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• Bass Filter slider: The tone of the pedal drawbars often sounds somewhat brilliant, within
the overall context of the combined upper/lower/pedal sound. To circumvent this issue,
and to suppress the treble of the bass register, adjust the Bass Filter slider. At the
maximum position you will only hear a solid bass organ fundamental in the bass register.
• Ultra Bass button: When turned on, another low octave is added to the playable range
of both the upper and lower manuals. These additional low octaves, and the ability to
independently transpose both manuals (see Transposing the EVB3 by Octaves), are not
available on the original B3.
• Lower Volume and Pedal Volume sliders: Drag these sliders to the left or right to set
relative levels between the upper and lower manuals and the pedalboard.
• Perc field: Set to Only B to simulate the B preset key restriction. If you want percussion
to always be available, choose Always. See Using the EVB3 Percussion Effect.
EVB3 Sustain Parameters
The time it takes for a note to fade out to silence, after the key has been released, is called
the release time—in synthesizers. The EVB3 allows you to control this parameter—although
it is known as sustain in organ terminology.
Sustain parameters
• Up/Low/Ped knobs: These three parameters allow you to independently control the
sustain (release) phase of the upper (Up), lower (Low), and pedal (Ped) registers.
• Mode button: Allows you to choose one of two sustain behaviors:
• Choose “smart mode” to cut the sustain phase of released notes when you play new
notes.
• Choose “normal mode” to allow polyphonic sustain phases—all released notes will
continue to sustain, even if new notes are played.
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