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SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
SAVE CHANGES TO OLD SEQUENCE
Along with the
Track Data (the Notes and Controllers that are recorded on each Track) there are several
other parameters that are saved with each Sequence. These are:
− the
Tempo of the Sequence
> the setting of the
LOOP Switch, ON or OFF (CONTROL Page)
− the
Program assigned to each Track (Tracks Select Page)
− the
Mix Level (volume) of each Track (Mix
•
MIDI Page)
> the
MIDI Channel assigned to each Track (Mix
•
MIDI Page)
− the
MIDI Program number assigned to each Track (Mix
•
MIDI Page)
− the
MIDI Status of each Track (Mix
•
MIDI Page)
Whenever you record any Track of a Sequence, all of these values are automatically saved — that is, they
will be remembered by the
SQ-80 if you leave the Sequence (by selecting another one) and return to it
later. However, if you change any of these parameters, and then select a new Sequence before you record
any new Track Data, the following Page will appear:
Pressing *YES* saves the Sequence, with the current settings of all the parameters listed above, into
Sequencer Memory.
Pressing *NO* leaves the settings of the parameters listed above as they were when you last Recorded a
Track, or answered *YES* when exiting the same Sequence.
In either case, the Track Data (Notes and Controllers recorded) are always saved. Sometimes it's hard
to remember, when you get this Page, exactly what you changed. As a general rule, if you are happy with
the Sequence as it is, answer *YES*. If you have just been experimenting with different Tempos,
Programs, MIDI configurations. etc., and want to keep the Sequence as it was before your experiments,
answer
*NO*.
Helpful Hint: There is one quick way to save any changes you make to a Sequence. After you have
changed any of the values listed above and want to save them, press the SEQ
b
utton to return to the
Sequence Select Page, and select the same Sequence again.
The Display will ask "SAVE CHANGES
TO OLD SEQUENCE" (even though you actually selected the same Sequence). Answer *YES* and
the changes you made to the Sequence will be saved.
Altering a Sequence in SONG Mode
Another time you will get this Page is when you are in SONG Mode (a Song is selected rather than a
Sequence), and you change one of the above parameters in a Sequence which is a Step in the selected
Song. If the Song is pla
y
ing, any changes you make on the fly will be "forgotten" as soon as the Step
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