Oberheim MC 3000, Руководство по эксплуатации

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MC 3000
Operating Manual
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5. THE CHAIN OPERATING MODE
5.1 INTRODUCTION
The term Chain refers to a system which simplifies a sequence of patches; in other words,
a chain is simply a ladder which contains an order of succession for the MC3000 patches.
With this system, each of the MC-3000's 1024 patches can be different from the others in
all its parameters, and it is then up to the chain to recall the desired patches, which may
also be the same, from within its construction elements called STEPS.
5.2 PLAY CHAIN.
The first page of the CHAIN operating mode is the PLAY CHAIN page, which allows us to
select the number of the chain to be used, but does not allow us to modify or set the
chain, because all this is carried out in the next page, called EDIT CHAIN.
As soon as we access this page, we find the CHAIN N. field in the top right-hand of the
display selected automatically; here the encoder, the INC and DEC keys or the Numeric
pad followed by the ENTER key to confirm can be used to select the number of the chain
to be used. The number of the selected chain will appear alongside the number.
Under the chain number, the screen shows the STEP MODE, meaning the way in which
the system is moved on to the next step; this may be set by means of a pedal, a number
key, a key note key, etc. The central window contains the information about the current
step, while the patch assigned to that step appears beside the word PROGRAM. The
cursor keys are disabled since there are no other fields which can be selected. As its
associated icon indicates the first function key F1 gives access to the second page, the
EDIT CHAIN page. The other function keys are used to scroll through the steps in the
direction shown by the corresponding icon. F2 moves forward one step, F3 moves back
one step, while F4 and F5 take us to the first and last steps in the chain respectively. F6,
associated to the NEXT icon, is used to confirm the step selected using the function keys
or to move forward one step, with automatic confirmation of the selected step.
CAUTION: the step scroll functions (keys F2, F3, F4 and F5) are solely "pointing"
functions and do not cause loading of the patch associated to the step.
Once the desired step has been selected, press F6 or the device specified in the STEP
MODE to enable the patch selected for it.
When the chain is recalled, although it is displayed the first step is not yet operational;
press F6 (or one of the devices selected for step mode) to enable the corrisponding patch.
Chain Number
Chain Name
Step Mode