Oberheim OB 12 Operating Manual - page 19

OB   12

Z-Domain Synthesizer

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[TAP TEMPO]: this button allows you to set the

metronome tempo of the arpeggio by pressing the

button itself. The LED on the button displays the current

metronome tempo, and if the key is pressed twice, the

OB-12 will calculate the time between one press and

the next in order to set the arpeggio tempo. If a remote

MIDI CLOCK source is connected the value of this

parameter will be that specified by the MIDI message.

Any manual settings will be ignored.

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[HOLD]: this button allows the user to enable the HOLD

function, by means of which the OB-12 will perform

the arpeggio even after the keyboard keys have been

released. With the function disabled, when the

keyboard keys are released the arpeggio will cease.

The button LED displays the status of the function in

accordance with the following rule:

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LED on: function active

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LED off: function disabled

With the function active, if another note or another chord is played after the one on which the

instrument is playing the arpeggio, the new notes will replace the ones on which the arpeggio

was previously based.

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[ON/OFF]: button for enabling or disabling the Arpeggio function. The button LED displays

the status of the function in accordance with the following rule:

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LED on: function active

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LED off: function disabled

If this button is pressed for at least two seconds, the Arpeggio setting video page will be

displayed.

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[MODE]: this button allows selection of the arpeggio mode. The settings available are:

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UP: the arpeggio is performed cyclically from the lowest to the highest note.

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DOWN: the arpeggio is performed cyclically from the highest to the lowest note.

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UP & DOWN (UP and DOWN LEDs on): the arpeggio is performed cyclically from the lowest

to the highest note and vice-versa.