Oberheim XK User manual
0WN
ER
S
MANUAL
Oberiieim
A
Division
of
ECC
Development
Corporation
Master
MIDI
Keyboard
OWNER'S
MANUAL
FIRST
EDITION
-
Augusti
985
A
Division
of
ECC
Development
Corporation
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MISCELLANEOUS
MIDI
FUNCTIONS
Starting
A
Drum
Machine
or
Sequencer
Continuing
A
Drum
Machine
or
Sequencer
Stopping
A
Drum
Machine
or
Sequencer
Selecting
A
Song
Tuning
Instruments
Remotely
Sending
an
ALL
NOTES
OFF
to
Remote
Instruments
24
25
26
OCTAVE
TRANSPOSE
LEVER
/
CONTINUOUS
CONTROLLER
(slider)
SETTING
THE
PRESSURE
SENSITIVITY
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome
to
the
Xk
Congratulations!
You
are
now
the
owner
of
a
powerful
and
versatile
remote
MIDI
keyboard
of
outstanding
features
and
value.
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^,Obfheirn
X*
MIDI
keyboard
is
an
unique
controller
designed
to
command
up
to
16
different
MIDI
instruments
6
in
real
time
(3
MIDI
channels
playable
at
once,
with
3
channels
of
spill-over
The
Xk(does
not
make
sound
on
its
own.
It
was
designed
to
add
flexibility
and
convenience
to
the
Si^^^S^i
m
T
PDr°9rammlng
COnCept
ls
lntroduced
with
the
Xk-the
concept
of
Inn^c
J<
PROGRAM.
A
Master
Program
is
a
storage
of
three
different
instrument
setups
(as
opposed
to
sound
setup),
with
each
instrument
being
controlled
by
1
of
3
ZONES
within
the
Xk
Master
Keyboard.
The
Xk
has
the
most
powerfull
ARPEGGIATOR
of
any
MIDI
keyboard
on
the
market.
The
arpeggiator
has
the
ability
to
arpeggiate
the
played
velocity of
the
notes.
The
Xk
keyboard
is
a
MIDI
output instrument
which
means
using
it
as
a
Master
Controller
vour
TXe
oote^lh3Ve
!iOLD'CHORD'or
ARPEGGIATOR
features
can
now
have
them
And
the
potential
use
with
rack
mount
synths.
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v^Kh"
Syn'hS
3nd
°'herSD0U"d
9eneratin9
instrum^ts.
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Xk
comes
from
the
factory
with
very
limited
pre-programming.
But
dont be
concerned
about
spendinq
manv
hours
ConvC9
'h?hXk-
V°rki^
W"h
3
t80hniC1Ue
lhat
we'"ca"
a
Pr°9ramin9
ShelUnduse^the
Bio*
Copy
feature,
the
instrument
setup
is
relatively
simple.
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