Viscount DB-3, User Manual

DB-3

   Drawbar Organ

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Rotary Slow / Fast (CC 30)

This message controls the Rotary fast / slow speeds.

BnH 1EH vvH

n=MIDI channel number

: 00H – 0FH (ch.1 – ch.16)

vv=Rotary speeds

: 00H – 3FH (slow speed)
: 40H – 7FH (fast speed)

-

In MIDI Mode 1 and 2 if this message is received on
the Lower (MIDI Mode 1 only) and Bass channels it
is ignored.

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Reverb level (CC 91)

Message which control the Reverb level.

BnH 5BH vvH

n=MIDI channel number

: 00H – 0FH (ch.1 – ch.16)

vv=Reverb level value

: 00H – 7FH (0 – 127)

-

In MIDI Mode 1 and 2 if this message is received on
the Lower (MIDI Mode 1 only) and Bass channels it
is ignored.

•

All note off (CC 123)

Terminates all notes currently on for the specific channel.

BnH 7BH 00H

n=MIDI channel number

: 00H – 0FH (ch.1 – ch.16)

Program Change

Messages for Upper Memories, Bass and Lower Presets
selection.
With a combination of Bank Select you can select the
Global Memories.

CnH mmH

n=MIDI channel number

: 00H – 0FH
(ch.1 – ch.16)

mm=Memory 

–

 Preset number : 0AH (Drawbars)

: 0BH – 10H
(Upper Memory 1 – 6)
: 14H
(Lower Preset off)
: 15H – 19H
(Lower Preset 1 – 5)
: 1EH
(Bass Preset off)
: 1FH – 20H
(Bass Preset 1 – 2)

BnH 00H 01H (Bank Select MSB)
BnH 20H 00H (Bank Select LSB)
CnH mmH

n=MIDI channel number

: 00H – 0FH
(ch.1 – ch.16)

mm=Global memory number

: 00H – 05H
(Global Memory 1 – 6)

SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES

System Exclusive messages control various parameters
of the DB-3. Some parameters are controlled by sys-ex
messages only (i.e. Vibrato, Chorus, Percussion, etc...).
Drawbars level, Reverb and Rotary  parameters are
controlled by the Control Changes (with MIDI
Mode=Control Change, see the previous paragraph to
know the messages) or Sys-Ex (with MIDI Mode=Sys-
Ex).

Message Format

F0H iiH ddH mmH ccH ppH xxH yyH F7H

F0H

: System Exclusive Message status

iiH

: Manufacturer ID. Viscount ID is 31H

ddH

: Device ID (drawbars organs family ID is 30H)

mmH : Model ID (DB-3 model ID is 02H).
ccH

: Command ID

ppH

: Parameter ID

xxH

: First data byte

yyH

: Second data byte (if needed)

F7H

: EOX (End Of Exclusive)

Parameters controlled by System Exclusive
messages only

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Ovedrive Level

This message regulates the Overdrive level.

F0H 31H 30H 02H 01H 01H xxH yyH F7H

F0H

: Exclusive status

31H

: Viscount ID

30H

: drawbars organ ID

02H

: DB-3 ID

01H

: control on panel

01H

: Overdrive level

xxH

: first data byte (00H – 01H)

yyH

: second data byte (00H – 7FH)

F7H

: EOX

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Type of Vibrato & Chorus

This message select the type of Vibrato or  Chorus.

F0H 31H 30H 02H 01H 05H xxH F7H

F0H

: Exclusive status

31H

: Viscount ID

30H

: drawbars organ ID

02H

: DB-3 ID

01H

: control on panel

05H

: type of Vibrato & Chorus

xxH

: data byte

01H=Vibrato V1
02H=Vibrato V2
03H=Vibrato V3
04H=Chorus C1
05H=Chorus C2
06H=Chorus C3

F7H

: EOX

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