Viscount DB-5 Spezifikationen

DB-5 Operating Manual- DB5

50 2.3 THE REAR PANEL1. [PEDALBOARD] connector.This connector allows connection of the optional pedalboard.2. PEDAL [FOOTSW. I], [FOOTSW. II] and [E

OB5513. CONNECTING AND SWITCHING ONTHE OB5 3.1 CONNECTION EXAMPLES

521. Before making any connection, make sure that the OB5 and the rest of the equipmentare switched off.2. Then connect the OB5 to the electricity sup

53 3.4 SWITCHING OFFWhen you decide to stop playing and switch off the instrument, follow these simple rules:1. Turn down the volume of the OB5 and o

OB5544. FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THESOUND 4.1 WHAT PRESETS AND MEMORIES AREAs we have already mentioned, with regard to the controls on the instrument’

55 4.3 HOW TO SELECT A MEMORYIn contrast with the Presets, a given Memory can only be recalled by means of the display.From the MAIN video page:press

56informing you that the OB5 is initialising the Presets. On conclusion of the operation, thedisplay will show the MAIN video page.N.B.: When a Preset

57If you wish to abort the Memory saving operation, press [EXIT] from the previous videopage.If you wish to restore the original contents of one or al

58Pressing [ENTER] again completes the procedure; pressing [EXIT] aborts it.If the initialisation procedure has been confirmed, on its completion the

59The Drawbars can also be pressed in or pulled out while you are playing, giving real timecontrol of the timbre and creation of the most widely varyi

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPENWARNING! TO REDUCE THE DANGER OF ELECTRIC SHOCK:DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO R

60For activating the percussion, there are two buttons in thePERCUSSION section of the front panel called [2nd] and [3rd]. The[2nd] button activates t

61The TopKey parameter indicates the highest note in the keyboard range on which thepercussion is to apply, while DrawbVolAtt (Drawbars Volume Attenua

62The video page described previously also contains the Sust (Sustain) parameter, whichadjusts the release time (i.e. the time the sound takes to stop

63The OB5 is able to provide a detailed reproduction of these features of the original organs;at the time, efforts were made to eliminate them, but to

OB5 5.1 VIBRATO & CHORUS64 5. THE EFFECTS SECTIONThe VIBRATO & CHORUS section of the front panel allowsVibrato and Chorus effects to be add

5.2 REVERB65highest speed in the range available to the modulant of effect V2.Reverb originates from the sum of the various acoustic reflections pro

5.3 ROTARY66The Time parameter sets the time interval between one repetition and the next, whileReg (Regeneration) sets the amount of signal which w

5.4 OVERDRIVE67The original electromagnetic organs were equipped with an internal spring reverb system,so the signal amplified by the rotary tone ca

OB5PIN 1: ROTARY OUTPIN 2: N.C.PIN 3: N.C.PIN 4: GND AUDIOPIN 5: GNDPIN 6: POWER ON/OFF CONTROLPIN 7: FAST CONTROLPIN 8: SLOW CONTROLPIN 9: N.C.PIN 1

7. UTILITYOB5 7.1 MIDI69N.B.: PIN 11 senses connection of a connector to the ROTARY TONE CABINET jack. If the voltage is notinside a range from 18

CONTENTSOB51. Important Notes...451.1 Notes on

70The same type of transfer of information is used to record MIDI sequences. A sequencercan be used to record the MIDI data transmitted by the OB5 or

71• Control Change: these are control messages (often associated to sliders or pedals)used to add expression to the performance, by allowing definitio

72which relates to the reception channels for the message arriving on the MIDI IN port.Since this video page is identical to the previous one (setting

73Pressing [UTILITY] again allows you to display the next MIDI function programming page:This video page allows you to set the Bulk Dump function. As

74If for example you have set the tuning as indicated in the display shown above, the resultwill be as follows:This is what is played: ...this is what

75Let us take a detailed look at how a function is assigned.Select the [PEDAL ASSIGN] field and press [UTILITY]; the display will show:The video page

76The video page consists of two fields, Upper which identifies the sequence of Presetsrelating to the upper manual, and Low&Bass which displays t

OB5778.1 PARAMETERS CONTROLLABLE BY MEANS OFCONTROL CHANGES 8. USING THE MIDI1) Volume (CC 07): regulation of the general volume of the organ and of

78Depending on whether the active effect is a reverb or the Delay, Control Change #103controls the value of the cut-off frequency of a low-pass filter

798.2 PARAMETERS CONTROLLABLE BY MEANS OFEXCLUSIVE SYSTEMExclusive system messages received by the OB-5 must have the following format:String: F0 31

7. Utility ...707.1 MIDI...

80N.B.: The 2nd nibble (4 bit) of the 3rd byte relating to the Drawbars exclusive system codes identifies thesection to which the drawbars belong. Cha

9. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSOB581Keyboards: 2 x 61 keysSound generator: E-IS2 synthesis techniqueParts: Upper, Lower, BassMaximum polyphony: 120 not

82SendL – ROutputL(Mono) – RHeadphonesRotary Tone CabinetAc InPower supply: 117 V AC, 220 V ACFinish: WalnutDimensions: 1160 (W) x 509 (D) x 197 (H) m

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Oberheim – Viscount OB-5 Date: 22/03/2001 Version: 2.0 FUNCTION ... TRANSMITTED RECOGNIZED REMARKS BASIC

CAUTION! This product contains a lithium battery. There is danger of explosion if battery isincorretly replaced. Replace only with a Maxell CR2032.Rep

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OB545 1. IMPORTANT NOTES 1.1 NOTES ON THE OB5LOOKING AFTER THE PRODUCT• Do not apply excessive force to the structures and controls (knobs, switche

46hazardous signal peaks. 1.2 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL• Take good care of this manual.• Read all the information provided in this manual carefully. Yo

OB547 2. CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 2.1 THE TOP PANEL1. PRESET DRAWBARS UPPER – LOWER & BASS section.This section contains the buttons for selecti

48 2.2 THE PANELS ON THE LEFT OF THE MANUALS1. [HOLD] button.This switch enables the display HOLDfunction. When this function is disabled, thedispla

49Vibrato effects, and display of the pages it contains.10. [UTILITY] button.Pressing this button gives access to the menu of system utilities such as