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- Page 1 Drawbar Controller DB-1 User Manual Ocean Beach Digital www.oceanbeachdigital.com...
- Page 2 Power Button Program Button Battery Door Top Button DIP Switches...
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Page 3: Getting Started
B-3. A lot of effort was put into making the DB-1 as easy to set up as possible. However, the various Nord organ keyboards use different MIDI mappings for drawbar events, so the DB-1 needs to know which Nord you are using. -
Page 4: Step 2: Setting The Dip Switches
Drawbar Controllers. So the first step is to figure out what your configuration is. Are you using one DB-1 Drawbar Controller with an Electro? Are you using two Drawbar Controllers with a C1? That sort of thing. If you’re using two DB-1 Drawbar Controllers, you will need to designate one controller as the Upper manual drawbars, and the other one the Lower manual drawbars. - Page 5 Electro / Electro 2 / Electro 3 / Electro 4 down-down-down MIDI channel is set automatically Stage / Stage EX / Stage 2 down-down-up MIDI channel(s) must be programmed in Learn mode C1 / C2 down-up-down MIDI channels must be programmed in Learn mode each manual for C1 / C2 upper for Electro / Electro 2 / 3 / 4 down-up-up...
- Page 6 Step 3: Making all the MIDI connections: one DB-1 Drawbar Controller If you have one DB-1 Drawbar Controller, regardless of which Nord you have, your MIDI connections should look like this: optional external sound module midi in optional keyboard acting as lower organ manual...
- Page 7 Step 3: Making all the MIDI connections: two DB-1 Drawbar Controllers If you have two DB-1 Drawbar Controllers, regardless of which Nord you have, your MIDI connections should look like this: optional external sound module midi in optional keyboard acting as lower organ manual...
- Page 8 Whenever the DB-1 has power, the LED will flicker whenever you move a drawbar. If you don't see this, or if the DB-1 appears to be operating erratically, try installing a fresh 9v battery and putting the power button in the in position whenever the DB-1 is in use.
- Page 9 Note for Electro 4 owners The Electro 4 has the ability to use either USB or 5-pin DIN as its MIDI interface. The DB-1 uses the 5-pin DIN interface, so you'll need to go into the Electro 4's MIDI menu and change the menu function MIDI Interface setting to P(DIN MIDI).
- Page 10 If you set up a keyboard split, have two Slots active, and have organs active in both Slots, the two Slots act as independent organ manuals. The DB-1 drawbars will act upon the Slot that's in focus (the slot whose LED is flashing.) When using either a keyboard split or an external lower manual, change Slot focus between upper and lower organ manual by using the Slot A / Slot B buttons on the Stage 2 control panel.
- Page 11 Panel A active and that you have turned off all the Piano / Organ / Synth MIDI channel overrides in the MIDI menu, as shown in the Stage 2 section above. The DB-1 will keep track of whether it sees Note On events on one or two MIDI channels during the Learn process.
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Page 12: Time To Play
The DB-1 attempts to control the organ manual that is “in focus” on the control panel, and it attempts to keep track of panel focus changes by listening to the MIDI messages being sent by your Nord. -
Page 13: Programming The T
Single DB-1 Drawbar controller with Electro family, and Single DB-1 Drawbar Controller with Stage family with second keyboard set up as a lower organ manual: if you programmed two MIDI channels into your DB-1 Drawbar Controller, the T... - Page 14 Programming the T (Continued) UTTON Send All Function: The T can be programmed to resend all drawbar data whenever it's UTTON pressed. This is useful if you want to have the drawbars set to one registration and then bring up a patch set to some other registration.
- Page 15 Imagine that you have all the drawbars in your DB-1 Drawbar Controller pushed in, and you call up a preset on your Nord that has an “888888888” registration where all of the drawbars are pulled out. The DB-1 Drawbar Controller normally does not generate any MIDI traffic unless you do something, so the Nord’s control panel will not reflect the actual positions of your DB-1 drawbars.
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Page 16: Clear Memory
Release the button. The LED will continue to flash slowly, indicating that you’re in Learn Mode. Once you’re in Learn Mode, the DB-1 Drawbar Controller listens for certain MIDI events and remembers them. The things that can be learned this way are: ! MIDI Channel (except for Electro with one DB-1 Drawbar Controller) function (except for C1/C2 with one DB-1;... - Page 17 Configuring the DB-1 with other MIDI tonewheel organs and modules The DB-1 was designed to be particularly easy to set up with Nord keyboards, but it can used with other keyboards, organ modules, and virtual organ software as well. However: ! Not all keyboards with drawbar organ sounds respond to drawbar commands.
- Page 18 DB-1’s internal MIDI Merger to merge your drawbar movements into the MIDI stream generated by your master controller keyboard. Note also that the DB-1 can only grab power from the MAIN MIDI IN jack, so you would need to use the 9v battery for power in this configuration.
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Page 19: Troubleshooting
First, let’s take a step back and look at the big picture. The DB-1 works by sending MIDI messages to your Nord, and it also must be able to receive messages from the Nord for programming. If the setup steps at the beginning of this manual didn’t get things going for you, any one of several things could be... - Page 20 ! make sure that you have the MIDI cables connected to the correct jacks. Even if you connect the cables backwards, the DB-1 may still be able to run off MIDI power, so don’t be fooled by this – make sure DB-1 MAIN OUT goes to Nord MIDI IN, and Nord MIDI OUT goes to DB- 1 MAIN IN.
- Page 21 Troubleshooting (continued) For C1 Organ: make sure the Upper MIDI channel is set to 1-16. It should not be set to one of the “E” channels E1-E9 nor OFF. It has been reported that the C1 does not respond to CC messages (including drawbar commands) when using the “E”...
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Page 22: Electromagnetic Compatibility
Ocean Beach Digital declares under its sole responsibility purchased the product. that the Product Drawbar Controller DB-1 complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:... -
Page 23: Warranty Information
Beach Digital dealer. This warranty explicitly excludes cables which may become defective as a result of normal wear and tear. In the event that Ocean Beach Digital receives, from an original purchaser and within the warranty coverage period, written notice of defects in materials or workmanship, Ocean Beach Digital will either replace the product, repair the product, or refund the purchase price at its option. - Page 24 Ocean Beach Digital 4876 Santa Monica Ave #162 San Diego CA 92107 864-DRAWBARS (864-372-9227) www.oceanbeachdigital.com DB-1 Manual fw ver 2.00 rev f...