Ocean Beach DB-1 User Manual - Programming The T
Programming the T
OP
B
UTTON
The purpose of the T
OP
B
UTTON
depends on your keyboard configuration.
Single DB-1 Drawbar Controller with C1/C2: the T
OP
B
UTTON
acts as a toggle which selects whether
the drawbars are controlling the upper or lower organ manual. This button is not programmable, so you
can skip to the next section.
Single DB-1 Drawbar controller with Electro family, and
Single DB-1 Drawbar Controller with Stage family with second keyboard set up as a lower organ
manual: if you programmed two MIDI channels into your DB-1 Drawbar Controller, the T
OP
B
UTTON
will act as a toggle which selects which manual the drawbars are controlling, but it can be
reprogrammed to do other things.
For all other keyboard configurations, the T
OP
B
UTTON
does nothing initially but can be
reprogrammed.
The T
OP
B
UTTON
can be programmed to send most MIDI Control Change (CC) messages to the Nord.
Subsequent pushes of the button will toggle between sending a data value of 0 and sending 127 (hex
7F) which is the maximum MIDI value. The T
OP
B
UTTON
is programmed by sending it a MIDI CC
message while in learn mode while holding the T
OP
B
UTTON
down, similar to how MIDI channels are
programmed.
Many of the Nord’s front toggle panel functions work by sending either 0 or 127 for some MIDI CC, so
you can program the T
OP
B
UTTON
to duplicate any of these functions. For example, you might want the
T
OP
B
UTTON
to toggle the speed of the rotary simulator. Or on an Electro, if you use two manuals you
might want the T
OP
B
UTTON
to toggle between Upper and Lower manual. To set this up:
1.
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 T
OP
B
UTTON
.
3.
While holding the T
OP
B
UTTON
, press the button on the Nord’s control panel whose function
you would like to assign to the T
OP
B
UTTON
.
4.
Release the T
OP
B
UTTON
5.
Quickly press and release the P
ROGRAM
B
UTTON
. The LED will stop flashing.
The T
OP
B
UTTON
has just “learned” the MIDI Control Change message associated with whatever Nord
button you pushed. (This assumes that the Nord button you pushed causes a MIDI Control Change
message to be send. Most of the Nord’s toggle-state buttons do this.) You should now be able to push
the T
OP
B
UTTON
and see that it duplicates the function of the Nord button you just assigned to it.
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