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Page 2: ...tember 2007 1 Pages 31 32 missing 2 OCR not 100 manually verified Copyright and User License User License This manual is FREE for the use of the ESQ SQ80 community Sale of this softcopy manual is PROH...

Page 3: ...e reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause...

Page 4: ...ly 17 A Note About Program Numbers 18 When You Remove the Cartridge 18 Battery Maintenance 18 Rack mounting the ESQ M 19 Section 2 Getting in Deeper 20 PROGRAM Mode Changing Programs Tracks 20 Changin...

Page 5: ...Modulators 45 About Modulation 45 Selecting a Modulator 46 Modulation Depth 46 Modulation Sources 46 LFO s 1 3 47 Envelopes 1 4 47 Velocity VEL VEL 2 48 Keyboard Tracking KYBD KYBD 2 48 Mod Wheel WHE...

Page 6: ...nternal Memory 87 CART A TO INT 88 CART B TO INT 88 Transferring Internal Programs to a Cartridge 88 INT TO CART A 99 INT TO CART B 89 Hidden Functions 89 How to Find them 89 Functions 89 Soft Reset 8...

Page 7: ...102 About the Program Sheet 102 ESQ 1 to ESQ M Parameter Reference 103 Blank Program Sheet 104 Program Control Block Structure 107 ESQ M MIDI Implementation Chart 108 ESQ M MIDI Implementation Specif...

Page 8: ...hing Well a Track on the ESQ M functions the way a Track of an ESQ 1 sequence does when you send it MIDI information from a remote instrument The Tracks are the mechanism by which we are able to play...

Page 9: ...r in the Internal or the Cartridge Memory Editing of all programs and global functions such as Master Tuning Bend Range MIDI Channels etc can be done easily from the front panel using the 16 character...

Page 10: ...9 ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 1 Getting Started...

Page 11: ...k your audio and MIDI connections If you want to drive additional instruments from the same master keyboard connect the MIDI THRU jack of the ESQ M to the MIDI IN jack of the next instrument in line T...

Page 12: ...ductor Tip control voltage input Ring 2KOhm resistor to 12 Volts Sleeve ground 500 KOhm input impedance DC coupled Input voltage range 0 to 10 volts DC Scan rate 5mS maximum recommended modulation inp...

Page 13: ...ou are listening to is the Edit Program the contents of the Edit buffer Pressing the Param button again will cause the ESQ M to switch back to the current Program causing the Compare light to go out F...

Page 14: ...umber immediately after you select the Page Again you have approx 2 seconds to enter a valid number after selecting a Page On the Write Page you can use these buttons to directly enter the Program num...

Page 15: ...it the name and select a new location for an edited sound Yes No Functions Occasionally when performing a function which will alter the contents of the ESQ M s memory youwill be asked a question befor...

Page 16: ...he Display should now show TRK 0 PIANO 1 0 0 1 If you ve been playing with the controls and the Display doesn t appear as shown above do this 1 Press the Program button 2 Move the Data Entry Slider up...

Page 17: ...own and the writing on the end of the Cartridge facing right side up The Cartridge Memory consists of Programs 041 through 120 The contents of an ENSONIQ Program cartridge are divided into two Banks o...

Page 18: ...s see the note below Some instruments have access to less than 120 Programs and therefore cannot send the full 120 Program changes that the ESQ M will recognize You can only send the ESQ M Program Cha...

Page 19: ...s Memory intact is located inside the ESQ M and when it becomes discharged it must be replaced by an authorized ENSONIQ Repair Station The battery that came in your ESQ M is good for up to ten years...

Page 20: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 3 Getting In Deeper...

Page 21: ...able to be selected If no cartridge is inserted ONLYPrograms 001 through 040 are available TRACK 0 In most cases when using the ESQ M like a normal synthesizer it s just as well to leave it on Track 0...

Page 22: ...st cover some of the basics Imagine This Imagine nine synthesizers each receiving on a different MIDI Channel each totally independent capable of receiving key information Program Changes and controll...

Page 23: ...t dynamically assigned voices This illustration shows Track 0 receiving on MIDI Channel 1 Track 1 receiving on MIDI Channel 2 Track 2 receiving on MIDI Channel 3 and so on These are the default values...

Page 24: ...uttons switches and such PAGES Parameters on the ESQ M are organized into Pages Each Page is really just a collection of parameters related to some function such as the pitch of each oscillator the vo...

Page 25: ...ng the ESQ M which Oscillator DCA LFO or Envelope you want to select For example suppose you want to go to the OSC 2 Page First press the Param button Then press the Control Keypad button above OSC Th...

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Page 28: ...ogram you should rename it and save the new Program permanently to another Location The procedure for this is covered in Section 5 When you press the Param Button to toggle the Compare light on and of...

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Page 30: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 3 Global Functions...

Page 31: ...esponsiveness of all Velocity related parameters on the ESQ M You can adjust it to suit your own touch that is how hard you play as well as adjusting for the response of the master keyboard you are us...

Page 32: ...he Pitch Bend Wheel There are two Modes ALL Moving the Pitch Bend Wheel will affect the pitch of all notes that are being played This is how most Pitch Wheels usually operate HELD In this Mode only th...

Page 33: ...played after all eight of its voices are busy it won t steal voices The ESQ M can then play those extra notes and assuming that both units have the same Programs in the right places and the MIDI Chan...

Page 34: ...ameter a value of XCONTROL 02 The Breath Controller will now modulate the Filter or whatever on this Program The chart below lists the accepted MIDI Controller numbers The following Controller Numbers...

Page 35: ...be ignored POLY Mode is a good choice if you are using the ESQ M with other MIDI instruments and want to assign it its own MIDI Channel but you only need one sound at a time out of the ESQ M MULTI MUL...

Page 36: ...rs On a guitar synth for example each string could be assigned to send on its own Channel and would play on the ESQ M Track assigned to that Channel Pitch bends sent by an individual string on its own...

Page 37: ...this parameter will be reset to Keys Controllers and Program Changes ENBL K C PC If you want to enable System Exclusives after powering up you must select and change this parameter accordingly 5 TRAC...

Page 38: ...ceases to function as a MIDI receiver If Track 0 is selected the Display will read CHAN UNUSED Track 1 receives on the Base Channel Accordingly when Track 1 is the current Track the Display will show...

Page 39: ...seful when you are setting up MIDI Channels Programs and Mix levels for several Tracks You can use this parameter to select a new Program for the current Track without having to exit the MIDI Page 8 M...

Page 40: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 4 Programming the ESQ M...

Page 41: ...s single cycle over and over the Oscillator can produce a pitched sound which becomes a continuous Sound wave Unlike the sounds generated by analog oscillators Digital Waveforms can be very complex an...

Page 42: ...For example if you find that within a certain Program the BASS Waveform sounds like a harpsichord or a kazoo or whatever go with it Your ears are the only valid judge of what works SELECTING A WAVEFOR...

Page 43: ...Noise Waveforms here differ from analog Noise generators in that Waveforms are by definition repeating patterns and Noise is random NOISE 2 This is very close to White Noise It has almost no pitch but...

Page 44: ...ultisampled in such a way that the frequency peak remains relatively constant up and down the keyboard rather than tracking the pitch of the note Each has its peak centered around a different frequenc...

Page 45: ...inally an Electric Piano Wave but with only the first nine harmonics left in An Electric Piano without the ping OCTAVE Contains only the 1st and 2nd harmonics in equal amounts the Fundamental and one...

Page 46: ...A 2 and DCA 3 The Filter Cutoff Frequency or the Brightness of the Program FILTER The Depth of the Low Frequency Oscillators LFO 1 LFO 2 and LFO 3 and Panning the Program within the stereo mix DCA 4 P...

Page 47: ...rameter values that have a center value in this case 00 there is an easy way to reach that value With the Modulation Depth selected press the Down Arrow Button and while holding it down press the Up A...

Page 48: ...strike a key Selecting VEL as a Modulator allows you to modulate any Manual Level with Velocity Velocity as a Modulation Source only goes positive though assigning a negative Modulation depth will mak...

Page 49: ...D 2 employs a different curve KYBD 2 goes negative as well as positive and unlike KYBD has its full effect over the range of a 5 octave keyboard such as that of the ESQ 1 As the above illustration sho...

Page 50: ...received via MIDI from the master synth or sequencer can be assigned as a Modulator within your ESQ M Programs On the MIDI Page you select the number of the External Controller that will be received...

Page 51: ...Pages The Manual Level can be thought of as a Volume Floor If this Level is set to some value greater than Zero for a given DCA and no Modulators are applied The Oscillator will play at that level as...

Page 52: ...urve looks like this Modulating the Filter Cutoff Frequency Like Oscillator Volume the Filter Cutoff Frequency or the Brightness contour of a Program depends on a combination of two things 1 the setti...

Page 53: ...added to the Manual Level As with Oscillator Volume if the Manual Level on the FILTER Page is set to FREQ 00 the Filter Cutoff Frequency will depend entirely on the depth and settings of any Modulator...

Page 54: ...ory The output of each Oscillator passes through the same numbered DCA Digitally Controlled Amplifier The output of the 3 DCA s passes through the Four Pole Low Pass Filter The output of the Filter go...

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Page 56: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual PROGRAMMING PAGES...

Page 57: ...scillator by octave semitone and fine increments Modulate the pitch of each Oscillator using any of the 15 available Modulation sources and Select the Waveform to be played by each Oscillator OSC 1 3...

Page 58: ...the Oscillator The Modulation amount can be positive or negative Range 63 To 63 6 MOD2 Modulator 2 Selects the second source of Modulation The effects of Modulator 1 and Modulator 2 are added togethe...

Page 59: ...l or base volume amplitude of the Oscillator This Level can be thought of as a Volume floor the effect of any Modulator s is added to the Level set by this parameter So even if LEVEL 0 the Oscillator...

Page 60: ...r 3 MODAMT1 Modulator 1 Depth Sets the depth or amount by which Modulator 1 will affect the amplitude of the Oscillator The Modulation amount can be positive or negative Range 63 To 63 4 MOD2 Modulato...

Page 61: ...e Program Pan the Program left right or center and Modulate the Program Pan using any of the 15 available Modulation Sources DCA 4 PAGE Parameters on this Page 0 1 2 3 ENV4MOD _________ PANLOC PaNMOD...

Page 62: ...orth with Time Applying Velocity VEL here would make a note s placement in the stereo mix depend on how hard you strike a key And so on Or you can apply the Keyboard KYBD 2 as a Modulator to make the...

Page 63: ...al Level for the Filter Cutoff Frequency Set the amount of Filter Resonance or Q and Modulate the Filter Cutoff Frequency using the Keyboard Control Voltage and any of the 15 available Modulation Sour...

Page 64: ...lter Cutoff Frequency roughly one octave for each octave you go up the Keyboard Range 0 To 63 2 MOD1 Modulator 1 Selects the first source of Modulation for the Filter Cutoff Frequency 3 MODAMT1 Modula...

Page 65: ...d Determine whether the LFO resets each time a key is struck Select the waveform that the LFO will play Set LFO Delay parameters and Select a Modulator from any of the 15 available Sources to modulate...

Page 66: ...EL 1 6 LEVEL 2 This is final level the Level that the LFO will reach at the end of the Ramp defined by the DELAY It will remain at this Level until the key is released Range 0 To 63 7 MOD LFO Depth Mo...

Page 67: ...ains as long as the key is held down Release The Time it takes to return to zero after the key is released ADSR Envelope Notice that an Envelope is really just a series of Levels that change through T...

Page 68: ...LEVEL 3 is the sustain level Time not Rate It is very important to note that all of the Envelopes Time components TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 and TIME 4 are expressed in terms of Time not Rate Thus for exam...

Page 69: ...lities for controlling Pitch Volume Brightness LFO depth etc Other Envelope Shapes There are many possibilities for creating interesting Envelopes here are just a few If LEVEL 1 is set to Zero then TI...

Page 70: ...city Level Control will lower all three levels LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3 with a softer keystrike This means that the settings you assign to LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3 are maximum Levels the Levels...

Page 71: ...ct of decreasing TIME 2 and TIME 3 as you play higher up the Keyboard Higher notes will therefore decay faster than lower ones The higher the value assigned to KBD SCAL the greater the difference in D...

Page 72: ...56 3 02 19 13 35 81 51 5 12 4 02 20 14 36 91 52 5 75 5 03 21 16 37 1 02 53 6 45 6 03 22 18 38 1 14 54 7 24 7 03 23 20 39 1 28 55 8 13 8 04 24 23 40 1 44 56 9 12 9 04 25 25 41 1 61 57 10 24 10 04 26 2...

Page 73: ...ng the Parameter Number immediately selecting the Page ENV 1 4 PAGE Parameters on this Page 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 VEL LVL VEL T1 TIME 1 TIME 2 TIME 3 TIME 4 KBD9SCAL 0 LEVEL 1 This...

Page 74: ...two Decay stages Range 0 To 63 7 TIME 3 The Time it takes the Envelope to go from LEVEL 2 to LEVEL 3 In most applications this is second Decay stage At the end of TIME 3 the Envelope will remain at LE...

Page 75: ...Oscillator 2 is no longer being controlled by DCA 2 you must use DCA 4 and ENV 4 to control the volume of the Sound 1 GLIDE Also called Portamento This causes the pitch of the Oscillators to glide bet...

Page 76: ...Release times like strings where you don t necessarily want a note to abruptly disappear just because you have played the same note again When OFF If a key is restruck before the note has died away a...

Page 77: ...o immediately each Envelope simply runs through all its stages ignoring the sustain stage after TIME 3 with each keystrike This can be useful for many percussion type sounds bell sounds filter sweeps...

Page 78: ...e Parameters on this Page can be selected by pressing Scroll until the desired parameter is showing or by entering the Parameter Number immediately selecting the Page Use this Page to Activate the Lay...

Page 79: ...the Layer mode is switched On There will always be a Program name in this Location whether the Layer mode is engaged or not When this control is selected you can choose a new LAYER Program by using th...

Page 80: ...d is Layered with a String sound and you then Write over the String Program or insert a different Cartridge in the case of Layering with a Cartridge Program a different Layer Program will play whateve...

Page 81: ...e lowest note on a keyboard Thus the Low C on a 5 octave 61 note keyboard is MIDI Key 36 Middle C is MIDI Key 60 the High C is MIDI key 96 The available range of values 21 To 108 corresponds to the th...

Page 82: ...is used for Pitch Envelopes modulating OSC 1 2 or 3 ENV 2 is used for individual volume Envelopes modulating DCA 1 2 or 3 ENV 3 is used for Filter Envelopes modulating the Filter Cutoff Frequency ENV...

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Page 84: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 5 Saving and Storing Programs and Hidden Functions...

Page 85: ...Scroll button The next location in the name begins flashing meaning that it is ready to be edited Again move through the characters until you find the correct one Repeat this procedure until the disp...

Page 86: ...nly used Programs in the first ten memory locations for easy access during performance Normally the WRITE Page looks at the Edit Buffer But you have the option of Writing an existing unedited Program...

Page 87: ...one ESQ the Sending Unit to another the Receiving Unit MIDI Connections In the case of Sending Program Data via MIDI it is only necessary that the MIDI Out jack of the Sending ESQ be connected to the...

Page 88: ...TA XFER DONE and then return to the Storage Page The 40 Internal Programs from the Sending unit are now in the Internal Memory of the Receiving Unit Remember this wipes out any Programs that were in t...

Page 89: ...utton to put the ESQ M in Parameter mode Select the Storage Page Press the Scroll button until the Display reads ST I NT TO CART A To initiate the procedure press the Storage button while holding down...

Page 90: ...the Storage Page you must repeat the above procedure FUNCTIONS The five Hidden Functions are as follows SOFT RESET Soft Reset has the same effect as turning the ESQ M s power off and then on again Le...

Page 91: ...t the Factory and don t need to be bothered with unless you have re initialized the unit This procedure lets the software test the filters one at a time and then set the Cutoff Frequency for each one...

Page 92: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 6 Applications...

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Page 94: ...h a switchable MIDI Out Thru jack can impart a small amount of delay when passing along the MIDI signal This usually poses a problem only if you are using a great many devices at once Again placing su...

Page 95: ...mic Voice Assignment means that each Track can have up to all eight voices if it needs them If all eight voices are in use and a Track needs a voice it will steal the voice from the oldest note playin...

Page 96: ...particular model to see if it does If you have a guitar synth which only sends in POLY Mode i e sends all six strings on the same MIDI Channel you should use the ESQ M in POLY Mode or OMNI Mode and le...

Page 97: ...an however send the ESQ M 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 yo...

Page 98: ...e on the ESQ M s Display All Program parameters those saved with the individual Programs can be selected and modified in this way So can all the parameters on the Master Page Note that while you can p...

Page 99: ...Base MIDI Channel selected on the MIDI Page Each sequencer Track which has LOCAL or BOTH status will overflow independently on its assigned MIDI Channel selected on the Tracks Mix MIDI Page This is i...

Page 100: ...1 Set the Base Channel on the MIDI Page to Channel 1 Or any other Channel you prefer but it should be the same Channel assigned to Track 0 on the ESQ M Whenever you define a new LOCAL Track of a seque...

Page 101: ...ll behave just as they always did But check to see none of them is set to the a MIDI Channel that is being used for Overflow If they are change the MIDI Channel of one or the other Overflow Mode and t...

Page 102: ...ESQ M Musician s Manual Section 7 Appendices...

Page 103: ...efers to parameter names as they appear on the ESQ 1 In most cases it will be obvious to you which parameter name on the Program Sheet corresponds to which ESQ M parameter But in a few cases you may n...

Page 104: ...ilter Fin Vol ENV 4 PAN PAN DEPTH DCA 4 FREQ RESET HUMAN WAV L1 DELAY L2 MOD LFO 1 On Off On Off LFO 2 On Off On Off LEO 3 On Off On Off L1 L2 L3 LV T1V T l T2 T3 T4 TK ENV 1 ENV 2 ENV 3 ENV 4 SYNC AM...

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Page 106: ...PCB Structure Part Two...

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Page 108: ...0 0 Control Change 1 95 1 Mod Wheel 2 Breath 4 Foot 6 Data 7 Volume 96 Inc 97 Dec 98 Param 99 Param 1 95 1 Mod Wheel 2 Breath 4 Foot 6 Data 7 Volume 96 Inc 97 Dec 98 Param 99 Param programmable Prog...

Page 109: ...Dumps To be able to receive this data the ESQ M must be in program select mode i e the program page must be displayed and the MIDI enable parameter on the MIDI page must be set to receive system excl...

Page 110: ...ling button downs xxxxxxxx ESQ System Exclusive header 00001111 Keypad Command code Data stream Onnnnnnn Any number of keypad events button down up codes One button down or button up event per byte bu...

Page 111: ...mpare Off End of exclusive 1 5 Device Inquiry Message The ESQ M supports the MIDI Device Inquiry message which allows instruments and computers to ascertain the identity of the unit s to which they ar...

Page 112: ...000000 ESQ Product Family code msb 00000010 ESQ M Family Member code lsb 00000000 ESQ M Family Member code msb 00000000 Software revision information 00000000 0nnnnnnn Major Version number integer por...

Page 113: ...eter 31 1F ENV4 L2 parameter 32 20 ENV4 L3 parameter 33 21 ENV4 LV parameter 34 22 ENV4 T1V parameter 35 23 ENV4 T1 parameter 36 24 ENV4 T2 parameter 37 25 ENV4 T3 parameter 38 26 ENV4 T4 parameter 39...

Page 114: ...er 76 4C OSC2 modulation source 1 parameter 77 4D OSC2 modulation amount 1 parameter 78 4E OSC2 modulation source 2 parameter 79 4F OSC2 modulation amount 2 parameter OSC3 80 50 OSC3 octave parameter...

Page 115: ...eter 116 74 FILTER modulation amount 2 parameter MODES 117 75 MODES AM switch parameter 118 76 MODES glide parameter 119 77 MODES mono switch parameter 120 78 MODES sync switch parameter 121 79 MODES...

Page 116: ...89 138 8A 139 8B 140 8C 141 8D 142 8E Parameter MIDI base channel parameter MIDI overflow switch parameter MIDI xcontrol parameter MIDI pressure parameter MIDI mode parameter MIDI enable parameter The...

Page 117: ...e installed Compare mode for comparing programs MIDI Poly Omni Multi and Mono modes MIDI Overflow Mode permits slaving other ESQ M s for 16 or more voices each ESQ M adds 8 voices 9 simultaneous polyp...

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