Hammond Sk PRO User manual

REFERENCE
GUIDE

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
Your Hammond SK PRO is designed to give you the true and authentic
sound of Hammond Harmonic Drawbars, as well as provide you a large
variety of other sounds and features to allow great flexibility in how you want
to play. This Guide is designed to explain the operating features of your
Hammond SK PRO as simply and graphically as possible.
Because we want to make this Guide as easy to understand as possible, the
explanations are grouped by subject matter, and not necessarily in the order
in which they appear in the Information Center Display (the screen on the
front panel). For example, all functions pertaining to Drawbars are grouped
together, all Percussion features are treated as a group, and so on.
Also, each feature is treated as an explanation unto itself, and does not
require you to have prior working knowledge of some other feature. The
explanations are presented such that, if you follow the steps outlined, the
message you see in the Information Center Display screen will be identical
to that shown in the keyboard at that stage of the explanation.
Do not be daunted by the number of steps required to perform each
operation. Each step is simple. Simply bear these things in mind:
2. Read each step carefully.
2. Don't skip any of the steps.
2. Don't perform the steps out of sequence.
With these guidelines, you are well on your way to mastering all of the many
sounds and features of your Hammond SK PRO.

TABLE
OF
CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 2
BasicHook-Up .................................................................................................... 2
ACPower ................................................................................................. 2
AudioConnections........................................................................................... 2
Connectingtoanexternalsoundsource...................................................................... 2
ConnectingaLeslieSpeaker.............................................................................. 2
ConnectingaFootSwitch...................................................................................... 3
ConnectingaDamperPedal..................................................................................... 3
ConnectinganExpressionPedal ................................................................................. 3
ConnectingaMIDIPedalboard................................................................................... 3
OtherMIDIConnections ....................................................................................... 3
ConnectingaSetofHeadphones................................................................................. 3
BasicControls..................................................................................................... 4
ON/OFFPowerSwitch........................................................................................ 4
MASTERVOLUMERotaryControl................................................................................. 4
InformationCenterDisplay ..................................................................................... 4
Drawbars.................................................................................................. 5
Buttons................................................................................................... 5
AdditionalControls ................................................................................................. 6
PitchBend&ModulationWheels................................................................................. 6
USBPorts........................................................................................................ 6
TOFLASHDRIVE............................................................................................ 6
TOHOST.................................................................................................. 6
Playingtheinstrument............................................................................................... 7
SPLITbutton............................................................................................... 7
POWER-AUTOOFF................................................................................................. 8
INFORMATIONCENTERDISPLAY ............................................................................................ 12
MENU/EXIT,PLAY,andENTERbuttons .................................................................................. 12
MENU/EXIT......................................................................................... 12
PLAY............................................................................................. 12
ENTER............................................................................................ 12
DIRECTIONandPAGEbuttons ........................................................................................ 13
DIRECTION(Cursor)buttons ............................................................................ 13
PAGEbuttons....................................................................................... 13
DISPLAYMODES.................................................................................................. 14
PLAYModes..................................................................................................... 15
PLAYMode-COMBINATIONDisplay............................................................................. 15
PLAYMode-ORGANDisplay .................................................................................. 16
PLAYMode-PIANOPATCHDisplay ............................................................................. 16
PLAYMode-ENSEMBLEPATCHDisplay.......................................................................... 17
PLAYMode-MONOSYNTHPATCHDisplay........................................................................ 17
MENUMode..................................................................................................... 18
PATCHEDIT............................................................................................... 18
CUSTOM................................................................................................. 19
SYSTEM ................................................................................................. 19
FILE .................................................................................................... 20
“Shortcuts”...................................................................................................... 20
FUNCTIONMode.................................................................................................. 21
UsingtheDIRECTIONandPAGEbuttons........................................................................... 21
SelectingFUNCTIONModePageMenus .................................................................... 21
SelectingFUNCTIONModes............................................................................. 25
ALLOCATINGVOICESECTIONS.............................................................................................. 28
UsingtheALLOCATEbuttons ......................................................................................... 28
AllocatingExtraVoices-UPPER(singleKeyboard).......................................................................... 29
AllocatingExtraVoices-LOWER(SPLIT)................................................................................. 30
Using two or more Voice Sections simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
AddingVoiceSectionstogether ....................................................................................... 32
COMBINATIONS/PATCHES/BUNDLES/FAVORITES.............................................................................. 38
COMBINATIONS .................................................................................................. 38
COMBINATIONFUNCTIONModePage ............................................................................ 38
Accessing the COMBINATION FUNCTION Mode via the MENU/EXIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Accessing the COMBINATION FUNCTION Mode via the APP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SETTING........................................................................................... 40
PATCH ..................................................................................... 40
ALLOC(Allocate).............................................................................. 41
VOL-Volume ................................................................................ 42
VEL-VelocityCurve............................................................................ 42
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OCT-Octave................................................................................. 43
XPOSE-Transpose ............................................................................ 44
KEYLO-KeyRangeLow ........................................................................ 45
KEYHI-KeyRangeHigh ........................................................................ 45
CONTROL.......................................................................................... 46
EXP.MIN-ExpressionMinimumLevel ............................................................... 46
DAMP-Damper............................................................................... 46
P.BEND-PitchBend ........................................................................... 47
MOD-ModulationWheel ........................................................................ 48
REVERB........................................................................................... 49
Accessing the REVERB FUNCTION Mode Page using the MENU/EXIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Accessing the REVERB FUNCTION MODE Page using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SWITCH .................................................................................... 50
DEPTH ..................................................................................... 51
LEVEL...................................................................................... 52
TYPE....................................................................................... 53
TIME....................................................................................... 54
PRE-LPF(LowPassFilter) ....................................................................... 55
INTERNALZONES.................................................................................... 56
OCT(SPLIT) - Lower Octave Setting for SPLIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
OCT(REAL) - Lower Octave Setting for Expanded Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
OCTPEDAL-PedalOctaveSetting ................................................................. 59
PEDALTOLOWERLIMIT ........................................................................ 60
PEDALTOLOWERMODE........................................................................ 61
SW-PedalSustainSwitch....................................................................... 62
LENGTH-PedalSustainLength.................................................................... 62
PEDALMODE ................................................................................ 63
SPLIT-KeyboardSplitPoint...................................................................... 64
OCT-UpperOctaveSetting....................................................................... 65
EXTERNALZONES .......................................................................................... 66
SW-ExternalZoneSwitch ....................................................................... 68
CH-ExternalZoneChannel....................................................................... 68
BNK-M-ExternalZoneBankSelectMSB ............................................................. 69
BNK-L-ExternalZoneBankSelect(LSB)............................................................. 69
PROG-ExternalZoneProgramNumber .............................................................. 70
ALC-ExternalZoneAllocate...................................................................... 70
OCT-ExternalZoneOctave....................................................................... 71
XPOSE-ExternalZoneTranspose .................................................................. 72
LOW-ExternalZoneLowerNoteLimit............................................................... 72
HIGH-ExternalZoneUpperNoteLimit............................................................... 73
VOL-ExternalZoneVolume ...................................................................... 73
PAN-ExternalZonePan......................................................................... 74
VEL-ExternalZoneVelocity ...................................................................... 74
DAMP-ExternalZoneDamper..................................................................... 75
BEND-ExternalZonePitchBend................................................................... 75
MOD-ExternalZoneModulationWheel .............................................................. 76
E.MIN-ExternalZoneMinimumVolume.............................................................. 76
E.MAX-ExternalZoneMaximumVolume ............................................................. 77
E.CC - External Zone Expression Control Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
What Is the Difference Between “Volume” and “Expression?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SelectingaCombination...................................................................................... 78
SelectingaPatchwithinaCombination ........................................................................... 81
CreatingaUserCombination................................................................................... 83
ExampleofRecordingaUserCombination ......................................................................... 84
PATCHES....................................................................................................... 86
VoiceSections............................................................................................. 86
CreatingaUserPatch........................................................................................ 89
EditingaFactoryPatch....................................................................................... 92
RecordingaUserPatchtoaCombination.......................................................................... 95
PATCHLOADFUNCTIONMode ................................................................................. 99
SECTION................................................................................... 100
OTHER .................................................................................... 100
ORGANPATCHLOAD ................................................................................ 101
REG.UPPER................................................................................. 101
REG.L/P ................................................................................... 101
DBPARAM ................................................................................. 102
ANIMATION................................................................................. 102
PERCUSSION................................................................................ 103
EFFECT.................................................................................... 103
BUNDLES...................................................................................................... 104
WhatIsA“BUNDLE?”....................................................................................... 104
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CreatingandRecordingaBundle............................................................................... 104
FAVORITES..................................................................................................... 108
MANUALbutton.................................................................................................. 108
BANKbutton....................................................................................... 110
ACCESS.......................................................................................... 113
MODE..................................................................................... 113
BANK............................................................................................ 114
PATCHNUMBER ............................................................................. 114
MENU..................................................................................... 117
PAGE ..................................................................................... 118
ORGANVOICESECTION.................................................................................................. 120
DRAWBAR SELECT buttons ......................................................................................... 121
UsingtheDRAWBARSELECTbuttons ........................................................................... 121
PATCH EDIT - ORGAN ............................................................................................. 123
Accessing the PATCH EDIT - ORGAN FUNCTION Mode using a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Accessing the PATCH EDIT - ORGAN FUNCTION Mode via the APP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
GENERAL ............................................................................................... 125
LOUDNESS........................................................................................ 126
PITCHBEND-PLUSDEPTH............................................................................ 126
PITCHBEND-MINUSDEPTH........................................................................... 127
DRAWBARSParameters..................................................................................... 128
DRAWBARREGISTRATION............................................................................. 128
UPPER&LOWEROrganType........................................................................... 129
UPPER & LOWER ATTACK & RELEASE ENVELOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
WHATIS“KEYCLICK?” ........................................................................ 130
UPPER&LOWERLEAKAGELEVEL....................................................................... 131
WHAT IS“LEAKAGE?”......................................................................... 131
CUSTOMORGANSET ................................................................................ 131
PEDALTYPE....................................................................................... 132
PEDALATTACK&RELEASEENVELOPE ................................................................... 133
PEDALREGISTRATION ............................................................................... 134
CONTACT/SUSTAINParameters............................................................................... 135
OFFSETTIME ...................................................................................... 136
DAMPING......................................................................................... 136
MODE ........................................................................................... 137
DEPTH........................................................................................... 137
IMPEDANCEAMOUNT................................................................................ 138
SUSTAINUPPERON/OFF............................................................................. 139
SUSTAINUPPERLENGTH ............................................................................. 139
SUSTAINLOWERON/OFF ............................................................................ 140
SUSTAINLOWERLENGTH............................................................................. 140
Vibrato & Chorus ................................................................................................. 141
The Vibrato and Chorus Controls ...................................................................................... 141
Amount of Vibrato and Chorus ....................................................................................... 143
Vibrato ................................................................................................. 143
V-1(SmallVibrato).................................................................................. 143
V-2(WideVibrato)................................................................................... 143
V-3(FullVibrato).................................................................................... 143
Chorus ................................................................................................. 144
C-1(SmallChorus).................................................................................. 144
C-2(WideChorus) .................................................................................. 144
C-3(FullChorus).................................................................................... 144
SPECIAL NOTE - Vx., Farf., Ace and Pipe ORGAN Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
VIBRATO&CHORUSFUNCTIONModePage....................................................................... 145
Accessing the VIBRATO & CHORUS FUNCTION Mode Page using the MENU/EXIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Accessing the VIBRATO & CHORUS FUNCTION MODE Page using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
VIBRATO & CHORUS MODE, UPPER / LOWER ON / OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
TYPE............................................................................................ 147
RATE............................................................................................ 147
MIX............................................................................................. 148
PEDAL........................................................................................... 148
TR.ORGAN(TransistorOrgan)RATE...................................................................... 149
PipeOrganTremulantRATE............................................................................ 149
MATCHINGTRANSFORMERParameters.......................................................................... 150
WHATISA“MATCHINGTRANSFORMER?”........................................................................ 150
SWITCH.......................................................................................... 150
DRIVELEVEL ...................................................................................... 151
HYSTERESIS....................................................................................... 152
DEPTH-ORGANUPPER .............................................................................. 153
DEPTH-PERCUSSION................................................................................ 153
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DEPTH-ORGANLOWER.............................................................................. 154
DEPTH-ORGANPEDAL .............................................................................. 154
LESLIE ........................................................................................................ 155
WhatIsA“LeslieSpeaker?” .................................................................................. 155
WhatAre“Horn”and“Bass?” ................................................................................. 156
LESLIEbuttons ........................................................................................... 157
LESLIEBYPASS .................................................................................... 157
LESLIESTOP ...................................................................................... 157
LESLIEFAST....................................................................................... 157
LESLIEParameters......................................................................................... 158
Accessing the LESLIE FUNCTION Mode Page using the MENU/EXIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Accessing the LESLIE FUNCTION MODE Page using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
LESLIEBYPASS&ROTORSETTING...................................................................... 159
LESLIEONREVERB.................................................................................. 160
CUSTOM ......................................................................................... 161
MULTI EFFECT 1&2, OVERDRIVE and EQUALIZER .......................................................................... 162
ORGAN TYPES .................................................................................................. 163
“A-100,”“B-3,”“C-3,”“Mellow”............................................................................... 164
SoundGroups...................................................................................... 165
ColorGroups ...................................................................................... 166
WhiteDrawbars.............................................................................. 166
BlackDrawbars.............................................................................. 166
BrownDrawbars.............................................................................. 167
ToneFamiliesByShape............................................................................... 167
TypicalDrawbarRegistrationPatterns..................................................................... 168
Flutefamily................................................................................. 168
Reedfamily................................................................................. 168
Diapasonfamily.............................................................................. 169
Stringfamily ................................................................................ 169
JazzandPopDrawbarRegistrations................................................................ 170
PedalDrawbars........................................................................................... 170
Vx..................................................................................................... 171
Farf.................................................................................................... 173
Ace.................................................................................................... 175
Pipe ................................................................................................... 177
“Pipe”(classical).......................................................................................... 177
F1-Classic ....................................................................................... 178
“Pipe”(Theatre)........................................................................................... 179
F2-Theatre1...................................................................................... 181
F3-Theatre2...................................................................................... 181
3PARTORGAN......................................................................................................... 184
Using3PARTORGAN.............................................................................................. 185
Example1............................................................................................... 185
Example2............................................................................................... 186
3PARTORGANALLOCATE.......................................................................................... 188
3PARTORGAN............................................................................................ 190
UPPERPERCUSSION-Touch-ResponsePercussion ............................................................................. 192
ON ........................................................................................................... 192
SOFT ......................................................................................................... 192
FAST ......................................................................................................... 192
THIRD ........................................................................................................ 192
PERCUSSION Edit Menu............................................................................................ 193
Accessing the PERCUSSION Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Accessing the PERCUSSION Edit Menu Using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
PERCUSSION ON/OFF, VOLUME, DECAY and HARMONIC SELECTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
PERCUSSIONLEVEL........................................................................................ 194
DECAY ................................................................................................. 195
KEYBOARDTOUCH......................................................................................... 195
1'CANCEL............................................................................................... 196
SOFT................................................................................................... 196
PIANO/ENSEMBLEVoiceSections.......................................................................................... 198
PIANO/ENSEMBLEControls ........................................................................................ 198
PIANOALLOCATEbutton .................................................................................... 198
ENSEMBLEALLOCATEbutton .......................................................................... 198
PIANOCATEGORYbuttons ................................................................................... 199
A.PIANO.......................................................................................... 199
E.PIANO.......................................................................................... 199
HARPSI .......................................................................................... 199
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CLAV............................................................................................ 199
CHRO.PERC....................................................................................... 199
OTHER1 ......................................................................................... 199
ENSEMBLECATEGORYbuttons................................................................................ 200
WIND............................................................................................ 200
STRINGS ......................................................................................... 200
CHOIR........................................................................................... 200
SYNTHPAD ....................................................................................... 200
BASS............................................................................................ 200
OTHER2 ......................................................................................... 200
PIANO/ENSEMBLEWAVEFORMList............................................................................ 201
SelectingaVoice................................................................................................. 202
PIANOVoiceSection ....................................................................................... 202
ENSEMBLEVoiceSection.................................................................................... 204
PIANO/ENSEMBLEFUNCTIONModes ................................................................................. 206
Accessing the PIANO / ENSEMBLE PATCH EDIT FUNCTION Mode using the MENU/EXIT button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Accessing the PIANO / ENSEMBLE PATCH EDIT FUNCTION Mode using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Accessing the PIANO / ENSEMBLE PATCH EDIT FUNCTION via the APP MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
GENERALParameters....................................................................................... 209
LOUDNESS........................................................................................ 209
VOLUME................................................................................... 209
PITCHBEND....................................................................................... 209
RANGEUP.................................................................................. 209
RANGEDOWN............................................................................... 210
PORTAMENTO ..................................................................................... 210
ON/OFF................................................................................... 210
MODE..................................................................................... 211
RATE ..................................................................................... 211
MONO/POLY....................................................................................... 212
MODE..................................................................................... 212
MONOPRIORITY............................................................................. 213
PROCHORD ............................................................................................. 216
SWITCH.......................................................................................... 217
CHORDDISPLAY.................................................................................... 217
TYPE............................................................................................ 218
DISABLED ........................................................................................ 219
LFO1.................................................................................................. 220
SETTING.......................................................................................... 220
TRIGGERMODE.............................................................................. 220
WAVEFORM................................................................................. 221
RATE ..................................................................................... 222
DELAYTIME ................................................................................ 222
ATTACKRATE............................................................................... 223
ATTACKRATEKEYTRACK ...................................................................... 223
COMPONENTPITCHDEPTH ..................................................................... 224
COMPONENTPITCHMODDEPTH ................................................................. 225
COMPONENTFILTERDEPTH..................................................................... 226
COMPONENTFILTERMODDEPTH................................................................. 226
COMPONENTAMPLITUDEDEPTH................................................................. 227
COMPONENTAMPLITUDEMODDEPTH............................................................. 227
LFO2.................................................................................................. 228
COMPONENT............................................................................................. 229
BASIC ........................................................................................... 229
SWITCH ................................................................................... 229
VOLUME................................................................................... 230
OUTPUTBUS................................................................................ 230
KEYRANGEHIGH............................................................................. 231
VELOCITYRANGEHIGH ........................................................................ 232
VELOCITYOFFSET............................................................................ 233
VELOCITYDEPTH............................................................................. 234
OSCILLATOR ...................................................................................... 235
WAVEFORMCATEGORY........................................................................ 235
WAVEFORMNUMBER.......................................................................... 236
TRANSPOSE ................................................................................ 237
PITCHBENDSWITCH.......................................................................... 237
PITCHKEYTRACK............................................................................ 238
FINETUNE.................................................................................. 238
STRETCHTUNEDEPTH ........................................................................ 239
EGDEPTH.................................................................................. 239
EGVELTRACK............................................................................... 240
PITCHEG......................................................................................... 242
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