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Changing between the different organ models ................28 The Live Controls OAX 1 - 500 - 600 - 700 ..................30 The Live Controls OAX 800 - 1000 ....................31 The WERSI OX7 ..........................32 4.3.4.1 Additional setting options......................34 The WERSI VB3 ..........................36 4.3.5.1 VB3 Rotor-Settings ........................
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Imprint & User Content Switch on or off the sounds on the manuals ................. 53 Operating Manual...
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OAX 1 - 500 - 600 - 700 ........................53 OAX 800 ............................54 OAX 1000 ............................54 Global Manual Controls ....................... 54 Global Manual Controls for OAX 1 - 500 - 600 - 700 ..............55 Global Manual Controls for OAX 800 and OAX 1000 ..............56 4.8.2.1 Preset Edit ..........................
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Imprint & User Content The PROFI-Display ..................... 93 Keyboard split point only for OAX1 keyboard ............... 95 Up to 16 sounds in PROFI mode .................... 96 Profi Manual Controls ......................100 The Manual Controller ......................... 102 The Sound Controller ........................102 Dynamic, expression pedal, volume, and modulation curves .............
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Select and save TOTAL PRESETS ................145 Overview Total Presets ...................... 145 Select Total Presets via Bank Names .................... 145 Select Total Presets via List ......................147 Save your own Total Presets ......................148 Save sheets in Total Preset ......................151 Total Preset Live-Settings ......................
Do not return the instrument to operation until it has been inspected by a qualified WERSI customer service technician. Never try to open the instrument yourself and make repairs or technical changes yourself.
WERSI and released for use and are therefore not compatible with or not used for the operating system due to, for example, the current version of WINDOWS® programmed so-called "drivers"...
First commissioning 3 First commissioning 3.1 Connections General connections behind the cover flap The connectors of the instrument can be found behind a flap on the back of the instrument. Use the two handles on the right and left sides of the back to open. There you will find the following connections: ...
OAX 600 – 700 – 800 - 1000 1 x symmetrical microphone input via 3-pole XLR recessed socket combined with 6.35 mm TRSjack. With the small button to the left of the microphone input, a 48 volt phantom power for special microphones can be switched on.
First commissioning 3.2 Connect Open the flap on the back and guide the supplied power cord through the provided opening on the left bottom (view from behind) of the SONIC top. Then connect the cable to the mains input on the back of the instrument.
Briefly press the Power On-Off tap button. The instrument now automatically starts its startup process. First, the WINDOWS® operating system is started and then the WERSI-OAX music system is automatically loaded. The boot process is finished when the control panel buttons stop flashing and either the simple EASY display or the "PROFI display"...
First commissioning 3.4 Connections/controls at the front Headphone To the left of the submanual is headphone output HEADPHONE. Connect your standard stereo headphones here. Stereo jack: 6.3 mm Recommended impedance: not too low, we recommend between 80 and 250 ohms. Once you have plugged in the headphones, the two AUDIO outputs are muted in the default setting.
The drive for playing audio CD is located on the left side of the panel aperture. It is a slot-in drive that automatically feeds the disks. Slide the CD/DVD approximately to 2/3 into the drive. After that, the disk is automatically retracted. By tapping the underlying push button, a previously inserted data carrier is automatically ejected again.
4 Overview of the control panels 4.1 Tempo/Data Wheel and Transposer Tempo / Data Wheel The wheel can be used to set the tempo of the styles and MIDI files. Transposer These buttons in the right control panel are used to control the transposer in halftone increments (-24 to +24).
Overview of the control panels 4.2 Sound Buttons The control panel's sound buttons allow you to conveniently select the desired sounds for the upper and lower manual and and pedals. For this purpose, the factory sounds were divided into 36 areas. ...
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As soon as you press one of the 36 sound buttons, the corresponding sounds appear on the display. For example sound button „Piano Acoustic“ If a sound button is occupied with more than 15 sounds, you can access additional sides with sounds with a simple right-to-left swipe over the display.
Overview of the control panels Subcategories for each sound button To make it easier for you to choose from the many sounds, each sound button has up to 8 additional subcategories. Here in our example with "Acoustic Piano" there are the following subgroups: Factory shows all sounds that are stored on this sound button.
Own mapping for each sound button You can also create your own mapping sounds for each timbre key. This allows you to place the most used sounds per sound button under OWN. To learn how to create your own mapping, see the chapter9.1 „Create or edit your own mapping“ and 9.3 „Global mapping an favorite settings“.
Overview of the control panels 4.3 How can I use the drawbar sound? The drawbar sounds are divided into two sound buttons. Under the sound button Drawbar presets are all drawbar sounds, which cannot be changed via the drawbar sliders. These are therefore fixed, sample-based sounds.
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After one of the presets is selected, the organ model appears with the settings stored in the preset. Note: If you want to try out the drawbar presets in peace and quiet, you can switch the funktion Chosse to On. Now you can take your time to try out which drawbar preset you want to use. The preset layer can then be operated again like all other sound buttons.
Overview of the control panels The Live Controls OAX 1 - 500 - 600 - 700 The Live Controls affect the currently selected organ type. Overdrive = Adds a distortion effect to the drawbar sound (only for VB3). In the former electromechanical instruments, this sound was created by the soft tube overload of a connected rotor cabinet.
The Live Controls OAX 800 - 1000 The Live Controls affect the currently selected organ type. Attack = Attack delays the beginning of sound. The sound is starting softly (only for OX7). Sustain = With Sustain, the sound gets a longer ending (only with OX7).
Overview of the control panels The WERSI OX7 At the end of the 1990s, WERSI developed the OX7 drawer bar expander, which quickly found many lovers. Later, the hardware module was also transferred to the OpenArt system. For the new OpenArt-Xtended system, we have redesigned the OX7 module on a purely software basis.
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The vibrato normally runs at fast speed. As a special feature, the OX7 can also switch the vibrato to Slow. The older analog and the first "semi-digital" WERSI organs had no rotor but a vibrato, which could also be set to slow.
Overview of the control panels Routing of the Percusssion Here you can direct the percussion via three different paths (routes). At Direct, the percussion does not run via the vibrato and the rotor. The percussion sound sounds very clear and direct. At Vib. (Vibrato) the percussion passes through the vibrato and also via a possibly switched on rotor.
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Information: With the older WERSI instruments such as SPECTRA, DELTA or HELIOS there was no rotor simulation, but the WERSI VOICE. In addition to the normal fast vibrato speed (Fast), there was also a slow speed (Slow) for vibrato. And as with a rotor, the WERSI VOICE (vibrato) could also be switched between slow and fast with a slow / fast control panel button.
Overview of the control panels The WERSI VB3 With the WERSI VB3 you play the sound of the old electromagnetic organs, as well as the organ models from the 1960 and 1970 years. Variable Drawbars As soon as the organ operation has been called, the current train bar setting also appears.
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Note: As with an old electromagnetic organ, the 1" drawbar can no longer be heard when the percussion is switched on. Organ Type The WERSI VB3 drawbar system has three different types of organs: ToneWheel: This is the typical sound of an electromagnetic organ Italian Transistor: Sound of an Italian transistor organ from the 1970s.
Overview of the control panels HumLevel The old electromagnetic organs generated a background noise of hum and noise. Such a sound does not fit permanently with a modern musical instrument. Therefore, you can adjust the noise in four levels in the volume or switch it off completely (Off). Click Set the volume of the KeyClick.
Here you can adjust the rotor cabinet according to your wishes. The following settings are available: Treble Horn Slow: Here you set the speed of the high-pitched horn for the position Slow. Fast: Here you set the speed of the high-pitched horn for the position Fast. Belt: Here, the braking and draining speed can be set.
Overview of the control panels 4.4 Accordion LIVE operation The Accordions Live panel button transforms your instrument into a "real" accordion. As with an original accordion, you can switch the different registers via rocker buttons. Even the typical switching noise between the registers is audible.
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The three musette accordions sound identical in the registers 16', 8' and 4'. The differences result from the right floating 8' register. The 3 versions Musette, 2Voix and 3Voix are available here, where the hovering is getting bigger and bigger. Register 8‘...
Overview of the control panels 4.5 Silbermann Church Organ Historical Information Since 1742 it has been playing in the church of the German city of Zöblitz: the organ of the great Freiberg master Gottfried Silbermann (1683 -1753). It is one of his medium-sized organs. The registers are divided between the two manuals MANUAL (lower manual) and OBERWERK (upper manual) and the pedal.
Quickly select the Silbermann organ via the Total Presets In the factory area there are ten total presets in which different sound settings are stored. Go to the "Silbermann" bank within the factory total presets and you will see the ten saved registrations. The Silbermann organ is registered directly on the upper and lower manual 731 Silbermann View 1 and the pedal.
Overview of the control panels How can you make music with the Silbermann organ? First of all there is the Silbermann mode. The upper and lower manual as well as the pedal are directly coupled to the corresponding manuals of the Silbermann organ. No other sounds can be added to the manuals.
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View 1: This shows the original historical console of the Silbermann organ View 2: A more modern representation of the registers You can also call up the two views directly using the total preset 731 "Silbermann View 1" and 732 "Silbermann View 2".
Overview of the control panels 4.5.3.1 Historical View 1 The register buttons for the areas Manual and Oberwerk as well as the pedal are arranged according to the scheme that the builder Gottfried Silbermann defined in 1742. The registers for the MANUAL, i.e. the lower manual, are marked with the letter M. As here in the example PRINCIPAL M.
4.5.3.2 Modern view 2 In view 2, the manuals are distributed from top to bottom. So the upper manual (OBERWERK), then the lower manual (MANUAL) and then the pedal. On view 2 there are three additional coupling functions. In the OBERWERK area: Couples the lower manual (MANUAL) to the upper manual (OBERWERK).
Overview of the control panels Register the manuals on your organ Of course, you can also assign the three areas of the Silbermann organ to the manuals individually. You will find the three sounds Silbermann Oberwerk (upper manual), Silbermann Manual (lower manual) and Silbermann Pedal on the church sound button on page 4/5.
Possibilities of the standard and sound controller As usual with other sounds, the Silbermann Organ also has the standard controllers Reverb 1 and 2, Chorus, Echo, Attack and Release. It is noticeable that Reverb 1 and 2 are regulated to zero, even though the Silbermann Organ contains a Reverb.
Overview of the control panels Save registrations in a Total Preset You can save the desired registration, i.e. which registers are drawn, in a Total Preset as normal. If you also save one of the two views 1 and 2 in the Total Preset, the special Silbermann appears on the display when you select the Total Preset.
4.6 Select Total Presets Directly to the left of the display are 10 buttons that allow you to select the total presets of a bank via the control panel. With the two bank buttons < (down) and > (up) you can switch back and forth between the banks.
Overview of the control panels OAX 800 Three buttons are available for switching on and off sounds on the upper manual, lower manual and bass pedal, 1 to 4 (upper), lower manual 1 to 4 (lower) and bass pedal 1 to 4. OAX 1000 Four buttons are available for the operating solo manual 1 to 4 (solo), upper manual 1 to 4 (upper) and lower manual (lower) 1 to 4 for...
In the Global Manual Controls section, you can set important functions for the manuals. Depending on the organ model, a different number of control panel buttons are available. Global Manual Controls for OAX 1 - 500 - 600 - 700 LM-Hold on/off ->...
Overview of the control panels These two buttons can be used to set the area in which the currently selected selector should sound on the corresponding manual. You can easily enter the play area via the corresponding manual. Press first the deepest and then the highest button of the desired range.
Sheets If a sheet of music has been saved in the currently selected Total Preset, the note display can be switched on and off with this button. Save The Save button starts the save operation for a total preset. For more information about saving Total Presets, see the chapter 0.
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Overview of the control panels Sound Calls the display to adjust the sound selector functions. Dynamic Operating Manual...
For the current selector, the interface is called to set the keyboard dynamics. See chapter 7.3.3. KeyRange Here you specify whether the sound should sound on the entire manual or only in a special area. See chapter 7.3. Octave Provides a way to set the octave position for the current selector. Description of the General Global Manual Controls OAX-System...
Overview of the control panels 4.8.3.1 WERSIChord The function WERSIChord is a musically very attractive way to make 1-voiceplayed sounds or melodies sound in multiple voices through harmonic additions. The SONIC provides you with another free selector, which is independent of the sounds on the upper manual. The additional voices generated with it (except for the functions "Solo Voice"...
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CHORUS and DELAY control panel buttons, you can quickly influence the overall volumes and the corresponding effect program. ATTENTION: Once you have made settings here, these values are saved into a total preset. Please note, however, that the settings in the areas of accompaniment and drums are only saved in a total preset if an accompaniment is also saved.
Overview of the control panels To change a reverb program, briefly tap the appropriate name field. Here in the example on "Reverb normal" for reverb 1 in the manuals section. The selection box of possible reverb programs opens. Once you have programmed your own effect settings and given a name, these effect presets will also appear in this list.
Once you have briefly tapped the Chorus button, the display will appear to set the Chorus effect. For the MANUALS, ACCOMPANIMENT and DRUM areas, you will find a controller with which you can adjust the output of the chorus effect device, also called RETURNS. Small tip: As long as no sound is selected that also uses a chorus, there may be no change to be heard.
Overview of the control panels As soon as you have briefly tapped the Delay button, the display will appear to set the Echo effect. For thee MANUALS, ACCOMPANIMENT and DRUMS areas, you will find a controller with which you can adjust the output of the Echo effect device, also called RETURNS.
The keys only turns off when lower hold is activated, when stopping the accompaniment or by (fast) 2 times tapping the start/stop button. 4.9 Accompaniments Styles Here you can select the desired accompaniment, which can consist of a style, a MIDI file or an audio file (WAVE/MP3).
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Overview of the control panels factory styles were divided into 12 music genres. An occupancy list can be found in Programming Manual SONIC. As soon as you press one of the style buttons, 15 corresponding styles appear in the touch display. Example image of a display If a style button is occupied with more than 15 styles, you can access additional pages with styles with a simple swipe from right to left via the display.
Selecting a style closes the display and you are back in EASY or PROFI mode. If you want to try out several styles in a row without the display closing, you should turn on the HOLD function. The display now remains permanently visible and you can try multiple styles in a row. ...
Overview of the control panels Favorites for each Accompaniment button Your OAX system remembers which style, MIDI, or AUDIO sequences you use most often. Up to 15 Accompaniments are stored per button under FAVORITES. In our following example, the Ballroom style button has used five styles so far. The most common style Beguine 1.
4.10 Accompaniments MIDI and AUDIO Under MIDI and Audio, you can select your MIDI sequences or AUDIO songs (Wave, MP3, WMA). As long as you have not loaded your own files, this display will remain empty. The buttons for MIDI and audio are located on the Models OAX1 - 500 - 600 and 700 to the right of the style buttons.
Overview of the control panels ACC Controls OAX 800 - 1000 With LM-Hold, the sounds can be held the keys in the lower manual (left manual), i.e.: you can take your hand away and the sounds continue to sound. The sound switches off when lower hold is activated only when the automatic accompaniment is stopped or by (fast) two times tapping the start/stop button.
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The OAX1, OAX500, OAX600 and OAX700 instruments are equipped with six effect sound buttons. The OAX800 and PERGAMON OAX1000 instruments have 10 effect sound buttons. With the buttons you can trigger different sounds for special "gags" manually. Simply press all the buttons one at a time and let yourself be surprised by which sounds are on the buttons.
Overview of the control panels 4.12 Usper panel Accompaniment Controls On the left side next to the upper manual you will find the "Accompaniment Controls" panel. Here you can operate your styles, start MIDI and audio files and switch the rotor function for the pull bars from slow to fast .
Each style includes up to 3 different intro's and 3 different endings. These can be musically designed differently – from simple single counters or final chords to complex and musically sophisticated melodies – and last correspondingly different lengths of time. ...
Overview of the control panels OAX 1 With the Keyboard OAX1, the general volume and microphone volume is adjusted via two drawbars. These are located on the far-left side of the drawbar board. General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument. Micro If you have connected a microphone, you can adjust the volume here.
OAX 600 - 700 On the right side of the upper manual, you'll find the settings for the total volume and microphone volume, as well as the dimmer for the control panel lighting. Volume General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument. ...
Overview of the control panels OAX 800UP - 1000UP On the left side next to the upper manual, you'll find the settings for the total volume and microphone volume, as well as the dimmers for the control panel and pedal lighting. Volume General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument.
Volume of sounds on manuals for OAX 1 - 500 - 600 - 700 In the Manual Volumes panel, you can control volumes of three sounds on the upper and lower manuals. The Pedal slider adjusts the volume of the first sound for the bass pedal. If you are working in PROFI mode, you can also adjust all manual thicknesses via a display mixing console.
Overview of the control panels The Song slider controls the total volume of a style, a MIDI file, and also an audio accompaniment (Wave/MP3). If you use a style, the three additional volume controls also become active: With drums you control the volume of the drums. With bass the volume of the bass track.
5 The simple EASY display or the PROFI display Your instrument offers you the two different operating modes EASY (simple) and PROFI. The EASY-Mode is aimed at all beginners who want to play mainly with the instrument. In addition, three sounds are available in the upper manual, three sounds in the lower manual, one sound in the pedal and, of course, all existing styles.
The EASY-Display 6 The EASY-Display As already written, the EASY mode is aimed first of all at beginners, who can cope with three sounds in the upper manual, three sounds in the lower manual and one sound in the pedal and a somewhat reduced operation.
6.1 Overview upper, lower and pedal In the Upper, Lower Manual, and Pedal areas, the sounds for the corresponding areas are displayed. Since these buttons also assign (select) the sounds, we also call these buttons selectors. IMPORTANT: The selector, which is currently being selected, decides in which area the timbre can be changed.
The EASY-Display 6.2 The EASY Manual Controller The EASY Manual Controller allows you to make special settings for each selector, such as Reverb or Echo, or, for example, to turn the dynamics on or off for the active selector. By double-clicking on the desired selector (upper and lower manual 1 to 3 and pedal) the display "EASY Manual Controller"...
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Keyboard range Here you specify whether the sound should play on the entire manual or only in a special area. Press "Keyboard Range" once and the display keyboard for the upper or lower manual will appear. You can easily enter the keyboard range via the corresponding manual. Press first the deepest and then the highest button of the desired range.
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The EASY-Display "From sound" or "from slider" Each sound stored in your instrument has individual presets for the effects. These presets are always active when you have placed the sound "fresh" on the selector. Therefore, the "From Sound" setting is activated. As soon as you move one of the sliders, the setting jumps to "From slider"...
6.3 The accompaniment in the EASY Mode Styles Settings Once you have selected a style, the important necessary information will appear in the ACC area. The MIXER display button takes you to the style settings. 6.3.1.1 Chord recognition Area of chord recognition Here you can set the keyboard area in which chord recognition for the styles works: ...
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+ a white key left), minor (fundamental note + a black key left), minor-septime (fundamental note + a white + a black key left) are recognized. WERSI Single Finger: A simple (and musically more meaningful) control of the automatic accompaniment, which is matched by entering up to three matching chord notes.
6.3.1.2 Style Volumes SONG-Fader (Red) The SONG slider adjusts the volume of the entire accompaniment. This slider is identical to the SONG drawbar in the "Accompaniment Volumes" area. Group Fader (Brown) The faders DRUMS and ACC (brown) are group controllers and control both drum tracks and all ACC tracks.
The EASY-Display Settings for MIDI sequences If the selected MIDI sequence has a karaoke text or harmony information, the KARAOKE button will also appear. This allows you to open the karaoke window. See chapter 7.4.2.1 „Settings Karaoke“. Once you have selected a MIDI sequence, you can use the MIXER display button to influence the volume of the sequence.
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Here the track volumes of the up to 16 channels can be set. Note: The MIDI sequence itself is not changed. Only the volume of the sequence will be charged with the original value. Solo and Mute Each track still has the FUNCTIONS SOLO and MUTE (silent). Reset Volumes If this function is switched on, when selecting a new midi sequence, all volumes are set to 80% (Standard).
The EASY-Display 6.4 Play styles, MIDI sequences or AUDIO files directly from the USB stick Styles, MIDI sequences and AUDIO files can be played directly from a USB stick without loading the files. Depending on the type you want to play from the USB stick, press any style button, or the MIDI or AUDIO button, and activate HOLD to freeze the display.
6.5 Import styles from USB stick You can easily load one or more styles from a USB stick firmly into the instrument. 1. To do this, activate the USB stick as described under 6.4 „Play styles, MIDI sequences or AUDIO files directly from the USB stick“.
The EASY-Display 9. With the activation of the function Set all Styles to the next style button, all previously unassigned styles are placed on the style button, which is pressed next. This is useful if you have only selected POP styles to load and want to place them all on the POP panel button. a.
7 The PROFI-Display The PROFI Mode offers the possibility to distribute up to a total of 16 sounds on the manuals and significantly extended adjustment options. The Total Presets range is identical to EASY mode. Illustration: Professional display of the Keyboard OAX1 – without CD-Player Illustration: PROFI display of instruments OAX500 - OAX600 - OAX700 –...
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The PROFI-Display Illustration: Professional display of the PERGAMON OAX1000 Operating Manual...
7.1 Keyboard split point only for OAX1 keyboard This keyboard split point divides the manual into a left and right half of the manual, which is then interpreted as a top and lower manual. Changing keyboard split point Press once on the surface "Split: .." and the display keyboard for the complete keyboard will appear.
The PROFI-Display 7.2 Up to 16 sounds in PROFI mode The starting point for playing in PROFI mode is the sound selector mapping. If each manual is covered with one sound. 12 more sounds are to be mapped on the manuals. The upper or lower manual can be assigned a maximum of 12 selectors.
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Remove a selector from an area Just as you have drawn a selector onto a manual, you can also push an unnecessary selector back into the SOUND POOL. Subsequent selectors move forward on the corresponding manual by one place and the number of selectors still to be distributed in the SOUND POOL has increased again by 1.
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The PROFI-Display Duplicate a selector It is also possible to duplicate a selector. It doesn't matter if you want to make a copy on the same manual or on one of the other manuals. Example 1: You want to play the Big Band Brass Soft from the lower manual in the upper manual. To do this, press the selector with TWO FINGER and slide it onto the upper manual.
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Example 2: You want to duplicate the Classical Full Strings in the lower manual, and then increase the second strings by one octave. Result: The sound Classical Full Strings was duplicated on the lower manual. OAX-System...
The PROFI-Display 7.3 Profi Manual Controls The PROFI Manual Controller allows you to make special settings for each selector, such as reverb or echo, or to influence the sound of the selector, for example. The changed values are stored in the Total Preset. By double-clicking on the desired selector, the display "PROFI Manual Controller"...
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The following settings are available: This display button allows you to access the Easy Sound Edit, which allows you to change sounds. For a detailed description of this, see the Programming Manual SONIC in the chapter "Edit Sound". Octave = Setting the octave position in the range of +/- 2 octaves. With plus or minus you can change the octave position.
The PROFI-Display The Standard Controls The standard controls are identical to each sound. Volume Here the corresponding volume for the manual is displayed. Depending on the organ type, the first selectors can be controlled via drawbars on the left control panel. Panorama, Reverb 1 and 2, Chorus and Echo The Panorama knob can be used to adjust the position of the sound in the stereo image.
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In the following example, the following settings are available for the sound "String Organ 1": Bass -> an equalizer has been integrated into the sound, adjusting the Bass Treble -> Setting the Treble + Syn. Str. -> adds synthe-strings to organ strings Spacy ->...
The PROFI-Display Dynamic, expression pedal, volume, and modulation curves For the selected selector, you can turn the keyboard dynamics, the function of the expression pedal, the volume control and the modulation wheel on or off with the appropriate buttons. You can also adjust the behavior of the keyboard dynamics, the threshold curve, the volume control and the modulation wheel.
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Dynamics (for the other curves appears here: Threshold On, Volume On, Modulation On) Here, the current curve is switched on or off. Set for all manuals With this function, the selected curve preset is transferred to all selectors. Before the setting is transferred to the other selectors, a confirmation query appears, which you must confirm with YES.
The PROFI-Display 7.3.3.1 Select dynamic, expression pedal, volume, or modulation preset Several variations of curves are already stored in the PRESETS area. You can create and save your own. See chapter 7.3.3.2 „Recreate dynamic, expression pedal, volume, and modulation curves“. Here is a description of the supplied factory curves: Name Created for...
7.3.3.2 Recreate dynamic, expression pedal, volume, and modulation curves Tip: Before you create your own curve and save it as a preset, you should first select a preset that comes closest to your wishes. The curve types Your OAX instrument gives you some typical curves. These include: Name Description Linear...
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The PROFI-Display Draw your own curve on the display You can now "draw" your own curve via the Touch Display. Depending on the curve type, multiple invisible points are available to adjust the curve. Restrict areas of effect Under the curve, you can use two sliders to adjust the range of action of the curve. These are in normal state to 0 to 127.
7.3.3.3 Save your own newly-changed curve After you create your own curve, you can save it to the USER area for permanent use. Simply press the SAVE display button below the preset list. In this example, press New Piano Curve to adjust the name of the preset. Select a storage space and confirm with SAVE.
The PROFI-Display 7.4 Profi ACC-Controls We distinguish between different interfaces for styles and MIDI sequences. Styles Settings With the PROFI ACC-Controls you can set everything around the different types of accompaniments. By pressing the display of the currently selected style (like here 16 Beat 1), the Accompaniment list opens. Use the MIXER display button to open the ACC controls.
7.4.1.1 Range of chord recognition Here you can set the keyboard range in which the chord recognition works for the styles. By the way, this happens independently of the sounds on the respective manuals. This means that you only play with strings in the lower manual, but the range of chord recognition is limited to a keyboard area that you specify.
A very simple (but limited) control of the automatic accompaniment, which, despite its simplicity, adheres to musical specifications by using only sounds contained in the chord (comparable to the single finger WERSI mode – here only fewer possibilities / variants).
7.4.1.3 Style Volumes SONG-Fader (Red) The SONG slider adjusts the volume of the entire accompaniment. This slider is identical to the SONG drawbar in the "Accompaniment Volumes" area. Group Fader (Brown) The faders DRUMS and ACC (brown) are group controllers and control both drum tracks and all ACC tracks.
The PROFI-Display 7.4.1.4 More ACC Settings (Styles and MIDI-Sequences) You can access other important settings via the Style Settings display area. Auto Break: If you switch between the four variations, the corresponding fill does not play, but either Break 1 or Break 2. When changing to a higher variation, Break 2 plays and when changing to a lower variation, Break 1 is played.
Style: the style determines whether the break starts as fill or break. Break: the break always starts on the next 1. This was the case with the older WERSI instruments in the past. Fill: the break starts as fill. So to the next quarter of the bar.
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The PROFI-Display By pressing the display of the currently selected MIDI sequence (like here Synthe Medley), the Accompaniment list opens. Once you have selected a MIDI sequence, you can use the MIXER display button to influence the volume of the sequence. Save a Total Preset with the Accompaniment section, these volumes are saved with the Total Preset.
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SONG-Fader (Red) The SONG fader adjusts the volume of the entire accompaniment. This slider is identical to the SONG drawbar in the "Accompaniment Volumes" area. Here the track volumes of the up to 16 channels can be set. Note: The MIDI sequence itself is not changed. Only the volume of the sequence will be charged with the original value.
If you own an iPad or Android tablet, you can also place the karaoke window on your tablet with the XDisplay add-on program (chargeable) and a USB cable corresponding to the tablet. If you have any questions, please contact your WERSI partner. Karaoke Settings The SETTINGS button allows you to customize the display of texts to your liking.
The PROFI-Display 7.5 Settings The display button "Settings" is located at the top right between the date / time and the sound pool. This gives you access to further setting options that are described in theis operating instructions or in the programming instructions. There are three display pages that you can select by swiping or using the arrow buttons.
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Your OAX system can show notes and texts in the display. Further information can be found in the programming instructions in the chapter „Show sheets on the display“. Page 2 from 3 Under the "Global Settings" you can change some standard parameters. You will find information on this in the programming instructions.
The PROFI-Display 7.6 Volume control in PROFI mode OAX1-OAX500-OAX600-OAX700: The first three sounds in the upper and lower manual as well as the first sound on the pedal can be adjusted via the volume drawbars. OAX800: In the Manual Volumes section, you can control the volume of four sounds on upper and lower manual, two sounds on the pedal and WersiChord.
7.7 WERSIChord The WERSIChord button is identical to the WERSIChord panel button. See the chapter 4.8.3.1 WERSIChord. 7.8 Sound list Use the display button Sounds to access the list of OAX sounds. This gives you an overview of all the sounds that are in your instrument. Note: A selector is always selected on the upper or lower manual or pedal in the main display.
The PROFI-Display Load sound onto a selector In PROFI mode, select the selector with which you want to occupy the desired sound. Press the display area sound and the sound list shown above opens. In the list, select the sound you want. You can play these on the corresponding manual before the actual loading.
Finding sounds You can use the Search, Quick Search and Filter functions to find the desired sound. Two important notes: - To make the alphabetical search work correctly, please sort the list alphabetically. - If you want to browse the complete list, select ALL under Main Groups beforehand. Search Press SEARCH and enter the first few letters of the sound you are looking for.
The PROFI-Display Import of new sounds With the ability to import up to 512 sounds into your OAX instrument, you can use the OAS (*.sts) and AKAI (*. P) formats. Thus, the AKAI sounds and the sounds released for the OAS system can be transferred to the OAX system.
7.9 Accompaniment List Under ACCOMPANIMENT you can manage all accompaniments such as styles, MIDI sequences and audio files (MP3, WAV ...). You can see all the factory styles there and can load, delete, export or rename your own styles, MIDI sequences or audio files. To sort the list alphabetisch, press Accompaniment in the list heading.
The PROFI-Display The subgroups You already know the subgroups from the style buttons. Here the main group is further finely subdivided. For each main group, the expansion and user subgroups are located. Exp. = shows all styles added to the instrument in the corresponding main group through an expansion package.
Convert: The CONVERT button can only be seen if one of the Style Converter packages have unlocked. Here, styles from different manufacturers can be loaded to the OAX system. You get information on this, about your WERSI partner or at www.wersi.net. Important note for converting styles With these paid extensions, the manufacturer's styles can be converted to the OAX format.
The PROFI-Display Find styles, MIDI, or Audio files You can use the Search, Quick Search and Filter functions to find the style you want, or a MIDI or audio file. Two important notes: - To make the alphabetical search work correctly, please sort the list alphabetically. - If you want to browse the complete list, select ALL under Main Groups beforehand.
Press the IMPORT button and the file manager will open. Under SOURCE, first decide from which media (My WERSI, DVD drive, or USB stick) you want to load the file. a. My WERSI -> This folder is located on the WINDOWS desktop folder of your instrument b.
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The PROFI-Display Now the first free space of the ACC list appears. Accept it or select a different storage space. Confirm with SAVE. For MIDI and AUDIO, the files are invited directly and the loading process is complete. If you have selected Styles, the following display will appear: 10.
Note on the desktop folder "My WERSI": Only the desktop folder "My WERSI" is available for import and export on your instrument. No more directories/folders can be selected on the internal hard drive.
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The PROFI-Display Assign styles, MIDI sequences or AUDIO to the subgroups Within each list, select which file you want to associate. Select Select Mark if you want to map multiple files at the same time. Now, for subgroup, press Subgroup Assign. The display switch switches to Assign Active Now press the desired subgroup.
Select Select Mark if you want to export multiple files at the same time. Now press the Display button Export. The file manager appears. In the Target area, you now choose between: MY WERSI on the internal hard drive USB Stick/Hard Drive In the list, select the folder you want.
The PROFI-Display 7.10 Effects The SONIC has four SEND effects Reverb 1, Reverb 2, Chorus and Echo, and that each for the areas manuals, accompaniment (styles/sequences) and drums. In the AREA of EFFECTS, you have enough adjustment options to find your optimal sound.
Set an effect preset as default or global Set an effect preset as a "default preset" In the selected manuals, accompaniment or drums area, you can set an effect preset as your default preset. Whenever you use a Factory Total Preset, the Total Preset automatically selects this default effect preset. Set an effect preset as a Global Preset You've probably noticed the "Set as Global"...
The PROFI-Display Set and save your own effects presets Be creative and save your own effects program. This chapter will show you which parameters are available to you 7.10.3.1, 7.10.3.2 and 7.10.3.3. After you find your desired setting, you need to save the new effect program. Press the display button "SAVE".
7.10.3.1 The Reverb 1 and Reverb 2 programs The Reverb effect creates a spatial sound. You can set up the room from a small basement room to a large church. There are 14 preset Reverb programs available. You can set and save more yourself. Here the volume of the reverberation part is set.
The PROFI-Display 7.10.3.2 The Chorus The chorus effect causes a "floating" sound effect and is used with preference for stage piano sounds. There are 3 different chorus presets available. You can set and save more yourself. Here the volume of the chorus part is set. The identical setting can also be found in the quick operation of the effects in the chapter 4.8.3.2 Fast operation.
7.10.3.3 The delay The Echo effect causes a "phrase repetition", which is popular with guitar sounds. There are 7 different Echo programs available, which you can use in the three areas manuals, accompaniment and drums. You can set and save more yourself. Here the volume of the echo is set.
The PROFI-Display 7.11 CD-Player (not OAX1) You can play "normal" music CDs via the CD player. Start the CD player from the CD-PLAYER display area. Your SONIC is equipped with an automatic CD slot. Slide the music CD into the bay and from one point on, the CD will be fed automatically.
7.12 Audio Recorder With this feature you can easily save your music as a digital recording. 1. Select the appropriate Total Preset and set an optimal volume. 2. Press the "Audio-Record" display buttons and the following display will appears: By the way, the display can bepositioned anywhere in the display. 3.
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The PROFI-Display After a recording, the display surfaces (back), (stop) and (start) are now also active. After recording, you have two options: a. If you do not want to save the recording, press Discard, and then start a new recording. b.
8 Select and save TOTAL PRESETS 8.1 Overview Total Presets In the upper display area you will receive information about which Total Preset is currently selected. This area is identical in THE EASY and PROFI MODE. In this example, the Total Preset number 30 from the Bank Strings is selected with the name SONIC Orchestra.
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Select and save TOTAL PRESETS In the large display area on the right you can always see the 10 total presets of the selected bank, which you can select directly with a tap of the finger. Tip: You can also "wipe" between the banks with the wiping technique. If you are in the range of your own User Total Presets, you can use EDIT to call the following sections: Change Preset Name ->...
Select Total Presets via List Once you have tapped the number display area, the numerical selection of the Total Presets will appear. You can use the wiping technique to scroll the list. The list can be sorted according to the three criteria "Number", "Presetname" and "Presetbank". To do this, press the corresponding labels directly above the list.
Select and save TOTAL PRESETS Save your own Total Presets After you have filled all the manuals with sounds according to your wishes and tuned everything, you can save your settings in a Total Preset or in the Music Archive. Press the SAVE display button or the SAVE panel button on the OAX 800 and OAX 1000 models and the memory options will appear.
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The Total Preset is finally saved by pressing an empty space within a bank or overwriting an existing preset. you can also cancel the save operation with BACK OAX-System...
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Select and save TOTAL PRESETS What options do you have when saving a Total Preset? What happens if this option is saved What happens if this option is not Option with. selected. When you select this total preset, the Saves all selectors with their sounds and complete selectors on all manuals of the Sounds settings on all manuals.
If you own an iPad or Android tablet, you can also place the karaoke window on your tablet with the XDisplay add-on program (chargeable) and a USB cable corresponding to the tablet. If you have any questions, please contact your WERSI partner. Three sections can be selected for a song.
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Select and save TOTAL PRESETS Information: A short information text can be stored here. If the sheets, text or info buttons are gray, no data is stored. Test the new function with the new demo factory presets 131 to 140. You can also integrate your own sheets.
Total Preset Live-Settings Under the term Total Preset Live Settings, there are three functions that can make it easier for you to work with Total Presets. ATTENTION: As the label says, these are live settings that need to be reactivated after powering off. The "Total Preset Live Settings"...
Select and save TOTAL PRESETS 8.2 The Music Archive The Music Archive is a list of total presets in which the correct sounds are stored on the manuals and the style at the right tempo for a given title. The list is divided into the areas WORLD with 600 titles and German with 300 titles (as of version May 2019). In the OWN section, you can even add your own favorite songs to the music archive.
If you have closed the Music Archive with the Back display button, you are back in "normal" mode and the last used title of the music archive remains called. Important information: In each title, the lower manual is split and from C4 it is covered with a suitable sound.
Select and save TOTAL PRESETS You can sort the list in the SONG TITLE, STYLE, Tempo, and Beat ranges from A to Z, or from lowest to highest tempo. To do this, select the area you want. The TITLE section is selected directly after you have opened the Music Archive.
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Here you have the "only" the initial letters available. For example, you can jump to the first song with the initial letter S very fast. Filter You can use the Filter function to search for different words in the list. Press Filter and the keyboard will appear.
Select and save TOTAL PRESETS Creating favorites Make your songs a favorite. The areas FAV1 and 2 are available. So you can combine the songs you like to play into two separate lists. Go through the list and mark the desired entries with Fav 1 or Fav 2. To do this, select the desired entry with a touch of a button.
Add your own songs to the music archive Storing your own songs in the music archive is very easy. The music archive must be closed and you are in the area of Total Presets. 1. As you are used to when saving Total Presets, assemble all the sounds for the song and choose the right style at the right tempo.
Select and save TOTAL PRESETS Edit your own Total Presets in the Music Archive. Your own entries in the Music Archive can be renamed or deleted. If the User section is selected, the own Total Presets stored in the Music Archive appear and under the list the display buttons Edit.
9 Changing mapping for sounds and accompaniment 9.1 Create or edit your own mapping In the two areas of Sounds and Accompaniment, you can create your own mapping for each panel button. The own mapping can consist of up to 15 levels with 15 sounds each. Sounds and styles from the factory area and of course your own sounds, styles as well as MIDI and audio files can be transferred to your own mapping.
Changing mapping for sounds and accompaniment Map a Sound or Accompaniment Press the desired display button on which you want to map the sound/acc. Press the DISPLAY button MAPPEN and the sound list will open. When you edit the ACC mapping, the Accompaniment list opens.
Delete individual mapping The DELETE function allows you to delete a sound/style from a mapping. function must be switched on. Select the desired display button. In our example, this is the "Pizzikato Strings 1"button. Press the button and the sound will be removed from the mapping WITHOUT asking. At the end, don't forget to turn off the function again.
Changing mapping for sounds and accompaniment Swap mapping places The Exchange function allows you to swap the assignment of two buttons against each other. In our example, we exchange the style “Party Pop” with the style "Sweet Beat". function must be switched on. Then simply select the sound "Party Pop".
9.2 Delete or freeze Favorites Favorites constantly collect your favorite sounds and accompaniments for each button. This provides you with a quick overview of which sounds and accompaniments you use most often. Freeze favorites Your instrument constantly collects which sounds or styles you use from each button. With the FREEZE function, you can stop "collecting"...
Changing mapping for sounds and accompaniment Delete favorites for a button You can also reset the favorites separately for each button in the sound and Accompaniment areas. The function deletes all favorites on the sound or ACC button. In our example, we want to delete the favorites on the sound button Acoustic Piano. Select the sound button Acoustic Piano.
9.3 Global mapping an favorite settings You will find the display button "Settings" on every sound and ACC mapping. Direct select and mapping selection The "Direct Select" function allows you to set whether a sound or an accompaniment mapping is directly selected when you press a button in the areas of Sounds and Accompaniment.
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Changing mapping for sounds and accompaniment The "Show mapping" function is switched on in normal operation. Each time you select a sound or ACC button, the corresponding mapping is displayed. If you have made your own mapping with your own favorite sounds, you may not want the mapping to open every time in live operation.
a. You press a sound button. b. The mapping does not open. c. The first sound is selected. d. Any further key press does not change anything. With "Show mapping OFF" and "Step next ON" a. You press a sound button. b.
Changing mapping for sounds and accompaniment Press "Delete all favorites" and the following message will appear: Yes deletes the favorites on all Sound buttons. Delete all your own mappings With the "Delete all mappings" function, you can delete your own mappings separately for the Sounds and Accompaniment areas for all keys in the selected area at once.
10 Sound To Style (STS) With this function, four matching total presets are called for each factory style. Thus, the instrument always provides you with the appropriate instrumentation for every style. Choose a factory style you want. Four Total Presets specially tuned for this style are now displayed -> STS 1 to STS 4.
The OAX software has also been activated once. This unlock number is displayed in the ACTIVATION section. Here in our example it is number 10657059. How to get an activation key Please contact your WERSI dealer. Then have your instrument ID ready. Operating Manual...
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After you unlock an expansion package, turn the instrument off and on again. This will load all new data. Note: Each expansion package has its own Operating manual. There you will learn how to use the new extension. You can find the operating instructions at http://www.wersi.net/service.html. OAX-System...
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