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+-=== SQ8Light VST (v0.

91 beta) ===================================-+
Programming & design by Siegfried Kullmann
Factory sounds in bank C by Ole Jeppesen & Siegfried Kullmann
Bank D contains sounds by Ensoniq taken from the SQ80.
(C)opyright 2006-2008
Mail: sigi.kullmann@googlemail.com
Thanks to
Rainer Buchty
for SQ80 resources & disassembled OS code
Homepage: http://www.buchty.net
Cubase and VST are trademarks of
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
Ensoniq, ESQ1 and SQ80 are trademarks of
ENSONIQ Corp.

+-=== Notes on the factory sounds =================================-+


Most factory sounds use the modulation wheel, but some also use
the breath controller (midi controller #2).
Please be aware that that some sounds use special SQ8L features
and thus are not fully compatible with the real synths SQ80/ESQ1.
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to create sounds which take
advantage of the features new in this version (0.91b).
+-=== Contents ====================================================-+
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

Installation
What is SQ8L?
Version history
Synthesis
The user interface
Known problems
Things to come...

+-=== A. Installation =============================================-+


--- Installation ------------------------------------------------Extract all files including sub folders from the archive to the
folder containing your VST plugins.
--- Installing over versions below 0.90b ------------------------Like above, but the sub folder "data\" will no longer be used

and can be deleted (remember to backup the file


"data\SQ8L_backup.dat" if you need it!).
The folder "user\" is no longer used to store the factory
library as it is included in the plugin.
--- Installing over versions below 0.83a ------------------------You can just copy the new version over the old one.
The older versions created an entry in the Windows registry
which will be no longer needed. Just open "regedit", find
and delete the entry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SQ8L".

+-=== B. What is the SQ8L? ========================================-+


The SQ8L is a software model (VST) of Ensoniq's classic 1980s
synth SQ80. The SQ80 features 3 digital wavetable oscillators
for each of its 8 voices which are fed through analog 4-pole
lowpass filters (-24dB gain) with resonance. Sound parameters can
be modulated by 4 envelopes, 3 LFOs and several MIDI sources.
The SQ80 also has a predecessor, the ESQ1, which can do most of
the same stuff.
Although the technology may seem obsolete, these synths can
produce a wide variety of interesting and extremely usable sounds.
Thanks to the lo-fi oscillators and the analog components it can
sound very digital and dirty, but also very analog and warm.
Which is a good thing because modern synths often tend to sound
rather clean. Now you can experience this great classic synth
with the SQ8L!
The SQ8L ("L" stands for "Light") is the free demo version of the
forthcoming SQ8X ("X" for "eXtended"). Besides any bugs that will
(hopefully) be removed in the full version (see "Known problems")
and planned features that won't find their way into the light
version (see "Things to come..."), there are only a few
limitations. Those are:
- Polyphony limited to 8 voices.
- Program change messages ignored.
- When used with a sequencer, the only sound the host can save
within the song file is the one in the edit buffer.
- No Split/Layer to combine several sounds.
- No internal sequencer (and there will never be one).
- No automation (only MIDI input).

+-=== C. Version history ==========================================-+


--- 0.91 beta -------------------------------------------------- Parameter changes now immediately affect playing voices
(except envelope parameters).
- Fixed bug in DCA4 modulation causing voices to be never
terminated.
- Fixed problem with high CPU load after playing one-shot

waveforms.
- Voice restart should work correctly now.
- LOOP voice stealing mode removed. The former HQ mode is now
called SOFT.
- New LFO implementation with much more accurate frequency and
delay and the following new features (see paragraph D.2.):
- Humanization (randomize LFO frequency).
ON = emulate SQ80/ESQ1 (no humanization for frequencies<7
or while fading)
1x = humanize always
2x, 4x, 8x, 16x = humanize more
- All waveforms of OSC1-3 can be used for LFOs (except the
drum kits)
- Frequency modulation (FREQMOD).
- Adjustable phase offset (PHS) (in addition to trigger phase).
- Twin mode (PHS parameter, indicated by "T" in the value):
Two phase-shifted waves are subtracted from each other.
- 4 Playback modes (PLAY):
FWD = forward
REV = reversed (=backwards)
1XF = one-shot forward
1XR = one-shot reversed
- Smoothing (SMTH, applied before amplitude modulation).
- Different modes for amplitude/frequency modulators (AM, FM):
UNI = unipolar (source is clipped below zero, used to
correctly emulate the AM of SQ80/ESQ1 LFOs)
BIP = bipolar (was incorrectly used for AM until this version)
PHS = modulate LFO phase offset instead
SMT = modulate LFO smoothing instead
- Modes for LFO delay:
EMU = emulate SQ80/ESQ1
SMTH = smoother fading
- Frequency range extended from 0..63 to 0..127
- New envelope features (see paragraph D.3.):
- Start level (L0) instead of fixed to zero.
- CYC parameter for each envelope (=play full cycle without
sustain).
- Smoothing filter (SMTH).
- Parameter MODE-T1V switches between:
T1 = Velocity modulates attack time (T1) by amount in T1V
SMT = Velocity modulates smoothness (SMTH) by amount in T1V
- Different output shapers (SHAPE):
OFF = no shaping
EXP..EXP4 = exponential shaping
TAN..TAN3 = hyperbolic tangent shaping
- New emulation features (see also paragraph D.1.):
- Smoothing of DCA1-3 volumes:
EMU = emulate SQ80/ESQ1
FAST = less accurate but without latency
- Smoothing of DCA4 volume:
EMU = emulate SQ80/ESQ1 (soft attack)
HARD = hard attack
- MUFFLE:
OFF = crisp sound
ON = attenuate high frequencies to sound more like
the SQ80/ESQ1
- DC offset blocking filter (DC-BLOCK):

SMART = use filter when needed (when SYNC=ON)


ON = always on
OFF = always off
- Changes in
- Banks A,
- Bank C =
- Bank D =

sound banks:
B = user banks
SQ8L factory bank
original SQ80 factory bank

- GUI changes:
- Bigger GUI with buttons to select parameter pages
(see paragraph E.3.).
- Most display pages can now be scrolled/toggled to show
additional parameters (see paragraph E.2.)
- Fixed bug with window scaling causing wrong placement of
GUI controls (has not been tested).
- Fixed problems with "jumping mouse" (I hope so).
- The knobs and buttons should no longer steal the keyboard
focus (has not been tested).
- Several emulation parameters can be overriden by settings
in the options menu.
- Added modulation source usage window (temporary, see paragraph
E.4.).
--- 0.90 beta --------------------------------------------------

New voice management and voice stealing mechanism.


Fixed problems with monophonic glide.
Restart-Voice now correctly implemented.
Fixed bug causing clicks when using GLIDE together with SYNC.
Oscillators now working almost perfectly:
- Fixed (de)tuning problems.
- Waveforms like NOISE2 now played correctly.

- Fixed low volume. The SQ8L is really loud now!


- Amplitude is decreased with increasing saturation amount.
- New shapers for DCA1-4 resulting in smoother and more authentic
modulation.
- Panning issues:
- Changed modulation range from -63..+63 to -127..+127.
The range -63..+63 matches with the SQ80/ESQ1.
- Fixed SQ80/ESQ1 SysEx import/export.
- The following midi controllers are now recognized (see also
below under "Synthesis"):
7 (07 hex) : Master volume
10 (0A hex) : Panning
11 (0B hex) : Expression
64 (40 hex) : Hold/Sustain pedal
74 (4A hex) : Brightness
- Key pressure (polyphonic aftertouch) works now.
- Filter resonance slightly increased.
- Range of filter modulation amount changed from -63..+63 to
-127..+127. The range -63..+63 matches with the SQ80/ESQ1.
- Pitch bend now available as modulation source.
- Default pitch bend range is now 2 semitones (also changed
in most factory sounds).

- GUI changes:
- New design, keyboard removed.
- New sound compare function in the WRITE dialog.
- Parameters on the LCD and knobs can now both be used in
the same way (double clicking, mouse dragging).
- The sound selection popup menu can now also be opened by
right-clicking the sound program name.
- Saturation (SAT) parameter moved from emulation page to DCA4.
- Faster popup menus (noticable on slow computers).
- New file format for sound libraries (!).
- Soundbanks:
- Bank A (write proteced) contains the factory sounds
- Bank b is the user bank
- SQ8L settings and sound library now global (correctly shared
among SQ8L instances).
- Waverom integerated into DLL (folder "\data" no longer used).
--- ...zZZZzz... -------------------------------------------------- 0.84 alpha -------------------------------------------------! Note on this release:
This version sounds different from earlier versions, so
when using this in an older mix, you may have to do some
adjustments. Sorry for any inconveniences!
-

New filter which is much closer to the original.


Saturator changed to better emulate SQ80 at ORIG setting.
DCA1-3 volume curves changed.
Fixed bug with restarting of envelopes.
Fixed some LCD updating problems.
Changed keyboard capturing mechanism (for entering sound names).
Added the parameters saturation and envelope 4 amount to the
MIX page.
- Sound program names should now be correctly converted from/to
SysEx.
- New LCD and other changes in GUI design.
--- 0.831 alpha ------------------------------------------------- Fixed problem with LCD updating using Ableton Live.
--- 0.83 alpha -------------------------------------------------- The windows registry is no longer used to store plugin paths
and settings and no installer is needed.
- Fixed problem with reading write protected files.
--- 0.82 alpha -------------------------------------------------- Fixed problem with dialog windows. Now they should be displayed
correctly not showing on the task bar.
- Fixed wrong placement of GUI components inside the window when
the windows task bar is placed on the left or on top of the
screen.
- Fixed bug which could cause high CPU load when using low
oscillator volumes (DCA1-3).
- Fixed another bug causing high CPU load with low final volume.

- Fixed bug in MIDI processing. There should be less (or no)


hanging notes now.
- Sounds fade out more smoothly at the end of the release time.
- The sound selection window has been replaced by a popup menu.
- The LFO parameter RESET now allows specifying the start
phase.
- The mouse cursor jumps back to previous position after closing
popup menus or turning knobs (see below "E. The user interface").
--- 0.81 alpha -------------------------------------------------- Smoother modulation of oscillator volumes (including AM mode).
- Removed clicks in legato playing.
- Slightly reduced aliasing.
--- 0.8 alpha --------------------------------------------------- First release.

+-=== D. Synthesis ================================================-+


This section is meant for users who are already familiar with the
SQ80/ESQ1. For detailed information on these synths please refer
to their manuals. The ESQ1 manual can be found on Rainer Buchty's
page:
http://www.buchty.net/
In the SQ8L the following things have been added to the SQ80
features or changed:
- The scrollable page OSC1-3 Mix/Waves/Tune allows quick access
to each oscillator's pitch, waveform and volume. In addition
the global parameters FINAL (final volume), SAT (saturation
amount), SYNC and AM can be edited here.
- Additional LFO4 and several new features (see paragraph D.2).
- Additional envelope features (see paragraph D.3).
- All MIDI controllers are available as modulation sources.
- Freely assignable modulator for the final volume.
- 3 Matrices (MAT1, MAT2, MAT3) as new modulation sources
which are the sum of up to 3 other modulators (M1, M2, M3).
The output amplitude of a matrix can be modulated by another
modulator (AMP).
- The range of the filter modulation amount has been doubled
compared to SQ80/ESQ1 (-127..+127 instead of -63..+63).
The range -63..+63 matches with the SQ80/ESQ1.
- The oscillator pitch parameters SEMI and FINE can have
negative values.
- The panning range is -63..+63 instead of 0..15.
The range of the panning modulation amount has been doubled

compared to SQ80/ESQ1 (-127..+127 instead of -63..+63).


The range -63..+63 matches with the SQ80/ESQ1.
- SYNC and AM can be used together.
- The page DCA4 contains the additional parameter SAT = amount
of saturation (distortion).
The purpose of the saturator is to imitate the distortion that
occurs in the SQ80/ESQ1's analog circuits when setting the oscillator
volumes to high values. The saturation is applied after the filter.
- The following
7 (07 hex)
10 (0A hex)
11 (0B hex)

midi controllers are always recognized:


: Master volume
: Panning (relative, 64=neutral)
: Expression (relative volume increase,
0=neutral)*
64 (40 hex) : Hold/Sustain pedal (values>0 = hold notes)**
74 (4A hex) : Brightness (relative filter frequency,
64=neutral)*
* May have little or no effect depending on the
corresponding parameter settings and modulation.
** Has no effect if the sustain stage of the envelopes
is disabled (CYC=ON on the MODE page).

--- D.1. Emulation parameters ------------------------------------The emulation page (EMU) contains the following parameters
which are NOT global, but stored with each sound:
- BEND = pitch bend range (semitones)
- MODE selects which notes are affected by pitch bend.
Possible values are:
ALL = all notes
HELD = only held (sustained) notes
NEW = only the newest note
NEWH = only the newest held note
HELD2, NEW2, NEWH2 = like above, but if the affected
note changes, the old one "forgets" the pitch bend
and returns to normal pitch.
- AMBUG switches the emulation of a bug in the SQ80 on
and off. Sounds using AM=ON together with one-shot
waveforms are affected.
- VSTEAL selects the voice stealing mode.
Possible values are:
HARD = stolen voices are immediately stopped resulting
in audible clicks.
SOFT = fade out voices softly. In the worst case this
can take as much CPU time as 16 voices playing.
The VSTEAL parameter can be globally overridden (for
all SQ8L instances) with the "Voice stealing mode..."
setting in the options menu.

The default is SOFT (overriding the VSTEAL parameter in


sound programs).
Note: Only up to 8 voices can be fading out at any time.
Playing too many notes together may produce audio clicks
regardless of the used voice stealing mode!
The following parameters are used to better emulate the SQ80/ESQ1.
However, they may have little or no audible effect depending
on the current sound program.
Any of these parameters can be globally overridden by setting
the corresponding entry in the "Options->Emulation..."
menu to a value other than "Set by program".
- SMOOTH-DCA1-3 selects between two modes of smoothing the
oscillator volumes:
EMU = tries to emulate the SQ80/ESQ1's smoothing accurately,
but causes some latency in the modulation of the
volumes.
FAST = less accurate, but without latency.
- SMOOTH-DCA4 controls smoothing of the final volume:
EMU = emulate the SQ80's limited steepness of the attack
stage of envelope 4. If the envelope's attack time T1
is less then 3, the attack will be slightly steeper
than with the SQ80/ESQ1.
HARD = allow really steep attack for envelope 4.
T1 values for envelope 4 less than 3 may result in audible
clicks. The HARD setting is suitable for percussive
sounds.
- MUFFLE: If switched ON, high frequencies of the SQ8L's overall
output are attenuated to produce a warmer, less digital sound
(more like the SQ80/ESQ1). Leave it switched OFF for a crispier
sound.
- DC-BLOCK: The oscillator's mixed output is filtered to block
DC (=Direct Current) offsets.
Signals with a DC offset are not symmetrically oscillating
around zero level but around the DC level instead. If multiple
such signals are mixed together their DC levels add up too, which
in most cases will cause serious problems in further audio
processing (e.g. effects).
Using oscillator 2 synchronization (SYNC=ON) may result in
considerable DC offsets.
The settings of the DC-BLOCK parameter are:
SMART = DC blocking is only used when needed. In the current
SQ8L version DC blocking is turned on if oscillator 2
sync is used (SYNC=ON).
ON = DC blocking is always active.
OFF = DC blocking is always turned off.
--- D.2. Extended LFO features ------------------------------------ The frequency range has been extended from 0..63 to 0..127 (0..63
matches with SQ80/ESQ1).

- The amount of LFO amplitude modulation is adjustable.


- The RESET parameter of the LFOs can be switched to OFF or
set to a start phase.
- Extended humanization (HUMAN) modes:
OFF = no humanization
ON = emulate the SQ80/ESQ1's humanization:
In this mode humanization is disabled for LFO frequencies
below 7 and during delay.
1x = humanization is alway active.
2x, 4x, 8x, 16x = the LFO frequency is randomized 2, 4, 8 or 16
times as much.
- New LFO waveforms:
- BIP: Bipolar rectangle wave (alternating between positive and
negative values).
- 00..69: Wavetables normally used by the main oscillators.
- EXP..EXP4: Exponential shaping tables with increasing steepness.
- TAN..TAN4: Tanh (hyperbolic tangent) shaping tables
with increasing steepness.
Each LFO's sub-page shows the following parameters:
- FREQMOD allows to select a modulator for the LFO's frequency
(if FM=UNI or FM=BIP, see below).
Note: If the frequency becomes negative through modulation the
LFO's playback direction will be reversed!
- PHS allows adjusting the phase offset of the LFO. This is
independent of the RESET paremeter. Values with a "T" indicate
use of the Twin mode:
In Twin mode, a 2nd phase-shifted instance of the same waveform
is subtracted from the first one (which has a zero phase offset).
The phase shift between the two waves is controlled by the value
of the PHS parameter.
- SMTH controls smoothing of the LFO's wave. If SMTH=00 the waveform
is left unchanged. Please note that high values will reduce the
LFO's amplitude significantly. Thus, modulating the smoothness may
be good alternative to modulating the amplitude.
- MODE-DELAY switches between two LFO delay (=fading) modes:
EMU = emulate the SQ80/ESQ1's very coarse fading with clearly
audible steps.
SMTH = smoother fading.
- MODE-AM, MODE-FM selects between different modes for the amplitude
modulator (MOD) and the frequency modulator (FREQMOD):
UNI = unipolar modulation: The modulating signal is clipped
to provide only positive values. The SQ80/ESQ1 use this
for amplitude modulation.
Note: The modulation amount may still be negative!
BIP = bipolar modulation: The modulation source is not clipped.
Earlier versions of the SQ8L incorrectly used this for
amplitude modulation.
PHS = Instead of the LFO's amplitude or frequency, its phase
offset (PHS) is modulated. In Twin mode, the phase shift
between the two waves is modulated.

SMT = Instead of the LFO's amplitude or frequency, its smoothness


(SMTH) is modulated.
- MODE-PLAY:
FWD = forward playback
REV = reversed (=backwards) playback. The PHS parameter is
adjusted accordingly.
1XF = one-shot forward: The waveform is played once forward until
the end of the waveform is reached.
1XR = one-shot reversed: The waveform is played once backwards
until the beginning of the waveform is reached.
It should be noted that in 1XF and 1XR modes the LFO's phase at
the time of triggering (which can be set with the RESET parameter)
controls the length of the played portion of the waveform.
However, the phase offset (PHS) controls where this portion is
located within the waveform.
... D.2.2. Example: Shaping modulation signals with LFOs ..........
As an example of how to use the LFOs, let me show you how to use an
LFO as a nice exponential shaper for an envelope. This can also be
accomplished using the envelope's SHAPE parameter but using an LFO
is much more flexible. The LFO settings of interest are:
FREQ=000, HUMAN=OFF : Keeps the LFO from oscillating.
RESET=00 : Makes sure the LFO will be reset when the voice is
triggered.
WAVE=EXP2 : This wave is suitable for exponential shaping.
FREQMOD=ENV1 * +064, FM=PHS : Selects the modulation signal to be
shaped (=the LFO's phase modulator). In this case it's envelope 1.
The value +064 ensures that the full range of positive and negative
input values are each mapped to half of the LFO's wave.
PHS=32 : Positive envelope levels will be shaped using the 2nd
half of the LFO wave (where the EXP2 wave rises from 0 to 127).
Negative levels will use the 1st half (EXP2 rises from -128 to -1).
To make this even more fun, try the following:
AM=SMT : Use the amplitude modulator slot to modulate the
smoothness of the LFO's output.
SMTH=55 : This will make things real smooth.
MOD=VEL * -63 : The harder you strike a key, the less smooth
the output will be.
Now, for example use the LFO to modulate the filter cutoff frequency.
Note: Selecting SAW in this example as LFO wave would leave the envelope
or any other input signal unchanged except the smoothing.
--- D.3. Extended envelope features ------------------------------Each envelope's sub-page shows the following parameters:

- L0: The envelope's start level. In earlier versions of the SQ8L


as well as the SQ80/ESQ1 this always was fixed to zero level.
- CYC: Like the CYC parameter on the MODE page this controls wether
the envelope has a sustain stage or always plays its full
cycle. But this parameter controls each envelope independently.
The envelope's CYC parameter is overridden if the global
CYC parameter on the MODE page is ON.
- SMTH controls smoothing of the envelope's output. If SMTH=00 the
smoothing is disabled.
- MODE-T1V switches between:
T1 = Velocity modulates attack time (T1) by amount in T1V
SMT = Velocity modulates smoothness (SMTH) by amount in T1V
- Different output shapers (SHAPE):
OFF = no shaping
EXP..EXP4 = exponential shaping
TAN..TAN3 = hyperbolic tangent shaping
+-=== E. The user interface =======================================-+

--- E.1. LCD*, knobs and parameters -----------------------------The GUI (graphical user interface) has been designed to recreate
the look-and-feel of the SQ80. The LCD always displays one page
which allows accessing some of the sound parameters. The pages
can be selected with the according buttons or via a popup menu which
opens on right-clicking almost anywhere on the GUI window.
Each page contains up to 10 sound parameters which can be edited
with the corresponding knobs.
Parameter values can be changed by clicking the knobs or the
parameter values itself on the LCD with the left mouse button,
holding it and moving the mouse up and down. Moving the mouse
left or right away from the position you clicked will make the
mouse more sensitive.
Double-clicking a parameter on the LCD or a knob opens a popup
menu with all possible values or, in case of a binary value,
toggles between the two possible values (in most cases ON/OFF).
When moving the mouse cursor over a parameter or knob, a short
description is displayed at the bottom of the window.
* In fact, the SQ80's display is not an LCD but a VFD. To avoid
confusion, I will call it LCD anyway.

--- E.2. Scrollable pages ---------------------------------------Basically, the scrollable pages are groups of individual sub-pages.
They are used to show additional parameters that would not fit on one
page (e.g. the LFO pages) or to group pages for quicker access
(e.g. the Mode/Emulation pages). If the current page can be scrolled
at least one of the arrows on the right hand side of the display will
be lit. You can scroll the sub-pages by clicking on those arrows, or

you can cycle through them by right-clicking on the display (this can
be disabled with the setting "Right click on display -> scroll page"
in the OPTIONS menu).

--- E.3. Page buttons -------------------------------------------The parameter pages can also be accessed by clicking on the
corresponding buttons. If the currently selected page is scrollable
clicking on its button will cycle through tha page's sub-pages.

--- E.4. The modulation source usage window ---------------------This window can be opened from the INFO menu or the page popup menu.
It's still just temporary and NOT interactive, but quite helpful.
All used modulation sources are listed (on the left) with all
modulated parameters (on the right after "->").

--- E.5. The "jumping mouse" ------------------------------------By default the mouse cursor jumps back to the previous position
after closing popup menus or turning knobs.
This may feel a bit strange at first but allows faster editing
with less mouse movements.
It can be disabled in the OPTIONS menu ("Mouse position is
restored after...") for popup menus and knobs separately.

--- E.6. The sound library --------------------------------------In the latest version an SQ8L library contains 256 user sounds
organized in two banks "A" and "B". In addition there are two
write protected factory banks "C" and "D". Bank "C" contains
128 SQ8L factory sounds. Bank "D" contains the 40 factory sounds
of the orginal SQ80 in the slots 000 to 039.
In the FILE menu, the Load/Save/Init Library commands refer to
the user sounds in banks "A" and "B". Thus, a SQ8L library now
contains 256 sounds.
The Load/Save/Init Bank commands in the FILE menu refer to the
currently selected sound bank. Note, that you can't load anything
into the factory banks "C" and "D", nor can you initialize them.
The user library is shared among all running SQ8L instances
(in the same VST host instance).
The user sounds in the current library are backed up when
the last SQ8L instance is closed and restored when the first is
reopened. The file used for this is named "SQ8L_backup.dat" and
is in fact an ordinary SQ8L library.
Note: SQ8L versions 0.90b or higher use a new library file format.
Files from older versions are automatically imported, but
exporting in the old format is not supported.

! Caution: A present "SQ8L_backup.dat" in old format will be


automatically imported and saved in new format. Currently there
is no way to convert it back the old format!

--- E.7. Selecting & writing sounds to the library --------------Above the LCD you'll find a panel containing a text box with the
name of the sound program currently in the edit buffer.
Clicking on the arrow buttons* loads the next/previous sound
from the current sound bank.
Double-clicking or right-clicking it opens a menu which lets you
select one of the sounds currently in the library.
The bank can be selected by clicking the "BANK" button or in the
sound selection popup menu.
Caution: An unsaved sound in the edit buffer
will be lost when switching the bank!
Left-click on the sound name box to edit it. Press "Enter" or
click elsewhere on the synth to end editing.
Click on the "WRITE" button to save the edited sound to the
library. In the dialog that will open you can select the slot
in the library to overwrite. If "COMPARE" is checked you can
play the selected sound stored in the library.
The "INIT" button initializes the sound in the edit buffer.
* Hint: The behaviour of the arrow buttons can be changed by
editing "swapProgUpDn=0" in the file "SQ8L\SQ8L.ini".
Possible values are:
"swapProgUpDn=0" : up button=next sound, down=previous
"swapProgUpDn=1" : up button=previous sound, down=next

--- E.8. Panic --------------------------------------------------The button "PANIC" resets the synth engine and stops all playing
voices. Click this if anything goes wrong (hanging notes etc.).

--- E.9. Exchanging sounds with the real synths -----------------The buttons "SEND" and "REQ" (request) are used to exchange sound
programs with a real SQ80/ESQ1. The first time you click on one of
these after opening the GUI you are prompted to select the MIDI
input or output port to which your SQ80/ESQ1 is connected. You can
also use the corresponding entries in the "FILE" menu which
always allow you to select the MIDI ports. The SQ80/ESQ1 must
be set to the MIDI channel "1" for this to work.
Caution: When exporting sounds for use with the ESQ1 be sure not
to make any settings the SQ80 does support but the ESQ1
doesn't!

--- E.10. The (computer) keyboard capturing ---------------------While editing the sound name (the edit box is focused), all
keystrokes are stolen from the host and other plugins, so that

even keys are available which normally are hot keys of the host.
However, the mechanism for detecting when to free the keyboard
again may be fragile. Therefore, the behaviour can be
changed by editing the file "SQ8L\SQ8L.ini" and setting
"keyCaptMode" to any of the following values:
"=0" : Free keyboard when losing input focus or when a
standard dialog or menu is opened.
"=1" : Like "0", but also free keyboard when any window is
opened (default).
"=-1" : No keyboard capturing!
Changes in the SQ8L.ini take effect only after reloading the
plugin.

+-=== F. Known problems ===========================================-+


The current version of SQ8L has the following problems:
- Bad documentation.
- Doesn't work with sample rates below 44100 Hz.
- The saturator doesn't emulate the distortion in the SQ80
very well. The setting EMU ("original") is not guaranteed
to produce the "correct" amount of distortion.
Furthermore, high SAT values will result in aliasing of
high pitched notes.
- Playing many notes at the same time may produce clicks.
- Emulation of the bug in AM mode not correct.
- Updating the LCD may cause audio clicks.
Please feel free to report any bugs not yet listed here via Mail!
+-=== G. Things to come... ========================================-+
The full version SQ8X will have the following additional features:
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Combinations of up to 4 single sounds.


Multi mode with 16 channels.
Arpeggiator which allows C64-like chords.
Adjustable polyphony (far more than 8 voices).
New Filter algorithms with different modes
(lowpass, bandpass, highpass).
- 2nd Filter and different routing modes for the
filters: serial, parallel, split.
- Improved GUI.
Note: I know the wait for the SQ8X is getting long. Please be
patient a little longer. It is definitely planned to be
released this year!
And it will contain some nice surprises...

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