SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
Now you're ready to play. The picture above shows the optimal settings for both the SQ-80 and the guitar
synth. You will notice that Tracks 7 and 8 won't be used in this set-up. They would, however, respond
to any MIDI information on MIDI Channel 7 or 8 if any were to come in.
A few things to bear in mind:
• Notes played on each string will play only the corresponding Track. Each String/Track combination
is totally independent.
• You can change the Program for each Track manually from the
SQ-80's front panel or by sending
Program Changes from the controller via MIDI.
• Each Track will accept Program Changes independently.
In many cases you will want to have the
guitar controller send the same-numbered Program Change on all six channels so that all six strings
play the same sound. You can, however. send the
SQ-80 a different Program Change for each Track.
You
could use this effect to have, for example. a bass sound play on the bottom two strings and a piano
sound on the top four. Or if you are feeling experimental you could play a different sound on each
string.
• The Base Channel doesn't have to be set to Channel 1. It can be set to any channel from 1 to 9, and
the channels for the Tracks will be adjusted accordingly (see p. 25). In most cases, though, setting
things up as shown above will provide the most straight-forward and intuitive arrangement.
• The automatic channel assignments for Sequencer Tracks 1-8 in MONO Mode are only in effect as
long as the
SQ-80 is in MONO Mode — they don't alter channels that might have assigned to the
Tracks while in any other Mode. If you exit MONO Mode and go to MULTI Mode each Track will
still have the same MIDI Channel it did before you entered MONO Mode. If you change the Base
Channel, however, that change remains in effect for all
MIDI Modes.
• Still, it's a good idea to set up one Sequence — say, Sequence #60 — which you always use in
conjunction with the guitar synth. That way you won't accidentally change the Programs in the
Tracks of an existing Sequence.
• If your Guitar synth can send certain MIDI Controllers on their own MIDI Channels, have it send any
controllers you want to affect all the Tracks (such as the "whammy bar") on the Base-Channel-minus-
1. When the Base Channel is I, as is the case in our example, Global controllers should be sent on
Channel 16.
• Remember that the SQ-80 Sequencer can only record one Track at a time. If you want to Record
Tracks from the guitar Controller, you will have to record all six strings onto one Track (POLY Mode)
or else put the
SQ-80 in MONO Mode as described above and record the piece one Track (one string)
at a time.
146 Section 5 — Sequencer and Controller Applications
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