The buttons labeled
“A-Hold-B”
allows to access additional functions:
1) Simple press : is the “manual” button. Use drawbars to create your sound.
2) Hold function : if you are in manual mode and you press “
A-Hold-B
” another time, the instrument
will enter the drawbars hold function: this is a special state that, when activated, momentarily
disconnects the drawbars from the sound, allowing you to adjust the drawbars without affecting the
sound, and get instantly to the new registration, as if it were a stored preset, the exact moment you
deactivate the drawbars hold function.
Example: select the upper manual, set the drawbars the way you like and play a chord; now press the “
A-
Hold-B
” selection button again, you'll notice that the corresponding LED starts flashing; now move the
drawbars to a new registration while still keeping the chord playing... hear, nothing changes to the sound;
now push the “
A-Hold-B
” button again. The new registration is now playing.
This is pretty much what organists use to do with console organs that have two drawbar sets per each
manual.
3) Cancel mode : Holding down the
“A-Hold-B”
will activate the cancel state: this state simulates the
registration with all drawbars closed (no sound). When activated, the organ does not play but will
emit midi note on/off signals WITH VELOCITY on channel 4 (if cancel is activated in upper manual)
and on channel 5 (if cancel is activated in lower manual).
EDIT MODE - press the
“shift”
button, the corresponding LED blinks. In Edit Mode, some preset buttons
will assume the following functions and you can access bonus sounds: please take a look at panel of the
instrument for more informations.
UPPER ROW:
Preset 5
Transpose -1 semitone (LED indicates transpose is ON).
Preset 6
Transpose +1 semitone (LED indicates transpose is ON).
A-Hold-B
Rotary simulation ON/OFF (Turn it off if you are connecting a real rotary speaker with or
without the 11 pin connector).
LOWER ROW:
Preset 1
Actives velocity on upper manual (midi channel 1).
Preset 2
Actives velocity on lower manual (midi channel 2).
BONUS SOUNDS:
By pressing the SHIFT button and one of the 4 percussion buttons, you have access to 4 “sound
combinations”:
VB3
Tonewheel organ only.
Combi 2
Tonewheel organ on the upper manual + Tines E.Piano on the lower manual + Synth Bass on
the pedalboard.
Combi 3
Red Tolex Combo Organ on the upper manual + Tines E.Piano on the lower manual + Synth
Bass on the pedalboard.
Combi 4
Italian Transistor Combo Organ on the upper manual + Reed E.Piano on the lower manual +
Synth Bass on the pedalboard.
PANIC / AUTOMATIC UPDATE:
In EDIT mode, press and hold the
“Pedal to lower”
button for 2 seconds: this allows you to reboot the panel
(PANIC), the same operation is useful to upgrade the software sound (see instructions provided with the
software update you can download from our web site www.crumar.it).