WERSI OAX1 SONIC Keyboard High Gloss White User Manual

WERSI OAX1 SONIC Keyboard High Gloss White

Product Information

• Brand: Wersi
• Product Name: Keyboard OAX1 Orgel
• Compatible Models: OAX500LS, OAX600, OAX600LS, OAX700, OAX700LS, OAX800LS, OAX900, PERGAMON OAX1000
• Software Version: V2.91
• Date of Release: 10th February 2023
• Brand Owner and Development: Ulrich Wildhack
• Additional Programmers: Torsten Reichold, Tom Kolorz, Dennis Noppeney
• Contact Information:
  • Email: info@wersi.net
  • Website: www.wersi.net

Product Usage Instructions

1. Safety Instructions:
   Please read and follow all safety instructions provided in the user manual.

2. Legal Notices:
   Familiarize yourself with the legal notices mentioned in the user manual.

3. First Commissioning:

   • Connections: General Connections behind the
   • Cover Flap: Connect the necessary cables and connectors as instructed in the user manual. Refer to page 10 for details.
   • Additional Connections for OAX500
   • OAX600: Connect any additional cables or connectors specific to the OAX500 and OAX600 models. Refer to page 11 for details.
   • Additional Connections for OAX700: Connect any additional cables or connectors specific to the OAX700 model. Refer to page 11 for details.
   • Connect: Follow the instructions provided in the user manual to connect the keyboard to other devices or peripherals. Refer to page 12 for details.
   • Switching On and Off:
   • Turn On: Follow the instructions provided in the user manual to power on the keyboard. Refer to page 13 for details. –
   • Switch Off: Follow the instructions provided in the user manual to power off the keyboard. Refer to page 13 for details.
   • Switch Off/Restart (Reset): Follow the instructions provided in the user manual to perform a restart or reset of the keyboard. Refer to page 13 for details.
   • Connections/Controls at the Front:
   • Headphone: Connect headphones to the designated port for private listening. Refer to page 14 for details.
   • Pitch Bend and Modulation Controller: Utilize the pitch bend and modulation controller for adjusting sound effects. Refer to page 14 for details.
   • USB Connectors: Connect USB devices to the available USB connectors. Refer to page 14 for details. Please refer to the complete user manual for detailed instructions on operating the Keyboard OAX1 Orgel and its compatible models.

Brand Owner and Development

OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700 OAX800 ­ OAX900 – PERGAMON OAX1000
Operating Manual

Imprint & User Content
Imprint & User Content

Operating Manual for

Keyboard OAX1

Orgel

OAX500LS

OAX600, OAX600LS

OAX700, OAX700LS

OAX800LS

OAX900

PERGAMON OAX1000

Software version on release: V2.91

Date:

10. February 2023

OAX Ideas and Design: Ulrich Wildhack

OAX Programming: Ulrich Wildhack, Part time: Torsten Reichold, Tom Kolorz, Dennis Noppeney

Copyright © 2023 by

MUSIC STORE professional GmbH Istanbulstraße 22-26 51103 Cologne Germany

E-Mail: Website:

info@wersi.net www.wersi.net

All rights reserved.
We reserve the right to make technical changes to the hardware and software of the OAX instruments without prior notice. We do not guarantee that all the properties described in this manual will be consistent with those of an OAX instrument currently delivered.
Reproduction, translation, microfilming as well as storage and processing in electronic systems is not permitted without our express consent and violates the copyright law.

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Safety instructions

Safety instructions
If possible, read the entire operating manual – or at least these instructions and the chapter: “First commissioning” – before putting the instrument into operation.

For your own safety, be sure to follow the basic precautions described below to avoid the risk of serious injury or even fatal accidents, electric shocks, short circuits, damage, fire or other hazards. These precautions include the following points, but they do not constitute a complete list or a final list.

Power supply
1. Use only the correct power supply required for the instrument. 2. Check the power supply with all connectors and the power cord at regular intervals for damage and
contamination. 3. Never place the power supply cables near strong heat sources such as heat eras or the like, do not
bend it excessively, do not place heavy objects on it and do not place it in places where you can step on it, stumble over it and over it could roll. 4. Always pull the power cord on the plug and never on the cable from the socket to avoid damage. 5. If possible, do not connect the instrument to multiple sockets if other high-performance devices, such as lighting systems, are already running over it. 6. During prolonged absence or thunderstorms, disconnect the power cord from the power outlet to avoid damage caused by, for example, surges.

Installation site – Danger from water – Cleaning

Place the instrument in a stable place.

Avoid setting-up locations near strong heat sources or places that are subject to a sharp change in

temperature or humidity.

Ensure that the instrument on its back always has flawless ventilation.

Never place the instrument in close proximity to powerful radios such as fluorescent tubes,

televisions, mobile phones and others to avoid radiation that causes noise and degradation of sound

quality in your instrument can.

Do not place open flames (candles) or drinks on the instrument.

If electrically conductive objects or a liquid enter your instrument, immediately turn off the instrument and unplug the power plug!
Do not return the instrument to operation until it has been inspected by a qualified WERSI customer service technician. Never try to open the instrument yourself and make repairs or technical changes yourself.

Never put your instrument into operation immediately if you have just brought it from an unheated

environment (e.g. car) into a warm room. Wait until the instrument reaches room temperature to

avoid electrical damage from condensation and creep currents.

To clean your instrument, use only a soft cloth, at most slightly moistened, and not chemical

detergents or cleaning cloths.

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Legal notices

Software Copyrights
Their instrument comes from the latest generation of the WERSI-OAX series. The central control of all functions is carried out and controlled by a PC system equipped with the Microsoft WINDOWS® 10 operating system. The instrument is used to supply various PC programs that are copyrighted by either the manufacturer or other companies. You will only receive these programs with the right to use them exclusively on your instrument. The operation on other PC systems or instruments, the copying of the programs (except for security purposes) as well as the transfer to third parties is expressly prohibited, constitutes a violation of copyright and is therefore punishable. The license terms for the WINDOWS® operating system can be found in the original documentation of Microsoft®.

Music Copyrights Please also observe the copyright provisions for the public reproduction of protected music. This applies both to the pieces of music you play yourself and to pieces of music that you play either from an audio CD or as an MP3 or MIDI file through your instrument.

Warranty and notes on the operating system and hardware Within the scope of the statutory provisions, the manufacturer assumes the warranty for instruments in the unchanged hardware and software equipment supplied by the manufacturer.
The hardware used is controlled by the SystemCode and is calculated from all components used in
your instrument. The System Code is a distinctive fingerprint of your instrument. If components (boards, RAM, processor ….) are replaced in your instrument, the System Code changes- This will cause activations to be lost and the instrument will no longer be usable.

We expressly point out that in the event of malfunctions that have arisen:

by installing additional software programs that have not been supplied or expressly authorized by

WERSI and released for use and are therefore not compatible with or not used for the operating

system due to, for example, the current version of WINDOWS® programmed so- called “drivers”

by installing components that do not work optimally with the WERSI-OAX system

by installing replacement and auxiliary components not supplied by WERSI

warranty claim expires.

Therefore, before planning to install or install “foreign” software or hardware, be sure to contact WERSI first.

In addition, it is extremely important for your instrument to function correctly that the entire WERSI folder, including its subfolders, and the WINDOWS folder are not modified on the hard drive. No files and folders may be deleted, moved and no other files stored in it (except for official software updates).

In case of malfunctions after interventions in the WINDOWS file system, only a modified WERSI/WINDOWS version may be reinstalled!

Since in this case your self-created data is deleted, you always ensure a data backup ­ at appropriate intervals or after larger storages!

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First commissioning

Connections
General connections behind the cover flap The connectors of the instrument can be found behind a flap on the back of the instrument. Use the two handles on the right and left sides of the back to open. There you will find the following connections:
3 x DIN connectors (5-pin) connectors for MIDI 1 IN/THRU/OUT 3 x DIN connectors (5-pin) connectors for MIDI 2 IN/THRU/OUT MIDI over USB (The OAX1 and OAX500 instruments do not have a “MIDI Over USB” port)
2 x mono outputs LINE OUTPUT 1 with LEFT (left channel) + RIGHT (right channel) 2 x mono outputs LINE OUTPUT 2 with LEFT (left channel) + RIGHT (right channel) Connection of threshold via Sub-D jack with two side foot switches (is already wired) Connection 17-button pedal via Sub-D jack (is already wired)

OAX 1 ­ OAX500
1 x asymmetrical microphone input via 6.35 mm jack 2 x asymmetrical mono inputs LINE INPUT 1 with LEFT (left channel) + RIGHT (right channel) via 6.35
mm jack

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OAX600 ­ OAX700 ­ OAX800 ­ OAX900 – OAX1000
1 x symmetrical microphone input via 3-pole XLR recessed socket combined with 6.35 mm TRSjack. With the small button to the left of the microphone input, a 48 volt phantom power for special microphones can be switched on.
2 x symmetrical mono inputs LINE INPUT 1 with LEFT (left channel) + RIGHT (right channel) combined via 3-pole XLR recessed socket with 6.35 mm TRS jack. With the small button to the left of the inputs, the signal can be lowered by -20dB.
You will also see diverse connectors such as
PC mouse PC keyboard more USB ports and other With the current connection from 110V to 240V (47 Hz to 53Hz), the instrument can be operated
with different mains voltages (e.g. Europe and the USA).
Additional connections OAX500 – OAX600 For the OAX500 and OAX600 models, the back of the net input and an audio-out with the jacks for left and right are located at the bottom.
Additional connections OAX700 For the OAX700 model, the front right of the full pedal is the mains input and an audio-out with the jacks for left and right.
Additional connections OAX800 ­ OAX900 – OAX1000 On the OAX800, OAX900 and OAX1000 models, the main input is located on the front right of the full pedal, an audio-out and audio-in with the jacks for left and right respectively.

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Connect
1. Open the flap on the back and guide the supplied power cord through the provided opening on the left bottom (view from behind) of the SONIC top. Then connect the cable to the mains input on the back of the instrument. Then connect the power cord to a properly installed and secured power outlet.
The main power switch is located directly at the main power supply input. Turn the switch on (I). This does not turn on the instrument yet.
To connect the power cord, use a power strip with a switch, DO NOT turn off the power strip before
the instrument is completely turned off.
The instrument does not always need to be disconnected from the power grid after playing.
However, this is recommended in case of prolonged absences or thunderstorms, e.g. to avoid overvoltage damage caused by lightning.
2. Connect the instrument to an active speaker system or a mixing console through the audio outputs. Of course, you can also use a headphone for the first commissioning. When using the LINE OUT’s, guide the audio cables through the provided opening on the left bottom (view from behind) of the SONIC top and connect the cables to the right and left outputs of the desired LINE OUT’s 1 or 2.
A direct speaker output for connecting passive speakers is not available.

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Switching on and off
The on/off switch for normal play operation is located as a tip button on the far right of the control panel.

Turn On
Briefly press the Power On-Off tap button.
The instrument now automatically starts its startup process. First, the WINDOWS® operating system is started and then the WERSI-OAX music system is automatically loaded.
The boot process is finished when the control panel buttons stop flashing and either the simple EASY display or the “PROFI display” is visible on the touch screen.
If the instrument is not shut down properly when it is turned off, a changed display surface appears the next time you start it. For more information, see the Issues chapter in the Programming Manual SONIC.

Switch off
1. Briefly press the Power On-Off tap button.
2. A small menu appears on the display asking if you really want to turn off the instrument.
3. Confirm this question by tapping the Yes display button and the instrument will now start its shutdown process on its own.
To connect the power cord, use a power strip with a switch, DO NOT turn off the power strip before
the instrument is completely turned off.
If the on/off switch has been pressed accidentally, you can now by tapping on the No button to undo
the shutdown operation.
Switch off/restart (reset)
For example, if your instrument stops responding due to incorrect operation, you can start a RESET (Reset = Restart) process by pressing the Power On-Off tap button for longer (several seconds until the shutdown process begins).
Please use this shutdown procedure in case of emergency. In no case do you always turn off the
instrument via the longer hold of the Power On-Off tip button.

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3.4 Connections/controls at the front
Headphone
To the left of the submanual is headphone output HEADPHONE. Connect your standard stereo headphones here. Stereo jack: 6.3 mm Recommended impedance: not too low, we recommend between 80 and 250 ohms.

Once you have plugged in the headphones, the two AUDIO outputs are muted in the default setting. This means that the connected active boxes are no longer to be heard. To change this default setting, see the Programming Manual SONIC.
Pitch Bend and Modulation Controller

On the left side of the submanual you will find the control unit for the pitch bend and the modulation wheel.

Pitch Bend Movement bottom/top
Modulation position below -> no change position above -> full effect

Pitch change downwards or upwards. The Pitch Bend always jumps back into the middle position. Change of sound, mode of action depending on the sound with change of vibrato or the filters or e.g. the volume of a new sound element.

Which sounds the two controllers have an effect on can be adjusted separately and stored in a total
presets.

USB-Connecters [USB = Universal Serial Bus = Connecting from a computer to external accessories]

On the right side of the panel aperture are four USB ports to use your USB memory sticks (for loading/importing and saving/exporting). Of course, you can also connect a USB mouse or a UBS keyboard there.

You do not need to log your USB stick off the (Windows) system before unplugging/removing it.

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DVD/Blu-ray-Drive (not OAX1)
The drive for playing audio CD is located on the left side of the panel aperture. It is a slot-in drive that automatically feeds the disks. Slide the CD/DVD approximately to 2/3 into the drive. After that, the disk is automatically retracted. By tapping the underlying push button, a previously inserted data carrier is automatically ejected again. Note: Your instrument comes with a CD/DVD burner.

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3.5 Remote control for LED-light control in music desk (not OAX1)

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4 Overview of the control panels

4.1 Tempo/Data Wheel and Transposer

Tempo / Data Wheel

The wheel can be used to set the tempo of the styles and MIDI files.

Transposer
These buttons in the right control panel are used to control the transposer in halftone increments (-24 to +24).

Transposed all manuals up by one semitone

< Transposed all manuals down by one semitone

The panel button Normal resets the transposer setting to C.

e. g.: Play in C-Dur Play in F-Dur

Transpose: +4 E Transpose: -2 Bb

it sounds in E-Dur it sounds in Es-Dur

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Overview of the control panels
4.2 Select sounds via the control panel buttons

The control panel’s sound buttons allow you to conveniently select the desired sounds for the upper and lower manual and and pedals. For this purpose, the factory sounds were divided into 36 areas.
IMPORTANT: In which area the sound changes, the selector currently selected decides. So, with a
short tip on the touch display, select which selector, e.g. Upper Manual 1 or Upper Manual 2 or Lower Manual 1, should be reassigned. Only one selector can be actively selected at a time.
Here the selector for the upper manual 1 is active and here a new sound can be selected.
In this example, the selector for Lower Manual 2 is active.

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As soon as you press one of the 36 sound buttons, the corresponding sounds appear on the display.

For example sound button ,,Piano Acoustic”
If a sound button is occupied with more than 15 sounds, you can access additional sides with sounds with a simple right-to-left swipe over the display. You can see this in our example on the display “1/6”. Here there are more levels with sounds from the area “Acoustic Pianos”.
Back we go with a swipe from left to right.
Note: If you press one of the sound buttons several times, the levels are selected one after the other. So 1/6 to 2/6 to 3/6 … 6/6 and then start again with 1/6. The selection always remains in the current area WERKS and USER (favorites, of course, too).
By selecting a sound, the sound is loaded onto the previously selected selector. The display is closed and you are back in EASY or PROFI mode.
If you want to try out several sounds in a row without the display closing, you should turn on the
HOLD function. The display now remains permanently visible and you can try multiple sounds in a row.
With BACK, close the display.

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Subcategories for each sound button To make it easier for you to choose from the many sounds, each sound button has up to 8 additional subcategories. Here in our example with “Acoustic Piano” there are the following subgroups:

Factory Grand Upright + Str. Layer Split Exp. User

=

shows all sounds that are stored on this sound button.

=

shows all Grand Piano sounds

=

shows all Upright Piano sounds

=

shows all Piano, which were additionally combined with a string sound

=

shows all Piano, which have been additionally combined with other sounds

=

shows all Piano which already have a split point within the sound

=

shows all Piano, added to the instrument through an Expansion package.

=

shows all Piano, which you as a user have saved yourself.

Favorites for each sound button

Your OAX system remembers which sounds you use most often for each sound button. Up to 15 sounds are stored under Favorite.
In our following example, the sound button ACOUSTIC PIANO has used three sounds so far. Most often the sound piano + choir.

For more information, see the chapter 10.3 “Delete or freeze Favorites” and chapter 10.4 ,,Global mapping an favorite settings”.

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Own mapping for each sound button
You can also create your own mapping sounds for each timbre key. This allows you to place the most used sounds per sound button under OWN.
To learn how to create your own mapping, see the chapter 10.1 ,,Create or edit your own mapping” and 10.4 ,,Global mapping an favorite settings”.

4.3 Selecting the Drawbars Live and Drawbars Presets
The drawbar sounds are divided between the two sound buttons Drawbars Live and Drawbars Presets.
All drawbar sounds that cannot be changed using the drawbars are located on the button Drawbars Presets. These are fixed, sample-based sounds. If the panel button Drawbars Presets is pressed, the normal mapping interface opens. Just like with all other sounds. See also chapter 4.2 “Select sounds via the control panel buttons”.
The sounds for which the footage can be changed using the drawbars or the display are located on the Drawbars Live button. Your OAX instrument now has the three organ models WERSI OX7, HAMMOND VB3 and FARFISA Compact.
Each organ model has its own user interface. There you can adjust the drawbar sound according to your wishes.

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Overview of the control panels
Switching between the different organ models As soon as you have pressed the Drawbars Live control panel button, the mapping appears, on which you can select the desired organ sounds.

Here you have the following options:
In the factory setting, the Factory display button is selected. A few main sounds of all existing organ models are displayed. With the actual software, these are the sounds of the OX7, the VB3 and the Farfisa Compact.
Your instrument remembers which organ sounds you use most often. Up to 15 sounds are saved under Favorites. If you are working with the instrument for the first time, this display will of course be empty.
You can also create your own mapping and store the drawbar sounds you use most of all organ types under a Own (mapping).
Under USER you will find the drawbar sounds you have saved yourself.
Via the larger display symbols OX7, VB3 or Farfisa you have access to all the factory sounds of the respective organ.
In our example, you can see that there are more than 15 sounds by the display “2/5”. There are a total of five pages with sounds from the “OX7″ area and the illustration shows page 2 of 5.
With a swipe from left to right or right to left, you can switch between the individual pages. If you don’t want to select the mappings by swiping, you can also use the arrows at the bottom left and right.

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Or you press the Drawbars Live button several times. This displays all mappings one after the other. So 1/5 to 2/5 to 3/5……5/5 and then start again with 1/5. Remember that there must be more than one mapping page to do this. By selecting a sound, the sound is loaded onto the previously selected selector. The mapping display will close and you will see either the live interface of the selected organ or the professional display. More on that in the chapter 10.5 ,,Special Settings for the Live Organ Models”. Please also note that the live organs OX7 and VB3 can only be placed once on the upper and lower manual.
Your favorites of all organ types on the mapping Your instrument remembers which organ sounds you use most often. Up to 15 sounds are saved under favorites.
In our example, six sounds have been used by the “Drawbars Live” button. Three sounds of the OX7, two Farfisa sound and one sounds of the VB3.
You can find out how to delete or freeze favorites in Chapter 10.3 “Delete or freeze Favorites”.

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Overview of the control panels
Selecting self-saved drawbar sounds via the mapping If you have saved your own drawbar sounds, you will find them under the User display button.
It is irrelevant from which organ model you have saved your own sounds.
You can find out how to save your own drawbar sounds in chapter 5.5.1 “Saving your own drawbar sounds”.
Create your own mapping for the live drawbars You can also create your own mapping for the Drawbars Live panel button.
This gives you the option of storing the drawbar sounds you use most for all organ models under Own (mapping).
You can find out how to create your own mapping in the chapter 10.2 ,,Create your own mapping for the live drawbars ”

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4.4 Select Total Presets

Directly to the left of the display are 10 buttons that allow you to select the total presets of a bank via the control panel.
With the two bank buttons < (down) and > (up) you can switch back and forth between the banks.
For Total Presets, we basically distinguish between the Factory-Total Presets and the Total Presets, which you can save yourself, the USER-Total Presets.
Note: For a list of factory total presets, see the Programming Manual SONIC.
Tip: You can also select Total Presets from the Touch Display. For more information, see the chapter 9.1 ,,Overview Total Presets”.

The control panel buttons of the total presets, the preset buttons between the manuals (not for OAX1) and the display and selection of the presets in the display work synchronously. For example, as soon as you select Total Preset 8 via the control panel, the display changes between the manuals and also the display.
Note: A list of the factory total presets can be found in the SONIC data list volume.
4.5 Switch on or off the sounds on the manuals
For all models, you can turn sounds on the manuals on and off via control panel buttons. Depending on the model, there is a different arrangement of the on-button probes.
Note: In addition, you can also turn the selectors on or off in the display.
ATTENTION: If all selectors are switched off on a manual, the manual remains silent.
OAX1 ­ OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700

Three buttons each for the upper manual and lower manual are available for switching sounds on and off on the upper and lower manuals.

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Overview of the control panels OAX800 ­ OAX900 Three buttons are available for switching on and off sounds on the upper manual, lower manual and bass pedal, 1 to 4 (upper), lower manual 1 to 4 (lower) and bass pedal 1 to 4.
PERGAMON OAX1000
Four buttons are available for the operating solo manual 1 to 4 (solo), upper manual 1 to 4 (upper) and lower manual (lower) 1 to 4 for switching on and off sounds on the solo manual, upper manual and lower manual.

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4.6 Global Manual Controls
In the Global Manual Controls section, you can set important functions for the manuals. Depending on the organ model, a different number of control panel buttons are available.
Global Manual Controls for OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700

LM-Hold on/off WersiChord on/off
Reverbs Chorus Delay

-> see chapter 4.6.3.2 -> see chapter 4.6.3.1
-> see chapter 4.6.3.3 -> see chapter 4.6.3.4 -> see chapter 4.6.3.5

Upper and lower dynamic Depending on whether you are playing in EASY or PROFI mode, a list of the available dynamic curves appears when pressing the two buttons.
The dynamic curve can be selected separately for each selector. The currently selected selector is set.
The dynamics can also be switched on and off here.

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Full Upper und Full Lower These two buttons can be used to set the area in which the currently selected selector should sound on the corresponding manual.

You can easily enter the play area via the corresponding manual. Press first the deepest and then the highest button of the desired range. The area you entered is displayed on the display keyboard and the input window disappears after a moment.
Note: Please note that this is not a split point where the manual is divided into two areas. You can set a separate playing area for each selector and distribute the sounds individually on the manuals.
ATTENTION: When entering the play area by pressing the lowest and highest key, please note the following: If the lowest note for the desired play area is above the center of the keyboard, you must first press a key below the center. You have to approach the desired note from below. The easiest way is to make a glissando from the very bottom and stop at the desired note.
Global Manual Controls for OAX800 – OAX900 – OAX1000

More buttons are available for then OAX800, OAX900 and OAX1000 models.

WersiChord
Preset Edit
Manual Edit
Global Effects Reverb 1 und 2 Chorus Delay

-> see chapter 4.6.3.1 -> see chapter 4.6.2.1 -> see chapter 4.6.2.2
-> see chapter 4.6.3.3 -> see chapter 4.6.3.4 -> see chapter 4.6.3.5

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4.6.2.1 Preset Edit
Sheets If a sheet of music has been saved in the currently selected Total Preset, the note display can be switched on and off with this button.
Save The Save button starts the save operation for a total preset. For more information about saving Total Presets, see the chapter 9.1.3 “Save your own Total Presets”.
Edit

You can use the Edit button to quickly change the settings for the current preset. Confirming then saves the total presets to the same memory.
ATTENTION: If you want to save the Total Preset to a different storage space, please use the Save
button.
4.6.2.2 Manual Edit The functions in the Manual Edit section allow you to quickly call up important functions for the Manual Selectors. The settings are always made to the selector, which is currently selected in the display.
All Calls the display to adjust all selector functions and corresponds to double-clicking on a display selector. See chapter 7.2 for EASY-Mode and chapter 8.4 for PROFI-Mode.

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Overview of the control panels Manual Calls the display to adjust manual selector functions.
Sound Calls the display to adjust the sound selector functions.

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Dynamic For the current selector, the interface is called to set the keyboard dynamics. See chapter 8.4.3.
KeyRange Here you specify whether the sound should sound on the entire manual or only in a special area. See chapter 8.4.
Octave Provides a way to set the octave position for the current selector.

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Overview of the control panels
Description of the General Global Manual Controls
4.6.3.1 WERSIChord The function WERSIChord is a musically very attractive way to make 1-voiceplayed sounds or melodies sound in multiple voices through harmonic additions. The SONIC provides you with another free selector, which is independent of the sounds on the upper manual.
The additional voices generated with it (except for the functions “Solo Voice” and “Fingered”) are controlled by the chord reached in the lower manual as well as the set WERSIChord type.
The WERSIChord is used with the control panel button of the same name by short tap, on or off. By holding the corresponding control panel button for a longer time, the WERSIChord interface opens. You can also open this interface in PROFI MODE using the WERSIChord button.
Note: With the OAX800, OAX900 and OAX1000 models you can open this interface directly via the WERSI Chord EDIT control panel button.
Procedure:
Once the WERSIChord Settings interface is open, the selector for the WERSIChord is active. Now, as usual, you can select a sound from the control panel buttons. In our example we chose the sound “Alt Sax Ensemble”.
Now select the desired WERSIChord from the list of WERSIChord types. A description of the types can be found in the Programming Manual SONIC.
Use the volume control to adjust the volume of the generated WERSIChord sound. This is completely independent of the other sounds on the upper manual.
Remember that the WERSIChord does not play the original sound you play on the upper manual. The WERSIChord settings are saved into the Total Presets in the sounds section.
4.6.3.2 LM-Hold (OAX1 ­ OAX500 ­ OAX600 ­ OAX700) With this function, the sounds can be held by keys in the lower manual (left manual), i.e.: you can take your hand away and the sounds continue to sound.
The keys only turns off when lower hold is activated, when stopping the accompaniment or by (fast) 2 times tapping the start/stop button.
Note: The LM-Hold function on the OAX800, OAX900 and OAX1000 models is located elsewhere on the control panel. See Chapter Fehler! Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden. ,,Fehler! Verweisquelle nnte nicht gefunden werden.”.

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4.6.3.3 Fast operation Reverb Your instrument has extensive reverb, chorus and echo effects. For the areas of manuals, accompaniment and drums, two independent reverb devices, a chorus and an echo device are available. With the REVERBS, CHORUS and DELAY control panel buttons, you can quickly influence the overall volumes and the corresponding effect program.
ATTENTION: Once you have made settings here, these values are saved into a total preset. Please note,
however, that the settings in the areas of accompaniment and drums are only saved in a total preset if an accompaniment is also saved. This means that when saving a Total Preset, the accompaniment area must be checked.
Once you have briefly tapped the REVERB button, the following display appears:

For the MANUALS, ACCOMPANIMENT and DRUMS areas, you will find controllers for reverb 1 and reverb 2, which allow you to adjust the outputs of the effect devices, also called RETURNS. For the vast majority of sounds, the reverb 1 has been used. So don’t be surprised that not much happens when you push up Reverb 2.
Small tip: How to use both reverberation paths, you can find out for the EASY mode in the chapter 7.2 ,,The EASY Manual Controller” or for PROFI mode in the chapter 8.4.1 ,,The Standard Control”.
If you do not make any settings, the display will disappear after a few seconds. When the HOLD display button is pressed, the display remains permanently displayed.

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You can use the appropriate sliders to vary the volume of the reverb devices. With RESET, you reset the volume to the value stored in the Effects program. To change a reverb program, briefly tap the appropriate name field. Here in the example on “Reverb normal” for reverb 1 in the manuals section.

The selection box of possible reverb programs opens. Once you have programmed your own effect settings and given a name, these effect presets will also appear in this list.
After you select a new program, the window closes and the newly selected reverb program is active.
If you don’t make a selection, the window will automatically close after a few seconds.
Note: You can learn how 8.11 Effects.
OAX800 ­ OAX900 ­ OAX1000 On the OAX800, OAX900 and OAX1000 models, there is a panel button for Rev 1 and Rev 2 on the panel.

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4.6.3.4 Fast operation Chorus
Once you have briefly tapped the Chorus button, the display will appear to set the Chorus effect.
For the MANUALS, ACCOMPANIMENT and DRUM areas, you will find a controller with which you can adjust the output of the chorus effect device, also called RETURNS.
Small tip: As long as no sound is selected that also uses a chorus, there may be no change to be heard. To set the chorus effect per sound, see the chapter for EASY mode for easy mode 7.2 ,,The EASY Manual Controller” or PROFI mode in chapter 8.4.1 ,,The Standard Control”.
If you do not make any settings, the display will disappear after a few seconds. When the HOLD display button is pressed, the display remains permanently displayed.
You can use the appropriate slider to vary the volume of the chorus effect. With RESET, you reset the volume to the value stored in the Effects program.
To change the Chorus program, briefly tap the appropriate name field. Here in the example on “Chorus 3” in the manuals section.
The selection box of possible chorus programs opens. Once you have programmed your own effect settings and given a name, these effect presets will also appear in this list.
After you select a new program, the window closes and the newly selected chorus program is active.
If you don’t make a selection, the window will automatically close after a few seconds.
Note: You can find out how to program your own effects in the chapter 8.11 Effects.

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4.6.3.5 Fast operation Delay
As soon as you have briefly tapped the Delay button, the display will appear to set the Echo effect.
For thee MANUALS, ACCOMPANIMENT and DRUMS areas, you will find a controller with which you can adjust the output of the Echo effect device, also called RETURNS.
Small tip: As long as no sound is selected, the echo is used, no change may be heard. To set the echo effect per sound, see the chapter for EASY mode 7.2 ,,The EASY Manual Controller” or PROFI mode in chapter 8.4.1 ,,The Standard Control”. If you do not make any settings, the display will disappear after a few seconds. When the HOLD display button is pressed, the display remains permanently displayed.
You can use the appropriate slider to vary the volume of the echo effect.
With RESET, you reset the volume to the value stored in the Effects program.
To change the DELAY program, briefly tap the appropriate name field. Here in the example on “Delay Tempo” in the manuals area.
The selection box of possible Echo programs opens. Once you have programmed your own effect settings and given a name, these effect presets will also appear in this list.
Note: You can find out how to program your own effects in the chapter 8.11 Effects.

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4.7 Accompaniments Styles
Here you can select the desired accompaniment, which can consist of a style, a MIDI-Sequence or Multimedia-File (WAVE/MP3). There are 14 control panel buttons available for selecting the styles in the instrument. The factory styles were divided into 12 music genres. An occupancy list can be found in Programming Manual SONIC.
As soon as you press one of the style buttons, 15 corresponding styles appear in the touch display.

Example image of a display
If a style button is occupied with more than 15 styles, you can access additional pages with styles with a simple swipe from right to left via the display. You can see this in our example on the display “1 / 4”. So here are three more pages with styles from the “Ballroom” section. Back we go with a swipe from left to right.

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Note: If you press one of the ACC buttons several times, the banks are selected one after the other. So 1/4 to 2/4 to 3/4 to 4/4 and then start again with 1/4. The selection always remains in the current area FACTORY and USER (favorites, of course, too).
Selecting a style closes the display and you are back in EASY or PROFI mode.
If you want to try out several styles in a row without the display closing, you should turn on the HOLD
function. The display now remains permanently visible and you can try multiple styles in a row.
With BACK, close the display.
To learn how to load your own styles into your instrument or how to play directly from the USB stick, see the chapter 7.4 ,,Play Styles, MIDI-Sequences or Multimedia-Files directly from the USB stick” and 7.5 ,,Import styles from USB stick”.
Subcategories for each Accompaniment button To make it easier for you to choose from the many styles, each stylebutton has up to 8 additional subcategories. Here in our example at “Ballroom” there are the following subgroups:

Factory Beguine ChaCha Tango Foxtrott Jive/Quick 3 / 4 Exp.
User

= shows all styles that are stored on this style button. = shows all Beguine styles = shows all ChaCha styles = shows all tango styles = shows all Foxtrot styles = shows all Jive/Quickstep styles = zeigt alle 3/4-Styles = shows, for example, all Ballroom styles added to the instrument through an expansion
pack. = While loading new styles, you will be asked if you want to associate the new style with a
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Favorites for each Accompaniment button
Your OAX system remembers which style, MIDI-Sequence or Multimedia-Files you use most often. Up to 15 Accompaniments are stored per button under FAVORITES.
In our following example, the Ballroom style button has used five styles so far. The most common style Beguine 1.

For more information, see the chapter 10.3 “Delete or freeze Favorites” and chapter 10.4 ,,Global mapping an favorite settings”.
Own mapping for each Accompaniment button
You can also create your own mapping with up to 15 levels for each Accompaniment key.
This allows you to place the styles, MIDI-Sequences and Multimedia-Files you use the most per Accompaniment group under OWN and sort them according to your own wishes.
To learn how to create your own mapping, see the chapter 10.1 ,,Create or edit your own mapping” and 10.4 ,,Global mapping an favorite settings”.

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4.8 Accompaniments MIDI and AUDIO
Under MIDI and Audio, you can select your MIDI-Sequences or Multimedia-Files (Wave, MP3, WMA). As long as you have not loaded your own files, this display will remain empty.
The buttons for MIDI and audio are located on the Models OAX1 – 500 – 600 and 700 to the right of the style buttons.
For the OAX800, OAX900 and OAX1000 models, the two buttons are to the left of the style buttons.

To learn how to load your own MIDI-Sequence and Multimedia-Files into your instrument or how to play directly from the USB stick, see the chapter 7.4 ,,Play Styles, MIDI-Sequences or Multimedia-Files directly from the USB stick” and 7.6 ,,Import MIDI-Sequences or Multimedia-Files from the USB stick”.
ACC Controls OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700
With Acc On ,you can switch the accompanying tracks of a style on or off. When the ACC is switched off, only the drums can be heard from the style. Note: With the OAX1 Keyboard, turning off the main split turns off and you can play the UPPER sounds all over the manual.
AutoBass lets you create an automatic bass note. In the case of automatic accompaniment, a bass note is automatically generated and played from a single key pressed in the lower manual or from played chords.
With Fade In-Out you can fade the played Style, MIDI-Sequence and a Multimedia-File in or out. Example Fade In: You want to play a track where the music is slowly fade in. To do this, press the Fade In-Out button when the accompanying machine is standing. And then start a style, MIDI-Sequence or Multimedia-File, the music slowly appears.
Example Fade Out: You play a piece of music with a style, MIDI-Sequence or Multimedia-File. Towards the end of the title, simply press the Fade In-Out button and continue playing the title. The Fade Out now continuously adjusts the volume to zero, so that the title is gently hidden.

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ACC Controls OAX800 – OAX900 – OAX1000
With LM-Hold, the sounds can be held the keys in the lower manual (left manual), i.e.: you can take your hand away and the sounds continue to sound.
The sound switches off when lower hold is activated only when the automatic accompaniment is stopped or by (fast) two times tapping the start/stop button. AutoBass lets you create an automatic bass note. In the case of automatic accompaniment, a bass tone is automatically generated and played from a single key pressed in the lower manual or from chords. With Fade In-Out you can fade the played music in or out. Example Fade In: You want to play a track where the music is slowly fade in. To do this, press the Fade InOut button when the accompanying machine is standing. And then start a style, MIDI-Sequence or Multimedia-File, the music slowly appears.
With Acc On sc,you can keep the accompanying tracks on or off. When the ACC is switched off, only the drums can be heard from the style. Acc Edit opens the display to adjust all important ACC functions. For more information, see the chapter 8.5 Profi ACC-Controls.
Sound To Styles (only OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700)
Sound To Styles = Four matching sound settings (total presets) have been stored for each factory style, so that you can play any style with the appropriate sounds.

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4.9 Effect-Sounds
The OAX1, OAX500, OAX600 and OAX700 instruments are equipped with six effect sound buttons. The OAX800, OAX900 and PERGAMON OAX1000 instruments have 10 effect sound buttons.
With the buttons you can trigger different sounds for special “gags” manually. Simply press all the buttons one at a time and let yourself be surprised by which sounds are on the buttons. The volume of the Effect sounds is done using the SONG slider. The LED of the respective effect button flashes while the effect is playing back. For very long effects, the play can be stopped by pressing the button again.
In the Programming Manual SONIC you will learn how to use many different effect sounds to apply these buttons and save your own settings in a total presets.

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4.10 User panel Accompaniment Controls
On the left side next to the upper manual you will find the “Accompaniment Controls” panel. Here you can operate your styles, start MIDI-Sequences and Multimedia-Files and switch the rotor function for the pull bars from slow to fast . Here are the explanations in detail:
Start/Stop The accompaniment starts immediately with playback when the Start/Stop button is pressed. Pressing start/stop again while accompanying the company stops playback.
Selected MIDI-Sequence and Multimedia-Files are also operated via Start/Stop.
Synchron-Start After the Sync.Start button has been pressed (LED in the button lights up), the playback of the accompaniment automatically starts when the first note is pressed on the lower manual or on the pedal, the LED goes off. By pressing the Sync.Start button again, the running accompaniment can also be stopped; however, the function “Sync.Start” for the start of the next accompaniment is now activated again. Variations
Each style has 4 variations. These are musically and/or differently designed in their instrumentation. The selected variation is indicated by the LED that is illuminated in the button. When switching between Variation A, B, C or D, a different fill-in plays in each case. The
corresponding variation button flashes. Depending on when you press the new Variation button Var A – D, the fill in can have a length of a
whole measure, or just 3, or 2 or just a quarter.

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Intro/Ending 1, 2 and 3

Each style includes up to 3 different intro’s and 3 different endings. These can be musically designed

differently ­ from simple single counters or final chords to complex and musically sophisticated

melodies ­ and last correspondingly different lengths of time.

Press the desired intro 1, 2 or 3 and start with Start/Stop.

At the end of the intro, the accompaniment automatically jumps into the (previously selected)

variation.

The length of the intro can also be shortened during selecting a variation button Var A ­ D; the

accompaniment continues with the selected variation from the next bar.

An intro can also be started by pressing Sync.Start in advance.

Press the desired Ending 1, 2 or 3while the style is running.

When an ending expires, the style stops automatically.

If you want to cancel a running ending, simply press one of the breaks or one of the variation buttons

Break 1 and 2

For each style there are one or two breaks (= intermediate/solo) with a length of one bar.

The break starts after tapping the button (LED = red-blinking) always at stroke 1 of the next bar and

the LED in the button Break lights up.

The style automatically jumps back to the variation after it expires.

You can also start with a break. To do this, press one of the two Break buttons when the style is

standing and start with Start/Stop.

ATTENTION: The existing factory styles and also styles that you purchase for your instrument may
not always include all three intro’s and ending’s or two breaks. The corresponding buttons cannot be operated in this case. Also the short Fill In’s between variations are not available for all styles.

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4.11 User panel General Volume, Microphone and Light
OAX1
With the Keyboard OAX1, the general volume and microphone volume is adjusted via two drawbars. These are located on the far-left side of the drawbar board.
General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument.
Micro If you have connected a microphone, you can adjust the volume here.
OAX500
On the left side next to the upper manual, you’ll find the settings for the general volume and microphone volume, as well as the dimmer for the control panel lighting.
Volume General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument.
ATTENTION: Your instrument remembers the last set volume and saves it when it is switched off. After
powering on, this saved volume is resumed until you have moved the slider again.
Volume Microphone If you have connected a microphone, you can adjust the volume here.
Light Dimmer Your instrument is equipped with dimmable control panel lighting. If you want to switch off the lighting, turn the control to the left.

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Overview of the control panels OAX600 ­ OAX700

On the right side of the upper manual, you’ll find the settings for the total volume and microphone volume, as well as the dimmer for the control panel lighting.
Volume General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument.

ATTENTION: Your instrument remembers the last set volume
and saves it when it is switched off. After powering on, this saved volume is resumed until you have moved the slider again.
Volume Microphone If you have connected a microphone, you can adjust the volume here.
Light Dimmer Your instrument is equipped with dimmable control panel lighting. If you want to switch off the lighting, turn the control to the left.
OAX800 ­ OAX900 – OAX1000
On the left side next to the upper manual you will find the settings for the general volume and microphone volume as well as the dimmer for the panel lighting.
Volume General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument.

ATTENTION: Your instrument remembers the last set volume and saves it
when it is switched off. After powering on, this saved volume is resumed until you have moved the slider again.

Volume Microphone If you have connected a microphone, you can adjust the volume here.
Lights Your instrument is equipped with a dimmable control panel and foot pedal lighting.
Control 1 – Controls the control panel lighting.
Control 2 – Controls the foot pedal lighting.

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OAX800UP – OAX1000UP

On the left side next to the upper manual, you’ll find the settings for the total volume and microphone volume, as well as the dimmers for the control panel and pedal lighting.
Volume General Here you can control the overall volume of your instrument.

ATTENTION: Your instrument remembers the last set volume and saves it when it is switched off. After
powering on, this saved volume is resumed until you have moved the slider again.
Volume Microphone If you have connected a microphone, you can adjust the volume here.
Dimmer Your instrument is equipped with dimmable control panel and pedal lighting.
With CONTROL I, the control panel lighting and with CONTROL II the pedal lighting is controlled.
If you want to turn off the lights, turn the corresponding slider all the way to the left.

4.12 Control manual volumes

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Overview of the control panels Volume of sounds on manuals for OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700
In the Manual Volumes panel, you can control volumes of three sounds on the upper and lower manuals. The Pedal slider adjusts the volume of the first sound for the bass pedal. If you are working in PROFI mode, you can also adjust all manual thicknesses via a display mixing console. See chapter 8.7 “Volume control in PROFI mode”.
NOTE: This corresponds to the number of sounds in EASY mode. This means three sounds in the
upper and lower manual and one sound in Pedal. In PROFI mode, you can play from a total of 16 sounds, up to 12 sounds in the upper and lower manual, as well as up to 4 sounds on the pedal. Volume of the sounds on the manuals for OAX800 -OAX1000
In the Manual Volumes section, you can control the volume of four sounds on upper and lower manual, two sounds on the pedal and WersiChord.
Volume of the sounds on the manuals for OAX1000
In the Manual Volumes section, you can control the volume of three sounds on the solo, upper and lower manual, and two sounds on the pedal.

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Volume of Styles, MIDI-Sequences and Multimedia-Files
The Song slider controls the total volume of a style, a MIDISequence, and also an Multimedia-File (Wave/MP3). If you use a style, the three additional volume controls also become active: With drums you control the volume of the drums. With bass the volume of the bass track. With Acc the five accompanying tracks Acc 1 to Acc 5.
You can find out how to make a more detailed coordination with all tracks from the automatic
accompaniment, see the chapter 7.3.1.2.
4.13 Pitch- and Modulation
Wheels for OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700 – OAX800 ­ PERGAMON OAX1000
On the left you will find the two Wheels Pitch and Modulation.
The pitch wheel returns to the center position again and again after
actuation for both functions.

Wheels for OAX1000UP

On the left side you will find the joystick responsible for the change in sound and modulation.

Movementleft/right

Pitch Bend

Pitch change down (left) or up (right).

Movement forward

Modulation

Change of sound, mode of action depending on the sound with change of vibrato, the filters or others.

The joystick returns to the center position again and again after actuation for both functions.

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5 Live organ ­ Live Accordion ­ Church Organ
The sounds for which the footage can be changed using the drawbars or the display are located on the Drawbars Live sound button.
Your OAX instrument currently has the three organ models WERSI OX7, HAMMOND VB3 and FARFISA Compact. Each organ model has its own user interface. There you can adjust the drawbar sound according to your wishes.
You can find out how to select the various live organ models in chapter 4.3 ,, Selecting the Drawbars Live and Drawbars Presets “.
Note: If you want to open the main page of a live organ from the professional display, press and hold the corresponding selector or the panel button Drawbars Live for one second.
There is also the live accordion and the live Silbermann church organ.
5.1 The WERSI OX7
At the end of the 1990s, WERSI developed the OX7 drawer bar expander, which quickly found many lovers. Later, the hardware module was also transferred to the OpenArt system. For the new OpenArt-Xtended system, we have redesigned the OX7 module on a purely software basis.
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Organ-Sound-Select

Here you can choose between four different organ models. You can choose from:

B3 and Main ->

Drawbars Hammond B3

B3 and Variation -> Drawbars Hammond H100

Wersi and Main -> Drawbars WERSI Digital

Wersi and Variation -> Drawbars WERSI Analog

Variable Drawbars and Percussion

As soon as the organ operation has been selected, the current drawbar setting also appears under DRAWBARS. Keep in mind that they don’t always have to match the “actual” drawbars on your organ. For example, if you have called a sound preset, the pull bars from that preset are displayed.

Note: The drawbars can be changed via the “actual” pull bars on your organ or via the touch display.

Rotorsound

With the Rotorsound ON button, the drawbars are routed via the rotor effect. The rotor is a simulation of a special amplifier with mechanically rotating loudspeakers.

The rotation of the loudspeakers physically creates a doppler effect, which has an effect in a complex frequency and phase vibrato.

The Slow-Fast button regulates the rotation speed of the “virtual” speakers. In the Slow setting, you you hear a floating chorus sound, while Fast creates a “swirling” vibrato-like effect. Particularly impressive results are achieved by switching between Slow and Fast, in which the complex processes of start-up and deceleration processes come into play.

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Phase-Vibrato

Here you can optionally switch a vibrato (phase vibrato) to the sound.

The OX7 provides the three versions Normal, Chorus and Celeste, which can be selected by pressing the button multiple times.

The vibrato normally runs at fast speed. As a special feature, the OX7 can also switch the vibrato to Slow. The older analog and the first “semi-digital” WERSI organs had no rotor but a vibrato, which could also be set to slow.
Percussion

Percussion on/off The percussion effect triggers a percussive organ tone at each key press. As a result, the sound becomes more concise. The attack is clearly highlighted.
Percussions Drawbars The OX7 offers you the two standard foot layers 2nd (4′) and 3rd (2 2/3) as well as the possibility to freely select the percussion bases completely via the nine percussion drawbars (User).
Percussion Mono or Polyphone The percussion of the older electromagnetic organ was mostly only monophone playable, which also produced very interesting playing styles. If the percussion is switched to polyphone, several tones of percussion will be heard simultaneously.
Length of Percussion The length of the percussion can be adjusted in three stages from short and crisp (short) over a medium to long.
Routing of the Percusssion Here you can direct the percussion via three different paths (routes). At Direct, the percussion does not run via the vibrato and the rotor. The percussion sound sounds very clear and direct. At Vib. (Vibrato) the percussion passes through the vibrato and also via a possibly switched on rotor. If the rotor setting is selected, the percussion only passes through the rotor and not via a possibly switched on vibrato.
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By pressing the Envelope button several times, you can change the envelope. Attack delays the use of sound. The sound is softly.
With Release, the sound gets a longer ending. Delay and Sustain can also be active at the same time. Both LEDs then light up.
Note 1: You can choose the length of the attack and release phase under OX7 settings. Note 2: The sustain effect can also be operated with a foot switch.
KeyClick Here, the volume of the keyclick can be adjusted in three steps by pressing it several times.
Additional setting options By sliding to the left or the arrow to the right next to the OX7 control panel, you can reach further setting options with which you can adjust the drawbar sound even more according to your wishes.
If you save a new OX7 sound in the user area, these additional setting options are also saved in your own sound.

Four types of the rotor effect The OX7 provides you with four different rotor types. As with the mechanical models, there are differences in the range of rotation speeds for the horn and the bass speaker. Or the frequency response and the depth of the rotor effect are different.

Type 1: Type 2:
Type 3:
Type 4:

Standard rotor Bass emphasized rotor sounded with great deep effects of the two rotors. The rotor speeds for Slow and Fast are a little slower. Bigger stereo effect. Rotor sound in which the mids are more emphasized. The horn turns very quickly at 7Hz. Moderate stereo effect. Rotor sound in which the upper mids are emphasized by means of a higher resonance frequency. Moderate stereo effect.

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Rotor fast / slow Here you can choose whether you can use the Rotor Slow / Fast control panel button to switch only the rotor, only the vibrato or both rotor and vibrato together between fast and slow.
Information: With the older WERSI instruments such as SPECTRA, DELTA or HELIOS there was no rotor simulation, but the WERSI VOICE. In addition to the normal fast vibrato speed (Fast), there was also a slow speed (Slow) for vibrato. And as with a rotor, the WERSI VOICE (vibrato) could also be switched between slow and fast with a slow / fast control panel button.
Volume of the percussion Select the desired volume here from the levels soft, standard and loud.
Key click variations Here you can choose between four different clicks.
Attack and sustain settings You can switch on attack, release or both using the display buttons Attack and Release under ENVELOPE. How long the attack or the release is can be set here in three stages.
Attack length: With the function Attack you can make the start of the notes smoother. With Standard the sound starts immediately. With medium and long two settings are available which let the sound swing in more gently.
Sustain Length: With the Sustain function you can lengthen the decay of the notes. With standard, the sound ends immediately after releasing the key. With medium and long two settings are available that let the sound fade away longer.
Setting FREE
Free On If you save your own drawbar sound, you can activate the FREE function before saving. Free means that when registering this drawbar tone, the current panel button and footage values will be used.
Free Off If you save the sound with FREE not activated, the sound will be saved completely. So with the settings of the 9 footages and the settings on the control panel.

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5.2 The WERSI VB3
With the WERSI VB3 you play the sound of the old electromagnetic organs, as well as the organ models from the 1960 and 1970 years.
Main page VB3

Variable Drawbars As soon as the organ operation has been called, the current train bar setting also appears. Keep in mind that they don’t always have to match the “actual” drawbars on your organ. For example, if you have called a sound preset, the pull bars from that preset are displayed.
Note: The drawbars can be changed via the “actual” hardware drawbars on your organ or via the touch display.
Rotor On/Off Here, the rotor is switched on or off. Please note that you can make extensive changes to the rotor sound on the EDIT page.
Overdrive On-Off Overdrive distorts the sound. To find the desired setting, two sliders are available. You can use the DRIVE slider to adjust the strength of the distortion.
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Vibrato ­ Chorus Here you can set the scanner vibrato in the 6 known versions V-1, V-2, V-3 as well as C-1, C-2 and C-3. With Vibrato On/Off, the vibrato is turned on (On) or off (Off).
Note: The Italian Transistor and Red Tolex settings automatically replace the scanner vibrator with an electronic vibrato.
Percussion Here you can find the well-known percussion settings of an electromagnetic organ:
Percussion On/Off: Here the percussion register is switched on or off.
Volume Soft/Normal: Here the volume of the percussion is determined. Soft -> Normal
Decay Slow/Fast: Here the decay of the percussion between Fast and Slow can be adjusted. In the setting Fast, the percussion sounds short and crisp, while in the setting Slow the percussion ends longer.
Foot 3rd/2nd: Here the foot position of the percussion is switched from 2nd (4″) to 3rd (2 2/3″).
Note: As with an old electromagnetic organ, the 1″ drawbar can no longer be heard when the percussion is switched on.
Organ Type The WERSI VB3 drawbar system has three different types of organs:
1. ToneWheel: This is the typical sound of an electromagnetic organ 2. Italian Transistor: Sound of an Italian transistor organ from the 1970s. 3. Red Tolex: Sound of a Red-Tolex organ from the 1960s.
Note: The Italian Transistor and Red Tolex settings automatically replace the scanner vibrator with an electronic vibrato.
ClickType The KeyClick creates the typical short click that the old organs create when a key is pressed. Here are three variations to choose from:
1. Natural: Each keystroke results in a different click. Sometimes light times dark. As in the original. 2. Always Dark: Here the clicks from the tone coloring remain rather dull (dark/dark). 3. Always Bright: Here the clicks from the tone coloring remain rather bright (Bright/Hell).
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HumLevel The old electromagnetic organs generated a background noise of hum and noise. Such a sound does not fit permanently with a modern musical instrument. Therefore, you can adjust the noise in four levels in the volume or switch it off completely (Off).
Click Set the volume of the KeyClick.
Tone With the TONE setting, you can make the whole sound a little duller.
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VB3 Rotor-Settings By sliding to the left (arrow to the right) you can reach further settings for the VB3.

Here you can adjust the rotor cabinet according to your wishes. The following settings are available:
Treble Horn Slow: Here you set the speed of the high-pitched horn for the position Slow.
Fast: Here you set the speed of the high-pitched horn for the position Fast.
Belt: Here, the braking and draining speed can be set. The higher the value, the slower the high-frequency horn is slowed down or accelerated when switching between Slow and Fast.
Bass Rotor Slow: Here you set the speed of the bass drum for the Position Slow.
Fast: Here you set the speed of the bass drum for the position Fast.
Belt: Here, the braking and draining speed can be set. The higher the value, the slower the bass drum is slowed down or accelerated when switching between Slow and Fast.

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Microphone The sound of a rotor cabinet is essentially determined by the acceptance by microphones. The following settings are available:

Distance: The Distance setting determines the distance at which the microphones are positioned. The higher the value, the closer the microphones are to the rotor cabinet.

Balance:

This setting adjusts the balance between the microphones for the high horn and the microphones for the bass drum. At values above 63, the microphones for the high-pitched horn become louder and at values below 63, the microphones for the bass drum become louder.

Ambience: The Ambience setting determines how many reflections are returned from the surrounding walls.

Spread: With the spread, you get a larger stereo sound image.

Note: While you adjust the rotor according to your wishes, you can test your results directly with Rotor On/Off and Slow/Fast.

Setting FREE
Free On If you save your own drawbar sound, you can activate the FREE function before saving. Free means that when registering this drawbar tone, the current panel button and footage values will be used.
Free Off If you save the sound with FREE not activated, the sound will be saved completely. So with the settings of the 9 footages and the settings on the control panel.

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5.3 Legendary FARFISA Compact Organ
The first portable organ from Italian manufacturer FARFISA was the Compact series, released in 1964. The red compact combo organ was the star of the line and was used in many bands.
Main page of the FARFISA Compact If you would like to open the main page of the FARFISA Compact from the professional display, register a sound from the Farfisa on a selector and keep this selector pressed for one second.

The operating concept of the FARFISA Compact On the left you can see the three footages 16′, 8′ and 4′ as green rocker switches. On the right side you can see another nine sounds from the footage 16′, 8′ and 4′ as beige rocker switches. These two realms can never sound together.
Switching is done with the MULTI-TONE BOOSTER rocker switch. In the off (ON) position you will hear the green rocker button footage and in the on (OFF) position you will hear the beige rocker button footage.
The ALL BOOSTER rocker switch closes the filter for the three green footages. The filter can then be opened and closed using the modulation wheel.
In the original instrument, this function was carried out via a toggle lever that was attached under the console.

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At the top left there are the effects Vibrato and Hall (Reverb)
The vibrato can be turned on or off. Furthermore, the vibrato speed can be adjusted between fast (FAST) and slow (SLOW), as well as the intensity between little (LIGHT) and strong (HEAVY). The Reverb can be switched on or off and adjusted in intensity between medium (MED) and long (LONG). Furthermore, the five effects Chorus, Delay, Scanner vibrato, Rotor and an Amplifier (Amp) can be switched on and off on the front. You can see how you can set these effects under the advanced settings.
Advanced settings for the FARFISA Compact By sliding to the left (arrow to the right) you can access further settings for the FARFISA Compact. The built-in effects give the sound the finishing touch. The Effects Chorus, Delay, Scanner vibrato, Rotor and an Amplifier are available.

Volume If you save your own FARFISA sound, you can set the volume here. If you e.g. B. used the AMP, the sound must be safely stored at a lower volume.
Key Click volume As with many analog instruments, playing the keyboard produces a clicking sound. You can set this noise to quiet or loud or switch it off completely.
Attack and Release Attack delay the onset of the sound. The sound fades in softly. With Release, the sound gets a longer decay.

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Volume Switch Noise Some rocker switches of the FARFISA Compact produce a slight crackling noise when used. You can set this noise to quiet or loud or switch it off completely.

Effects The effects can be switched on and off using the five large display buttons. These display buttons are identical to the 5 effect buttons on the first page.

CHORUS Mix 0 bis 100% Rate Depth Shimmer Width

Balance between the original sound and the chorus Speed of the chorus Intensity of the chorus Adds an upset Stereo width

DELAY Mix 0 bis 100% Delay
Feedback
Balance Damp

Controls the volume of the echoes Echo Velocity (spacing of echoes) Feedback of the generated echo signal. If this parameter is set to zero, only an echo is generated. Splits the echo into two parts and shifts them from left to right or vice versa. The longer the echo, the duller the sound becomes.

SCANNER (Vibrato) Mode Rate Depth Grit Amp Mod

Here the typical modes C1, C2, C3 and V1, V2 and V3 of a scanner vibrato can be adjusted.
Speed of the scanner vibrato Intensity of the vibrato. When the slider is at zero, there is no scanner vibrato. Makes the scanner function rougher. Amplification of the amplitude modulation

Rotor
Mix 0 bis 100%
Low/High Width Speed L Speed H

Controls the proportion between the original sound without the rotor and the sound produced by the rotor.
Controls the crossover frequency between the bass and horn components. Controls the stereo width Controls the speed of the bass drum Controls the speed of the horn

AMP (Verstärker)
Mix 0 bis 100%
Type Drive Feedback Stereo/Mono

Adjusts the ratio between the original unamplified sound and the amplified sound
Choice of AC, Vintage, 2×2, 4×12, Axis, Dark 1, Dark 2 and Radio amp types Intensity of the distortion Feedback of the distorted signal Switching between stereo and mono

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Standard controller of the FARFISA organ As you are used to from all other sounds, double-click to open the selector controller.
Due to the FARFISA’s own effects page, there are no further options available under standard and sound controllers.
The volume and the value for the pan are stored in the total preset.

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5.4 Your favorites of all organ types on the mapping
Your instrument remembers which organ sounds you use most often. Up to 15 sounds are saved under favorites.
In our example, six sounds have been used by the “Drawbars Live” button. Three sounds of the OX7, two Farfisa sound and one sounds of the VB3.

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5.5 Saving your own drawbar settings
Saving your own drawbar sounds If you have found a favorite setting for one of the organ types, you can save it in a new sound. 1. To do this, press the SAVE display button. 2. Select the desired slot number from the list. 3. Press the name field. Then enter the desired name and confirm with ENTER. 4. The sound is finally saved with Save.
Selecting self-saved drawbar tones via the mapping The User display button is located at the bottom right of the organ mapping. The self-saved drawbar sounds of all organ types are displayed here.

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Live organ ­ Live Accordion ­ Church Organ Selecting Live Drawbar sounds via the sound list
Use the Sounds display button to call up the list of OAX sounds. Nothing changed about that. The former 12 main groups have been expanded with the main group Live Organ.
As soon as you press the main group Live Organ, the display jumps to the special sound list for the live drawbars.
Select the desired organ model on the left-hand side. In the subgroups, you can switch the view from All sounds to Factory sounds or User sounds.

You can return to the normal list of sounds with the display button Sound List. The display button Sound Edit opens the respective large live organ interface. See also chapter 8.9 “Sound list”.

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5.6 Live Organ or Mini Organ in Profi Display
Jede der Live Orgeln verfügt über die große Live Orgel Oberfläche und auch über eine kleine Mini Oberfläche. Beide können Sie bei Bedarf im Hauptdisplay einblenden. Diese Auswahl können Sie in einem Total Preset speichern.
Die Mini Displays

With the display button Open you can display the respective large live organ surface in a flash.
Show mini organ 1. Register one of the live organs on the upper or lower manual. 2. Double-click the selector to open the Profi Manual Controller. 3. Switch the function “Show mini organ” to On.
If you save a Total Preset with the Mini Organ switched on, the Mini Organ will be shown automatically the next time the Total Preset is selected.

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Show Live organ The respective large display of the live organs can also be saved in the total presets. Activate “Show live organ” and then save the total preset.
The next time you select this total preset, the large display of the respective live organ opens automatically.

Factory presets as a demonstration Ten total presets have been saved in the factory to show you the possibilities.

741 Orgel Live Specials OX7 Live Display

742 Orgel Live Specials OX7 Mini Display

743 Orgel Live Specials VB3 Live Display

744 Orgel Live Specials VB3 Mini Display

745 Orgel Live Specials Farfisa Live Display

746 Orgel Live Specials Farfisa Mini Display

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OX7 Display and VB3 Mini Displays

748 Orgel Live Specials VB3 Mini Display Lower

749 Orgel Live Specials VB3 Mini LM Combination 750 Orgel Live Specials OX7 Special Samba Mix

This total preset opens the large display of the OX7. Total Preset opens the mini display of the OX7. This total preset opens the large display of the VB3.
Preset opens the mini display of the VB3.
This total preset opens the Farfisa’s large display.
Preset opens the Farfisa mini display. Ober- und Untermanual mit unterschiedlichen Mini DisplaysUpper and lower manual with different mini displays.
OX7 with Live Display and Mini Display. When selecting the total presets, the live display appears. When closing, you see the OX7 Mini Display on the professional display. The VB3 Mini Display with additional tones on the lower manual and “normal” sounds on the upper manual.
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5.7 The Live Controls OX7 and VB3
The Live Controls OAX1 – OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700
The Live Controls affect the currently selected organ type.
Overdrive = Adds a distortion effect to the drawbar sound (only for VB3). In the former electromechanical instruments, this sound was created by the soft tube overload of a connected rotor cabinet.
Keyclick = This turns on the typicalclick noise. This occurs when the key contacts are closed.
Perc On = This turns on the percussion.
2nd/3rd = Here you can choose which percussion foot position to hear. LED off = 2nd (Fußlage 4″) LED on = 3rd (Fußlage 2 2/3″)
Vibrato = This button controls the optional connection of a vibrato effect. Here, the original signal is mixed with a signal modulated in the phase, wherein there are delay effects and frequency band extinctions (phase vibrato).
Rotor = This button switches the rotor effect on or off.

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The Live Controls affect the currently selected organ type. Attack = Attack delays the beginning of sound. The sound is starting softly (only for OX7). Sustain = With Sustain, the sound gets a longer ending (only with OX7). Overdrive = Adds a distortion effect to the drawbar sound (only for VB3). In the earlier electromechanical instruments, this sound was created by the soft tube overload of a connected rotor cabinet. Keyclick = This turns on the typical click noise. This occurs when the key contacts are closed.
2nd = This turns on the percussion in the foot position 2nd. 3rd = This turns on the percussion in the foot position 3rd. User = This turns on the user percussion (only for OX7). Short = Here you select whether the decay behavior of the percussion is long or short. Normal = This button turns on the normal vibrato effect. Chorus = This button turns on the vibrato effect chorus. Celeste = This button turns on the Celeste vibrato effect. Rotor = This button switches the rotor effect on or off.

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5.8 Accordion LIVE operation
The Accordions Live panel button transforms your instrument into a “real” accordion.
As with an original accordion, you can switch the different registers via rocker buttons. Even the typical switching noise between the registers is audible.

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Register 4+ 8 + Cassotto 8Register 8 + Cassotto 8 Register Cassotto 8
Register 8 Register 8 + 4 Register 16 + 8+ 4 + Cassotto 8`

Register 16+ 8 + 4Register 16 + 8Register 16 + 4Register 16
Register 4`

Morino Bassoon Morino Cello Morino Bandoneon Morino Harmon Morino Organ Morino Violin Morino Master Morino Accord Morino Musette

Register 16Register 16 + 8+ 8right Register 16+ 8 Register 16+ 8 + 4Register 8’left + 8right + 4Register 8 + 8’right + 4Register 16 + 8`

• 8right + 8’left + 4 Register 8’left + 8right Register 8’left + 8 + 8`right

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Morino Celeste

Register 8+ 8right

Morino Oboe

Register 8+ 4

Morino Clarin

Register 8`

Morino Jazz Special

Register 16+ 4

Alpina Bassoon

Register 16`

Alpina Bandon

Register 16+ 8

Alpina Master Alpina Musette

Register 16+ 8 + 8’left + 8right Register 8 + 8left + 8right

Alpina Clarinet

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The three musette accordions sound identical in the registers 16′, 8′ and 4′. The
differences result from the right floating 8′ register. The 3 versions Musette, 2Voix and
3Voix are available here, where the hovering is getting bigger and bigger.

Register 8+ 8′ Musette + 4 Register 8+ 8′ Musette Register 8′ Musette Register 8
Register 8+ 4
Register 16+ 8 + 8’Musette + 4`

Register 16+ 8 + 4Register 16 + 8Register 16 + 4Register 16 Register 16+ 8Musette

Register 16+ 8′ Register 8 + 8′ right Register 8′ + 8left Register 8 Register 16+ 8 + 8right Register 16 + 8+ 8left Register 8`left
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5.9 Silbermann Church Organ

Historical Information
Since 1742 it has been playing in the church of the German city of Zöblitz: the organ of the great Freiberg master Gottfried Silbermann (1683 -1753). It is one of his medium-sized organs. The registers are divided between the two manuals MANUAL (lower manual) and OBERWERK (upper manual) and the pedal.

The registers are distributed among the manuals as follows:

Manual – Lower Principal 8′ Octava 4 Quintadena 8′ Rohrflöte 8′ Cornett 3 fach Spitzflöte 4′ Quinta 3′ Octava 2 Mixtur 4 fach

Oberwerk – Upper Gedackt 8′ Rohrflöte 4′ Nassat 3′ Octava 2 Tertia 1 3/5′ Quinta 1 1/2′ Sufflet 1′ Cimbel 2 fach

Pedal Posaunenbaß 16′ Octavbaß 8′ Subbaß 16′

Most of the over 1000 organ pipes are made of English tin.

Note: In the case of a church organ, the lower manual (Manual) is the main manual and there are then more registers than for the upper manual (Oberwerk).

History of the Silbermann organ The parish had been in contact with Gottfried Silbermann since 1736 and a contract had already been drawn up between him and the parish on April 25, 1736.

But only in March 1742 were the carriages with the organ parts brought from Freiberg to Zöblitz and the journeyman Silbermanns started to work until in July 1742 the organ could be handed over in a solemn service.

Silbermann received 800 Talers for the organ in Zöblitz and 2 Talers and 18 Groschen in addition. There was a 4 thaler tip for his journeyman.

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Live organ ­ Live Accordion ­ Church Organ Quickly select the Silbermann organ via the Total Presets
In the factory area there are ten total presets in which different sound settings are stored. Go to the “Silbermann” bank within the factory total presets and you will see the ten saved registrations.

731 Silbermann View 1
732 Silbermann View 2
733 Silbermann Mixture 734 Silbermann Warm 735 Silbermann Choir 736 Silbermann Agnus Dei 737 Silbermann Brass 738 Silbermann Theatre Organ 739 Silbermann Koppel 740 Silbermann Tutti

The Silbermann organ is registered directly on the upper and lower manual and the pedal. Existing other sounds are deleted there. You can see the historical view of the church organ. The Silbermann organ is registered directly on the upper and lower manual and the pedal. Existing other sounds are deleted there. You see view 2 of the church organ. Silbermann Orgel Mixture Registration
Silbermann Orgel warm Registration Silbermann organ with additional children’s choir on the upper manual and mixed choir on the lower manual. Silbermann organ with additional “Agnus Dei” choir and Amen in the first octave. Lower manual with Gregorian choir. Silbermann organ with additional horns on the upper manual and a wind ensemble in the lower manual. An orchestral sound is also set on the pedal.
Silbermann organ with additional sounds of a Theater Organ.
Silbermann organ – the upper manual is linked to the lower manual.
Silbermann Organ Tutti with all registrations.

Note for owners of a keyboard OAX1: If you do not use a second manual, the registers on the left manual area will sound too low. In this case you have to change the octave position to +1. You can then save the preset in your user area with this change.

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How can you make music with the Silbermann organ? First of all there is the Silbermann mode. The upper and lower manual as well as the pedal are directly coupled to the corresponding manuals of the Silbermann organ. No other sounds can be added to the manuals. So you play like a real church organ.
Press the CHURCH button in the PIPES area on the control panel. The SILBERMANN button is shown on this display.

After you have pressed the SILBERMANN button, one of the two views of the church organ appears.

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Live organ ­ Live Accordion ­ Church Organ View 1: This shows the original historical console of the Silbermann organ

View 2: A more modern representation of the registers

You can also call up the two views directly using the total preset 731 “Silbermann View 1” and 732 “Silbermann View 2”.
You can switch between the two views using the VIEW display button.

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5.9.3.1 Historical View 1 The register buttons for the areas Manual and Oberwerk as well as the pedal are arranged according to the scheme that the builder Gottfried Silbermann defined in 1742.
The registers for the MANUAL, i.e. the lower manual, are marked with the letter M. As here in the example PRINCIPAL M.
The registers for the OBERWERK (upper manual) are marked with the letter O.
The three registers for the pedal have the word BASS in their name.

The function COPULA O.-M. is available as a special button. This transfers the registers of the upper manual (OBERWERK) to the lower manual (MANUAL).
The tremulant changes the volume of the sound – it begins to vibrate – and only to a lesser extent does the pitch change.
A bell is triggered via the KLINGEL (bell) display button. This was intended to inform the faithful about the beginning of the service.

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5.9.3.2 Modern view 2 In view 2, the manuals are distributed from top to bottom. So the upper manual (OBERWERK), then the lower manual (MANUAL) and then the pedal.

On view 2 there are three additional coupling functions.
In the OBERWERK area: Couples the lower manual (MANUAL) to the upper manual (OBERWERK).
In the pedal area: Couples either the upper manual or the lower manual to the pedal.
We already know from view 1 -> couples the upper manual (OBERWERK) to the lower manual (MANUAL).
Note: Please note that only one coupling can be switched on at a time.
5.9.3.3 Church acoustics On both views you can see the two settings for the acoustics, i.e. reverberation of the church. The two setting options “Direct <-> Room” and “Church size” are available.
Direct <-> Room: Here you determine whether you as a listener are close to the organ or further away in the church. The further you move away from the organ, the more room acoustics are added.
Church Size: Here you determine how big the church is, in which you play the church organ.

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Register the manuals on your organ Of course, you can also assign the three areas of the Silbermann organ to the manuals individually. You will find the three sounds Silbermann Oberwerk (upper manual), Silbermann Manual (lower manual) and Silbermann Pedal on the church sound button on page 4/5.
So you can e.g. a manual of the Silbermann organ on the lower manual register and play “normal” instruments on the upper manual.

Note: The maximum number of sounds for the manuals is then limited to four sounds. Show mini organ

1. Register the Silbermann sounds on the upper or lower manual. 2. Double- click the selector to open the Profi Manual Controller. 3. Switch the function “Show mini organ” to On.
If you save a Total Preset with the Mini Organ switched on, the Mini Organ will be shown automatically the next time the Total Preset is selected.

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Possibilities of the standard and sound controller As usual with other sounds, the Silbermann Organ also has the standard controllers Reverb 1 and 2, Chorus, Echo, Attack and Release.
It is noticeable that Reverb 1 and 2 are regulated to zero, even though the Silbermann Organ contains a Reverb. This reverb is a very special room acoustic system and is integrated directly into the sound itself.
Of course, you can also add the normal four effects to the sound.
Equalizer In the section sound controller you will first find an equalizer with bass and treble.
Room acoustics You can use the “Direct” and “Size” controls to set the room acoustic system according to your wishes.
The Direct setting determines the position of the listener in the church. If the listener sits further away from the organ, the sound becomes indirect. You determine the size of the church with the value Size.
Important: As soon as you use view 1 or 2, you will find these two room acoustic setting options on these surfaces for direct operation.
Noise With a mechanical church organ, there are noises when pulling the registers and when pressing and releasing the keys. You can adjust the volume of these noises with the “Noise” slider.
Tremulant The Silbermann Organ has tremulant effects. This is a device that varies the air flow (wind) periodically, creating a tremolo. The pitch (vibrato) changes periodically to a lesser extent.
Important: The tremolo effect can also be switched on or off via view 1 and 2.

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Save registrations in a Total Preset You can save the desired registration, i.e. which registers are drawn, in a Total Preset as normal.
If you also save one of the two views 1 and 2 in the Total Preset, the special Silbermann appears on the display when you select the Total Preset.
Before saving, select the desired view and check the “Save in Total Preset” function. Then switch to the main display and save the Total Preset as usual.
The two factory Total Presets 731 “Silbermann View 1” and 732 “Silbermann View 2” are saved with the view of the sacral organ.

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The simple EASY display or the PROFI display
6 The simple EASY display or the PROFI display
Your instrument offers you the two different operating modes EASY (simple) and PROFI. The EASY-Mode is aimed at all beginners who want to play mainly with the instrument. In addition, three sounds are available in the upper manual, three sounds in the lower manual, one sound in the pedal and, of course, all existing styles. The adjustment possibilities are deliberately somewhat reduced here.
In PROFI mode, all the possibilities of your instrument are available. More on this in the next chapters. These two operating modes can be changed at any time with the EASY/PROFI display slider.
If you switch between the two modes, you must load large amounts of data. During the switching
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7 The EASY-Display
As already written, the EASY mode is aimed first of all at beginners, who can cope with three sounds in the upper manual, three sounds in the lower manual and one sound in the pedal and a somewhat reduced operation. Due to the reduced possibilities, the EASY Mode has a very clear display arrangement.
Figure: EASY display of the instrumentsOAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700 ­ OAX800 ­ OAX900

Figure: EASY display of theOAX1000 To find out how to access and save Total Presets, see the chapter 9 “Select and save TOTAL PRESETS”.

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7.1 Overview upper, lower and pedal
In the Upper, Lower Manual, and Pedal areas, the sounds for the corresponding areas are displayed. Since these buttons also assign (select) the sounds, we also call these buttons selectors. IMPORTANT: The selector, which is currently being selected, decides in which area the timbre can be
changed. So, with a short tip on the touch display, select which selector, e.g. Upper Manual 1 or Upper Manual 2 or Lower manual 1, should be reassigned. Only one selector can be actively selected at a time.
Illustration of the three selectors for the upper manual with active upper manual 1 (dark grey)
Illustration of the three selectors for the lower manual here with active sound 2
Illustration of the pedal selector The LED in the selector indicates whether the sound is switched on, i.e. audible. You can turn the sounds on or off via the control panel buttons and also via these display LEDs.
The OAX1000 with three manuals The OAX1000 adds one sound for the SOLO manual in the EASY MODE.

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7.2 The EASY Manual Controller
The EASY Manual Controller allows you to make special settings for each selector, such as Reverb or Echo, or, for example, to turn the dynamics on or off for the active selector.
By double-clicking on the desired selector (upper and lower manual 1 to 3 and pedal) the display “EASY Manual Controller” is opened. In the following example, a double click was performed on the selector upper manual 1.

The following settings are available:
Octave = Set the octave position in the range of +/- 2 octaves. With plus or minus you can change the octave position.
Detune = Setting the sound tuning in the range of +/- 100 cents. With Plus or Minus you can change the detune in CENT and set interesting sounds with a sway.

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Keyboard range Here you specify whether the sound should play on the entire manual or only in a special area. Press “Keyboard Range” once and the display keyboard for the upper or lower manual will appear.
You can easily enter the keyboard range via the corresponding manual. Press first the deepest and then the highest button of the desired range. The area you entered is displayed on the display keyboard and the input window disappears after a moment.
Note: Please note that this is not a split point where the manual is divided into two areas. You can set a separate keyboard ranges for each selector and distribute the sounds individually on the manuals.
ATTENTION: When entering the play area by pressing the lowest and highest key, please note the following: If the lowest note for the desired play area is above the center of the keyboard, you must first press a key below the center. You have to approach the desired note from below. The easiest way is to make a glissando from the very bottom and stop at the desired note.
Volume View the volume control that is appropriate for the manual. You can also use the upper 1 to 3, lower 1 to 3 and pedal drawbars to adjust the volume.
Panorama, Reverb 1 and 2, Chorus and Echo The Panorama knob can be used to adjust the position of the sound in the stereo image. With the controls Reverb 1 and 2, Chorus and Echo, the effect parts (Send) are set for this sound.
For example, if you want more reverb on this sound, slide the Reverb 1 or 2 slider further up. In the factory setting, reverb 1 is occupied with a “normal” reverb program and the reverb 2 with a longer Hall program.

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“From sound” or “from slider” Each sound stored in your instrument has individual presets for the effects. These presets are always active when you have placed the sound “fresh” on the selector. Therefore, the “From Sound” setting is activated.
As soon as you move one of the sliders, the setting jumps to “From slider” and you have changed the factory setting.
You can always return to the factory setting by resetting the “From slider” setting back to “From sound”.
Dynamics – On/Off – Turns the dynamics on or off for the selected selector.
Pitch Wheel On/Off – Turns the Pitch Wheel on or off for the selected selector.
Modulation Wheel On/Off – Turns the modulation wheel on or off for the selected selector.
After Touch On/Off – Turns After Touch on or off for the selected selector. Please note that not all sounds are assigned an After Touch function. Note that there is no After Touch available in the Pedal area.
All settings in the Manual Controller section are saved into the Total Presets.

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7.3 The accompaniment in the EASY Mode
Styles Settings Once you have selected a style, the important necessary information will appear in the ACC area.
The MIXER display button takes you to the style settings.

7.3.1.1 Chord recognition

Area of chord recognition Here you can set the keyboard area in which chord recognition for the styles works:

In the case of upper manual or lower manual, the complete lower or upper manual for chord recognition is evaluated.
However, you can also limit the range of chord recognition by specifying a playing area for lower manual 1, for example, and by selecting “UM1” only this area is used for chord recognition.

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Chord recognition You can choose between four chord recognition modes in the EASY display.
Below is a brief description of the four modes. A detailed description can be found in the Programming Manual SONIC.
Easy Mode 1: A very simple (but limited) control of the automatic accompaniment, which, despite its simplicity, adheres to musical specifications by using only sounds contained in the chord (comparable to the single finger WERSI mode ­ here only fewer possibilities / variants).
After entering 1 up to 3 keys, only the harmonies major (fundamental note), major-septime (fundamental note + septime), minor (fundamental note + minor third), minor septime (fundamental note + minor tread + septime) and major major7 (fundamental note + large septime) are recognized.
Easy Mode 2 (Yam): Also a very simple (but limited) control of the automatic accompaniment, which, however, requires a shutdown of at least the lower manual sound due to the input of dissonances (by sometimes nonchord notes).
After entering up to 2 notes only the four harmonies major (fundamental note), major-septime (fundamental note + a white key left), minor (fundamental note + a black key left), minor-septime (fundamental note + a white + a black key left) are recognized.
WERSI Single Finger: A simple (and musically more meaningful) control of the automatic accompaniment, which is matched by entering up to three matching chord notes.
The harmonies major (fundamental note), major-septime (fundamental note + septime), minor (fundamental note + minor third), minor-septime (fundamental note + minor tread + septime), major major7 (fundamental note + large septime), minor major7 (fundamental v + minor + large septime) and others are recognized.
Chord Mode: This companion mode is a very extensive mode in which a large number of chords can be implemented in the companion area.
Chord-Quantization Here you define the time signature scan in which chords are evaluated.
The OFF setting performs all chord changes directly. With the settings “Bar – Beat ­ Half Beat – Quarter Beat ­ Eight Beat” the evaluation of the chords you have grasped is limited into the specified cycle measure.
ATTENTION: The setting can only be set when the style player is not running!

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7.3.1.2 Style Volumes
SONG-Fader (Red) The SONG slider adjusts the volume of the entire accompaniment. This slider is identical to the SONG drawbar in the “Accompaniment Volumes” area.

Group Fader (Brown)

The faders DRUMS and ACC (brown) are group controllers and control both drum tracks and all ACC tracks. Since there is only one bass track, the group and single knob are identical. The brown sliders are also located as drawbars in the “Accompaniment Volumes” area.

The ACC-Fader (White)

The style tracks Drum1, Drums2, Real (Realdrum) and ACC 1 to 5 can be adjusted in volume with the faders of the same name (white) here and saved in the Total Preset. SOLO and MUTE are used for a better overview and are not stored in a total preset.

Solo and Mute Each track still has the FUNCTIONS SOLO and MUTE (silent).
Reset Volumes If this function is switched on, when selecting a new style, all volumes are set to 80% (standard).

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Settings for MIDI sequences
If the selected MIDI sequence has a karaoke text or harmony information, the KARAOKE button will also appear. This allows you to open the karaoke window. See chapter 8.5.2.1 ,,Settings Karaoke”. Once you have selected a MIDI sequence, you can use the MIXER display button to influence the volume of the sequence. Save a Total Preset with the Accompaniment section, these volumes are saved with the Total Preset.

SONG-Fader (Red) The SONG fader adjusts the volume of the entire accompaniment. This slider is identical to the SONG drawbar in the “Accompaniment Volumes” area.

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The EASY-Display Here the track volumes of the up to 16 channels can be set. Note: The MIDI sequence itself is not changed. Only the volume of the sequence will be charged with the original value.
Solo and Mute Each track still has the FUNCTIONS SOLO and MUTE (silent).
Reset Volumes If this function is switched on, when selecting a new midi sequence, all volumes are set to 80% (Standard).

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7.4 Play Styles, MIDI-Sequences or Multimedia-Files directly from the USB stick
Styles, MIDI-Sequences and AUDIO files can be played directly from a USB stick without loading the files.
Depending on the type you want to play from the USB stick, press any Style button, or the MIDI or AUDIO button, and activate HOLD to freeze the display.

Now plug in the USB stick and the button files appear on the USB stick.

will appear. Press this button and on the display the

Illustration example of a USB stick
The subdirectories are marked with a corresponding symbol. If you are in a subdirectory, the first button returns one level.
Select the file you want and start the Style, MIDI-Sequence or Multimedia-File using the panel button Start/Stop.

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7.5 Import styles from USB stick
You can easily load one or more styles from a USB stick firmly into the instrument. 1. To do this, activate the USB stick as described under 7.4 ,,Play Styles, MIDI-Sequences or MultimediaFiles directly from the USB stick”. 2. If necessary, select the desired sub-directory on the stick. 3. Now you have two options: a. “Mark” allows you to select multiple styles for loading one at a time. b. “All Mark” marks all styles in the directory. 4. Press Import. 5. Now the first free space of the ACC list appears. Accept it or select a different storage space.
6. Confirm with SAVE. 7. The following display appears:

8. On the display, it shows the first name of the imported style and the 12 style buttons flash. After you press on of the desired 12 Style buttons on the panel for the displayed style, the next style appears in the display and the next mapping begins until all styles are mapped.

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9. With the activation of the function Set all Styles to the next style button, all previously unassigned styles are placed on the style button, which is pressed next. This is useful if you have only selected POP styles to load and want to place them all on the POP panel button.
a. Load only: The selected styles are invited and are only visible under the USER button. There is no additional mapping to the 12 style buttons.
b. Cancel: The loading process is canceled.
After you mapped the styles, you’re back in play mode. The imported styles can be found under the USER panel button and, depending on your assignment, in the USER area on every style button from Pop to Movie&Show.
7.6 Import MIDI-Sequences or Multimedia-Files from the USB stick
Here you can simply load one or more MIDI-Sequences or Miltimedia-Files from a USB stick firmly into the instrument.
1. Depending on what you want to load, select the MIDI or AUDIO panel button.
2. To do this, activate the USB stick as described under 7.4 ,,Play Styles, MIDI-Sequences or MultimediaFiles directly from the USB stick”.
3. If necessary, select the desired subdirectory on the stick.
4. Now you have two options.: a. Mark allows you to select multiple songs for loading one at a time. b. Mark all songs in the directory is marked with “Mark All”.
5. Now press the Import button.
6. Now the first free space of the ACC list appears. Accept it or select a different one.

7. Confirm with SAVE.
8. You are back in play mode and depending on what you have loaded, you will find the songs on the MIDI or AUDIO panel button.

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8 The PROFI-Display
The PROFI Mode offers the possibility to distribute up to a total of 16 sounds on the manuals and significantly extended adjustment options. The Total Presets range is identical to EASY mode.
Illustration: Professional display of the Keyboard OAX1

Illustration: PROFI display of instruments OAX500 – OAX600 – OAX700 ­ OAX800 ­ OAX900. Here with activated split in the lower manual.

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Illustration: Professional display of the PERGAMON OAX1000 Sounds for pedals The selector area for the foot pedal can be seen as a smaller display button.
The display for the pedal selectors can be “expanded” and later “collapsed” again via the Pedal display button. This then pushes the area for the accommodation to the left.

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8.1 Easy split point for the lower manual (two-manual models)
The OAX system offers the possibility of assigning an individual area to the individual selectors on the corresponding manual.
However, it can also make sense to divide the lower manual into a left and right area in just two steps.
With the easy split for the lower manual, you can keep track of which sounds are being played on the right

References

• WERSI Zentrale - Orgeln und Keyboards
• WERSI Zentrale - Orgeln und Keyboards

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