User Manual

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OB-6 Operation Manual
Getting Started
Getting Started
The OB-6 is a six-voice, polyphonic analog synthesizer with voltage-
controlled oscillators, lters, and ampliers. It was designed to provide
all of the warmth, punch, and presence of a classic, SEM-based Tom
Oberheim synthesizer, with the added convenience and stability of a state-
of-the-art, modern instrument.
All of the sound-shaping controls of the OB-6 are accessible on its front
panel, packing a tremendous amount of power and versatility into a
compact, easy-to-use format.
Each of the OB-6’s parameters are explained in later sections of this
manual. But don’t hesitate to dive right in and start turning knobs and
pressing buttons before you begin reading. You can always get back to
where you started, even if you have no idea what you’re doing. So start
exploring and keep your ears and mind open!
FILTR FREQ
SUB O CTAVE
FILTER ENV
SYNC
PULSE WIDTH
LOW FREQ
KEYBOA RD
FREQUENCY
PULSE WIDTH
FREQUENCY DETUNE
VCO 1 VCO 2
LOUDNESS ENVELOPE
FILTER ENVELOPE
VCO 1 VCO 2
NOISE
RESONANCE ATTAC K DEC AY SUSTA IN RELEASE AMOUNT
TRACK
HALF FULL
VELOCITY
ATTAC K DEC AY SUSTA IN RELEASE AMOUNT
VELOCITY
BP
FREQUENCY
NOTCH
LP HP
VCO 1 SHAPE 1VCO 1 VCO 2
LFO AMT LOUDNESS
FILTR MODE
PW 1
FILTR FREQ FILTR MODE
X-MOD LFO
VCO 1 VCO 2 PULSE WIDTH
AMP FILTR FREQ FILTR MODE
INITIAL AMTLFO SYNC
SHAPEFREQUENCYVCO 2
AMOUNT
AFTERT OUCH
1 2
2
1
3
ARP EGG IAT OR SEQUENCERCLOCK
OCTAV ESVALUE MODETAP T EMPO BPM ON/OFF PLAYRECORD
EFFECTS
ON/OFF EFFECT CLK SYNCTYPE
A B
MIX
1
2
WRITE MANUAL
10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
HOLD UNISON
SELECT
BANK
SELECT
TENSBANK PROGRAMTRANSPOSE
0
RAT E DETUNE GLOBALS
Local Ctrl Seq Jack Pot Mode Sustain +/- Alt Tuning Vel Response AT Response Stereo/Mono Pgm Dump
TransposeIncrementDecrement Master Tune MIDI Channel MIDI Clock Clock Port Param Xmit Param Rcv MIDI Control MIDI SysEx MIDI Out
PORTAMENTO
WHL RANGE KEY MODE
PAN SPREAD PRGM VOL
MASTER VOLUME
USBMIDI INMIDI OUTMIDI THRUPHONES LEFT RIGHT LP FILTER VOLUME SUS TAIN SEQUENCER
MODULATION
OSCILLATORS MIXER ENVELOPES OUTPUTFI LTER
SAWTOOTH
SINE
REV SAW
RANDOM
SQUARE
PITCH MOD
OB-6 front panel