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Owner’s Manual

Table of Contents

Precautions .............................................................................. 2

Data handling ......................................................................... 3

About Nutube ......................................................................... 3

About the Owner’s Manual ................................................ 3

Main Functions of Each Part ................................4

Front panel ............................................................................... 4

Rear Panel ................................................................................. 5

Making Connections .............................................5

Placing the instrument on a dedicated stand ............. 5

1. Connecting the AC adapter .......................................... 5

2. Connecting audio devices ............................................. 6

3. Connecting the pedals .................................................... 6

4. Connecting to a MIDI device or computer .............. 7

Turning the Power On/Off ....................................7

1. Turning the power on ..................................................... 7

2. Turning the power off ..................................................... 7

Selecting and Playing Sounds ..............................8

1. Selecting a sound .............................................................. 8

2. Selecting the scene .......................................................... 8

3. Using controllers ............................................................... 8

4. Applying effects ..............................................................10

Saving a Scene .................................................... 11

Saving a scene to the SCENE 1–4 buttons .................. 11

Listening to the demo songs ............................. 11

Playing back the demo songs ......................................... 11

Detailed Functions ............................................. 12

1. Master control ..................................................................12

2. Part select ..........................................................................12

3. ORGAN part .......................................................................13

4. E. PIANO part .................................................................... 14

5. PIANO part .........................................................................14

6. KEY/LAYER part ................................................................ 14

7. Touch controls ................................................................. 15

8. Scene select ......................................................................17

9. EFFECTS controls .............................................................18

System Settings .................................................. 20

1. Master tune .......................................................................20

2. MIDI channel ..................................................................... 20

3. Lower part MIDI channel .............................................. 20

4. Local control .....................................................................21

5. Velocity curve ...................................................................21

6. Organ key trigger ............................................................ 21

7. Auto power off .................................................................21

8. VOX logo LED on/off ...................................................... 21

9. Wah pedal control .......................................................... 22

10. Calibrating the pedal ..................................................22

11. Touch sensor calibration ...........................................22

12. Restoring the VOX Continental to factory-set

default settings .............................................................22

13. Saving the scene data .................................................23

14. Loading the scene data ..............................................23

Appendices ......................................................... 24

Troubleshooting ..................................................................24

Error messages .....................................................................24

Specifications ...................................................... 25

Summary of content (27 pages)

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ENGLISH Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Precautions .............................................................................. 2 Data handling ......................................................................... 3 About Nutube ......................................................................... 3 About the Owner’s Manual ................................................ 3 Main Functions of Each Part ................................4 Front panel ...............................................
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Precautions Thank you for purchasing the VOX Continental. The VOX Continental features a standard assortment of vintage sounds including a VOX organ, tonewheel organ, electric piano and more, as well as a rich grand piano sound that uses large, non-looped sample files in full stereo across the keyboard.
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English Data handling Data handling About the Owner’s Manual Incorrect operation or malfunction may cause the contents of memory to be lost, so we recommend that you save important data on USB storage devices. Please be aware that VOX will accept no responsibility for any damages which may result from loss of data.
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Main Functions of Each Part Front panel Main Functions of Each Part 5: PIANO part Front panel 6: KEY/LAYER part Selects the sound variations for the grand, upright, and electric grand piano sounds. The grand piano sound uses large, nonlooping waveform samples in full stereo sound across the keyboard for both delicate and powerful, richly expressive sound. (See page 14) Selects various types of sound variations, such as clavinet, brass, strings, synthesizer and so on.
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Making Connections Rear Panel English Making Connections Rear Panel 1: Power Turns the power on/off. Hold down the power button to shut the power off.  “1.
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Making Connections 2. Connecting audio devices 2. Connecting audio devices 3. Connecting the pedals The VOX Continental does not have built-in speakers. You will need to connect audio equipment such as powered monitor speakers or a stereo set, or use headphones in order to hear sound. You can control the sound of the VOX Continental using the foot pedals connected to each foot controller jack.
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1. Turning the power on 1 Playing an external MIDI keyboard with LOWER (lower part of the keyboard) on the organ Turn the VOLUME knob on the VOX Continental all the way to the left so that the volume is down. Make sure that the volume on any external output devices that are connected (such as powered monitor speakers) is turned down and that the power is turned off.
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Selecting and Playing Sounds 1. Selecting a sound Selecting and Playing Sounds 1. Selecting a sound The VOX Continental features four sound parts, ORGAN, E. PIANO, PIANO and KEY/LAYER. You can select a variation for each part to play. 1 2 Press a part select button to turn on the part you wish to play.
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1 2 Turn the KEY/LAYER part select button on. Select the type using the KEY/LAYER type button. Press the VARIATION ,  buttons to select the variation to adjust. 3 Select KEY/LAYER using the CONTROL button. 4 Adjust the settings by touching the touch sensors with your fingers. You can touch more than one sensor at the same time. Tip: The function names (such as ATTACK, DECAY and so on) are shown above each touch sensor. The functions controlled by USER 1 and USER 2 will differ for each variation.
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Selecting and Playing Sounds 4. Applying effects combination with an external MIDI keyboard to play the lower part of the VOX Continental. The octave up/down (see page 12) and transposition (see page 12) of the keyboard can also be controlled. 2  CONTROL, ROTOR SPEED and DAMPER pedals You can control the sound of the VOX Continental using commercially-available foot pedals. (See “3. Connecting the pedals”, page 6) Select the effect type. Press the type button to select the effect type.
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Saving a Scene Saving a scene to the SCENE 1–4 buttons You can save the sound settings on the VOX Continental as scenes. There are a total of 16 scenes (4 scenes × 4 banks). The settings that can be saved in a scene include the part select buttons, each sound part, the touch sensors, and EFFECT control (except for the EQ). Note: The following settings are not saved in scenes.
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Detailed Functions 1. Master control Detailed Functions 1. Master control 1: VOLUME knob 1 This adjusts the volume of sound from the OUTPUT jacks and headphones jack. 2: VALVE DRIVE knob 2 3 4 5 6 Adjusts the amount of drive for the vacuum tube circuit. Nutube technology creates a unique sound with presence by means of a vacuum tube, in addition to being rich in harmonics and featuring smooth distortion.
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button, LEDs 4 6 3 7 2 8 9 This selects the ORGAN type. CX-3: Tonewheel organ VOX: VOX transistor organ COMPACT: Compact transistor organ Note: Refer to “Touch sensors” (see page 15) for how the touch sensors operate on each organ type. Note: The VOX and the COMPACT organs apply compression when you play several notes at a time. This slightly decreases the individual volume of each note played.
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Detailed Functions 4. E. PIANO part 4. E. PIANO part 4 3 2 6. KEY/LAYER part 1: E. PIANO type button, LEDs 1: KEY/LAYER type button, LEDs This selects the electric piano type. TINE: Vintage electric piano with tines REED: Vintage electric piano with reeds FM: FM electric piano Select the sound type for the keyboard/ layer.
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English Detailed Functions 7. Touch controls 7. Touch controls 1: CONTROL button, LEDs This selects the target settings to control using the touch sensors. ORGAN: The touch sensors will operate as drawbars and switches for the organ sound. KEY/LAYER: The touch sensors will control the sound of the KEY/LAYER part. EQ: The touch sensors will control the nine-band equalizer. This setting affects the sound of all parts.
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Detailed Functions 7. Touch controls 3) Compact Turn the tone stops on or off. For the tone stops, a type of instrument sound like the one shown on the panel will play at the specified octave. Add these tone stops to create your sound. The sounds and octaves are listed below.  BASS 16, STRINGS 16, FLUTE 8, OBOE 8, TRUMPET 8, STRINGS 8, FLUTE 4, PICCOLO 4, STRINGS 4 1 Press the PERC/MTB button to turn MTB off. (The button will go dark.
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Detailed Functions 8. Scene select English LFO 8. Scene select (6) PITCH LFO Adjusts how much the LFO makes the pitch vibrate. (7) LFO FREQ This sets the LFO frequency. Note: When the value is 0 dB, the two LEDs in the center will dimly light. Assignable (8) ASSIGN1 The assigned effect will differ for each sound. Up to 16 sounds that are set on the VOX Continental can be saved, and you can recall those settings instantly. These are called “scenes”.
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Detailed Functions 9. EFFECTS controls 9. EFFECTS controls This configures the three series of effects and EQ. For the variations of each sound part, normally you use EFFECT in creating the sound, DELAY and REVERB for overall spatial processing, and the nine-band EQ to adjust the overall tonal character. Use VALVE DRIVE to give the sound a heavier or driving feeling. These effects apply to the variations of all parts. Part DELAY ORGAN REVERB E.
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Detailed Functions 9. EFFECTS controls English REVERB The REVERB effect adds reverberation to a sound, which simulates the feeling of being in a room, with sound reflecting off of the ceiling and walls. 6: REVERB button This switches the reverb on/off. (The button will light when on.) Selecting the reverb type   Français Hold down the EXIT button and press the REVERB button. Press the KEY/LAYER ,  buttons to switch the type.
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System Settings 1. Master tune System Settings 10. Calibrating the pedal 9. Wah pedal control 1 2 4. Local control 11. Touch sensor calibration (+ power button) 1, 3 3. 13. Saving the scene data Lower part MIDI channel 14. Loading the scene data 2. MIDI channel 1. Master tune 12. 6. Organ key trigger Restoring the VOX Continental to 5. Velocity curve factory-set default settings (+ power button) 8. VOX logo LED on/off 7.
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Lower part MIDI channel settings for this instrument 1 2 3  Hold down the EXIT button and press the SCENE 3 button. (The SCENE 3 button blinks.) Using the ORGAN part VARIATION , buttons, match this instrument’s receiving MIDI channel to the LOWER MIDI keyboard’s MIDI transmission channel. Note: The LOWER MIDI channel cannot be set to the same channel as the MIDI channel, shown in “2. MIDI channel” (see page 20). Push the SCENE 3 button to apply the settings.
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System Settings 9. Wah pedal control 9. Wah pedal control 11. Touch sensor calibration Use an expression pedal connected to the CONTROL jack to control the volume or the wah effect. (Default setting: Auto) Calibrate the sensitivity of the touch sensors. Use these steps to adjust the sensitivity of the touch sensors depending on your playing environment, if they do not seem to operate as you like. 1 2 3  Hold down the EXIT button and press the EFFECT button. (The EFFECT button blinks.
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When loading a .SCE file from storage media, only the .SCE files in the “VOX/CONTINENTAL” directory can be shown and selected for loading. Note that if you change the directory, folder hierarchy or filename using your computer, you will no longer be able to load the file. The VOX Continental recognizes filenames that look like “CONTINENTAL_xx.SCE”.
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Appendices Troubleshooting Appendices Troubleshooting If this instrument is not operating as expected, check the following points. Power does not turn on. □ Is the AC adapter plugged into the AC outlet? (See page 5) Power does not turn off. The sound is distorted. □ Are the inputs of the mixer, powered monitor speakers and so on being overloaded? Use the VOLUME knob on the VOX Continental to adjust the output level, and use the volume faders on the mixer to adjust the input level gain.
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Specifications Error messages English Specifications Operating temperature +5 to +40°C (avoid condensation) Keyboard Continental-61 61-key: Semi-weighted waterfall keys, velocity sensitive C2 to C7 (variable within the range of [C0...C5]–[C4...C9]) Continental-73 73-key: Semi-weighted waterfall keys, velocity sensitive E1 to E7 (variable within the range of [E-1...E5]–[E3...
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Specifications Error messages Accessories Damper pedal KORG DS-1H Pedal switch KORG PS-1, PS-3 Keyboard stand ST-Continental * All product and company names are the registered trademarks of their respective companies.