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# PX5S 'B3' tonewheel organ
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B3 is an extended 'Hammond' stage set using two PX5s hex-layers for 9 drawbars and rudimentary 'foldback'.
Further zones are used to simulate 'Organ Percussion' (with a doubtful result ;))
Foldback is 'folding' higher tones down 1-2 octaves which adds to the pronounced 'crying' of B3 organs.
As PX5S is limited to maximum 2 hex-layers, foldback cannot entirely be reproduced - the stage set uses a
'mixture' of the foldback/nonfoldback characteristics of C3, B3 and spinets like M3/L100
B3 exists in two flavours differing in 'overdrive'
- B3 Jazz: Overdrive is tuned for a 'warm tube OD': drawbars can be pulled all out without running into fuzz distortion
- B3 Rock: Overdrive is tuned for a 'rough OD': it quickly runs into 'rock distortion'
The PX controls and pedals are used for: drawbars, Overdrive, Vibrato/Chorus (VC), Leslie fast/slow, Percussion short/long, 'Tonewheel off'
For details about using Percussion, CV, 'PX Controls', customisation options etc see the accompanying text file
