Thank You
Thank you for your purchase of the DB-1 Drawbar Controller from Ocean Beach Digital. The DB-1
Drawbar Controller was created specifically to complement the Nord and will greatly enhance the
experience of playing organ sounds on these keyboards. Now you can finally reach over and grab a
handful of drawbars just like you would on a 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. This is accomplished by setting some small switches (called DIP switches) inside
the battery compartment.
It is necessary to set these switches in the correct position for the DB-1
Drawbar Controller to work correctly with your keyboard. It may also be necessary to program
the MIDI channel, depending on your keyboard setup.
Please note – if you do not configure the
DB-1 Drawbar Controller correctly, it will not work for your setup. And nobody wants that. So please,
take care to follow the steps in this manual to set everything up. You will only need to configure your
DB-1 Drawbar Controller(s) once, and then these settings are stored permanently unless you change
them later.
One quick note: throughout this manual you will encounter terms like “Nord,” “Electro,” “Stage EX”
and so on. These are all trademarks of Clavia DMI AB, the Swedish company that manufactures these
keyboards. The DB-1 Drawbar Controller is manufactured in San Diego, California by Ocean Beach
Digital. Words like “Nord” and “Electro” are used for descriptive purposes in order to explain how to
use this DB-1 Drawbar Controller with their various products. You should understand that the two
companies not affiliated in any way, nor should you infer any such affiliation.
Once again, thank you for your purchase. We hope you enjoy your new DB-1 Drawbar Controller.
Getting Started
OK, you’re probably eager to get going with your new DB-1 Drawbar Controller, so we’ll try to make
this as quick and painless as possible. Here are the five steps you need to follow:
1. Determine your keyboard & drawbar configuration
2. Set the DB-1 Drawbar Controller DIP Switch(es) accordingly
3. Make all your MIDI connections
4. Check for power
5. Teach your DB-1 Drawbar Controller(s) what MIDI channel(s) to use
That’s it. So we will tackle each of these steps one at a time.
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