MCMC-3

User Manual

MADE IN ITALY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) GENERAL WARNINGS.

2) PACKAGE AND HANDLING.

3) ACCESSORIES IN THE PACKAGE.

4) CONNECTIONS, CONTROLS AND POSITIONING.

5) START-UP AND SHUT DOWN OF THE INSTRUMENT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

1)GENERAL WARNINGS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE CONNECTING ANY CABLES.

!!! WARNING !!!

Do not place the instrument in wet or dirty environments Do not remove the protective coverings. Do not touch the AC plug with wet hands.

DEFAULT OF FACTORY Your instrument by default will work from 100V to 240V AC 50/60 Hz and it is a legal requirement that you are advised of this. Be sure that local electrical standards are compliant with the instrument. Your serial number is written on the back panel of your instrument.

DO NOT REMOVE THE UPPER OR BACK COVERS FOR ANY REASON!

IN THE EVENT THAT YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON YOUR INSTRUMENT, PLEASE ASK YOUR DEALER OR AN AUTHORISED BGS TECHNICAL CENTER. THE AC CONNECTION IS NEXT TO THE ON-OFF BUTTON AND IS SITUATED AT THE BACK LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT. BEFORE CONNECTING THE AC CABLE PLEASE MAKE ALL OTHER CONNECTIONS FIRST.

!!!WARNING!!!
THIS IS A CLASS 1 PRODUCT AND SO REQUIRES A GOOD EARTH CONNECTION IN ORDER TO WORK PROPERLY.

PRECAUTIONS
When you are using the instrument, please be aware of the following: If present, ventilation holes must not be covered. Air must circulate freely around instrument The instrument must be installed in a place free of vibration. Do not expose it to electro-magnetic interference Do not expose it to heat, cold, wet and dust. Do not expose it to direct sunlight. Do not expose it to electrostatic forces. Do not place on it things with flames like candles etc Do not place on it vessels containing fluids.

If anything enters the instrument, please contact your dealer or the official Bgs Musical instruments service support.

N.B. 1. Do not unplug the AC cord by forcing the cable. 2. When not in use please unplug the AC cable 3. Please unplug the AC cable during thunderstorms.

!!!WARNING!!!
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WHEN THE ON-OFF BUTTON IS AT 0, THE INSTRUMENT IS STILL CONNECTED TO THE MAIN POWER. WHEN THE INSTRUMENT IS CONNECTED TO THE AC LINE AND THE ON-OFF BUTTON IS IN POSITION 1 (ON), THE MIDI INTERFACE AND THE CONTROLLER IS ON. JUST REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU TURN THE ON-OFF BUTTON TO 1 (ON), THE 4 LEDS SHOULD LIGHT: THIS INDICATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT IS OPERATING.

2) PACKAGE AND HANDLING

Please remove the organ from its packaging carefully. The organ midi controller weights just over 25 KG! If not placed in the original Hamichord stand, we recommend that the organ has to be placed on a stand which is rated at least at 40 KG which will give a more than sufficient safety margin.

!!!WARNING!!!
The packaging bag is not a toy! Keep it outside the reach of children! BGs Musical Instruments, is not responsible for any injuries incurred by incorrect use of the organ or the packaging materials.

3) PACKAGING CONTENTS

The Hamichord MC-3 pack contains:

HAMICHORD MC-3 organ midi controller Owner Manual AC plug IEC and ROHS compliant Hamichord swell pedal

4)CONNECTIONS, CONTROLS AND POSITIONING.

The power lead supplied is a standard IEC connector terminated with a German Schuko plug. Be sure that the on/off switch is in the off position before connecting the power cable. The instrument is suitable to be used in most countries of the world accepting voltages between 100 to 240 AC. But please ask your dealer for using in your country, and please be sure that your personal AC supply is suitable with the instrument requirements.

CONNECTION OF THE ORGAN

Please remember that we HIGHLY suggest the use of the Hamichord swell pedal. We cannot guarantee that every pedal on the market is suitable for use with your organ: Before connecting another kind of pedal, please be sure that it is electrically compliant. BGs srl is not responsible for any damage that may happen to the instrument due to the use of an incompatible swell pedal or volume pedal!

POSITIONING
The optimal support for the instrument is the original Hamichord stand, however, you can use alternative supports if they are suitable for the weight of the organ.

CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS

Back panel connections: AC Plug in (from 100 to 240 V) Button On/I Off/0 Rotator EXT-INT: With this selector you can choose between the internal rotary simulator and switching to an external rotary speaker. When the selector is in internal position, the front switch will use the internal rotary simulator. When the selector is in external position, the internal simulation is turned off and the front switch will switch speeds on your external rotary speaker connected via the 11 pin connector (if connected to exp-edition).

Swell Pedal: jack stereo output Inch Please use only the original HAMICHORD swell pedal, other pedals may damage the instrument; if you would like to know if your own pedal is compatible with Hamichord please contact us.

WARNING!: do not plug or unplug the swell pedal with the organ on! This may damage the organ or cause it to work incorrectly.

Midi Out: standard din 5 pin output. With this socket you can connect various types of MIDI systems: default controller configuration is:

Channel 1 : Drawbars, buttons, slides, swell pedal and other controllers. Upper keyboard. Channel 2 : Lower keyboard. Midi IN: input din 5 pin. With this connector you can use an external system capable of sending midi messages (such as a master-keyboard) and can also be used to upgrade the firmware of the instrument with the MFU Technology.

Midi THRU: output din 5 pin. Unfiltered copy of Midi in.

WARNING: We strongly suggest you not to connect or disconnect midi cables when the system is running!!! The instrument may not work properly and it can result in damaging.

Access to internal rack slot for connecting exp-edition. Near the on/off button, you can see a metal panel that is easily removable with two screws.

5) START-UP AND SHUT DOWN OF THE INSTRUMENT:

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

HAMICHORD FUNCTIONS

START THE MIDI CONTROLLER

In this state Hamichord can only talk to an external MIDI devices (sequencer, computer, etc ) using the midi out socket; also the other midi sockets work. Once you connect the AC plug, turn the on/off button to I (on): this operation will turn on the midi controller that will be in full operation in 3-4 seconds; The system is ready when all of the four lights above the drawbars are on. After this, the midi controller needs to be synchronized with the hardware interface: the preset section hasnt got the mechanical latch system, the first thing to do before playing is to choose one preset or choose the drawbar sets by pressing A# or B key on the lower and on the upper manual. The respective LEDs of the drawbars set power up; drawbars set not active has got the LED off. If Hamichord Expedition is connected you can turn-on it through the switch (1) you find on the upper right End-block. When the system start the LED above the switch will light.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF WORKING

The organ has 2 manuals consisting of 61 keys and 12 keys of presets on each manual: you can recognize preset keys from playing keys by the fact that presets keys are on the left and the colours are inverted.

Functions related to presets are:

Presets upper manual (2)

C: cancel, All drawbars closed no sound. drawbars sets flashing. Leds of related

C#- A Each key could be modified by user: see the store prest function section. Leds of related drawbars sets off. A#: B: drawbars set I active - relative led is on drawbars set II active with percussion - relative led is on

Presets lower manual (3)

C: cancel, All drawbars closed no sound . Leds of related drawbars sets flashing. C#- A Each key could be modified by user: see the store prest function section. Leds of related drawbars sets off. A#: B: drawbars set I active - relative led is on drawbars set II active - relative led is on

Drawbars Section
Each Upper (4) and Lower (5) drawbars set has 9 rotary slides with caps of these colors: brown: white: black: 16 5&1/3 8 4 2 1 2&2/3 1&1/3 1&3/5

With these you can mix the harmonics and set the volume of each foot by moving from 0 (drawbar close) to 8 (drawbar open) .

From left to right every set is made by:

16 5-1/3 8 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1-3/5 1

One octave below 8 with repetition of first low octave. A fifth over 8 Fundamental An octave above 8 One octave and a fifth above 8 Two octaves above 8 with repetition of the last upper octave. Two octaves and a third above 8. Two octaves and a fifth above 8 Three octaves above 8 with repetition of last 2 high octaves.

Pedal Board Drawbars In the middle of the 4 drawbars set, you will find 2 brown drawbars that are used for controlling the 32 and 16 when an external midi pedal board is connected.

STORE PRESETS FUNCTION:

With EPS Technology you can easily save your own drawbars configuration and recall when you want ( also after shut down ) by operate in this way: Do your own drawbars configuration on the upper manual moving each drawbar ( first set from the left ): when you reach the desired sound, choose the preset key ( inverted coloured keys) where you want your sound to be saved: press and hold keys for 4-5 seconds until the related LEDS will flash one time. Done! Now your sound is stored in that preset key. You can delete it by do the operation described above another time. For store presets on the lower manual do the same but using the third set from the left. For store and recall presets use only the inverted coloured keys from C# to A. of both manuals.

EFFECTS
Percussion (6) In the Upper manual with the B preset active, is it possible to activate the percussion effect with the buttons set in the higher right part of the instrument. Perc. On/off: Perc. Volume Soft/Norm. : Perc. Decay : Perc. Harmonic : and III (third ). Percussion on or percussion off. Two different volumes of percussion. Percussion decay Fast and Slow Harmonic of the percussion , II (second )

Vibrato / Chorus / Volume Normal/soft In the upper left part of the instrument you can find the knob for Vibrato and Chorus (7). V I V II V III : C I C II C III : Three different vibrato depths. Three different chorus depths.

This effect can be assigned separately for each manual selecting the Upper and Lower Tabs (8) in the extreme left of the panel. In the same left part of the instrument theres also a tab called Volum normal/soft (8) that decrease 2/3 of the general volume of the controller.

Rotating controllers and knobs On the left and the right end blocks of the Hamichord there are 6 knobs which send specific MIDI MESSAGES (control changes (CC)) which you can assign to a particular feature ( please refer to your expander instruction or to your software manual). On Upper Left End-block (9) you have two potentiometers for controlling the general volume and the quantity of saturation of the internal tube amp simulator: On Lower Left End-block (10) you will find two knobs that control the keyclick and reverb. On the Lower Right End-block (11) there are two knobs for controlling the treble and bass level Pedal Board Drawbars In the middle of the 4 drawbars set, you will find 2 brown drawbars that are used for controlling the 32 and 16 when an external midi pedal board is connected.

All CC are fixed and cannot be changed by the user: see the CC map for reference.

Turning off the instrument When the instrument is operating as a MIDI CONTROLLER, to turn off the instrument you have to simply turn the rear button to 0 (off).

APPENDICES
HAMICHORD M-C3 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
FUNCTION Basic Channel Default: Changed: Mode Messages Default: Altered: Note Number True Voice Velocity Note On Note Off Aftertouch Keys: Channel : Pitch Bend :1-2 :1-2 X X TRASMITTED X RECOGNIZED REMARKS

0-127 _______________ X X

X Without velocity kit X

X X X X

Control Change

Program Change

System Exclusive

GM, GM2, MMC

O, firmware upgrade

Song Position Common song select System : Clock Exclusive : Command Aux : Local ON/OFF Messages: All Notes OFF :Active Sense :Reset Notes

X X X X X X

X X O O O O

MIDI CC MAP
CONTROL
Upper Drawbar 16' (brown) Upper drawbar 5 1/3' (brown) Upper drawbar 8' (white)

CC
NUMBER 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

AUTOMATION VALUE 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127

NOTES

A Set - active if A#
preset key of upper manual is selected

Upper drawbar 4' (white) Upper drawbar 2 2/3' (black) Upper drawbar 2' (white) Upper drawbar 1 3/5' (black) Upper drawbar 1 1/3' (black) Upper drawbar 1' (white) Upper Drawbar 16' (brown) Upper drawbar 5 1/3' (brown) Upper drawbar 8' (white)

B Set - Active if B
preset key of upper manual is selected

Upper drawbar 4' (white) Upper drawbar 2 2/3' (black) Upper drawbar 2' (white) Upper drawbar 1 3/5' (black) Upper drawbar 1 1/3' (black) Upper drawbar 1' (white) Lower Drawbar 16' (brown) Lower drawbar 5 1/3' (brown) Lower drawbar 8' (white)

C Set - Active if A#
preset key of lower manual is selected

Lower drawbar 4' (white) Lower drawbar 2 2/3' (black) Lower drawbar 2' (white) Lower drawbar 1 3/5' (black) Lower drawbar 1 1/3' (black) Lower drawbar 1' (white)

Lower Drawbar 16' (brown) Lower drawbar 5 1/3' (brown) Lower drawbar 8' (white)

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127

D Set - Active if B
preset key of lower manual is selected

Lower drawbar 4' (white) Lower drawbar 2 2/3' (black) Lower drawbar 2' (white) Lower drawbar 1 3/5' (black) Upper drawbar 1 1/3' (black) Lower drawbar 1' (white)

C C# D D# E F

Cancel Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Preset 6 Preset 7 Preset 8 Preset 9 first set active second set active

ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS sync sync

Upper presets
F# G G# A A# B

C C# D D# E F

Cancel Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 Preset 4 Preset 5 Preset 6 Preset 7 Preset 8 Preset 9 Third set active fourth set active 30 31 32 33-53 36 36 35 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 decrease 50% of Volume pot

ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF 0-127 0-127 0-127 ONOFF 0-127 EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS EPS sync sync

Lower presets
F# G G# A A# B Pedalboard Drawbar 32' Pedalboard Drawbar 16' Vibrato-Chorus Rotator ON/OFF Volume Volume Normal-soft Drive Click Reverb Treble Bass Percussion ON Percussion Volume Percussion Decay Percussion Harmonic Vibrato upper Vibrato lower Rotary run Rotary fast

0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 0-127 ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF ONOFF Only if set B is active

Controllers

TROUBLESHOOTING
If you experience problems, please see the relevant item and take the appropriate measures. 1)The power is turned ON(I), but the four leds dont light. -Be sure the power chord is connected to the AC main. -Be sure the power chord is fixed well in the rear panel of M-C3. -Check if the controller is able to send midi messages, if so, please contact assistance.

2)The power is turned ON(I), the four leds light but the controller doesnt send midi messages. -Check the midi cable you are using. -Check the instruments that is receiving midi messages from M-C3 : in particular check configuration of midi channel, general midi configuration, and other midi function: see your midi instrument manual for details. -if you are not sure about configuration of the midi instrument connected to M-C3, use a MIDI cable/adapter with indication of midi activities. If theres no midi activities, please contact the assistance.

3)Operating with the percussion ON/OFF tab, its impossible to enable the percussion sound. -Check if the led above the B drawbars set is active, if not, please select the appropriate set ( percussion only work on set B).

4)Connecting M-C3 to a midi system like PC with VST or expander, control changes dont work in the right way. -Please remember that M-C3 control change messages are fixed and is impossible to change them; according to this, you have to manually change in the midi system connected to M-C3 every control change number for match with the controller or use the midi-learn function of the expander-PC/VST. See your instrument manual for detail.

If you experience problems not listed above or if you notice strange behaviour on your instrument, dont hesitate to contact BGs Musical instrument or the authorized assistance.

This product is made under the actual rules of the CE.

In case in the future your instrument gets too old to play/use or malfunctions beyond repair, please observe the instructions of this mark or, if any question, be sure to contact your dealer or your nearest town or municipal office for its proper disposal.

Contacts

BGs S.r.l. Via Cilea, 30 60022 Castelfidardo-ANITALY Tel. +39-071-7825229 Fax +39-071-7824012 Vat number IT02112920422 Official Website: www.bgmi.it

E-mail: [email protected]

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