Left Control Panel; Rhythm Controls - Wersi Abacus User Manual

Left Control Panel

On the left hand side of your instrument, you will find the RHYTHM CONTROLS. These are frequently used when
playing. You can control the Rhythm Style, Start / Stop, select Fills / Breaks and more from this control panel.
As well as the Rhythm Controls, there are two controls for 'Pitch & Modulation'.
These two controls are 'Wheels'. The Pitch wheel can be used to 'glide the pitch'
of the sound up and down. The Pitch Wheel automatically pitches back to it's
original central position after you have finished using it.

Rhythm Controls

The Rhythm Controls are an important part of the OAS
control interface.
The top row of push buttons show the rhythm variations
A, B, C and D push buttons. All OAS Styles and Realdrums
each have four different variations. Simply pressing one of
these buttons will change between the different Rhythm
Style variations.
PLEASE NOTE: The A,B,C and D push buttons can
also be used to trigger fills for all OpenArt-Arranger
styles / Yamaha Tyros / PSR styles and all new WERSI
OpenArt-2011 Styles. Older styles from OAS 6, 5, 4 & 3 do
not contain the additional 4 fills, but instead have 2 fills per
style.
The middle row is home to the 'Intro 1 and Intro 2' push
buttons. The same buttons also trigger the 'Ending 1 and
Ending 2' controls when pushed (when a style is already
playing).
The last button to the right in the middle row of push buttons
is the 'Rotor Slow / Fast' push button. Although this is not a
'Rhythm Control', it has been placed here as users playing with the Drawbars / Tonewheel sounds will use this func-
tion to control the rotor, and this is the easiest place to locate this important feature for live playing.
Finally, the bottom row of push buttons control the 'Fill 1 and Fill 2' functions as well as the 'Sync. Start' and 'Start /
Stop' button.
PLEASE NOTE: The Fill 1 and Fill 2 buttons can also play 'Rhythm Breaks' for a fuller Drum Fill. See the Ac-
companiment Section chapter for details on how to change the function between Rhythm Fills & Rhythm
Breaks.
Also, the Synchron Start push button can be used as a 'Tap Tempo' function. Simply push the button four
times at the desired tempo and the Rhythm Style will automatically start at the tempo you have specified.
The Synchon Start push button can also be used to stop a style in a useful way for playing live. When the
Rhythm Style Accompaniment is playing, by pressing the Synchron Start push button it activates a feature
that stops the rhythm when you remove your hand from the Lower Manual. As soon as you play a chord or
note on the Lower Manual, the Rhythm Accompaniment resumes.