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SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
SONG POSITION POINTERS
The SQ-80 sends and receives Song Position Pointers via MIDI. Song Position Pointers are MIDI
commands that tell a Sequencer or Drum Machine where to Locate within a Song or Sequence.
When the
SQ-80 receives a Song Position Pointer, it will Locate to the appropriate place in the selected
Song or Sequence.
The
SQ-80 sends a Song Position Pointer over MIDI whenever you use the Auto-Locate Controls
(BEGIN, BACKUP or GOTO on the
Locate Page. Any receiving unit which recognizes Song Position
Pointers will Locate to the same spot. (Not all devices recognize Song Position Pointers. Consult the
Manual of any other sequencing device you are using, to see if it does,)
MIDI SONG SELECTS
MIDI Song Selects allow a sequencer such as the SQ-80 to instruct a remote sequencer or drum machine
to select a new song whenever you select a Sequence or Song on the
SQ-80. The SQ-80 will always send
Song Selects. Whether or not it receives them depends on the setting of the MIDI ENABLES on the
MIDI Page (p, 26)
The SQ-80 transmits and receives MIDI Song Selects in Sequence Mode as well as Song Mode.
(depending again on the setting on the ENABLE control). This allows you to select
SQ-80 Sequences
as well as Songs from a remote sequencer, computer or drum machine, and vice versa. They are set up
as follows:
MIDI Song selects # 00-19 will select SQ-80 Songs # 1-20. MIDI
Song selects # 20-79 will select SQ-80 Sequences # 1-60.
Conversely, selecting Songs # 1-20 will cause the SQ-80 to send MIDI Song selects # 00-19. Selecting
Sequences # 1-60 will cause the SQ-80 to send out MIDI Song selects # 20-79.
TAPE SYNC
Whenever the Sequencer is running, the SQ-80 sends a Clock Signal to the Tape Out jack on the Rear
Panel. By recording this signal on one Track of a multi-track tape recorder, you can then sync the
SQ-
80 to the recorded Clock Signal on the tape. This enables you to combine sequenced and recorded Data.
to increase the capabilities of a small (or large) multitrack set-up.
Recording a Sync Track
Connect the Tape Out Jack of the
SQ-80 to the input of one Track of your Tape Recorder.
Generally, it's best to use an outside Track — Track I or 4 on a 4-Track deck, Track 1 or 8 on a
8-Track deck, etc. Also, if possible, you should not have any noise reduction on the Channel o
f
the deck where you record a sync Track.
− Adjust the Record Level. Press Play on the
SQ-80 (make sure SYNC= INTERNAL) to start the
Song or Sequence playing. Adjust the level to around -6dB to 0 dB. You may have to experiment
to find the level that works best for you.
− Start the Tape Deck recording.
> Press Play on the
SQ-80 to play the Song or Sequence. Let the Song or Sequence run its full
length. Remember, what you are recording is a Clock Signal that will cause the
SQ-80 to play
at a certain Tempo when you later sync it to the recorded track.
---> At the end the Song or Sequence, stop the Tape deck, and press Stop to stop the Sequencer.
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