Korg BX-3 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
Quick Start
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Using the Drawbar 1 and 2 settings
The upper keyboard will use both sets of Drawbars (1
and 2) on the front panel. Drawbar 2 is assigned to
footages and percussion settings for the EX mode,
allowing you to create richer and more expressive sounds
than in Normal mode.
The lower keyboard will use the drawbar parameter
settings that are specified by the program.
1. In EX mode, press the [DRAWBAR 1] key or
[DRAWBAR 2] key of the upper DRAWBAR SE-
LECT section. Make sure that the LEDs of both
keys are lit.
2. While playing the upper keyboard, pull out the
drawbars of front panel Drawbar 1 and 2 to create
the sound.
Drawbar 1 adjusts the volume of the footage printed
on each bar.
In the Drawbar 2 section, EX Drawbar (the four left
bars) adjust the volume of the footage, and EX Percus-
sion (the five right bars) adjust the volume of percus-
sion.
Each bar is assigned as follows.
EX Drawbars
16'–4': The footage that is assigned to each of these
bars is specified by the “Ex Drawbar Type” param-
eters in EX Edit mode. The content of each type is
specified by the Global mode parameters “Ex Draw-
bar Type 1-1” through “Ex Drawbar Type 4-4.” If you
want to check the footage that is assigned to each bar,
use EX Edit mode to check which type is used, and
use Global mode to check the settings for each.
EX Percussion
2-2/3': 2-2/3' is assigned when the PERCUSSION
section [3rd] key LED is lit, and 4' is assigned when
the LED is dark.
2': 16' is assigned.
1-3/5': 5-1/3' is assigned.
1/1-3': The footage assigned to the 16' EX Drawbar is
assigned. However, EX Drawbar 16' is assigned a
footage by the EX Edit mode “Ex Drawbar Type”
parameter, as described above. If you want to check
the footage that is actually assigned to this bar, use EX
Edit mode to check which type is used, and use Global
mode to check the settings for each.
1': The footage assigned to the 5-1/3' EX Drawbar is
assigned. However, 5-1/3' of Drawbar 2 is assigned a
footage by the EX Edit mode parameter “Ex Drawbar
Type,” as described above. If you want to check the
footage that is actually assigned to this bar, use EX
Edit mode to check which type is used, and use Global
mode to check the settings for each.
3. Play the lower keyboard.
The lower keyboard will automatically use the sound
of the drawbar parameters that are preset by the
program, and in the lower DRAWBAR SELECT
section, the [PRESET PROGRAM] key LED will light
(the other two keys cannot be selected).
If you want to change the preset drawbar settings,
edit the parameters in EX Edit mode. For details,
refer to “Editing the drawbar parameters” (p.21).
4. Selecting a different program.
Use the [-] [+] keys to select the bank, and the PRO-
GRAM [1]–[8] keys to select the number.
When you select a different program, the program
parameters other than the drawbar settings will be
recalled and assigned to the sound.
The lower keyboard will automatically use the
drawbar parameter settings that are specified by the
program, so if you want to change the sound of the
lower keyboard while you play, you can prepare
several programs that differ only in the drawbar
parameter settings, and switch between these
programs while you play.
EX PercussionEX Drawbar
Drawbar 2
16’
5-1/3’
Depends on the setting of the
Ex Drawbar Type parameter*
Depends on the setting of the
Ex Drawbar Type parameter*
Depends on the setting of
the Ex Drawbar Type
2-2/3’ or 4’
*Refer to EX Edit mode Ex Drawbar Type (p.25), and Global mode Group 6 (p.33).