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Ensemble sounds: brass ensemble, tape strings, synth pad,etc.
• Bass sounds: acoustic bass, electric bass, synth bass
For details on how to select sounds, see page 8 of the “Owner’sManual.”•* Download the PDF from www.voxamps.com.

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The VOX Continental Ver.2.0 has evolved into an even more
complete stage keyboard by adding carefully selected newsounds and convenient performance functions. The following
upgrades have been added.
58 versatile sounds have been added
A split function has been added
The damper effect can be enabled or disabled for eachsound part
• A scene set function has been added, and the number ofscenes has increased from 16 to 64• The amount of noise that is characteristic of vintage organs
can be adjusted• The tonal character of the PIANO part can be switchedusing the bend lever
For details, refer to the explanations that follow.
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Setting the split function

1 Press a part select button (ORGAN, E.PIANO, PIANO,

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3

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Versatile added sounds
The following sounds have been added. For details, refer to“VOX Continental Ver.2.0 Voice Name List” (PDF).
•Keyboard instrument sounds: small grand, upright piano,
historical instruments such as fortepiano and harpsichord,electric piano and clavi with a variety of effect settings, FM
electric piano, etc.

SPLIT button

KEY/LAYER) to select the sound part that you’ll play in theupper region of the keyboard (the button is lit). ( Seeillustration below)
Hold down the SPLIT button of the ORGAN part andpress one of the part select buttons (ORGAN, E.PIANO,PIANO, KEY/LAYER) to select the sound part that you’ll
play in the lower region of the keyboard (the SPLIT button
blinks, and the part select button is lit).
Specify the split point (the point at which the keyboard isdivided).
Hold down the SPLIT button of the ORGAN part, andpress the key (on the keyboard) where you want the split
point to be. The key you press will be the lowest key of theupper region.
Select a variation for the upper and lower sounds.
Use the type and VARIATION , buttons of each partto select a variation for that part.

As necessary, use the LEVEL knobs to adjust the volume ofeach part.
Note: If you want to save your settings, save them as a scene.
Refer to page 3 for details on saving.
Note: When using split, the knobs, switches, and controllers
affect the following parts.

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This function lets you divide the keyboard into high and low
regions, and play two of the four sound parts (ORGAN,E.PIANO, PIANO, and KEY/LAYER) in these two regions. For
example, you could play organ with the right hand and bass
with the left hand.

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C4

KEY/LAYER

3Part selectbuttons

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Split point

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Split functionAffect both parts• EFFECTS, master controls, CONTROL pedal
Affect one part• Bend lever (priority order: 1. ORGAN, 2. E.PIANO,
3. PIANO, 4. KEY/LAYER)
Tip: The split point is set to C4 by factory default. If a scene
had already been saved, the setting of that scene is followed.
This is set separately from the split point for organ.
Tip: The SPLIT button blinks when split (for two parts) is on. Itis lit when organ split is on. Split between parts cannot be usedsimultaneously with organ split. For details on organ split, seepage 13 of the “Owner’s Manual.”

Canceling the split function••

Press the ORGAN part’s SPLIT button which is blinking.
Another way to do this:Press one of the part select buttons (ORGAN, E.PIANO,PIANO, KEY/LAYER).
The SPLIT button goes dark, and the split function iscanceled.

Damper setting for each soundpart
For each of the four sound parts ORGAN, E.PIANO, PIANO,
and KEY/LAYER, you can specify whether the damper effect isenabled (On) or disabled (Off).
For example when using split settings with a piano and bass,
you could enable the damper function for the PIANO part anddisable it for the KEY/LAYER part, so that when you press thedamper pedal the damper effect applies only to the piano sound.

Enabling/disabling the damper effect

1 Hold down the EXIT button and press the EFFECT TYPEbutton.
The VARIATION display of each part indicates On or Off.
oF (2 digits), F (1 digit):
The damper function is disabled (Off).
on (2 digits), n (1 digit):
The damper function is enabled (On).
2 Use each part's VARIATION ,  buttons to enable ordisable the function.
3 Press the EXIT button to complete the setting.
Note: If you want to save your settings, save them as a scene.
Refer to page 3 for details on saving.

Selecting and saving a scene
Scenes are used to store your favorite variations or effectsettings and instantly recall them.
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A scene set is a collection of 16
Scene Set 1
scenes: A1–A4, B1–B4, C1–C4,- A1, A2, A3, A4
and D1–D4.
- B1, B2, B3, B4 16 1616- C1, C2, C3, C416
There are four scene sets, scene- D1, D2, D3, D4
set 1 (S1) through scene set 4 (S4),so a total of 64 scenes can besaved internally.
Tip: When the unit is shipped from the factory, settings are
already saved in scene set 1. You can overwrite these scenes.

Selecting the scene

1 Long-press a SCENE 1–4 button to select a scene set.

SCENE BANK buttons

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SCENE 1–4buttons

The ORGAN part’s VARIATION
display indicates the scene set S1–S4, and then returns to indicating
the variation number.
2 Press the BANK ,  buttons toselect a bank (from A to D).
(The LEDs on banks A–D will
Scene Setlight)
No.
3 Press a button from SCENE 1–4 toselect a scene (from 1 to 4).
The saved scene will be recalled,
allowing you to play the sound.
Note: If you change the part variation, effect, octave and othersettings saved in a scene, the currently selected SCENE button
will blink. Press the blinking SCENE button to undo thechanges and revert to the saved state.

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Loading scene data

You can save the sound settings on the VOX Continental asscenes.
Note: The settings of the part select buttons, each sound part,
touch sensors, EFFECTS controls (except for EQ), bend lever,octave, transpose, and damper effect enable/disable are saved.
Note: The following settings are not saved in scenes.
EQ, VOLUME knob, VALVE DRIVE knob and button,
DYNAMICS knob and button, CONTROL button

Here’s how one scene set that has been saved on a USB storage
device (commercially available) can be loaded into theVOX Continental.

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Scene SetNo.

21, 534, 5Saving the scene data
Here’s how one scene set (16 scenes) that has been saved in theVOX Continental can be saved as a data file to a USB storage
device (commercially available) that is connected via the USB
A port.

Note that when you execute loading, the data of the same
scene set in the VOX Continental will be overwritten.

Adjusting the amount of noisefor ORGAN sounds
Some vintage organs produce noises even when they are notbeing played. The VOX Continental reproduces these noises.
On Ver.2.0 you can adjust the amount of these noises.

Adjusting the amount of noise

1 Select the organ sound for which you want to adjust theamount of noise.
Refer to page 8 of the “Owner’s Manual.”
2 Hold down the EXIT button and press the PERC/MTBbutton.
The PERC/MTB button blinks, and only the ORGAN part’s
VARIATION display is lit.
3 Turn the LEVEL knob or use the VARIATION , buttons to adjust the amount of noise.
You can set this in a range of 0–100.
oF : 000. : 100
4 Press the PERC/MBT button to apply the setting.
Press the EXIT button if you decide to cancel the setting.
Note: This setting can be saved in a scene. If you switch sounds
or scenes before saving, the noise amount setting is reset to thesetting of the preset sound.

The effect of the bend lever on
PIANO sounds
You can make changes to the sound by pushing the bend leverup or down.
In Ver.2.0, moving the bend lever up or down switches thecharacter of each PIANO part sound between type 1 and 2.
The effect is different for each sound.
PIANO part: Sound character type1/2

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you want to load the data.
Refer to step 1 of “Selecting the scene” in this manual.
To load the data, perform steps 1–5 of “14. Loading thescene data” on page 23 of the “Owner’s Manual.”

to save.
Refer to step 1 of “Selecting the scene” in this manual.
To save the data, perform steps 1–4 of “13. Saving the scenedata” on page 23 of the “Owner’s Manual.”

Priority
when layered

ORGAN

E.PIANOPIANO

KEY/LAYER

Rotaryspeed

TremoloSoundcharacter

Pitch bend

FastOnType 1UpSlow(stop)

OffType 2

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The SCENE 1–4 buttons blink, and the ORGAN part’s
VARIATION display indicates the scene set S1–S4.
Use the ORGAN part’s VARIATION ,  buttons to selectthe scene set S1–S4 where the scene will be saved.
Press the BANK ,  buttons to select the bank where thescene will be saved.
The A–D LEDs will light.
Press a button from SCENE 1–4 to select the scene to beregistered.
Only the SCENE button that you press will blink.
If you press the EXIT button, the save operation will becancelled.
Press the same SCENE 1–4 buttons again to save the soundin the scene of the bank that you specified.
The button corresponding to the scene you saved (SCENE1–4) will blink.
You can also press the WRITE button to save the scene.

1 On the VOX Continental, select the scene set into which

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1 Press the WRITE button. ( See illustration below)

EnglishSaving a scene to the SCENE 1–4 buttons

Note: When more than one part is on (layer or split), thefollowing priority order applies.
1. ORGAN, 2. E. PIANO, 3. PIANO, 4. KEY/LAYER
Note: The setting for the state in which the bend lever has
returned to its center position can be registered in the scene.
Tip: For details on the bender lever, see page 9 of the “Owner’sManual.”

Page 24, right column line 28–29<Delete>□ The bend lever cannot be used on the variations for thePIANO part.

Page 25 “Specifications”
Ver.2.0
11.9 GB (when convertedto 48 kHz 16-bit linearPCM)
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Ver.1
Approx. 10.5 GB (whenconverted to 48 kHz 16-bit
linear PCM)150
16 (4 x 4): Max. of 100 sets
can be saved to USB
deviceAppendix

64 (4 x 4 x 4) (Includes 16preloads): Max. of 100 sets
can be saved to USB
deviceControllers Bend lever ORGAN: Rotary Slow/Fast,
E.PIANO: Tremolo on/off,
PIANO: Sound character(type 1/2)
KEY/LAYER: Pitch bend

Corrections to the owner’s manual

MIDI Setting Guide

In conjunction with the upgrade to VOX Continental Ver.2.0,
please note the following changes/updates to the “Owner’sManual” and the “MIDI Setting Guide.”

Page 9 line 1–7

If a scene that was saved by a previous system version isloaded into the Ver.2.0 VOX Continental, the PIANO partsounds of that scene cannot be correctly controlled by thebender lever.
In order to correctly control the sound character, use thePIANO part’s VARIATION ,  buttons to re-select thevariation. Then save the settings as desired.

Soundgenerator

PCM
memorycapacity
Presetvariations
ScenesORGAN: Rotary Slow/Fast,
E. PIANO: Tremolo on/off,
KEY/LAYER: Pitch bend

Correct to the following.

Switching scenes

Owner’s Manual

The scenes of the VOX Continental can be switched using
program change messages.

Page 8, lower left column

Program change [CN, pp]

Add “Split function” (see page 1) from this document.

(n: Channel; pp: Up to 64 sounds can be selected using
program numbers)
The scenes of the VOX Continental correspond to thefollowing program change numbers.

Page 8, right column lines 1–18, “2. Selecting the scene”
Replace with “Selecting the scene” (see page 2) from thisdocument.

Page 9, illustration in upper right
Replace with “The effect of the bend lever on PIANO sounds”(see page 3) illustration from this document.

Page 9, right column line 6<Correct> PIANO part: sound character type 1/2<Incorrect> PIANO part: Disabled.

Page 9, right column line 11–12<Delete> When the PIANO part and KEY/LAYER part arelayered, the bend lever will be disabled.

Page 10, left column line 9
Add “Damper setting for each sound part” (see page 2) fromthis document.

Scene set 1 (A1–D4): Cn, 00–Cn, 0F
Scene set 2 (A1–D4): Cn, 10–Cn, 1F
Scene set 3 (A1–D4): Cn, 20–Cn, 2F
Scene set 4 (A1–D4): Cn, 30–Cn, 3F

Page 9 line 22<Correct> 3. PIANO: sound character type 1/2<Incorrect> 3. PIANO: Disabled

Page 19 MIDI Implementation Chart
Correct the transmitted and received program change values
as follows.
Program
Change0 – 63
Variable Range

0 – 630 – 63

Page 11, left column lines 2–28, “Saving a scene to theSCENE 1–4 buttons”
Refer to “Saving a scene to the SCENE 1–4 buttons” (seepage 3) in this document.

Page 23, left column line 10
Add the following step (increment the step numbers thatfollow).

1 On the VOX Continental, select the scene set that you wantto save.

Page 23, right column line 20
Add the following step (increment the step numbers thatfollow).

1 On the VOX Continental, select the scene set into which
you want to load the data.

Page 23, last line
Add “The effect of the bend lever on PIANO sounds” (seepage 3) from this document.

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Published 11/2019