Korg BX-3 manual EX mode, Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings, Lets try selecting a program

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.

Now you can use the front panel Drawbar 2 section to adjust the tone of the upper keyboard.

3.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).

4.In the DRAWBAR SELECT section located at the left of the lower keyboard, press the [DRAWBAR 1] key.

The key LED will light.

Now you can use the front panel Drawbar 1 section to adjust the tone of the lower keyboard.

5.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).

6.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

3of 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 (i.e., if the [EDIT] key or [GLOBAL] key LED is lit), press the lit key once, or press the [EXIT] key and then press the [EX MODE] key.

2.Use the [-] [+] keys to select bank B, and press the PROGRAM [3] key.

Program B-3will 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.

2.In the DRAWBAR SELECT section located at the left of the upper keyboard, press the [DRAWBAR PRESET] key to make the key LED light.

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.)

3.Play the keyboard.

The upper keyboard will use the Drawbar 1 and EX Drawbar settings of the “EX DRAWBAR & PERCUS- SION” parameters, and the lower keyboard will use the settings of the “EX LOWER” parameters.

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