Arturia SQ80 V User manual

USER MANUAL
_SQ80 V

Special Thanks
DIRECTION
Frédéric Brun Kevin Molcard Pierre-Lin Laneyrie
DEVELOPMENT
Yann Burrer
Patrick Perea
Raynald Dantigny
Jari Kleimola
Fanny Roche
Rasmus Kurstein
Marie Pauli
Alexandre Adam
Corentin Comte
Kevin Arcas
Baptiste Aubry
Hugo Caracalla
Alessandro De Cecco
Loris De Marco
Samuel Limier
Cyril Lepinette
Mathieu Nocenti
Pierre-Lin Laneyrie
Stéphane Albanese
Christophe Luong
Pierre Mazurier
DESIGN
Edouard Madeuf
Florian Rameau
Shaun Ellwood
Patrick Perea
Maxime Audfray
Raynald Dantigny
Yann Burrer
SOUND DESIGN
Jean-Michel Blanchet
Lily Jordy
Maxime Audfray
Florian Marin
Tom Wolfe
Solidtrax
Thomas Koot
Leonard de Leonard
Maxime Dangles
Hayden Moskowitz
Leo Hivert
Joey
Diego Tejeida
Simon Gallifet
Greg Cole
TESTING
Aurélien Mortha
Roger Schumann
Florian Marin
Matthieu Bosshardt
Maxime Audfray
Arnaud Barbier
Thomas Barbier
Germain Marzin
Adrien Soyer
BETA TESTING
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Pagnier
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Fernando Manuel
Rodrigues
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Angel Alvarado
Jeremy Bernstein
Dwight Davies
Andrew Henderson
MANUAL
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Minoru Koike
Holger Steinbrink
Gala Khalife
SPECIAL THANKS
Rainer Butchy

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Thank you for purchasing Arturia's SQ80 V!
This manual covers the features and operation of Arturia’s SQ80 V, the latest in a long line
of incredibly realistic software instruments.
Be sure to register your software as soon as possible! When you purchased SQ80 V you
were sent a serial number and an unlock code by e-mail. These are required during the
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of Arturia's SQ80 V!
We’d like to thank you for purchasing SQ80 V, a virtual instrument recreation of the
groundbreaking Ensoniq Synthesiser.
We've painstakingly studied and modelled every nuance of the original hardware to provide
you with the classic sound and experience of this classic synthesizer. But we didn't stop
there - we've expanded on the original design with new features that make this
groundbreaking synthesiser a powerhouse instrument adapted to a modern workflow.
As with all of our products, we believe in offering the best of both worlds in a single package
and letting you choose how you want to use it - either use the original features on the main
panel for a classic experience, or dive deep into the advanced features to create sounds not
possible with the original hardware.
We hope you enjoy using it and hope it will bring inspiration, excitement and joy to your
music making!
Musically yours,
The Arturia team

Table Of Contents
1. Welcome ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2
1.1. History of Ensoniq .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.2. About the SQ-80 .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
1.3. Arturia's Version of the SQ-80 ...................................................................................................................................... 2
2. Activation and First Start ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2.1. Activate the SQ80 V license........................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1.1. The Arturia Software Center (ASC).................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2. SQ80 V as a plug-in ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.3. Initial setup for Standalone Use................................................................................................................................. 5
2.3.1. Audio and MIDI settings.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4. Taking SQ80 V for a test drive .................................................................................................................................... 7
3. The User Interface ...................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.1. High-Level Overview ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2. The Upper Toolbar ............................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.1. The SQ80 V menu ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.2. Browsing Presets ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2.3. Side Panel ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.3. The Lower Toolbar............................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.4. Side Panel................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.4.1. MIDI controller configuration............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.4.2. Assigning / Un-assigning controls................................................................................................................................................................. 16
3.4.3. Min / Max value sliders ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
3.4.4. Relative control option ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
3.4.5. Unassigning or "un-learning" a MIDI mapping ..................................................................................................................................... 18
3.5. The Preset Browser in Detail ...................................................................................................................................... 19
3.5.1. Browse Presets With MIDI Controller........................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.5.2. Playlists.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4. Hardware Panel and Features ......................................................................................................................... 22
4.1. Oscillators 1, 2 and 3. ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.2. Transwaves ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3. Filter Section ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.4. Mod Wheel and Pitch Bend........................................................................................................................................ 25
5. Synthesis Panel and Features .......................................................................................................................... 26
5.1. Overview .................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.2. Oscillator Section............................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.3. Voice Section ........................................................................................................................................................................ 29
5.4. Filter........................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.5. DCA 4........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
5.6. Tune ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31
5.7. Envelope Section ................................................................................................................................................................ 32
5.7.1. The SQ80 Envelope Mode.................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
5.7.2. The MSEG Envelope Mode .................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
5.7.3. The DADSR Envelope Mode................................................................................................................................................................................ 35
5.8. LFO Section ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
5.9. Mixer........................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
5.10. MIDI Modulation sources .......................................................................................................................................... 37
5.11. Modulation Parameters (Mod Param)................................................................................................................ 38
6. FX Panel and Features........................................................................................................................................... 39
6.1. The Effects............................................................................................................................................................................... 39
6.1.1. Why use effects at all? .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
6.1.2. Selecting an effect................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
6.1.3. Each effect in detail ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
7. Software License Agreement............................................................................................................................ 63

1. WELCOME
1.1. History of Ensoniq
The company was founded in 1982 by engineers Robert "Bob" Yannes, Bruce Crockett,
Charles Winterble, David Ziembicki, and Al Charpentier and was originally called Peripheral
Visions and this was actually the same team that designed the Commodore 64. They had
grand ideas about designing and building another computer after the C64 and to raise
some capitol they agreed to design a keyboard for the Atari 2600. Unfortunately the project
was cancelled. Commodore then tried to sue the team so they changed the name of the
company to Ensoniq.
The first 2 products they released,first the Mirage sampler in 1985 then the wonderful ESQ-1
synthesiser in 1986 were an immediate success. In 1988 the SQ-80 was released building
on the success of the ESQ-1 featuring an extra set of 43 waveforms, a powerful sequencer,
floppy disk and Ensoniq's patented poly pressure keyboard. It had an easy to use and
intuitive panel too with lots of info crammed onto the small display.
The artist Adamski used the SQ-80 to great effect on his hit single "Killer".
1.2. About the SQ-80
The SQ-80 was actually ahead of its time and was an early workstation. It had a very fat
and rich sound really. It was an 8 voice and 8 part multitimbral synth with an integrated
20000 note MIDI sequencer. Each voice consisted of 3 x DCO's (based on the DOC5503
chip) into 3 DCA's, an analogue CEM 3379 based low pass filter, a stereo DCA, 4 envelopes
and 3 LFO's. It has hard sync between the oscillators too.
1.3. Arturia's Version of the SQ-80
The Mirage and ESQ-1 were plagued by a few reliabilty issues but although the SQ-80 was
better you'd still be lucky to find a working one now. Transporting hardware synthesisers
around can be inconvenient and as a hardware device it can go wrong at a moments notice.
Hardware can also present certain workflow limitations, since devices can only serve one
function at a time.
At Arturia we pride ourselves on offering the best of both worlds - the uncompromised
quality and character of the original hardware, delivered in a convenient software package
that is adapted to a modern workflow. Arturia’s SQ80 V is a faithful recreation of the original
hardware, capturing all of its nuances and sonic character with utmost detail. In addition to
this, we have expanded on the original design with new features and capability not found
on the original unit, including:
• MPE implementation
• Phase Distortion & Transwave Synthesis
• Hidden Waveforms
• Unison Mode
• Arpeggiator
• Advanced modulation capabilities
• 4 FX slots featuring 15 high-quality effects
• Up to 16 voices of polyphony
• Run multiple instances with different settings
• Automate sound parameters from your DAW
• Unlimited patch recall
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2. ACTIVATION AND FIRST START
SQ80 V works on computers equipped with Windows 8 or later and macOS 10.13 or later.
You can use the instrument in standalone mode or as an Audio Unit, AAX, VST2 or VST3
instrument inside your Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software.
2.1. Activate the SQ80 V license
Once SQ80 V has been installed, the next step is to activate your license for the instrument.
This is a simple process that is done through a separate program called the Arturia Software
Center. This program allows you to keep you Arturia software up to date at all times.
2.1.1. The Arturia Software Center (ASC)
If you have not already installed the ASC, you can do so by going here: Arturia Updates &
Manuals.
Look for the Arturia Software Center at the top of the page, and then download the version
of the installer required by your operating system (macOS or Windows).
Once the software is installed:
• Launch the Arturia Software Center (ASC)
• Log into your Arturia account
• Scroll down to the My Products section of the ASC
• Click the Activate button and follow the instructions
That’s it!
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2.2. SQ80 V as a plug-in
SQ80 V comes in VST2, VST3, Audio Unit (AU) and AAX plug-in formats for use in all major
DAW software such as Ableton, Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools and so on. When using SQ80 V as
a plugin, all audio and MIDI device settings are handled by the host music software. Please
refer to your host music software's documentation if you have any questions about loading
or using plugins.
Note that when you load SQ80 V as a plug-in instrument inside your host software, its
interface and settings work the same way as in standalone mode, with a few small
differences:
• SQ80 V will synchronize to your DAW’s host tempo/bpm rate, when tempo is a
factor
• You can automate numerous parameters using your DAW’s automation system
• You can use more than one instance of SQ80 V in a DAW project (in standalone
mode you can only launch one instance of SQ80 V)
• You can run the output of SQ80 V through any additional audio effects available
to your DAW such as delay, chorus, filters, etc.
• You can route SQ80 V’s audio outputs more creatively inside your DAW using
the DAW’s own audio routing system.
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2.3. Initial setup for Standalone Use
If you would like to use SQ80 V in standalone mode, you will need to set up your instrument
and ensure that MIDI and audio signals are flowing properly through the software. You
generally only need to do this once unless you make major changes to your computer. The
setup process is the same on both Windows and macOS computers.
!: This section only applies to users who plan to use SQ80 V in standalone mode. If you are only
going to use SQ80 V as a plugin inside a host music software, you can safely ignore this section (your
host music software handles these things).
2.3.1. Audio and MIDI settings
At the top left of SQ80 V you will find a pull-down menu. Click it to reveal the following:
Select Audio MIDI Settings to bring up the following window. Remember that this menu is
only available when using SQ80 V in Standalone mode:
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Starting from the top we have the following options:
•Device selects which audio driver and device will handle playback of SQ80 V.
This can be your computer’s internal driver, or an external soundcard driver. The
name of your hardware interface may appear in the field below depending on
your selection.
♪: On MacOS all devices, including external soundcards, use the built-in CoreAudio driver. The device
can be selected from the second menu.
•Buffer Size menu lets you select the size of the audio buffer your computer uses
to calculate sound.
♪: A larger buffer means a lower CPU load as the computer has longer periods of time to process
commands and fewer interruptions, but this can result in a noticeable latency between keypress and
hearing a result (an obvious problem when playing an instrument). A smaller buffer means lower
latency between pressing a key and hearing the note, but a higher strain on your CPU. A fast, modern
computer should easily be able to operate at low sample buffer sizes (256 or 128) without audio glitches.
However, if you do hear clicks, pops and or artifacts, try increasing the buffer size until you have smooth
playback without any glitches. The latency time is displayed in milliseconds on the right-hand side of
this menu.
•Sample Rate menu lets you set the sample rate at which audio is sent out of the
instrument. The options listed here will depend on the capability of your audio
interface hardware.
♪: Virtually all audio hardware can operate at 44.1 or 48 kHz which is perfectly fine in most
applications, including SQ80 V. Higher sample rates place greater loads on the CPU so we recommend
staying at 44.1 or 48 kHz unless you have a specific requirement to work at higher sample rates.
•Show Control Panel button will jump to the system control panel for whatever
audio device is selected.
♪: Note that this button is only available in the Windows version.
•Test Tone plays a simple test tone to help you troubleshoot audio issues. You
can use this feature to confirm that the instrument is routed correctly through
your audio interface and audio is playing back where you expect to hear it (your
speakers or headphones, for example).
• Your connected MIDI devices will appear in the MIDI Devices area. Note that
this is only displayed if MIDI devices are present on your computer. Click the
check box to accept MIDI data from the device you want to use to trigger the
instrument. Note that you can select more than one MIDI device if you wish to
play SQ80 V from multiple controllers.
•Tempo lets you set the tempo of the SQ80 V Arpeggiator. When using SQ80 V
inside a host music software as a plugin, the instrument gets tempo information
from your host software.
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2.4. Taking SQ80 V for a test drive
Now that you have SQ80 V up and running, let's take it for a quick test drive!
If you haven't done so already, launch SQ80 V as a plugin or as a standalone instrument.
If you have a MIDI controller set up, use it to play some notes on SQ80 V. If not, use your
mouse to play the on-screen keyboard.
The Up and Down arrows at the top of the instrument let you step through all of the SQ80
V's available presets. Try playing a few and when you find one that you like, try adjusting
some of the other on-screen controls to see how it affects the sound.
Play freely with the controls - nothing is saved unless you specifically save a preset
(described later in this User Guide), so there is no chance of messing up any of SQ80 V's
factory presets as they are write protected.
At this point, we can wrap up the installation and test drive. We hope you have gotten off to
a smooth start. The rest of this guide will help you work your way through all of the SQ80
V features on a section-by-section basis. By the time you reach the end, we hope you'll
understand all of SQ80 V's features and will be using the instrument to create fantastic
music!
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3. THE USER INTERFACE
In this chapter we’ll start with an overview of the SQ80 V user interface. This will give you
an idea of how the instrument is organized and where to find things. The point here is to
establish how the interface is composed at a high level. We’ll dive deeper into the main
panel explaining every module in detail in the next chapter.
3.1. High-Level Overview
The SQ80 V is neatly subdivided into three sections as shown in the illustration above.
1. The Upper Toolbar: This is where you handle administrative tasks such as
saving, loading and browsing presets, editing various setup and configuration
parameters, adjusting MIDI mappings and accessing advanced features of
SQ80 V. We will go over the Toolbar in the next section of this chapter.
2. The Main Panel: Here is where you will likely spend most of your time when
working with SQ80 V. It contains a detailed reproduction of the SQ-80 panel as
well as additional features. We will go over this panel in the Hardware Panel And
Features [p.22] section of this guide.
3. The Lower Toolbar: This section provides quick access to a number of important
parameters and useful bits of information such as CPU usage, panic button and
undo history. We will go over the Lower Toolbar at the end of this chapter.
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3.2. The Upper Toolbar
The toolbar that runs along the top of the instrument provides access to many useful
features including the SQ80 V menu, preset browsing features, the SQ80 V's Instrument,
Synthesis and Effects editing sections, Master Volume and lastly the gear button which
opens the side panel giving access to various MIDI functions including global MIDI channel
and mapping features.
3.2.1. The SQ80 V menu
Clicking the SQ80 V box at the top-left corner opens a pull-down menu and lets you access
ten important features.
•New Preset: This option creates a new preset with default settings on all
parameters. It is a good place to start if you would like to create a new sound
from scratch.
•Save Preset: This option will overwrite the currently loaded preset with any
changes you have made. If you would like to save the current preset under a
different name, use the "Save As…" option below.
•Save Preset As… This lets you save your preset under a different name. Clicking
this option reveals a window where you can name your preset and enter
information about it.
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♪: Arturia's powerful browsing system lets you save much more than just a preset name. For
example, you can enter the Author's name, select a Bank and Type, select tags that describe the sound,
and even create your own Bank, Type, and Characteristics. This information can be read by the preset
browser and is useful for searching the presets banks later. You can even enter freeform text comments
in the Comments field, which is handy for providing a more detailed description of a sound. This
can help you remember a sound or to provide context to other SQ80 V users with which you are
collaborating.
•Import: This command lets you import a preset file, which can be either a single
preset or an entire bank of presets. You can also import a sound as a Sysex file
from the original SQ80, and use it inside this plugin. This way, you don´t have to
carry around the hardware synth anymore.
•Export Menu: You can export presets in two ways: as a single preset or as a bank.
◦Export Preset: Exporting a single preset is handy when you want to
share a preset with someone else. The default path to these files will
appear in the "save" window, but you can create a folder at another
location if you like. The saved preset can be reloaded using the Import
Preset menu option.
◦Export Bank: This option can be used to export an entire bank of
sounds from the instrument, which is useful for backing up or sharing
presets. Saved banks can be reloaded using the Import Preset menu
option.
•Resize Window: The SQ80 V window can be resized from 50% to 200% of its
original size without any visual artifacts. On a smaller screen such as a laptop
you may wish to reduce the interface size so it doesn’t dominate the display. On
a larger screen or a second monitor you can increase the size to get a better
view of the controls. The controls work the same at any zoom level but smaller
controls can be easier to see at higher magnification levels.
♪: While working with SQ80 V, you can also use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl & +/- (or Cmd & +/-) to
quickly adjust the window size.
•Audio Settings: (only available in Standalone mode) Here you manage the way
the instrument transmits audio and receives MIDI. See the section Audio and
MIDI settings for more information about this topic.
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!: The Audio Settings menu is only available in when using SQ80 V in Standalone mode. When using
SQ80 V as a plugin, the host software handles all of the parameters in this menu including audio and
MIDI routing, buffer size settings, and more.
•Tutorials: SQ80 V comes with tutorials that walk you through different features
of the instrument. Select one of the tutorials to get step-by-step descriptions of
how to make the most of the SQ80 V features.
•Help: This section provides handy links to the SQ80 V User Guide and the SQ80 V
Frequently Asked Questions page on Arturia’s website. Note that accessing these
pages will require an Internet connection.
•About: Here you can view the SQ80 V software version and developer credits.
Click the About window again to close it.
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3.2.2. Browsing Presets
SQ80 V comes packed with lots of great-sounding factory presets and we hope you'll create
many more of your own custom presets. To help you search through large numbers of
presets, we have a powerful preset browser with a number of features to help you find
sounds quickly.
The browsing features of the Toolbar (shown above) include the following:
1. The Preset Browser Icon (on the left) opens and closes the preset browser. This is covered
in detail in the next section of this guide
2. The Preset Filter (set to "All Types" in the image above) helps you narrow down your
selection. For example, you can define your search to only include presets tagged with Keys ,
Lead , or Pads so that you can find those sounds more quickly. To use this feature, click
this section to open a pull-down menu and select any preset from the various categories
("Keys" "Lead" "Pads" etc.) This will load that preset and set the filter to only show you other
sound tagged. You can now use the Preset Name or Arrow Icons to step through the filtered
options. To reset the filter and show you all options, open the menu and select any preset
from the "ALL TYPES" menu.
3. The Preset Name is listed next in the toolbar. Clicking on the name reveals a pull-down
menu with other available presets. Click on any name to load that preset or click away from
the menu to close it.
4. The Arrow icons select the previous or next preset in the filtered list. This is the same as
clicking on the preset name and selecting the next option in the list, but does it with only one
click.
♪: The Previous and Next arrows can be MIDI mapped. This means you can use buttons on your
MIDI Controller to easily step through the available presets without having to use the mouse at all.
5. The Shuffle Preset button which simply shuffles the order of a preset list.
6. The Hardware button when pressed gives you the overview of the SQ80 V's virtual front
panel allowing for very speedy editing of many parameters.
7. The Synthesis button opens up the in depth editing windows for deeper manipulation of
the DCO's, Voice settings, Filter, Envelopes, DCA, LFO's and modulation mapping.
8. The Effects button opens up the editing page for the 4 Effect slots.
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3.2.3. Side Panel
At the far right of the Toolbar, you will find the Gear icon which when clicked opens up the
Side Panel. The Side Panel gives access to various MIDI related options. In here you can set
the global MIDI channel, set up MIDI controller mapping to virtually any parameter of the
SQ80 V, select either a generic MIDI keyboard controller OR one of Arturia's own great MIDI
controllers, set up the Macros and access the tutorials.
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3.3. The Lower Toolbar
The Lower Toolbar runs along the bottom of the SQ80 V user interface and provides quick
access to several important parameters and useful bits of information.
•Parameter Name on the far left displays the name of the parameter as you
adjust controls. The current value of the control is listed in a tooltip that appears
next to the control.
•Unison This option becomes available and its value can be edited when the
Unison button is activated on the main Instrument panel.
•Poly lets you set the polyphony of the SQ80 V.
•Undo undoes the last change in SQ80 V.
•Undo History lets you to see a list of recent changes. Click on a list entry to
restore the patch to that state. This can be useful in the event you happened to
go too far in your sound design and want to revert to an earlier configuration.
•Redo redoes the last change in SQ80 V.
!: The Undo and Redo buttons only become visible AFTER you have started editing on the Main Panel.
Try moving a control now and you'll notice the Undo button will magically appear.
•CPU Meter-Panic Button displays the current CPU usage of the instrument and
when clicked it resets all MIDI signals in the event of stuck notes or other issues.
!: If the CPU meter is high, you may hear clicks, pops and other audible glitches in playback. In
this case, consider increasing the audio buffer size setting. This is found under Audio Settings when
working in Standalone Mode or in your host music software's preferences menu. Alternatively, you can
limit polyphony with the Poly and Unison settings.
•Macro Parameters show you visual feedback of the Brightness, Timbre, Time and
Movement Macro's. They can be configured in the Instrument panel which we
will cover in the next chapter.
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3.4. Side Panel
The Gear icon at the top right side of the upper toolbar opens up the Side Panel.
•Settings this sets the global MIDI channel for the SQ80 V
♪: By default, SQ80 V will receive MIDI data on all 16 MIDI channels (All setting). You can change
this by selecting a specific channel here. You will need to do this if, for example, you want to use an
external controller with multiple instances of SQ80 V. In this situation, every instance of SQ80 V can be
set to a unique channel, and you can change the preset or MIDI channel on your controller to control
the different instances of SQ80 V.
•MIDI this section lets you set the MIDI controller you are using and setup the
mapping of MIDI CC commands.
3.4.1. MIDI controller configuration
If you click on the pulldown menu to the right of where it says MIDI Controller you can
set whether you're using a generic MIDI controller or one of Arturia's own. Underneath this
you have the MIDI configuration dropdown menu. Here you can manage different setups
of MIDI mappings for controlling SQ80 V. For example, if you have multiple hardware
controllers (small "live performance" keyboard, large "studio" keyboard, pad based controller,
etc.), you can create a profile for each of them just once and then quickly load it here. This
saves you from having to redo the MIDI mapping assignments from scratch each time you
swap hardware.
Once you have created a profile, you can save, delete, import or export it using the options
in this menu.
Your MIDI Mapping profiles are listed at the bottom of this pull-down menu and the currently
active profile has a checkmark next to it.
Underneath this you will see all the MIDI mappings currently setup. MIDI-assignable
parameters are shown highlighted and you can map physical controls on your MIDI
Controller to them. A typical example might be to map a real expression pedal to the Master
Volume control, or a physical knob on the MIDI controller to the Frequency knob of the Filter
module.
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