ENSONIQ SQ-80 User Manual

SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
yield Concert A=440 tuning. The total range of this control is about a half step (semitone) up or
down.
Range: -31 To +31.
3. KBD
"Straight Synth" Keyboard Status. This determines whether the "Straight Synth." (which is
what we call normal keyboard operation. with no Sequencer Tracks selected) will play locally
(only on the SQ-80), only over MIDI, or both. The "Straight Synth" is independent of the
Sequencer, so depending on the setting of this parameter you can play along with a Sequence
using only local voices, only a remote Instrument, or both. See the next section (MIDI Page) for
more on "Straight Synth" operation.
The three available settings are:
− > BOTH — When BOTH is selected here, notes, controllers and Program Changes played from
the keyboard when no Sequencer Track is selected will both play locally and be sent out MIDI.
This is the most common state. When you select a Program from the SQ-80 front Panel, the
corresponding Program Change will be sent out MIDI and you will hear the change locally.
_____> MIDI — Notes and controllers played from the keyboard when no Sequencer Track is selected
will only be sent out MIDI and will not play any local SQ-80 voices. It is comparable to "Local
Off
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on some Instruments. When you select a Program from the SQ-80 front Panel. the
corresponding Program Change will be sent out MIDI.
− > LOCAL—Notes and controllers played from the keyboard when no Sequencer Track is selected
will only play on the SQ-80 and will not be sent out MIDI at all. When you select a Program from
the SQ-80 front Panel. no Program Change will be sent out via MIDI.
5. TOUCH
Velocity and Pressure Sensitivity Adjust. This parameter determines the responsiveness of all
Velocity-related parameters on the SQ-80 and lets you adjust the Pressure threshold. You can
adjust it to suit your own touch — that is. how hard you play and how hard you must press before
Pressure comes in. For each of the four velocity settings (SOFT. MED, FIRM and HARD) there
are four selectable Pressure thresholds (1-4). In each case, settings ending in 1 will require the
least force to bring in Pressure: settings ending in 4 will require the most force. One of these
combinations will no doubt provide a feel that is just right for your style of playing. The sixteen
available Velocity/Pressure settings are:
> SOFT 1, SOFT 2, SOFT 3, SOFT 4 — This is for someone with a light touch. On any of these
settings, a minimum of velocity is required to reach the maximum level of any Velocity-
controlled parameter. The Pressure threshold can be varied between SOFT 1 (minimum force
required to bring in Pressure) and SOFT 4 (maximum force required to bring in Pressure).
_> MED 1, MED 2, MED 3, MED 4 — Slightly harder keystrikes are required to reach maximum
velocity levels. The Pressure threshold is adjusted from MED 1 to MED 4 as described above.
− > FIRM 1, FIRM 2, FIRM 3, FIRM 4 — These settings represent about average velocity
sensitivity. One of these settings should be right for the player with an average touch. The
Pressure threshold is adjusted from FIRM 1 to FIRM 4 as described above.
− > HARD 1, HARD 2, HARD 3, HARD 4 — These settings are for the player who really digs in.
It provides the widest possible range of velocity sensitivity. The Pressure threshold is adjusted
from HARD 1 to HARD 4 as described above.
Section 2 — Global Functions and MIDI Configuration 19

ENSONIQ SQ-80 Specifications

General

Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	SQ-80
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English