SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
RECORDING A SEQUENCE
WARNING — Pressure (Aftertouch) vs. Sequencer Memory
hen you enter Record, the Sequencer will always record Pressure (Aftertouch) into the Track, unless
PRESS=OFF on the
MIDI Page. Pressure is recorded by the Sequencer as a steady stream of numbers,
and you will use up the Sequencer Memory much faster if Pressure is enabled. Even if the Program on
the Track doesn't respond to it, Pressure will still be recorded, wasting memory.
For this reason you should always be aware of the setting of the Pressure control on the MIDI Page when
you go to record or overdub a Track. If the Track doesn't call for Pressure set this control to PRESS=OFF.
See p. 23 for complete details.
Sequencing on the SQ-80 alone
ou may or may not own a roomful of other MIDI Instruments to sequence from the SQ-80 — either
ay you will find that the SQ-80 Sequencer allows you to create poly-timbral recordings with amazin
ease. In this section we will deal first with Recording various Tracks of a Sequence on the SQ-80 alone
(no MIDI connections).
Recording the first Track
The length of the First Track defines the length of the Sequence. For this reason, there is a special
procedure for recording the First Track of a new Sequence.
To Record the First Track of a Sequence:
Create a New Sequence. (See CREATE/ERASE Page, p. 108.)
___ > Select a First Track. Go to the TRACKS SELECT Page. All the Track locations of a newly
created Sequence will say "UNUSED":
Pressing any of the eight active
"Soft" Buttons will select that
Track and put the current Pro-
gram on it. The first Track does
not have to be Track 1— any o
the eight Tracks can be se-
lected and recorded first, and
will be considered the First Track.
Select a Program. While on the Tracks SELECT Page, press INTERNAL. CART A or
CART B. Then press any of the Bank Select Buttons to locate the Program you want. While
holding a Bank Select Button down, press the "Soft" Button that corresponds to the Program you
wan:. Release the Bank Select Button. The Program you chose is now on the selected Track.
______ Turn the CLICK Track ON. Select the CONTROL Page and make sure that CLICK= ON.
> Press Record/Play. While holding down the Record Button. Press the Play Button. The
Metronome starts, and "REC" flashes in the lower left corner of the Display. Don't play anything
yet — the Sequencer is in a special Record "Standby" mode that only applies to recording the First
Track. Nothing will be recorded until you begin to play.
> Adjust the TEMPO. Use the Data Entry Slider and the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to set the
Tempo you want. Tempo does not have to be selected.
> Start Playing. As soon as you strike any key, the Sequencer will begin recording the Track.
The
TMP=, Tempo readout on the Display will now change to show the Bar Number. The Bar in
which you first began playing becomes Bar 001. You can also press the Sequencer Foot Switch
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