Program Mode

KB3 Program Structure

Real-time Controls in KB3 Mode

You have real-time control over many components of KB3 programs directly from the front panel. The sliders emulate the drawbars that are so essential to the tone wheel sound, while the buttons above them (they’re called the Mute buttons, because they normally mute and solo zones in Setup mode) can control the KB3 effects: Leslie, vibrato, chorus, and percussion (key click).

When you’re in Program mode, the Mute buttons always control KB3 effects. In a setup containing a KB3 program, if you want the Mute buttons to control KB3 effects, you’ll have to edit the setup, because in Setup mode, the Mute buttons mute and unmute zones by default.

1.Go to Setup mode, and select the setup you want to edit. Press Edit.

2.Press either more soft button until you see the COMMON soft button. Press it, and your display should look like this:

EditSetup:COMMONAllZones

Song:ONoneSync:Off

Mutes:ZoneMutes

<moreCOMMONARPEGRIBCFGmore>

3.Select the Mutes parameter and change its value to KB3 Control.

4.Don’t forget to save.

Playing KB3 Programs

One of the standard performance features of many tone wheel organs is the set of drawbars for emulating the stops on a pipe organ. Moving the drawbars controls the amplitude of either the fundamentals or the harmonics of the notes (out to increase amplitude, in to decrease it).

The sliders and Mod Wheel serve as the nine drawbars found on most tone wheel organs. Pushing the sliders up is the equivalent of pushing the drawbars in (removing fundamentals or harmonics). The Mod Wheel is the other way around, since you’re probably used to the Mod Wheel being off when it’s down, and on when it’s up. So remember, for the Mod Wheel, down (off) is like pushing the drawbar in (decreasing amplitude), and up (on) is out (increasing amplitude).

Subharmonics

 

Fundamental

Harmonics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16'

 

5 1/3'

8'

4'

2 2/3'

2'

1 3/5'

1 1/3'

1'

Slider A

 

Slider B

Slider C

Slider D

Slider E

Slider F

Slider G

Slider H

Mod Wheel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6-1 Standard Drawbar Settings for the Hammond B3

KB3 Mode Buttons (Mute Buttons)

When the Mute buttons are enabled for KB3 control, their LEDs indicate the status of the various effects for the current KB3 program. This status is saved as part of each program. You

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Alesis K2661 Real-time Controls in KB3 Mode, Playing KB3 Programs, KB3 Mode Buttons Mute Buttons, MutesZoneMutes