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Grounding Instructions2
Front Panel Controls4
Table of Contents7
Product Description14
Power15
AC Line Conditioning15
Amplification15
Rear Panel Connections16
Audio Outputs16
Communicating with the Unit18
Selecting Sounds19
Master Banks19
Internal Memory/Cartridge Memory19
Bank Select Buttons19
Selecting a Program - Internal20
To Select an Internal Sound20
Selecting a Program - Cartridge20
Cartridge Insertion and Removal21
ESQ Compatibility - Sounds and Sequences21
Pressure (Auto-Touch)21
Channel Pressure21
Key Pressure22
Dynamic Voice Assignment Revealed22
The Disk Drive22
Battery Maintenance23
Warning - Battery Voltage Is Low23
Available Options23
Programming24
Parameteric Programming24
Pages24
"Soft" Buttons24
Changing a Parameter25
C - Change/Compare26
Edit Buffer26
Bailing out27
Active and Inactive Buttons27
Reinitializing28
To Tune the Filters28
Global Functions and MIDI Configuration29
Master Page30
Active Controls30
Tune30
Kbd31
Touch31
Pedal32
Bend Range32
Bend Mode32
MIDI Page33
Controls MIDI Functions33
Active Controls (MIDI)34
CHAN - Base MIDI Channel34
OVFL - MIDI Overflow Mode34
XTRL - Select External Controller34
PRESS - Pressure (Aftertouch) Control35
Mode - Select MIDO Mode36
Enable - MIDI Enables38
Voice Programming39
About Cross Wave Synthesis41
Crossfading Waves41
Waves42
Digital Wave Memory42
Waveforms, Inharmonic Loops and Transient Attacks42
Syntheric, Sampled and Multisampled Waves44
Hames44
Selecting a Wave for each Oscillator44
Classic Synth Waveforms45
Sampled Waveform46
Additive Synthesis Waveforms47
Formants47
Band Limited Waveforms47
More Waveforms48
Inharmonic Loops49
Transient Attacks49
Drum/Attacks50
Multisampled Drum Sets51
Modulators52
Selecting a Modulator52
Modulation Depth53
Modulation Sources53
Env 1 - Env 454
VEL - Velocity54
Vel-X54
KYBD - Keyboard Tracking54
Kybd 255
Wheel - Modulation Wheel55
Pedal - Voltage Control Foot Pedal55
XCTRL - External Controller (MIDI Only)56
PRESS - Pressure (Aftertouch)56
Using Modulators57
Modulating Oscillator Volume57
Negative Modulation58
Modulating the Filter Cutoff Frequency58
Programming Pages59
Limits of Modulation59
Oscillator Pitch Page60
Oct60
Semi60
Fine60
Wave Control61
MOD #1 Depth61
Mod #261
MOD #2 Depth61
Oscillator Volume Page62
Level62
Output - Oscillator Mute63
FILT - Filter Page64
Controls the Four-Pole Low Pass Filter64
Freq64
Res (Q)64
KEYB - Keyboard Filter Tracking65
DCA 4 - Final Volume Page66
PAN - Manual Level66
ENV 4 Mod. Depth - Final Volume66
Select PAN Modulator67
PAN Modulator Depth67
Low-Frequency Oscillator Page68
Controls of Three Low-Frequency Oscillators (Lfo's)68
Lfo Freq.68
Reset68
Human69
Wav69
L169
Delay69
L270
Mod70
Understanding the Envelopes71
The ADSR Connection71
Times and Levels71
Time, Not Rate72
Second Release - Using T4 for Simulated Reverb72
Negative Levels73
Other Envelope Shapes73
Velocity Control of Envelope74
Linear or Exponential Velocity Response74
Keyboard Scaling of Decay Times75
T1V - Velocity Attack Control75
TK - Keyboard Decay Scaling75
Envelope Times76
Envelope Page77
LV - Velocity Level Control78
Time 1 - 478
Modes Page80
Sync80
AM - Amplitude Modulation80
Mono Mode80
Glide81
VC - Voice Restart81
ENV - Envelope Restart81
OSC - Oscillator (Waveform) Restart82
CYC - Envelope Full Cycle Mode82
Split.layer Page83
Split/Layer On/Off84
Select Split/Layer Program84
Layer On/Off84
Select Layer Program/Split Select84
Select Split Program85
Select Split Key86
Programming Conventions87
Lfos87
Program Names87
Write Program Page88
Saving a New Program into Memory88
Exit90
Copying an Existing Program to Another Location90
The Sequencer91
The MIDI Connection93
Digital Sequencing94
The "System"95
Sequences and Songs96
Sequencer Master Bank96
Sequencer Banks96
Selecting a Sequence97
Selecting a Song98
Playing Sequences98
Playing Songs98
"Transport" Controls99
When the Sequencer Is Stopped99
When the Sequencer Is in Play99
Sequencer Foot Switch99
Sequencer States100
Utility Pages101
Keep First Track101
Play/Keep Page101
Save Changes to Old Sequence103
Altering a Sequence in Song Mode103
Tracks105
When Recording Tracks105
SELECT - Tracks Select Page106
Selecting a Track106
Changing the Program on a Track107
"Unselecting" a Track - Straight Synth Mode108
Track Displays108
DOT = Data108
Cart108
Flashing Underline - Playing the Edit Program on a Track109
Tracks MIX.MIDI Page110
Sub-Pages110
Track Status111
Track Prog Num - Track Program Number112
A Note about Program Numbers112
Track MIX113
Muting a Track113
Track MIDI Channel114
Control - Sequencer Control Page115
Metronome115
Click116
Countoff117
Loop117
Locate - Sequence Locate Page118
Readouts and Active Controls118
Bar/Tmp/Time Signature119
Goto119
Backup119
Begin119
Create/Erase Page120
Available Memory120
Create New Sequence120
Create New Song121
Erase Sequence122
Erase Song122
Erase All Sequences and Songs122
Recording a Sequence123
Sequencing on the SQ-80 Alone123
Recording the First Track123
Using the Foot Switch to Define Sequence Length124
Recording Other Tracks124
Recording from the Beginning of a Track124
Overdub Mode - "Punching In"126
To "Punch In" on a Track126
MIDI Sequencing on the Unit127
"Punching Out"127
Basic MIDI Connections127
Using a MIDI Thru Box128
MIDI Mode and Channel - Destination Instruments128
Track Configuration129
Sequencer Edit Functions132
Edit Page132
Editing a Track133
To Transpose a Track134
REM CTRLS - Remove Controllers134
Quantize - Auto-Correct135
To Erase a Track136
Merge137
Copy137
To Merge a Track into Another Track137
To Copy a Track to Another Track138
Step - Track Step Editing139
Time140
IN - Punch in141
OUT - Punch out141
Step - Advance One Step141
Clock - Advance One Clock141
Using the Step Edit Mode142
Editing a Sequence143
Sequence Edit Functions143
Append143
Add Bars144
To Append a Sequence to the Selected Sequence144
To Add Bars to the Selected Sequence144
Delete Bars145
Copy Function145
Making a Sequence Template146
To Copy a Sequence to Another Location146
Song Mode147
Song Edit Page148
Readout and Active Controls148
For Chaining Sequences Together to Make Songs148
Making a Song150
Locate - Song Locate Page151
Auto-Locate Controls152
Goto Button152
Backup Button152
Begin Button152
Sequencer and Controller Applications153
Using the Unit with a Drum Machine154
To Sync a Drum Machine to the Unit154
To Sync the Unit to a Drum Machine154
To Sequence a Drum Machine from a Track if the Unit154
Song Position Pointers155
MIDI Song Selects155
Tape Sync155
Recording a Sync Track155
Syncing the Unit to a Recorded Sync Track156
System Controller Tricks - Sending Eight Program Changes at Once156
Using the Unit with a MIDI Guitar Controller157
Playing the Unit from an External Sequencer159
The Unit as One Synthesizer159
The Unit as Nine Synthesizers160
Notes about MULTI Mode161
Data Storage163
Disk, MIDI, Cartridge and Tape Functions163
Storage (Disk) - Storage Page165
Saving and Loading Data to Disk, Cartridge, over MIDI, Audio Tape165
Cartridge - Bank Copy165
Transferring Internal Programs to a Cartridge166
Transferring Cartridge Programs to the Internal Memory166
Disk Storage - Using the Disk Drive to Save and Load Data167
Disk Capacity167
Disk Functions169
FORMAT - Formatting a Blank Disk169
FORMAT Disk Error Message169
SAVE - Saving Data to Disk170
SAVE NEW FILE - Saving New Files to Disk170
To Save One Sequence to Disk171
To Save the Entire Sequencer Memory to Disk171
To Save the 40 Internal Programs to Disk172
To Save the Current Program to Disk173
Update Old File - Updating an Existing File173
To Save an Updated Version of an Existing File173
SAVE Error Messages174
LOAD - Loading Data from Disk175
To Load One Sequence from Disk175
Lad One Seq Error Messages176
To Load the Entire Sequencer Memory from Disk176
To Load a Bank of 40 Programs from Disk177
To Load a Single Program from Disk178
LOAD Error Messages178
DELETE - Deleting Files from a Disk179
To Delete a One Sequence File from the Disk179
To Delete an All Sequence File from the Disk180
To Delete a Program Bank File from the Disk180
To Delete a Single Program File from the Disk181
Delete Error Messages181
To Make a Backup Copy of a Disk182
Copy Disk Error Messages182
Storing System Exclusive Messages to Disk183
"Generic" System Exclusive Storage183
Sequencer Memory183
Saving System Exclusive Data from an External Device184
To Save System Exclusive Data from an External MIDI Device184
Updating an Existing Sys-Ex File186
Save Sys-Ex Error Messages186
Loading System Exclusive Data from Disk to an External Device187
To Load (and Transmit) a System Exclusive File from Disk187
Deleting Sys-Ex File from the Disk188
MIDI Transfer Ot the Unit Data189
Sending Programs Via MIDI189
MIDI Connections and Settings189
To Send All Internal Programs Via MIDI to Another Unit190
To Send One Program Via MIDI to Another Unit190
Sending Sequencer Data Via MIDI190
To Send All Sequencer Memory Via MIDI to Another Unit191
To Send One Sequence Via MIDI to Another Unit191
Loading ESQ-1 Sequencer Data Via MIDI from a Mirage192
Tape Storage193
A "Decent" Tape Deck193
Tape Connections193
Save - Saving Programs and Sequences on Tape194
Verify - Vefifying Program and Sequence Data Saved to Tape194
Load - Loading Programs and Sequences from Tape195
Error Messages - INT Banks196
Error Messages - All Seq196
Error Messages - One Seq197
ESQ-1 Compatibility197
MIDI Program Numbers on the Unit200
MIDI Implementation Specification (Software Version 1.0)201
Sequencer Dump - Mirage Format201
System Exclusive Format201
System Exclusive Header201
Sequence Dumps202
Single Program Dump202
All Program Dump202
All Sequence Dump Alert Packet203
One Sequence Dump Alert Packet203
Accept Message/Reject Message203
No Free Sequence Message203
Request Messages204
All Sequence Dump Packet204
One Sequence Dump Packet204
Current Program Dump Request/All Program Dump Request204
Received Virtual Keypad Events205
All Sequence Dump Request205
One Sequence Dump Request205
Button Codes206
MIDI Device Inquiry/I.D. Messages207
Compare Button Status Message207
ESQ-1 Sequence Messages Received208
ESQ-1 All Sequence Dump Alert208
ESQ-1 All Sequence Dump Packet208
Parameter Number List209
MIDI Implementation Chart213
PCB Structure214
Specifications218
Safety Instructions219

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