Tools - Oberheim OB 12 Operating Manual

OB 12
FREEZE TIME: sets the period of time, in seconds, for which the video page which generated
the Swapping is displayed, after which the display will return to display of the previous video
page (unless the Display Hold is active – LED of the [DISP HOLD] button on).
POT. LINK MODE
controlled by the control which generated the Swapping immediately with the value assumed
by the control itself (by selecting HOOK) or to wait until the control reaches the value shown on
the display and then start to modify the value on the display (by selecting VALUE).
This function can sometimes be useful if the user wishes to display a given programming page
by just moving a panel control, without modifying the value of the parameter associated to it.
The last section of the GLOBAL SETUP function relates to setting of the OB-12 switch-on mode.
To access the relative video page select the POWER-ON folder. The video page comprises:
in which the following fields can be modified:
MODE: sets the switch-on procedure, with a choice of normal (with NORMAL selected) or slow
(with SLOW selected), in which case all the instrument's presentation video pages will be
displayed.
LOCATION N.: sets which Program will be recalled when the instrument is switched on.
The TOOLS section of the SYSTEM environment groups together a number of useful functions for
optimum control of the instrument. These functions include the copying of single sections of one
Timbre into another, Timbre initialisation (reset), display of the memory occupied by the Phrases
or Motions and the information relating to the software versions installed in the instrument.
To access these functions, select field 8-TOOLS in the SYSTEM menu; the display will show the
video page relating to copying of specific sections of a Timbre:
in which you will find the following parameters:
SOURCE TIMBRE: specifies from which Timbre memory location the section specified by the
SECTION COPY parameter is to be copied.
TARGET TIMBRE: specifies into which Timbre memory location the section specified by the
SECTION COPY parameter present in the Timbre set with the SOURCE TIMBRE parameter
is to be copied.
(Potentiometer Link Mode)
: specifies whether the user wishes to set the parameter
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