buttons,

lights

its

LED

and

places

the

SQ-RinTrack

Edit

Mode.

This

modeisused

for

such

tasksassetting

MIDI

channel

and

program

number,

track

volume,

panning,

etc.

Using

the

Bank

Select

and

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

will

select

the

individual

parametersorcommands

within

the

Track

Edit

Mode.

The

effectisnot

changed

when

entering

this

mode.

Note:

If

the

MIDIInModeissettoOMNIorPOLY,

only

the

current

trackisheard

in

Track

Edit

mode.

The

Front

Panel

1-7

Section1-

Getting

Started

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Track

Buttons

The

two

rightmost

buttonsinthe

top

groupoffour

are the

Track

buttons.

The

Track

buttons

are

used

to select

which

tracks

are

active.

Pressing

either

button

individually

will

scroll

through

the

tracks

(whenontrack8,pressing

the

increment

Track

button

takes

the

SQ-Rtotrack

1).

When

both

buttons

are

pressed

together,

the

ON/OFF

statusofthe

currently

selected

track

toggles

back

and

forth.

Thisishow

instruments

are

"stacked"

in

OMNI

and

POLY

MIDIInmodes

(for

more

details

see

Section3—

Presets).

If

the

MIDIInmodeisMULTI,

the

statusofthe

currently

selected

track

toggles

between

OFF

and

BOTH.

Thereisalwaysatleast

one

track

ON,

andupto

seven

other

tracks

canbeturnedon(for

layering)

withinaPreset

(again,

more

details

in

Section3—

Presets).

System

Button

Pressing

the

System

button,

locatedinthe

far

left

positioninthe

top

row

of

four

buttons,

allows

accesstoall

global

system

and

MIDI

configuration

parameters

and

all

storage

functions,

regardless

of

the

mode

the

SQ-Risin.

Hint:

When

the

System

buttonisdouble-clicked,

it

functions

as a

MIDI

Panic

button

by

resetting

allofthe

SQ-R

voices.

When

anyofthe

four

mode

buttons

are

pressed

after

the

System

button,

the

SQ-R

enters

that

mode.

Effects

Button

Pressing

the

Effects

button,

locatedinthe

second

positioninthe

top

row

of

four

buttons,

allows

accesstoall

effect

parameters.

The

effect

parameters

are

mode

dependent,

wheninSound

SelectorSound

Edit

modes

the

parameters

affect

the

Effect

thatisa

partofthe

currently

selected

sound.

WheninPreset

SelectorTrack

Edit

modes,

the

parameters

will

affect

the

selected

preset's

Effect.

Enter/Save

Button

The

Enter/Save

button,

locatedinthe

far

left

positioninthe

bottom

row

of

three

buttons,

performs

various

functions.

Whenacommandisselected,

pressing

the

Enter/Save

button

will

execute

that

command.

Whenacommand

is

not

selected,

pressing

the

Edit/Save

button

saves

either

the

current

sound

or

current

preset,

dependingondie

current

mode.

Bank

Select

Button

The

center

buttoninthe

bottom

groupofthreeisthe

Bank

Select

button.

The

Bank

Select

buttonisusedtoselect

groupsofparameters,

commands,

or

sounds.

Which

banks

are

selectedisdetermined

by which

mode

the

SQ-R

is in.

WheninPreset

Select

Mode,

this

button

hasnoeffect.

WheninSound

Select

Mode,

pressing

the

Bank

Select button

will

change

the

sound

group

(INTernal,

ROM,

CARDA,or

CARD

B).

In

either

Sound

EditorTrack

Edit

Modes,

the

nameofthe

current

bank

will

show

while

the

buttonisheld,

returning

to

the

previous

display

once

the

button

has

been

released.IftheUpor

Down

Arrow

(Yes

and

No,

respectively)

buttonispressed

while

the

Bank

Selectisheld,

the

previousornext

bank

within

that

mode

willbedisplayed

and

selected.

1-8

The

Front

Panel

/SQ-RMusician's

Manual

Section1-

Getting

Started

Currently

selected

bank|

FILTER

bank

^=

next

▼=

If

the

LeftorRight

Arrow

buttonispressed

while

the

Bank

Select

button

is

held

down,

the

previousornext

screen

within

that

bank

willbedisplayed

without

the

bank

name

screen.

Left/Right

Arrow

Buttons

The

Left/Right

buttons

serve

two

functions.

When

the

SQ-Risin

eitherofthe

Select

modes

the

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

select

SoundorPreset locations

by

ten.

For

example,

from

sound

INT21(Internal

sound

#21)

the

Right

Arrow

takes

youtosound

INT31and

the

Left

Arrow

takes

youtosound

ENT

11.

This

allows

youtomove

through

the

sounds

and

presets

more

quickly.

When

in eitherofthe

Edit

Modes,

the

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

select

the

nextorprevious

parameter

within

the

currently

selected

parameter

bank.

Up/Down

Arrow

Buttons

The

Up/Down

buttons

also

serve

two

functions.

When

the

SQ-Risin

either

of

the

Select

modes

the

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons

select

SoundorPreset

locationsbyone.

For

example,

from

sound

INT21(Internal

sound

#21)

the

Up

Arrow

takes

youtosound

INT22and

the

Down

Arrow

takes

youtosound

INT

20.

Whenineitherofthe

Edit

Modes,

the

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons

select

the

values

within

the

currendy

selected

parameter.

Volume

Knob

Phones

The

Volume

Knob,

locatedtothe

leftofthe

LCD

display,

controls

the

overall

volume

outputofthe

SQ-R.

Under

normal

circumstances,

turn

the

volume knob

all

the

way

up.Aswith

any

digital

musical

instrument,

the

SQ-R

will

give

the

best

resultsifyou

keep

the

volumeashighaspossible

without

overloading

your

sound

system

and

use

the

volume

controlonyour mixeroramptoadjust

its

level.

Also

foundonthe

front

panelisthe

headphone

jack,

locatedtothe

leftofthe

volume

knob.Tolistentothe

SQ-1instereo

through

headphones,

plug

the

phones

into

this

jack.

Headphone

volumeiscontrolled

by

the

volume

knob

on

the

front

panel.

(Note

that

plugging

headphones

into

this

jack

does

not

automatically

turn

off

the

audiointhe

regular

left

and

right

outputs.)

The

Front

Panel

1-9

Section1-

Getting

Started

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Parametric

Programming

The

method

usedtomodifyoredit

sounds,

presets

and system

parameters

is

called

Screen-driven

Parametric

Programming,

which

sounds

likeamouthful,

but

don't

worry.

Once

you've

graspedafew

basic

concepts

you'll

find

that

operating

the

SQ-Risquite

simple,

given

its

many

capabilities.

You

may

have

already

encountered

some

formofparametric

programming

on

other

synthesizers.

What

this

meansisthat

insteadofhavingaseparate

knob

or

slider

for

each

function,

you

have

Arrow

buttons

which

adjust the

value

of

whichever

parameter

you

select.

This

approach

has

many

advantages,

the

most

obviousofwhichisthatitgready

increases

the

amountofflexibility

and

power

that

canbegit

intoasingle

rack-

space

package.

Screens

The

32-character

LCD

display

makesitpossibletodisplay

information

in

Screens.

Each

time

you

press

oneofthe

front

panel

buttons,

you

areineffect

"tuning

in"

that

function's

screen.

Once

you

have

tunedinthe

screen

you

want,

the

display

shows

you

which

parameters

are

controlled

from

that

screen.

Multiple

Parameters

Someofthe

SQ-R

screens

contain

more

than

one

editable

parameter.

When

a

screen

with

multiple

parameters

is

displayed,

the

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

are

used.

These

buttons

scroll

through

the

parameters

shownonthe

selected

screen

then

continueonto

the

next

screen.

ChangingaParameter

Suppose

you

wanttoadjust

the

master

tuningofthe

SQ-R.

Thisisa

System

parameter,soyou

first

needtogettothe

System

Bank.

Thisislocated

by

pressing

the

System

button.

The

display

shows

the

following

screen:

Master

Tune=

+89

Global

Bend=

02

The

Master

Tune

parameter

comesupin

the

display.

The

value

segmentofthe

display

will

nowbeflashing,

telling

you

thatithas

been

selected,

and

can

be

modified.

The

valueofthe

currently

selected

parameterona

screenisalways

flashing.

Once

you

have

selectedaparametertobe

modified,

use

the

Up/Down

Arrow

buttonstoadjust

its

value:

•

Pressing

the

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons

will

increase

or decrease

the

value

one

stepata

time.

Continuingtohold

down

either

button

will

causeitto

accelerate

and

run

quickly

through

the

values.

1-10

Cfianging

a

Parameter

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section1-

Getting Started

Hint:

r

Thereisa

quick

waytocenteror"zero

out"

the

valueofany

parameter

which

has

a

center

value,asthe

Master

Tune

parameter

does.

While

holding

down

the

Down

Arrow

button,

press

theUpArrow

button,

then

quickly

release

both

buttons.

This

automatically

sets

the

parameter

valuetoits

center

value.

Additionally,

you

can

reach

the

maximum

and

minimum

valuesofany

parameter

by

pressing

either

theUpArrow

(for

maximum)orDown

Arrow

(for

minimum)

button

and,

while

continuing

to

holditdown

press

eitherofthe

Left

or

Right

Arrow

button.

If

you

select

another

screen,

change

some

parameteronthat

screen,

and

then

returntothe

Master

Tune

Screen,

the

parameter

you

had

last

selected

will

still

be

flashing.

The

SQ-R

always

"remembers"

which

parameter

was

last

selectedona

given

screen.

Be

sure

that

the

parameter

you

wanttoeditisselected

before

pressing

the

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons.

Thereisalwaysaparameter

selectedonany

given

screen.

Cflanging

a

Parameter

1-11

Section1-

Getting

Started

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Playing

Sounds

Sound

Memory

Each

SQ-R

soundisa

complex

structure

consisting

ofupto

three

voices per

key

andaprogrammable

effects

setup.

The

SQ-R

can

give

you

accesstoupto340

different

sounds

from

whichtochooseatany

time:

•

ROM—80

sounds

are

permanently

storedinits

ROM

Memory.

These

sounds

canbeeither

Standard

soundsorDrum

sounds.

(See

Sections6and

7

for

details.)

•

INT—80

sounds

canbestoredinthe

SQ-R

Internal

Memory

(RAM).

Like

the

ROM

sounds

the

ENT

sounds

are

contained

within

the

SQ-R;

but

unlike

the

ROM

sounds

they

canbereplaced.

•

CARDAandB—

80

additional

sounds

can be

storedinboth

GroupAand

B

ofasound

card

plugged

into

the

card

slot.Aswith

the

Internals,

sounds

stored

in

the

Card

canbeStandardorDrum

sounds.

•

DRUM

BANKS—Sound

Banks8and 9

each

contain

ten

dedicated

Drum

kits.

These

drum

kits

are

available

whether

you're

currently

in

the

Internal,

ROM,

or

Card

sound

banks.

The

Drum

kitsinBanks8and9are

also

permanently

storedinROM

memory

and

cannotbemodifiedorreplaced.

SelectingaSound

To

selectaSQ-R

sound:

•

Press

the

Select

Sound

button.

This

places

the

SQ-RinSound

Select

mode

and

the

Select

Sound

LED

will

light.

OnceinSound

Select

mode,itis

not

necessarytopress

the

Select

Sound

button

againtoselectanew

sound.

•

Use

the

Up/Down

and

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

to select

different

sounds

within a

particular

sound

group

(for

example,

the

internals).

The

Up/Down

Arrow

buttons

scroll

through

all

the

sounds

within

the

current

sound

group

oneata

time.

The

Left/Right

Arrow

buttons

move

through

the

soundsbyten.

For

example,

from

sound

INT21(Internal

sound

#21)

the

Right

Arrow

takes

youtosound

INT31and

the

Left

Arrow

takes

youtosound

INT

11.

This

allows

youtomove

through

the

sounds

more

quickly.

The

arrows

will

scroll

through

all

sounds

within

the

current

sound

group

and

then

continue

scrollingupthrough

the

dedicated

Drum

kits.

Try

selecting

and

playingafew

different

sounds.

Choosing

Internal,

ROM,

Card

and

Drum

Sounds

Three

methods

can

be usedtochoose

between

Internal,

ROM

and

CardAand

CARDBsound

groups.

The

top

lineofthe

screen

tells

you

the

group

and

locationofthe

sound.

•

The

Select

Sound

button—Repeatedly

pressing

the

Select

Sound

button

will step

through

the

various

sound

groups.

•

The

Bank

button—As

with

the

Select

Sound

button,

repeatedly

pressing

the

Bank

button

will

step

through

the

various

sound

groups.

•

Direct

Dialing—You

can

reach

anyofthe

sound

groups

directly

by

pressing

the

Select

Sound

button,

and

while

continuingtohold

the

Select

Sound

button

down,

press

System,

Effects,orthe

Left/Right

Track

buttons.

These

buttons

take

youtothe

Internal,

ROM,

CardA,and

Card

B

sound

groups

respectively.

Note:

These

sound

groups

contain80sounds

each,

locatedinBanks

0-7.

Banks8and

9

will

always

callupthe

dedicated

Drum

kits.

1-12

Playing

Sounds

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section1-

Getting

Started

Memory

Cards

Memory

cards

can

be usedtoadd

more

soundstothe

SQ-R

and

allow

you

to

store

your

sounds

and

presets.

Before

you

can

access

sounds

and

presets

from

a

card,

you

must

first

insertanENSONIQSCor

ISC

series

card,anMC-32or64

RAM

card,orotherSQcard

into

the

Card

slot,

with

the

label

facing

up.

Take

caretoinsert

the

card

straight

into

the

slotina

continuous

fashion.

Cards

canbeinsertedorremovedatany

time

(except

while

you're

writing

sounds

to

them),

even

when

the

powerison,

without

doing

any

harmtothe

SQ-Rorthe

card.

For

more

information

regarding

cards,

see

Section8—

Storage.

Reinitializing

the

SQ-R

The

great

power

and

flexibility

of

the

SQ-R

liesinthe

fact

thatitis

really

a

computer—a

computer

disguised

asakeyboard

instrument,

butacomputer

nonetheless.

The

software

that

operates

the

SQ-I^isvery

sophisticated. In

fact,

thereisa

128K

computer

program

that

runs

inside

the

SQ-R

(the

Operating

System

code).

That'sasmuchassome

personal

computers.Ifyou

have

ever

usedacomputer,

you

shouldbefamiliar

with

the

needtooccasionally reboot

your

system

when

you

getanerror

message,

etc.

Reinitializing

the

SQ-Risthe

equivalent

of

rebooting

your

computer.

There

are

many

things

that

can

happentothe

SQ-R

(or

any

computer

system)

that

might

scramble

the

system

software—voltage

surges,

power

failures,

static

electricity,

etc.Aswith

any

computer,

very

infrequently

some

unforeseen

event

or

combination

of

events

can

cause

die

softwaretobecome

confused

with

strange

and

unpredictable

results.

Sometimes

computers

that

appeartobe

broken

have

no

r

hardware

problem,

just

corrupted

datainthe

internal

RAM

(Random

Access

Memory).

Sometimes,

simply

turning

the

SQ-R

power

off

and

thenonagain

will

cure

the

problem.Ifthat

doesn't

work,

perhaps

whatisneededisto

reinitialize

the

unit.

WhentoReinitialize:

If

your

SQ-R

beginstobehaveinpeculiar

ways,ifthe

display

shows

words

or

lines

that

shouldn'tbethere,ifyou

start

getting

Unexpected

Event

messages,

if

the

edit

functions

start

doing

unpredictable

things,

try

reinitializing

the

SQ-R

before

you

seek

factory

service.

Warning:

When

you

reinitialize

your

SQ-R

all

your

current

internal

sounds

and

presets

will

be

lost.

(The80ROM

(Read

Only

Memory)

sounds

are

automatically

loaded

back

into

the

internal

memory

after

reinitializing.)

Therefore

good

backup

habits

shouldbean

important

partofyour

routine.

Save

any

important

datatoa

storage

cardorMIDI

Sys-Ex

before

reinitializing

the

SQ-R.

Re-initializing

the

SQ-R

1-13

jiunea

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

To

Reinitialize

the

SQ-R:

•

Press

the

System

button.

•

While

holding

down

the

System

button,

press

the

Down

Arrow

button.

•

The

display

reads

"Re-initialize

all

RAM?"

•

Press

theUpArrow

button.

TheUpArrow

button

also

actsasa

Yes

buttontorespondtoquestionsonthe

display

(the

Down

Arrow

button

acts

as

No).

If

reinitializing

your

SQ-R

does

not

correct

the

problem,

then

contact

an

authorized

ENSONIQ

Repair

Station.

Low

Battery

Voltage—WhentoReplace

the

Battery

The

reason

that

the

SQ-R

"remembers"

sounds

and

other

parameters,

even

when

the

powerisoff,isthat

allofits

internal

RAMis"battery-backed-up."

The

battery

that

keeps

the

SQ-R

memory

intactislocated

inside

the

SQ-R,

and

when

it

becomes

discharged,

it

mustbereplacedbyan

authorized

ENSONIQ

Repair

Station.

The

battery

that

cameinyour

SQ-Risgood

forupto

five

years.

You

will

know

whenitneeds

replacing,

because

the

SQ-R

will

tell

you

so.

One

day

you

will

switch

the

power

on,

and

insteadofits

usual

wake-up

message,

the

display

will

read:

WARNING!

Battery

low

see

manual.

Press

any

buttontocommence

normal

operation.

Then,

make

sure

that

all

sounds

and

presets are

savedtoa

storage

card,

and

take

the

SQ-Rtoan

authorized

ENSONIQ

Repair

Stationassoonaspossibletohave

the

battery

replaced.

SQ-R

Accessories

These

optional

accessories

are

available

from

your

ENSONIQ

dealer:

•

CVP-1

PEDAL—A

Control

Voltage

Foot

Pedal

which

canbeassignedasa

modulator

within

die

voice

sectionofthe

SQ-Rorusedasa

volume

pedal.

•

MC-32

and

MC-64

RAM

Cards—For

storing

the

sounds

and

presets

you

createoredit.

Sounds

and

presets

canbesavedtothe

MC-32orMC-64inthe

same

mannerassaving

datatointernal

memory.

•SCseries

ROM

Cards—Contains

160

factory-programmed

sounds.

Unlike

the

MC-32

and

MC-64,

the

soundsinSC

cards

are

stored

permanently

and

cannotbereplaced.

•

ISC

series

ROM

Cards—Contains

160

sounds

programmedbyleading

sound

developers

from

around

the

world.

Unlike

the

MC-32

and

MC-64,

the

soundsinISC

cards

are

stored

permanently

and

cannot be

replaced.

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Low

Battery

Voltage

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Musician's

Manual

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Getting

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Musician's

Manual

Section2-

System

Control

Section2—

System

Control

•

These

parameters

control

instrument-wide

system and

MIDI

functions.

System

Bank:

Master

Tune

2-1

Global

Bend

2-2

Pedal/Edit

Key

Range

2-2

MIDITrackName

2-2

Voice

Muting

2-3

Base

Channel

2-3

MIDI

Mode

—MIDIInMode

2-4

Global

Controllers

in

MONO

Mode

2-4

MIDI

Loop/Xctrl—External

Controller

2-5

Controllers/System

Excl—MIDI

System

Exclusive

Enable

2-6

Program

Change

2-7

Receiving

Program

Changes

•

2-7

Selecting

a

New

Preset

Effect

from

MIDI

2-7

Preset

Prog—Preset

Program

Change

2-8

Retransmit/All

Note

Off

2-8

Store

Sounds

2-9

Store

Presets

2-9

System

Bank

The

System

Bank

contains

several

screens.

These

screens

give

you

control

over

someofthe

SQ-R's

instrument-wide

system

and

MIDI

parameters.

The

settings

of

these

parameters

will

remainineffectatall

times

and

are

preserved

while

the

powerisoff.

Press

the

System

button.

You

are

nowinthe

System

Bank.

Master

Tune/Global

Bend

System

Bank

Master

Tune=

+@@

Global

Bencl=

02

Master

Tune

Adjusts

the

overall

master

tuningofthe

SQ-Rupor

downasmuchasone

semitone.Avalueof+00

will

set

the

SQ-Rtoconcert

A=440

tuning.

Range:

-99to+99

cents.

System

Bank

2-1

Section2-

System

Control

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Global

Bend

Adjusts

the

system

pitch

bend

range,

whichisthe

maximum

amountofpitch

bend

which

canbeapplied

with

the

pitchwheelofthe

controlling

keyboard.

Each

increment

represents

a

semitone.

When

the

amountisfollowedbyan

"H,"

only

those

notes

heldbyhand

can

be

bent.

Notes

held

withasustain

pedal

will

remainattheir

original

pitch.

This

feature

canbeusedtocreate

guitar-style

pitch

bends

from

the

controlling

keyboard.Itis

also

usefulinsplit

keyboard

set-ups,

allowing

youtobend

lead

lines

that

are

played

overasustaining

pad

Range:0to

12,1Hto

12H

Pedal/EditKeyrange

System

Bank

Pedal

Determines

whether

the

optional

CVP-1

foot

pedal

will

actasa

volume

pedal

or

modulator.

•

Volume#7—

the

foot

pedal

will

adjust the

volumeofthe

SQ-R.

•

Mod#4—

the

foot

pedal

will

affect

anything

that

has

PEDAL

selectedasa

modulation

source.

(The

"#7"

and

"#4"

refertothe

controller

number

assigned

in

the

MIDI

Specification.

See

the

MIDI

Implementation

chart.)

EditKeyrange—Edit

Key

Range

This

parameter

allows

youtouse

your

controller

keyboardtodefine

key

ranges.

•

ON—Any

key

range

parameter canbesetbysimply

playing

keysonthe

controller

keyboard

connectedtothe

SQ-R's

MIDIInport.

This

allowsaquick

and

convenient

method

for

entering

key

ranges.

•

OFF—When

this

parameter

is

settoMIDIorOFF,

playing

the

controller

keyboard

connected

to

the

MIDIInjackofthe

SQ-R

will

not

enter

values

when

a

Key

Range

parameterisselected.

MIDI

TrkName/Voice

Muting

System

Bank

MIDI

TrkName—MIDI

Track

Name

This

parameter

determines

whether

preset

tracks

which

have

MIDI

status

will

show

the

sound

name

(as

do

LOCAL

and

BOTH

tracks)

or

show

*MIDI-CHAN-

•

insteadofthe

sound

name.

•

OFF—Whenatrack's

statusissettoMIDIinthe

Edit

Track

PARAMeter

bank,

any

displays

which

would

normally

show

the

track's

sound

name

will

show

*MIDI-CHAN-#

insteadofthe

name.

•

ON—The

track's

sound

name

will

always

appear

on

the

Track

screens

and

the

performance

parameter

screen

(in

preset

mode)nomatter

what

the

track's

status.

2-2

System

Bank

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section2-

System

Control

Voice

Muting

This parameter

controls

whetherornot

all

voices

currently

playing

willbeshut

off

whenanew

soundisselected.

This

lets

you

avoid

any

audible

discontinuity

as the

new

sound's

effectisloaded,

butatthe

expenseofbeing

abletosustain

a

note

from

one

sound

while

selecting

and

playing

another.

•

ON—Whenever

you

selectanew

sound,

any

voices

that

mightbesustaining

from

the

previous

sound

willbestopped.

•

OFF—When

you

selectanew

sound,

voices

that

are

sustaining

from

previous

sounds

will

continuetoplayaslongasthe

key(s)

are

held

down.

The

old

voices

willgothrough

the

effectofthe

new

sound,

so they

might sound

different,

especially

if

the

new

sound

usesaradically

different

effect.

Base

Channel/MIDI

Mode

System

Bank

Base

Channel=

01

MIDI

Mode=MULTI

Ki

Base

Channel

r

Selects

the

Base

Channelonwhich

the

SQ-R

transmits

and

receives

MIDI

messages.

The

base

channelisusedtotransmit

and

receive

MIDI

data

while

the

SQ-Risin

Sound

Select

mode.

When

working

within a

preset,

the

SQ-R

automatically

transmits

and

receives

MIDI

dataonthe

individual

track

channels.

System

Exclusive

messages

are

always

sent

and

receivedonthe

base

channel.

Range:01to

16

Anyof16

MIDI

channels

maybeselected

as

the

basic

MIDI

channelofthe

SQ-R.

The

effectofsetting

the

base

channel

varies

dependingonthe

MIDI

Mode

and

whether

dataisbeing

transmitted

or

received.

ReceiveInPOLY

mode,

keys,

controllers

and

program

changes

are

only

recognized

if

receivedonthe

base

channel.InMONOAmode,

program

changes

are

received

onlyonthe

base

channel.

The

base

channelisalso

usedinboth

MONO

modesasthe

first

channelofthe8channel

range.InMULTI

mode,

program

changes

receivedonthe

base

channel

will

selectanew

preset.

For

this

reason,itis

advisable

to

avoid

having

any

tracks

within

a

preset

settothe

same

MIDI

channelasthe

Base

Channel

(see

Section3—

Presets

for

more

details).

Transmit

The

SQ-R

transmitsonthe

individual

track

channel

(see

the

Retransmit

parameter

laterinthis

section

foradescription

of

how

and

when

the

SQ-R

transmits

MIDI

data).

System

Bank

2-3

Section

2-System

Control

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

MIDI

Mode—MIDIInMode

This

parameter

determines

how

MIDI

information

willbereceivedbythe

SQ-R.

MIDI

Mode

hasnoeffectonwhat

MIDI

information

is

sent.

There

are

five

MIDI

modes

implemented

in

the

SQ-R:

•

OMNI—In

this

mode

the

SQ-R

will

receiveonanyorallofthe16MIDI

channels.

This

modeisuseful

when

you

are

only

usingafew

instruments,

and

you

are

not

concerned

with

settingupdifferent

channels

for

each

device.

•

POLY—In

this

mode

the

SQ-R

will

receive

onlyonthe

Base

MIDI

channel.

MIDI

information

on

all

other

channels

willbeignored.

•

MULTI—An

ENSONIQ

innovation,

MULTI

modeisthe

keytounlocking

the

potential

of

the

SQ-Rasa

multi-timbral

receiver

fromanexternal

MIDI

sequencer.

In

MULTI

mode

the

eight

tracks

of

the

current

preset

can

receive

MIDI

information

independently

and

polyphonically

onupto

eight

different

MIDI

channels.

You

can

easily

create

presets

for

useinmulti-channel

reception;

see Section3—

Presets

for

details.

Different

MIDI

channels

shouldbeselected

for

each

track

which

you

want

to

receive.

This

canbeaccomplished

on

the

MIDI

Channel

screen

(see

Section

3

—

Presets

for

more

information).

In

MULTI

mode,

independent

of

what

sounds

are

selectedonthe

front

panel,

the

sounds

you

hear

will

depend

entirelyonwhat

MIDI

channel(s)

the

MIDI

dataisreceived

on.

•MONO

Mode

MONO

modeisparticularly

useful

for

driving

the

SQ-R

fromaguitar

controller,

or

any

other

application

where

havingupto

eight

independent,

monophonic

channelsisdesirable.

The

SQ-R

offers

two

typesofMONO

mode

operation.

In

MONOA,the

SQ-R

will

receive

monophonically

on

eight

consecutive

MIDI

channels

starting

with

the

Base

channel

(the

base

channel

through

base

channel

+7).InMONOBmode,

each

trackonthe

SQ-R

canbesettoreceiveonany

MIDI

channel,

operating

similarly

to

MULTI

mode,

with

the

difference

of

each

channel

receiving

monophonically.

•

MONOA—

Thisisanother

ENSONIQ

development

intendedtomake

using

multi-channel

controllers

like

guitars

easier.

All

notes

and

controllers

received

will

play

whatever

programs

are

selected

for

the

note

thatisplayed,

justasif

the

note

was

played

fromakeyboard.

You

have

the

advantageofmultiple

tracks

which

will

respond

independently

to

controllers

receivedonmultiple

channels,

but

youdonot

havetosetupthe

programs

for

each

track

separately.

•

MONOB—

Thisisthe

more

conventional

typeofMONO

mode.Itallows

you

to

setupeach

trackofthe

current

preset as a

monophonic

synthesizer.

Each

track

can

haveadifferent

program

assignedtoit.

Thisisthe

only

waytoget

a

different

soundoneach

string

when

usingaMIDI

guitar

controller.

Global

ControllersinMONO

Mode

Global

controllers

are

controllers

sentonone

channel

which

affect

all

other

channels

simultaneously.

They

canbeusefulinreducing

the

numberofMIDI

events

requiredtoachieve

particular

effects,

and

can

thereby

reduce

the

delays

sometimes

associated

with

overloading

MIDI.

Some

guitar

controllers

can

transmit

global

controllers,

and

the

SQ-R

can

respondtothem.

2-4

•

System

Bank

,SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

Section2-

System

Control

In

MONO

mode(AorB)the

base

channel

minus

one

becomes

the

MIDI

channel

for

global

controllers

(pitch

bend,

pressure,

etc.).

For

example,

if

the

base

channelischannel3,any

controllers

receivedonchannel2willbeinterpreted

as

global

controllers

and

will

affect

all

voices

being

played.Ifthe

base

channel

is

channel1,channel16becomes

the

channel

for

global

controllers.

Each

track

will

also

respond

independently

to

controllers

sentonits

own

channel.

For

example,

each

guitar

stringona

MIDI

guitar

can

send

independent

pitch

bend,

while

the

"whammy

bar"

controller

couldbesentonthe

global

channeltoaffect

all

voices.

Program

Changes

receivedonthis

global

controller

channel

will

select

different

presets

(see

Section

3—Presets

for

more

details).

MIDI

Loop/XCtrl

System

Bank

MIDI

Loop

This

determines

whether

the

SQ-R

will

treat

incoming

MIDI

information

as

standard

MIDI

dataordata

thatis"looped"

from

the

SQ-R's

MIDI

Out.

Any

time

you

can

follow

the

MIDI

path

from

the

SQ-R's

MIDI

Out

and

trace

it

back

into

the

SQ-R's

MIDI

In,

you

have

createdaMIDI

Loop.

When

the

SQ-R

is

usedinthis

fashion,

itispossible

for

MIDI

volume

commands

createdbythe

CVP-1

(Control

Voltage

Pedal)

thatgooutofthe

SQ-Rtore-enter

the

SQ-R

through

its

MIDIInjack

and

causeitto

behave

irregularly

(for

example,

MIDI

Volume

can

have

the effectof"looping"

and

causing

the

track

volumetodrop

to

zero).

The

MIDI

Loop

parameter

will

allow

youtouse

the

SQ-Rinthese

situations

without

running

into

MIDI

difficulties.

^

•

OFF—The

SQ-R

receives

incoming

MIDI

information

inanormal

fashion.

Thisisthe

default

setting.

•ON—

The

SQ-R

filters

incoming

data,

ignoring

volume

commands

that

would

cause

difficulty.

Set

this

parameterto"ON"

whenever

using

the

SQ-Rina

MIDI

Loop.

XCtrl-External

Controller

Use

XCtrltoassign

external

MIDI

controllers

to

affect

the

SQ-R.

Range:01to

95

Most

controllers

onasynthesizer

—

mod

wheelorbreath

controller

for

example

—

haveaMIDI

controller

number

which

canbeassignedtothis

parameter.

Doingsowill

makeapanicular

external

controller

available

asamodulator

to

any

of

your

sounds.

Oneofthe

modulation

sources

that

canbeselected

in

the

programming

section

is

XCTRL.

The

valueofthe

"XCtrl"

parameter

isaMIDI

controller

number,

ranging

from01to

95.

When

the

SQ-R

receives

MIDI

Controller

messages

corresponding

to

this

controller

number,

they

willberoutedtoall

parameters

which

have

been

programmed

with

XCTRLasa

modulation

source.

Suppose,

for

example,

you

are

playing

the

SQ-R

fromakeyboard

with

a breath

controller.

You

can

setupa

programonthe

SQ-Rinwhich

the

filter

cutoff

frequency

is

modulatedbyXCTRL.Ifyou

then

set

"XCtrl=02,"

the

breath

controller

will

nowbeabletomodulate

the

filter,

or

whatever

else

has

its

modulation

source

set

to

XCTRL,inthe

sound

you

have

created.

System

Bank

2-5

Section 2-System

Control

SQ-R

Musician's

Manual

The

following

controller

numbers

have

been

agreed

uponasMIDI

standards:

Number

1

2

4

6

7

64

Controller

Modulation

wheel

Breath

controller

Foot

pedal

controller

Data

Entry

Slider

Volume

Sustain

pedal

Number

66

70

92

93

94

95

Controller

Sostenuto

pedal

Patch

selects

Tremolo

Depth

Chorus

Depth

Celeste

(Detune)

Phaser

Depth

Although

the

rangeofthis

controlisfrom01to

95,

mostofthe

values

other

than

those

listed

above

haveno"approved"

function,asyet.

They

are

theretoprovide

flexibility

andtoaccommodate

future

MIDI

standards.

Controllers/System

Excl

System

Bank

Controllers=

OFF

System

Excl=

OFF

Controllers

This

switch

controls

whether

the

SQ-R

will

send

and

receive

MIDI

controllers

pitch

bend,

mod

wheel,

pressure,

volume,

sustain

pedal,

etc.

System

Excl—MIDI

System

Exclusive

Enable

This

switch

determines

whether

the

SQ-Risabletoreceive

MIDI

System

Exclusive

messages.

When

System

Excl=OFF,

the

SQ-Risnot

abletoreceive

any

MIDI

System

Exclusive

messages.

The

Sys-Ex

messages

which

are

sent

from

the

Storage

screens

can

alwaysbetransmitted

regardless

of

the

setting

of

this

switch.

(RefertoAppendixAfor

more

information

about

the

Sys-Ex

implementation).

2-6

System

Bank

•

SQ-R'Musician's

Manual

Section2-

System

Control

Prog

Change/Preset

Prog

System

Bank

Prog

Change—Program

Change

This

switch

controls

how

the

SQ-R

handles

MIDI

program

change

messages.

•

OFF—the

SQ-R

will

not

transmit

or

receive

MIDI

program

changes.

•ON—

the

SQ-R

will

transmit

and

receive

program

changes

over

MIDI.

Important:

Program

changes

are

numbered

and

displayed

from

001

to

128

in

the

SQ-R,

iji

thoughtocomply

with

the

MIDI

specification

they

are

transmitted

and

received

as

0'

000-127.

fj

Receiving

Program

Changes

|:

The

way

in

which

the

SQ-R

receives

program

changes

is

slightly

more

complex

'[)•

than

some

other

systems

because

the

numberofsounds

that

are

available

to

be

!

selected

from

MIDIislarger

than

the

numberofprogram

change

messages

available

within

the

MIDI

standard.Tosolve

this

problem,

the

SQ-R

uses

the

last

four

program

change

numbers

(125to128)tocontrol

how

subsequent

program

it

changes

willbeinterpreted.

The

following

chart

shows

the

effectofthese four

rt

special

program

changes:

After

Program

Subsequent

program

changes

Change:

.

■

will

select:

125

000..079-INT

Sounds

126

000..079-ROM

Sounds

127

000..079-CARD A

Sounds

128

000..079-CARDBSounds

These

special

"control"

program

changes

needtobe

sent

only

once.

When

the

SQ-R

receives.

All

subsequent

program

changes

willbehandled

according

to

the

range

that

was

setbythe

last

one

received.

Note:

Program

Changes

080-099

will

always

select

the default

Drum

kits.

The

SQ-R

has

one

other

methodofswitching

banks,

the

MIDI

Bank

controller.

See

Section3—

Presets

for

more

details.

Selecting

a

New

Preset

Effect

from

MIDI

(Program

Change

124)

Thereisanother

special

program

change,

recognized

onlyinMULTI

mode

which

is

usedtoselect

bothasound

and

its

effect

for

oneofthe

eight

preset

tracks.

When

program

change 124isreceivedona

channel

assigned

toapreset

track,

the

next

program

change

receivedonthat

track

will selectanew

sound

and

also

install

the

effect

from

that

sound

into

the

preset

effect.

This

is

the

only

way

to

****

change

the

preset

effect

other

than

manually

editing

the

settings

or

selecting

a

new

preset.

This

canbeuseful

when

controlling

the

SQ-R

fromanexternal

sequencer.

This

special

program

change

124

does

not

change

the

wayinwhich

other

program

changes

are

received,

including

the

other

special

messages.Ifthe

sound

^

you

wish

to select

also

requires

a

special

control

program

change,

then

send

the

control

message

immediately

after

the

124

followedbythe

program

number

you

wanttoselect.

System

Bank

2-7