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Kodak 645 Digital Camera User Manual

1. PHONES jack 1 EXPRESSION OVERDRIVE knob 3 DRAWBAR section This simultaneously adjusts the volume and distor tion At low volumes the low frequency and high Drawbar 1 Drawbar 2 frequency regions will be emphasized slightly Drawbar 1 is at the left and Drawbar 2 at the right Each bar is assigned a pitch footage and you can adjust the volume of that pitch by pulling the bar 2 VIBRATO CHORUS section toward yourself The overall character of the sound is UPPER key LOWER key determined by how far each bar is pulled out These keys select the keyboard to which vibrato or In EX mode Drawbar 2 is used to control EX Draw bar and EX Percussion For details refer to Playing the chorus will be applied When you press a key to turn it on its LED will light BX 3 p 13 VIBRATO CHORUS knob Drawbar 2 V1 V3 Vibrato will be applied and V3 produces the maximum effect C1 C3 Chorus will be ap
2. Parameters 1 Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode In Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode you use the PROGRAM 1 8 keys to directly select the first param eter in each of the parameter edit Groups 1 8 Group 1 Basic Character Specifies the output level tone wheel noise click level etc Group 2 Drawbar Specifies the drawbar levels and EX drawbar type The parameters that are displayed will differ be tween Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Group 3 Percussion Specifies how the BX 3 will respond to the PERCUS SION section controls Group 4 Amp Specifies amp settings Group 5 Reverb Adjusts reverb settings Group 6 Rotary effect Specifies rotary speaker settings Group 7 Controller Specifies settings for the modulation wheel and specify the functions of the ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW jacks Group 8 Program Name Edits the program name Group 1 Basic Character Output Level 0 127 Sets the output level of the program Wheel Type Vintage Clean Selects the type of tone wheel Vintage A tone wheel that includes leakage noise Clean A tone wheel that does not include leakage noise DB LevelCurve Bright Mellow Selects the tone The tone will change as the volume balance of the drawbars is adjusted Bright A bright tone Mellow A mellow tone Over Tone Level 0 99 Specifies the overtone level of the tone wheel Leakage Level
3. 6 Specifications and options Tone generator section Tone generator Tone wheel organ modeling tone generator Polyphony Full keyboard polyphony Modes Normal mode EX mode Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode Global mode Effect section Vibrato chorus rotary speaker overdrive reverb Number of programs Normal mode 64 A 1 H 8 EX mode 64 A 1 H 8 Keyboard 61 note x 2 Controllers DRAWBAR SELECT section for UPPER Keyboard DRAWBAR 1 key DRAWBAR 2 key PRESET DRAWBAR key DRAWBAR SELECT section for LOWER Key board DRAWBAR 1 key DRAWBAR 2 key PRESET DRAWBAR key these are for the Lower tone generator DRAWBAR section Drawbar 1 Drawbar 2 PERCUSSION section ON key SOFT key FAST key 3rd key ROTARY section ON key STOP key FAST key VIBRATO CHORUS section UPPER key LOWER key VIBRATO CHORUS knob AMP section MASTER LEVEL knob TREBLE knob BASS knob REVERB OFFSET knob Other EXPRESSION OVERDRIVE knob DIS PLAY key EX MODE key EDIT key GLOBAL key WRITE ENTER key EXIT key PROGRAM 1 8 keys V gt keys keys Bender wheel Modulation wheel Outputs OUTPUT L R jacks Maximum output level 17 5 dBu Load impedance 10 k ohm or more PHONES jack Maximum output level 50 mw 32 ohms channel Control inputs EXPRESSION PEDAL jack ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 2 jacks Other MIDIIN con
4. El H Center brace Support central Rear brace x 2 Support arri re x 2 Plastic bag Sac en plastique Bolts 14 pcs includes two spares Vis 14 pcs y compris deux vis de rechange PSS Wing knobs 4 pcs Boulons a ailettes 4 pcs T Y F Y ISISS 2 Lightly attach the rear braces to the side panel L Insert the two protrusions on the left ends of the rear braces into the holes of the side panel L and lightly fasten them in place using four bolts Do not tighten these bolts yet 7 Assemblage du pupitre M thode d assemblage du pupitre STD BX3 N ATTENTION Deux ou davantage de personnes sont n cessaires pour proc der l assemblage du pupitre Pr cautions prendre pour le montage Respecter les points suivants pour s assurer que le pupitre est mont correctement e Proc der l assemblage en respectant les tapes dans l ordre sp cifi en s assurant d utiliser les l ments ad quats et dans le sens correct e Si l orgue est heurt avant d tre fix au pupitre il risque de tomber Faire tr s attention ce point M thode d assemblage S quiper au pr alable d un tournevis Philips 1 Ouvrir le carton d emballage et en sortir tous les l ments V rifier si les l ments suivants sont pr sents 2 Fixer l g rement les supports arri re au panneau lat ral G
5. O D REVERB OFFSET REVERB OFFSET knob Adjust the reverb depth When this knob is at the center position the reverb will be the depth specified by the program When this knob is turned to the far left there will be no reverb and when turned to the far right the reverb will be deeper Introduction Rear panel 1 MIDI IN connector Musical data and sound settings etc can be received at this connector Use this connector when you wish to play the BX 3 s tone generator from a connected MIDI device MIDI OUT connector Music data and sound settings etc can be transmitted from this connector Use this connector when you wish to control a connected MIDI device MIDI THRU connector Music data and sound settings etc received at the MIDI IN connector are re transmitted without change from this connector Use this connector when you wish to connect multiple MIDI devices 2 EXPRESSION PEDAL jack Connect the included expression pedal to this jack For details on the function of the expression pedal refer to 5 Operation of included Expression pedal p 42 3 ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 2 jacks On off type pedal switches separately sold Korg PS 1 pedal switches or separately sold Korg EXP 2 foot controllers or XVP 10 expression volume pedals can be connected to these jacks 4 OUTPUT L R jacks Connect these jacks to the INPUT jacks of your amp or mixer These are u
6. Normal mode Tone Wheel generator UPPER Keyboard i Ei 1 oe DRAWBAR 1 2 DRAWBAR 2 S DRAWBAR PRESE Uoer souna f i DRAWBAR SELECT PP Drawbar EES LOWER Keyboard Register UI i DRAWBAR DRAWBAR 2 oO DRAWBAR PRESET d S i DRAWBAR SELECT eH i for LOWER o MIDI CC DB Preset s Perc Drawbar Setting EX mode UPPER Keyboard rennen ol i DRAWBAR 1 20 LL mi Il st 7 S S _DRAWBAR PRESET i oi on R DRAWBAR SELECT SKS i for UPPER S Drawbar 3E ER Keyboard g Register 5 2 1 f DRAWBAR PRESET S Z D S Lower sound d D 3 SI S Drawbar MIDI CC EX Drawbar EX Percission Drawbar Setting The modes of the BX 3 Normal mode and EX mode In these modes you can select and play programs The main differences between Normal mode and EX mode are given below Normal mode e The sound is created by one set of drawbars EX mode e The sound is created by two sets of drawbars Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode In this mode you can edit the program parameters of Normal mode or EX mode Global mode In this mode you can make settings that affect the entire BX 3 such as master tune transpose and global MIDI channel Introduction 2 Parts of the BX 3 and what they do Front panel a
7. Initializing one program 1 Press the GLOBAL key to enter Global mode 2 Press the PROGRAM 7 key and then press the gt key once The display will indicate Copy Swap Init 3 Press the WRITE ENTER key Copy will blink in the display 4 Press the key twice Init Program will appear in the left of the display and Program will blink 5 Press the gt key once A speaker icon will appear at the left of the program number You can play the keyboard to audition the sound of the program 6 Use the or keys to select the program that you want to initialize 7 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you whether you want to initialize the program To cancel the procedure press the EXIT key 8 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again When initialization has been completed the display will indicate Init Completed and you will return to step 4 9 Press the EXIT key twice to return to the previ ous mode Initializing all programs Steps 1 3 are the same as for Initializing one program above 4 Press the key three times Init All Program will appear in the left of the display and All Program will blink 5 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you whether you want to initialize all the programs To cancel the procedure press the EXIT key 6 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again When initialization has been completed
8. To reset all controllers Reset All Controllers CC 121 Bn 79 00 value is 00 When this message is received the values of all currently operating controllers will be reset About system exclusive messages Since system exclusive messages can be used by each manufacturer as they wish these messages are used mainly to transmit or receive sound data or editing data for parameters that are specific to a particular device The system exclusive message format for the BX 3 is FO 42 3n 5B ff F7 Appendices FO Exclusive status 42 Korg ID 3n n 0 F Global MIDI channel 1 16 5B BX 3 model ID ff Function ID type of message F7 End of exclusive Each BX 3 uses the same model ID so that exclusive data can be exchanged between different BX 3 units To obtain copy of the MIDI Implementation which includes MIDI exclusive format information please contact your Korg distributor Universal system exclusive Some system exclusive messages have officially defined uses these are called universal system exclusive mes sages Of the universal system exclusive messages the BX 3 uses the following Inquiry messages Inquiry Message Request FO 7E nn 06 01 F7 Inquiry Message FO 7E nn 06 02 nine bytes F7 When an Inquiry Message Request is received the BX 3 will transmit an Inquiry Message with content that signifies I am a Korg BX 3 system version Transmitting sound settings an
9. 2 Press the GLOBAL key The GLOBAL key LED will light 3 Press the PROGRAM 8 key and then press the WRITE ENTER key 2 Normal mode Selecting a program Here s how you can select and play program C 3 pro gram 3 of bank C 1 Make sure that you are in Normal mode The program number will be shown at the left of the display 4 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again The demo will begin playing When the first song ends the next song will begin 5 To stop the performance press the EXIT key After pressing the WRITE ENTER key in step 3 you can press the or keys to select a specific demo song If you are not in Normal mode De if the EX MODE key EDIT key or GLOBAL key LEDs are lit press the lit key once If the EDIT key or GLOBAL key LEDs are lit you can also return to Normal mode by pressing the EXIT key When you turn on the power you will automatically be in Normal mode 2 Press the or key to select bank C and press the PROGRAM 3 key Program C 3 will be selected and the display will show the program number and program name Playing Playing using the Program s drawbar settings Here s how to use the drawbar settings stored as part of a program instead of using the front panel Drawbar 1 or 2 settings 1 Select a program in Normal mode Use the keys to select the bank and the PRO GRAM 1 8 keys to select the number 2 In bot
10. If a note refuses to stop sounding press the EXIT key 39 3 Voice name list Appendices arow pue UT DAON Aq TuS do s8uos py uetus JRA Sq DUI Saye LWEN 6 omy uod NG i op eques g ue oruuoT el pdso5 49 Z 1a sOD WOL OL epnpeld XD Od 9 uijdweyD ma 29 ZuM Zze JD S radooy IN IV son d OOM IL F saueSuIrud 8919 dr At pmyo jasny verg vg euejer z s8uos owap pue Subroa josard 107 squeu jeroads UIAOOID SK I saweu Buos ow q JO ie I0TU09 ayeIg OSUM AM oxuoo ysej A1240 29 sing 7 MS IePod orgeusissy 1 MS IPad aTqeusissy a TIePed iAyeouy L UDO AOL sseg XJ DU 2 qbug XIN soun XJ jeuwAH X3 led Xa J NSIYM pea doeg UoISSN9184 zug 9184 dW09 Z IEN ledeyg x3 uoisn4 X3 OL IASIM XA 9 OQWOD g UOISSN9184 1u ug Bau XJ L elev yanyo XJ SON IN XF UDO XJ g OQWOD uolssnoled IV Xa z onued XJ yoeny p4ng XIN yey OI g S8U0 O X4 OQWOD p uea SIN EMS XJ yey sedid IN uye g IHNN Xa OQUIOD ueel 2INXIN 9 UBA L MOEN uebIO edid 9184 HOH XI zina X3 z oqwog z UE Z anxi G Uer Aysed X3 z uebIO edid Jeep OL L INA X3 oquiog ua am aque X3 z Aysed X3 ueBlO edig Xa 2109 2 LIEPEd ewen z Lieped WEN z LIeped WEN z Lieped SUN z Lieped SUN z Lieped 2 LIEPEd SUN e Lieped SWEN ON yUeg Piepue s 919d U8819 MOIISN XF Lbepuges suen 18187 w7 x4 UBISSE ou PON suwe15oid spow XJ Hd UAH WO 0
11. parameters to other than Off This will cause note messages with velocity to be transmitted on the specified MIDI channel However in this state two sets of note messages one with variable velocity and another with fixed velocity will be transmitted so you should also set the Global mode Group 2 MIDI Upper Tx ch and MIDI Lower Tx ch parameters to Off so that the fixed velocity note messages will not be transmitted Alternatively you could set MIDI Upper 2nd ch and MIDI Upper Tx ch and MIDI Lower 2nd Tx Ch and MIDI Lower Tx Ch to different channels so that they do not conflict and then make settings on the connected MIDI sound module so that it receives the note messages with variable velocity VA If Global mode Group 1 Key Trigger is set to Shallow the note message with fixed velocity will be transmitted when you have only pressed the key lightly However the note message with variable velocity will not be transmitted until you have pressed the key all the way This means that if you have made settings to transmit note messages with variable velocity it is possible for the BX 3 to produce sound without a note message being transmitted In order to match the timing at which the BX 3 sounds with the timing at which your MIDI sound module will sound set the Key Trigger parameter to Deep MIDI data dump Exclusive data internal settings can be transmitted from the BX 3 to
12. Song Position Song Select Tune System Common System Clock Real Time Command Local On Off Aux All Notes Off Messages Active Sense Reset x KK KK KK XK XX OX XX XX x Notes 1 Transmitted and received when Global MIDI Tx C Chng and MIDI Rx C Chng are set to ENA are respectively ENA 2 Factory setting User editable 3 Received when Global mode MIDI Rx PrgChng parameter is set to ENA 4 Received when Global mode MIDI Rx Sys Exc parameter is set to ENA 5 In addition to Korg exclusive messages Inquiry and Master Volume are supported Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY O Yes X No Consult your local Korg distributor for more information on MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 47
13. arri re au panneau lat ral D Ins rer les deux saillies des extr mit s gauches des supports arri re dans les orifices du panneau lat ral D puis les fixer l g rement l aide de quatre vis Ne pas serrer les vis ce stade Mettre le support central en place Tourner le c t feutr du support central vers l ext rieur Ins rer les saillies d une extr mit du support central dans les orifices d un panneau lat ral puis ins rer les saillies de l autre extr mit dans les orifices de l autre panneau lat ral fa Ne pas forcer pour mettre le support central en place sinon les panneaux lat raux ou les sup ports arri re risquent de casser En cas de difficult desserrer les vis fix es aux tapes 2 et 3 5 Fixer le support central l aide de vis 6 Serrer convenablement toutes les vis qui sont encore laches V rifier qu il ne reste pas d espace entre les diff rents l ments du pupitre et si le pupitre n est pas de travers V rifier galement si toutes les vis sont bien serr es Si le pupitre est bancal tourner les deux vis de r glage de sorte qu il repose correctement sur le sol fa Faire attention de ne pas se pincer les mains lors des r glages 45 46 Appendices 9 Attach the organ to the stand Place the organ on the stand and use the four wing knobs to fasten it from below When placing the organ on the stand be careful not t
14. Dis Ena Dis Disable MIDI control changes will not be transmit ted Ena Enable MIDI control changes will be transmitted The factory setting is Ena MIDI Local Cnirl MIDI Local Control Off On Turns local control on off The factory setting is On Off The keyboard will be internally disconnected from the tone generator section Select this setting when you want to use the keyboard and controllers of the BX 3 only to play a different tone generator Group 4 MIDI CC 1 CC Upper DB Sel MIDI CC Upper Drawbar Select 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the UPPER setting of the DRAWBAR SELECT section The factory setting is 79 CC Lower DB Sel MIDI CC Lower Drawbar Select 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the LOWER setting of the DRAWBAR SELECT section The factory setting is 80 CC Drawbar 1 16 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 16 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 16 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 16 CC Drawbar 1 51 3 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 5 1 3 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 5 1 3 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 17 CC Drawbar 1 8 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 8 1 31 33 9
15. ExLowLevl Select the parameter that will be controlled by the front panel modulation wheel If this is set to other than No Assign Rtry FAST or Wheel Brake the result of moving the wheel will depend on the setting of the Mod Wheel Range No Assign Nothing will be controlled Click Level Control the On Click Level and Off Click Level parameters Group 1 Perc Level Percussion Level Control the Perc Nrml Level parameter Group 3 Perc Decay Percussion Decay Control the Perc Fast Decay parameter Group 3 Rtry FAST Rotary Fast Slow Control the front panel ROTARY FAST key The modulation wheel will function as a switch and will select Fast when the wheel is moved toward yourself and Slow when moved away from yourself Rtry Speed Rotary Speed Control the Horn Fast Speed Horn Slow Speed Rotary Fast Speed and Rotary Slow Speed parameters Group 6 Wheel Brake Control the Wheel Brake parameter Global mode Group 7 The modulation wheel will function as a switch and will turn on the wheel brake effect when the modulation wheel is moved away from yourself and will turn off the wheel brake effect when moved toward yourself ExLowrLevl EX Lower Level Control the EX LOWER parameter Group 2 Mod Wheel Range Modulation Wheel Range 99 99 When the Mod Wheel parameter is set to other than No Assign Rtry FAST or Wheel Brake the ran
16. Pdl1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 This is displayed in Normal Edit mode Pedal 1 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will switch Hold on off for the notes played on the keyboard that controls the UPPER tone generator Pedal 2 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Hold Lowr Ctrl Hold Lower Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 This is displayed in Normal Edit mode Pedal 1 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will switch Hold on off for the notes played on the keyboard that controls the LOWER tone generator Pedal 2 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Wheel Brk Ctrl Wheel Brake Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 This is displayed in Normal Edit mode Pedal 1 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will switch the Wheel Brake parameter Global mode Group 7 on off Pedal 2 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Wheel Brk Pedal Wheel Brake Pedal Mode Momnt Alter Select the on off operation of the pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 or 2 jack Momnt The pitch will gradually fall as l
17. Press the WRITE ENTER key and then press the key once Swap will blink in the display The swap source and swap destination program numbers will be displayed at the right 4 Press the gt key once and the Speaker icon will appear at the left of the swap source program You can play the keyboard to hear the sound of the program 5 If you want to change the swap source use the keys to specify the source program number 6 If you want to change the swap destination press the gt key once and then use the keys to specify the destination program number 7 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you to confirm the swap If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key 8 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again When the swap is completed the display will indicate Swap Completed Editing the name of a program 1 Press the EDIT key to enter Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode 2 Press the PROGRAM 8 key Rename will appear in the left of the display and the program name will be displayed in square brack ets 3 Use the V gt keys to select the character that you want to change 4 Use the keys to specify the desired charac ter You can assign a program name of up to 12 characters 5 Press the WRITE ENTER key to write the settings into internal memory For details refer to Writing a program p 19 Basic functions 23 24
18. 0 99 Specifies the level of the leakage noise Noise Level 0 99 Specifies the amount of noise that will occur regardless of whether notes are played This noise will include leakage noise and its amount will depend on the level specified by the Leakage Level parameter On Click Level 0 99 Specifies the level of the click noise at key on Off Click Level 0 99 Specifies the level of the click noise at key off eeeeeeseeseeeeeseeeseeeee ee Group 2 Drawbar UPPER Upper Drawbar Level This is displayed in Normal Edit mode 0 8 Specifies the volume of the footage used when you play the upper keyboard in Normal mode To change these settings press the DRAWBAR PRESET key of the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section in Normal mode When you move the Drawbar 1 or 2 bars of the front panel the volume of the corresponding footage will change If you pull a bar out all the way its level will be 8 In Normal mode when the program name is dis played pressing the DISPLAY key once will let you view these settings in the display LOWER Lower Drawbar Level 0 8 This is displayed in Normal Edit mode Here you can specify the volume of the footage used when you play the lower keyboard in Normal mode To change these settings press the DRAWBAR PRESET key of the lower DRAWBAR SELECT section in Normal mode When you move the Drawbar 1 or 2 bars of the front panel the volume of the corresponding footage will
19. Ins rer les deux saillies des extr mit s gauches des supports arri re dans les orifices du panneau lat ral G puis les fixer l g rement a l aide de quatre vis Ne pas serrer les vis ce stade Appendices 3 Lightly attach the rear braces to the side panel R Insert the two protrusions on the other ends of the rear braces into the holes of the side panel R and lightly fasten them in place using four bolts Do not tighten these bolts yet Fasten the bolts only lightly Fixer g rement les vis 4 Attach the center brace Position the felted side of the center brace away from yourself Insert the protrusions on one end of the center brace into the holes of one side panel and then insert the protrusions on the other end into the holes of the other side panel If you attempt to force the center brace into place the side panels or back braces may break If you have difficulty loosen the bolts that you fastened in steps 2 and 3 Felt Feutre 6 Firmly tighten all bolts that have not yet been tightened 7 Make sure that there are no gaps between the parts of the stand that the stand is not crooked and that all bolts are securely tightened 8 If the stand wobbles rotate the two adjusters so that the stand firmly contacts the floor fa Be careful not to pinch your hand while making adjustments NJ E mmm mm mm nm mmm mm mm En E 3 Fixer l g rement les supports
20. MIDI CC Drawbar 2 16 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 16 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 70 CC Drawbar 2 51 3 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 5 1 3 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 5 1 3 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 71 CC Drawbar 2 8 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 8 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 8 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 72 CCS Drawbar 2 4 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 4 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the A setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 73 CC Drawbar 2 22 3 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 2 2 3 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 2 2 3 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 74 CC Drawbar 2 2 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 2 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 2 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 75 CC Drawbar 2 13 5 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 1 3 5 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 1 3 5 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory
21. Play 1 9 Here you can select and play back the demo songs For details refer to 1 Listening to the demo songs p 11 Parameters 35 36 1 How the drawbars work Drawbar 1 and Drawbar 2 each consist of a set of nine bars In Normal mode and Normal Edit mode these bars have the following functions 16 The pitch one octave below the note you play 5 1 3 The pitch a fifth above the note you play 8 The pitch of the note you play 4 The pitch one octave above the note you play 2 2 3 The pitch one octave and a fifth above the note you play Se The pitch two octaves above the note you play 1 3 5 The pitch two octaves and a third above the note you play 1 1 3 The pitch two octaves and a fifth above the note you play 1 The pitch three octaves above the note you play The white drawbars 8 A 2 1 produce fundamentals The black drawbars 2 2 3 1 3 5 1 1 3 produce pitches that are a fifth or a third above these fundamental pitches The brown drawbars 16 and 5 1 3 add depth to the tone Pulling out the four right bars to a greater extent will produce a harder toned sound while pulling out the two left bars to a greater extent will produce a softer tone For example when you play middle C each bar corre sponds to the pitches shown in the diagram below The further a bar is pulled out the greater its volume w
22. as on traditional combo organs However the bounce when a key returns may produce a brief sound Deep When a note is played the sound will begin or end at the second contact deep position This produces the typical playing response of most electronic keyboard instruments Prog Up Ctrl Program Up Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl 1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 Pedal 1 The pedal switch connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will switch programs Each time you operate the pedal switch the program number will be increased by 1 Pedal 2 The pedal switch connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the function described above Off No function Pdl 1 Pdl 2 Indicates that this pedal switch is already selected for the following Prog Down Ctrl parameter Please select a different pedal switch amp h If the same pedal switch is selected for a parameter in Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode as well as for this Global parameter this Prog Up Ctrl setting will be used and the setting in Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode will be ignored Prog Down Ctrl Program Down Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl 1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 Pedal 1 The pedal switch connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will switch programs Each time you operate the pedal switch the program number will be decreased by 1 Pedal 2 The pedal switch connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the
23. change If you pull a bar out all the way its level will be 8 mA In Normal mode when the program name is dis p prog played pressing the DISPLAY key once will let you view these settings in the display DB Preset s Perc Drawbar Preset Percussion Dis Ena This is displayed in Normal Edit mode This setting specifies whether the keys of the PERCUS SION section can be used when you play the upper keyboard in Normal mode Dis Disable Operating the PERCUSSION section keys will have no effect Ena Enable The PERCUSSION section keys will have their usual effect In Normal mode when the program name is dis played pressing the DISPLAY key once will let you view these settings in the display If this setting is set to Ena enable the Percussion icon will appear at the left of the UPPER display EX DRAWBAR amp PERCUSSION 0 8 This is displayed in EX Edit mode Drawbar 1 EX Drawbar and EX Percussion of Drawbar 2 Here you can specify the footage and percussion volume used when you play the upper keyboard in EX Edit mode To edit the values press the DRAWBAR PRESET key in the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section while in EX Edit mode When you move the front panel Drawbar 1 or 2 bars the corresponding footage or percussion volume will change The value will be 8 when a bar is pulled all the way out For details on what is assigned to each bar refer to Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings p 13 In EX mo
24. does not show the program name press the DISPLAY key several times 2 Press the DISPLAY key once and check whether the Percussion icon is shown at the left of UPPER in the display If the Percussion icon is displayed operate the keys of the PERCUSSION section while you play the upper keyboard If the Percussion icon is not displayed proceed to step 3 17 18 Basic functions amp Since the DB Preset s Perc parameter is set inde pendently for each program you will have to check each program to see whether percussion can be used for that program 3 Press the EDIT key You will enter Normal Edit mode 4 Press the PROGRAM 2 key and then press the gt key twice The DB Preset s Perc parameter will appear 5 Press the key once to change the setting to Ena Enable 6 Press the EXIT key to return to Normal mode 7 Now you can assign the PERCUSSION section to the upper keyboard EX mode Regardless of the settings of the DRAWBAR SELECT section you can also use the front panel PERCUSSION SECTION keys to add percussion to the upper keyboard 1 In the PERCUSSION section press the ON key The key LED will light The PERCUSSION effect is now on 2 Press the FAST key When the key LED is lit the percussion will decay more quickly When the key LED is dark the percus sion will decay more slowly 3 Press the SOFT key The volume of the percussion will decrease w
25. group will appear in the display Press the V or gt keys to view the preceding or following parameter When you press one of the PROGRAM 1 8 keys the group name corresponding to that key will appear in the display PROGRAM oo0o000000 The functions in each group are described below Normal Edit Mode EX Edit Mode e Group 1 Specifies the output level tone wheel noise click level etc e Group 2 Specifies the drawbar levels and EX drawbar type e Group 3 Specifies how the BX 3 will respond to the PERCUSSION section controls e Group 4 Specifies amp settings e Group 5 Adjusts reverb settings e Group 6 Specifies rotary speaker settings e Group 7 Specifies settings for the modulation wheel and specify the functions of the ASSIGN ABLE PEDAL SW jacks e Group 8 Edits the program name Global Mode e Group 1 Specifies the master tuning the expression pedal function the pedal switch function the pitch bend range and the keyboard triggering type etc e Group 2 Specifies the MIDI channels e Group 3 Set MIDI filtering and Local on off e Group 4 Specifies the MIDI control change numbers that will be used to transmit and receive drawbar settings e Group 5 Specifies the MIDI control change numbers that will be assigned to the front panel keys and wheels and to connected pedals e Group 6 Specifies the EX drawbar types e Group 7 Copy swap or initialize programs execute B
26. if you select Pre AMP Ent ns iere see p 18 The BX 3 does not response to incoming MIDI messages e Is the MIDI cable connected correctly Check the connection nnn eenen eeen see p 10 e Does the global MIDI channel match Check the setting The BX 3 does not respond correctly to incoming MIDI messages e If you want to receive MIDI exclusive messages is the MIDI Rx Sys Exc parameter set to Enable Ena Check the parameter setting e Does the BX 3 support the message that is being transmitted Pedal switch or expression pedal connected to the rear panel does not operate as you intend e Is Pedal 1 or Pedal 2 selected for the Global mode Group 1 Prog Up Ctrl or Prog Down Ctrl param eter It is possible to assign more than one function to a pedal switch or expression pedal However if a pedal switch etc is selected by the Global mode Group 1 Prog Up Ctrl or Prog Down Ctrl parameter the Global mode setting will take priority and the Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode settings will not be used Please check the settings of these parameters An external MIDI device acts in unexpected ways when connected to the BX 3 e Is there a CC conflict Most operations of the BX 3 s front panel keys and drawbars etc can be transmitted as CC control change number messages and with the factory settings control changes that differ from those used by typical MIDI devices are assigned This means that
27. of Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode has been set to Pre Amp With this setting the rotary speaker effect cannot be obtained Either select another program or change the setting of the Amp Type parameter Even if the Amp Type parameter is set to Pre Amp you can select the ROTARY section STOP key and FAST key We recommend that you use the STOP key and FAST key to pre select the settings you want for the next time you select a Type 1 or Type 2 program 2 Use the FAST key and STOP key to control the rotation of the rotary speaker To switch between fast and slow make the STOP key LED go dark and operate the FAST key When you press the FAST key to make the LED light the rotary speaker will turn rapidly When you make the LED go dark the rotary speaker will turn slowly To switch between fast and stopped make the STOP key LED light and operate the FAST key When you press the FAST key to make the LED light the rotary speaker will turn rapidly When you make the LED go dark the rotary speaker will stop turning To switch between slow and stopped make the FAST key LED go dark and operate the STOP key When you press the STOP key to make the LED light the rotary speaker will stop turning When you make the LED go dark the rotary speaker will turn slowly Rotary speaker settings are made in Group 6 of Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode and are saved as part of each program The fol
28. setting is 76 CC Drawbar 2 11 3 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 1 1 3 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 1 1 3 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 77 CC Drawbar 2 1 MIDI CC Drawbar 2 1 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 1 setting of Drawbar 2 The factory setting is 78 Group 5 MIDI CC 2 CC Expression MIDI CC Expression 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the EXPRES SION OVERDRIVE knob The factory setting is 11 CC Rotary ON MIDI CC Rotary ON Key 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the ROTARY section ON key The factory setting is 81 CC Rotary FAST MIDI CC FAST Key 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the ROTARY section FAST key The factory setting is 82 CC Rotary STOP MIDI CC Rotary STOP Key 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the ROTARY section STOP key The factory setting is 83 CC V C Select MIDI CC V C Select 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number
29. that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the VIBRATO CHORUS section VIBRATO CHORUS knob The factory setting is 84 CC V C UPPER MIDI CC V C Upper 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the VIBRATO CHORUS section UPPER key The factory setting is 85 CC V C LOWER MIDI CC V C Lower 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the VIBRATO CHORUS section LOWER key The factory setting is 86 Parameters CC Percus ON MIDI CC Percussion ON Key 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the PERCUS SION section ON key The factory setting is 87 CC Percus SOFT MIDI CC Percussion Volume 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the PERCUS SION section SOFT key The factory setting is 88 CC Percus FAST MIDI CC Percussion Decay 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the PERCUS SION section FAST key The factory setting is 94 CC Percus 3rd MIDI CC Percussion Harmonic 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive
30. to Ena data dumps can be also received in Normal mode or EX mode 5 When transmission has been completed the display will indicate RxSysEx Completed If the display indicates RxSysError turn off the power then hold down Program 2 and 7 keys and turn the power on However the contents of memory will be initialized at this time When receiving one program the program data will be placed in the same mode as in which it was trans mitted At this time the BX 3 will internally switch to the received mode and when you press the GLO BAL key or EXIT key to exit Global mode after the data dump has been received you will be in that mode MIDI messages that the BX 3 transmits and receives indicates hexadecimal notation MIDI channels MIDI messages can be received if the MIDI channels of the transmitting and receiving devices match There are sixteen MIDI channels 1 16 MIDI messages are transmitted and received on the global MIDI channel The global MIDI channel is the basic channel for MIDI transmission and reception and is set by the Global mode Group 2 MIDI Global Ch param eter Note on off Note on 9n kk vv Note off 8n kk vv n channel kk note number vv velocity Each time you press or release a note on its keyboard the BX 3 will transmit a note on or note off message Very few devices transmit note off velocity and the BX 3 does not transmit note off velocity either Program ch
31. used and the sound will be as if it were taken from the preamp line out of the organ itself Spkr Simulator Speaker Simulator On Off When the Amp Type parameter is set to Type 1 or Type 2 this turns the amp simulator function on or off Amp Gain 0 99 Adjusts the gain amplification when the Amp Type parameter is set to Type 1 or Type 2 With high settings of this value the sound will distort more severely when the expression overdrive is raised amp This setting will not apply if the Amp Type parameter is set to Pre Amp Tone Treble 10 10 Adjusts the high frequency level of the amp selected by the Amp Type parameter Tone Middle 10 10 Adjusts the mid frequency level of the amp selected by the Amp Type parameter Tone Bass 10 10 Adjusts the low frequency level of the amp selected by the Amp Type parameter Amp Type Amp 1 or Amp 2 Amp 1 penno HA L Ed 2 gt ew fen mp R Ko A Group 4 Amp Gain Group 4 Spkr Simulator Tone Trebel Tone Middle Tone Bass Group 5 Rev Routing Amp Type Pre Amp Group 4 Tone Trebel Tone Middle Tone Bass ee Group 5 Reverb Reverb Type Selects the type of reverb Room Hall Plate Dark Reverb Time Specifies the reverb time 00 25 16 00 Sec The range in which the reverb time can be adjusted will depend on your selection for the Reverb Type parameter Reverb Mix
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33. 1 5 Five semitones lower than the 1 drawbar 0 The 1 drawbar 24 Two octaves 24 semitones above the 1 drawbar Ex Drawbar Type 1 2 5 24 Specifies the pitch in semitone steps that will be as signed to the second from left bar 5 1 3 of the EX Drawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program This setting will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to 1 5 Five semitones lower than the 1 drawbar 0 The 1 drawbar 24 Two octaves 24 semitones above the 1 drawbar Ex Drawbar Type 1 3 5 24 Specifies the pitch in semitone steps that will be as signed to the third from left bar 8 of the EX Drawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program This setting will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to 1 5 Five semitones lower than the 1 drawbar 0 The 1 drawbar 24 Two octaves 24 semitones above the 1 drawbar Ex Drawbar Type 1 4 5 24 Specifies the pitch in semitone steps that will be as signed to the right bar 4 of the EX Drawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program This setting will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to 1 5 Five semitones lower than the 1 drawbar 0 The 1 drawbar 24 Two octaves 24 semitones above the 1 drawbar Ex Drawbar Type 2 1 Ex Drawbar Type 2 4 5 24 Specifies the pitches in semitone steps that will be assigned to the EX D
34. 5 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 8 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 18 CC Drawbar 1 4 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 4 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the A setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 19 CC Drawbar 1 22 3 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 2 2 3 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 2 2 3 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 20 CCS Drawbar 1 2 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 2 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 2 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 21 CC Drawbar 1 13 5 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 1 3 5 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 1 3 5 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 22 CC Drawbar 1 11 3 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 1 1 3 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 1 1 3 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 23 CC Drawbar 1 1 MIDI CC Drawbar 1 1 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the 1 setting of Drawbar 1 The factory setting is 24 CC Drawbar 2 16
35. BX 3 COMBO ORGAN Owner s Manual IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 No objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus 7 Clean only with dry cloth 8 Do not block any ventilation openings install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 9 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 10 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding p
36. DIT key or GLOBAL key LED is lit press the lit key once or press the EXIT key and then press the EX MODE key Use the keys to select bank B and press the PROGRAM 3 key Program B 3 will be selected and the display will show the program number and program name Playing Playing Using the Program s drawbar settings Here s how to play the drawbar settings saved with the program instead of using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings of the front panel 1 In EX mode select a program Use the keys to select a bank and PROGRAM 1 8 keys to select a number In the DRAWBAR SELECT section located at the left of the upper keyboard press the DRAWBAR PRESET key to make the key LED light DRAWBAR vO IC E In the DRAWBAR SELECT section located at the left of the lower keyboard the DRAWBAR PRESET key will be selected automatically The other two keys cannot be selected in the EX mode D 1 D D I 1 1 Ve Play the keyboard The upper keyboard will use the Drawbar 1 and EX Drawbar settings of the EX DRAWBAR amp PERCUS SION parameters and the lower keyboard will use the settings of the EX LOWER parameters Quick Start Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings The upper keyboard will use both sets of Drawbars 1 and 2 on the front panel Drawbar 2 is assigned to footages and percussion settings for the EX mode allowing you to create richer a
37. ES 9 Connections erat hi men ee ef mnt ne 10 1 Power cable connections nennen 10 2 OUTPUT jack connections nne 10 3 Pedal connections eenen 10 4 MIDI CONNECTIONS nnnernenneennn eneen 10 Quick Start aaneen 1 Listening to the demo songs 11 2 Normal mode sise 11 Selecting a program 11 PlAYING DEER 11 Playing using the Program s drawbar settings 11 Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings 12 3 CN TE 12 Selecting a program nennen renee 12 PIAYING ersten ante near es ande 12 Playing Using the Program s drawbar settings 12 Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings 13 Basic functions 14 1 About the display aaneen 14 Switching the display nennen eenen 14 Normal mode EE 14 EX MOAB reren ed ei es 14 Drawbar levels and ons nnen eenen 14 SNOMCUIS 0 8 25 annen denkende te a 15 Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode eee 15 Global mode uereg cenie en aandere 15 2 About the programs annen enn 16 How a program is structured ee 16 3 Restoring the factory settings 16 Initializing one program 16 Initializing all programs neee 16 Initializing the Global parameters 17 Initializing programs and Global parameters 17 4 GT 17 Normal mode ET 17 Checking the DB Preset s Perc parameter 17 EX nee NEE 18 EX P
38. Level 0 99 Specifies the amount of reverb signal that is mixed with the original sound Rev Routing Reverb Routing Rot gt Rev Rev gt Rot Selects whether the reverb will be applied before the rotary speaker or after it Rot gt Rev Reverb will be applied after the rotary speaker Rev gt Rot Reverb will be applied before the rotary speaker amp This setting will not be used if the Amp Type parameter is set to Pre Amp Group 6 Rotary Effect These settings will not be used if the Amp Type parameter is set to Pre Amp Horn 0 Rotor 100 Rotary Horn Rotor Balance 0 100 100 0 Adjuststhe volume balance between the horn and rotor of the rotary speaker Horn Slow Speed 0 99 Specifies the rotational speed of the horn during slow rotation Horn Fast Speed 0 99 Specifies the rotational speed of the horn during fast rotation Rotor Slow Speed 0 99 Specifies the rotational speed of the rotor during slow rotation Rotor Fast Speed 0 99 Specifies the rotational speed of the rotor during fast rotation Horn Up Transit Horn Up Transition 0 99 Specifies the time over which the horn will change from slow to fast rotation Horn Down Transit Horn Down Transition 0 99 Specifies the time over which the horn will change from fast to slow rotation Horn Stop Transit Horn Stop Transition 0 99 Specifies the time it will take for the horn to actually come to rest after rotat
39. RTISSEMENT RISQUE DE CHOC LECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR Zu EE EEN EEE The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and mainte nance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separa
40. a connected MIDI data filer or another BX 3 Transmission While data is being transmitted do not touch the keys drawbars or knobs of the BX 3 Also never turn off the power of the BX 3 while data is being transmitted The following four types of data dump can be transmit ted e Dump one program e Dump all programs e Dump global data e Dump all data programs and global data To transmit a data dump 1 Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the BX 3 to the MIDI IN connector of the device that will receive the data dump 2 Enter Global mode The key LED will light 3 Press the PROGRAM 7 key and then press the gt key twice The display will indicate Dump 4 Press the WRITE ENTER key The display will indicate Dump Program and Program will blink 5 Select the data that you want to dump If you want to dump one program press the gt key once and then use the keys to select the pro gram The programs that will be dumped will be the pro grams contained in the mode that was selected before 37 Appendices you entered Global mode in step 2 If you want to dump Normal mode programs enter Normal mode before you enter Global mode in step 2 If you want to dump EX mode programs enter EX mode before you enter Global mode in step 2 If you want to dump all programs press the key once The display will indicate Dump All Programs and All Programs will blink If you want to
41. a dump p 37 8 Editing You can edit the tone or name of the selected program When editing a program it is a good idea to start by selecting the program that is closest to what you have in mind and make your changes from there This section explains some simple ways to edit If you select another program or turn off the power before writing your edited settings the changes will be lost For details refer to Writing a program p 19 Editing the sound The BX 3 has several parameters that simulate the sound of the a tone wheel organ and these can be set indepen dently for each program As an example here s how to edit the parameters of group 1 1 Press the EDIT key to enter either Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode 2 Press the PROGRAM 1 key and then press the gt key once to access the Wheel Type param eter This selects the type of tone wheel The tone wheel is the mechanism that produces the pitches used to create the sound 3 Use the keys to select the desired setting Vintage includes leakage noise This is noise caused by signal leakage from the tone wheel and is a characteristic part of the sound of a tone wheel organ Clean contains no leakage noise 4 Press the gt key once to access the DB LevelCurve parameter and use the keys to adjust the setting This adjusts the tone of the drawbars Bright produces a brighter sound as you play higher on the k
42. a fixed velocity value The factory setting is channel 1 The velocity value is set by MIDI Fixed Velcty Parameters MIDI Upper 2nd ch MIDI Upper 2nd Transmit Channel 1 16 Off Specifies the channel on which the UPPER keyboard will transmit MIDI note messages with a variable velocity The factory setting is Off Off Messages will not be transmitted Be sure to turn this Off unless you are using a MIDI sound module that requires variable velocity such as a piano module If you specify a MIDI channel for this parameter and are using a MIDI sound module etc connected to the BX 3 set the Group 1 Key Trigger parameter to Deep MIDI Lower Rx ch MIDI Lower Receive Channel 1 16 Specifies the MIDI channel on which the LOWER key board will receive MIDI note messages The factory setting is 2 MIDI Lower Tx ch MIDI Lower Transmit Channel 1 16 Off Specifies the channel on which the LOWER keyboard will transmit MIDI note messages with a fixed velocity value The factory setting is channel 2 The velocity value is set by MIDI Fixed Velcty MIDI Lower 2nd ch MIDI Lower 2nd Transmit Channel 1 16 Off Specifies the channel on which the LOWER keyboard will transmit MIDI note messages with a variable velocity The factory setting is Off Off Messages will not be transmitted Be sure to turn this Off unless you are using a MIDI sound module that requires variable velocity such as a pian
43. and the lower three are for the lower keyboard When you press a key to turn it on its LED will light DRAWBAR O PRESET JUL Use these keys to select the drawbar settings that will be played by the upper or lower keyboards If you select the DRAWBAR 1 key the keyboard will play the settings of the front panel Drawbar 1 section The Drawbar 2 settings will be used if you select the DRAWBAR 2 key and the drawbar parameters specified by the program will be used if you select the PRESET DRAWBAR key If you press the PRESET DRAWBAR key when its LED is blinking or dark the drawbar parameter settings will be shown in the display for approxi mately 1 second In EX mode the PRESET DRAWBAR key will automatically be selected for the lower keyboard neither of the other Drawbar settings can be selected 10 Pitch Bend wheel Modulation wheel These wheels let you control tone pitch and volume etc in realtime while you play The bender wheel is at the left and the modulation wheel at the right Pitch Bend wheel Move this wheel away from yourself to raise the pitch Move it toward yourself to lower the pitch Modulation wheel Move this wheel away from or toward yourself to apply the effect that is assigned to the modulation wheel 11 ROTARY section Here you can control the rotary effect For details refer to 5 Rotary p 18 ROTARY O O STOP FAST JOL This key tur
44. ange Bank select Changing the program bank Program change Cn pp n channel pp program number that selects from up to 128 sounds e Programs 000 127 in banks A H correspond to program changes Cn 00 Cn 7F Pitch bend Pitch bend change En bb mm n channel bb lower byte of value mm upper byte of value together indicating a value of 16384 steps where 8192 bb mm 00H 40H is the center value The BX 3 can transmit pitch bend changes When it receives pitch bend changes a pitch bend effect will be applied The range in which pitch bend will occur can be specified by the Global mode Group 3 MIDI P Bend Range parameter Control change Bn cc vv n channel cc control change number vv value e Control changes can be turned on off by the Global mode Group 4 MIDI Rx C Change parameter To silence all notes All Note Off CC 123 Bn 7B 00 value is 00 When this message is received all currently sounding notes will be turned off as though all keys were re leased However any decay of the notes will remain All Sound Off CC 120 Bn 78 00 value is 00 When this message is received all sound currently being produced will be silenced While the All Note Off mes sage allows the decay of the notes to remain All Sound Off causes the sound to be silenced immediately However these messages are intended for use in emer gency situations and are not used during a performance
45. ant to create several variations of a program by making small changes to the parameter settings 1 Press the GLOBAL key to enter the Global mode 2 Press the PROGRAM 7 key and then press the gt key once The display will indicate Copy Swap Init 3 Press the WRITE ENTER key In the display Copy will blink and the copy source and copy destination program numbers will appear at the right 4 Press the gt key once and the Speaker icon will appear at the left of the copy source program number You can play the keyboard to hear the sound of the program 5 To change the copy source use the keys to specify the source program number 6 To change the copy destination press the gt key once and then use the keys to specify the destination program number The Speaker icon will appear at the left of the copy destination program number 7 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you to confirm the copy If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key 8 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again When the program has been copied the display will indicate Copy Completed Swapping two programs This operation exchanges two programs This is conve nient when you want to rearrange the order of the programs 1 Press the GLOBAL key to enter the Global mode 2 Press the PROGRAM 7 key and then press the gt key once The display will indicate Copy Swap Init 3
46. asic functions a data dump make settings for the DRAWBAR SELECT section calibrate a connected pedal and adjust the settings for the wheel break function e Group 8 Use this parameter to play the demo songs Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode The contents of the display will depend on which param eters of which group were displayed when you press the DISPLAY key The following information is displayed when you press the DISPLAY key e Group 1 The program name will be displayed e Group 2 UPPER LOWER EX DRAWBAR amp PERCUSSION EX LOWER parameters Drawbar levels will be shown numerically DB Preset s Perc parameter The program name will be displayed EX Drawbar Type parameter The EX Drawbar settings will be shown numerically e Group 3 The program name will be displayed e Group 4 The program name will be displayed e Group 5 The program name will be displayed e Group 6 The program name will be displayed e Group 7 Mod Wheel and Mod Wheel Range parameters The program name will be displayed Other parameters The assigned controller will be displayed If more than one controller is assigned they will be displayed in succession each time you press the DISPLAY key e Group 8 The program name will be displayed Global mode The following information is displayed when you press the DISPLAY key e Groups 1 3 6 8 The display will not change when you pres
47. d a footage by the EX Edit mode Ex Drawbar Type parameter as described above If you want to check the footage that is actually assigned to this bar use EX Edit mode to check which type is used and use Global mode to check the settings for each 1 The footage assigned to the 5 1 3 EX Drawbar is assigned However 5 1 3 of Drawbar 2 is assigned a footage by the EX Edit mode parameter Ex Drawbar Type as described above If you want to check the footage that is actually assigned to this bar use EX Edit mode to check which type is used and use Global mode to check the settings for each 3 Play the lower keyboard The lower keyboard will automatically use the sound of the drawbar parameters that are preset by the program and in the lower DRAWBAR SELECT section the PRESET PROGRAM key LED will light the other two keys cannot be selected If you want to change the preset drawbar settings edit the parameters in EX Edit mode For details refer to Editing the drawbar parameters p 21 4 Selecting a different program Use the keys to select the bank and the PRO GRAM 1 8 keys to select the number When you select a different program the program parameters other than the drawbar settings will be recalled and assigned to the sound The lower keyboard will automatically use the drawbar parameter settings that are specified by the program so if you want to change the sound of the lower k
48. d other data Data Dump Program and global settings can be transmitted as MIDI exclusive messages The action of transmitting MIDI exclusive messages to an external device is called Data Dump By performing a data dump you can save sound settings or other types of data on an external device or change the sounds or settings on another BX 3 The BX 3 uses the following three types of data dump e Dump All Program Dump Global or Dump All Prog Global transmits or receives internal memory data When the BX 3 receives one of these data dumps the data is written directly into internal memory it is not necessary for you to perform the Write operation e Dump Program transmits or receives data for the program in the edit buffer When the BX 3 receives one of these data dumps the data is written into the edit buffer so if you wish to save it in internal memory you must perform the Write operation The Write operation can be per formed on the BX 3 refer to p 19 Writing a pro gram or by using a MIDI exclusive Program Write Request e In Global mode a data dump can be performed when the Dump Program Dump All Program Dump Global or Dump All Prog Global commands are displayed A data dump will also be transmitted when a dump request is received if the MIDI Rx Sys Exc parameter is set to Ena Data that is received by Dump Program can be written into internal memory by a Write Request If notes hang fail to stop
49. de pressing the DISPLAY key once while the program name is displayed will display the current Drawbar 1 and EX Drawbar Drawbar 2 values If you then press the DISPLAY key once again the EX Percussion Drawbar 2 values will be displayed EX LOWER EX Lower Level 0 8 This is displayed in EX Edit mode These settings specify the footage volumes used when you play the lower keyboard in EX mode You can make settings for the three drawbars 16 8 and 4 For details on how to make these settings refer to EX mode p 21 Parameters Ex Drawbar Type 1 4 This is displayed in the EX Edit mode By selecting the type you can specify the pitches that are assigned to the EX Drawbars Encoder 2 The pitches for each of these types are specified by the Global mode Group 6 Ex Drawbar Type 1 1 through Ex Drawbar Type 4 4 parameters Group 3 Percussion Perc Nrml Level Percussion Normal Level 0 99 This sets the volume of the percussion when the SOFT key of the PERCUSSION section is at the normal setting key LED dark Perc Soft Offset Percussion Soft Level Offset 0 99 This sets the volume of the percussion when the SOFT key of the PERCUSSION section is at the soft setting key LED lit This setting determines how much the volume will be lowered from the value specified by the Perc Nrml Level parameter Note on M Note off Perc Nrml Level ewnjoA Normal Pe
50. details refer to Writing a program p 19 Other parameters The BX 3 has other parameters that apply various effects to the sound In the factory set programs these effects are set as appropriate for each sound If you want to make detailed adjustments to the sound of a program you can edit the following parameters in Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode e Percussion settings Group 3 p 25 e Amp simulator settings Group 4 p 26 e Reverb settings Group 5 p 26 e Rotary speaker settings Group 6 p 26 e Modulation wheel and pedal controller settings Group 7 p 27 Editing the drawbar parameters When the DRAWBAR SELECT section DRAWBAR PRESET key is pressed the drawbars will sound at the levels saved with the current program These settings are saved individually for each program Normal mode If the DRAWBAR PRESET key is pressed in both upper and lower DRAWBAR SELECT sections the UPPER parameters will be used when you play the upper keyboard and the LOWER parameters will be used when you play the lower keyboard If you want to edit these settings use the following procedure 1 Select a program in Normal mode 2 Press the EDIT key You will enter Normal Edit mode 3 Press the PROGRAM 2 key The left side of the display will indicate UPPER and to the right of this the UPPER parameter settings will be displayed If you are unable to adjust the UPPER parameter set
51. dit mode Group 5 Reverb Mix parameter This will be the reverb mix level when the expression pedal etc specified by the Reverb Mix Ctrl parameter is in the minimum position Rev Mix Ctrl Max Reverb Mix Control Maximum 0 99 Specify the maximum setting of the Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Group 5 Reverb Mix parameter This will be the reverb mix level when the expression pedal etc specified by the Reverb Mix Ctrl parameter is in the maximum position Group 8 Program Name Rename Here you can modify the name You can use up to twelve characters Use the V keys to select the character that you wish to change and use the keys to select the character The following characters can be used Pdi 1 Pdl 2 These indicate that Pedal 1 or Pedal 2 are selected for the Global mode Group 1 Prog Up Ctrl or Prog Down Ctrl parameters With these settings the settings of Global mode are used and the settings you made here will be ignored However if you select another value in Global mode the display here will change from Pdl 1 to Pedal 1 or from Pdl 2 to Pedal 2 and you will be able to operate the corresponding function from the pedal switch 30 Parameters 2 Global mode In Global mode you can press the PROGRAM 1 8 keys to directly select the first parameter in each Group 1 Group 8 Group 1 Basic Specifies the master tuning the expression pedal func
52. dump global data press the key twice The display will indicate Dump Global and Global will blink If you want to dump all data press the key three times The display will indicate Dump All Data and All Data will blink 6 Press the WRITE ENTER key You will be asked to confirm the dump If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key 7 Press the WRITE ENTER key While the data is being transmitted the display will indicate TxSysEx Processing The following table shows the data sizes and the time required for transmission Type of data Data size Time required 1 Program 153 Byte 1 second All Programs 18 3 kByte 1 2 seconds Global Data 300 Byte 1 second All Program Global Data 18 6 kByte 12 seconds amp If you are saving dump data on a MIDI data filer do not save multiple data dumps together If you save multiple dumps together the BX 3 will not have enough time to process the received data see the table below and will not be able to receive all of the data correctly Reception amp While data is being received do not touch the keys drawbars or knobs of the BX 3 Also never turn off the power of the BX 3 while data is being received amp While dump data is being received the BX 3 s display will indicate RxSysEx Processing Never turn off the power of the BX 3 during this time If the power is turned off the BX 3 may fail to operate correctly when the power is turned o
53. ected devices or headphones connected correctly Check the connections nanne eere see p 10 e Are your amp and or mixer turned on e Is the MASTER LEVEL knob turned up e Is the Global mode Group 3 Local Control parameter turned On Check the parameter settings e Are the Drawbar 1 and 2 bars pulled out Pull out the bars Sound does not change when you move Drawbar 1 or 2 bars e Is the DRAWBAR SELECT section set correctly If you want to play using the bars select the DRAW BAR 1 key or DRAWBAR 2 key in the DRAWBAR SELECT section see p 12 13 Percussion does not sound e Are the settings of the DRAWBAR SELECT section correct If you want to use the PERCUSSION section keys select the DRAWBAR 2 key in the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section eni rani aa see p 17 s Is the Normal Edit mode DB Preset s Perc parameter set to Enable Ena Check the parameter setting nn see p 17 e Are the percussion related parameters set correctly The Normal Edit mode Percussion Nrml Level parameter value plus the Percussion Soft Off parameter value will be the level of the soft percus sion If this is zero or less the percussion will not be heard when Soft is selected see p 25 Rotary speaker effect cannot be obtained e Is the amp selection correct For the Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode Group 4 Amp Type parameter select either Type 1 or Type 2 The rotary speaker will not be used
54. enenenennenvenen 40 4 Troubleshooting nnn aaneen 41 5 Operation of included Expression e E 42 6 Specifications and options 43 7 Assembling the stand seeekSEESNue 44 8 MIDI implementation chart 47 Introduction 1 About the BX 3 Main features The BX 3 dual manual combo organ contains a tone wheel organ modeling tone generator that produces the distinctive sound of a tone wheel organ It provides two 61 note keyboards allowing you to mimic the perfor mance techniques of a traditional tone wheel organ Korg s Hems technology is used to create spatial effects such as rotary speaker chorus vibrato and reverb faithfully simulating the modulated sounds produced by the turning rotor and horn the natural overdrive and chorus vibrato to produce the authentic combo organ experience The BX 3 is all you need to enjoy real organ sound By operating the two sets of drawbars you can modify the sound in realtime while you play The sound is created using one set of drawbars in Normal mode or by using both sets in EX mode In EX mode you can introduce additional tonal and percussion harmonics letting you produce new sounds unavailable until now A conventional keyboard does not sound until a key is pressed down all the way but the BX 3 will sound even when a key is pressed lightly The notes will speak very rapidly as will the glissa
55. ercussion in Drawbar 2 18 ole PER 18 6 Hee geeggeeeguiegeu eg erge t dee ebee ege 19 ROVENDE ze es es a dd inden ane 19 Vibrato and chorus nennen eenenen vennen 19 Overdrive vitesse cha aetna eine ae 19 7 Saving your data 19 Writing to internal memory nnee 19 Writing a program 19 Writing the Global parameters ee 20 MIDI data dump iicet 20 d Editing sonra aani 20 Editing the sound 20 Other parameters nnee nennen 21 Editing the drawbar parameters 21 Normal mode EE 21 Sue ET 21 Copying drawbar parameters 21 Copying a program 22 Swapping two programs nennen eenen 22 Editing the name of a program sesser 22 Parameters aaneen KEN enen D4 1 2 Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode 24 Global mode ann eneen eneen 30 Appendices ins OO 1 How the drawbars work ekseeey 36 2 MIDI applications nnn anneer vene 36 About MIDI mt nes ren nm 36 Connecting an external MIDI sequencer or COMPUTE T n eeben Pie mare tant sida mar dense 36 MIDI data dump WEE 37 TRANSMISSION zer ze Hussein 37 Receptlon nniinerdennetnnde edsenstedverndendenrdened 38 MIDI messages that the BX 3 transmits and reCBIVES rr sers an ue denderen derde ee antigen dee 38 3 Voice NAME list 40 Normal mode programs nnee 40 EX mode programs 40 Demo song NAMES nnnnnennnen
56. eyboard and Mellow produces a more mellow sound in the upper octaves 5 Press the gt key once to access the Over Tone Level parameter and use the keys to adjust the setting This parameter adjusts the overtone level of the tone wheel Higher settings will produce a greater amount of overtones 6 Press the gt key once to access the Leakage Level parameter and use the keys to adjust the setting This adjusts the leakage noise Higher settings will increase the volume of the leakage noise 7 Press the gt key once to access the Noise Level parameter and use the keys to adjust the setting This adjusts the noise that will occur regardless of whether notes are being played Higher settings will increase the volume of the noise 8 Press the gt key once to access the On Click Level parameter and use the keys to adjust the setting This parameter simulates the noise that occurs when a key is pressed Here you can adjust the volume of that noise Higher settings will increase the noise volume 9 Press the gt key once to access the Off Click Level parameter and use the keys to adjust the setting This parameter simulates the noise that occurs when a key is released Here you can adjust the volume of that noise Higher settings will increase the noise volume 10 Press the WRITE ENTER key to write the settings into internal memory For
57. eyboard while you play you can prepare several programs that differ only in the drawbar parameter settings and switch between these programs while you play Drawbar 2 EX Drawbar EX Percussion En EE Al Ir we Depends on the setting of the Ex Drawbar Type I l i f 2 2 3 or 4 l 16 l 5 1 3 A Depends on the setting of the I Ex Drawbar Type parameter l I gt Depends on the setting of the Ex Drawbar Type parameter Refer to EX Edit mode Ex Drawbar Type p 25 and Global mode Group 6 p 33 13 Basic functions 1 About the display Switching the display Each time you press the DISPLAY key the contents of the display will change as follows Normal mode When you are in the Normal mode the display will show the program number and program name When you press the DISPLAY key the display will show the settings of the UPPER parameters drawbar parameters for the upper keyboard specified by the program When you press the DISPLAY key again the display will show the settings of the LOWER parameters drawbar parameters for the lower keyboard When you press the DISPLAY key once again the program number and program name display will reappear Front panel Drawbar 1 and 2 settings can be changed not only by moving the bars manually but also by receiving MIDI control change me
58. function described above Off No function Pdl 1 Pdl 2 Indicates that this pedal switch is already selected for the above Prog Up Ctrl parameter Please select a different pedal switch amp If the same pedal switch is selected for a parameter in Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode as well as for this Global parameter this Prog Down Ctrl setting will be used and the setting in Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode will be ignored Pedal 1 Sw Polarity Pedal 1 Switch Polarity Pedal 2 Sw Polarity Pedal 2 Switch Polarity Set these parameters to match the polarity of the pedal switches connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 and 2 jacks If these settings do not match the actual polarity of the pedal switches the pedal switches will not operate correctly For example the separately sold PS 1 pedal switch has a polarity so you would set this parameter to when connecting this pedal switch un Group 2 MIDI Channel MIDI Global ch MIDI Global Ch 1 16 Specifies the global MIDI channel that will be used to transmit and receive MIDI The factory setting is 1 MIDI Upper Rx ch MIDI Upper Receive Channel 1 16 Off Specifies the MIDI channel on which the UPPER key board will receive MIDI note messages The factory setting is channel 1 MIDI Upper Tx ch MIDI Upper Transmit Channel 1 16 Off Specifies the channel on which the UPPER keyboard will transmit MIDI note messages with
59. g a program p 19 Copying drawbar parameters The front panel Drawbar 1 or Drawbar 2 settings can be copied directly to the UPPER or LOWER parameters of a Normal program or to the EX Drawbar Level parameters of an EX program As an example here s how you can select a Normal program use the front panel Drawbar 1 bars to create a sound and then copy the settings to the UPPER parameters of the program 1 Select a program in Normal mode 2 In the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section press the DRAWBAR 1 key 3 While playing the keyboard use the front panel Drawbar 1 bars to create the desired sound 21 22 Basic functions 4 In the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section hold down the DRAWBAR 1 key and press the DRAW BAR PRESET key DRAWBAR CCS LUS ON ON O PRESET 4 18 2 1 D D i I 1 1 1 d i D n IA The Drawbar 1 settings will be copied to the UPPER parameters and an 4 will appear between the program number and program name 5 Press the WRITE ENTER key to write the settings into internal memory For details refer to Writing a program p 19 The upper DRAWBAR SELECT section can be used to copy drawbar parameters in EX mode as well Create the sound in the upper keyboard then hold down the upper DRAWBAR 1 or DRAWBAR 2 key and press the DRAWBAR PRESET key Copying a program This is convenient when you w
60. ge of the effect controlled by operating the modulation wheel can be adjusted from a maximum of 0 to a maximum of 99 When you move the modulation wheel fully toward yourself the parameter being controlled will be at its own original setting When you move the modulation wheel fully away from yourself the value you specify here will be added to the original value of the parameter being controlled How ever the total value is limited to a range of 0 to 99 If the Perc Nrml Level parameter is set to 50 the following Mod Wheel Range settings will allow the position of the modulation wheel to change the percus sion level as follows 20 The percussion level will be 50 when the modulation wheel is fully toward yourself and 70 when fully away from yourself 20 The percussion level will be 50 when the modulation wheel is fully toward yourself and 30 when fully away from yourself If the Perc Nrml Level parameter is set to 99 the following Mod Wheel Range settings will allow the position of the modulation wheel to change the percus sion level as follows 99 The percussion level will be 99 when the modulation wheel is fully toward yourself and 99 when fully away from yourself since the controllable range is 0 99 99 The percussion level will be 99 when the modulation wheel is fully toward yourself and 0 when fully away from yourself 27 28 Parameters Hold Uppr Ctrl Hold Upper Controller Off Pedal 1
61. h the upper and lower DRAWBAR SELECT sections press the DRAWBAR PRESET key to make the key LED light DRAWBAR Ps 10N O O J PRESET 1 2 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 D D 1 N KH A s sue 3 Play the keyboard The upper keyboard will use the UPPER parameter settings of the program and the lower keyboard will use the LOWER parameter settings of the program 11 12 Quick Start Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings 1 Make sure that you are in Normal mode 2 In the DRAWBAR SELECT section located at the left of the upper keyboard press the DRAWBAR 2 key The key LED will light DRAWBAR T O O LON 2 H seen Now you can use the front panel Drawbar 2 section to adjust the tone of the upper keyboard While playing the upper keyboard pull out the front panel Drawbar 2 bars to create the sound When you pull out each bar of Drawbar 2 the pitch footage printed on that bar will be added to the sound produced by the key The volume of that pitch will depend on how far the bar is pulled out In this way the overall tone is determined by the combina tion of bars that are pulled out For details on the pitches that are assigned to the bars refer to 1 How the drawbars work p 36 In the DRAWBAR SELECT section located at the left of the lower keyboard press the DRAWBAR 1 key The key LED will light DRAWBAR pu 2 o e SE 4 HE jn N
62. he front panel PERCUSSION keys and drawbars to add percus sion Percussion adds an attack to the beginning of the note making the sound more crisp However when you play legato percussion will apply only to the first played note Normal mode 1 In the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section press the DRAWBAR 2 key or PRESET DRAWBAR key DRAWBAR AN 105 O 4 1 PRESET 1 2 In the PERCUSSION section press the ON key The key LED will light 3 Press the FAST key When the key LED is lit the percussion will decay more quickly When the key LED is dark the percus sion will decay more slowly 4 Press the SOFT key The volume of the percussion will decrease when the key LED is lit and will return to normal when the key LED goes dark The changes that occur when you press the keys of the PERCUSSION section can be specified in Normal Edit mode Group 3 and stored independently for each program For these parameters you can specify the following e The volume for Soft and Normal settings e The decay speed for Fast and Slow settings If percussion is not added when you operate the keys of the PERCUSSION section make sure that the PRESET DRAWBAR key is selected If percussion is still not added use the following procedure to check the DB Preset s Perc parameter Checking the DB Preset s Perc parameter 1 Make sure that the display shows the name of a Normal program If the display
63. hen the key LED is lit and will return to normal when the key LED goes dark The values for these percussion controls can be accessed in EX Edit mode Group 3 and may be stored independently for each program For these parameters you can specify the following e The volume for Soft and Normal settings e The decay speed for Fast and Slow settings EX Percussion in Drawbar 2 If the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section DRAWBAR 2 key is selected the percussion can be adjusted by the front panel Drawbar 2 bars as well as by the front panel PERCUSSION section keys EX Percussion the five right bars of Drawbar 2 controls the percussion levels assigned to these bars For details refer to Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings p 13 2 2 3 2 2 3 or 4 depending on the setting of the PERCUSSION section 3rd key 2 16 1 3 5 5 1 3 1 1 3 The footage assigned to EX Drawbar 16 1 The footage assigned to EX Drawbar 5 1 3 5 Rotary The ROTARY Speaker section replicates the sound of the classic rotating drum and horn speaker system associated with the tone wheel organ Controls are available to simulate different amplification and microphone place ment ROTARY O O STOP FAST JUL 1 In the front panel ROTARY section press the ON key The key LED will light If when you press the ROTARY section ON key the LED blinks three times and then goes dark the program s Amp Type parameter Group 4
64. ied program For details refer to Copying a program p 22 Swap Swap Program This lets you exchange two specified programs For details refer to Swapping two programs p 22 Init Initialize This lets you return program or global settings to the factory settings For details refer to 3 Restoring the factory settings p 16 Dump MIDI Dump For details refer to MIDI data dump p 37 Dump Program Dumps the data for one specified program Dump All Program Dumps the data for all programs Dump Global Dumps the global data Dump All Data Dump All Programs and Global data Dumps the data for all programs and global data Drawbar Scan When the BX 3 receives MIDI control changes the drawbar registers will be modified so that the sound may no longer match the physical settings of the front panel Drawbar 1 and 2 bars When you execute Drawbar Scan BX 3 will re read the actual physical position of the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings and their values will be set in the drawbar registers Execute this when you want the settings of Drawbar 1 and 2 to be reflected in the sound Since the control changes for all drawbars will be transmitted via MIDI when Drawbar Scan is executed this is convenient when you want to record a BX 3 performance on your se quencer Default DB Select Default Drawbar Select PRESET 1 2 This controls which settings in the DRAWBAR SELECT section will be active when the power
65. ill be For details on the function of the Drawbar 2 bars EX Drawbar EX Percussion in EX mode and EX Edit mode refer to the Drawbar 2 illustration p 13 to the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter and to the Global mode Group 8 Type 1 Ex Drawbar 1 through Type 4 Ex Drawbar 4 parameters The BX 3 simulates 79 tone wheels that produce the notes from C2 to F 8 just as on traditional tone wheel organs This means that if the drawbar settings could cause the pitch to exceed the range of C2 through F 8 the pitch will wrap around to the previous octave 2 MIDI applications About MIDI MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and is a world wide standard that allows various perfor mance related data to be exchange between electronic musical instruments and computers If a MIDI cable is used to connect MIDI devices performance data can be exchanged even between electronic musical instruments or computers made by different manufacturers Connecting an external MIDI sequencer or computer If you want to play the keyboard of the BX 3 and record your playing on an external MIDI sequencer computer connected via a MIDI interface while using the BX 3 s tone generator to monitor your performance and the playback or if you want to use the BX 3 as an input keyboard and as a MIDI tone generator connect the MIDI OUT and MIDIIN connectors of the BX 3 and the exter nal MIDI sequencer compu
66. ion is switched off Horn Strt Transit Horn Start Transition 0 99 Specifies the time it will take for the horn to reach the specified speed after rotation is switched on Rotor Up Transit Rotor Up Transition 0 99 Adjusts the time over which the rotor rotation changes from slow to fast Rotor Down Transit Rotor Down Transition 0 99 Adjusts the time over which the rotor rotation changes from fast to slow Slow peeds Fast Speed Slow Speed Time gt _ Up Transit Dn Down Transit Rotor Stop Transit Rotor Stop Transition 0 99 Adjusts the time over which the rotor rotation actually comes to a stop after you stop the rotation Rotor Sirt Transit Rotor Start Transition 0 99 Adjusts the time over which the rotor reaches the speci fied speed after it begins to rotate When Rotary is on peeds Slow or Fast Speed Start Transit Stop Transit Horn Mic Distance 0 99 Adjusts the distance between the horn and the mic Horn Mic Spread 0 99 Adjusts the distance between the simulated mics to increase the stereo field Rotor Mic Distance 0 99 Adjusts the distance between the rotor and the mic Rotor Mic Spread 0 99 Adjusts the distance between the simulated mics to increase the stereo field Mic Spread ea Mic T E Distance Parameters Group 7 Controller Mod Wheel Modulation Wheel No Assign
67. is key to enter EX mode Introduction 7 PERCUSSION section Here you can add an attack to the beginning of the notes making the sound more crisp For details refer to 4 Percussion p 17 PERCUSSION O O O SOFT FAST 3rd This switches percussion on off When this is off the 3rd key SOFT key and FAST key will have no effect LED lit Percussion will be on SOFT key This switches the percussion volume soft or normal LED lit The percussion volume will be lowered FAST key This switches the percussion decay speed fast or slow LED lit The decay will be faster 3rd key This switches the pitch of the percussion sound between the 3rd and 2nd harmonics When you are using the EX mode drawbars this setting is assigned to the 2 2 3 drawbar of the EX Percussion the five right most bars of Drawbar 2 LED lit 3rd A pitch one octave and a fifth higher corresponding to 2 2 3 will be assigned to the percussion effect LED dark 2nd A pitch one octave higher corre sponding to 4 will be assigned to the percussion effect PROGRAM 1 8 keys In Normal mode and EX mode these keys are used to directly select a preset program from within a bank In Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode and Global mode these keys are used as shortcuts to select parameters p 15 Introduction 9 DRAWBAR SELECT section The upper three drawbar select keys are for the upper keyboard
68. is turned on 1 Wie 2 Pessthe WRITEENTER ey The display will allow you to specify your choice for the upper DRAWBAR SELECT section 3 bre teupeDRAWBARSE ECT sedin PRESET When the power is turned on the Preset Drawbar key will be recalled 1 When the power is turned on the Drawbar 1 key will be recalled 2 When the power is turned on the Drawbar 2 key will be recalled 4 imap BARSH ECT pest ple 5 Lee hebneDRANBARSE ECT Sdn 6 PessheWRTEENTER key When the settings have been registered the display will indicate DfltDB Set Completed and will then indicate Default DB Select Exp Pdl Calibration Expression Pedal Calibration If operating the expression pedal connected to the rear panel EXPRESSION PEDAL jack does not produce the appropriate result use the following procedure to adjust the sensitivity of the expression pedal 1 EXPRESSION PEDAL jack 2 li 3 PessheWRTEENTERkey The display will indicate Set ExpPdl Min Pos 4 Miis The display will indicate Set ExpPdl Max Pos 5 Mins archesshgWAITEENTER ey Wheel Brake ON This simulates the way in which the tone wheel rotation slows down when the power of a tone wheel organ is switched on off When you press the WRITE ENTER key the tone wheel rotation will gradually slow down and stop At this time the pitch will also fall Press the WRITE ENTER key once again and tone wheel rotation will gradually resume Group 8 DEMO DEMO
69. ll gradually decrease until it reaches the speed specified by the Group 6 Rotor Slow Speed parameter Rtry STOP Ctrl Rotary STOP Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 Pedal 1 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will turn the ROTARY STOP key on off Pedal 2 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Rtry STOP Pedal Rotary STOP Pedal Mode Momnt Alter Select the on off operation of the pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 or 2 jack The pedal switch will have the same function as pressing the front panel ROTARY STOP key Momnt The rotary speed will gradually slow down and then stop as long as you continue pressing the pedal switch Alter Once you press the pedal switch the rotary speed will gradually slow down and then stop Amp Gain Ctrl Amp Gain Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl 1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 Pedal 1 An expression pedal etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will control the Group 4 Amp Gain parameter of Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Pedal 2 An expression pedal etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Pdi 1 Pdl 2 These indicate that Pedal 1 or Pedal 2 are selected for the Global mode Group 1 Prog Up Ctrl or Prog Down C
70. lowing rotary speaker parameters can be adjusted e Volume balance between the horn and rotor of the rotary speaker e Slow and fast rotational speeds of the horn and rotor e Transition time from slow to fast and from fast to slow for the horn and rotor e Time from when the rotation of the horn and rotor is stopped until it actually comes to a stop and the time from when rotation is started until it reaches the specified speed e The distances from the horn and rotor to the mic e The spread of the sound from the horn and rotor 6 Effects Reverb You can use the front panel REVERB OFFSET knob to adjust the depth of reverb 1 While you play turn the REVERB OFFSET knob When the knob is in the center position the reverb depth will be as specified by the program Reverb settings are made in Group 5 of Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode and are saved as part of each program The following reverb parameters can be adjusted e Reverb type e Reverb time e Reverb amount e Reverb routing Vibrato and chorus You can use the front panel VIBRATO CHORUS section to apply vibrato or chorus to the sound 1 While you play use the VIBRATO CHORUS section UPPER key or LOWER key to select the keyboard s to which the effect will be applied 2 Use the VIBRATO CHORUS knob to select vibrato or chorus V1 V3 are vibrato and C1 C3 are chorus Higher numbers will produce a greater effect Overdrive You can use
71. n again If this occurs hold down the Program 2 and 7 keys and turn on the power However this will initialize the contents of memory MIDI cannot be transmitted or received while data is being written into memory If you want the BX 3 to receive multiple data dumps in succession you must leave a sufficient interval of time between each data dump transmission Type of data Time required to write into memory 1 Program Approximately 1 second All Programs Approximately 7 seconds Global Data Approximately 1 second All Program Global Data Approximately 7 seconds To receive a data dump 1 Connect the MIDI IN connector of the BX 3 to the MIDI OUT connector of the device that will trans mit the data dump 2 Set the Global channel of the MIDI device to match the global MIDI channel of the BX 3 The global MIDI channel of the BX 3 is set by the Global mode Group 2 MIDI Global ch parameter When data transmitted to the MIDI device is to be sent back to the BX 3 you must set the global MIDI channel of the transmitting MIDI device to match the global MIDI channel of the BX 3 For details on how to set the MIDI channel of your MIDI device refer to the owner s manual for your device 3 Set the Global mode Group 3 MIDI Rx Sys Exc parameter to Ena 4 Send the data from the transmitting device For the procedure refer to the owner s manual for your device If the MIDI Rx Sys Exc parameter is set
72. nbalanced phone jacks When connecting in stereo use the L and R jacks When connecting in monaural use the L jack 5 6 Wes 5 Power switch This turns the power on off 6 AC power inlet Connect the included power cable here After connecting the power cable to the BX 3 plug it into an AC outlet 10 Introduction Connections EXPRESSION ASSIGNABLE PEDAL PEDAL SW 1 amp Be sure that the power is off before you make any connections Improper use can damage your speaker system etc or may cause a malfunction 1 Power cable connections Connect the included power cable to the AC power inlet of the BX 3 and then plug the other end of the cable into an AC outlet 2 OUTPUT jack connections Connect powered monitors keyboard amps or your audio system to output the sound of the BX 3 amp If you connect the BX 3 to a stereo audio amp high volume playing may damage your speaker system Be careful not to raise the volume excessively Connect the OUTPUT L R jacks to the INPUT jacks of your powered monitors etc When connecting in stereo use the L and R jacks When connecting in mono use the L jack We recom mend that you use stereo connections whenever possible r OUTPUT Expression pedal included Power switch to an AC outlet Power cable included Powered monitors keyboard amps etc 3 Pedal connec
73. nd module you will need to set the following parameters Set the Global mode Group 2 MIDI Upper Rx ch and MIDI Lower Rx ch parameters to match the MIDI channel of your connected MIDI device If you want to transmit program changes from the connected MIDI device or to control the panel keys of the BX 3 set the Global mode Group 2 MIDI Global ch parameter to match the transmit channel of the connected MIDI device MIDI control change numbers can be set in Group 4 and 5 If you are recording your BX 3 performance on a se quencer and want the state of all panel keys to be repro duced use the following procedure Since Drawbar 1 2 and DRAWBAR SELECT are not reproduced by program changes use DRAWBAR SE LECT to select the drawbars that you will use first in your performance Then execute Global mode Group 7 Draw bar Scan to transmit the state of Drawbar 1 and 2 Immediately when you begin recording transmit a program change by selecting the program that you will use for your performance Now the sequence will contain the data needed to reproduce the settings for each live set of drawbars When using a velocity sensitive MIDI sound module With the factory settings the BX 3 is set to transmit note messages with a fixed velocity If you are using a velocity sensitive MIDI sound module you will need to set the following parameters Set the Global mode Group 2 MIDI Upper 2nd ch and MIDI Lower 2nd ch
74. nd more expressive sounds than in Normal mode The lower keyboard will use the drawbar parameter settings that are specified by the program 1 In EX mode press the DRAWBAR 1 key or DRAWBAR 2 key of the upper DRAWBAR SE LECT section Make sure that the LEDs of both keys are lit DRAWBAR m Fe Ts o Co O PRESET p z 2 While playing the upper keyboard pull out the drawbars of front panel Drawbar 1 and 2 to create the sound Drawbar 1 adjusts the volume of the footage printed on each bar In the Drawbar 2 section EX Drawbar the four left bars adjust the volume of the footage and EX Percus sion the five right bars adjust the volume of percus sion Each bar is assigned as follows EX Drawbars 16 4 The footage that is assigned to each of these bars is specified by the Ex Drawbar Type param eters in EX Edit mode The content of each type is specified by the Global mode parameters Ex Draw bar Type 1 1 through Ex Drawbar Type 4 4 If you want to check the footage that is assigned to each bar use EX Edit mode to check which type is used and use Global mode to check the settings for each EX Percussion 2 2 3 2 2 3 is assigned when the PERCUSSION section 3rd key LED is lit and A is assigned when the LED is dark 2 16 is assigned 1 3 5 5 1 3 is assigned 1 1 3 The footage assigned to the 16 EX Drawbar is assigned However EX Drawbar 16 is assigne
75. ndi and trills you play The BX 3 accurately reproduces the distinctive percussive attack associated with certain classic tone wheel organs You can also adjust the settings to obtain the contact arcing or key click effect when you press or release a key providing the sense of attack unique to a tone wheel organ There are 128 internal programs Normal mode 64 EX mode 64 that let you enjoy a variety of organ sounds The BX 3 has two keyboards UPPER and LOWER A separate MIDI channel can be assigned to each keyboard To create the sound the BX 3 uses the two sets of draw bars Drawbar 1 and Drawbar 2 on the front panel as well as the drawbar settings specified by the program Drawbar settings can also be made via MIDI The keys in the DRAWBAR SELECT section let you choose which set of drawbars is active see the diagram What is LEMS EIS Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System is KORG s proprietary sound modeling technology which precisely reproduces the complex character and nature of both acoustic and electric instruments as well as electronic circuits in real world environments REMS emulates a wide variety of sound generation characteristics including instru ment bodies speakers amp cabinets acoustic fields microphones vacuum tubes transistors etc Drawbars and tone generators
76. nector MIDI OUT connector MIDI THRU controller AC power supply connector Power switch Power supply AC Local voltage Dimensions W x D x H 1 102 x 620 x 944 mm 43 39 x 24 41 x 37 17 inches BX 3 Stand STD BX3 included 1 102 x 620 x 221 mm 43 39 x 24 41 x 8 70 inches including rubber feet Appendices Weight 50 kg 110 23 Ibs BX 3 Stand STD BX3 included 32 kg 70 55 Ibs Only BX 3 Power consumption 14W Included items Power cable Expression pedal Stand STD BX3 Options XVP 10 EXP VOL pedal EXP 2 Foot Controller PS 1 Pedal Switch MIDI cable Appearance and specifications of this product may change without notice As of March 2002 43 44 Appendices 7 Assembling the stand How to assemble the stand STD BX3 AE Caution Two or more persons are required in order to assemble the stand Cautions for assembly Please observe the following points to ensure that the stand is assembled correctly e Perform the assembly steps in the specified order making sure that you use the correct parts and that they are in the correct orientation e If you jar the organ before fastening it to the stand it may fall over Please be careful Assembly procedure You will need to provide a Philips screwdriver 1 Open the carton and take out the parts Make sure that you have the following parts Side panel L Panneau lat ral G Side panel R Panneau lat ral D o o o o
77. ns Drawbar levels The above illustration shows the drawbar levels At a level of 8 maximum the display will be as shown at the far left At a level of 0 minimum nothing will be displayed as in the far right of the illustration above all Enter icon This will be displayed when writing or copying a program When this icon is displayed pressing the WRITE ENTER key will execute the operation Bi Speaker icon This will be displayed when writing or copying a program This icon means that you can play the keyboard to hear the sound of the program indicated by the icon H Percussion icon This indicates that the DB Preset s Perc parameter is set to Ena Enable If this is set to Ena you can use percussion in the upper keyboard if DRAWBAR PRESET is selected for the upper keyboard in Normal mode For details refer to 4 Percussion p 17 Shortcuts Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode and Global mode contain numerous parameters and detailed settings In each mode related parameters are organized into eight groups Group 1 Group 8 After entering a mode you can access a parameter by pressing the V or gt keys to step through the param eters one by one but if you know the group that contains the desired parameter it is convenient to use a shortcut key After you enter Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode or Global mode press one of the PROGRAM 1 8 keys and the first parameter in that
78. ns for playing the BX 3 Parameters explains the operation and settings for each parameter organized by mode Refer to this section when an unfamiliar parameter is displayed or when you want to learn more about a function Appendix explains how to connect a MIDI sequencer or computer or perform a data dump A list of the built in sounds of the BX 3 and specifications etc are also provided Printing conventions in this manual Keys and knobs Keys and knobs etc on the front panel of the BX 3 are enclosed in square brackets Parameters Parameters that appear in the display are enclosed in quotation marks p E This indicates a page for reference hs symbol This symbol indicates a cautionary note symbol This symbol indicates a useful hint or application Display screen The parameter values and program names etc appearing in the screens printed in this manual are only examples they will not necessarily match the values or names that appear in the screen of your BX 3 MIDI related conventions CC is an abbreviation for Control Change Number In the context of a MIDI message all numbers in square brackets are in hexadecimal notation Table of Contents Introduction nanne D 1 About the BX 3 nur 5 Main features seen ENTENTE ire 5 The modes of the BX 3 nnee ven 5 2 Parts of the BX 3 and what they do 6 Front panel eisenii 6 Rear panel nnie eit ea renkdnetien E E
79. ns the rotary speaker effect on or off When this is off pressing the FAST or STOP keys will have no effect LED lit The rotary speaker effect is on STOP key FAST key These keys control the rotary speaker When the STOP key LED is dark The FAST key will switch the rotary speaker between fast and slow The rotary speaker will turn rapidly when you make the FAST key LED light The rotary speaker will turn slowly when you make the FAST key LED go dark When the STOP key LED is lit The FAST key will switch the rotary speaker between fast and stopped The rotary speaker will turn rapidly when you make the FAST key LED light The rotary speaker will stop turning when you make the FAST key LED go dark When the FAST key LED is dark The STOP key will switch the rotary speaker between slow and stopped The rotary speaker will stop turning when you make the STOP key LED light The rotary speaker will turn slowly when you make the STOP key go dark 12 AMP section MASTER LEVEL knob Use this knob to adjust the volume as appropriate for the equipment to which Mne EMA the BX 3 is connected Use the EXPRESSION OVERDRIVE knob and a connected expression pedal to adjust the volume and distortion of TREBLE the sound and then use this knob to set the final output level TREBLE knob sass Adjusts the high frequency level BASS knob Adjusts the low frequency level O O D
80. o module If you specify a MIDI channel for this parameter and are using a MIDI sound module etc connected to the BX 3 set the Group 1 Key Trigger parameter to Deep Group 3 MIDI Parameters MIDI Fixed Velcty MIDI Fixed Velocity 0 127 Specifies the velocity value of the MIDI note messages that are transmitted with fixed velocity The factory setting is 80 MIDI Rx Prg Chng MIDI Receive Program Change Dis Ena Dis Disable MIDI program changes received on the global MIDI channel will be ignored Ena Enable The BX 3 will respond to MIDI program changes received on the global MIDI channel The factory setting is Ena MIDI Prog Mapper MIDI Program Mapper Dis Ena Dis Disable The program mapper will not be used when transmitting or receiving MIDI program changes Ena Enable The program mapper will be used when transmitting or receiving MIDI program changes The factory setting is Ena MIDI Rx Sys Exc MIDI Receive System Exclusive Dis Ena Dis Disable Incoming system exclusive data will be ignored The factory setting is Dis Ena Enable Incoming system exclusive data will be received 31 32 Parameters MIDI Rx C Change MIDI Receive Control Change Dis Ena Dis Disable Incoming MIDI control changes will be ignored Ena Enable Incoming MIDI control changes will be received The factory setting is Ena MIDI Tx C Change MIDI Transmit Control Change
81. o pinch your hand Lower the organ slowly onto the stand and do not drop it Wing knobs Boulons ailettes Check after assembly e Make sure that none of the bolts are loose Other cautions After assembly please observe the following cautions e Loosened bolts As time passes after assembly bolts may come loose We recommend that you regularly check for loose bolts If you feel that the stand sways it is possible that the bolts are loose Please re tighten the bolts e Transport Remove the organ from the stand and transport the organ and stand separately After transport reattach the organ as described in these instructions e Disassembly If it is necessary to disassemble the stand do so in the reverse order of assembly After disassembly save the bolts and other parts so that they are not lost 9 Fixer l orgue au pupitre Placer l orgue sur le pupitre et Yattacher par en dessous l aide des quatre boulons ailettes fa Lors de la mise en place de Yorgue sur le pupitre faire attention de ne pas se coincer la main Abaisser l orgue lentement sur le pupitre sans le l cher V rification apr s montage V rifier si aucune des vis ou des boulons ne sont l ches Autres pr cautions prendre Apr s le montage prendre les pr cautions suivantes Vis et boulons desserr s Au fil du temps apr s le montage les vis et boulons risquent de se desserrer Nous v
82. ogram before writing the edited program new data will be called into the edit buffer and your changes will be lost The data in the edit buffer will also be lost when you turn off the power If this occurs the data prior to your editing will be recalled the next time the power is turned on Writing procedure 1 Make sure that you are in Normal mode or EX mode and that the Enter icon is not displayed Then press the WRITE ENTER key The left side of the display will indicate WRITE The writing destination program number will be dis played in the square brackets at the right 2 If you want to change the writing destination use the keys to specify the desired destination By playing the keyboard you can audition the sound of the program marked by the Speaker icon in the display You can use the V keys to move the Speaker icon so that you can audition the writing source and writing destination programs When the Speaker icon is displayed you can press and hold the DISPLAY key to view the name of the program indicated by the icon At this time you can press the GLOBAL key to switch to writing the Global parameters To return to writing the program press the EDIT key 3 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask whether it is OK to write the program If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key 19 20 Basic functions 4 Press the WRITE ENTER key When the data has been w
83. ong as you continue pressing the pedal switch When you release the pedal switch the pitch will gradually rise to the normal state Alter The pitch will begin falling once you press the pedal switch When you press it once again the pitch will gradually rise to the normal state Rtry FAST Ctrl Rotary FAST Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 Pedal 1 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will turn the ROTARY FAST key on off Pedal 2 A pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Rtry FAST Pedal Rotary FAST Pedal Mode Momnt Alter Select the on off operation of the pedal switch etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 or 2 jack The pedal switch will have the same function as pressing the front panel ROTARY FAST key Momnt The rotary speed will gradually increase as long as you continue pressing the pedal switch until it reaches the speed specified by the Group 6 Rotor Fast Speed parameter When you release the pedal switch the rotary speed will gradually decrease until it reaches the speed specified by the Group 6 Rotor Slow Speed parameter Alter Once you press the pedal switch the rotary speed will gradually increase until it reaches the speed specified by the Group 6 Rotor Fast Speed parameter When you press the pedal switch once again the rotary speed wi
84. oth control the volume These two will function simultaneously Knob Only The EXPRESSION OVERDRIVE knob will control the volume Pedal Only The expression pedal connected to the EXPRESSION PEDAL jack will control the volume Both Multi The EXPRESSION OVERDRIVE knob and the expression pedal connected to the EXPRESSION PEDAL jack will both control the volume The EXPRES SION OVERDRIVE knob will set the maximum level of the range controlled by the expression pedal Prog Chng Program Change All Params Int Params Specifies whether the settings of the front panel ROTARY section VIBRATO CHORUS section and PERCUSSION setting will also change when you switch programs All Params All Parameters When you switch programs the settings of the front panel keys will also change according to the settings of the selected program Int Params Internal Parameters The settings of the front panel keys will not change when you switch programs Pitch Bend Range 7 7 Specifies the range in semitone steps that the pitch can change when the pitch wheel is operated or when MIDI pitch bend change messages are received Wheel Brake Speed Slow Fast Selects either Slow or Fast as the speed with which the wheel brake will stop or resume rotation Key Trigger Shallow Deep Shallow When a note is played the sound will begin or end at the first contact shallow position This allows the keys to respond rapidly to your playing
85. ous recommandons d s lors de les inspecter r guli rement pour voir s ils sont bien serr s Si le pupitre semble vaciller il est possible que les vis et boulons soient trop l ches Dans ce cas il convient de les resserrer Transport Retirer l orgue du pupitre pour transporter les deux l ments s par ment Apr s le transport fixer de nouveau l orgue au pupitre comme expliqu dans ces instruc tions D montage Si le d montage du pupitre s av re n cessaire proc der dans l ordre inverse au montage Apr s le d montage conserver soigne 8 MIDI implementation chart COMBO ORGAN BX 3 Basic Default Channel Changed Memorized Messages Altered 1 16 1 16 X X ete Recognized 1 16 1 16 Appendices Date 2001 10 23 Ver 1 0 Remarks Memorized Note Number True Voice 36 96 dek Note On Note Off Velocity Aftertouch Polyphonic Key Monophonic Channel Pitch Bend 1 16 24 70 78 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 94 95 79 80 11 64 93 92 91 Control Change O000000000000 O x x OOOOOOOOOOOOO O XX x x Modulation Drawbar 1 Drawbar 2 Rotary ON FAST STOP V C Select Upper Lower Percussion ON SOFT FAST 3rd Upper Drawbar Select Lower Drawbar Select Expression Hold Wheel Brake AMP Gain Reverb Level Program Change Variable Range O 0 127 akk afk afk ok ok of ok kK System Exclusive O
86. ow you can use the front panel Drawbar 1 section to adjust the tone of the lower keyboard zm ER Ae While playing the lower keyboard pull out the front panel Drawbar 1 bars to create the sound When you pull out each bar of Drawbar 1 the pitch footage printed on that bar will be added to the sound produced by the key The volume of that pitch will depend on how far the bar is pulled out In this way the overall tone is determined by the combina tion of bars that are pulled out For details on the pitches that are assigned to the bars refer to 1 How the drawbars work p 36 Let s try selecting a program Use the keys to select the bank and PROGRAM 1 8 keys to select the number When you select a different program the settings saved with the program other than the drawbar parameters will be recalled In other words the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings will remain in effect and the other settings for example wheel type percussion volume reverb time rotary speaker horn and rotor speed etc of the selected program will be applied 3 EX mode Selecting a program Here s how you can select and play program B 3 number 3 of bank B 1 From Normal mode press the EX MODE key The EX MODE key LED will light indicating you are in the EX mode The display will show an E at the left and the program number If an LED is lit for a mode other than EX mode De if the E
87. plied and C3 produces the maximum effect ND amp BR Go L EX Drawbar L EX Percussion A DISPLAY key The contents of the display will change each time you press this key The display will differ between Normal mode and EX mode For details refer to 1 About the display p 14 5 EDIT key Press this key to enter Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode In Normal mode pressing this key will enter Normal Edit mode In EX mode pressing this key will enter EX Edit mode GLOBAL key Press this key to enter Global mode EXIT key Press this key to exit from Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode or Global mode or to cancel an operation such as program write copy swap or data dump WRITE ENTER key Press this key to execute an operation such as pro gram write copy swap or data dump V gt keys In Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode and Global mode use these keys to move to the previous or next page or to move the cursor to the left or right in the display keys In Normal mode and EX mode use these keys to select banks of preset programs In Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode and Global mode use these keys to edit the value of a parameter Pressing and releasing a key will change the value in steps of 1 and holding down a key will change the value continuously EDIT GLOBAL EXIT lt gt WRITE ENTER it BANK 6 EX MODE key Press th
88. rawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program These settings will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to 2 Ex Drawbar Type 3 1 Ex Drawbar Type 3 4 5 24 Specifies the pitches in semitone steps that will be assigned to the EX Drawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program These settings will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to 3 Ex Drawbar Type 4 1 Ex Drawbar Type 4 4 5 24 Specifies the pitches in semitone steps that will be assigned to the EX Drawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program These settings will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to 4 Pitches above the F 8 of the BX 3 will be folded back to the octave below so we suggest that you play the lowest octave of the BX 3 to hear the pitches you specify here Group 7 Utility Program Mapper This lets you change the correspondence between the BX 3 s program numbers and MIDI program numbers Press the WRITE ENTER key and the editing screen will appear The BX 3 s program number is shown in the left of the display and the MIDI program number at the right When you select an EX program an E will be displayed at the left of the program number Use the V gt keys to select the BX 3 program number and use the keys to select the MIDI program number Copy Swap Init Copy Copy Program This lets you copy a specif
89. rc Soft Offset Pa De Normal Perc DB ATT Normal Percussion Drawbar Attenuation 0 99 This decreases the level of the sound created by the Drawbar 2 bars or the UPPER parameters when the percussion is set to normal the SOFT key is dark This allows the percussion effect to become more pronounced without increasing the overall volume Perc Fast Decay Percussion Fast Decay 0 99 This sets the decay speed when the FAST key of the PERCUSSION section is at the fast setting key LED lit Perc Slow Offset Percussion Slow Offset 0 99 This sets the decay speed when the FAST key of the PERCUSSION section is at the slow setting key LED dark This setting will determine how much the speed is slowed from the value specified by the Perc Fast Decay parameter 25 Parameters Group 4 Amp Amp Type Type 1 Type 2 Pre Amp here you can select the amp type Type 1 This is a conventional organ power amp It produces a mild and fat sound Type 2 Compared to Type 1 this emphasizes the high range and produces a more uncolored sound Pre Amp Use a pre amp This is the sound of the organ s line out When Type 1 or Type 2 are selected When the front panel ROTARY ON key is used to turn on the rotary speaker the effect of the rotary speaker will be simulated When this is turned off a conventional speaker will be simulated When Pre Amp is selected The power amp and rotary speaker will not be
90. ritten the display will indicate Write Completed Writing the Global parameters Settings that affect all programs in common such as MIDI settings are made in Global mode When you turn on the power the Global mode data will be called into the internal Global mode memory area When you edit a parameter in Global mode the data in this memory area will change If you want the edited data to be saved in internal memory you must write it amp If you turn off the power before writing the Global parameters the edited data in the memory area will be lost If this occurs the data prior to your editing will be recalled the next time the power is turned on Writing procedure 1 Make sure that you are in Global mode and that the Enter icon is not displayed Then press the WRITE ENTER key The left side of the display will indicate WRITE GLOBAL At this time you can press the EDIT key to write program data To return to the writing the Global parameters press the GLOBAL key 2 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you whether it is OK to write If you decide to cancel press the EXIT key 3 Press the WRITE ENTER key When the data has been written the display will indicate Write Completed MIDI data dump The programs and global settings in internal memory can be transmitted as MIDI exclusive data and saved ona connected external device such as a data filer For details refer to MIDI dat
91. rong The wide blade or the third prong are pro vided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet for U S A and Canada Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 12 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufac turer 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 Do not install this equipment on the far position from wall outlet and or convenience receptacle 16 Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a box for the conveyance or similar unit 17 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with this apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 11 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVE
92. s the DISPLAY key e Groups 4 5 The selected CC and controller name will be displayed If the CC had been blinking before you pressed the DISPLAY key this means that another controller has already been assigned to that number If you press the DISPLAY key while this is blinking the assigned controller name will be displayed each time you press the key e Group 7 Program Mapper parameter The pro gram number and program name corresponding to the currently shown MIDI program number will be displayed If the MIDI program number had been blinking before you pressed the DISPLAY key this means that a program has already been assigned to that number If you press the DISPLAY key while this is blinking the assigned program name will be displayed each time you press the key Copy Swap Init parameters If you press the DISPLAY key when the Speaker icon is displayed the name of the program marked by the icon will be displayed MIDI Dump parameter If you press the DIS PLAY key when dumping one program the name of the program being dumped will be displayed Other parameters The display will not change 15 16 Basic functions 2 About the programs The BX 3 contains 128 preset programs 64 for Normal mode and 64 for EX mode In both Normal mode and EX mode the programs are organized into banks A H with eight programs in each bank How a program is structured A preset program consists of
93. ssages If MIDI control changes are received to modify the sound the LOWER parameter display will show the values as follows Program number and program name DB Preset s Perc 4 LOWER parameter settings 2 E E Display when drawbar levels have been edited by MIDI gt EX mode When you are in the EX mode the display will show the program number and program name When you press the DISPLAY key the display will show the settings of the EX DRAWBAR amp PERCUSSION parameters Drawbar 1 and EX Drawbar that are specified by the program When you press the DISPLAY key again the display will show the settings of the EX Percussion param eters When you press the DISPLAY key again the display will show the settings of the EX LOWER parameters When you press the DISPLAY key yet another time the program number and program name display will reappear If MIDI control changes were received to change the sound these values will be displayed following the EX LOWER parameter display in the same way as for Normal mode Program number and program name Drawbar 1 and EX Drawbar settings Drawbar 1 and EX Drawbar settings EX Percussion settings EX DRAWBAR amp PERCUSSION parameters EX Percussion settings EX LOWER settings 1 1 I 1 1 1 Display when drawbar levels have been edited by MIDI bt r 1 1 I 1 1 1 Drawbar levels and ico
94. ter to each other respectively Sequencer Computer MIDI interface MIDI OUT MIDI Nd MIDI OUT H d b ode U HL emee SS oe AAL KAA Middle C Appendices Local Control On setting If you make connections as shown on the preceding page you must turn on the Echo Back setting of the external MIDI sequencer or computer so that the data it receives at MIDI IN will be retransmitted without change from MIDI OUT and turn off the Local Control setting of the BX 3 to disconnect the keyboard section from the tone generator section When you play the keyboard of the BX 3 the data will be sent to the external MIDI sequencer or computer and will be echoed back to sound the tone generator of the BX 3 In other words by turning the BX 3 s Local Control off you can prevent notes from being sounded in duplicate once from the keyboard and again from the echo back To turn off Local Control set the Global mode Group 4 MIDI Local Cntrl parameter to Off If you are using the BX 3 by itself you must turn Local Control on If this is off playing the BX 3 s keyboard will produce no sound Connecting a MIDI keyboard If you want to connect a MIDI keyboard to the BX 3 s MIDIIN connector and use the BX 3 as a sou
95. the display will indicate Init Completed and you will return to step 4 7 Press the EXIT key twice to return to the previ ous mode Initializing the Global parameters Steps 1 3 are the same as for Initializing one program above 4 Press the key four times Init Global will appear in the left of the display and Global will blink 5 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you whether you want to initialize the Global parameters To cancel the procedure press the EXIT key 6 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again When initialization has been completed the display will indicate Init Completed and you will return to step 4 7 Press the EXIT key twice to return to the previ ous mode Initializing programs and Global parameters Steps 1 3 are the same as for Initializing one program above 4 Press the key five times Init All Data will appear in the left of the display and All Data will blink 5 Press the WRITE ENTER key A message will ask you whether you want to initialize Program data and Global data To cancel the procedure press the EXIT key 6 Press the WRITE ENTER key once again When initialization has been completed the display will indicate Init Completed and you will return to step 4 7 Press the EXIT key twice to return to the previ ous mode Basic functions 4 Percussion When playing the upper keyboard you can use t
96. the following four types of setting 1 Organ sound settings tone wheel selection etc 2 Drawbar parameter settings 3 Effect settings 4 Front panel key settings Each program contains its own settings When you switch programs the parameter settings of the selected program will be used The drawbar parameter settings saved within each program are used if DRAWBAR PRESET is selected in the front panel DRAWBAR SELECT section If you have selected either DRAWBAR 1 or DRAWBAR 2 in the DRAWBAR SECTION the front panel Drawbar 1 or Drawbar 2 settings will be used The front panel key settings saved within each program are used if the Global mode Group 1 Prg Chng param eter is set to All Params If the Prg Chng parameter is set to Int Params the state of the front panel keys will be used meaning that the state of the front panel keys will not change when you switch programs 3 Restoring the factory settings The BX 3 lets you re initialize either the programs or the Global parameters back to their original factory settings Use this procedure if you have accidentally overwritten a preset program or want to return to the original factory settings Initialization can be performed on the following four types of data e One program e All programs e Global parameters e All program parameters and Global parameters amp Restoring the factory settings will erase any edits or changes you may have made to the data
97. the front panel EXPRESSION OVER DRIVE knob to adjust the amount of overdrive This will also affect the volume 1 While you play turn the EXPRESSION OVER DRIVE knob This will adjust the output level of the tone generator changing the input level of the internal amp simula tion By using this in conjunction with the Amp Gain parameter p 26 in Group 4 of Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode you can make further adjustments to the overdrive effect Basic functions 7 Saving your data Program parameter settings and Global parameter settings of the BX 3 can be saved by writing a program or transmitting a MIDI data dump Writing to internal memory Writing a program A program that you created by editing the parameters in either of the Edit modes can be saved in internal memory This is referred to as writing a program If you want the program you edited to be preserved even when the power is turned off you must write it into memory When you select a program the program data is called into an internal edit buffer When you edit program parameters in Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode you are making changes to the data in the edit buffer When you make changes to this data an 4 will appear between the program number and program name Since your editing will only affect the data in the edit buffer you must write this data into internal memory if you want to keep it amp If you select another pr
98. the setting of the PERCUS SION section 3rd key The factory setting is 95 CC Hold MIDI CC Hold 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the Normal Edit mode Hold Uppr Ctrl parameter and Hold Lowr Ctrl parameter and the EX Edit mode Hold Ctrl parameter The factory setting is 64 CC Wheel Brake MIDI CC Wheel Brake 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the Global mode Wheel Brake parameter The factory setting is 93 CC Amp Gain MIDI CC Amp Gain 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Amp Gain parameter The factory setting is 92 CC Reverb Level MIDI CC Reverb Level 1 31 33 95 Off Specifies the MIDI control change number that will be used to transmit and receive the setting of the Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Reverb Mix Level param eter The factory setting is 91 33 34 Parameters Group 6 Ex Draw bar Set Ex Drawbar Type 1 1 5 24 Specifies the pitch in semitone steps that will be as signed to the left bar 16 of the EX Drawbars Drawbar 2 used by an EX program This setting will be used if the EX Edit mode Group 2 Ex Drawbar Type parameter is set to
99. tings make sure that the DRAWBAR SELECT section DRAWBAR PRESET key is selected If the DRAWBAR PRESET key is not selected its LED will begin to blink Basic functions 4 Move the bars of the Drawbar 1 or Drawbar 2 sections you may use either to adjust the draw bar parameters Any bar you move will input a new value for that parameter and the display will change accordingly 5 Press the gt key once to display the LOWER parameters 6 Move the bars of the Drawbar 1 or Drawbar 2 sections to adjust the drawbar parameters 7 Press the WRITE ENTER key to write the settings into internal memory For details refer to Writing a program p 19 EX mode In EX mode the lower keyboard will play the EX LOWER parameter settings that are preset in the pro gram regardless of the current setting in the DRAWBAR SELECT section To edit these settings use the following procedure 1 Select a program in EX mode 2 Press the EDIT key You will enter EX Edit mode 3 Press the PROGRAM 2 key and then press the gt key once The EX LOWER parameters will be displayed 4 Use the V gt keys to select a bar You can make settings for the three bars 16 8 and 4 16 8 A s 5 Use the keys to adjust the value The display will show the value as you adjust it 6 Press the WRITE ENTER key to write the settings into internal memory For details refer to Writin
100. tion the pedal switch function the pitch bend range and the keyboard triggering type etc Group 2 MIDI Channel Specifies the MIDI channels Group 3 MIDI Parameters Set MIDI filtering and Local on off Group 4 MIDI CC 1 Specifies the MIDI control change numbers that will be used to transmit and receive drawbar settings Group 5 MIDI CC 2 Specifies the MIDI control change numbers that will be assigned to the front panel keys and wheels and to connected pedals Group 6 ExDrawbar Set Specifies the EX drawbar types Group 7 Utility Copy swap or initialize programs execute a data dump make settings for the DRAWBAR SELECT section calibrate a connected pedal and adjust the settings for the wheel break function Group 8 DEMO Use this parameter to play the demo songs Group 1 Basic Master Tune 430 0 Hz 450 0 Hz Adjusts the overall pitch in 0 2 Hz steps with A4 middle A as the reference pitch Transpose 12 4 12 Transposes the pitch in semitone steps over a range of 1 octave Exp Minimum Level Expression Minimum Level 0 30 Specifies the minimum level when the expression pedal etc is operated This will be the volume when the control ler selected by Exp Control is in the minimum position Exp Ctrl Expression Controller Both Indiv Knob Only Pedal Only Both Multi Both Indiv The EXPRESSION OVERDRIVE knob and the expression pedal connected to the EXPRESSION PEDAL jack will b
101. tion between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Thank you for purchasing the Korg BX 3 combo organ To ensure trouble free enjoyment please read this manual carefully and use the instrument as directed About this owner s manual How this manual is organized and how to use it Please read this manual carefully to learn important points and basic operation Introduction explains the features of the BX 3 and their function and how to make connections Quick Start explains how to play the demo songs and perform basic operations Basic functions explains basic operatio
102. tions Pedal switch connections The rotary speaker effect vibrato chorus on off and program selection can be controlled by a foot switch The function to be controlled can be specified by the parameters of Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode and Global mode Connect a separately sold Korg PS 1 pedal switch to the ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW jack of the rear panel Expression pedal connections A pedal can be used to control the volume etc The function to be controlled can be specified by the parameters of Normal Edit mode EX Edit mode and Global mode Connect the included expression pedal to the EX PRESSION PEDAL jack and a separately sold Korg EXP 2 foot controller or XVP 10 expression volume pedal to the ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW jack of the rear panel MIDI connections MIDI connections allow you to use the keyboard and controllers drawbars etc of the BX 3 to control an external MIDI tone generator or use another MIDI keyboard or sequencer to play the tone generator of the BX 3 Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI connector of the BX 3 to the MIDI connector of the external MIDI device For details refer to 2 MIDI applications p 36 Quick Start 1 Listening to the demo songs Here s how to listen to the demo songs The BX 3 contains nine demo songs For the song titles refer to 3 Voice name list p 40 1 Turn on the power
103. trl parameters With these settings the settings of Global mode are used and the settings you made here will be ignored However if you select another value in Global mode the display here will change from Pdl 1 to Pedal 1 or from Pdl 2 to Pedal 2 and you will be able to operate the corresponding function from the pedal switch Parameters Amp Gain Ctrl Min Amp Gain Control Minimum 0 99 Specify the minimum setting of the Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Group 4 Amp Gain parameter This will be the gain when the expression pedal etc specified by the Amp Gain Ctrl parameter is in the minimum position Amp Gain Ctrl Max Amp Gain Control Maximum 0 99 Specify the maximum setting of the Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Group 4 Amp Gain parameter This will be the gain when the expression pedal etc specified by the Amp Gain Ctrl parameter is in the maximum position Rev Mix Ctrl Reverb Mix Controller Off Pedal 1 Pdl 1 Pedal 2 Pdl 2 Pedal 1 An expression pedal etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 1 jack will control the Group 5 Reverb Mix Level parameter of Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Pedal 2 An expression pedal etc connected to the rear panel ASSIGNABLE PEDAL SW 2 jack will perform the above operation Off No function Rev Mix Ctrl Min Reverb Mix Control Minimum 0 99 Specify the minimum setting of the Normal Edit mode and EX E
104. when another device is connected to the BX 3 via MIDI the control changes of the BX 3 may coincide with differing functions on the external MIDI device causing it to operate in unexpected ways Check the control change related parameters in Global mode Group 4 and 5 and turn unneeded parameters off or change their control change number 41 Appendices 5 Operation of included Cable storage Expression pedal Store the cable as shown Fortissimo function This allows you to selectively emphasise parts of your performance As shown in the diagram the pedal angle is 30 when fully raised The pedal will rest at any point you take your foot off from fully raised to standard position If you depress the pedal further from standard position it will return to standard position when you take your foot off Also by adjusting the screw on the bottom you may adjust the spring return range from 0 10 20 Range of free movement 30 Standard position 010 Spring return range EA Selectable pedal angle As shown below you may change the pedal angle to fit your plying position To select pedal angle 1 Loosen hook screw with a screwdriver 2 Move the pedal body to the position in the illustra tion 3 Retighten the hook screw Standing performance Kee O ir Gs KR hook screw hook screw

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