Korg About programs, Playing the CX-3, How a program is organized, Selecting a program

Basic operation

2. About programs

The CX-3 has 128 preset programs (64 for Normal mode, and 64 for EX mode).

In each mode, the programs are organized as banks A–H, with eight programs in each bank.

How a program is organized

A preset program consists of the following four types of settings.

1)Settings for the basic organ sound

2)Drawbar settings

3)Effect settings

4)Front panel key settings

Each program has its own independent settings. This means that when you change programs, the settings of the selected program will take effect.

2)Drawbar settings are specified by each program as parameters, but these settings will be used only if [DRAWBAR PRESET] key is selected in the DRAWBAR SELECT section.

If you select either [DRAWBAR 1] key or [DRAWBAR 2] key in the DRAWBAR SELECT section, drawbar param- eter settings will not be used; instead, the settings of the front panel Drawbar 1 and Drawbar 2 controls will be used.

4)Front panel key settings are the Group 1 “Prg. Chng” parameters of Global mode. If you select Int. Params, the front panel key settings will be used without change even when you switch programs.

Selecting a program

As an example, here’s how to select the Normal mode program C-3(program 3 of bank C)

1.Make sure that you are in Normal mode.

When you turn the power on, the CX-3 will automati- cally be in Normal mode.

In Normal mode, the [EX MODE] key, [EDIT] key, and [GLOBAL] key LEDs will be dark.

If the [EX MODE] key LED is lit, press the [EX MODE] key once.

If the [EDIT] key or [GLOBAL] key LED is lit, either press the lit key once or press the [EXIT] key.

2.Press the [+] key twice to select bank C.

Notice that C appears at the left side of the display.

3.Press the PROGRAM [3] key.

The C-3program will be selected, and the display will show the program number and program name.

To select an EX mode program, verify that you are in Normal mode in step 1 and then press the [EX MODE] key. Then perform steps 2 and 3.

Now you can continue to the section “3. Playing the CX-3” that follows.

3. Playing the CX-3

Play using the drawbars

Normal mode

As an example, here’s how to play using front panel Drawbar 2.

We will play the sound specified by Drawbar 2 across the entire keyboard without splitting the keyboard.

1.Make sure that you are in Normal mode.

For details refer to the preceding section “Selecting programs.”

2.In the DRAWBAR SELECT section, make sure that the UPPER [DRAWBAR 2] key LED is lit.

If this key LED is dark, press the UPPER [DRAWBAR 2] key.

Now you can play the Upper tone generator using front panel Drawbar 2 settings.

With the factory settings, the UPPER [DRAWBAR 2] key and LOWER [DRAWBAR 1] key LEDs will be lit when you turn on the power.

You can set the Global mode Group 7 “Default Db Select” parameter to specify what will be selected in the DRAWBAR SELECT section when the power is turned on.

When the keyboard is not split, the Upper tone generator will be used for the entire keyboard. In this case, what you choose for the Lower tone generator in the DRAWBAR SELECT section will have no effect on the sound played from the CX-3’s keyboard.

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