Play Timbre - Oberheim OB 12 Operating Manual

As well as playing an entire Program, the OB-12 also allows the user to play the Timbres individually.
From any video page, press the [TIMBRE] button in the MODE&SET-UP section of the central
panel; the system will leave the Program environment and enable the Timbre present in the Part
currently selected. As you will see in the KEYBOARD MODE & PART SELECT section of the
central panel, the keyboard mode will be set as SINGLE (the LED of the [SINGLE] key illuminates)
since the selected timbre will be present throughout the keyboard range. The display will then
show the Play Timbre video page:
Timbre Location
As well as the name of the Timbre and the location in which it is memorised, the display also
shows its volume. After locating the cursor on this field, the encoder or number keypad can be
used using the usual procedures to enter the desired value.
You can use the [PART] buttons to recall and edit the Timbres contained in the selected part.
As for the Play Program video page, this page also consists of three folders called SELECTION,
INFOS and SCOPE, plus the EDIT function field.
Now select the INFOS folder; the display will show:
This video page shows the status of the main system controllers with the following fields:
VEL.STATUS
(Velocity Status)
active.
VEL.TYPE
(Velocity Type)
P.B.STATUS
(Pitch Bender Status)
P.B.COURSE
(Pitch Bender Course)
[PITCH] wheel.
AFTER.STATUS
MODUL.STATUS
active.
KEYB.MODE
(Keyboard Mode)
RIB.1TO
(Ribbon 1 To)
RIB.2TO
(Ribbon 2 To)
The video page recalled using the SCOPE folder is identical to the video page of the same name
in the PROGRAM operating environment, the meaning of which has already been explained in
point 6.1; refer to this for the information required.
: informs the user whether or not the keyboard velocity control is
: displays the type of velocity selected.
: informs the user whether the [PITCH] wheel is active.
: displays the range of values controlled by means of the
: displays whether the Aftertouch is active.
(Aftertouch Status)
: informs the user whether the [MODULATION] wheel is
(Modulation Status)
: displays the mode of use of the keyboard.
: displays the first parameter controlled by the Ribbon Controller.
: displays the second parameter controlled by the Ribbon Controller.
Timbre Volume
Timbre Name
145
OB 12