Oberheim MC 3000, Руководство по эксплуатации

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MC 3000
Operating Manual
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Available Functions
3. THE PROGRAM OPERATING MODE
3.1 INTRODUCTION
As already mentioned, this operating mode is automatically selected in switch-on. On
many other keyboards, its equivalent is known as the Play mode, meaning that the
keyboard is ready to be played. The keyboard also plays in the other modes, but the
program and chain modes are the typically "live" modes, because they allow the
immediate change of the patches prepared for the various musical and instrumental
contexts.
3.2 TOP PAGE
The first page which appears when the PLAY mode is accessed, and therefore also at
switch-on, is the TOP PAGE
.
This page contains all the information necessary during performance of a song. The
centre of the display shows the name of the bank and the number and name of the patch
being played, with a comments field of 24 letters.
In the top of the screen, we find the name of the page and the current operating mode,
while the box in the top right-hand corner indicates the activation status of the 8 zones in
that patch; the solid circles indicate the active zones which are being played, while the
empty ones show the active zones not being played, and the zones surrounded by
dotted lines are in standby mode. No icons appear for the zones not active in that
patch; if only 4 zones are active in that patch, only 4 circles will appear, solid, empty or
with dotted lines depending on the conditions described above. At the bottom of the
screen there are rectangles indicating the pages of the Program mode. Here again, the
page selected, and thus the rectangle selected, is indicated by reverse lighting.
All the data input devices, such as the encoder, the INC and DEC keys and the numerical
keypad are enabled for patch selection; if the keypad is used a message on the display
will show the sequence of data entered with regard to the patch number and bank.
Remember that selections made from the numerical keypad must be confirmed by
pressing ENTER.
Current Page Operating Mode
Zone icons
Patch Name
Comment Field
Selected
Function
Bank and
Number