KORG CX-3 - Manual (Page 17)

Basic operation
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Key settings of the ROTARY section
[ON] key
This key switches the rotary speaker on/off.
If this is off, pressing the [FAST] key or [STOP] key
will have no effect.
ON (LED lit) : The rotary speaker will be on.
[STOP] key
This key starts or stops the rotation of the rotary
speaker’s rotor and horn.
Stop (LED lit) : The rotation will gradually slow down
and stop.
[FAST] key
This key switches the rotational speed of the rotary
speaker (fast and slow).
Fast (LED lit) : The rotation will speed up. If the
[STOP] key was used to stop the rotation, pressing the
[FAST] key will defeat the setting of the [STOP] key,
and rotation will begin. (The [STOP] key LED will go
dark.)
The fast and slow rotational speeds, the time over
which rotation changes from fast to slow, the time
over which rotation changes from slow to fast, the
speed and time for the rotor and horn of the rotary
speaker, and the time until rotation stops after it is
switched off etc. can all be adjusted by the Normal
Edit mode and EX Edit mode Group 6 parameters
(p.19).
Other effects
In addition to the effects described above, you can use the
knobs and keys of the front panel to modify the sound in
various ways.
Overdrive
The [EXPRESSION/OVERDRIVE] knob adjusts the
depth of overdrive. This will also affect the volume.
The [EXPRESSION/OVERDRIVE] knob adjusts the
output level of the tone generator, changing the input
level to the internal amp simulation.
The effect can be adjusted by controlling Overdrive in
conjunction with the “Amp Gain” parameter (p.19) of
the amp simulator.
Reverb
The [REVERB OFFSET] knob adjusts the depth of
reverb.
When the knob is in the center position, the reverb
depth will be as specified by the settings of the
program. The reverb depth can be adjusted by the
Normal Edit mode and EX Edit mode Group 5
“Reverb Mix Level” parameters.
5. Listening to the demo
songs
Here’s how to listen to the demo songs built into the CX-
3.
The CX-3 contains 9 demo songs.
1. Press the [GLOBAL] key to enter Global mode.
The key LED will light.
2. Press the PROGRAM [8].
3. Press the [WRITE/ENTER] key.
4. Press the [WRITE/ENTER] key once again.
The demo will begin playing.
When the first song ends, the next song will begin.
5. To stop demo playback, press the [EXIT] key.
After pressing the [WRITE/ENTER] key in step 3,
you can press the [
√
] or [®] key to change the song
that will be played first.