CX-3 TONEWHEEL ORGAN KEYBOARD

The classic sound of a tone wheel organ, until now considered unattainable even by modern technology, has been recreated to absolute perfection. Introducing the CX-3 combo organ.

The Korg CX-3 first went on sale in 1979. Breaking through the monopoly of the legendary tone wheel sound, the CX-3 went on to become a favorite in its own right, and is still widely used today. Now the CX-3 has been reborn, making full use of Korg's acclaimed DSP technology, and reflecting painstaking attention to musically sensitive sound, touch and looks. The new CX-3 combo organ is the real thing.

Perfect re-creation of a tone wheel organ system

Korg's acclaimed DSP technology precisely recreates the unique sound that until now could be produced only by the real thing. Two different tone wheel sounds are provided ("VINTAGE" and "CLEAN"), and the CX-3's amazing realism extends to such details as allowing you to add the mechanical noise generated by the tone wheels (Leakage) and the ability to adjust the overtone levels of the tone wheels.

128 possible programs for immediate use With 128 program locations and over 64 presets, the CX-3 is ready to cover a wide range of styles including pop, hard rock, jazz, gospel, and rhythm and blues. Detailed drawbar and parameter settings are displayed, and can be easily edited. Thanks to the involvement of leading organ players such as Brian Auger, Bill Champlin, Tom Coster, Al Kooper, Greg Phillinganes and Derek Shennian, the CX-3 provides a number of their "signature" sounds plus new voicings that take full advantage of this perfectly crafted organ.

Ultra-fast response
Careful attention has been paid to the long-neglected aspect of keyboard response speed. The key scanning method used on the CX-3 starts the sound at the first key contact, ensuring a much faster response to your fingering. Notes speak more crisply, allowing glissandi and trills to be played with total authenticity.

Drawbars - the backbone of the organ sound
The CX-3 provides two sets of nine drawbars. By sliding drawbars in or out to mix various pitches relative to the fundamental, you can create the richly distinctive sounds of an electric organ. Careful attention has been paid to sonically emulate this system, including the proper foldback settings and harmonic distortion for the truest tonewheel sound. And you can easily select between the preset and these two "live" drawbars during performance for a real organ-playing experience. In addition, the CX-3 provides an EX mode in which the 18 drawbars can be fully utilized for new sound-creating potential. You can add new harmonics and control additional percussion harmonics to create new organ sounds that have never been heard before.

Percussion / key-click effects add character
The CX-3 also produces the unique percussive effect that adds an authentic "clunk" to the notes. The volume, decay rate, and pitch (2nd, 3m) of the percussion sound can also be adjusted - and the percussion has the proper "multitriggered" -yet-mono phonic" characteristic for authentic organ performance. You can even make settings for the key-click sound that is heard when you press or release a key.

Realistic rotary and spatial effects
Korg's proprietary "REMS" modeling technology is applied to create effects that add further authenticity to the organ sound. The rotary effect that is so important for organs is recreated with total realism. You can even adjust the time required for rotation to change after the rotor or horn switch speeds. Or stop the rotating altogether. Three types of amp simulator are provided to accurately reproduce the real rotary speaker sound, a classic tube amp sound, or a preamp only signal. The simulation is perfect, ranging from warm and fat sounds to natural overdrive as you increase your volume. In addition, the classic vibrato and chorus settings of a true tonewheel organ are provided, along with three types of reverb, with adjustable tone and depth.

Split function lets you use two sounds simultaneously
You can specify a split point and use different sounds in the left and right sides of the keyboard. This lets you use the single keyboard as if it were two, an UPPER and LOWER keyboard. Or you can plug in a second MIDI keyboard and recreate the dual manual playing experience. Of course you can also control the effects and drawbars of the sound assigned to each side, and even use the CX-3 as a MIDI controller as desired.

Timeless aura and inimitable presence
The sturdy wood chassis and side boards project an inimitable presence. Drawbars, vibrato/chorus, and percussion switches are placed in the very same location as on the classic tone wheel organs, demonstrating a total commitment to the traditional playability of the organ.