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Page 1: ...0WN ER S MANUAL Oberiieim A Division of ECC Development Corporation...

Page 2: ...Master MIDI Keyboard OWNER S MANUAL FIRST EDITION Augusti 985 A Division of ECC Development Corporation...

Page 3: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Page 4: ...quencer Continuing A Drum Machine or Sequencer Stopping A Drum Machine or Sequencer Selecting A Song Tuning Instruments Remotely Sending an ALL NOTES OFF to Remote Instruments 24 25 26 OCTAVE TRANSPOS...

Page 5: ...setups as opposed to sound setup with each instrument being controlled by 1 of 3 ZONES within the Xk Master Keyboard The Xk has the most powerfull ARPEGGIATOR of any MIDI keyboard on the market The a...

Page 6: ...9 Levers On Off 10 Continuous Controller Value 11 Foot Switch Value 12 Mod Lever Negative Controller Value Hold Chord Chord Latch Chord Transpose Programable Multi Mode Arpeggiator Arpeggiator can be...

Page 7: ...PICTURES System Hookup _...

Page 8: ...roducing device with MIDI Select Master Program on ftftfl fift tt Selecting A Master Program STth _ PROGRAM display ress The default Master Program M00 from factory is Play entire keyboard range on ch...

Page 9: ...ogram Mode by Lh PROGRAM switch Enter two numbers with the keypad or ise the arrow p 1 Sf h dhTWhiCh MaSterProgram u haveseIected A sowh nthe Master Program is selected the Patch number for each zone...

Page 10: ...copy a o iSrr ram t0 more than one Iocal on select the Master Program to be copied HOLD the STORE switch and HOLD the MASTER PROGRAM switch Next with the keypad enter the two digit number of the Mast...

Page 11: ...With this setup a note played in zonei will sound on Xpander 1 a note played in Zone 2 will sound on Xpander 2 and a note played in Zone 3 will sound on Xpander 3 MIDI channel 1 Zonei Xpander 1 MIDI...

Page 12: ...doesn t matter which one is selected A non Oberheim instrument will do a normal patch change See the Xk MIDI spec for details UDe im Press the UP arrow in the Zone Parameters section The I e d next t...

Page 13: ...ber of voices 01 16 playable on the MIDI Channel forthis Zone The simplest mode is to set meTvote Hmit to 16 Remember setting to 16 selects no spillover If the voice limit is set to less than 16 and M...

Page 14: ...oice limit is set for Also examine a second example Set the voice hmrt to 3 and set the MIDI channel to 10 The first note played is sent on channel 10 the second on channel 11 the third on channel 12...

Page 15: ...the current Zone is set to 12 or ci keypad enter dSplay Setting the Upper Keyboard Limit Press one of the arrow switches until the l e d next to Upper Limit is lit Repeat the same process used for th...

Page 16: ...ing MIDI Mono Whfn nnr h FT S WllCheS Until lhe Le d next t0 MIDI Mono ls on Select 1 for on 0 for off When ON the first noe played will be sent on the basic MIDI Channel the second note played will n...

Page 17: ...ler Value Press MIDI Controller switch until the l e d next to Continuous is on Select the controller value wiin me Keypad A MIDI continuous controller value is a number assigned to a function this nu...

Page 18: ...I e d should be ON if not press the switch again Next push the Mod Lever towards the back and while Holding the lever select the controller value on the keypad In the example below the mod lever negat...

Page 19: ...erformed And remember the sensitivity is almost always adjusted in the receiving device In the example below scale 2 is selected for the current Master Program VELDOTY press O SCALE 1 SCALE 2 OOFF Rel...

Page 20: ...he notes will arpeggiate in random order The arpeggiator will play only one note and in the Up Down Order the end notes will sound twice In the example below the notes will arpeggiate in the order pla...

Page 21: ...an be repeated up to 5 different intervals In the example below the pattern will play first by no tranposition and then play transposed by the first interval press O PLAYORDER keypad O PLAYMODE TRANSP...

Page 22: ...Assign is lit Select 1 to arpeggiate zonei Select 2 to arpeggiate zone 2 Select 3 to arpeggiate zone 3 Only one Zone at a time can be arpeggiated In the example below Zone 2 will arpeggiate press O P...

Page 23: ...play one note The input level can be between 4 and 20 volts The external clock is sensed by a mono plug being inserted into the jack i i afterthe flrSl 8Xternal clock ls accePted the Xk thls wl aW the...

Page 24: ...Tiis note is sustained S g M Jg Canceling Held Notes To CANCEL the HOLD function don t play any keys and Press the HOLD switch The I e d will ao out and the note s will cease sounding Holding Notes an...

Page 25: ...ng the HOLD function described above Next Press the CHORD switch The sounding Now playing a note on the keyboard will transpose the chord by the 1 h P ayed latlv t0 ow C For examP e Playing Low C wil...

Page 26: ...STORE switch first to avoid entering HOLD mode STORE hold HOD O and press Continuing A Drum Machine or Sequencer The Xk can send a MIDI Continue Command To Continue a drum machine or sequencer press a...

Page 27: ...DE press only ONE of the Zone Parameter Arrows an I e d in this section will come back ON In the example below Song number 49 is sent This is a performance function and is not stored in a Master Progr...

Page 28: ...LL NOTES OFF to the remote instruments Sometime a note gets stuck ON for one reason or another To send an AH notes off command press and hold the STORE switch and then press the Octave Up Arrow switch...

Page 29: ...octaves To transpose the keyboard press one of the nIZIT Hi9 TAV E TRANSP0SE Th transposition is sen over WDlortyXn equaltonSddteC han9eOn3 thatiSbelnQ heldd Wa The aIueof60 is 0 12 24 36 48 60 72 pia...

Page 30: ...lever towards the front of the Xk causes the Modulation Amount to increase on the Remote Instrument This function is assigned to MIDI controller number 1 assignable mod lever modulation amount The Mod...

Page 31: ...he slider will adjust the Sensitivity of the Pressure To adjust the sensitivity the PRESSURE l e d must be on and 2 must be in the display Changing the Xk to a different mode sets the slider back to u...

Page 32: ...correct To calibrate the slider turn the power OFF Postion the slider full left and while holding the Chord Switch apply power This calibrates the slider 1 4 MOVEFULLLEFT continuous controller CHORD 2...

Page 33: ...ressure status 1101nnnn Pitch status 1110nnnn Channel Pressure fAffPr Tfl h status 1101 nnnn nnnn 0 to OFH Midi Channel 1 to 16 Sona Selent status 11110011 Start status 11111010 Stop status 11111100 C...

Page 34: ...MSB End of System exclusive System exclusive Oberheim ID number Device number Xpander 02 Command byte Page and Subpage select Data LSB s Page no Data MSB Subpage no End of System exclusive System excl...

Page 35: ...gle Patch Is SnJ fP i I Tly timethe yStem excluslve code is sent ls when the last P ch change was a nhp L Th T y U S6leCt a Mull Patch chan9e This is to prevent an Xpander orother Oberhelm synthesizer...

Page 36: ...Note limits Transposition MIDI Mono Mode ON OFF Pressure ON OFF Levers ON OFF Notes in excess of the programmed Voice Limit play on an additional MIDI Channel allows two synthesizers to play as one la...

Page 37: ...u er hls Warran y the product must upon discovery of the defect be properly packed and shipped to the nearest Oberheim Authorized Service Center The party requesZ tT8 Pr f f rlglnal 0Wnershlp and date...

Page 38: ...ainer is unavailable a replacement carton can be purchased from Oberheim THE DURATION OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTAB...

Page 39: ...our problem we will work with your local Service Center or Dealer to review and verify the information and facts Based on these facts we will advise or consult with the Service Center or Dealer as app...

Page 40: ...ch while you are powering the Xk ON This wil III ARPEGGIATOR 1 The Aroeggiator Gate Time has been changed to make its operation more reliable when used with the and the OB 8 as well as many other MIDI...

Page 41: ...the synthesizer being played from this Zone 3 Once you have set the limit for the current Zone you can select another Zone to adjust its Velocity Scale 4 The Velocity range available is 0 to 127 But...

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