ENSONIQ SQ-R User Manual

Section 2 - System Control SQ-R Musician's Manual
MIDI Mode — MIDI In Mode
This parameter determines how MIDI information will be received by the SQ-R.
MIDI Mode has no effect on what MIDI information is sent.
There are five MIDI modes implemented in the SQ-R:
• OMNI — In this mode the SQ-R will receive on any or all of the 16 MIDI
channels. This mode is useful when you are only using a few instruments, and
you are not concerned with setting up different channels for each device.
• POLY — In this mode the SQ-R will receive only on the Base MIDI channel.
MIDI information on all other channels will be ignored.
• MULTI — An ENSONIQ innovation, MULTI mode is the key to unlocking the
potential of the SQ-R as a multi-timbral receiver from an external MIDI
sequencer. In MULTI mode the eight tracks of the current preset can receive
MIDI information independently and polyphonically on up to eight different
MIDI channels. You can easily create presets for use in multi-channel
reception; see Section 3 — Presets for details.
Different MIDI channels should be selected for each track which you want to
receive. This can be accomplished on the MIDI Channel screen (see Section 3
— Presets for more information).
In MULTI mode, independent of what sounds are selected on the front panel,
the sounds you hear will depend entirely on what MIDI channel(s) the MIDI
data is received on.
•MONO Mode
MONO mode is particularly useful for driving the SQ-R from a guitar controller,
or any other application where having up to eight independent, monophonic
channels is desirable.
The SQ-R offers two types of MONO mode operation. In MONO A, the SQ-R
will receive monophonically on eight consecutive MIDI channels starting with the
Base channel (the base channel through base channel +7). In MONO B mode,
each track on the SQ-R can be set to receive on any MIDI channel, operating
similarly to MULTI mode, with the difference of each channel receiving
monophonically.
• MONO A — This is another ENSONIQ development intended to make using
multi-channel controllers like guitars easier. All notes and controllers received
will play whatever programs are selected for the note that is played, just as if the
note was played from a keyboard. You have the advantage of multiple tracks
which will respond independently to controllers received on multiple channels,
but you do not have to set up the programs for each track separately.
• MONO B — This is the more conventional type of MONO mode. It allows you
to set up each track of the current preset as a monophonic synthesizer. Each
track can have a different program assigned to it. This is the only way to get a
different sound on each string when using a MIDI guitar controller.
Global Controllers in MONO Mode
Global controllers are controllers sent on one channel which affect all other
channels simultaneously. They can be useful in reducing the number of MIDI
events required to achieve particular effects, and can thereby reduce the delays
sometimes associated with overloading MIDI. Some guitar controllers can
transmit global controllers, and the SQ-R can respond to them.
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ENSONIQ SQ-R Specifications

General

Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	SQ-R
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English