ENSONIQ ESQ-M, Musician'S Manual

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ESQ-M – Musician's Manual
[MODES] MODES PAGE
Control s G lide , Sy nc , A M, and M ono Mo des, a s w ell as V oice , Env elop e an d
Oscillator Restart Modes.
All of the Parameters on this Page are part of the Program (or patch), and will apply only to the selected
Program.
The 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.
MODES PAGE I
Parameters on this Page:
0 1
2 3 4 5 6 7
AM GLIDE MONO SYNC RST
VC
RST
ENV
RST
OSC
ENV
CYC
O. AM
Amplitude Modulation. When ON, the Amplitude of Oscillator 1 modulates the
Amplitude of Oscillator 2. OSC 2's Amplitude Envelope will be ignored. This results in the creation
of "Sideband" frequencies at the sum and difference of the frequencies being played by the two
Oscillators.
When OSC 1 and OSC 2 are tuned to simple intervals of each other (such as octaves or fifths,
etc.), AM Mode can produce FM-like enharmonics, for bell sounds, etc. When the Oscillators are
tuned to more complex intervals, the effect is more extreme.
Since the Amplitude of 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" between notes instead of
the usual abrupt transition. The higher the value, the longer it will take to get from the pitch of the first note
played to that of the second. Ran
g
e: 0 To 63.
NOTE: The GLIDE function behaves in one of two ways, depending on whether or not MONO
mode is engaged:
With
MONO mode
OFF:
The pitch of any note played will 'glide' to its proper pitch from that of the
note played immediately before it, at the rate that has been set. In this mode the GLIDE is polyphonic,
and whole chords can be made to swoop up and down together. (Very dramatic.)
With
MONO mode
ON:
You have what is called Fingered Portamento. If a key is pressed
with no other keys held down, there is no GLIDE. If you then play a second key while holding
down the first, the note will glide from the pitch of the first key to that of the second. Release the
second key (still holding the first one down) and it glides back. In other words, the effect is only
present when a note is played while another key is held down. You can thus play Staccato
for runs without GLIDE, and Legato for runs with GLIDE.