Selecting A Piano Or A Sample; Using The Organ; The Rotary Effect; The Delay Electro 3 Hp - Clavia Nord Electro 3 User Manual

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Press .repeatedly .on .the .selector .to .cycle .through .the .various .options .
The .knob .controls .the .drive .for .the .three .amps .and .the .rotary .simulator, .
and .the .amount .when .the .compressor .is .selected .

Selecting a piano or a sample

1
Make .sure .that .the .Piano instrument .selector .is .active .
2
Press .repeatedly .on .the .Piano Type .selector .to .cycle .through .the .
six .types .
3
Select .the .Grand .and .press .the .
Model .button .
This .allows .you .to .select .the .various .
Grand's .within .this .particular .type . .
4
Press .the .Type selector .again .until .the .
Samp Lib .is .activated .
Use .the .Model .selector .to .select .one .of .the .
samples .that .are .included .in .the .Electro .3 .
from .the .factory .
5
Press .the .Samp Env .button .repeat-
edly .
This .will .cycle .through .the .four .options .for .
the .sample's .attack .and .velocity .settings .
6
Press .and .hold .Shift .and .the .Samp
Env .button .
This .allows .you .to .select .one .of .the .four .
available .release .time .settings .
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Using the Organ

1
Press .the .Organ instrument .selector .
This .activates .the .Organ .section .
2
Press .the .Organ Model .selector .repeat-
edly .to .cycle .through .the .three .organs .– .the .
B3, .Vox .and .Farfisa .emulations .
The .settings .for .the .three .organ .sounds .are .made .using .the .digital .
drawbars . .The .Farfisa .uses .these .in .a .switch .mode, .with .only .two .set-
tings .for .each .
3
Make .a .setting .with .the .drawbars .and .then .press .the .Preset/
Split .button .
This .activates .the .second .preset, .which .allows .you .to .keep .two .dif-
ferent .settings .for .an .organ .sound .available .from .the .panel .at .any .
time . .The .settings .of .both .Presets .1 .and .2 .are .stored .in .the .Electro .3's .
program .memory .
4
Press .and .hold .Shift .and .the .Preset/Split .button .
This .activates .the .organ .split .mode . .The .keyboard .will .be .split .at .C4 . .
The .lower .half .will .use .the .Preset .1/Lo .setting; .the .upper .half .will .use .
the .Preset .2/Up .setting .
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The Rotary effect

The .rotary .effect .adds .some .great .sonic .drama .
to .the .organs, .but .can .of .course .be .used .with .
any .other .sound .as .well . .The .Electro .3 .rotary .
has .three .available .speeds: .fast, .slow .and .
stop . .Stop .does .not .disengage .the .effect; .it .
only .stops .the .rotating .speakers
1
Make .sure .that .the .Speaker/Comp .effect .
is .activated .and .select .the .Rotary .by .
pressing .the .effect .selector .
The .drive .knob .now .controls .the .overdrive .of .the .rotary .amplifier .
2
Press .the .Slow/Stop button .in .the .Rotary Speed .section .to .the .
left .on .the .panel, .to .cycle .between .the .Fast .and .Slow .speeds .of .
the .rotary . .
The .rotors .will .speed .up .and .slow .down, .producing .a .nice .swirly .effect .
without .the .negative .side .effects .that .e .g . .alcohol .intake .might .induce .
3
Press .the .Stop .mode .button .to .activate .this .one-speed .mode .
The .Stop .Mode .LED .will .be .lit .
4
Press .repeatedly .on .the .Slow/Stop .button .to .cycle .between .
Fast .and .Stop .
The .rotary .will .now .emulate .the .functionality .of .an .early, .one .speed .
original .rotary .speaker .that .had .only .the .fast .and .the .stopped .rotary .
speed .options .
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The Delay
.
1
Activate .the .delay/reverb .
2
Hold .Shift .and .press .the .reverb .selector .
button . .The .Delay .LED .lights .up .
3
Tap .the .desired .tempo .on .the .Tempo .Tap .
button .
4
You .can .also .set .the .delay .time .by .hold-
ing .the .Tempo .Tap .button .and .adjust .the .
tempo .with .the .Up/Down .buttons .
5
Adjust .the .number .of .repeats .(Dly1, .Dly2 .
etc .) .by .pressing .the .selector .button .repeatedly .
This finishes our little tour; we hope that you now have the
initial knowledge on how to operate most of the functions on
the panel.
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