SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
When each Destination Instrument is always set to its own distinct MIDI Channel, it also means
that different Sequences recorded at different times will always play the right instrument on the
right Track.
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> Set to OMNI OFF. Each Destination synth must be in a mode where it receives only on its
selected MIDI Channel. On some instruments this is referred to as POLY Mode; some call it
OMNI OFF; some are always in this mode. Consult the owner's manual if there is any question
about a particular instrument.
Helpful Hint: Once you have assigned MIDI Channels to each instrument in your rig,
rite them
down. and keep the paper handy for quick reference. Or better yet, photocopy the Track Sheet at the
back of this Manual and fill it out it for each Sequence (or group of related Sequences) you record.
Track Configuration
After you have made the MIDI connections, and set up your Destination Instruments as described above.
you now configure the Tracks of a Sequence to send to those instruments. Let's suppose that you are
sequencing several external instruments, as depicted in the illustration on p. 115.
−
Create a New Sequence. Select the CREATE/ERASE Page and Create a new Sequence, as
explained on p. 108.
− Select a Track. Go to the Tracks Select Page. All the Track Locations will read UNUSED. Press
one of the "Soft" Buttons corresponding to a Track Location to select and define a Track. The
name of the current Program will appear there.
− Assign the Track MIDI Status. Select the Mix
•
MIDI Page. Press *MORE* until the
RAC
STATUS Sub-page appears. The selected Track is underlined. Use the Data Entry Slider or the
Up and Down Arrow Buttons to set the Track to
MIDI Status. You will notice that when you
play the keyboard now, it doesn't sound on the
SQ-80.
Assign the Track a MIDI Channel. Press *MORE* until the TRACK MIDI CHAN Sub-page
appears. Your Track is still selected (underlined). Use the Data Entry Slider or the Up and Down
Arrow Buttons to set the Track to the MIDI Channel of the Instrument you want to sequence from
that Track. Playing the
SQ-80 keyboard should now play the Receiving Instrument.
− Set the Program Number. Still on the Mix
•
MIDI Page, press *MORE* until the
RACK
PROG NUM
Sub-page appears. Now you can use the Data Entry Slider or the Up and Down
Arrow Buttons to change the Program, or Patch, that the Receiving Unit is playing. While playing
the
SQ-80 Keyboard, adjust the Program Number until the External Instrument is playing the
sound you want.
From now on. whenever you select that Sequence, or when it plays as a Step in a Song, this Track
will send out a Program Change, to this Prog. Number, on its selected MIDI Channel.
Note: You should always select the Program for external instruments from the SQ-80, and not from the
external instrument itself. This assures that the Track has the proper Program Number for that instrument
in each Sequence.
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