From organize@colba.net Fri Sep 07 07:42:52 2001
Subject:CX3 audition

>Controls - Generally really good. I like the authentic placement of
>everything. But what's up with that ignorant expression knob? It
>should be a dedicated overdrive level knob as on the original.

That's truly a mystery to most owners!

Not if you're a B3 player.

Re; the CX3 expression/Overdrive Knob:
In global mode you can select pedal or Knob or both.
however they are both the same function. Using
the included expression pedal allows you to use
the overdrive the same as a B3 and you can control
the threshold where the overdrive comes in on the pedal
travel. It's not what we are use to in clones these days
but faithful to the original. If you disable the pedal(Global mode)
then you can use the switch as an overdrive only(orig.. CX3) but this
would require using a standard volume pedal on the output of the organ
rather that the expression pedal.

Re: V/C knob-Before we complain too much Take a look at the other clones
(I agree the Knob could be better, check out Bruce's fix in the archives)
The CX3 is the first Clone to offer:
1-A knob to control V/C
2- Upper/Lower on/off (like the B3)
Roland offers a V/C on/off only with the v/c 1,2,3 choices internal only
Hammond Xk-2 has three switches for 1.2.3 and V/C I believe os selectable
internally.
I've been playing B3 for longer than I want to remember and I have never
changed the V/C
knob from C3 and most of the organ players I know do the same thing.
For my money I still prefer the way Korg did it.
George K.