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Setting Up
To fully utilizing SKX, read the following detailed explanations about the various functions
for creating music.
ORGAN SECTION
TONE-WHEELS
e sound source or “engine” of the classic Hammond Organ are the electro-magnetic
Tone Wheel Generators. On the SKX, the Tone Wheel engine is replicated digitally.
While the power is on, each of the 96 virtual Tone Wheels keeps oscillating as they did
in the vintage Hammond Organs.
KEYS
e tone signals created with the 96 virtual Tone Wheels are “switched” at the keys.
To each key the signals corresponding to the pitch and harmonics (for example, 9 sets on
the manual keyboard) are distributed, and when you touch or release a key, the switch
connects or cuts the tone signals.
DRAWBARS
Each Drawbar represents a fundamental harmonic. Each bar adjusts the value of each
harmonic. ere are 9 drawbars corresponding to 9 di erent harmonics.
TOUCH-RESPONSE PERCUSSION
e Percussion creates a decaying sound on the UPPER manual.
VIBRATO & CHORUS
e Vibrato & Chorus gives depth and richness to the organ sound by slightly varying
the pitch (Vibrato), or doubling the voice by mixing the original sound, with a duplicate,
slightly detuned one (Chorus).
OVERDRIVE
e Overdrive creates distortion as if an ampli er was being driven beyond its limits.
MULTI-EFFECTS
e Multi-E ects create various e ects such as tremolo and Wah.
EQUALIZER, LESLIE, REVERB
e built-in E ects are as follows: an Equalizer for sculpting the tonal response, a Leslie
E ect for rotary speaker e ects, and Reverb.
( e built-in Leslie E ect is disengaged when a physical Leslie is connected to the 11-pin
terminal.)
EXTRA VOICE SECTION
SOUND ENGINE
e Extra Voice section is the sound engine for playing piano and other musical instru-
ments. It is independent of the Organ Section.
EFFECTS
You can add Overdrive, Multi-E ects, Equalizer and Reverb to the Extra Voice Section.
MASTER EQUALIZER
e combined signal of Organ and Extra Voice is routed through the Master Equalizer.
Allowing you to tailor your sound for the provided venue, amp, sound system or record-
ing. e settings are not saved in Patch memory.
TONE-WHEEL SETS
The Tone Wheel Sets are divided into the
Manuals and the Pedal Part. This is to give the
Pedal Part the Decay (= the sound gradually
fading out while pressing the key) or Sustain
E ect. (= the sound gradually fading out after
the key is released).
HARMONICS
Harmonic is a pitch of a di erent ratio to a cer-
tain pitch; for example, the one octave higher
C to the middle C. The more Harmonics, the
brighter and richer sound is obtained.
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