SQ-80 — Musician's Manual 
OVERDUB Mode — "Punching In" 
The second method of entering Record is to "Punch in" using the 
Overdub Mode. Whenever the SQ-
80 is in Play, pressing the Record Button puts it into Overdub. The message ODUB flashes in the lower-
left corner. The moment you play a note, or press the 
Sequencer Foot Switch, the ODUB message 
changes to REC. and the Sequencer begins Recording on the selected Track. It will record from :hat point 
to the end of the Sequence, unless you press Stop first. 
To "Punch In" on a Track: 
> Make sure the Track on which you want to Punch In is Selected. (Or, for a new Track, select a 
Track, and a Program for it as shown above.) 
− 
> Press the Play Button. The Sequence begins to play. 
−  Press the Record Button. ODUB will flash on the Display. Now the SQ-80 will wait for you 
to play before Recording anything. You can (assuming that the LOOP is ON) let the Sequence 
play through as many times as you want before Punching in.
 
−  Begin to Play. As soon as you play a note, or press the Sequencer Foot Switch, Recording begins. 
Unless you then press Stop or the Foot Switch, new Track Data will be Recorded from the point
where you Punched in to the end of the Sequence, where the Sequencer will leave Record and
enter Audition Play. How much of the Track you record over depends on where you Punch in:
 
 
114 Section 4 — The Sequencer