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OberVave on the FM-1's screen

The Firmware Hub · Cheat sheet

OberVave at a glance

For OberVave 1.5 · checked against its source

One deep 8-voice analog-style polysynth in the spirit of the 1979-84 classics, with arp, chorus, delay, plate reverb and a two-track sequencer: turn PRESETS and play.

Getting around

tap HOME
PERFORM page: CUTOFF, RESO, ENV AMT, RELEASE.
turn SELECT
Tempo, on every screen.
turn ALGORITHM
Pick track A or B.
tap OCT-
Octave down (OCT+ up); both together: back to 0.
hold FX+tap HOME
Lock a held layer open; its button lets it go.

Playing

turn PRESETS
Pick one of 99 programs (1-64 factory sounds).
tap ARP+turn KNOB 1
Arpeggiator mode; OFF switches it off.
tap ARP+tap ARP
On the ARP page: HOLD latches the arp.
hold SAVE+tap SEL
A new random sound, within useful ranges.

Sound

tap EDIT
OSC 1, OSC 2, OSC MOD, FILTER, FILTER +; tap for next.
tap ENV
FILTER ENV; tap again for AMP ENV.
tap LFO
LFO, LFO DEST, LFO + pages; tap for next.
GLO twice
VOICE page: POLY / DUAL / UNISON / MONO, glide.
tap GLO+tap GLO+tap GLO
OUTPUT page: VINTAGE voice drift, SPREAD, BEND, VOLUME.

Sequencer / patterns

tap SEQ
Full-screen sequencer; tap again for its next view.
tap PLAY
Start / stop the sequencer.
tap REC
Playing: record on top. Stopped: armed, first note starts.
hold REC
2 seconds: clear the chosen track.
hold SEQ+white key 1-16
Set a step with the last note or chord; again clears.
hold EDIT+tap OCT-
Undo the last sequencer change (OCT+: redo).
tap SEQ+turn ALGORITHM+turn KNOB 1
Switch track B on (16 steps).
hold GLO+white key 1
Mute track A (key 2: B; keys 5 / 6: solo).
hold SAVE+white key 1-8
Go to pattern 1-8 (playing: at the loop's end).

Effects

tap FX
CHORUS, DELAY, REVERB pages; tap for next.
hold FX+turn KNOB 1
Chorus mix (KNOB 2 delay, 3 reverb, 4 delay time).
tap SEQ+turn KNOB 4
TRACKS: track B's own sound's FX SEND.

Saving & loading

SAVE twice
Save the sound in its program slot.
tap SAVE+turn PRESETS+tap SAVE
Save the sound into another slot.
tap SEQ+tap SAVE
In the sequencer: save the pattern now.
hold SAVE+black key 1-8
Copy this pattern to slot 1-8 (used slot: press twice).

Settings

tap GLO
GLOBAL: TEMPO, CLICK, MIDI CH, TUNE.
tap GLO+turn KNOB 2
Click: OFF, REC, ON, COUNT-IN.
tap GLO+turn KNOB 3
MIDI channel or OMNI; the next channel plays B's sound.
hold GLO+white key 16
Tap tempo (G5).

Good to know

  • An edited sound shows * after its name; turn PRESETS before saving and the edit is gone.
  • SAVE arms for 3 seconds (the page shows SAVE?); tap it again in time.
  • Track B can play sound A or its own program: choose B with ALGORITHM, then turn PRESETS. The panel then edits B's sound (orange B in the header).
  • Patterns save themselves 3 s after a change once the sequencer is stopped.
  • Effect mixes belong to each program; the INIT sound starts dry.
  • Something wrong after an update? Hold OCT- while powering on: USB rescue screen for reinstalling.

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