Article 17 : The Settings Tab

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NB: This Article was developed using OAS7.1 R41. Changes with R43 are referred to
where they have occurred.
New to OAS-7? – Article 17 : The Settings Tab - 3
New to OAS-7?
Article 17 : The Settings Tab - 3
In this article we shall complete our look at the final tab along the top of the screen, the Settings Tab. From the Main
Screen, touch the Settings tab at the top, far right. The following screen will appear:
There are three main columns of
buttons, with divisions in the
centre and right columns.
The third column (ACC
Programming) is investigated in
this article and the function of
each button explained.
This column is divided into three
sections, not all to do with
programming the
Accompaniment.
ACC Programming etc
Touching this button provides the following Edit Styles screen.
We have met this screen before, in an Article
called "Styles Editing Overview - the Ballad 85 OAA
Total Preset Styles Editing". It can be found on our
website from the Articles > Styles Editing page.
The download is called "Styles Editing Overview".
That Article explains the use of this screen.
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This screen has already been explained in the
series of Articles called "The OAS-7 Sequencer".
These can be found on the Articles > Sequencer
page from where they can be downloaded. Four
Articles are available.
[With OAS-7.1 R43 this button is now in English]
Touching this button starts a series of events which end with the MultiRecorder screen as shown below, if you have this
feature activated.
There are no Articles currently on our website
which explain how this screen works, apart from
our English translation of the Wersi Instructions
(found in the Wersi Room). That may be remedied
in the future. Essentially there are eight tracks,
each of which has been given an "instrument" label
in this screenshot appropriate for the Project being
recorded ("Highland Cathedral"). The process is
then to record each track separately, ultimately
balancing the sound of each. The whole project can
then be exported to the Hard Drive (bottom right
buttons) as a Wave or MP3 file. Projects
themselves consume quite a bit of memory on the
Hard Drive and it is recommended not to retain
them once exported to Wave/MP3.
Backing tracks can also be produced in this way.
The function of this button is quite obvious, apart from the unnecessary apostrophe. Touching the button produces the
following screen:
You can burn any combination of Wave files
currently stored on the Hard Drive, up to a
maximum according to the size of the blank CD
inserted. The list of available Wave files is shown in
the white box ("Existing Songs") on the left of the
screen. Highlight a single file or set of files, touch
"Take song" and that list appears in the white box
to the right ("Songs for CD"). The space left on the
CD is shown here as you add songs.
Finally, once the list is set, touch "Burn CD" and the
burn process will commence. You will be notified
when it is finished.
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Touching this button provides the following overlaid screen.
This is a feature not likely to be used by the average
Wersi owner. It is diagnostic and displays a list of
the most recent MIDI messages within the
instrument. Those who understand such things and
their significance will be able to use this feature
should it become necessary. I leave well alone.
[With OAS-7.1 R43 this button is now labelled Logfiles / OAS History and also contains
information about the changes which have been included in R43 and subsequent Revisions]
This is another screen for experts to use to
diagnose possible problems with an instrument.
Let's keep going…..
Touching the white box changes it to a red background. Then, using the Tempo/Data Wheel the frequency can be changed
in 0.1 Hz steps, up or down, to tune the whole instrument to a different pitch from the standard A3 of 440 Hz. This appears
to last for a single switch-on only, reverting to standard pitch the next time the instrument is switched on.
Please let me know if you have found that this reversion to the default pitch does not happen.
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This button brings up the familiar Windows
Desktop, rather like the "Show Desktop" button on
the Taskbar of a computer. From here you can
access Windows features just like on a computer.
"My Computer" and "Windows Explorer" act the
same as on a computer and can be useful here on
occasions.
The "Start" button provides normal XP functions,
including access to all programs etc.
If you are familiar with computers and Windows XP
you can investigate the computer side of your
Wersi instrument from here. It is possible to cause
havoc, though, should you left-click on something
inadvertently, so those not adept with computers
are advised by Wersi not to go stumbling around!
Should your OAS-7 seize up or start misbehaving in some way, touching this button will close the OAS down leaving
Windows XP still running. This avoids having to shut down the instrument completely, providing you can touch
"Settings" and bring up that screen.
Once OAS is closed down, touching the "Wersi OAS" icon on the Desktop will start OAS-7 up again.
We have now completed our tour of the OAS-7 software within Wersi instruments. I hope the series has been of benefit to
both those who were new to OAS-7 at the start and, perhaps, those who have had OAS-7 for some time but did not realise
the full extent of its capabilities.
Colin
August 2010
Addendum
I received some useful replies from Bill Gray in response to some queries I raised in Article 16. Here is what he said:
Hardware Button
The hardware button mainly (although not exclusively) relates to the in/out board (the one with the input/output
sockets on it) which is in itself programmable. You have probably seen with some upgrades a message telling you
not to turn off the instrument in less than 5 minutes after re-start, and this is because the in/out board may need
to be re-programmed for some new features and can be accessed manually through the hardware button.
(Modifying the wrong hardware parameter could cause your instrument to become inoperative, and so is code
protected so that you have to contact a Wersi engineer, who will know what can and cannot be altered.)
Activation Number
This is the number of your SG12 card and is unique to it. (This is the reason a software activation code on one
instrument will not work on another.)
Midi Button
A basic understanding of Midi comes in handy for this, so here is a link for a good grounding in it:
http://www.synthman.com/roland/support/supplementalnotes/SUPNOTES/MIDI.html
Use it in combination with the OAS manual and you will soon be running around the Midi screen like a pro.
When I get the time I will explain how to use both this and the Midi voice edit in an article. However, to get the
best out of it, it’s best to know how the basics of Midi works.
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