Hammond SKX - Percussion; 1´ Drawbar Cancel

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Skx
Owner’s Manual
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PERCUSSION
Organ tones are normally heard as long as the playing key is held down.  e word
“Percussion” refers to a tone that is not steady and fades away, such as a piano or
chimes.  e SKX has Percussion tones which enhance the sounds produced by the
Drawbars.
“Touch-Response Percussion” is very useful for highlighting single notes, full chords,
even entire songs.
[ON] button
Switches the Percussion “ON”(LED lit) and “OFF”.
[SOFT] button
 is reduces the volume of the Percussion tone.
When the LED is OFF, it is “NORMAL”. If you press the [SOFT] button (LED is
lit on), the Percussion volume is “SOFT”.
[FAST] button
When this button is OFF (LED not lit) the Percussion tone will decay slowly like
a bell. When it is “ON” (LED is lit) the Percussion tone will decay rapidly like a
xylophone.
[THIRD] button
Switches the Percussion harmonic.
When this button is OFF, the second harmonic speaks at the same pitch as the 4´
Drawbar.
 e third harmonic tone speaks at the same pitch as the 2 ⅔ ´ Drawbar. To select,
press the [THIRD] button (light on).
NOTE: Percussion is available on 3 Organ Types; BType1, BType2 and Mellow.
NOTE: You can  ne-tune the parameters of the Percussion (P. 80).
DECAY
On the piano, the sound gradually fades out even
if you keep touching the key. It is called Decay. The
violin sound, on the contrary, keeps sounding at a
certain volume. It is called Sustain.
1´ DRAWBAR CANCEL
As on the Vintage Hammond B-3/C-3, the 1´ Tone Wheel Drawbar is inoperative
when the Percussion is engaged.
NOTE: If you wish the 1´ Drawbar to remain operative, you can change the parameter. (P. 80)