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KEYBOARDPARTNER UG
HX3 Mainboard Version 5
As an option (extended licence required), the new HX3 RealOrgan engine is capable of emulating
all electromagnetic organs including the famous H100, combo organs, concert organs of the 70s
and 80s like Böhm Orchester and Wersi Helios. This implies up to 15 harmonics, up to 12
drawbars per manual with individual mixtures, including phasing rotor (WersiVoice), mechanical
and electronic keying available simultaneously. ADSR envelope available on all drawbars, also
H100 percussion and "Harp Sustain". Various tone generator waveforms selectable, for "cheesy"
combo organs as well as fully fledged concert organs.
Features
 Compact organ emulator circuit board, 200 x 100 mm
 Authentic reproduction of generator, tapering, key contacts, percussion and vibrato by
FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) and physical modelling
 Tunable in range of A = 433 through 447 Hz
 Extremely low internal latency of 50 microseconds Key-to-Audio. However, MIDI
transmission delay is about 1 ms per note played.
 Natural key click by "rattling" contacts
 Accurate rotary and 122 amp simulation
 Dual MIDI IN for 2 separate keyboards or bass pedal
 LCD display and menu system available
 Swell (expression) pedal and footswitch jacks
 USB for MIDI use and firmware updates
 Effects DSP with 3 reverb levels
 24 voices GM Synth
Default MIDI setting is channels 1/2/3 for upper/lower/bass, MIDI CC NI B4 with Sustain on CC
#64.
DC input 9 to 12V, 500 mA min., 5.5/2.1 mm plug, plus on center.
Trademarks Hammond®, B3® and Leslie® belong to Hammond Suzuki Corporation (Japan). Trademark NI B4
belongs to Native Instruments GmbH, Germany. Product and company names used in this document apply for
illustration and example purposes only. Keyboardpartner is not related to these trade marks in any way.
(Firmware version 5.2)
HX3.5 is a tonewheel organ emulation with all B3
features on a single board, creating the legendary
unmatched HX3 sound. Controlled via MIDI, it
offers selectable CC-sets for various keyboards.
Alternatively, it may be controlled directly by Fatar
keybeds as well as drawbars, switches and
buttons. HX3 provides unlimited polyphony,
presets, parameters tweakable by simple menus.
In addition, General MIDI sounds like piano and
strings are available.

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  • Page 1 Trademarks Hammond®, B3® and Leslie® belong to Hammond Suzuki Corporation (Japan). Trademark NI B4 belongs to Native Instruments GmbH, Germany. Product and company names used in this document apply for illustration and example purposes only. Keyboardpartner is not related to these trade marks in any way.

  • Page 2: Eu Conformity Declaration

    Ithweg 37, D-30851 Langenhagen info@keyboardpartner.de hereby declares, that the product HX3.5 Mainboard 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:...

  • Page 3: Volume Control

    1.0 Jack Connections The HX3.5 mainboard features two 1/4" mono audio output jacks, two standard MIDI jacks, one DC input jack, one USB connector and two accessory jacks.  AUDIO1/AUDIO2: Main audio stereo output. Output level is approx. 300 mV at full swell.

  • Page 4: Panel Buttons

    Voices 16 to 39 select a General MIDI (GM) preset. GM presets may be predefined by use of the HX3.5 Editor application. Turn the rotary knob clockwise (or press the up button) to navigate to the Master Volume setting.
  • Page 5  UpperDB Mix1 to UpperDB Mix3 – mixture drawbar settings for upper manual. Mixtures consist of up to 3 higher harmonics in individual levels. Please note: As opposed to the original H100, HX3.5 provides three mixtures instead of two.  Perc/2ndV Vol – controls percussion and 2nd voice volume.
  • Page 6  LowerDB Mix1 to LowerDB Mix3 – (non-B3 organs only) mixture drawbar settings for lower manual. Mixtures consist of up to 3 higher harmonics in individual levels. Please note: As opposed to the original H100, HX3.5 provides three mixtures instead of one. 3.1.3 Pedal Pedal drawbars including ADSR setting are saved to active pedal voice preset.
  • Page 7  Transpose – allows transposition by up to +24 or -24 half note steps. Notes beyond 5 octave limits of console organ will not produce any sound due to accuracy of physical model. 3.2.1 Split Configuration Keyboard split default is “pedal mapped to lower manual” on first 25 keys (console organ pedal range, two octaves).
  • Page 8 o no foldback ("all way down") with full level (like H-100®) or o no foldback ("all way down") with muted level. 3.2.3 Preamp Group and Misc. Along with ToneTrimPot (see above), adjusts behaviour and response of the emulated AO28 preamp chassis and transformer/tube saturation. ...

  • Page 9: Factory Reset

    HX3 will refuse to work after 2 minutes. Licences may be re-installed at any time. Please contact KeyboardPartner to obtain a valid licence key. We need your serial number (issued on startup and by HX3 Editor application) to generate new licences for you.
  • Page 10 Note: Some MIDI controllers as well as organ keyboards (like Hammond XK and SK series) allow 2nd and 3rd harmonic percussion ON at the same time. HX3 implementation regards "2nd ON" as "Percussion ON" tab in this case. See Menu Panel section to select the desired MIDI CC set. Factory default is Native Instruments B4, which provides the most versatile command set.
  • Page 11 Drawbar Controller when phantom power is enabled. Doing so may damage the devices. 5. HX3 Apps HX3.5 Editor for Windows application is a convenient way to update or maintain your HX3 MIDI expander. It allows for firmware and sound engine updates, parameter tweaking and preset setup for experienced users.
  • Page 12 Traditionally, the live preset 0 is not a real preset, but instead applies the current “live” settings of the drawbars and control switches. This is also true for the HX3.5. If you select a preset different from 0, your live settings will remain stored. If you return to preset 0, the live settings will be recalled and if drawbars are connected, their current settings will be applied.

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