Step 5: Setting the MIDI channel – two DB-1 Drawbar Controllers
The procedure is the same for all keyboard configurations:
You must teach each DB-1 Drawbar Controller separately what MIDI channel to use for its
corresponding manual (upper and lower). We start with the Upper drawbar controller:
1.
On the Upper DB-1 Drawbar Controller, press and hold the white P
ROGRAM
B
UTTON
located on
the rear panel. Hold this button down until the LED begins to flash. Release the button. The
LED will continue to flash, indicating that you are in Learn Mode.
2.
Press and hold the Upper DB-1 Drawbar Controller’s T
OP
B
UTTON
. While holding this button,
play a few notes
on the upper manual only
. Release the button.
3.
Quickly press and release the P
ROGRAM
B
UTTON
on the Upper DB-1 Drawbar Controller. The
LED will stop flashing.
Now repeat the procedure for the Lower manual:
4.
On the Lower DB-1 Drawbar Controller, press and hold the rear-panel P
ROGRAM
B
UTTON
until
the LED begins to flash. Release the button. The LED will continue to flash, indicating that
you are in Learn Mode.
5.
Press and hold the Lower DB-1 Drawbar Controller’s T
OP
B
UTTON
. While holding this button,
play a few notes
on the lower manual only
. Release the button.
6.
Quickly press and release the Lower DB-1 Drawbar Controller’s P
ROGRAM
B
UTTON
. The LED
will stop flashing.
You have now taught each of the DB-1 Drawbar Controllers its MIDI channel. This information has
been written to FLASH memory, so you will not have to perform this step again unless you change
your Nord’s MIDI channel assignments. You will need to keep track of which DB-1 Drawbar
Controller is upper and which is lower. You’ll get unexpected results if you later swap them without
reprogramming them.
Time to Play!
That’s it! Go play some music. As you move each drawbar, you should see the LED display for the
corresponding virtual drawbars move up and down. If not, carefully double-check the procedures in the
five setup steps.
Also, please note that that the Stage and the Electro only display one set of virtual bar-graph drawbars
at a time, but these keyboards internally can support two organ manuals, each having their own drawbar
registration. 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. There may be some exception cases where the Nord has silently changed panel focus undetected,
and the DB-1 starts controlling the virtual drawbars that are not currently being displayed. These
exception cases have been avoided where possible to do so.
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