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Thanks to the very powerful sound engine of the SD5, it is possible to also repro-
duce very accurately the sounds of classic electromagnetic organs, among which
the Hammond ©‚ certainly is the most famous one with the most important tim-
bre. If you do not know what an electromagnetic organ is, keep in mind that their
timbres used to be mixed using so-called drawbars, with a specific harmonic cor-
responding to each of them. In order to compose the timbre, the required harmo-
nics used to be added on different levels. The SD5 reproduces these sounds
displaying the drawbars that can be controlled in real time by a number of buttons
on the panel.
If you wish to use the Drawbars to call up an organ sound, enable U U S S E E R R V V O O I I C C E E and
then select B B A A S S S S - - F F X X that corresponds with the bank of Voices dedicated to these
timbres. To call up the single timbre among the 10 available, use the F F 1 1 - - F F 1 1 0 0 func-
tion buttons.
PROGRAMMING THE ORGAN TIMBRE
If you wish to modify a preset and program your own settings, from the main display page, press U U S S E E R R V V O O I I C C E E , then press B B A A S S S S - - F F X X . Select the
voice you wish to modify, using the function push buttons. Once you have selected the voice, press the same function push button once more
to access the edit page.
The SD5 allows you to control a number of particular features relevant to the original organ timbre, to be called up with the function buttons
and the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R ( ( L L e e f f t t , , R R i i g g h h t t ) ) buttons and modified with the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R ( ( U U p p a a n n d d D D o o w w n n ) ) buttons. These parameters are described in
detail in the following:
Drawbar:
use the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R ( ( L L e e f f t t , , R R i i g g h h t t ) ) push buttons to select the drawbar, and use the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R ( ( U U p p a a n n d d D D o o w w n n ) ) buttons to
modify its level.
F1 Click:
activates the typical noise when the sound of the electromagnetic organ starts. Use the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R buttons to modify its
level.
F2 Sustain:
an effect used on the electronic organs of the sixties and seventies, extending the decline time of the timbre; the relevant
value is programmed using the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R buttons.
F6 Percussion:
this is a basic feature of the Jazz and Rock organ sound. The percussion introduced is to be chosen among 4' and 2 2/3' by
pressing the F F 6 6 function key. The percussion volume is modified using the D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R keys.
F7 Effects:
this allows you to access the typical effects associated to the electromagnetic organ, i.e. Chorus and Vibrato. The Vibrato
can be applied to the oscillator (Dco), the amplitude (Dca) or the filter (Dcf) with a global speed control (Rate). Pressing D D A A T T A A
C C U U R R S S O O R R ( ( U U p p a a n n d d D D o o w w n n ) ) you select the parameter and pressing con D D A A T T A A C C U U R R S S O O R R ( ( L L e e f f t t , , R R i i g g h h t t ) ) you modify the quantity. To
go back to the Drawbars page, press once more the F F 7 7 function button.
Each Drawbars configuration can be saved on the Drawbar bank replacing the existent ones.
Proceed as follows to store a Drawbars combination:
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Press S S A A V V E E .
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If you do not wish to modify the name, press F F 1 1 0 0 S S a a v v e e to confirm.
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If you wish to modify the name, enter the letters using the keys of the keyboard and move with the C C U U R R S S O O R R + + / / - - buttons. Then press F10 Save
to confirm.
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The F F 9 9 D D e e f f a a u u l l t t function restores the original factory set combinations.
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The F F 4 4 U U n n d d o o function restores the last combination prior to the current modifications.
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The F F 5 5 E E s s c c a a p p e e function aborts the storage operation.
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