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Keyboard/MIDI 

MIDI Transpos

 in main menu allows transposition of sound generation by up to +24/-24 half note 

steps. Note: Like the original, tonewheel generator includes 5 octaves. Therefore, notes outside 
this range do not sound. 

 

KeyTranspos

 

– transposes the note number generated by a directly connected keybed. 

 

Local On/Off 

– interrupts the connection from a directly connected keyboard to the tone 

generator. Notes are only sent via MIDI. 

 

MIDI CHANNEL

 

– sets the MIDI basic receive channel from 1 to 10 (upper manual, lower 

1 , pedal + 2). 

 

MIDI OPTION

 

– sets the MIDI Routing to 

o

  Local Tx 

– own MIDI Events are sent to MIDI OUT 

o

  Inp 1 Thru 

– MIDI IN1 is routed as THRU to MIDI OUT 

o

  Inp 2 Thru 

– do not use 

o

  USB InThru 

– USB MIDI IN is routed as THRU to MIDI OUT 

 

MIDI CC Set

 

– sets the HX3 accepted MIDI CC set to 

o

  NI B4 d3c 

– Native Instrument B 4, Döpfer d3c controller (default) 

o

  VoceDrawbar 

– Voce MIDI drawbars 

o

  KeyB/Duo 

o

  Hamichord (or 

„Mojo“, same hardware) 

o

  Hammond XK 

o

  Hammond SK  (Note: Hammond changed MIDI CC set between XK and SK series, 

so try out which fits) 

o

  Versatile 

o

  Nord C1/C2  

 

MIDI Swell CC 

– CC number for swell pedal (default 11, expression pedal). 

 

MIDI VolumeCC  

– CC number for Master Volume (default 7, volume pedal). 

 

MIDI PresetCC 

 

CC number for presets (default #32 bank select LSB) 

Special configuration for keyboards without split function 

Split functions, i.e. dividing the keyboard into zones with different MIDI send channels and possibly 
transposing the notes, should normally be provided by the controlling MIDI master keyboard. To 
use the expander with keyboards that do not support split functions themselves, you can use the 
update function in the HX3.5 Editor to optionally install the older scan driver "scanmidi_split.dat" 
on the HX3 MIDI Expander. The split functions described in the following section will then be 
executed by the HX3 Generator.  

With the "scanmidi_split.dat" driver, however, it is not possible to use the GM instruments. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for HX3 Drawbar Controller

Page 1: ...User Manual HX3 Drawbar Expander Firmware version 5 6x July 2020 keyboardpartner com...

Page 2: ...vents may deteriorate finish and lettering Keep packaging in case of service shipment EU conformity declaration The producer distributor Entwicklung elektronischer Musikinstrumente Carsten Meyer Ithwe...

Page 3: ...hOSC for HX3 5 8 HX3 5 Editor 8 HX3 5 Updater 8 Menu Panel 9 Menu Overview 10 Voice Upper 16 Voice Lower 17 Voice Pedal 18 Audio Setup 18 Rotary Setup 18 Percussion Setup 19 Vibrato Setup 19 Phasing M...

Page 4: ...mpact organ emulator with two sets of drawbars plus pedal Authentic reproduction of generator tapering key contacts percussion and vibrato by physical modeling in pure hardware Extremely low internal...

Page 5: ...d 2 or bass pedal 9V DC Use stabilized DC wall wart 9 to 12V with at least 500mA current output inner outer plug diameter 2 1 5 5 mm on DC input jack Polarity Plus on inner tip ROTARY SIM L Audio outp...

Page 6: ...FAST toggles slow fast percussion decay between approx 1 second and 0 2 second PERCUSSION THIRD toggles 2nd and 3rd percussion harmonic No function in H100 mode VIBRATO offers three settings V1 to V3...

Page 7: ...ed by an expression pedal or MIDI CC 11 Expression whichever occurs last The loudness curve is similar to the swell pedal of a classic tonewheel organ so expression volume will not reach zero We recom...

Page 8: ...ol the device with a tablet or smartphone You can get TouchOSC for a few Euros in the Apple App Store or at Google Play For wireless connection of iOS or Android mobile devices our WiFi interface is r...

Page 9: ...Master Volume adjusts the overall volume for all outputs Higher values are recommended for the best signal to noise ratio Scroll down to the TubeAmp Gain setting TubeAmp Gain sets the internal tube am...

Page 10: ...erDB 4 UpperDB 2 2 3 Standard drawbars UpperDB 2 UpperDB 1 3 5 UpperDB 1 1 3 UpperDB 1 H E UpperDB Mix 1 H E UpperDB Mix 2 Mixture drawbars for H100 and EG Mode H E UpperDB Mix 3 E Upper Attack Envelo...

Page 11: ...2 Overlay UpperGM Lvl 2 Level GM Voice 2 Overlay UpperGM Harm2 Harmonic Transposition GM Voice 2 Overlay UpperGM Detn2 Detuning GM Voice 2 Overlay Lower Manual Voice Lower Lower Voice Selection 0 15 L...

Page 12: ...uning GM Voice 2 Overlay Pedal Voice Pedal Pedal Voice Selection 0 15 PedalDB 16 Pedal mixture 16 mellow PedalDB 16H Pedal mixture 16 bright PedalDB 8 Pedal mixture 8 mellow PedalDB 8H Pedal mixture 8...

Page 13: ...ment w o Vibrato PHR Organ Sum Lvl Organ overall level adjustment GM Synth Lvl GM Synth layer voice level adjustment SeparatePedal Pedal on separate output not routed to tube amp AO28 Tone Pot TONE po...

Page 14: ...d capacitors VibCh Respons Frequency response of delay line Ch ScannerLvl Scanner portion in chorus positions C1 C3 Ch Bypass Lvl Dry portion in chorus positions C1 C3 Vib V1 Mod Modulation depth in v...

Page 15: ...e for 16 drawbar lowest octave Keyboard MIDI Setup MIDI Transpos Generator transposition using MIDI IN KeybTranspos Keyboard transposition Local On Off Attached manuals ON OFF individually Split Keyb...

Page 16: ...The selected harmonic that may be activated by turning the encoder is underlined If activated the respective o symbol is filled white In EnvelopeGen mode the envelope that is effective for the harmon...

Page 17: ...ure drawbars Additionally in EnvelopeGen mode the ADSR settings are available for the lower manual LowerDB 16 LowerDB 1 Drawbar settings for lower manual H E LowerDB Mix1 LowerDB Mix3 Mixtur drawbar s...

Page 18: ...th the equalizer settings For the mids a parametric EQ is available the bandwidth Q and the frequency are adjustable With Extended License these parameters are also adjustable for Bass and Treble when...

Page 19: ...PHR Ensemble Strings effect with multiple modulation PHR Celeste deep modulation with feedback PHR Fading slow phasing effect PHR Weak weak modulation combinable PHR Deep deeper modulation combinable...

Page 20: ...ercussion envelope is active on the harmonics selected by the EnvEna 16 EnvEna Mixt3 settings in submenu Voice Upper The percussion effect amount can be adjusted with the Envelope Generator Drawbars E...

Page 21: ...erator level with tapering setting StraightLin TG WaveSet determines the content of harmonics in the generated sound Automatically set for the selected generator but can be overridden in this menu o B...

Page 22: ...y contact NoDB1 Perc disables 1 drawbar cancelling when percussion ON as original B3 Perc LiveOnly If ON percussion is like the original only active with live preset voice 0 If OFF percussion can be s...

Page 23: ...default o VoceDrawbar Voce MIDI drawbars o KeyB Duo o Hamichord or Mojo same hardware o Hammond XK o Hammond SK Note Hammond changed MIDI CC set between XK and SK series so try out which fits o Versa...

Page 24: ...wer to Upper Press a single key on upper manual while switching SPLIT on to map lower to upper manual up to this key useful for playing 16 bass lines or 4 accompaniment chords on single manual keyboar...

Page 25: ...ot determine the setting of any MIDI controller value until you touch use it once As default all HX3 controllers are OFF Do not use any controller button or drawbar unless HX3 is ready to accept its d...

Page 26: ...u select a preset different from 0 your live settings will remain stored If you return to preset 0 the live settings will be recalled In addition to that the HX3 5 preset 0 preserves other parameter s...

Page 27: ...serial number issued on startup and by HX3 5 Editor application to generate new licences for you Documents library Download repository https updates keyboardpartner de Join the HX3 community at http...

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