Vintage B3 MIDI mode: Hammond Suzuki

The table outlines MIDI controller assignments when MIDI mode is set to Hammond Suzuki. This setting matches the controller mapping of Hammond XB-series organs.

Controller number

MIDI mode Hammond Suzuki: assigned parameter

80

All upper draw bars

81

All lower draw bars

82

Pedal draw bars, Scanner Vibrato, Bass Filter

Rotor Cabinet

Leslie On

Rotor Cabinet on/off

Leslie Fast

Slow/Brake

Leslie Brake

Controls Brake function of Rotor Cabinet

Vibrato

Vibrato On

Upper Vibrato on/off (on XK-3 only)

Vibrato Mode

Vibrato type (V1-C3, XK-3 only)

87

Chorus Vibrato type

Drive

Distortion Drive

Reverb Level

Reverb Level

Perc 2nd and Perc 3rd

Percussion Harmonic, 3rd harmonic has priority over 2nd. Translation from XK buttons to Vintage B3 is as follows:

  • 2nd off, 3rd off x Vintage B3:  Percussion off

  • 2nd on, 3rd off x Vintage B3:  2nd Harmonic

  • 2nd off, 3rd on x Vintage B3:  3rd Harmonic

  • 2nd on, 3rd on x Vintage B3:  3rd Harmonic

Perc Fast

Selects a preset decay time for fast or slow decay

Perc Soft

Selects a preset level for either soft or normal percussion

Vibrato Mode

Selects either Vibrato Off, V1/V2/V3, or C1/C2/C3 (XK-2 only)

Vibrato VC

Switches between Vibrato or Chorus Vibrato (XK-2 only)