19. com
com is where you adjust system settings, use OP–XY as a midi controller, back up your data and select the function of the multi-out port.
enter com
press com to enter com.
system
press M1 to enter system settings.
ctrl
press M2 to enter midi controller mode. this turns OP–XY into a midi controller.
devices
press M3 to view midi devices that are connected to the OP–XY.
mtp
press M4 to put OP–XY into MTP mode, this is where you can back up your samples, presets and projects.
19.1 setting the multi-out port
and bluetooth midi
and bluetooth midi
the multi-out port allows you to connect your OP–XY to almost any other piece of music equipment, controlling, sequencing or syncing to them. bluetooth midi similarly allows you to control other compatible devices, without the wires.
bluetooth midi
rotate or click the dark gray knob to advertise OP–XY on bluetooth midi. this allows you to connect it as a device to another device (host), sending and receiving notes and clock.
multi-out
rotate the light gray knob to edit the output of the multi-out port. you can choose between:
midi
cv/gate
sync8
sync16
sync24
audio
multi-out cannot be changed while plugged in.
midi
cv/gate
sync8
sync16
sync24
audio
multi-out cannot be changed while plugged in.
19.2 system settings
system settings allow you to adjust everything from screen brightness to keyboard velocity and midi preferences.
section
rotate the dark gray knob to select the section of the device you wish to edit.
setting
rotate the mid gray knob to select the setting you wish to edit.
value
rotate the light gray knob to adjust the value of the selected setting. the white knob can also be used.
exit
press M1 to exit the system settings and return to com.
system
the system settings page in system settings allows you to adjust screen brightness, led brightness, country and power off type (instant or delayed, to prevent accidental power-offs while performing or composing).
keyboard
the keyboard settings page in system settings allows you to adjust the velocity response of the built-in keyboard, as well as detune the keys by both notes and cents, for microtonal scales.
midi
the midi settings page in system settings allows you to set how midi clock, notes and other midi messages are sent and received, as well as selecting the active track channel (the active track is the one currently selected) and midi echo.
clock
the clock settings page in system settings allows you to set the clock of the device, this will update the date and time of any snapshots, autosaves, versions and everything else in the device.
pitchbend
use the pitchbend settings to calibrate the range of the pitchbend, here you can use the mid gray encoder to change the left sensitivity, the light gray encoder to adjust right sensitivity and press M4 to calibrate the pitchbend.
battery
the battery settings page in system settings allows you to view the current battery level and input current limit.
monitor
the monitor settings page in system settings allows you to monitor incoming midi from any connected device. you can see the incoming midi signal, it’s channel and value as well as incoming clock and sysex. use it to check if the connected devices are sending the signals you expect.
19.3 midi controller mode
midi controller mode allows you to use OP–XY as a generic midi controller for any device, such as a computer.
channel
hold shift and rotate the dark gray knob to adjust the midi channel OP–XY outputs while in control mode.
knobs
hold shift and rotate the mid gray knob to change the knob behavior between absolute and relative. absolute behaves as a knob going from 0–127, whereas relative sends the difference from the last knob position.
octave
hold shift and rotate the light gray knob to enable or disable the ( - ) and ( + ) octave buttons.
exit
hold shift and press com to exit midi controller mode and return to com.
19.4 devices
devices allows you to view and edit the connected midi devices, enabling and disabling various inputs and outputs from and to those devices.
back
press M1 to exit devices and return to com.
forget
press M2 to forget the currently selected device. this will remove it from your list of devices.
device
rotate the dark gray knob to select a device to edit.
device setting
rotate the mid gray knob to select which device setting you would like to edit.
value
rotate the light gray or white knob to edit the value on the selected device setting.
19.5 mtp
mtp is where you can connect to a computer to add samples, presets and projects. you will need to connect your OP–XY to a computer before you can enter mtp mode.
mtp refers to ‘media transfer protocol’ and is a super fast way to transfer files between devices. when using a mac you will need to download the fieldkit app.
press M1 to exit devices and return to com.
eject
press M4 to eject OP–XY from your computer.