User Manual

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KB3 Editor: The PERC1 Page
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KB3 Editor: The PERC1 Page
Percussionisacharacteristicfeatureoftonewheelorgans.It’sespeciallyuseful whilesoloing,
sincepercussionaddsanextra“plink”(actuallyanextratoneatadefinedharmonic)tothe
attack.YoucanreachthepercussionparametersbypressingthePerc1andPerc2softbuttons.
Percussion
Thisiswhereyouturnthepercussioneffectonoroff.Percussioniscreatedbyadecaying
envelopeappliedtooneoftheninedrawbars.Thepercussioneffectis“single‐triggered,”which
meansthatonceit’striggered,itwon’ttriggeragainuntilallkeys(orwhateveryou’ reusingto
triggernotes)
goup.Soifnokeysaredown,andyouplayachord,percussiongetsappliedtoall
notesinthechord(andinfact,toallnotesthataretriggeredduringtheshortdurationofthe
percussionenvelope).Oncetheenveloperunsitscourse,anynotesyouplaywhile
atleastone
keyishelddowngetnopercussion.YoucanturnpercussiononoroffbypressingBankbutton5
(labeledPercussionOn/Off.)Bankbutton5alsosendsandrespondstoMIDICC73;values64‐
127=On,values0‐63=Off.
Volume
Thisparameterswitchesbetweenloudandsoftpercussionsettings.Theactualamplitudeisset
onthePERC2page.YoucantogglebetweenloudandsoftbypressingbankButton6(labeled
PercussionLoud/Soft.)Bankbutton6alsosendsandrespondstoMIDICC71;values64‐127=
Loud,values
0‐63=Soft.
Decay
Thisparameterswitchesbetweenfastandslowpercussionsettings.Theactualdecayrateisset
onthePERC2page.YoucantogglebetweenslowandfastdecaybypressingBankbutton7
(labeledPercussionDecayF/S.)Bankbutton7alsosendsandrespondstoMI DICC 70 ;values
64‐127
=Fast,values0‐63=Slow.
Parameter Range of Values
Percussion Off, On
Volume Soft, Loud
Decay Slow, Fast
Harmonic Low, High
Velocity Tracking 0 to 100%
Low Harmonic Drawbar 1 to 9
High Harmonic Drawbar 1 to 9
Steal Bar Drawbar 1 to 9