KORG CX-3 - Manual (Page 19)

Basic operation
15
Parameters unique to a
combo organ
The CX-3 has various parameters for simulating the
distinctive sound of a combo organ.
As an example, here’s how to edit the tone wheel, over-
tone, key click level, and leakage level.
1. Press the [EDIT] key to enter Normal Edit mode or
EX Edit mode.
2. Press the [
√
] key or [ ® ] key to access the “Wheel
Type” parameter.
If this parameter does not appear immediately, press
the PROGRAM [1] key and then press the [®] key
once.
This parameter selects the type of tone wheel.
The tone wheel
is the sound-producing mechanism
used by the tone generator of combo organs.
3. Press the [–] or [+] key to select Vintage.
Vintage includes leakage noise. This is mechanical
noise created by the tone wheel, and is unique to
combo organs.
Clean
does not include leakage noise.
4. Press the [ ® ] once to access the “Over Tone
Level” parameter, and use the [–]/[+] keys to adjust
the value.
This parameter adjusts the level of the overtones
produced by the tone wheel. Increasing this value will
increase the volume.
5. Press the [ ® ] key once to access the “Leakage
Level” parameter, and use the [–]/[+] keys to adjust
the value.
This parameter adjusts the amount of noise (unrelated
to the keyboard) that is combined with the tone wheel
signal. Increasing this value will increase the noise.
6. Press the [ ® ] key once to access the “On Click
Level” parameter, and use the [–]/[+] keys to adjust
the value.
This parameter simulates the noise that is produced
when you play a note, and adjusts the level of this
noise. Increasing this value will increase the noise.
7. Press the [ ® ] key once to access the “Off Click
Level” parameter, use the [–]/[+] keys to adjust the
value.
This parameter simulates the noise that is produced
when you release a note, and adjusts the level of this
noise. Increasing this value will increase the noise.
If you select another program or turn off the power
before writing the modified settings, the settings will
revert to their previous values. If you wish to write
your settings into memory, refer to “Writing a
program” (p.15).
Other editing
The CX-3 has parameters that add various effects to the
sound. Each of the factory-set programs has effect settings
that are appropriate for their sound.
If you wish to make detailed adjustments to the sound of
a program, you can edit these parameters in Normal Edit
mode or EX Edit mode.
Percussion settings: Group 3 (p.18)
Amp settings: Group 4 (p.19)
Reverb settings: Group 5 (p.19)
Rotary speaker settings: Group 6 (p.19)
Writing a program
When you select a program, the program data is called
into a edit buffer inside the CX-3. Then when you use
Normal Edit mode or EX Edit mode to modify the
parameter values, the data within the edit buffer will be
modified.
If you wish to save the modified data into internal
memory, you must perform the Write operation.
When the data in the edit buffer has been modified, an
“ ” will appear between the program number and the
program name.
If you select another program before writing the
program you modified, new data will be called into
the edit buffer, and your modified data will be lost.
The data in the edit buffer will also be lost when you
turn off the power.
1. Press the [WRITE/ENTER] key.
The mode does not matter.
The left side of the display will indicate WRITE., and
the writing destination program number will be
shown in the square brackets [ ] at the right.
2. If you wish to change the writing destination, use
the [–]/[+] keys to specify the desired writing
destination.
You can play the keyboard to audition the sound of
the program marked by the Speaker icon. The
Speaker icon
can be moved using the [
√
][®] keys,
allowing you to compare or confirm the sounds of
the program you are about to write and the program
that will be overwritten.
3. Press the [WRITE/ENTER] key.
A message will ask you to confirm the writing desti-
nation you specified.
4. To write the data, press the [WRITE/ENTER] key. To
cancel without writing, press the [EXIT] key.
When the data has been written, the display will
indicate Completed.