Hammond SKX - Pedal Sustain, Coupler

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Setting Up
PEDAL SUSTAIN, COUPLER
A popular option for playing the Pedals or Manual Bass is Pedal Sustain, which allows
the Pedal voice to smoothly decay upon release, much in the manner of a string bass.
Using the Lower keyboard, you can play the Pedal part together (Manual Bass).
 e Pedal part can be played by Lower keyboard, or the Lower part can be played by
the extended Pedalboard (Lower To Pedal).
[PEDAL SUSTAIN] button
Touching this button will turn Pedal Sustain “ON” (LED lit) and “OFF” (LED not
lit).
After releasing your foot from the Pedalboard (or pressing and releasing a bass note
on the Lower keyboard when using Manual Bass, the sound will slowly fade, or decay.
NOTE: You can control the decay time of the Pedal Sustain (P. 73).
[MANUAL BASS] button
Touching this button will turn Manual Bass “ON” (LED lit) and “OFF” (LED not
lit).
If you played the Lower keyboard, the Pedal part will sounds together.
 e default range of the Manual Bass is up to the middle “B”.
NOTE: You can change the upper note limit of the Manual Bass (P. 110 ).
NOTE: You can set the Manual Bass either to play the lowest note if multiple notes are
played or, if a chord is played on the Lower keyboard, to sound the root note of the
chord (P. 110).
[LOWER to PEDAL] button
 is feature allows a connected MIDI Pedalboard to play the sounds registered for
the LOWER part in addition to whatever PEDAL registration may be selected.
Touching this button will turn Lower to Pedal “ON” (LED lit) and “OFF” (LED
not lit).
NOTE: You can change the upper limit playing range of Lower to Pedal (P. 110).
COUPLER
In the organ terminology, a “Coupler” is a device
which allows sounds from one part to be played on
another. Examples are Lower to Pedal and Manual
Bass.
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