Hammond SKX - Reference Guide Manual

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REFERENCE

GUIDE

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Table of Contents5
Table of Contents6
Introduction17
Basic Hook-Up17
A.C. Power17
Audio Connections17
Connecting to an Amplifier17
Connecting a Leslie Speaker17
Connecting a Foot Switch18
Connecting the CU-1 Leslie Speed Switch18
Connecting a Damper Pedal18
Connecting an EXP-50 Expression Pedal18
Connecting a MIDI Pedalboard18
Other MIDI Connections18
Connecting a Set of Headphones18
Basic Controls19
ON / off Power Switch19
MASTER VOLUME Rotary Control19
Information Center Display19
Drawbars20
Touch Tabs20
Touch Buttons20
Select Touch Buttons20
Touch on / Touch off Touch Buttons20
USB Port21
Playing the Instrument22
Information Center Display25
Touch Buttons25
MENU/EXIT, PLAY, and ENTER Touch Buttons25
Play25
Menu/Exit25
Enter25
PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons25
Display Modes26
PLAY Mode - Graphic Display26
PLAY Mode - EXTRA VOICE Display27
PLAY Mode - Numeric Display27
MENU Mode28
A Screen28
B Screen29
C Screen30
D Screen31
E Screen32
F Screen33
Shortcuts34
Using the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons34
Selecting Advanced Feature Menus34
Selecting Advanced Feature Menu Pages37
Drawbars & Percussion43
Manual Drawbars43
Sound Groups44
Sub44
Foundation44
Brilliance44
Color Groups45
White Drawbars45
Black Drawbars45
Brown Drawbars46
Tone Families by Shape47
Typical Drawbar Registration Patterns48
Flute Family48
Reed Family48
Diapason Family49
String Family49
Jazz and Pop Drawbar Registrations50
Pedal Drawbars51
ORGAN VOLUME Rotary Control51
Try Your Own Drawbar Registrations51
Registering the Drawbars52
Please Read53
DRAWBAR Edit Menu54
Accessing the DRAWBAR Edit Menu Using the Touch Buttons54
Accessing the DRAWBAR Edit Menu Using a Shortcut54
Keyboard Selection55
DRAWBAR Edit Menu L&U55
Drawbar Voice Mode55
What Is "Key Click56
Attack - Key Click56
Release - Key Click57
Low-Pass Filter (LPF)57
DRAWBAR Edit Menu L&U - Page 2 - FOLDBACK58
Drawbar Fold Back58
Drawbar Volume59
DRAWBAR Edit Menu L&U - Page 3 - UPPER60
Upper Manual Octave60
Drawbar Zone - Lower Limit - Upper Manual60
Drawbar Zone - Upper Limit - Upper Manual61
DRAWBAR Edit Menu L&U - Page 4 - LOWER61
Drawbar Octave - Lower61
Drawbar Zone - Lower Limit - Lower Manual62
Drawbar Zone - Upper Limit - Lower Manual62
DRAWBAR Edit Menu PEDAL63
DRAWBAR Edit Menu PEDAL64
Pedal Voicing64
Pedal Attack/Key Click65
DRAWBAR Edit Menu PEDAL65
Pedal Decay65
Pedal Sustain66
Pedal Velocity67
DRAWBAR Edit Menu PEDAL67
Pedal Mode - Polyphony67
DRAWBAR Edit Menu PEDAL68
Drawbar Octave - Pedals68
Drawbar Zone - Lower Limit - Pedals69
Drawbar Zone - Upper Limit - Pedals70
PERCUSSION - Touch-Response Percussion71
Soft71
Fast71
Third71
PERCUSSION Edit Menu72
Accessing the PERCUSSION Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button72
Accessing the PERCUSSION Edit Menu Using the Shortcut73
Percussion Level74
Percussion Decay74
Percussion Touch75
Velocity Sensitivity75
Percussion Key Tracking76
Percussion Drawbar Cancel77
Percussion Drawbar Level77
What Are "Tone Wheels78
What Is "Leakage78
What Is "Motor Noise78
Creating Your Own Custom Tone Wheels79
CUSTOM TONE WHEEL Edit Menu80
Voicing Type82
Voicing Presets82
Custom Name83
Wheel84
What Is "Generator Calibration84
Selecting a Tone Wheel to Edit85
Using the VALUE Rotary Control to Select Tone Wheels85
Using the Drawbars and Keyboard to Select Tone Wheels85
LEV - Tone Wheel Level87
LPF - Low-Pass Filter87
RES - Tone Wheel Resonance88
HPF - High-Pass Filter88
Saving a Custom Tone Wheel89
Naming a Custom Tone Wheel90
Drawbar Organ Type92
Farf94
Pipe95
PIPE Edit Menu96
Selecting a Pipe Voice to Edit98
Pipe Voice Volume102
Pipe Voice Detune103
Pipe Voice Chiff104
What Is "Chiff104
Pipe Voice Cutoff105
Pipe Voice Pan106
Pipe Voice Imaging106
What Is "Pipe Imaging106
Drawbar Effects111
Vibrato & Chorus111
On / off111
VIBRATO Edit Menu112
Accessing the VIBRATO Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button112
Accessing the VIBRATO Edit Menu Using the Shortcut113
100114
Vibrato114
(Small Vibrato)114
(Wide Vibrato)114
(Full Vibrato)114
Chorus114
(Small Chorus)114
(Wide Chorus)114
(Full Chorus)114
Adjusting the Vibrato and Chorus Modes Using a Shortcut115
Vibrato Rate116
Tremulant Amount117
103117
Emph117
MIX118
Pedal118
Vibrato/Chorus Depth119
Leslie120
What Is a "Leslie Speaker120
What Are "Horn" and "Bass121
LESLIE Touch Tabs122
Leslie Bypass122
Leslie Stop122
Leslie Fast122
LESLIE Edit Menu123
Accessing the LESLIE Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button123
Accessing the LESLIE Edit Menu Using the Shortcut124
Leslie Parameters124
Leslie Cabinet Type125
Leslie Cabinet Name126
Leslie Horn Settings129
Leslie Bass Settings133
Leslie Microphone Settings136
Angle136
Distance137
Connecting a Leslie Speaker Cabinet138
Connecting the SKX to an 11-Pin Leslie Speaker138
Connecting the SKX to a 6- or 9-Pin Leslie Speaker138
Creating Your Own Leslie Cabinets139
Saving a Custom User Cabinet140
Naming a Custom User Cabinet141
Lower to Pedal145
LOWER to PEDAL Touch Tab145
Changing the LOWER to PEDAL Note Limit146
Accessing the ZONES Edit Menu Using the Touch Buttons146
Accessing the ZONES Edit Menu Using the Shortcut146
EXTRA VOICE Section149
EXTRA VOICE Touch Tabs149
EXTRA VOICE ON/OFF Touch Tabs149
Upper on149
Lower on149
EXTRA VOICE VOICE Touch Tabs150
A.piano150
E.piano150
Other150
Library150
EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu151
EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu Parameters151
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu Using the Touch Buttons151
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu Using the Shortcut152
EXTRA VOICE COMMON Parameters153
Volume153
Balance153
Expression154
EXTRA VOICE 1 & 2 Parameters155
Octave155
Zone - Lower Limit156
Zone - Upper Limit157
Category - Voice Selection158
Velocity159
Making Voice Selections for each Category160
Allocating Extra Voices - UPPER Manual162
Allocating Extra Voices - LOWER Manual163
Using Drawbars and Extra Voices Together164
Using Drawbars and Extra Voices Together on the same Manual164
Using Two Extra Voices Simultaneously166
SPECIAL NOTE - Prochord169
What Is "Prochord169
Prochord Chords170
Major Chords170
Minor Chords170
Seventh Chords170
Diminished Chords170
Augmented Chords170
Using Prochord171
Patches175
Selecting a Patch175
Creating Your Own Patches176
Editing a Patch177
PATCH Edit Menu178
Patch Name180
PATCH LOAD Menu180
Drawbar Registration180
Voice Parameters181
Zones181
Effects182
Reverb182
Favorites183
MANUAL / BANK Touch Button183
Advanced Features - FAVORITE184
Access186
Patch Load187
Loading a Patch into a Favorite187
Using the VALUE Rotary Control187
Using the Shortcut from the FAVORITE Touch Buttons188
Using the MENU Touch Buttons189
Favorite Banks191
Overdrive & Multi-Effects195
EFFECTS Controls195
DRAWBAR over DRIVE and EFFECT195
Extra Voice Effect195
OVERDRIVE\EFFECTS (OD\EFF) Edit Menu196
Page 1 -DRAWBAR OVERDRIVE196
Accessing the DRAWBAR OVERDRIVE Menu Using the Touch Buttons196
Accessing the DRAWBAR OVERDRIVE Menu Using the Shortcut197
Amount198
Expression Control198
Type199
Page 2 -DRAWBAR MULTI-EFFECTS200
Accessing the DRAWBAR MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page Using the Touch Buttons200
Accessing the DRAWBAR MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page Using the Shortcut201
Tremolo203
WAVE - Tremolo Waveform203
RATE - Tremolo Rate204
DEP - Tremolo Depth204
Auto Pan205
WAVE - Auto Pan Waveform206
RATE - Auto Pan Rate206
DEP - Auto Pan Depth207
Wah-Wah208
SRC - Wah-Wah Source208
SENS - Wah-Wah Sensitivity209
RES - Wah-Wah Resonance209
WAVE - Wah-Wah Waveform210
RATE - Wah-Wah Rate211
FREQ - Wah-Wah Frequency212
Ring Modulation213
SRC - Source213
FREQ - Frequency214
MIX214
WAVE - Waveform215
Rate216
DEP - Depth216
Phaser217
RATE - Phaser Rate217
DEP - Phaser Depth218
RESO - Phaser Resonance218
MANU - Phaser Center Frequency Manual Adjustment219
MIX - Phaser MIX219
HPF - Phaser High Pass Filter220
Flanger221
RATE - Flanger Rate221
DEP - Flanger Depth222
RESO - Flanger Resonance222
DLAY - Flanger Delay223
MIX - Flanger MIX223
HPF - Flanger High-Pass Filter224
Chorus225
RATE - Chorus Rate225
DEP - Chorus Depth226
RESO - Chorus Resonance226
DLY - Chorus Delay227
MIX - Chorus Rate227
HPF - Chorus High-Pass Filter228
Delay229
TYPE - Delay Type229
TIME - Delay Time230
F.B. - Delay Feedback230
MIX - Delay MIX231
Page 3 -EXTRA VOICE OVERDRIVE232
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE OVERDRIVE Menu Page Using the Touch Buttons232
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE OVERDRIVE Menu Page Using the Shortcut234
Extra Voice Overdrive ON/OFF234
Extra Voice Overdrive Amount235
Extra Voice Overdrive Expression Control236
Extra Voice Overdrive Type236
Page 4 -EXTRA VOICE MULTI-EFFECTS237
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page Using the Touch Buttons237
Accessing the EXTRA VOICE MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page Using the Shortcut238
Tremolo239
WAVE - Tremolo Waveform239
RATE - Tremolo Rate240
DEP - Tremolo Depth240
Auto Pan241
WAVE - Auto Pan Waveform241
RATE - Auto Pan Rate242
DEP - Auto Pan Depth242
Wah-Wah243
SRC - Wah-Wah Source243
SENS - Wah-Wah Sensitivity244
RES - Wah-Wah Resonance244
WAVE - Wah-Wah Waveform245
RATE - Wah-Wah Rate246
FREQ - Wah-Wah Frequency246
Ring Modulation247
SRC - Source247
FREQ - Frequency248
MIX - Ring Frequency MIX248
WAVE - Waveform249
Rate250
DEP - Depth250
Phaser251
RATE - Phaser Rate251
DEP - Phaser Depth252
RESO - Phaser Resonance252
MANU - Phaser Center Frequency Manual Adjustment253
MIX - Phaser MIX253
HPF - Phaser High Pass Filter254
Flanger255
RATE - Flanger Rate255
DEP - Flanger Depth256
RESO - Flanger Resonance256
DLAY - Flanger Delay257
MIX - Flanger MIX257
HPF - Flanger High-Pass Filter258
Chorus259
RATE - Chorus Rate259
DEP - Chorus Depth260
RESO - Chorus Resonance260
DLY - Chorus Delay261
MIX - Chorus MIX261
HPF - Chorus High-Pass Filter262
PH - Chorus Phase262
Delay263
TYPE - Delay Type263
TIME - Delay Time264
F.B. - Delay Feedback264
MIX - Delay MIX265
Equalizer269
What Is "Equalization269
EQUALIZER Edit Menu269
EQUALIZER EDIT Menu Parameters269
EQUALIZER Edit Menu271
Drawbar Tone Control271
Drawbar Equalizer272
Drawbar Equalizer Central Frequency Adjust273
Extra Voice Equalizer276
Extra Voice Equalizer Central Frequency Adjust277
Master Equalizer280
Master Equalizer Central Frequency Adjust281
Special Performance Features285
Reverb285
REVERB Controls285
REVERB Touch Tab285
REVERB Rotary Control285
REVERB Edit Menu285
Accessing the REVERB Edit Menu Using the MENU/EXIT Touch Button285
Accessing the REVERB Edit Menu Using the Shortcut285
Reverb Depth286
Reverb Type286
Reverb Time287
Delay Time287
Delay Feedback287
Transpose288
CONTROL Edit Menu289
Navigating the CONTROL Edit Menu291
Foot Switch Parameters292
FOOT SW - Screen 1292
Foot Switch Device Select292
What Is "TRS293
Foot Switch Functions294
FOOT SW - Screen 2295
Foot Switch Tip Mode295
FOOT SW - Screen 3295
Foot Switch Ring Mode295
Expression Parameters296
EXPR - Screen 1296
Expression Source296
Expression Monitor ("MON")296
EXPR - Screen 2297
Expression Minimum Level297
Expression Low Frequency Limit297
EXPR - Screen 3298
Expression Gain298
Expression Curve299
286300
GLIDE Functions300
RANG - Glide Range300
Glide Attack Time301
Glide Release Time301
AMP - Glide Amplitude302
AMP - Glide ON/OFF302
289303
DAMPER Functions303
DAMPER - Drawbars303
DAMPER - Extra Voice303
290304
OCTAVE Touch Button Functions304
291305
Display Shortcut Time305
Display Timeout305
Display Popup306
293307
Velocity Offset307
Sounding Point307
Transpose Octave Action308
295309
Part on Mode309
CONTROL Touch Button310
MIDI313
A Word about What MIDI Can Do313
MIDI Connections313
MIDI in and MIDI out313
MIDI Thru314
Audio and MIDI Connections314
Example: a Sound Module314
MIDI Edit Menu315
How MIDI Works on the SKX316
Keyboard (Internal) Channels316
External Zone Channels316
MIDI Edit Menu - Page 1 - MIDI Template317
What Is a "MIDI Template317
MIDI Templates - SKX318
MIDI Edit Menu - Page 2 - Master MIDI Settings319
Screen 1 - MIDI in Jack319
Screen 2 - MIDI Local Control, NRPN & Leslie MIDI Parameters320
MIDI Local Control320
MIDI Nrpn320
What Is "NPRN320
Leslie MIDI Parameters321
Screen 3 - MIDI Transmit & Receive - Program Change, Drawbar Data & External Zone322
MIDI Program Change322
What Is "General MIDI322
General MIDI Instrument Chart323
MIDI Drawbar Registration324
MIDI External Zone324
Screen 4 - MIDI Instrument ID & MIDI Dump325
MIDI Instrument ID325
What Is a "Device ID325
MIDI Receive Dump ON/OFF326
Temporary Dump Send326
Screen 5 - MIDI Transmit - Keyboard Channels328
Screen 6 - MIDI Receive - Keyboard Channels328
ZONES Edit Menu329
Internal Zone Page 1 - Manual Bass330
Manual Bass Mode330
Manual Bass Split Point331
Lower to Pedal Split Point331
Internal Zone Page 2 - Octave332
Upper Octave Setting332
External Zone334
External Zone Switch334
External Zone Channel334
External Zone Page 2 - Manual Allocation & Note Limits335
External Zone Allocate335
External Zone Lower Note Limit336
External Zone Upper Note Limit336
External Zone Bank Select MSB337
External Zone Bank Select LSB338
External Zone Program Number338
External Zone Page 4 - Octave, Volume, Pan and Velocity Settings339
External Zone Octave339
External Zone Volume340
External Zone Pan341
External Zone Velocity341
External Zone Page 5 - Minimum & Maximum Volume and Controller Number Settings342
External Zone Minimum Volume342
External Zone Maximum Volume342
External Zone Expression Control Number343
What Is the Difference between "Volume" and "Expression343
External Zone Page 6 - Damper ON/OFF344
External Zone Damper344
MIDI All Notes off and Parameter Reload ("MIDI Panic")344
Music Player347
Using the Music Player347
Copying a Music File to a USB Drive347
Playing a Music File - Accessing the MUSIC PLAYER Using the Touch Buttons348
Playing a Music File - Accessing the MUSIC PLAYER Using a Shortcut349
Playing Multiple Songs351
Determining Song Order352
Special Utility Features355
TUNE Edit Menu355
DEFAULT Edit Menu - Reset Procedure357
SYSTEM Edit Menu359
Page 1 - AUTO POWER off360
Page 2 - AUDIO OUTPUT360
Page 3 - SOFTWARE VERSION361
Display Lock362
Using the Usb Port365
Preparing a USB Flash Drive for Use with the SKX366
Formatting a USB Flash Drive366
Voice Libraries367
What Is a "Voice Library367
Loading a Voice Library to the SKX367
Downloading and Extracting Voice Libraries368
LIBRARY Edit Menu370
Installing a Voice Library from a USB Flash Drive to the SKX372
Deleting a Voice Library from the SKX373
Clearing the Entire Voice Library Memory from the SKX374
Appendix377
EXTRA VOICE Instrument List378
Preset Patch List380
Patch Parameter List (Cont)382
Patch Parameter List (Cont)383
Patch Parameter List (Cont)384
Global Parameter List385
Leslie Parameter List386
System Parameter List386
Drawbar Data List 1387
Drawbar Data List 2387
MIDI Implementation Chart389
MIDI Implementation390
MIDI Templates391
MIDI Channels and Messages392
System Exclusive Messages393
Instrument Care394
AC Power394
Cabinet394
Keys and Buttons394
Moving Your Instrument394

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