Analogue Solutions Oberkorn sequencer - Manual (Page 16)

Oberkorn User Manual
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The CK socket can be used for MIDI sync. If your MIDI sequencer is transmitting MIDI Sync,
then the CK socket will output 16ppqn pulses. These can be used to clock the Oberkorn. To
do this you must patch the CK socket to IN clock input. Put the run stop switch to EXT.
Reset Oberkorn to step 16. Connect your MIDI source (sequencer etc) OUT to Oberkorn’s
MIDI In.
When you hit play on your MIDI sequencer Oberkorn should run.
Due to the limitations of the MIDI specification of SYNC messages, it is the least effective
method and least flexible method of sync. The best way to sync Oberkorn to a MIDI
sequencer is to use one of the Trig sockets.
e.g. patch socket T1 to Oberkorn clock input IN to use T1 as a clock source. The run/stop
switch must then be set to EXT (external clock).
Now, what you do to clock Oberkorn is to program a string of MIDI notes (E because you are
using the trigger T1).
Each time E is played Oberkorn will advance one step. Normally you would program a string
of 16
th
notes when your MIDI sequencer is playing in 4/4 time.
But, here’s the beauty of this system and Oberkorn. You do not have to stick to convention
and only string 16ths. By programming any pattern of Es you can do the following;
Swing/Shuffle/Groove
By retarding the timing of even numbered 16
th
notes. In fact any groove pattern can be
written.
Muting Oberkorn
By muting the control track on your MIDI sequencer, no more ‘E triggers’ are sent by the
Oberkorn’s MIDI-Trig unit. This way you can stop and start Oberkorn mid-MIDI sequencer.
This is something you can’t do when synching via MIDI Sync alone (using the CK socket).
BINARY OUTPUTS.
Sockets b0/1/2/3 provide a binary output from 16 MIDI notes.
As each of 16 MIDI keys are pressed, numbered from 1 to 16 (well, 0 to 15 actually), this is
converted to four bit binary and sent out of the binary sockets.
The 16 keys start from C(48) then the next 16 keys.
The binary sockets are a little confusing but I’ll do my best to explain.
The best way is to start with an example.
Stop the sequencer. Press Reset to 1, so the sequencer is on step 1. The sequencer MUST
be on step one, otherwise odd stepping will result! (Good for creativity though). This is