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- Page 1 User Manual HX3 MIDI Expander (Firmware version 5.6x, July 2020) keyboardpartner.com...
- Page 2 Ithweg 37, D-30851 Langenhagen info@keyboardpartner.de hereby declares, that the product HX3 MIDI Expander has been designed, produced and examined in compliance with the DIN VDE 0580 standard and in accordance with the EU Low Voltage Directive. Following directives, standards and guidelines have been used:...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents HX3 MIDI Expander ......................... 4 Features ............................4 Jack Connections ..........................5 Swell Pedal/Volume Control ......................5 HX3 Apps and Tools ........................6 HX3.5 Panel ..........................6 TouchOSC for HX3.5 ........................6 HX3.5 Editor ..........................6 HX3.5 Updater ..........................6 Menu Panel ............................ -
Page 4: Hx3 Midi Expander
HX3 MIDI Expander HX3 MIDI Expander is a tonewheel emulator with all the features of a classic electromagnetic organ. It is controllable via MIDI with selectable CC sets for various keyboards. HX3 provides unlimited polyphony, 100 presets, parameters are tweakable by menus. In addition, General MIDI sounds like piano and strings are available. -
Page 5: Jack Connections
We recommend connecting an expression pedal Yamaha FC-7 or similar (1/4" jack, 10k to 47k total resistance) directly to the HX3 module. MIDI CC #11 and #7 may be altered via menu to any valid MIDI CC number. HX3 MIDI Expander... -
Page 6: Hx3 Apps And Tools
HX3 Apps and Tools The following chapter describes how you can control the HX3 MIDI Expander completely via the built-in menu panel. However, there are other, more convenient options: HX3.5 Panel Connect the device to a PC or Mac via USB and launch the HX3.5 Panel App. -
Page 7: Menu Panel
Preset 0 takes over the live setting of the drawbars (not with HX3 MIDI Expander) and restores all other settings as they were when leaving Preset 0. Scroll downwards (= turn the rotary knob clockwise) to the drawbar presets (Voices) for for Upper manual, Lower manual, and Pedal. -
Page 8: Menu Overview
EG Mask for ADSR harmonics (ON: ADSR envelope) H-Perc/EnvEna 1 3/5' or H100 Percussion harmonics H-Perc/EnvEna 1 1/3' H-Perc/EnvEna 1'' H-Perc/EnvEna Mixt 1 H-Perc/EnvEna Mixt 2 H-Perc/EnvEna Mixt 3 EnvEna ToDry EG Mask harmonics not through Vibrato and PHR HX3 MIDI Expander... - Page 9 Mixture drawbars for H100 and EG Mode LowerDB Mix 3 Lower Attack Envelope Attack Time Lower Decay Envelope Decay Time Lower Sustain Envelope Sustain Level Lower Release Envelope Release Time LowerADSR Hrm Shortens/lengthens ADSR times dep. on harmonic HX3 MIDI Expander...
- Page 10 Harmonic Transposition GM Voice 1 PedalGM Prg 2 GM program number Voice 2 (Overlay) PedalGM Lvl 2 Level GM Voice 2 (Overlay) PedalGM Harm2 Harmonic Transposition GM Voice 2 (Overlay) PedalGM Detn2 Detuning GM Voice 2 (Overlay) HX3 MIDI Expander...
- Page 11 Rotor SLOW speed HornFastSpeed Horn FAST speed RotrFastSpeed Rotor FAST speed HornRampUp Horn run-up time RotorRampUp Rotor run-up time HornRampDown Horn run-down time RotorRampDown Rotor run-down time Rotary Throb Microphone placement Rotary Spread Stereo width Rotary Balnce Rotor/Horn balance HX3 MIDI Expander...
- Page 12 Reverb Levels Reverb Prgm Reverb program selection (OFF, I, II, I+II) Reverb 1 Lvl Reverb portion in position REV I Reverb 2 Lvl Reverb portion in position REV II Reverb 3 Lvl Reverb portion in position REV I+II HX3 MIDI Expander...
- Page 13 MIDI PresetCC Number for presets (Default #32 Bank Select LSB) Please note: Standard drawbars submenu is only available on HX3 MIDI Expander. ContEarlyActn is only available with Fatar keybeds. KeybTranspos, Local On/Off, Split Keyb, Split Point and Split Mode are only available with keybeds directly attached, not with MIDI keyboards.
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Page 14: Voice Upper
If activated the respective “o”-symbol is filled white.. In addition there ist he following option in EnvelopeGen mode: EnvEna ToDry - harmonics selected by EnvEna Mask are bypassing vibrato and phasing rotor “dry. HX3 MIDI Expander... -
Page 15: Voice Lower
If activated the respective “o”-symbol is filled white.. For the lower manual the same choice of General MIDI instruments is available as for the upper manual. HX3 MIDI Expander... -
Page 16: Voice Pedal
AO28 Gain Cap – Overall gain of AO28 preamp. AO28 MinSwell – Minimum volume of swell pedal in heel position. AO28 Tube Age – Age of the preamp tubes. The older, the more clearly the triode distortion becomes audible. Rotary Setup (see overview) HX3 MIDI Expander... -
Page 17: Percussion Setup
Organ Preconf Organ Model Selection affects Gating Mode and Gen&Vib Mode (see below). With standard license only B3 Mode is available. TG Tuning – allows organ generator tuning in range from A = 433 through 447 Hz. HX3 MIDI Expander... - Page 18 LC Gen 91 (free running single sine tone generator, 91 tones, not phase-locked) Cheesy 84 (84 tones generator, phase-locked frequency divider, „cheesy sound“, rich harmonics Each setting includes its own vibrato parameters, which can be customized in the Vibrato Setup submenu. HX3 MIDI Expander...
- Page 19 Year 1955 (very aged caps, mellow sound) o Year 1961 (aged wax caps, jazz-type sound) o Year 1972 (new “red” caps, rock-type sound) o Recapped (more aggressive) o StraightLin (no tapering, equal loudness) o Twangy (emphasises higher notes) HX3 MIDI Expander...
- Page 20 Full – no foldback ("all way down") with full level (like H 100®) or o Foldback muted – foldback with muted level (original B3® behaviour), o Full muted – no foldback ("all way down") with muted level. HX3 MIDI Expander...
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Page 21: Keyboard/Midi
HX3.5 Editor to optionally install the older scan driver "scanmidi_split.dat" on the HX3 MIDI Expander. The split functions described in the following section will then be executed by the HX3 Generator. -
Page 22: Updates/Scripts
(useful for left-hand 16’ accompaniment chords on single manual keyboards). Updates/Scripts Update files, scripts, and documentation are made available on keyboardpartner.com under Support & Download. SD File Exec – Selection of an update or setup script from a SD card. For details please see http://wiki.keyboardpartner.de/index.php?title=HX3.5_SD_Card_Usage. -
Page 23: Midi Control
HX3 functions that are relevant for the organ player may be remote-controlled by MIDI commands. For details please see “HX3 MIDI Implementation” on keyboardpartner.com under Support & Download. However, some settings are only possible via the menu system or with the HX3.5 editor. -
Page 24: Using Hx3 With Voce Midi Drawbars
HX3 supports most of Hammond XK MIDI controller functions. For convenience, some controllers have been relocated to other HX3 functions: XK Overdrive knob controls HX3 Rotary tube Amp Volume XK Reverb button controls HX3 lower manual Vibrato On XK Tube On button controls HX3 Reverb HX3 MIDI Expander... -
Page 25: How To
Set the desired level at the next menu position. If you do not want the GM instrument to sound as a layer with the organ, set the drawbars to zero. HX3 WiFi interface To operate the HX3 MIDI Expander with WiFi interface, please refer to the separate HX3.5 Touch Control User Manual (PDF). HX3 MIDI Expander... -
Page 26: Using Hx3 With Hx3 Drawbarcontroller
Using HX3 with HX3 DrawbarController HX3 Drawbar Controller is specially designed to be used with HX3 MIDI Expander. It will merge incoming MIDI data on MIDI MERGE input to its own controller data. For use with HX3 MIDI Expander, you may utilize its “phantom” power supply feature (power over MIDI cable).