Korg BX-3 EX Drawbars, EX Percussion, Play the lower keyboard, Selecting a different program

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 and 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.

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 4' 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 assigned 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 keyboard 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

Depends on the setting of the ￿Ex Drawbar Type￿

2-2/3’ or 4’ 16’

5-1/3’

Depends on the setting of the ￿Ex Drawbar Type￿parameter*

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).

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