Leslie - Hammond XK-5 Owner's Manual

[FAST] button
Toggles the mode of the rotor by two steps. Every press switches
the status. When the light is ON, the mode is FAST, and when it
is OFF, it is not.
[STOP] button
To toggle the FAST and SLOW when you pressed the [FAST] but-
ton, press this button and the light OFF.
To toggle the FAST and STOP when you pressed the [FAST] but-
ton, press this button and the light ON.
[BYPASS] button
When the light is OFF, the sound is output from the rotary chan-
nel (Leslie eff ect).
To bypass the Leslie eff ect, press this button and the light will go
ON. Regardless of the status of the [FAST], [STOP] buttons, the
sound is output from the stationary channel.
NOTE: Leslie Eff ect is available except Pipe type.
NOTE: You can fi ne-tune the parameters of the Leslie eff ect (P. 86).
Diagram of 3 channel Leslie Speaker
Horn
Rotor
800Hz
Ampli-
fier
Th e rotating sound of the Leslie Speaker is the natural partner of the Ham-
mond Organ. A digital version is built-in to the XK-5; and the controls will
also function with a connected external Leslie speaker.

LESLIE

BYPASS
Stationary
Horn
Speaker
Driver
Woofer
Drum
Rotor
LESLIE
STOP FAST
BYPASS STOP
Off
Off
Off
Off
On
On
On
On
WHAT IS THE LESLIE EFFECT?
The Leslie Speaker was invented by Donald Leslie in
1941 to make the Hammond Organ sound like a Thea-
tre Pipe Organ. Using motor-driven rotating horns and
baffl es, Leslie's invention gave the organ a rich and
moving tone, which quickly became it's own unforget-
table sound.
In its basic form, the Leslie Speaker has an built-in am-
plifi er and two rotors; the "Horn Rotor" for treble and
the "Drum Rotor" (or Bass Rotor) for bass which are each
fed by a custom-designed driver/speaker. The combina-
tion of the two utilizes the "Doppler Eff ect" to give the
unique Leslie "swirling" sound.
Some models have not only rotors but also a fi xed
speaker. The circuit for sending the sound to the rotor
is called the "Rotary Channel", and that for the fi xed
speaker is called the "Stationary Channel".
The Digital Leslie on-board the XK-5 employs all the
proprietary concepts used in the physical speakers, but
realizes them in the digital realm. It is recommended
that you run the Main Outputs "in stereo" to get the full-
est eff ect.
STATUS CHART OF EACH BUTTON
BUTTON MODE
FAST CH=1
Off On Fast
Off Off Slow
On On Fast
On Off Stop
On On Fast
On Off Stop
Off On Fast
Off Off Slow
55
CH=3,
on-board
Leslie effect
Bypass