Hammond SK1 User manual

-73
-88
KEYBOARD SPLIT

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Keyboard Split
KEYBOARD SPLIT (Sk1, Sk1-73, Sk1-88)
Although the Sk1 has a single keyboard, the keyboard can be Split so that one sound can be played on one part of the
keyboard and a different sound can be played on another part of the keyboard.
ËUpper and Lower Manuals on the Sk-series instrument
When the keyboard is split, the effect is that of a conventional two-keyboard organ on which the Upper Manual would
be played by the right hand and the Lower Manual would be played by the left hand. Therefore, when Split is “ON,”
the area to the right of the Split Point is referred to on the Sk-series instrument as the Upper Manual and is abbreviated,
“UM.” The area to the left of the Split Point is designated as the Lower Manual and bears the abbreviation, “LM.”
You will notice both of these abbreviations in the Information Center Display. This is important to keep in mind
because if you are making any changes to parameters affecting the Lower Manual, such as Drawbar Registration, you
will not hear any change unless Split is “ON.”
ËSPLIT Touch Tab
Touch this Touch Tab “ON” (LED lit) to activate the Split Point. Touch it “OFF” (LED not lit) to
play the Sk-series instrument as a single-keyboard instrument.

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Keyboard Split
Changing the Split Point
Page 1 of the ZONES Edit Menu allows you to change the Split Point.
Accessing the ZONES Edit Menu using the Touch Buttons:
1. From the PLAY Screen, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button to see the first screen of the MENU
Mode. You will see “A" displayed in the extreme upper left corner of the Information Center Display.
2. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button three times. You will now see “D” displayed in the extreme upper
left corner of the Information Center Display. The word, “ZONES” in the upper left corner of the
Information Center Display will be blinking (flashing “on” and “off”).
3. Touch the ENTER Touch Button.
Accessing the ZONES Edit Menu using the Shortcut:
Touch and Hold the SPLIT Touch Button. After approximately 1 second, the Information Center Display will
look like this:
Notice that the legend just underneath the word, “SPLIT” is blinking. This means that you can now change the
Split point. You can select from “1C” (the lowest note on the manual) to “6C” (the highest note on the manual.
Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to locate the Split Point higher on the manual.
Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to locate the Split Point lower on the manual.