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Summary of Contents for Vox Continental

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Page 2: ...arison However that sound in itself appealled to the new surf and beatnik music which was evolving at the time The portability also appealled to groups The Vox Continental was unusual in that it actually sounded quite good not cheap and cheesy like so many of its rivals These organs used divide down technology like the later string synths where there is a master top octave oscillator and all subse...

Page 3: ...cool compared with the stuffy wooden organ cabinets of the time Vox went on to make a dual manual Continental and other variations on the theme Later on they produced the Jaguar but many claim that this is a poor substitute for a Continental The Vox Continental s most famous user was probably Ray Manzarek of the Doors but prior to this it was also used by UK organist Alan Price The Animals the Dav...

Page 4: ...set to FIXED to emulate the real thing VEL VOL Set velocity sensitivity to taste with this control INPUT RANGE Set the keyboard range for the selected instrument Click LEARN and play a low and then a high note on your MIDI controller to set the range TRANSPOSE You can transpose the instrument with this control TUNING COARSE Tune the instrument in semitone steps FINE Fine tune the instrument in cen...

Page 5: ...only offered one set of drawbars with master sine and M drawbars this allows you to mix the sine and M drawbars freely for a wider range of sounds There are no rules just set the controls listening as the various octaves are introduced or removed until you arrive at a combination you like just like the real thing The Rank IV drawbars introduce the familiar transistor organ sound If you create some...

Page 6: ...creases level use this control to back the output level off a little to avoid digital distortion which isn t nice CABINET Drop down menu Select a cabinet type here Eleven types are available that emulate several classic cabinets many pertinent to the time The Vox Continental can really come to life with these as it doesn t sound so clean and more like some of the classic Conti tones we hear on rec...

Page 7: ...s available this modest Vox Conti library can create a massive range of tones more than the original in fact With everything off you get the clean sound of the Vox Conti the equivalent of a line out jack plugged into a good hi fi amp However adding distortion a suitable cabinet and rotary speaker you can really dirty the thing up such that it sounds more like a Hammond than the transistor sound we...

Page 8: ...REQUIRES THAT YOUR COLLABORATORS REQUIRE THE SOUNDS THEY SHOULD BUY THEM YOU CANNOT RE DISTRIBUTE OR SELL HOLLOW SUN PRODUCTS NEITHER CAN YOU CONVERT THEM TO SOME OTHER FORMAT IN ORDER TO RE DISTRIBUTE OR SELL THEM SORRY BUT DOING THE WORK TO CONVERT THEM TO SAY SOUNDFONT FORMAT WHATEVER DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO RE DISTRIBUTE SELL THEM IN THAT FORMAT HOLLOW SUN WILL FOLLOW UP SUCH CONTRAVENT...

Page 9: ...of the Player you have You can edit the sounds to your requirements exactly as though you have a full working copy of Kontakt but you cannot save any edits or tweaks you make When the Player times out you can restart it immediately and continue although you will of course have to reload everything To enjoy Hollow Sun s Vox Continental to its full it is recommended you buy a full version of Kontakt...

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