ENSONIQ SQ-80 - Page 114

SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
TRACK MIDI CHANNEL
From this Sub-page, each Track of a Sequence is assigned its own MIDI Channel. The Track will always
send
information on that Channel, and only on that Channel. This applies to playing the SQ-80 Keyboard
when the Track is selected, as well as playin
g back recorded Track Data. (Of course, if the Track is
assigned LOCAL Status, its MIDI Channel doesn't matter — it will not send on any Channel. )
What information a Track receives
depends on which Mode is selected on the MIDI Page. When the
SQ-80 is in MULTI Mode each Track will receive incoming MIDI information only on the Channel you
select here. In
OMNI Mode, a selected Track will receive on any Channel. In POLY Mode, a selected
Track will receive only on the
Base Channel (the Channel selected on the MIDI Page).
Select any of the eight Tracks — it becomes underlined.
____ > Use the Data Entry Slider and the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to assign a MIDI Channel to the
Track. Range for each Track is
1 To 16.
The
SQ-80 must be in MULTI Mode for each Track to receive MIDI information on its selected
Channel. You should assign each Track to a different Channel. If two or more Tracks have the
same MIDI Channel, the lowest-numbered
Track will receive the information, and the higher-
numbered one(s) will receive nothing. When you set the
SQ-80 up to receive on multiple MIDI
Channels, make sure none of the Tracks is set to the same MIDI Channel as the Base Channel
(selected on the
MIDI Page). If this is the case, the "Straight Synth will receive on that Channel
and the Track will not receive anything at all.
> Selecting a Track. and then pressing its button again, causes the underline to disappear,
"Unselecting" the Track and putting the
SQ-80 into the Straight Synth mode (no Track Selected).
Note: When you are playing an external instrument from a Track, don't change the MIDI Channel while
you are holding down a key or pressing the Sustain Pedal. This can cause the receiving instrument to
sustain notes forever, which can be annoyin
g. If this happens, turn the receiving unit Off, and then turn
it back On,
Pressing *MORE* (or pressing the Mix
•
MIDI button again) again returns you to the Track Status
Sub-page.
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