SQ-80 — Musician's Manual
ACTIVE CONTROLS:
1, SPLIT/LAYER ON/OFF
This activates the Split/Layer mode. In order for this control to have any effect, the Keyboard
must first be Split, either Upper or Lower (see #6 below).
When ON:
The Split Program will be Layered (will play simultaneously) with the Program
whose name appears to the right of this control (#3). This will result in a reduction to four Voices
only on the SPLIT/LAYERED half of the Keyboard.
3. Select SPLIT/LAYER Program
The Program whose name appears here will be Layered with the Split Program when an Upper
or Lower Keyboard Split has been selected. It is possible to have a Split/Layer without Layer
mode being on. The Program shown here is Layered only with the Split Program.
When this control is selected (Underlined), you can choose a new SPLIT/LAYER Program in
one of two ways:
• Use the Data Entry Slider and the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to scroll through the various
Programs in Memory until you find the one you want; or
• Press Internal, CART A, or CART B to select a Master Bank: then press one of the fou
Bank Select Buttons and, while holding it down, select the Program you want. You will he
returned to the Split/Layer Page with the new Program selected as the SPLIT/LAYER
Program. There will always be a Program name in this Location, whether the SPLIT/LAYER
mode is engaged or not.
4. LAYER ON/OFF This acts as a switch to turn On or
Off the Layer mode.
When ON:
The Current Program (the one you are editing) will be Layered (combined) with the
Program whose name appears immediately to the right (see #5 below), and both Programs will
play simultaneously. Activating the Layer mode reduces the number of available Voices in the
layered portion of the keyboard to four (from eight).
5. Select LAYER Program
The Program whose name appears here will be Layered with the Current Program when the
Layer mode is switched On. When this control is selected (Underlined), you can choose a new
LAYER Program in one of two ways:
• Use the Data Entry Slider and the Up and Down Arrow Buttons to scroll through the various
Programs in Memory until you find the one you want: or
• Press Internal, CART A, or CART B to select a Master Bank, then press one of the four
Bank Select Buttons and, while holding it down, select the Program you want. You will be
returned to the Split/Layer Page with the new Program selected as the LAYER Program.
There will always be a Program name in this Location, whether the Layer mode is On or not.
6. SPLIT Select
This control is used to Split the Keyboard between two Programs, as well as to determine which
Keyboard half each will occupy. There are three possible states:
OFF — Normal Keyboard assignment: no Split.
72 Section 3 — Voice Programming