Specifications

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Program Mode

The Program Editor

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KB3 Editor: The PERC1 Page

Percussionisacharacteristicfeatureoftonewheelorgans.It’sespeciallyusefulwhilesoloing ,

sincepercussionaddsanextra“plink”(actuallyanextratoneatadefinedharmonic)tothe

attack.YoucanreachthepercussionparametersbypressingthePerc1andPerc2softbuttons.

Percussion

Thisiswhereyouturnthe

percussioneffectonoroff.Percussioniscreatedbyadecaying

envelopeappliedtooneoftheninedrawbars.Thepercussioneffectis“single‐triggered,”which

meansthatonceit’striggered,itwon’ttriggeragainuntilallkeys(orwhateveryou’ reusingto

triggernotes)goup.Soifno

keysaredown,andyouplayachord,percussiongetsappliedtoall

notesinthechord(andinfact,toallnotesthataretriggeredduringtheshortdurationofthe

percussionenvelope).Oncetheenveloperunsitscourse,anynotesyouplaywhileatleastone

keyisheld

downgetnopercussion.YoucanturnpercussiononoroffbypressingAssignab le

Switch6(SW6)(labeledPercussionOn/Off.)AssignableSwitch6alsosendsandrespondsto

MIDICC86;values64‐127=On,values0‐63=Off.

Volume

Thisparameterswitchesbetweenloudandsoftpercussionsettings.

Theactualamplitudeisset

onthePERC2page.YoucantogglebetweenloudandsoftbypressingAssignableSwitch7

(SW7)(labeledPercussionLoud/Soft.)AssignableSwitch7alsosendsandrespondstoMIDI

CC87;values64‐127=Loud,values0‐63=Soft.

Decay

Thisparameterswitchesbetween

fastandslowpercussionsettings.Theactualdecayrateisset

onthePERC2page.YoucantogglebetweenslowandfastdecaybypressingAssignableSwitch

8(SW8)(labeledPercussionDecayF/S.)AssignableSwitch8alsosendsandrespondstoMIDI

CC88;values64‐127=Fast,values

0‐63=Slow.

Parameter Range of Values

Percussion Off, On

Volume Soft, Loud

Decay Slow, Fast

Harmonic Low, High

Velocity Tracking 0 to 100%

Low Harmonic Drawbar 1 to 9

High Harmonic Drawbar 1 to 9

Steal Bar Drawbar 1 to 9