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Table of Contents
Control Description..................................................................................................................... 4
Basic Connections...................................................................................................................... 5
Features....................................................................................................................................... 6
Software Flow Chart.................................................................................................................... 7
Menu Flow Chart......................................................................................................................... 8
Menu Notes................................................................................................................................. 9
Preset Section........................................................................................................................... 0
Performance Control Section....................................................................................................
3P Upgrade Notes..................................................................................................................... 3
Sens Control..................................................................................................................... 3
Factory Presets................................................................................................................. 3
Clock Display.................................................................................................................... 3
Midi Switch....................................................................................................................... 3
Chorus.............................................................................................................................. 3
Midi Received................................................................................................................... 3
Midi Panic......................................................................................................................... 4
PG-200 Support................................................................................................................ 4
SysEx Dump..................................................................................................................... 4
Sequencer................................................................................................................................. 5
Writing / Editing................................................................................................................ 6
Seq Overdub Edit............................................................................................................. 7
Playing.............................................................................................................................. 8
Arpeggiator............................................................................................................................... 9
Pattern Play............................................................................................................................... 20
Chord Mode.............................................................................................................................. 2
Setting up with External Devices..............................................................................................22
Editing a Patch.......................................................................................................................... 23
Edit Parameters......................................................................................................................... 24
TONE - DCO..................................................................................................................... 25
TONE - VCF...................................................................................................................... 25
TONE - VCA...................................................................................................................... 26
TONE - LFO...................................................................................................................... 26
TONE - ENV & 2............................................................................................................ 26
TONE - Chorus................................................................................................................. 26
TONE - Aftertouch Control............................................................................................... 27
TONE - Modulation Control..............................................................................................27
TONE - Bend Control........................................................................................................27
TONE - Voice Mode Control............................................................................................. 28
GLOBAL - Arpeggiator Control.........................................................................................28
GLOBAL - Sequencer Control..........................................................................................28
GLOBAL - Pattern Generator............................................................................................29
GLOBAL - Key Control...................................................................................................... 29
GLOBAL - Fine Tune......................................................................................................... 30
GLOBAL - Midi and General Settings...............................................................................30
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Special Functions...................................................................................................................... 3
Upgrade install.......................................................................................................................... 32
Optional Chorus Speed Mod ................................................................................................... 36
Optional Fixes for the JX-3P......................................................................................................37
Adjustments for the JX-3P......................................................................................................... 38
Labels for the JX-3P.................................................................................................................. 39
Midi Data................................................................................................................................... 40
Continuous Controllers.....................................................................................................4
Real Time Commands......................................................................................................46
Midi Sysex Support................................................................................................................... 47
Midi Sysex Data................................................................................................................ 48
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Control Description
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Basic Connections
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Features
•256 Tones, 8 Sequences & 16 Patterns can be stored and edited, Sequences & Patterns can be
optionally linked to tones. It is also possible to temporarily edit any Tone, Seq or Pattern
•idiCC support for all parameters, idi Sysex support for Tone Dump & Load
•Patch Editor Control of Parameters (requires PE v 4.1 or later), Tones have 85 editable parameters
•8 separate 122 max step polyphonic sequences. These can be clocked from the internal/external
sequencer clock, Pattern Generator, LFO2 or midi clock divided by
3,4,6,9,12,18,24,36,48,72,96,128,144,168 or 192
•Polyphonic, Unison and ono Key Assign odes
•Portamento in Unison, ono & Chord modes
•DCO Key Assign Detune available in all key modes, DCO 1 & 2 have separate Tune controls (+-
12 semitones)
•aster Synth Fine Tune adjust
•Two independent envelope generators
•Two independent Low Frequency Oscillators. LFO2 random2 can be clocked from the sequencer
clock. The Arp, Pattern and Sequence clocks can be optionally sourced from the LFO2
•16 stored Pattern Generator patterns. These can be clocked from the internal/external clock, LFO2
or midi clock divided by 3,4,6,9,12,18,24,36,48,72,96,128,144,168 or 192. The pattern can be any
length between 2 and 16 steps
•Pattern Play ode. This can be faded from no effect to full effect.
•Aftertouch, odulation Level and dynamics via midi
•odulation options include Aftertouch and midi modulations that can be used in any
combination. Each ENV od can select from ENV 1 or 2 and is a split control with add (normal)
and subtract (inverted)
•LFO Button can inject mod control to any mod destination(s)
•LFOs can be plus and minus base note or plus only
•Bend Lever can be directed to Osc, Filter, LFO Rate and VCA Level in any combination
•Chord ode. Any chord with up to 6 notes can be set and played from any key
•Enhanced Parameter editing to allow editing of all 85 Tone parameters and 27 Global Parameters
from the front panel
•Sequencer, LFO 1 and LFO 2 clocks and voice use can optionally display on the front panel
•Greater speed range and 6 waveforms for LFO1 and LFO2, LFO2 has a second Random mode
that can be clocked from the Sequence Clock
•The Arpeggiator can be clocked from the internal/external clock, Pattern Generator, LFO2 or midi
clock divided by 3,4,6,9,12,18,24,36,48,72,96,128,144,168 or 192.
•Arp modes are Up, Down, Up and Down and Random, 0, 1 or 2 octaves
•Key transpose allows transposition to any key. Sequencer key can be shifted to any key while
playing by using Key Transpose
•Sequencer can be Started, Stopped & Continued using idi Commands
•Sequences can be edited
•Appeggiator will Output idi Data and Sequencer can optionally Output idi
•Chorus has anual ode & variable speed
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Software Flow Chart
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Menu Notes
The menu system in the 3P Upgrade
is complex. This is unavoidable due to
the number of features and the limited
number of buttons available.
The parameters for editing can all be
accessed using menu system. Tone
parameters are all saved with the Tone
and will be changed whenever a Tone
is loaded. Global Parameters will
remain unchanged on Tone loads.
Shift Menu Many sections of the menu are
accessed using the Tape button which
acts as the Shift button. This button
sets the Shift level (flashing) and also
cancels from any menu back to play
mode.
Sysex Dumps The output from these can be
recorded using midi software (e.g.
midiOX)
These can be played into the 3P at
any time to restore the 3P Tone,
Sequence or Pattern back to the same
state that it was when the recording
was made.
NOTE - some of the output files are
large.
IMPORTANT - All of the dumps
Loading and Saving will overwrite the
working buffers with the saved copy.
Save any edits before any dumps in or
out.
IMPORTANT - When a Tone,
Sequence or Pattern is dumped it is
the saved copy that is dumped and
not the edited version
Sysex details can be found at the end
of this manual.
Most SysEx dumps include the
number which the Tone, Sequence or
Pattern was stored under at the time of
the dump. The dump will always load
back to this same position. To load it
to a different memory position the
number can be edited in the SysEx
file. Details of file layouts can be found
in the Sysex Section at the end of the
manual.
Note - Write Protect must be off to Load
Dumps
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Preset Section
Bank Buttons (A~D)
There are 4 Bank 'Sets' in the 3P Upgrade giving a total of 256 Tones. Sets are changed
by pressing the same Bank button twice. The Bank lights will show which Bank is
selected as follows
Bank Set Selected Bank On Steady - others Off
Bank Set 2 Selected Bank On Flashing - others Off
Bank Set 3 Selected Bank Off - others On Steady
Bank Set 4 Selected Bank Flashing - others On Steady
Tone Selector Buttons ( ~ 6)
32 different patches have been pre-
programmed in the 3P Upgrade. These have
been made close to the original 3P patches. All
these can be edited and restored. When
selecting a patch select a combination of the
Bank button and the Tone button. The Bank
and Tone buttons will light to show the
selection.
Note - The memory protection switch on the
rear of the 3P will prevent memory writing. The
write button will not function if the rear panel
switch is in the middle position. All the Tone
lights will flash once if a write is attempted with
the protect on.
•You can only select one patch at a time
•All tones on Banks C to P contain a
generic tone only from the factory and
can be programmed with your own
synthesized sounds
•All patches on all banks can be
programmed (256 in total)
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Performance Control Section
Pitch Bender
This allows you to change the pitch of the DCOs
individually or together depending on the selection
made using the B- 2 parameter edit. The pitch
bender can also be directed to the Filter Cutoff,
DCO Mix and LFO rate using parameters B- 3 to
B- 6. These can be applied in any combination.
LFO Trigger Button
This button will add modulation. The
destination of this modulation can
be any of the AA- to AA- 3
modulation parameters and the
level is set by the AA- 4 & AA- 5
level controls.
Bend Range Switch
This sets the Maximum effect of the bender.
•Wide...Maximum effect. This will be an
Octave for DCOs
•Mid...Medium effect. This will be a major
perfect 5th for DCOs
•Narrow...Smallest effect. This will be a two
semitones for DCOs
On all factory programs the LFO
button has been configured to a
moderate level of DCO LFO level on
both DCOs to give a vibrato effect.
Brilliance Knob
This control sets the overall tone of the 3P. It
achieves this by altering the filter cutoff level for all
voices. This is done using hardware and will alter
any programmed filter settings.
Volume Knob
This sets the overall output level of
the 3P.
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Chorus button
Press this button to turn on the chorus effect.
The indicator LED will light when the effect is
on. Press this button again to turn this effect
off. If manual mode has been selected then
this button will flash.
Hold button
The Hold button is used for several different
functions
•Hold button pressed only will switch
on the hold function and the indicator
LED will light. Press this button again
to turn this effect off. While hold is on
notes played will continue to sound at
the envelope sustain or gate level
depending how the VCA mode has
been selected using D-8. If notes are
played after all notes were released
the held notes are cleared and a new
hold is started. To hold multiple notes
play them all before releasing the last
note. This differs from the original 3P
hold method.
•Pressing and releasing the TAPE
button and then pressing the Hold
button will enter Arp mode. This is
indicated by the Hold LED flashing. If
the Hold function is active while in
Arp mode the Hold light will remain
on overriding the Arp indication but
will not effect Arp Play.
Mute button
If you press this button the volume of the
lower two octaves will be decreased. The
indicator LED will light when the effect is on.
Pressing this button again will turn the mute
function off. This will also effect sequence
play. This effect will not apply to midi note
data.
•Pressing and releasing the TAPE
button and then pressing the Mute button will
Enable/Disable Pattern Play.
Key Transpose button.
Transposition to any key is possible. By using
the appropriate key you can shift the pitch of
the entire keyboard. This is set by pressing
the Key T button and pressing any key on the
keyboard while the Key T button is held. The
Key T LED will light if the keyboard is
transposed. To clear this, press the Key T
button and press any C key. This is available
in all playing modes except Chord Mode. The
Key T light will flash when the 3P is in Chord
mode.
Note - if the 3P is in Chord Mode any
previous transpose will stay set but it will not
be possible to change or cancel this until
Chord Mode is exited as the Key Transpose
button is used to set the Chord. See the
section on assignment modes. Pressing and
releasing the Key Transpose button in Chord
mode without keys down will exit Chord
Mode.
Note - Key Transposing will also apply to
midi note data sent to the 3P. It is possible
to have the 3P playing a different note to
another keyboard using the same midi
note data if the Key Transpose has been
set.
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3P Upgrade Notes
Sens Control The behavior of the Sens control
during parameter editing has been
changed from the way the original
3P works. When editing a parameter
the current value of the parameter
must be matched before the Sens
Control will have any effect on the
parameter value. e.g. if the filter
cutoff is set to 7 the Sens must be
moved to 7 before it will begin to edit
the setting. This has been done so
that a parameter will not jump to the
Sens setting which can cause
unpredictable and sometimes
unpleasant results.
The switch settings are no longer
changed using the Bank buttons.
They are now also changed using
the Sens control. See the section
on Parameter Editing for details
on this.
Factory Presets The factory presets have been made
close to the original 3P presets.
Clock Display
Midi Switch
The two LFOs and the Sequencer
clock can display on the front panel.
LFO & 2 will display on the Group
A and Group B buttons and the
Sequence Clock will display on the
Rest button light if enabled.
The 3P should be run with the
protect switch in the center position.
The LFO's will stop displaying
while the 3P is not in normal play
mode and the Sequence Clock
will not display while a sequence
is being edited.
This can be moved to 'Protect off'
to change patches. The idi
select position is not used.
Chorus When the Chorus Upgrade is
installed Chorus Speed and a
Chorus Manual Mode will be
available. The Sense Slider will alter
Chorus Speed when not in edit
mode
Midi Received Midi data received will flash the Tape
Memory button light if it is
recognized by the 3P.
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Midi Panic
PG-200 Support
The Group A button also acts as
idi Panic and will cancel any
sounding notes including internal.
To stop all output from the 3P press
Group A. Note - This will only work
when not in Edit Mode.
PG-200 support has been removed
from release 2.50 or higher.
SysEx Dump SysEx Bulk Load/Dump facilities
have been provided in the 3P
system. Manual Dumps of the
Currently Selected Tone, All Stored
Tones, the Currently Selected
Sequence and the Currently
Selected Pattern can be Loaded or
Dumped. The button sequence
required is detailed in the Menu Map.
Other Dump types are available via
SysEx messages which are detailed
in the SysEx section.
Note - All Dumps and Loads use the
edit buffer to transfer data. Any
unsaved edits will be lost. e.g. If you
dump Tone the saved version will
be dumped not the edit buffer.
Note - Write Protect must be off to
Load Dumps
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Sequencer
The JX-3P Upgrade contains a
polyphonic sequencer that has the
capacity of 24 step automatic
playing. Up to 6 notes can be played
at a time so writing a chord is
possible.
Sequencer Write Button
Press this button, followed by the
sequence number using the tone
buttons ( - 6), to write data into the
built in sequencer.
Sequencer Tie Button
In sequencer edit mode this button
will join notes by repeating the last
step.
In Play mode the Tie button will
enable one of 6 saved sequences
to be loaded. Press Tie followed by
Tone number - 6. The currently
loaded Seq will flash. The loaded
sequence will begin to play after the
current one has reached the last
position if currently playing.
Sequencer Rest Button
In sequencer mode this button will
write rests (no sound) into the
sequence.
Note - if more than 6 notes are used in
one step only the last 6 notes will play.
Rate Knob
This controls the speed of the
Sequencer clock if the clock source is
selected as internal using parameter
control A- 3. If the clock source is from
any other source this control will have
no effect. Also if a clock source is
plugged into the external socket in the
rear of the 3P this will override the
internal clock and this control.
If the 3P has been configured to send
midi Clocks then the Rate control will
set the speed of these. Note - if
anything is plugged into the External
Input the internal Clock will stop. This is
a hardware function of the 3P.
Start/Stop Button
This is to start or stop the sequencer
playing. Each time you press this
button the sequencer will start or stop.
Note - If the clock source is midi,
pattern or external the sequence will not
begin playing until the first clock is
received.
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A) Writing / Editing
The 3P Upgrade differs from the
original 3P in that the sequence write
is always in edit mode. The only way
to erase or blank a sequence is by
using the Seq Erase Menu Option
(Shift:Seq Write:Tone Number - see
the menu map). If you choose an
existing sequence when Seq Write
is pressed then any step(s) you
write will overwrite all notes in the
existing step(s) already in the
sequence. The Group A
(backwards) and Group B (forwards)
buttons will allow non destructive
stepping within a sequence.
e.g. if the existing sequence is C, D,
E, F, G and you step to the third step
and play the chord C E G the
resulting sequence will now be C, D,
CEG(chord), F, G. You will have
overwritten the third step.
You can write the pitch by playing
the keyboard (or midi keyboard),
and the rhythm by pressing the Tie
button and the Rest button. (The
pitch and rhythm should be
simultaneously written).
( ) Find the shortest time value in the
phrase you wish to write. Then
divide the longer time values by
that shortest one.
(e.g)
(2) The external selector switch should
remain in the PG-200 position when
writing to memory.
(3) Press the Sequence Write button
followed by the Tone button for
the Sequence to Write/Edit. The
current Sequence number will
flash on the Tone lights. The
Write button lights up and the
JX-3P will be in the writing/editing
mode.
(4) By playing the keyboard and
using the Tie button and Rest
button, write steps one after
another.
(5) If writing is complete press the
Write button followed by a Tone
button to Save the Sequence to
permanent memory or the Start
button or Shift Button to exit edit
mode. The Start button will also
start the sequence playing on the
next clock received. If the Seq is
not saved the sequence will be
lost if the 3P is powered off or
another sequence is loaded.
Pressing the Start/Stop button
again will stop the sequence
playing and the Start indicator will
go out. (refer to B->Playing)
(6) Return the Ext Switch to the
Memory Protect Position.
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A) Seq Overdub Edit
Overdub editing is possible by
pressing Bank A during a sequence
edit while playing Sequence note(s).
When Bank A is pressed the existing
Sequence step is loaded into the
sequence step edit buffer and any
notes played are added to the
existing note(s).
Sequence steps can be non-
destructively stepped forward or
backwards by using the Group A
button to step backwards (closer to
the start of the sequence) or Group B
to step forwards.
A sequence can be stopped at the
current step by pressing Bank B at
the last step required. All steps
beyond this point will be lost. For
example, if the sequence being
edited has 5 steps and you are on
the 3rd step and press Bank B the
length of the sequence will be 3 and
steps 4 & 5 will be lost.
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B) Playing
Load Sequence
A Sequence can be loaded in two ways.
A Sequence is loaded manually by
pressing Seq Tie and then a Tone
button - 6. The Sequence that is
stored under the Tone button selected
will be loaded to memory
.
A Sequence can be assigned to a
Tone and can load automatically
when the Tone is loaded. To do this
place the Sequence number - 6 in
the Load Sequence Field (D- ) in the
Tone Parameter Editing. Place a zero
in this field (no editing lights on) if you
do not want a Sequence to load. The
last Sequence will stay in memory and
continue to play (if enabled) in this
case.
If you press the Start/Stop button the
indicator will light up and the data
written into the sequencer will be
played. If the seq clock is set to ext or
midi the first note of the sequence will
only sound once a clock has been
received. This allows a seq to be
queued to start. When all the notes are
played the data will return to the
beginning and be played again from
the start. Pressing the Start/Stop
button once more (it's indicator will go
out) will stop playing immediately. The
temp of the playing will be determined
by the clock source. If the clock
source is internal then the tempo will
be set by the Rate Knob. The Rate
Knob will have no effect if the clock
source is anything other than the
internal clock.
* If you stop the Sequence part
way through and then restart it
the data will start from the
beginning.
* If you wish to only play the data
once, put some rests are the end
so it is easier to stop the
sequence in the correct place.
It is possible to play along with the
sequencer. The 3P has 6 voices in total
and if not enough voices remain for all
the sequence note(s) then these will be
lost. i.e. if the sequence step has four
notes and three are being played then
one sequence note will not sound.
Note - If a new sequence or tone is
loaded while a sequence is playing
the load of the tone and Seq and
pattern will delay until the current
sequence reaches the end and is
about to loop back to the start. At
this point the Tone and Sequence (if
auto load enabled) and Pattern (if
auto load enabled) will then load and
the next note(s) to sound will be with
the new selection.
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Arpeggiator
The KiwiTechnics 3P Upgrade has a
built in Arpeggiator that can be applied
to any sound.
Arpeggiator Mode is entered by
pressing and releasing the Tape button
and then pressing the Hold button.
The Hold button will begin to flash. Note
- if Hold Mode is applied during Arp
Mode the Hold Mode Light will override
the Arp Mode light and the Hold light
will stay on. This will not effect Arp
Mode which is still active.
The clock for the Arpeggiator can be
chosen from a number of sources using
Global A-7. These can be Int/Ext,
Pattern, LFO2 or the midi clock divided
by 3, 4, 6, 9, 2, 8, 24, 36 48, 72, 96,
28, 44, 68 or 92.
The behavior or the Arpeggiator can be
set using Global A-5 to set the style and
Global A-6 to set the range. The style
can be up only, down only, up & down
and random. The range can be 0-2
octaves.
Canceling Arpeggiator ode.
Arpeggiator mode can be cleared by
pressing and releasing the Tape button
and then pressing the Hold button.
Note - If the Arpeggiator notes held
are spread over more than octave
and more than one octave is
selected in the Arp Range the notes
played will be as follows. All the first
octave notes held will play followed
by the same pattern moved up one
or two octaves. The result of this will
be the first note of the second pass
can be lower than the last note of
the first pass. This can sound odd if
you have selected one direction for
the Arp Mode.
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Pattern Play
The KiwiTechnics 3P Upgrade has a
pattern system that can be applied to
any Tone. There are 6 independent
patterns which are stored under the
Tone buttons - 6.
Pattern Play.
Pattern Play can be toggled on and
off by pressing and releasing the
Tape button and then pressing the
Mute button. Pattern Level is set
using Global Parameter A- 2.
Note: If the Pattern Level is set to
off, Pattern > VCF or VCA is not
enabled or the Pattern is blank the
Pattern Selected will not sound
even if Play is enabled.
Load Pattern
A Pattern can be loaded in two ways.
A pattern is loaded manually by
pressing Group B and then a Tone
button - 6 (the current pattern will
flash). The pattern that is stored
under the Tone button selected will
be loaded to memory and begin to
play only if pattern play and pattern
destination (VCF or VCA) is
enabled, and the Pattern Level is
not zero.
A pattern can be assigned to a Tone
and can load automatically when
the Tone is loaded. To do this place
the pattern number - 6 in the Load
Pattern Field (D-2) in the Tone
Parameter Editing. Place a zero in
this field (no editing lights on) if you
do not want a pattern to load. The
last pattern will stay in memory and
continue to play (if enabled) in this
case.
Edit Pattern
Edit mode is entered by pressing
and releasing Tape and then
pressing the Group B button
followed by a Tone button - 6 to
select the pattern to edit. The
currently selected Pattern will flash.
Clock Speed can be set using
Global Parameter A- 4. The clock
for the Pattern System can be
chosen from Int/Ext, LFO2 or the
midi clock divided by 3, 4, 6, 9,
2, 8, 24, 36 48, 72, 96, 28,
44, 68 or 92.
The Pattern clock will show on the
6 Tone lights while in Pattern Edit
mode.
Exit Pattern Edit mode by
pressing the Edit Write button
followed by the Tone number - 6
to store the pattern under that
number or the Tape button to
abort editing without storing the
Pattern. If aborted the edited
pattern will remain in the
temporary buffer and continue to
sound until it is overwritten or the
3P is powered off.
To create a pattern press the tone
buttons to add or remove
sections of the pattern. If a tone
button light is dark the pattern
step will sound at the Pattern
Level parameter setting (Global
Parameter A- 2) and if the tone
button light is on the pattern step
will sound at normal play level.
Pattern Length.
The pattern length can be
changed from 2- 6. This is set by
pressing and holding the Group A
button and then pressing a tone
button between 2 and 6 while in
Pattern edit mode. The current
Length will flash on the Tone
Lights while Group A is pressed.
Canceling a Pattern.
A pattern can be cleared by
setting all the tone lights on.
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