User Guide

324 Chapter 22 EVB3
MIDI Setup
If you want to fully exploit all features of the EVB3, you will need a MIDI (bass) Pedal
unit, and two 73-key MIDI keyboards. As the EVB3 also emulates the B3’s preset keys,
the lowest octave of attached MIDI keyboards can switch the EVB3 registrations, just
like the original B3. Please read the following section for more information.
The EVB3 can, of course, be played with single-manual keyboards with the standard 61
keys (5 octaves C to C). Please read “Keyboard Split” on page 326 for more information.
Playing Both Manuals and the Pedals Live
The EVB3 receives the notes for the Upper and Lower manuals, and the Pedalboard, on
three subsequent MIDI channels.
Note: The MIDI channel (MIDI Cha) of the instrument must be set to All, and Keyboard
Mode must be set to Multi.
The default Upper-manual receive channel is MIDI channel 1, Lower manual is MIDI
channel 2, and Pedal registers receive on MIDI channel 3. If your master keyboard sends
MIDI notes on channel 1, it will play the Upper manual, if it sends on channel 2, it will
play the Lower manual, and if it sends on channel 3, it will play the Pedal register.
You may use any of your MIDI interface inputs for your master keyboard(s) and/or
Pedalboard. You can also use a single-manual master keyboard—with different
keyboard zones or a keyboard split feature—that sends data on different MIDI
channels. Regardless of the input device(s) used, the only relevant factor is the MIDI
send channel!
Logic Pro records the channel information of incoming notes. With most other MIDI
and software instruments, this information is not used at all. This is due to the MIDI
channel setting (in the Inspector’s track parameters), which has priority, and overrides
the original channel information. This can be circumvented by setting MIDI Cha to All,
which is recommended for the EVB3. This will force the original channel information to
be used. This enables you to make use of the two manuals, and Pedal register of the
organ directly and simultaneously—when playing live.
Note: Please read the users manual of your master keyboard, to learn how to set its
MIDI transmission channel, often abbreviated as TX Channel.