Hammond SKX Introduction Manual
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  • Page 1 INTRODUCTION...
  • Page 3 The 11-pin Leslie socket on your SKX allows you to plug directly into any Leslie speaker having an 11-pin interface. If you wish to use a Leslie Speaker with your SKX, the Leslie Speaker should be connected before turning the power "ON."...
  • Page 4 If you wish to use a Hammond EXP-50 Expression Pedal, connect the plug from the EXP-50 into the EXP.PEDAL jack. Connecting a MIDI Pedalboard If you wish to use a Hammond MIDI Pedalboard, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT port from the Pedalboard to the MIDI IN port of the SKX.
  • Page 5 The Information Center Display has two modes: (1) the PLAY mode and (2) the MENU MODE. The PLAY Mode allows you to graphically see Drawbar settings, Extra Voice settings, Patch Numbers and Patch Names. The MENU Mode allows you to change and edit the SKX's software parameters such as Drawbar Voicing, MIDI parameters and other advanced functions.
  • Page 6 Introduction Drawbars The Drawbars are the heart and soul of the Hammond Sound. There are two sets of nine Drawbars, some- times referred to as Tonebars, for Upper and Lower Keyboard functions, and two Drawbars for Pedal tones, located between the Upper and Lower Keyboard Drawbar sets.
  • Page 7 Play MP3-format files, Play .WAV-format files, Save Setups, Load previously stored Setups from a USB Flash Drive into the SKX, Install software upgrades into the operating system, Load new Extra Voices into the Voice Library. For more information about the USB port, see USING THE USB PORT.
  • Page 8 The PEDAL Keyboard, or clavier, is used to play the bass notes and is most commonly played by the left foot. NOTE: You may connect a MIDI Pedal clavier to the SKX in order to play the instrument as a complete two- manual-and-pedal organ.

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