What is a patch?
• (RRR) A patch file (as it refers to the Linux kernel) is an ASCII text file that contains the differences between the original code and the new code, plus some additional information such as filenames and line numbers. The patch program (man patch) can then apply the patch to an existing kernel source tree.
The patch is a group of parameters that determine the sound you will hear when you play the keyboard. A patch is assigned a name for the sound. There are 40 internal factory sounds arranged in four banks of ten (Int Bank1, Int Bank2, Int Bank3, Int Bank4), known as patches in the ESQ1 that are loaded when you reinitialize the ESQ1 and if you have a later operating system. These sounds have some nice piano sounds and other instruments to get you started. You may overwrite these patches with your own or modify the existing ones if you like. Should you really mess up and want to reload the factory patches again, and have the latest version of firmware, just do a reinitialize command again. Remember though, any of the internal patches you may have created will be overwritten. Save the patches to an external cart, to tape or to midi, or to a hard copy patch sheet. You can download a patch sheet here in PDF format. If you have an external program cart, you will have 80 more patch locations (
