User manual ENSONIQ ESQ-M MUSICIANS MANUAL V1.0

[. . . ] 1 Musician's Manual Version 1. 0 ESQm Soft Copy Manual Creation and Revision Information OCR and PDF conversion by Mark Wynkoop http://www. markwynkoop. com/ Version 1 September 2007 1. 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 PROHIBITED. Sale of this information on eBay is PROHIBITED. [. . . ] Negative Modulation Modulation Depth can be Positive or Negative (ranging from -63 to +63), making a great many interesting effects possible. If, for example, the Manual Level is set to 48, and the same Envelope used in the previous examples is selected and assigned a Negative Modulation depth, the resulting Volume curve 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 setting of the base, or Manual Level (the Control FREQ. _ on the FILTER Page), and the effect of any Modulators applied on that Page. ----> If we set the Filter Cutoff Frequency manually (by adjusting the parameter FREQ on the FILTER Page ) to a level of 64, and turn all Modulators OFF, the Filter will open up to that level when a key is pressed, allowing frequencies below the Cutoff point to pass, and close down to Zero when the key is released. If we select an Envelope as a Modulator on the FILTER Page and assign it a value greater than Zero, its effect will be added to the the Manual Level. 51 Using Modulators ESQ-M ­ Musician's Manual ----> If, instead, we generate a Triangle-shape wave with one of the LFOs (Low Frequency Oscillators), and apply that LFO wave as a Modulator on the FILTER Page, its effect will be added to the Manual Level, and the Filter Cutoff Frequency will rise and fall with the cycles of the LFO. Of course, since two Modulators can be selected, you could apply both of these Modulators (or any other combination) to the Filter Cutoff Frequency, and their effect would be added together, and then 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 Modulators applied there. Limits Of Modulation For all Modulation effects there is a maximum and a minimum range that cannot be exceeded. For example, if the Filter Cutoff Frequency is manually set to its maximum value [127], you will not be able to modulate the Frequency any higher, with an Envelope, LFO or other Modulator. You cannot modulate an Oscillator's Output Level lower than Zero (silence). If a Modulator doesn't seem to be having any effect, check that the other Modulators and manual settings are at appropriate levels. 52 Using Modulators ESQ-M -- Musician's Manual Any of these 15 Modulation Sources can be independently assigned wherever a MOD is indicated above. For each of the ESQ-M's 8 voices: --> Each Oscillator plays a Waveform from the Digital Waveform Memory; --> 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 goes to the final DCA -- DCA 4. --> The output of DCA 4 goes to the Panner, which pans the Program between the Left and Right Audio Outputs. --> W herever a "Mod" is indicated in the above diagram, any of the 15 available Modulators may be assigned to vary the "Manual" setting. page intentionally left blank 54 ESQ-M ­ Musician's Manual PROGRAMMING PAGES ESQ-M ­ Musician's Manual [OSC1] OSCILLATOR PITCH PAGE [OSC2] [OSC3] Controls Oscillator pitch and selects the waveform to be played. The format of the Oscillator Pitch Page is the same for [OSC 1], [OSC 2] and [OSC 3], although each of these Pages is entirely independent. 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. Use these pages to: Adjust the pitch of each Oscillator 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 0 OCTAVE 1 Parameters on this Page: 2 3 WAVE 4 MOD 1 5 MODAMT 1 6 MOD 2 7 MODAMT 2 SEMITONE FINETUNE 0. OCTAVE Adjusts the pitch of the Oscillator by octaves. SEMITONE Adjusts the pitch of the Oscillator up by semitones (halfstep). Adjusting this control upwards beyond 11 automatically increases the OCTAVE by one. FINETUNE Adjusts the pitch of the Oscillator up by fine steps (detunes). Each step here is about 3 Cents (hundredths of a semitone). Range: 0 To 31. 2. 56 OSC (1-3) Page ESQ-M ­ Musician's Manual 3. WAVE Selects the Waveform that the Oscillator will play from among the 32 available Waveforms. 40. ) MOD1 -- Modulator #1 Selects the first source of Modulation. The Modulators selected on this page affect only the pitch of the Oscillator. MODAMT1 -- Modulator #1 Depth Sets the depth, or amount, by which Modulator #1 will affect the pitch of the Oscillator. [. . . ] the program page must be displayed) and the MIDI enable parameter on the MIDI page must be set to receive system exclusive messages. 1. 2. 1 Single Program Dump This transmits the program currently selected on the current Track. Refer to Table 1 for details on the structure of the program. xxxxxxxx 00000001 00001111 0000nnnn 11110111 All Program Dump This message transmits the 40 internal programs. [. . . ]