User Guide

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EasyStart CONTENTS

Making connections 2

Playing the demo songs 2

Selecting Programs, “Signature” Presets 2

CX-3 Preamp types, A word on Expression/Overdrive 3

Understanding the Drawbar Select switches 3

Understanding the Rotary switches 3

Editing the Drawbar settings of a Program 4

Splitting the keyboard, Changing Split Point, Changing the Octave 4

Writing a Program 4

Restoring Factory Preload data 4

Using another keyboard as the ‘Lower Manual’ 5

Overview of Edit Mode Groups 5

Brief Explanation of Extended Drawbar Mode 5

Eas

Star

• Tone Wheel Organ modeling system that perfectly

reproduces a tone wheel organ’s sound-producing

mechanism

• Modeled parameters include leakage, key click (on and

off), vintage and clean tone wheel simulations,

adjustable overtones, proper foldback characteristics

• Two sets of nine drawbars easily assignable to upper or

lower sound

• Classic percussion settings with proper polyphonically-

triggered-yet monophonic performance

• 3 types of preamp/amp simulation with natural dynamic

overdrive

• Detailed rotary speaker simulation

• Classic Vibrato/Chorus settings

• 128 Programs (64 regular/64 EX mode) with many

signature artist settings

•

Innovative EX mode for additional harmonics and

percussion harmonics (allows both sets of drawbars to

be linked)

• Fully polyphonic (for upper/lower, or dual manual

performance)

• Use a 2

MIDI keyboard for full-range access to lower

manual settings

• MIDI controller capabilities, including 2

channel

transmission for each zone including velocity transmission.

Every knob/switch/drawbar sends MIDI controller

messages for accurate sequencing possibilities

• Large 16-character LCD display

• 3 controller pedal inputs, MIDI In/Out/Thru

• Natural wood case for a timeless appearance

• Weighs only 38 lbs.

• CX-3 Version 2 information on last page of this guide!

CX-3 Modeled Combo Organ Main Features

Summary of content (5 pages)

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EasyStart CX-3 Modeled Combo Organ Main Features • Tone Wheel Organ modeling system that perfectly reproduces a tone wheel organ’s sound-producing mechanism • Innovative EX mode for additional harmonics and percussion harmonics (allows both sets of drawbars to be linked) • Modeled parameters include leakage, key click (on and off), vintage and clean tone wheel simulations, adjustable overtones, proper foldback characteristics • Fully polyphonic (for upper/lower, or dual manual performance) • Two s
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CX3 EasyStart Making connections 1. Connect the CX-3’s L and R outputs to a stereo monitoring system, or plug in headphones to the headphone jack, located on the left front edge. 2. Connect the included OXP-1 expression pedal (or any compatible expression/CV pedal) to the appropriate jack on the rear panel. ! You may need to calibrate the CX-3 to recognize the pedal’s minimum and maximum levels.
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CX3 EasyStart The CX-3 features two types of preamp sounds… Type 1 models the classic tonewheel organ through a rotary speaker. Type 2 models the classic British Rock sound of a tonewheel organ run through both a rotary speaker and a tube guitar amplifier. For a couple examples of the Type 2 sound, try Presets A7 – DS Balls!, B7 – Turkish, C7 - SmokeInJapan, G7 – BC RockSolo, or F3 – Gimme Some.
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CX3 EasyStart ! The Rotary Stop function can be assigned to a second PS-2 footswitch on a per-Program basis, for hands-free Rotary control! Editing the Drawbar settings of a Program: “Live” drawbars in Drawbar Preset mode 1. Press the [EDIT] key, then press key #2. The Display reads “UPPER” and shows a graph of the programmed drawbar levels.
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CX3 EasyStart Using another keyboard as the ‘Lower Manual’ …Taking advantage of the two independent tone generators: 1. Using a short MIDI cable, connect the MIDI Out of any MIDI keyboard/controller to the MIDI In of the CX-3 and set its MIDI channel to Ch. 2. 2. The parameter for the MIDI Channel of the CX-3’s Lower tone generator defaults to Ch 2, but it can be set to any channel: Press GLOBAL, then press key #4, and CURSOR [>] four times until the display reads “MIDI Lower Rx ch:”. 3.