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OB 8 Factory MIDI Settings

OB 8 Factory MIDI Settings

2007-10-14 by jaybe52000

Does anyone have any of the information reagarding the MIDI controls on the OB8's that 
have the factory MIDI interface? (Mine is mounted in the left wood endbell, I've seen others 
with them mounted on the rear metal panel too)

I know that when I'm on page two I can turn on and off Pitch Bend, Modulation and 
Program change using the "A" , "B", "C" buttons.

My most pressing need is to find out if I can get the OB 8 out of Midi OMNI MODE since it's 
responding to all midi channels and set it to receive on just a single MIDI Channel like 
most newer synths do.

My Jupiter 6 has very limited MIDI implementation compared to the OB8 and I can get that 
to respond "Bi-Timbrally" (two Midi channels with two different sounds) and it's much 
older than the OB8 that had the MIDI installed.  It doesn't even send or recieve Pitch Bend 
info or modulation via MIDI.

I'd really like to know if there's any Midi addendum that was put out for the OB8 or if it 
was an completely new revision of the owners manual for the B5 software with Midi 
interface.

Thanks,

John

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