ENSONIQ ESQ-1 - Appendix 7 TRACK SHEET

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Front Panel Control2
Credits4
Table of Contents5
Introduction11
Getting Started13
Power13
Amplification13
Basic Connections13
Rear Panel Connections14
Audio Outputs14
Left/Mono14
CV/Pedal14
Tape out15
Sequencer Foot Switch15
Sustain Fool Switch15
MIDI Oun/In15
About the Programmer16
The Programmer Is Made up of16
Getting at the Sounds17
Master Banks17
Internal Memory17
Cartridge Memory17
Bank Select Buttons18
Selecting a Program-Internal18
To Select an Internal Sound19
Selecting a Program-Cartridge19
To Select a Cartridge Sound19
Cartridge Insertion and Removal20
Battery Maintenance20
Available Options20
Programming the ESQ 121
About Page-Driven Parametric Programming22
"Soft" Buttons22
Using the Programmer23
Changing a Parameter23
"C"- Change/Compare24
Edit Buffer25
Bailing out25
Active and Inactive Buttons26
"Global" Pages27
Master Page28
Controls Keyboard Tuning, Velocity Sensitivity and Bend Range28
Tune29
Velocity29
Bend Mode29
MIDI Page30
Control MIDI Functions30
CHAN-Base MIDI Channel31
OVFL-MIDI Overflow Mode31
XCTRL-Select External Controller31
Press-Pressure (Aftertouch) Select32
Mode-Select MIDI Mode32
Base Channel Minus One34
Enable-MIDI Enables34
Digital Waveform Memory35
What's a Waveform?35
Synthetic Waveforms36
Sampled and Multisampled Waveforms36
Names36
Selecting a Waveform37
Check Them out37
Classic Synth Waveforms38
Sampled Waveforms38
Additive Synthesis Waveforms39
Formants39
Band Limited Waveforms40
About Modulation41
Selecting a Modulator41
Modulation Depth42
Modulation Sources43
LFO 1, LFO 2 and LFO 343
ENV 1, ENV 2, ENV 3 and ENV 443
Vel-Velocity44
Vel 244
KYBD-Keyboard "Control Voltage"44
Kybd 245
Wheel-Modulation Wheel45
Pedal-Voltage Control Foot Pedal45
XCTRL-External Controller (MIDI Only)45
Press-Pressure (Aftertouch) (MIDI Only)46
Negative Modulation48
Modulating the Filter Cutoff Frequency48
Limits of Modulation49
An ESQ 1 Voice50
Programming Pages51
Program Parameters51
Oscillator Pitch Page52
Active Controls53
Oscillator Volume Page54
Filter Page56
Final Volume Page58
Low-Frequency Oscillator Page60
Understanding the Envelopes63
The ADSR Connection63
Times and Levels64
Time, Not Rate65
Negative Levels65
Filter Cutoff Frequency Modulated by a Complex Envelope65
Other Envelope Shapes66
Velocity Control of Envelopes67
[LV] Velocity Level Control67
[T1V] Velocity Attack Control68
[TK] Keyboard Decay Scaling68
Envelope Times69
Envelope Page70
Mode Page73
Split/Layer Page76
Split Select78
Select Split Program79
Select Split Key80
MIDI Key Numbers80
Programming Conventions81
Lfo's81
Envelopes81
Program Names81
Saving and Storage of Programs83
Write Program Page84
Saving a New Program into Memory84
Copying an Existing Program to Another Location87
Storage Page88
Cartridge-Bank Copy88
Transferring Internal Programs to a Cartridge89
To Transfer All 40 Internal Programs to Cart a89
Transferring Cartridge Programs to Internal Memory89
To Transfer All Cart a Programs to the Internal Memory89
Tape Storage90
A 'Decent" Tape Deck90
Tape Connections91
To Save All 40 Internal Programs to Audio Tape91
To Verify Program Data Saved to Audio Tape92
To Load Program Data from Audio Tape93
MIDI Transfer of Programs94
MIDI Connections94
To Send All Internal Programs Via MIDI to Another ESQ 194
To Send One Program Via MIDI to Another ESQ 195
About the Sequencer97
The Sequencer99
The MIDI Connection99
Digital Sequencing99
The ESQ 1 System101
Sequences and Songs102
What Is a Sequence?102
Sequencer Master Bank102
Sequencer Banks103
Selecting a Sequence103
Selecting a Song104
Playing Sequences104
Playing Songs104
Sequencer Expander Cartridge105
To Install the Cartridge105
"Transport" Controls106
When the Sequencer Is Stopped106
When the Sequencer Is in Play106
When the Sequencer Is in Record106
Sequencer States107
When a Sequencer Is Selected107
When a Song Is Selected108
Utility Pages109
Keep First Track109
Play/Keep Page109
From the Play/Keep Page110
Save Changes to Old Sequence110
Altering a Sequence in Song Mode111
Tracks and Other Sequencer Pages113
Tracks114
About Tracks115
In General115
When Recording Tracks115
Tracks Select Page116
Selecting a Track116
When a Track Is Selected117
Changing the Program on a Track117
The Procedure for Selecting an Internal Program for a Track Is as Follows118
"Unselecting" a Track-Straight Synth Mode118
Straight Synth Operation=No Track Selected118
Track Displays119
Dot=Data119
Flashing Underline-Playing the Edit Program on a Track120
[MIX/MIDI] Tracks MIX/MIDI Page121
Sub-Pages121
Track Status122
Track Prog Num - Track Program Number123
Track MIX124
Muting a Track124
Track MIDI Channel125
Other Sequencer Pages127
Sequencer Control Page128
Sequence Locate Page131
Readouts and Active Controls132
Auto-Locate Controls132
Create/Erase Page134
Available Memory134
To Create a New Sequence135
Create New Song135
To Erase a Song137
To Erase All Sequences and Songs137
Recording a Sequence139
Sequencing on the ESQ 1140
To Record the First Track of a Sequence140
Using the Foor Switch to Define Sequence Length141
Recording Other Tracks142
Recording from the Beginning of a Track142
Overdub Mode-"Punching In"143
To "Punch In" on a Track143
"Punching Out"145
MIDI Sequencing on the ESQ 1145
Basic MIDI Connections145
Using a MIDI Thru Box146
MIDI Mode and Channel- Destination Instruments146
For each Destination Instrument147
Track Configuration147
Recording the First Track148
Other Tracks148
Edit Page150
Sequencer Edit Functions151
Editing a Track153
To Transpose a Track154
Rem CTRLS-Remove Controllers154
To Remove Controllers from a Track155
To Quantize a Track155
To Erase a Track157
To Merge a Track into Another Track158
To Copy a Track to Another Track159
Step-Track Step Editing160
Step Size161
Time161
In-Punch in162
Out-Punch out162
Step-Advance One Step163
Clock-Advance One Clock163
Using the Step Edit Mode163
Editing a Sequence165
Sequence Edit Functions165
To Append a Sequence to the Selected Sequence166
To Change the Length of the Selected Sequence166
To Copy a Sequence to Another Location167
Making a Sequence Template168
Song Mode169
Song Edit Rage170
Making a Song172
Song Locate Page174
Readouts and Activate Controls174
Sequencer Applications177
Using the ESQ 1 with a Drum Machine178
To Sync a Drum Machine to the ESQ 1178
To Sync the ESQ 1 to a Drum Machine178
To Sequence a Drum Machine from a Track of the ESQ 1178
Song Position Pointers179
MIDI Song Selects179
Tape Sync180
Recording a Sync Track180
Syncing the ESQ 1 to a Recorded Sync Track180
The ESQ 1 as a System Controller181
Storage of Sequencer Data183
Saving All Sequencer Memory to Audio Tape185
Saving One Sequence to Audio Tape186
To Verify Sequencer Data Saved to Audio Tape186
Loading All Sequencer Memory from Audio Tape188
Loading One Sequence from Audio Tape189
MIDI Transfer of Sequencer Data190
Sending All Sequencer Memory Via MIDI to a Mirage190
Loading All Sequencer Memory Via MIDI from a Mirage191
Sending All Sequencer Memory Via Mldt to Another ESQ 1192
Sending One Sequence Via MIDI to Another ESO 1193
Appendices195
MIDI Program Numbers on the ESQ 1196
ESQ-1 MIDI Implementation Specifications (Software V. 2.0)197
Sequencer Dump - Miraoe Format197
Mirage Wavesample Absolute Dump Format197
Formation Ot the Sequence Dump Data Messages197
Sequencer Variables Packet198
Sequence Data Packet198
Internal Bank Programs198
Wave Sample Requests198
Sequence Data Request199
Voice Program Request199
ESQ-1 System Exclusive Header199
Program Dumps199
Single Program Dump200
All Program Dumo200
Sequence Dumps200
All Sequence Dump Alert Packet201
One Sequence Dump Alert Packet201
Accept Message201
Reject Message202
No Free Sequence Message202
All Sequence Dump Packet202
One Sequence Dump Packet203
Request Messages203
Current Program Dump Request203
All Program Dump Request203
All Sequence Dump Request204
Ore Sequence Dump Request204
Received Virtual Keypad Events204
Button Codes205
Ensoniq ESQ-1 MIDI Parameter Number List207
System Parameters211
MIDI Implementation Chart213
Program Sheet214
PCB Structure215
Low Frequency Oscillators215
Miscellaneous216
Complete PCB Structure216
Track Sheet217

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