Vibrato / Chorus / Volume Normal/soft
In the upper left part of the instrument you can find the knob for Vibrato and
Chorus (7).
V I – V II – V III :
Three different vibrato depths.
C I – C II – C III :
Three different chorus depths.
This effect can be assigned separately for each manual selecting the Upper
and Lower Tabs (8) in the extreme left of the panel.
In the same left part of the instrument there’s also a tab called “Volum
normal/soft” (8) that decrease 2/3 of the general volume of the controller.
Rotating controllers and knobs
On the left and the right end blocks of the Hamichord there are 6 knobs
which send specific MIDI MESSAGES (control changes (CC)) which you can
assign to a particular feature ( please refer to your expander instruction or to
your software manual).
On Upper Left End-block (9) you have two potentiometers for controlling the
general volume and the quantity of saturation of the internal tube amp
simulator:
On Lower Left End-block (10) you will find two knobs that control the key-
click and reverb.
On the Lower Right End-block (11) there are two knobs for controlling the
treble and bass level
Pedal Board Drawbars
In the middle of the 4 drawbars set, you will find 2 brown drawbars that are
used for controlling the 32’ and 16’ when an external midi pedal board is
connected.
All CC are fixed and cannot be changed by the user: see the CC map for
reference.
Turning off the instrument
When the instrument is operating as a MIDI CONTROLLER, to turn off the
instrument you have to simply turn the rear button to 0 (off).