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If you select MIDI Mode = RK, every drawbar responds to a specific MIDI control change
number, commencing with CC #70. (Non-drawbar parameters may be set using control
change messages up to CC #118).
If you select MIDI Mode = HS, all of the EVB3 drawbars will be controlled by just a few
control change numbers—CC #80–82. Its values are intelligently mapped to all
drawbars. The resolution of this technique is not particularly high (much like the
original B3), but it works well. The Hammond-Suzuki XB-2 uses this controller
assignment method, allowing you to remotely control the EVB3’s drawbars.
If you select MIDI Mode = NI, the Native Instruments B4 settings will be replicated,
allowing the use of the Native Instruments B4D Drawbar controller.
If you select MIDI Mode = off, the EVB3 will not respond to MIDI drawbar messages.
Note: Before you commence a recording session with drawbar movements, performed
on a hardware organ and the EVB3 set to MIDI Mode HS, we recommend that you
disable MIDI Data Reduction in Logic. The parameter is located in File > Song Settings >
Recording. The function thins out the incoming data stream, which is hardly ever
noticed with normal controller assignments. The controller mapping of the Hammond
XB-2’s drawbars, however, exploits the controllers to their limits. Therefore, MIDI Data
Reduction can lead to incorrect values. Switch the parameter on after the drawbar
recording session, in order to regain memory and processing resources.