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About this owners manual
How this manual is organized, and how to use it
Printing conventions in this manual
Table of Contents
Parameters....................................... 24
Appendices ......................................36
Introduction .......................................5
Quick Start .......................................11
Introduction
1. About the BX-3
Main features
What is ?
The modes of the BX-3
2. Parts of the BX-3 and what they do
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9. DRAWBAR SELECT section
10. Pitch Bend wheel, Modulation wheel
Pitch Bend wheel
Modulation wheel
11. ROTARY section
Rear panel
Connections
1. Power cable connections
2. OUTPUT jack connections
3. Pedal connections
Pedal switch connections
Quick Start
2. Normal mode
1.
Selecting a program
Playing
3. EX mode
Selecting a program
Playing
Playing Using the Programs drawbar settings
Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings
Basic functions
1. About the display
Switching the display
Normal mode
EX mode
Shortcuts
Normal Edit mode / EX Edit mode
Global mode
2. About the programs
How a program is structured
3. Restoring the factory settings
Initializing one program
Initializing all programs
4.Percussion
Normal mode
Checking the DB Preset's Perc parameter
EX mode
EX Percussion in Drawbar 2
5.Rotary
6. Effects
Reverb
Vibrato and chorus
Overdrive
7. Saving your data
8.Editing
Editing the sound
Other parameters
Editing the drawbar parameters
Normal mode
EX mode
Copying drawbar parameters
Copying a program
Swapping two programs
Editing the name of a program
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Parameters
1. Normal Edit mode / EX Edit mode
Group 1: Basic Character
Output Level [0...127]
Wheel Type [Vintage, Clean]
Group 3: Percussion
Perc Nrml Level (Percussion Normal Level) [0...99]
Perc Soft Offset (Percussion Soft Level Offset) [0...99]
Normal Perc DB ATT (Normal Percussion Drawbar Attenuation) [0...99]
Perc Fast Decay (Percussion Fast Decay) [0...99]
Group 4: Amp
Amp Type [Type 1, Type 2, Pre Amp]
Spkr Simulator (Speaker Simulator) [On, Off]
Amp Gain [0...99]
Tone Treble [-10...+10]
Group 7: Controller
Mod Wheel (Modulation Wheel) [No Assign...ExLowLevl]
Mod Wheel Range (Modulation Wheel Range) [-99...+99]
Hold Uppr Ctrl (Hold Upper Controller)
Wheel Brk Ctrl (Wheel Brake Controller)
Wheel Brk Pedal (Wheel Brake Pedal Mode)
Rtry FAST Ctrl (Rotary FAST Controller)
Rtry FAST Pedal (Rotary FAST Pedal Mode)
Group 8: Program Name
2. Global mode
Group 1: Basic
Master Tune [430.0 Hz...450.0 Hz]
Transpose [-12...+12]
Exp Minimum Level (Expression Minimum Level) [0...30]
Group 2: MIDI Channel
Group 3: MIDI Parameters
Group 4: MIDI CC# 1
Group 5: MIDI CC# 2
Group 6: Ex Drawbar Set
Ex Drawbar Type 1-1 [-5...+24]
Ex Drawbar Type 1-2 [-5...+24]
Ex Drawbar Type 1-3 [-5...+24]
Ex Drawbar Type 1-4 [-5...+24]
Group 8: DEMO
DEMO Play [1...9]
Appendices
2. MIDI applications
About MIDI
Connecting an external MIDI sequencer or computer
1. How the drawbars work
MIDI data dump
Transmission
MIDI messages that the BX-3 transmits and receives
MIDI channels
Note-on/off
Note-on [9n, kk, vv] Note-off [8n, kk, vv]
Reception
Program change / Bank select
Program change [Cn, pp]
Pitch bend
Pitch bend change [En, bb, mm]
Control change
3. Voice name list
Normal mode programs
EX mode programs
Demo song names
4. Troubleshooting
5. Operation of included Expression pedal
Fortissimo function
Selectable pedal angle
To select pedal angle
Cable storage
6. Specifications and options
7. Assembling the stand
How to assemble the stand (STD-BX3)
Caution
Cautions for assembly
Assembly procedure
7. Assemblage du pupitre
Mthode dassemblage du pupitre (STD-BX3)
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Check after assembly
Other cautions
Vrification aprs montage
Autres prcautions prendre
8. MIDI implementation chart