Ensoniq Corporation SQ-80 User Manual

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Grounding Instructions

This product must be grounded. If it should malfunction or break down. grounding provides a path of :east resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having an equipment-grounding conductor and a grou nding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.

DANGER: Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in the risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or service personnel if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with this product — if it will not fit the outlet. have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.

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Musician's Manual

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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS:

Front Panel Controls

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SQ-80 Musician's Manual:

Written, Designed, an d I l lu s t r a t e d by : Bill McCutcheon

Cover Design by: Gilligan Designs, Inc.

155 Great Valley Parkway Box 3035

Malvern, PA 19355-0735

If you have any questions concerning, the use of this unit, please contact your authorized ENSONIQ dealer. For additional technical support, or to find the name of the nearest authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station, call ENSONIQ Customer Service at (610) 647-3930

This Manual is copyrighted and all rights are reserved by ENSONIQ Corp. This document may not, in whole or in part, be copied. photocopied. reproduced. translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior written consent from ENSONIQ Corp. The SQ-80 software/firmware is copyrighted and all rights are reserved by ENSONIQ Corp.

lthough every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the text and illustrations in this Manual, no guarantee is made or implied in

this regard.

IMPORTANT:

"This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly. that is. in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. may cause interference to radio and television reception. It has been designed to comply with the Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in

a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception. which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures."

reorient the receiving antenna relocate the instrument with respect to the receiver

move the instrument away from the receiver plug the instrument into a different outlet so that the instrument and receiver are on different branch circuits

"If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communic ations Commission helpful: 'How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems.' This booklet is available from the U.S. Government printing Office. Washington. D.C. 20402 Stock No. 004-00000345-4."

In order to fulfill warranty requirements the SQ-80 should be serviced only by an authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station .

.1 of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide

limits for a

The ENSONIQ serial number label must appear on the outside of the unit or the ENSONIQ warranty is void.

*ENSONIQ, SQ-80, ESQ-l.

ESQ-M, Mirage and MASOS are trademarks of ENSONIQ Corp.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 — First Things First

2......................A Word About the SQ-80

2 ...........................A W o r d Abo u t t h e M a nual

3 ....................Getting Started

3 ...........................Power

3 ...........................AC L i n e C o n d i t i o n i n g

3 .......................... Amplification

4 ....................Rear Panel Connections

6......................Communicating With the SQ-80

7 ........................Selecting Sounds

7............................Master Banks

7 ........................... Internal Memory

7............................Cartridge Memory

7............................Bank Select Buttons

8 .......................... Se l e c t i n g a P r o gr a m — I n t e r n a l

9 .......................... S e l ec t i n g a P r og r a m — C a r t ri d g e

9 .......................... C a r t r i d g e I n s e r t i o n a nd R e m o v a l

9 .....................ESQ Compatibility - Sounds and Sequences

9 .....................Pressure (After-touch)

10 ...................Dynamic Voice Assignment Revealed

10 ..................The Disk Drive

11 ..................Battery Maintenance

11 ..................Available Options

11 ..................Why You Should

12 ...................PROGRAMMING

12 ........................ Pa r a m e t r i c p r o g r a m m i n g

12 ........................ Pages

12 ........................ "S o f t " B u t t o n s

13 .........................Ch a n g i ng a P a r a m e t e r

14 ........................ *C * — C h ange/Comp are

14 ........................ Ed i t B u f f e r

15 ........................ Bailing Out

15 ........................ Ac t i v e a n d I n a c t i v e Bu t t o n s

16 ..................Re-initializing the SQ-80

Fill Out and Mail Your Warranty Card

THE SQ-80

SECTION 2 — Global Functions and MIDI Configuration

18 ...................MASTER Page

19 .........................TU N E — M a s t er Tuning

19 ........................ KE Y B D — " S t r a i g h t S y n t h " K ey b o a r d S t a t u s

19 ........................VE L — V e l o c i t y S e n s i t i v i ty

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20 .........................PED A L — Foot Pedal Function Select

20 ........................ P i t c h Be n d R ange

20 ........................ P i t c h Be n d M ode

21 .................. MIDI Page

22 .........................CHA N — B a se M I D I C hannel

22 .........................OVF L — M ID I O v e r f l o w M o d e

22 .........................XCT R L — Se l e c t E x t e r na l C o n t r o l le r

23 .........................PRE S S — Pr e s s u r e ( A ft e r t o u c h ) Co n t r o l

24 .........................MOD E — S el e c t M I D I Mode

26 .........................ENA B L E — MI D I E n a b l es

SECTION 3 — Voice Programming

28 ...................Voice Diagram — an SQ-80 Voice

29 ...................About

CrossWaveTM

30 ...................WAVES

30 .........................D i g i t a l W a v e M e m o r y

30 .........................W a v e f o r m s , I n h a r m o n i c Loops and Transien t

32 ........................ S y n t h et i c , S a m p l ed a n d M u l t is a m p l e d W a v es

32 .........................Names

32 ........................Se l e c t i n g a Wa v e f o r E a ch O s c i l l a t or

33 ........................ Check Them Out

33 .........................The Waves

40 ...................MODULATORS

40 .........................A b o u t M o d u l a t i o n

40 ........................ Se l e c t i n g a Mo d u l a t o r

41 ........................ Modulation Depth

41 ........................ Modulation Sources

45 ........................ Using Modulators

47 ...................PROGRAMMING PAGES

48 .........................O S C 1 - 3 — O s c i l l a t o r P i t c h P a g es

50 .........................D C A 1 - 3 — O s c i l l a t o r V o l u m e P ag e s

52 ........................ FILTER Page

54 .........................D C A 4 — F i n a l V ol u m e P a g e

56 .........................L F O 1 - 3 — L o w F r e q u e n c y O s c i l la t o r s

59 ......................... U n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e E n v e l opes

65 .........................E N V 1- 4 — E n v e l op e P ages

68 .........................M O D E S P a g e

71 ........................ SPLIT/LAYER Page

75 ...................Programming Conventions

76 ...................WRITE Page

76 ........................ S a v i n g a N e w P r o g r a m i n t o M e m o ry

78 .........................C o p yi n g a n E x i s ti n g P r o g r a m t o A n o t h e r Lo c a t i o n

Synthesis

Attacks

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SECTION 4 — The Sequencer

81 ..................The Sequencer

81 ........................The MIDI Connection

82 ........................ Digital Sequencing

83 ..................The "System"

84....................Sequences And Songs

84 ..........................W h a t i s a Se q u e n c e ?

84 ........................Sequencer Master Banks

84 ..........................S e q u e n c e r Ba n k s

85 ........................ S e le c t i n g a S e q u e n ce

86 ........................ S e le c t i n g a S o n g

86 ........................ Playing Sequences

86 ........................ Playing Songs

87...................."Transport" Controls

88....................Sequencer States

89 ..................Utility Pages

89 .......................... " K E E P F I R S T T R A C K "

89 .......................... P L A Y / K E E P P age

91 ........................" S A VE C H A N G E S T O O LD S E Q U E N C E "

91 ............................. Al t e r i n g a S e q u e n c e I n S o n g M o d e

93....................TRACKS

93 .......................... A b o u t T r a c k s

94....................SELECT — Tracks Select Page

94 ..........................S e l e c t i n g a Tr a c k

95 .......................... C h a n g i n g t h e P r o g r a m o n a T r a c k

96 .......................... " U nse l e c t i n g " a T ra c k — " S t r a i g h t Sy n t h " M o d e

96 ..........................T r a c k D i s pl a y s

98 ..................Mix•MIDI Page

98..........................Sub-pages

99 ..........................T r a c k S t a t us

100 ...................... Tra c k Pr o g r a m N u m b er

10 0 ............................ A N ot e A b o u t M I DI P r o g r a m N u mb e r s

101 ...................... T r a c k Mix

101 ........................... M u t i ng a T r a c k

102 ......................T r a c k M I D I Ch annel

103 .................CONTROL — Sequencer Control Page

106 .................LOCATE — Sequence Locate Page

10 7 .......................A u t o - L o c a t e C o n t r o l s

108 .................CREATE/ERASE Page

111 ................Recording a Sequence

111 ...................... S e q uencin g on the SQ-80 alone

111 ...................... R e c o r d i n g t h e F i r s t T r a c k

112 ...................... U s i n g t h e Foot Switch to define Sequence Length

112 ...................... R e c o r d i n g O t h e r T r a c k s

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114 ..................... O v e r dub Mode — "Punching In"

115 ..................... " P u n c h i n g O u t "

115 ............... MI D I S e q u e n c i n g o n t h e S Q - 8 0

115 ..................... B a s i c M I D I C onnections

116 ..................... U s i n g a M I D I T h r u B o x

116 ..................... M I D I M ode and Channel — Destination Instruments

117 ..................... T r a c k C o n f i g u r a t i o n

118 ..................... R e c o r d i n g t h e F i r s t T r a c k

118 ..................... O t h e r T r a cks

120 ................ Sequencer EDIT Functions

120 ............... EDIT Page

121 .....................T R A C K — Ed i t i n g a Tr a c k

12 7 ...................... S T E P — T r a c k S t e p E d i t i n g

131 ..................... S E Q — E d i t i n g a S e quence

134 ...........................M a k i n g a S equence Template

135 ................ Song Mode

13 6 ...................... S O N G E d i t P age

138 ..................... M a k i n g a S ong

13 9 ...................... L O C A T E — Song Locate Page

SECTION 5 — Sequencer and Controller Applications

142 ............... Using the SQ-80 With a Drum Machine

143 ................ Song Position Pointers

143 ............... MIDI Song Selects

143 ................ Tape Sync

14 3 ...................... Re c o r d i n g a S y n c T r a c k

14 4 ...................... S y n c i n g t h e S Q - 8 0 t o a R e c o r ded Sync Track

144 ............... System Controller Tricks— Sending 8 Program Changes at Once

145 ................ Using the SQ-80 with a MIDI Guitar Controller

147 ................ Playing the SQ-80 from an External Sequencer

147 ...................... Connections

147 .....................T h e S Q - 8 0 a s O n e S y n t h e s i z e r

148 .....................T h e S Q - 8 0 a s N i n e S y n t h e s i z e r s

149 .....................S o m e I m p o r t a n t n o t e s about MULTI Mode

SECTION 6 — Data Storage

153 ................ STORAGE (Disk) — Storage Page

153 ................ CARTRIDGE— Bank Copy

154 .....................T r a n s f e r r i n g I n t e r n a l P r o g r a m s t o a C a r t r i dge

154 .....................T r a n s f e r r i n g C a r t r i dge Programs to the Internal Memory

155 ............... DISK STORAGE — Using the Disk Drive to Save and Load Data

155 ..................... D i s k C apacity

157 ................ DISK FUNCTIONS

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157.......................FO RMAT — Formatting a Blank Disk

1 5 7 ............................. FO R M A T Error Messages

158.......................SAVE — S aving Data to Disk

158.......................SAVE NEW FILE — Saving Ne w Files toDisk

159 ............................S a v i n g O n e S equence to Disk

159 ............................S a v i n g A l l S equences to Disk

160 ............................S a v i n g t h e 4 0 I n t e r n a l P r o g r a m s t o D i s k

161 ............................S a v i n g a S i n g l e P r o g r a m t o D i s k

161 ...................... U P D A T E O L D F I L E — U pdating an existing File

162 ............................SAVE Error Messages

16 3....................... L OA D — L oading Data from Disk

163.............................Loading One Sequence from Disk

164 ............................Loading The Entire Sequencer Memory from Disk

165 ............................Loading a Bank of 40 Programs from Disk

166 ............................Loading a Single Program from Disk

16 6.............................L O A D E r r o r M e s s ages

16 7....................... D EL E T E — D e l e t i n g F i l e s f o r m D i s k

167 ............................D e l e t i n g a O n e S equence File

168 ............................D e l e t i n g a n A l l S equence File

168 ............................D e l e t i n g a P r o g r a m B a n k F i l e

169 ............................D e l e t i n g a S i n g l e P r o g r a m F i l e

169 ............................D E L E T E E r r o r M e s s ages

17 0....................... C OPY — M a k i n g a B a c k u p C o p y o f a D i s k

171 ................STORING SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES TO DISK

171 ......................W h a t a r e S y s t e m E x c l u s i v e s ?

171 ...................... " G eneric" System Exclusive Storage

171 ...................... I t U s e s t h e S equencer Memory

172 ...................... SAVING System Exclusive Data from an External Device

174.............................Updating an Existing System Exclusive File

174.............................SAVE SYS-EX Error Messages

17 4....................... L OA D I N G S y s t e m E x c l u s i v e D a t a f r o m D i s k t o a n E x t e r n a l D e v i c e

17 6....................... D EL E T I N G S y s t e m E x c l u s i v e F i l e s f r o m t h e D i s k

177 ................MIDI TRANSFER OF SQ-80 DATA

177.......................Sending Programs via MIDI

178 ...................... S ending Sequencer Data via MIDI

180 ...................... Loading ESQ-1 Sequencer Data from

181 ................TAPE STORAGE

181 ......................A "Decent" Tape Deck

181 ......................Tape Connections

182.......................SAVE — Saving Programs & Se quences to Tape

182 ......................V E R I F Y — V e r i f y i n g P r o g r a m s & S equences Saved to Tape

183.......................LOAD— Loading Programs & Sequences from Tape

184.......................Tape Error Messages

185.................ESQ-1 Compatibility

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SECTION 7 — Appendices

188 ................Appendix 1 — MIDI Program Numbers on the SQ-80

189 ................Appendix 2 — SQ-80 MIDI Implementation Specification

197 ................Appendix 3 — SQ-80 Parameter Number List

201 ...............Appendix 4 — SQ-80 MIDI Implementation Chart

202 ................Appendix 5 — Program Control Block Structure

204 ................Blank Track Sheet

205 ...............Blank Program Sheet

206 ................SQ-80 Specifications

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SECTION 1

First Things First

2......................A Word About the SQ-80

2............................A Word About the Manual

3......................Getting Started

3............................Power

3 ............................ A C L i n e C o n d i t i o n i n g

3............................Amplificat ion

4 .................Rear Panel Connections

6....................Communicating With the SQ-80

7......................Selecting Sounds

7 ............................ M a s t e r B a n k s

7 .......................... Internal Memory

7 ............................ C a r tr i d g e M e m o r y

7 ............................ B a n k S e l e c t B u t to n s

8 .......................... S e le c t i n g a P r o g r a m — I nt e r n a l

9 .......................... S e l e c t i ng a P r o g r a m — C a r t r i d g e

9 .......................... C ar t r i d g e I n s e r t i o n a nd R e m o v a l

9......................ESQ Compatability - Sounds and Sequences

9......................Pressure (After-touch)

10 ...................Dynamic Voice Assignment Revealed

10 .................. The Disk Drive

11 .................. Battery Maintenance

11 .................. Available Options

11 .................. Why You Should Fill Out and Mail Your Warranty Card

12 ...................PROGRAMMING THE SQ-80

12 ........................ P ar a m e t r i c p r o g r a m m i n g

12 ......................... P a g e s

12 ........................ " S o f t " B u t t o n s

13 ......................... C h a n g i n g a P a r a m e t e r

14 ........................ * C * — C h ange/Comp are

14 ........................ E d i t B u f f e r

15 ........................ Bailing Out

15 ........................ A ct i v e a n d I na c t i v e B u t t on s

16 ..................Re-initializing the SQ-80

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A Word About the ENSONIQ SQ-80

Welcome to the world of synthesizers, sequencers, MIDI controllers and MIDI disk drives, the SQ-80 is something different. It is all of those things and more, in one easy-to-use device. Here's what you get:

• An eight-voice, polyphonic, poly-timbr al synthesizer, capable of playing eight different sounds at

once, with dynamic stereo panning for each voice.

• Voice section employing state-of-the-art CrossWave

attack and sustain segments to create a rich variety of complex, dynamic sounds.

• 256k bytes of synthetic, sampled and multi-sampled wavedata

• Dynamic Voice assignment — each Track/MIDI Channel has access to all eight voices.

• An integrated eight-track

to find on stand-alone or computer-based Sequencers.

• A full-featured MIDI controller keyboard capable of sending eight MIDI Program and Volu me

changes at once.

• Key (Poly) Pressure keyboard — Polyphonic Pressure (or After-touch) affects

you press down on, allowing a whole new level of expressiveness. Of course, for sending to instruments which only recognize Mono (or "Channel") Pressure, the SQ-80 can send that too.

• A 3.5" disk drive for fast and reliable storage of up to 600 Sequences and up to 1,728 Programs on a

single disk.

• Disk storage for all your MIDI devices —the ability to receive and save to disk any System Exclusive

message of up to 64k bytes from any device.

• An eighty-character fluorescent Display and user-friendly "Page-driven" programming scheme to

help you keep track of it all.

• Stereo Headphone jack for private listening at home or in the studio.

• Program and Sequence formats which are upwardly compatible with the

sounds and sequences created for the ESQ-1 can be played on the SQ-80.

ENSONIQ SQ-80, the first studio synthesizer designed 'for live performance. In a

synthesis techniques; combine different

in ROM — 75 different Waves.

MIDI sequencer with 20.000 note capacity and features you would expect

only the note or notes

ENSONIQ ESQ-1, so

By combining all of this in a single integrated unit, t he for any MIDI rig. You'll find that you can take most of your other MIDI Instruments, run MIDI cables to them and then stow them away in a closet somewhere — most of the time, you won't need to touch them. You can control everything right from the

Whether you plan to use the composing pop tunes or performing as a one-person orchestra. we suspect that you'll soon wonder what you ever did without it.

A Word About the Manual

We realize that many people don't particularly care for reading manuals. You bought the ability to make music, not for a graduate course in applied computer technology. Still, the fact remains that you have in your possession an extremely sophisticated computer device (disguised as a keyboard instrument) which is capable of performing an enormous number of tasks. It may be necessary. when all else fails, to look in the book to find out how to do something. But because of the SQ-80's friendly user interface and intuitive operation, you'll probably only have to look once.

The odds are that whatever you need to know to get the most out of y our Musician's Manual. Every effort has been made to present the material in a way that is neither too technical nor too pedestrian. Take some time to look through it. and you'll find lots of hints and operational advice that will enhance both your enjoyment and your productivity. But enough of this serious stuff. Fire up your new SQ-80 and have some fun.

SQ-80 by itself or as the master controller in yo ur MIDI set-up. for

SQ-80's front panel.

ENSONIQ SQ-80 makes the perfect nerve center

SQ-80 for its

SQ-80 is right here in the

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GETTING STARTED

Power

Insert the Power Cable into the receptacle on the back of the S Q-80, next to the On/Off switch. Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded AC outlet. (The proper voltage for your SQ-80 is listed on the Serial Number Label on the Rear Panel.) Turn on the SQ-80 and make sure the Display lights up. If not, check your connections and power source.

C Line Conditioning

s is the case with any computer device, the SQ-80 is sensitive to abnormal peaks and drops in the AC line voltage. Lightning strikes, power drops or sudden and erratic surges in the AC line voltage can scramble the internal memory and, in some cases, damage the unit's hardware. How can you protect yourself against such occurrences? There are a couple of options:

• A Surge/Spike Suppressor. The cheaper of the options, a surge/spike suppressor absorbs, 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 cost of unprotected power strips, so using one is a good investment for all your electronic equipment.

• A Line Conditioner. This is a better, but far more expensive, way to protect your gear. In addition

to protecting against surges and spikes, a line conditioner guards the equipment against exc es si ve l y hi gh or low line voltages. If you use the SQ-80 in lots of different loca tions with varyin or unknown AC line conditions, you might consider investing in a line conditioner.

Amplification

Make sure your Audio system is turned off (or down) when making connections. to avoid damaging speakers or other com-

onents.

Connect the Audio Outputs of the SQ-80 to a mixer, instrument amplifier, stereo, or any other sound system, using 1/4 inch audio cables. If your system is stereo, connect the Left and Right Outputs to two channels of your mixer, stereo, etc. If not. use the SQ-80' s Right/Mono Output only. For listening through headphones. disconnect the Right/Mono jack and connect the phones to the Left/Phones jack.

If you're running the SQ-80 through a mixer, in stereo, be sure to pan the Left input full left, and the Right input fully right.

Note: The SQ-80's outputs are line-level and are intended to be connected only to line-level inputs such as those on a mixer, stereo pre-amp, keyboard amp. etc. Connecting the SQ-80's audio outputs to a midlevel input. such as a guitar amp or the microphone jacks on a tape deck, is not recommended.

Move the Volume Fader of the SQ-80 up about half way. Switch the audio system On, and adjust the amplifier volume for normal listening levels. If you hear no sound while playing the keyboard, switch the audio system Off and check your connections.

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REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS

AUDIO OUTPUTS:

1) Right/Mono — To operate the SQ-80 in Mono, use this jack only. To operate the SQ-80 in Stereo.

connect this Output to a channel of your Mixer and pan that channel Right. If nothing is connected to this jack, both channels of the

Phones Output for use with headphones.

SQ-80's output will be sent in stereo to the Left/

Specs: In Left&Right mode: 680 Ohm output impedance. DC coupled. In Mono (summed) mode: 340 Ohm output impedance. DC coupled. Line level output into 10 KOhms or higher (one voice=1 Vp-p typical; all voices= 15 Vp-p)

2) Left/Phones —When operating the SQ-80 in Stereo, connect this Output to a channel of your

Mixer and pan that channel Left. To listen to the phones into this jack (make sure nothing is plugged into the output will not work properly). When nothing is connected to this jack, both channels of the

SQ-80 in stereo through headphones, plug the

Right/Mono jack, or the headphone

SQ-

80's output will be summed together and sent in mono to the Right/Mono Output.

Specs: In Left&Right mode: 51 Ohm output impedance. DC coupled. In Headphones mode: 51 Ohm output impedance. each side. DC coupled. Line level output into 10 KOhms or higher (one voice=1 Vp-p typical; all voices= 15

Vp-p)

3) Pedal/CV

This jack is for connecting an optional ENSONIQ Model CVP-1 Control Voltage Foot Pedal, which is assignable as a Modulator in the handy alternative Modulation source when, for example, you would want to use the Mo d Wheel but

both hands are busy.

The CV Pedal can also be assigned to act as a Volume Pedal (see

Specs: 3-conductor (Tip=control voltage input, Ring=2KOhm resistor to +12 Volts, Sleeve= ground). 500 Kohm input impedance. DC coupled. Input voltage range=0 to 10 volts DC. Scan rat Hz). For use with an external control voltage, use a 2-conductor cable with the voltage on the tip and the sleeve grounded.

Program Section of the SQ-80. The Pedal gives you a

Master Page. p. 20).

e=5mS (maximum recommended modulation input= 25

4) Tape In

This jack can be connected to the output of an audio tape recorder and u sed for one of three purposes:

> To Load and Verify Program or Sequencer Data which has been saved to Tape, > To read an incoming Clock Signal (or sync track) which has been recorded to tape. for the purpose

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of synchronizing the Sequencer to an audio tape recording, or

> To read an incoming Clock Signal from another sequencing device (a drum machine, or other

sequencer) for the purpose of synchronizing the connections. To do this simply connect th e Tape Out or Clock Out jack of the other device to the Tape In jack of the Page).

Specs: 10 Kohm input impedance. AC coupled. Triggers from 500 mVp-p up to 5 Vp-p. AC or DC coupled. 500 Hz maximum response for sync.

SQ-80 and set the SQ-80's Clock Select for Tape Sync (see CONTROL

SQ-80 Sequencer to that device without MIDI

5) Tape Out

Connect this Jack to the Input of a Tape Recorder to:

> Save Program or Sequence Data to Audio Tape, or > Send out a Clock Signal (or sync track) to be recorded on audio tape so that you can synchronize

the Sequencer to that track. Or.

> Connect this Jack to the Tape In jack of another sequencing device. and set that device for Tape

Sync. to sync it to the SQ-80's clock without MIDI connections.

Specs: 22 Kohm output i impedance. AC coupled. Drives I Vp-p into 10 KOhms (line level) and down to 100 mVp-p into 1 KOhm (mic level).

6) Sequencer Foot Switch

This jack is for use with an ENSONIQ Model SW-1 Foot Switch. A Foot Switch connected here can be used to start and stop the Sequencer.

7) Sustain Foot Switch

This jack also takes an ENSONIQ Model SW-1 Foot Switch. This switch acts as a Sustain

Pedal. Holding it down will cause notes to continue to sustain after the key has been released.

Note: The ENSONIQ Model SW-1 Foot Switch is wired with the contact Normally Open. Some othe

manufacturers' footswitches are wired this way, and will work with the the opposite way (Normally Closed) and will not work properly with the

SQ-80. Some are wired

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8) MIDI Out

Sends out MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in formation to other instruments and computers.

9) MIDI In Receives MIDI information from other MIDI instruments or

computers.

10) MIDI Thru

"Passes on" all MIDI information received by SQ-80 to other devices. Information generated by the MIDI In jack.

SQ-80 itself does not go to this jack — the Thru jack merely echoes what comes in at the

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Communicating With the SQ-80

Almost everything you do on the SQ-80 — whether it's selecting a Sound, editing that Sound. adjusting the Master Tuning, or operating the Sequencer — is controlled from the the Front Panel using the following controls:

> The 80 character fluorescent Display,

>- The ten Buttons directly above and below the Display,

The Data Entry Slider to the left of the Display,

>- The Up and Down Arrow Buttons to the left of the Data Entry Slider,

− The Compare Button, and

− > The

Write Button.

The Display and the Data Entry Controls are primarily used to Select and modify things — So unds. Program Parameters, Tuning, Sequencer Control functions. etc. — all depending on which Front Panel Button you press. Try pressing a few of the other buttons — for example — and watch the Display. Notice that for each button y ou press, the Display changes to show you information related to that function. Each of these different Display configurations is called a

The ten Buttons above and below the Display have a new function each time you select a new Page — that is. each time you press one of the buttons outside the Data Entry section. Each of these ten buttons is used to select whatever is directly above or below it on the display. Whatever you select in this manner

is immediately

An in-depth description of the Data Entry functions of the SQ-80 follows in the Section entitled

underlined, telling you that it is the current Program, Parameter, or Sequence, etc.

MASTER. OSC 1, DCA 1, or FILTER.

Page.

PROGRAMMING THE SQ-80 (p. 12).

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SELECTING SOUNDS

Master Banks

Each of the three Master Banks, (INTERNAL, CART A and CART B) designates a large area of memory which contains forty Programs. To play the Programs in the Internal Memory. press the

INTERNAL Button.

Internal Memory

The SQ-80 holds 40 different Sounds, or "patches" in its Internal Memory. We refer to these Sounds as Programs. Programs can be s elected using the Master Bank Button labeled INTERNAL, the four Bank Select Buttons, and the ten Buttons located directly above and below the Display. The Internal Memory retains its data even when the power is Off.

Cartridge Memory

Before you can select the other two Master Banks. CART A and CART B. an ENSONIQ EPROM Storage Cartridge (or any other SQ-80- or ESQ-compatible Program cartridge) must be inserted in the

Cartridge slot. The procedures for playing, editing and saving Cartridge sounds are identical to those for Internal sounds. When a Cartridge has been inserted, all three Master Banks are instantly available.

The E=PROM Cartridge also retains its data when the power is Off, whether or not it is plugged into the SQ-80 Cartridge slot. When there is no Cartridge in the slot, pressing CART A or CART B will have no effect.

Bank Select Buttons

The four Bank Select Buttons, located to the right of the Master Bank Buttons, and labeled 1 through 4, are used to call up the Programs in Memory, ten at a time, allowin you to then select the one you want to play.

Press Bank Select Button #1. and the Displa shows you the names of the ten Programs in

Bank 1. This is the Program Select Page fo Bank 1. Press Bank Select Button #2, and the

Display shows you the names of the ten Programs in Bank 2. And so on.

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Selecting a Program — Internal

Now that you've selected one of the four Banks, you can see the names of the ten Say you selected

Pressing the button above or below any of the ten Program names selects that Program as the current sound. Try selecting and playing a few different sounds. Notice that when you select a Program, its name is underlined.

Bank 1. The Display should look something like this:

Programs in that Bank.

The currently selected Program is always underlined.

Notice also that in the upper-left corner of the Display you will always find the Page Name, which corresponds to the name of the button (or buttons) you pressed to get to that Page. (In this case. meaning INTERNAL Memory, Bank 1.)

Press the other three Memory. and select them in the same way. Note that displaying a new Bank or Master Bank does not affect the selected Program. A new Program can only and below the Display.

Bank Select Buttons #2, 3 and 4 to get t o the other 30 Programs in the Internal

be selected by pressing one of the ten buttons above

INT 1,

To Select an Internal Sound:

− Press INTERNAL.

> Press

− > Select a Program by pressing the Button above or below a Program Name.

Selecting a Program — Cartridge

First, insert an

Bank Select #1, 2, 3, or 4 .

ENSONIQ E2 PROM Storage Cartridge, or other

SQ-80- or ESQ-compatible Program Cartridge, in the Cartridge Slot as

shown below, with the label facing towards you.

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ow follow the same procedure outlined earlier, except that instead of pressing INTERNAL, first press CART A or CART B.

To Select a Cartridge Sound:

> Press CART A or CART B. > Press > Select a Program by pressing the Button above or below a Program Name.

Cartridge Insertion and Removal

The Program Cartridge can be inserted or removed at any time (except while you're Writing Programs to it), even when the Cartridge is removed while a Cartridge Program is selected. the Display instantly switches to Internal Bank #1. The Cartridge Sound will disappear, and will be replaced by the first sound in Bank 1, which becomes the selected Program.

ESQ Compatibility - Sounds and Sequences

The

SQ-80 will play Programs created for the ENSONIQ ESQ-1 or ESQ-M. The reverse, however.

is not always the case. The that the

Bank Select #1, 2, 3, or 4 .

SQ-80's power is On. without doing any harm to the SQ-80 or the Cartridge. If the

SQ-80 has a great many Waves and a number of Program parameter values

ESQ-1 doesn't. Many Programs created on the SQ-80 will produce unpredictable results on the

ESQ-1 since it will not understand some of the parameters contained in them. Playing SQ-80 Prog rams

on an

ESQ-1 or ESQ-M will not harm the ESQ in any way. However, they probably won't sound right,

articularly those that use Waves other than the 32 Waveforms contained in the ESQ.

With Sequences it's a similar story. You can send them into the own format. Bear in mind that the proper Internal and/or Cartridge Programs must be in place for the Sequences to play properly on the

Going the other way , you can send one Sequence (Current Seq) via MIDI or Tape from the an

ESQ-1, but you cannot send the entire Sequencer memory (All Sequencer Data) from the SQ-80 to

ESQ-1. Thus if you have Sequences and Songs in the SQ-80 that you want to send to the ESQ-1, you

will have to transfer the Sequences one at a time, and then reconstruct any Songs on the in mind that the

ESQ-1, so y ou will have to either assign new Programs to such Tracks, or assign the Tracks MIDI

Status and play the

Pressure (After-touch)

One of the most exciting features of the velocity with which you play. is capabl e of generating two types of Pressure —

SQ-80 from Tape or fro m a Mirage. The SQ-80 will convert the ESQ Sequences into its

SQ-80.

SQ-80 Programs that were used in any such Sequences will probably not play properly on

SQ-80 (if it's available) from the ESQ-1 Sequencer.

SQ-80 is its keyboard, which, in addition to responding to the

ESQ-1 Sequences to the SQ-80 via MIDI, or load

SQ-80 to

ESQ-1. Bear

Key Pressure and

Channel Pressure. Pressure (often called After-touch) is a modulator which allows you to change the

sound in various ways by pressing down harder on a key or keys after the initial keystrike.

Like the MOD Wheel or Foot Pedal. Pressure is a Modulator, and can be chosen wherever a Modulator is selected in the Voice section of the Oscillators, the Filter Cutoff frequency, LFO depth, Pan location. etc.

SQ-80. Pressure can be assigned to alter the pitch or volume o

There are two types of Pressure:

• CHANNEL P RESSURE, also called Mono Pressure, is "global." Channel Pres sure affects all notes

that are playing when you exert pressure on any of the keys. If, for example. you play a three-note chord.

ressing down harder on any of the three notes of the chord will modulate all three notes. This type of

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Pressure is the more common of the two types. Most MIDI instruments which currently implemen Pressure send and receive only Channel Pressure. If you are playing or sequencing such an instrument. from the SQ-80, you should set the SQ-80 to send Channel Pressure.

• KEY PRESSURE, sometimes referred to as Polyphonic Pressure or Poly Pressure, is a

more sophisticated and expressive type of Pressure. Key Pressure affects each key ind epe nden tly . I f, f or example, you play a three-note chord, pressing down harder on any of the three notes of the chord will modulate only that note. The other two notes will remain unaffected.

There is a control on the MIDI Page (PRESS=—) which determines which type of Pressure the SQ-80

ill generate. This same control can be used to turn off Pressure entirely, which is particularly useful hen sequencing, since Pressure eats up a lot of Sequencer memory and should not be enabled when i

is not needed for a particular Track. See Pressure Control, p. 23, for more details.

Dynamic Voice Assignment Revealed

The SQ-80 can play up to eight different sounds at once — each of its eight voices can play any Program at any time, no matter what the other seven are up to. This is, for example, how the Sequencer is able to play lots of different sounds at once. This is called Dynamic Voice Assignment. You can demonstrate this concept for yourself:

> Select a Program, preferably one with infinite sustain, such as an organ or strings

− Play one note and hold it down

− While holding the note down, select a new Program

− Still holding down the original note, play a note with the new sound and hold it down

− > While holding down both notes, select a third Program and play a note with

it > You can keep this up until you run out of fingers or patience or both

Notice that when you selected new sounds, the old sounds kept right on playing. The SQ-80 doesn't shut down all the voices when you select a new Program, nor does it force you to make arbitrary choices abo u how many voices will be assigned to play each sound. Each Sequencer Track, as well as the Straight Synthesizer section, has access to all eight voices at any given time. That is what is meant by Dynamic

oice Assignment, and it's what makes the SQ-80 a truly Multi-timbral instrument.

The Disk Drive

The SQ-80's built-in Disk Drive can be used to store SQ-80 sounds and Sequences, as well as MIDI information from other devices, using the SQ-80's System Exclusive Storage function. Each DoubleSided 3.5" micro-floppy disk will hold:

• 40 Program Banks, plus

• 128 individual Programs. plus

• 10 Sequencer/Sys-Ex blocks of up to 64k bytes each.

The Disk Drive in the SQ-80 is a precision instrument, and it will give you years of reliable service if cared for properly. Here are a few things to bear in mind when using the Disk Drive:

• Use only Double-Sided Double-Density (DSDD) 3.5" micro-floppy disks.

• Don't expose disks. or the drive, to temperature extremes or strong magnetic fields.

• Take care not to spill liquids or any other material into the drive.

• Don't subject the Disk Drive (or the SQ-80 itself) to excessive shock during handling.

• Never eject the disk while the drive is running (the drive light is on).

• Never put anything other than a disk into the Disk Drive.

ou will find a full discussion of the disk functions in the section Disk Storage. p. 155.

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Battery maintenance

The reason that the SQ-80 "remembers" Programs and other parameters, even when the power is OFF. is that all of its Internal Sequencer Memory as well as Program and "Global" parameters.) The Battery that keeps the SQ-80's Memory intact is located inside the SQ-80, and when it becomes discharged, it must be replaced by an authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station.

RAM (Random Access Memory) is Battery-backed-up". (This includes the

The Battery that came in your replacing, because the SQ-80 will tell you so. One day you will switch the Power ON, and instead o its usual wake-up message, the Display will read:

WARNING — BATTERY VOLTAGE IS LOW

When this message appears, you should make sure that all Programs and Sequencer Data are saved to disk or to Cartridge, and then take the SQ-80 to an authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station as soon as

ossible to have the Battery replaced.

Available Options

These optional accessories are available from your ENSONIQ dealer:

ENSONIQ Model SW-1 Foot Switch — For Voice sustain or Starting and Stopping the

Sequencer.

Model STC-8 EPROM Storage Cartridge — For Storing the Programs you create, or for

consolidating 80 of your most used Programs from disk and other sources. The 80 Programs in the Program Cartridge, combined with the forty Internal Programs, give you 120 sounds instantly available for performance and sequencing.

SQ-80 is good for up to six years of life. You will know when it needs

SAVE DATA AND CONSULT OWNERS MANUAL

Model CVP-1 CV PEDAL — A Control Voltage Foot Pedal which can be assigned as a

Modulator within the Voice section of the SQ-80 or used as a Volume Pedal.

Why You Should Fill Out and Mail Your Warranty Card

The

SQ-80 carries a one-year warranty covering all defects in material and work manship. The Warranty

Card which is included with your unit has complete details about the terms of the warranty. By filling out and returning the Warranty Card, you can:

• help to expedite any warranty claims in the event that you need service.

• be registered to receive information about accessories and third party support for your

and receive timely information about new ENSONIQ products. and

• provide us with valuable feedback concerning features you would like to see on this and future ENSONIQ products.

Do it now.

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PROGRAMMING THE SQ-80

The "human interface" used by the SQ-80 (the method by which you communicate with the device) was developed for the ENSONIQ ESQ-1, and is generally agreed to be one of the most intuitive and easyto-use systems ever implemented on a synthesizer. Combining a large, readable Display with ten "Soft" buttons, the SQ-80 literally puts everything you need to know right at your fingertips.

The method used to modify or "edit" programs and sequences is called

Page-driven parametric

programming, which is a mouthful. but don't worry. Once you've grasped a few basic concepts you'll

find that operating the SQ-80 is quite simple, given its enormous flexibility. You ease and clarity with which it allows you to modify, or just keep track of, a great many variables.

11 soon appreciate the

Parametric programming

It is likely that you have already encountered some form of parametric programming on other synthesizers. What this means is that instead of having a separate knob or Slider for each function, you have one select.

This approach has many advantages. the most obvious of which is that it greatly reduces the amount o hardware — knobs, switches, faders, etc.— needed to control a wide variety of functions. (If the SQ- 80 had a separate control for each function, it would literally have hundreds of knobs.) The disadvantage has often been that you were only able to see the value of one parameter at a time, making it hard to keep track of things. This is where the Page concept comes in.

master Data Entry Slider. and two buttons, which adjust the value of whichever parameter yo

Pages

The SQ-80's 80-character fluorescent Display makes it possible to display information in Pages. For each function you select, the Display shows you its 'Page', which contains all the information (all the

arameters) related to that function.

You can think of the SQ-80 in relation to a book — each time you press one of the Programming buttons on the front panel, you are in effect "turning to" that function's you want, the Display shows you which parameters are controlled from that Page. To activate a control,

ress the button directly above or below its name on the Display.

Page. Once you have turned to the Page

"Soft" Buttons

The ten Buttons above and below the Display thus have multiple functions — what they select depends upon which Page is being displayed. Whenever you select a new Page, these ten Buttons serve to select whatever parameters are displayed on that Page.

We call these "Soft" Buttons, to distinguish them from buttons which have fixed. "Hard," functions, such as

Bank Buttons.

the

ot all "Soft" buttons are active on all Pages. Only those selectable parameter will be active on a given Page.

uttons related to a

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Changing a Parameter

Suppose you want to adjust the pitch of

Oscillator 1. Press the front panel Button labeled OSC 1:

The Display now shows Oscillator l's Page. It should look something_ like this:

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In the top left-hand corner of the Display you will always find the Name of the Page, which corresponds to that of the button you pressed. To the right of that are the various parameters which can be selected and modified from this page.

To raise or lower the pitch of Oscillator 1 by an octave, press the button directly above where it says

OCT= . This segment of the Display will now be underlined, telling, you that it has been selected. and

can be modified.

The currently selected parameter on a Page is always underlined.

ow that you have selected a parameter to be modified (OCT= ), use the Data Entry Slider and/or the Up and Down Arrow buttons to the left of the Display to adjust its value. Moving the Slider will scroll quickly up and down through the available range of values. Pressing the Up and Down Arrow buttons will increase or decrease the value one step at a time.

To select and modify another parameter on the same Page, press the button above or below its name. Tha

arameter will now be underlined, and its value can be adjusted as be fore, with the Data Entry Slider and

the Up and Down Arrow buttons.

You'll notice that when changing Program parameters on the to hear the change. If you are holding down a key (or keys) when you change a parameter, you won't hear any difference until you release the key and play it (or any other key) again.

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If you select another Page to the "remembers" which parameter was last selected on a given Page, even when the power is turned off.

Be sure that the parameter you want to edit is sel ected before mo ving the Data Entry Slid er or the Up and Down Arrow Buttons. Some parameter is alwa

OSC 1 Page, the parameter you had last selected will still be underlined. The SQ-80 alway s

(DCA 1 for instance), change some parameter on that Page, and then return

s selected on any given Programming Page.

*C* — Change/Compare

As soon as you change any parameter in a program, a *C* will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the Display, below the Page Name. It will remain there until you select another Program or save (Write) the newly edited Program into memory.

Once a parameter change of any kind has been made, the *C* prompt will appear in the corner of ever

rogramming Page you select — not just on the Page that has been modified. This is a constant reminder

that something in the Program has been changed.

To hear the original, unchanged, Program, press the button labeled disappear; you will hear the original sound and see the Page with its original settings. Press again to return to your edited sound. You can toggle back and forth between the original and the edited

sound as often as you like.

COMPARE. The *C* will

COMPARE

Edit Buffer

You can edit a Program, while keeping the original Program intact, because the edited version is kept in a special area of Memory called the the altered Program is put in the Edit Buffer, repla cing whatever was previously there. O nly one Program at a time can reside there — the Edit Buffer always contains the results of your last edit.

When you press the COMPARE Button. what you are doing is alternating between the Program in the original Memory Location and the Program in the Edit Buffer. We refer to the P rogram in the Edit Buffer as the Edit Program.

You can return to the Edit Program, even after selecting another Program (as long as you don't change any parameters there) by pressing the changes you make will affect the Edit Program. Bear in mind that if you do make any changes to a newly selected Program, Program.

that Program will automatically be placed in the Edit Buffer, easing the previous Edit

Edit Buffer. Whenever you change any parameter of a Program.

Compare Button. This puts you back in the Edit Buffer. and any

The rule of thumb is this:

Whatever Sound you hear, that's what you're editing.

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If you like the results of the changes you have made to a Program, you should rena me it and save the new Program permanently to another Location (or save the new version back to the same location, repl acing_ the original) using the Write Page. The procedure for this is covered in the Section WRITE Page, p.76.

Bailing Out

Should you decide, while editing a Program, that you're not happy with what you've done, and you wan to start over with the original Progr am, just go to the proper Program Select Page and sel ect the Program again. Then you can start editing the Program again from scratch. You will lose the one you were

orking on before.

Active and Inactive Buttons

Ac mentioned previously not all buttons are active in a given Page. Throughout this Manual whenever

an SQ-80 Page is depicted, the active buttons will be shown in grey, the inactive ones in white. Taking the example used above, the OSC 1 Page

ould appear like this:

lso, for consistency's sake, these buttons will always be referred to b location number — from upper left to lower right. 1 through 10 as shown to the right:

So we see that on the OSC 1 Page, Buttons number 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are active — they can be pressed to select a parameter to be modified. Buttons 4 and 6 are inactive on this Page. Pressing them

ill have no effect.

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REINITIALIZING THE SQ-80

What is Reinitialization?

The great power and flexibility of the disguised as a keyboard instrument, but a computer nonetheless. The software that operates the is very sophisticated. In fact, there is a 64k computer program that runs inside the SQ-80 (the Operating System code). That's more than many personal computers. If you have ever used a computer, you should

be familiar with the need to occasionally re-boot your system when you get an error message, etc. Well, reinitializing the

Why Reinitialize?

There are a number of things that can happen to the scramble the system software — voltage surges. power failures, static electricity. etc. And as with any computer, very infrequently some unforeseeable event or combination of events can cause the software to become confused, with strange and unpredictable results. Some units which appear to be broken have no hardware problem, just corrupted data in the internal RAM. In these cases, all that is needed is to reinitialize the unit.

When to Reinitialize

If your there; if you start getting unexplained Sy stem Error messages; if the Sequencer control an d Edit functions start doing unpredictable things; try reinitializing the

SQ-80 begins to behave in peculiar way s: if the Display shows words or lines that shouldn't be

SQ-80 is the equivalent of re-booting your computer.

SQ-80 lies in the fact that it is really a computer — a computer

SQ-80

SQ-80 (or any computer syste m) which might

SQ-80 before you seek factory service.

Warning: When you reinitialize your SQ-80 all your current sounds and sequences will be lost (though

the original 40 Factory sounds are automatically loaded back into the Internal memory after reinitializing). Therefore good backup habits should be an important part of your routine. Save any important data to disk or cartridge before reinitializing the filters in your

To Reinitialize the SQ-80:

1. While holding down the

left corner above the fluorescent display.

2. The following message will appear:

3. Select *YES* (Or press *NO* to cancel the procedure for any reason.). After selecting *YES* the

wake-up screen appears, and initialization is complete. After you re-initialize the Factory Internal Programs are automatically placed in the Internal Memory . Press any button to continue. After reinitializing, you should tune the filters.

To Tune the Filters:

1. While holding down the

section.

2. The following message will appear:

Filter Tuning is complete when values for all eight filters are displayed. Press any button to continue.

SQ-80 after you reinitialize to reset the proper filter values.

Record button in the sequencer keypad, press the "Soft" button in the top

"ERASE ALL MEMORY AND REINITIALIZE"

Record button in the Sequencer keypad, press the Filter

"Filters Tuning". Filter tuning can take several seconds. The

SQ-80. Also, you should always tune the

SQ-80 the 40

utton in the voice

If reinitializing your SQ-80 does not correct the problem, then contact an authorized factory service

facility.

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SECTION 2

Global Functions and MIDI Configuration

18 ....................MASTER Page

19 ......................... TU N E — Ma s t e r Tuning

19 ........................ K E Y B D — " S t r a i g h t S y n t h " K e y bo a r d S t a t u s

19 ........................ V E L — Ve l o c i t y S en s i t i v i t y

20 ........................ PEDAL — Foot Pedal Functi on Select

20 ........................ P i t c h B e nd R ange

20 ........................ P i t c h B e nd M ode

21 ...................MIDI Page

22 ......................... CH A N — Ba s e M I D I Channe l

22 ......................... OV F L — M I D I O v e r fl o w M o d e

22 ......................... XC T R L — S e l e c t E x te r n a l C o n t r ol l e r

23 ........................ P R E S S — P r e s s u r e ( A f t e r t o u c h ) C o n t ro l

24 ......................... MO D E — Se l e c t M I D I Mode

26 ......................... EN A B L E — M I D I E n a bl e s

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[MASTER] MASTER PAGE

Controls "Straight Synth" Status, Master Tuning, Velocity Sensitivity, Pedal Function and Pitch Bend Range.

(Inactive Buttons appear White )

The parameters on this page are keyboard-wide, or "Global." The settings h ere will not change with different Programs selected, but will remain in effect for whatever Program you are playing.

Aside from Master Tuning and overall Keyboard Touch (Velocity and Pressure Sensitivity), this page also has a control for determining the Status of the "Straight Synth" — LOCAL, MIDI or BOTH. This lets you determine whether playing the keyboard when no Sequencer Track is selected ("Straight Synth" operation) will cause notes to play only on the

The

Master Pag e contains a control for selecting between Pitch Bend Modes — normal operation, where

the Bend Wheel affects all notes; and a special "Held" mode in which the Bend Wheel only affects those keys which are being held down. Also on this Page is a control for choosing whether a CV Pedal plugged into the SQ-80's rear panel will act as a Modulator or as a Volume Pedal.

These settings, like almost all SQ-80 parameters, will be "remembered" even when the SQ-80 is turned OFF.

SQ-80, only out MIDI, or both.

Use this Page to:

1) Adjust the Master Tuning of the keyboard:

2) Set the

3) Adjust the overall

4) Set the optional

5) Set the

6) Select a

Status (LOCAL. MIDI or BOTH) of the "Straight Synth" keyboard:

Velocity/Pressure Sensitivity of the Instrument:

Control Voltage Foot Pedal to be a Modulator or a Volume Pedal;

range of the Pitch Bend Wheel; and

Pitch Bend Mode.

ACTIVE CONTROLS:

1. TUNE

Master Tune Adjust. Tunes the Keyboard to the desired Pitch. A setting of TUNE= +00 will

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