Hammond SKX User manual

REFERENCE
GUIDE

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ
Your Hammond Organ 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 theoperating features of your Hammond Organ assimplyand
graphically as possible.
Because we want to make this Guide as easy to understand as possible, the
explanationsare grouped bysubject matter, and notnecessarilyin theorderin 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 bedauntedbythe numberof steps required to performeach 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 wayto mastering all of the manysounds
and features of your Hammond Organ.

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INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................3
BasicHook-Up........................................................................................................3
A.C.Power..................................................................................................3
AudioConnections.............................................................................................3
ConnectingtoanAmplifier ..............................................................................3
ConnectingaLeslieSpeaker.............................................................................3
ConnectingaFootSwitch........................................................................................4
ConnectingtheCU-1LeslieSpeedSwitch............................................................................4
ConnectingaDamperPedal......................................................................................4
ConnectinganEXP-50ExpressionPedal.............................................................................4
ConnectingaMIDIPedalboard ....................................................................................4
OtherMIDIConnections.........................................................................................4
ConnectingaSetofHeadphones ..................................................................................4
BasicControls ........................................................................................................5
ON/OFFPowerSwitch .........................................................................................5
MASTERVOLUMERotaryControl..................................................................................5
InformationCenterDisplay.......................................................................................5
Drawbars ...................................................................................................6
TouchTabs..................................................................................................6
TouchButtons................................................................................................6
SelectTouchButtons ..................................................................................6
TouchON/TouchOFFTouchButtons ......................................................................6
USBPort ............................................................................................................7
Playingtheinstrument...................................................................................................8
INFORMATIONCENTERDISPLAY..................................................................................................11
TouchButtons .......................................................................................................11
MENU/EXIT,PLAY,andENTERTouchButtons........................................................................11
PLAY.............................................................................................11
MENU/EXIT ........................................................................................11
ENTER............................................................................................11
PAGENAVIGATIONTouchButtons ................................................................................11
DisplayModes.......................................................................................................12
PLAYMode-GraphicDisplay....................................................................................12
PLAYMode-EXTRAVOICEDisplay ...............................................................................13
PLAYMode-NumericDisplay ...................................................................................13
MENUMode................................................................................................14
AScreen..........................................................................................14
BScreen..........................................................................................15
CScreen..........................................................................................16
DScreen..........................................................................................17
EScreen ..........................................................................................18
FScreen ..........................................................................................19
“Shortcuts” .........................................................................................................20
UsingthePAGENAVIGATIONTouchButtons .................................................................................20
SelectingAdvancedFeatureMenus................................................................................20
SelectingAdvancedFeatureMenuPages............................................................................23
DRAWBARS&PERCUSSION.....................................................................................................29
ManualDrawbars.....................................................................................................29
SoundGroups .......................................................................................................30
SUB......................................................................................................30
FOUNDATION ...............................................................................................30
BRILLIANCE ................................................................................................30
ColorGroups ........................................................................................................31
WhiteDrawbars..............................................................................................31
BlackDrawbars..............................................................................................31
BrownDrawbars.............................................................................................32
ToneFamiliesByShape ................................................................................................33
TypicalDrawbarRegistrationPatterns..............................................................................34
Flutefamily ........................................................................................34
Reedfamily........................................................................................34
Diapasonfamily.....................................................................................35
Stringfamily........................................................................................35
JazzandPopDrawbarRegistrations ......................................................................36
PedalDrawbars ......................................................................................................37
ORGANVOLUMERotaryControl..................................................................................37
TryYourOwnDrawbarRegistrations.......................................................................................37
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RegisteringtheDrawbars ...............................................................................................38
PleaseRead.........................................................................................................39
DRAWBAREditMenu..................................................................................................40
Accessing the DRAWBAR Edit Menu using the Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
AccessingtheDRAWBAREditMenuusingaShortcut ..................................................................40
KeyboardSelection ...........................................................................................41
DRAWBAREditMenuL&U-Page1 ...............................................................................41
DrawbarVoiceMode .................................................................................41
WhatIs“KeyClick?”..........................................................................................42
Attack-KeyClick....................................................................................42
Release-KeyClick...................................................................................43
Low-PassFilter(LPF).................................................................................43
DRAWBAREditMenuL&U-Page2-FOLDBACK .....................................................................44
DrawbarFoldBack...................................................................................44
DrawbarVolume.....................................................................................45
DRAWBAREditMenuL&U-Page3-UPPER ........................................................................46
UpperManualOctave.................................................................................46
DrawbarZone-LowerLimit-UpperManual.................................................................46
DrawbarZone-UpperLimit-UpperManual.................................................................47
DRAWBAREditMenuL&U-Page4-LOWER........................................................................47
DrawbarOctave-Lower...............................................................................47
DrawbarZone-LowerLimit-LowerManual ................................................................48
DrawbarZone-UpperLimit-LowerManual.................................................................48
DRAWBAREditMenuPEDAL.............................................................................................49
DRAWBAREditMenuPEDAL-Page1 .............................................................................50
PedalVoicing.......................................................................................50
PedalAttack/KeyClick ................................................................................51
DRAWBAREditMenuPEDAL-Page2 .............................................................................51
PedalDecay........................................................................................51
PedalSustain.......................................................................................52
PedalVelocity ......................................................................................53
DRAWBAREditMenuPEDAL-Page3 .............................................................................53
PedalMode-Polyphony...............................................................................53
DRAWBAREditMenuPEDAL-Page4 .............................................................................54
DrawbarOctave-Pedals...............................................................................54
DrawbarZone-LowerLimit-Pedals......................................................................55
DrawbarZone-UpperLimit-Pedals......................................................................56
PERCUSSION-Touch-ResponsePercussion .................................................................................57
ON.......................................................................................................57
SOFT .....................................................................................................57
FAST......................................................................................................57
THIRD.....................................................................................................57
PERCUSSIONEditMenu................................................................................................58
Accessing the PERCUSSION Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Accessing the PERCUSSION Edit Menu Using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Page1-PercussionLevel......................................................................................60
Page2-PercussionDecay .....................................................................................60
Page3 ....................................................................................................61
PercussionTouch....................................................................................61
VelocitySensitivity...................................................................................61
PercussionKeyTracking...............................................................................62
Page4 ....................................................................................................63
PercussionDrawbarCancel ............................................................................63
PercussionDrawbarLevel..............................................................................63
WhatAre“ToneWheels?”...............................................................................................64
Whatis“Leakage?”...........................................................................................64
WhatIs“MotorNoise?”........................................................................................64
CreatingyourownCustomToneWheels ....................................................................................65
CUSTOMTONEWHEELEditMenu.........................................................................................66
VoicingType................................................................................................68
VoicingPresets..............................................................................................68
CUSTOMNAME..............................................................................................69
WHEEL....................................................................................................70
WhatIs“GeneratorCalibration?”.........................................................................70
SelectingaToneWheeltoEdit...................................................................................71
Using the VALUE Rotary Control to select Tone Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Drawbars and Keyboard to select Tone Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
LEV-ToneWheelLevel ...............................................................................73
LPF-Low-PassFilter.................................................................................73
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RES-ToneWheelResonance...........................................................................74
HPF-High-PassFilter.................................................................................74
SavingaCustomToneWheel....................................................................................75
NamingaCustomToneWheel...................................................................................76
DrawbarOrganType...................................................................................................78
“Vx”......................................................................................................79
“Farf”.....................................................................................................80
“Pipe”.....................................................................................................81
PIPEEditMenu.......................................................................................................82
SelectingaPipeVoicetoEdit....................................................................................84
Page1 ....................................................................................................87
PipeVoiceVolume...................................................................................88
PipeVoiceDetune ...................................................................................89
Page2 ....................................................................................................90
PipeVoiceChiff.....................................................................................90
WhatIs“Chiff?” ............................................................................90
PipeVoiceCutoff....................................................................................91
Page3 ....................................................................................................92
PipeVoicePan......................................................................................92
PipeVoiceImaging...................................................................................92
WhatIs“PipeImaging?” ......................................................................92
DRAWBAREFFECTS...................................................................................................97
VIBRATO&CHORUS..........................................................................................97
ON/OFF ..........................................................................................97
VIBRATOEditMenu...........................................................................................98
Accessing the VIBRATO Edit Menu using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Accessing the VIBRATO Edit Menu Using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Page1 ................................................................................................... 100
Vibrato........................................................................................... 100
V-1-(SmallVibrato)........................................................................100
V-2-(WideVibrato) ........................................................................100
V-3-(FullVibrato)..........................................................................100
Chorus........................................................................................... 100
C-1-(SmallChorus)........................................................................100
C-2-(WideChorus) ........................................................................100
C-3-(FullChorus) .........................................................................100
Adjusting the Vibrato and Chorus Modes using a Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
VibratoRate.......................................................................................102
TremulantAmount ..................................................................................103
Page2 ................................................................................................... 103
EMPH ........................................................................................... 103
Mix ............................................................................................. 104
PEDAL........................................................................................... 104
Vibrato/ChorusDepth................................................................................105
LESLIE............................................................................................................ 106
WhatIsA“LeslieSpeaker?”....................................................................................106
WhatAre“Horn”and“Bass?” ..................................................................................107
LESLIETouchTabs..........................................................................................108
LESLIEBYPASS....................................................................................108
LESLIESTOP......................................................................................108
LESLIEFAST ......................................................................................108
LESLIEEditMenu....................................................................................................109
Accessing the LESLIE Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
AccessingtheLESLIEEditMenuUsingtheShortcut...................................................................110
LeslieParameters ........................................................................................... 110
LeslieCabinetType..........................................................................................111
LeslieCabinetName .........................................................................................112
LeslieHornSettings..........................................................................................115
LeslieBassSettings..........................................................................................119
LeslieMicrophoneSettings ....................................................................................122
ANGLE........................................................................................... 122
DISTANCE........................................................................................ 123
ConnectingaLeslieSpeakerCabinet..............................................................................124
ConnectingtheSKXtoan11-pinLeslieSpeaker .....................................................................124
Connecting the SKX to a 6- or 9-pin Leslie Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
CreatingyourownLeslieCabinets........................................................................................125
SavingacustomUserCabinet ..................................................................................126
NamingacustomUserCabinet..................................................................................127
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LOWERTOPEDAL............................................................................................................131
LOWERTOPEDALTouchTab...........................................................................................131
ChangingtheLOWERTOPEDALNoteLimit.........................................................................132
Accessing the ZONES Edit Menu using the Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Accessing the ZONES Edit Menu using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
EXTRAVOICESection.........................................................................................................135
EXTRAVOICETouchTabs..............................................................................................135
EXTRAVOICEON/OFFTouchTabs ...............................................................................135
UPPERON........................................................................................135
LOWERON .......................................................................................135
EXTRAVOICEVOICETouchTabs ................................................................................136
A.PIANO.......................................................................................... 136
E.PIANO.......................................................................................... 136
OTHER........................................................................................... 136
LIBRARY......................................................................................... 136
EXTRAVOICEEDITMenu ..............................................................................................137
EXTRAVOICEEDITMenuParameters.............................................................................137
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu using the Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
EXTRAVOICECOMMONParameters .....................................................................139
Volume.................................................................................. 139
Balance ................................................................................. 139
Expression ............................................................................... 140
EXTRAVOICE1&2Parameters ........................................................................141
Octave .................................................................................. 141
Zone-LowerLimit .........................................................................142
Zone-UpperLimit..........................................................................143
Category-VoiceSelection....................................................................144
Velocity ................................................................................. 145
MakingVoiceSelectionsForEachCategory.........................................................................146
AllocatingExtraVoices-UPPERManual...........................................................................148
AllocatingExtraVoices-LOWERManual...........................................................................149
UsingDrawbarsandExtraVoicesTogether.........................................................................150
Using Drawbars and Extra Voices together on the same manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
UsingtwoExtraVoicessimultaneously............................................................................152
SPECIALNOTE-ProChord™............................................................................................155
WhatIs“ProChord™” ........................................................................................155
ProChordChords............................................................................................156
MajorChords......................................................................................156
MinorChords......................................................................................156
SeventhChords ....................................................................................156
DiminishedChords..................................................................................156
AugmentedChords..................................................................................156
UsingProChord.............................................................................................157
PATCHES ..................................................................................................................161
SelectingaPatch ....................................................................................................161
CreatingYourOwnPatches.............................................................................................162
EditingaPatch......................................................................................................163
PATCHEditMenu....................................................................................................164
PatchName ...............................................................................................166
PATCHLOADMenuPages.....................................................................................166
DrawbarRegistration ................................................................................166
VoiceParameters...................................................................................167
Zones.................................................................................................... 167
Effects........................................................................................... 168
Reverb........................................................................................... 168
FAVORITES ........................................................................................................ 169
MANUAL/BANKTouchButton ..........................................................................................169
AdvancedFeatures-FAVORITE..........................................................................................170
Access................................................................................................... 172
PatchLoad................................................................................................173
LoadingaPatchIntoaFavorite ..........................................................................................173
UsingtheVALUERotaryControl.................................................................................173
Using the Shortcut from the FAVORITE Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
UsingtheMENUTouchButtons .................................................................................175
FavoriteBanks ......................................................................................................177
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OVERDRIVE&MULTI-EFFECTS..................................................................................................181
EFFECTSControls....................................................................................................181
DRAWBAROVERDRIVEandEFFECT .............................................................................181
EXTRAVOICEEFFECT ........................................................................................181
OVERDRIVE\EFFECTS(OD\EFF)EditMenu..................................................................................182
DRAWBAROVERDRIVE.......................................................................................182
Accessing the DRAWBAR OVERDRIVE Menu using the Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Accessing the DRAWBAR OVERDRIVE Menu using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Amount.......................................................................................... 184
ExpressionControl..................................................................................184
Type ............................................................................................ 185
DRAWBARMULTI-EFFECTS....................................................................................186
Accessing the DRAWBAR MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page using the Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Accessing the DRAWBAR MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tremolo.......................................................................................... 189
WAVE-TremoloWaveform...................................................................189
RATE-TremoloRate........................................................................190
DEP-TremoloDepth........................................................................190
AutoPan.........................................................................................191
WAVE-AutoPanWaveform...................................................................192
RATE-AutoPanRate .......................................................................192
DEP-AutoPanDepth .......................................................................193
Wah-Wah......................................................................................... 194
SRC-Wah-WahSource......................................................................194
SENS-Wah-WahSensitivity ..................................................................195
RES-Wah-WahResonance...................................................................195
WAVE-Wah-WahWaveform..................................................................196
RATE-Wah-WahRate.......................................................................197
FREQ-Wah-WahFrequency ..................................................................198
RingModulation....................................................................................199
SRC-Source .............................................................................199
FREQ-Frequency..........................................................................200
MIX .................................................................................... 200
WAVE-Waveform..........................................................................201
RATE................................................................................... 202
DEP-Depth ..............................................................................202
Phaser........................................................................................... 203
RATE-PhaserRate.........................................................................203
DEP-PhaserDepth.........................................................................204
RESO-PhaserResonance....................................................................204
MANU - Phaser Center Frequency Manual Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
MIX-PhaserMix...........................................................................205
HPF-PhaserHighPassFilter .................................................................206
Flanger .......................................................................................... 207
RATE-FlangerRate ........................................................................207
DEP-FlangerDepth ........................................................................208
RESO-FlangerResonance ...................................................................208
DLAY-FlangerDelay........................................................................209
MIX-FlangerMix ..........................................................................209
HPF-FlangerHigh-PassFilter .................................................................210
Chorus........................................................................................... 211
RATE-ChorusRate.........................................................................211
DEP-ChorusDepth.........................................................................212
RESO-ChorusResonance....................................................................212
DLY-ChorusDelay.........................................................................213
MIX-ChorusRate..........................................................................213
HPF-ChorusHigh-PassFilter .................................................................214
Delay............................................................................................ 215
TYPE-DelayType..........................................................................215
TIME-DelayTime..........................................................................216
F.B.-DelayFeedback .......................................................................216
MIX-DelayMix............................................................................217
EXTRAVOICEOVERDRIVE.....................................................................................218
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE OVERDRIVE Menu Page using the Touch Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE OVERDRIVE Menu Page using the Shortcut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
ExtraVoiceOverdriveON/OFF..........................................................................220
ExtraVoiceOverdriveAmount..........................................................................221
ExtraVoiceOverdriveExpressionControl..................................................................222
ExtraVoiceOverdriveType............................................................................222
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