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Hammond A-405SP User Manual

Hammond A-405SP
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Owners Manual
ank You and congratulations on your choice of a genuine HAMMOND
Organ.
e A-405SP is a Spinet Organ featuring the traditional Drawbar sounds
of a vintage Hammond Organ, Realistic Extra Voices, and a convenient
MIDI sequencer onboard.
Please read this manual thoroughly before using your A-405SP and refer
to it as necessary.

Table of Contents

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Hammond A-405SP Specifications

General IconGeneral
ManufacturerHammond
ModelA-405SP
PresetsYes
Vibrato/ChorusYes
ReverbYes
ManualsTwo 61-note manuals
AmplifierBuilt-in
SpeakersBuilt-in

Summary

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

General Safety Practices

Covers instructions on usage, water, cleaning, ventilation, and heat sources.

Electrical Safety Warnings

Addresses polarized plugs, grounding, and lightning storm precautions.

UK Mains Plug and Fuse Information

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

MAIN FEATURES

HOW TO ASSEMBLE

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS

Top Panel Controls

Details each control on the top panel, including power, volume, drawbars, and effects.

Keyboard and Preset Controls

Describes controls related to keyboards, presets, recording, and canceling.

End Block Controls

Explains the functions of the Pitch Bend, Modulation, Reverb, and Extra Voice controls.

Rear Panel Connections

Details audio, microphone, MIDI, and Leslie speaker connections.

Pedal Controls

Describes the Expression Pedal and Pedalboard.

HOOK-UP

Connecting the Leslie Speaker

Provides instructions for connecting an external Leslie speaker.

TURN ON AND PLAY

Powering On the Organ

Step-by-step instructions for safely powering on the organ.

COMBINATION PRESETS

PLAY WITH THE CONTROLLERS

MAKING YOUR OWN SOUND

Add effects

Leslie Effect

Details the digital Leslie effect simulation.

Using Extra Voice

Storing Combination Presets

SOUND ENGINE STRUCTURE

Tone-Wheel and Sound Generation

Drawbars and Percussion

Details the function of drawbars and percussion for sound shaping.

Equalizer, Leslie, and Reverb

Describes the signal path through EQ, Leslie simulator, and reverb.

HARMONIC DRAWBARS™

Manual Drawbar Types

PERCUSSION

VIBRATO & CHORUS

LESLIE EFFECT

EXTRA VOICES AND REVERB

PEDAL SUSTAIN AND COUPLER

Name Current Settings

Record into Combination Presets

OPERATION CONTROL PANEL

PLAY MODE

MENU MODE

Menu Contents

FUNCTION MODE

SHORT CUT TO FUNCTION MODE

DRAWBAR PARAMETERS

Pedal Drawbar Parameters

Covers parameters for pedal drawbars, attack, decay, and sustain.

PRESET MANAGEMENT

MASTER TUNE

CONTROLLER SETTINGS

Expression Pedal Parameters

Detailed settings for expression pedal source, monitor, minimum level, and curve.

Foot Switch Modes

Explains various modes for foot switches, including Leslie control and preset switching.

CUSTOM TONEWHEELS

Tone-wheel Parameters (Level, Cut Off, Resonance)

Adjusting volume, frequency cut-off, and resonance for virtual tone-wheels.

Record Custom Tone-wheels

PERCUSSION PARAMETERS

LESLIE PARAMETERS

Record Leslie Cabinets

OVERDRIVE AND VIBRATO/CHORUS

EXVOICE PARAMETERS

EQUALIZER SETTINGS

REVERB EFFECT

CHORUS EFFECT

RECALLING DEFAULT SETTINGS

SYSTEM PARAMETERS

ABOUT MIDI

MIDI STRUCTURE

USING EXTERNAL SEQUENCER

MIDI COMPATIBLE LESLIE SPEAKER

USING A MIDI SOUND MODULE

ZONES FOR MIDI CONTROL

BASIC MIDI SETTINGS

SEQUENCER OPERATION

INITIALIZE CF CARD

SONG PROCEDURES

Change Song Name

Playback Recorded Songs

Using Rhythm Patterns

TROUBLESHOOTING

INSTRUMENT CARE

APPENDIX

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION (Tone-wheel Div.)

Technical details of MIDI messages for tone-wheel division.

PRESET PARAMETERS

Comprehensive list of preset parameters for internal and external zones, and extra voices.

LESLIE PARAMETERS LIST

Detailed list of Leslie parameters with NRPN/SysEx addresses.

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION (MULTI 16 DIV.)

Technical details of MIDI messages for multi-timbral division.

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

A chart summarizing MIDI functions and their transmission/recognition.

SPECIFICATIONS

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