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The video page described previously also contains the
Sust
(Sustain) parameter, which
adjusts the release time (i.e. the time the sound takes to stop when the key is released).
When the [SOUND] button is pressed, the display will show the next page relating to the
BASS function:
You can use the
BassType
parameter to make two different settings for the bass section
sounds.
If this parameter is set as
Drawbrs
the bass will use a standard setup, in which the bass
sounds reflect the positions of the Drawbars associated to the BASS section. If the
A3/
B3
option is selected, you can use a setup which re-creates the sounds of the original
Hammond
A-3 and B-3 organs, produced using complex mixtures of Drawbars
The
Top
parameter (can be showed in the
Layer
and
Replace
conditions) allows you
to set the highest note in the keyboard range to be used to play the bass section.
Once you have made your chosen settings, you can press the [EXIT] button to return to
display of the previous page, and then finally the
SOUND
menu.
4.10 ADDING THE CLICK AND BACKGROUND NOISE
In this video page, you can regulate the operating mode of the bass section. The
BassMode
parameter allows you to play the bass, in monophonic mode, on the lower manual together
with the LOWER manual Drawbars, by setting it as
Layer
. If this parameter is changed to
Replace
the bass will be played with the BASS section Drawbars only, in polyphonic
mode. Finally, if
Pedal
is selected the BASS section will be played with the optional
pedalboard, in polyphonic mode. If the OB5 does not detect a pedalboard connected to the
rear, the display will show:
The original electromagnetic organs had a distinctive “click” produced by a flawed electronic
circuit which produced abnormal amplification of the voltage received from the Drawbar
buses, and a background noise generated both by the note leakage due to rotation of the
tone wheels (91 toothed wheels, which generated an electrical voltage varying depending
on their number of teeth, used to produce the sound, and 5 smooth wheels for mechanical
balancing of the rotation system), and by the internal motor used to rotate the wheels
themselves.
