Yamaha SQ01 User Manual

S90

Getting Started

S90 and SQ01

Phil Clendeninn

Senior Product Specialist

Technology Products

©Yamaha Corporation of America

S90 and the SQ01 Demystified

The SQ01 is a powerful Windows audio/MIDI
sequencer that can be used with your S90. To
take advantage of this sequencer you will need to
install both the SQ01 and the VOICE EDITOR
for S90 on your computer. Please follow the
installation guide in the TOOLS for S90 booklet
that accompanies your unit.

MULTIPLE PORT USB INTERFACE

If you want to use the S90/SQ01 as a MIDI/Audio
sequencer with Remote Control over the audio,
you need to use the S90 as your USB MIDI
interface. You can send tracks to it from the
external sequencer software to address it via a
Multiple PORT system.

they can be set to receive on MIDI channels 1, 2
and 3 with no conflict, if you have set your PLG
boards to Yamaha USB OUT 0-2 MIDI channel 1-

3. These tracks will be totally discreet because
they are on separate PORTS.

We will be using three Ports. Highlight the USB IN
and OUT devices as shown below. Port 1 will be
internal S90 Parts; Port 2 for PLG150 Boards and
Port 3 will be used for Remote Control functions
for the Audio Mixer.

• Press UTILITY

• Press F5 MIDI

• Press SF4 OTHER

• Set the MIDI IN/OUT to USB

The 5-pin DIN connector on the back (the
standard MIDI jack) is a single PORT system.
USB, on the other hand, is a multiple PORT
system. Each Port can have potentially 16 MIDI
channels. PORT 1 (always) addresses the internal
Parts of the S90. Where Port 2, for example, can
be used to address any PLG150 series Boards that
you may have installed in the unit. Port 3 will be
to control the AUDIO MIXER.

• Press UTILITY

• Press F6 PLUG

• Press SF2 MIDI

• Set the PLG150 Boards to Port 2

When you click on SETUP on the toolbar of the
SQ01 you can select MIDI > Device you can set
the Ports. This will establish communication
between the S90 and the sequencer. Each MIDI
track can be routed to the Yamaha USB OUT and
assigned a specific MIDI channel. For example,
you might have sixteen S90 PARTS, 01-16, on
MIDI channel 1-16: via Yamaha USB OUT 0-1.
You might have several PLG150-series boards -

SELECTING SOUND FROM SQ01

You will be able to select Voices from any bank of
the S90 using a search engine like this:

Here’s how to set this up: In the far left CONTROL
column of the Track View screen of SQ01 (on
MIDI tracks) you will see the GENERATOR and
VOICE boxes. Here you can select Voices for MIDI
tracks by setting the "Generator" to S90 and then

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