KEYBOARDPARTNER HX3 User Manual
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- Page 1 User Manual HX3.5 Mainboard (as of Firmware-Version 5.655, July 2021) keyboardpartner.com...
- Page 2 Only use appropriate power supply as advised. Input voltages exceeding 15V may damage the device. Designed for indoor use only. Do not use HX3 Mainboard in moist places. Do not spill liquids or solvents into unit. Refer to qualified technician or service representative if problems occur.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Using HX3 with Doepfer d3c or other NI B4 drawbar controller ..........23 Using HX3 with Hammond XK/SK series ................23 Using HX3 with Nord C1 / C2 / C2D / electro 4 ............... 23 Using HX3 with GSi DMC-122 ....................24 How To …? ............................ -
Page 4: Hx3.5 Mainboard
HX3.5 Mainboard HX3.5 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. The CC sets are editable. Alternatively, the module can be controlled via Fatar or other keyboards as well as drawbars, switches and buttons. -
Page 5: Hx3 Apps And Tools
HX3 Apps and Tools The Menu Panel chapter describes how you can fully control the HX3 system via a menu panel connected to the HX3.5 mainboard. However, there are other, more comfortable options: Use the Panel in the HX3.5 Manager for operation via PC or notebook. Use TouchOSC for operation via tablet or smartphone. -
Page 6: Jack Connections
For control of parameter settings, we recommend the use of our MenuPanel. Installing the menu panel and other peripherals is described in the HX3.5 Installation Manual. The menu system for a standard organ configuration, using drawbars, our Panel16 switch button board, and keybeds connected through our key scanning boards is described below. -
Page 7: Connectors And Jumpers On The Mainboard
PL29: Preamp control outputs, var. control signals PL30: 3 pin header Swell Pedal (FC-7 compatible) PL31: 3 pin header Footswitch Rotary control PL32: 4pin USB header to HX3.5 Extension Board PL33: Bluetooth/WiFi Module JP1: Analog Ground (Probe Connection), both pins... -
Page 8: Controls
The buttons of the Panel16 can be assigned differently in the editor as desired. Preset buttons can optionally be used for drawbar presets (like the inverse buttons of a classic Hammond console). See section 'Setting up the Hardware Configuration' in the HX3.5 Manager manual. Preset12-2/Preset16 The drawbar presets (Voices) can be switched independently from the common presets and are also selectable via the Menu Panel. -
Page 9: Menu Panel
Parameter values tagged by the letter C are part of a single preset. Values tagged by D apply to all presets and are stored as defaults. The assignment can be changed in the editor of the HX3.5 manager with parameter #1498 or in the panel. -
Page 10: Menu Overview
Preset 0 takes over the live settings of drawbars and switches, if they exist. All other settings in Preset 0 are stored as default values and take effect when the HX3 device is switched on or Preset 0 is selected again. -
Page 11: Upper Voice
0 ... 8. In H100 and EnvelopeGen mode, three mixer drawbars are active in addition to the standard drawbars. Voice 0 takes over the live setting of the drawbars, if present (not with HX3 MIDI Expander). An additional 15 settings can be stored to maintain compatibility with organs with preset keys. -
Page 12: Lower Voice
In H100 and EnvelopeGen mode three mixer drawbars become active in addition to the standard drawbars. Voice 0 takes over the live setting of the drawbars, if present (not with HX3 MIDI Expander). An additional 15 settings can be stored to maintain compatibility with organs with preset keys. -
Page 13: Pedal Voice
PedalGM Prg 2: Selection of the second GM instrument (overlay) PedalGM Lvl 2: Level setting of the second GM Voice PedalGM Hrm 2: harmonic transposition of the second GM voice PedalGM Detn2: Detuning of the second GM-Voice HX3.5 Mainboard... -
Page 14: Audio Setup
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. HX3.5 Mainboard... -
Page 15: Rotary Setup
Then only (EG ADSR) appears to indicate that a percussion effect can be achieved here by shaping the ADSR envelope. PercNormLvl: Level in position NORMAL. PerSoftLvl: Level in position SOFT. PercLongTm: Decay time in position LONG. PercShortTm: Decay time in position SHORT. HX3.5 Mainboard... -
Page 16: Vibrato Setup
Ensemble and Celeste options as well as Celeste and Fading. These effects can be used, for example, as an additional vibrato channel for the H100 emulation. Sync PHR/Rotr: The fast / slow switching of the phasing takes place together with the rotor switching. So one footswitch can serve for both functions. HX3.5 Mainboard... -
Page 17: Reverb Levels
LC Gen 91 (free running single sine tone generator, 91 tones, not phase-locked) o 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. HX3.5 Mainboard... - Page 18 Gating Mode: The HX3.5 default setting (B3 mode B3/9 Drb) implies mechanical key contacts, 2 2/3’ or 4’ percussion, and 9 drawbars per manual. This menu item and the following options require the extended license. o H100/12 Drb switches to the H100 organ model including 3 additional mixtures. This activates the respective drawbars.
- Page 19 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. HX3.5 Mainboard...
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Page 20: Keyboard/Midi
Lower to Upper +2: Press four keys simultaneously on upper manual while switching SPLIT on to map lower to upper manual up to highest of all keys pressed. Lower notes range is transposed two octaves up (useful for left-hand 16’ accompaniment chords on single manual keyboards). HX3.5 Mainboard... - Page 21 USB InThru – USB MIDI IN is routed as THRU to MIDI OUT MIDI CC Set: Sets the HX3 accepted MIDI CC set to o NI B4 d3c: Native Instrument B 4, Döpfer d3c controller (default), NI B4D o Hammond XK...
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Page 22: Midi Control
For details please see HX3 MIDI Implementation. However, some settings are only possible via the menu system or with the HX3.5 Editor. To recall presets via MIDI use bank select LSB (CC #32, changeable via menu). To recall voices use MIDI Program Change on the respective channel. -
Page 23: Using Hx3 With Voce Midi Drawbars
Why that? No idea. This is definitely of no use. Preset buttons may be used, but in a restricted way. First, HX3 yields 16 presets per manual, not 127 like NI B4. When selecting “Bank 1”, all 12 available preset buttons work on upper manual. -
Page 24: Using Hx3 With Gsi Dmc-122
The controls can be assigned MIDI messages using the DMC-122 editor. The assignment (called "setup" by GSi) can be stored permanently in the device. A DMC-122 setup suitable for the HX3 is available for download on our update server. The setup is adapted to the MIDI CC set "HX3.5/KBP", which can be set on the HX3 device. -
Page 25: How To
If you return to preset 0, the live settings will be recalled. In addition to that, the HX3.5 preset 0 preserves other parameter settings, which are cannot be set “live” by drawbars or other controls. It also determines the power-up settings. -
Page 26: Serial Numbers And Licenses
Serial numbers and licenses HX3 is protected against forgery by licence numbers. If not set appropriately after firmware update, HX3 will refuse to work after 2 minutes. Licences may be re-installed by means of the HX3.5 Manager at any time.