Oberheim OB 12 Operating Manual - page 18

OB   12  

Z-Domain Synthesizer

 5.3 The AUTOMATION SECTION

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which contains the following settings:

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ACTS ON PROGRAM: use this parameter to enable the function in Play Program mode (but

not in Edit Program mode).

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FREEZE TIME: here you can set the time for which the video page is to remain on the display

before the display again shows the video page present before the Swap (provided the DISPLAY

HOLD is not active).

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POT. LINK MODE 

(Potentiometer Link Mode)

: specifies whether the user wishes to set the parameter

immediately with the value assumed by the control on the panel (by selecting HOOK) or to

wait until the control assumes the value shown on the display (by selecting VALUE) and then

proceed to modify the parameter.

Refer to point 10.7 for further information about setting the function.

The term AUTOMATION refers to the section in the OB-12 which allows the performance of

automatic operations triggered using the special controls on the front panel. As well as controlling

the start of the automation, this section allows the user to set and personalise it both using the

display and by means of the panel controls.

The AUTOMATION section is subdivided into two large categories:

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the NOTE automation functions;

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the GENERATION automation functions.

The note automation functions include the ARPEGGIO and PHRASE RECORDER functions,

while those relating to generation are the MOTION RECORDER and MORPH functions.

We will now take a detailed look at these four functions.

ARPEGGIO

By means of this function, the OB-12 allows you to perform arpeggios by just playing a note or a

chord on the keyboard. You can set the mode, time and playing pattern of the arpeggio, the

range in octaves and the synchronisation with a remote MIDI unit. The ARPEGGIO function

belongs to the Automation memory section, but it is correlated to the Program environment, so it

is possible to have one type of arpeggio for each program.

Refer to point 9.6 – Arpeggio Settings for further information about this function.

The front panel section dedicated to the arpeggio comprise the following controls:

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[TEMPO]: this trimmer regulates the metronome tempo for performance of the arpeggio. The

range of values is from 25 BPM (Beats Per Minute) with the trimmer turned completely to the

left to 250 BPM (trimmer turned completely to the right).