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  • Page 1 REFERENCE GUIDE...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ Your Hammond Organ is designed to give you the true and authentic sound of Hammond Harmonic Drawbars, as well as provide you a large variety of other sounds and features to allow great flexibility in how you want to play. This Guide is designed to explain the operating features of your Hammond Organ as simply and graphically as possible.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE CONTENTS HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Try Your Own Drawbar Registrations ..................37 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 7 LPF - Low-Pass Filter ................. 73 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 8 Connecting the SKX to an 11-pin Leslie Speaker ....... . .
  • Page 9 Favorite Banks ..................... . 177 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 10 Extra Voice Overdrive Type ................222 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 11 REVERB Controls................... . 271 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 12 EXTERNAL ZONE CHANNELS ................. . . 302 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 13 SOFTWARE VERSION ..................347 HA<O> SKX...
  • Page 14 Installing a Voice Library from a USB Flash Drive to the SKX ......
  • Page 15 INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 17: Introduction

    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 18: Connecting A Foot Switch

    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 19: Basic Controls

    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 20: Drawbars

    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 21: Usb Port

    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 22: Playing The Instrument

    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.
  • Page 23 INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY...

  • Page 25: Information Center Display

    LEFT (“ ”) and RIGHT (“ ”). These buttons allow you to find the Advanced Feature Menus and features within each Menu quickly. NOTE: More information regarding how to use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons will be coved later in this section of the Guide. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 26: Display Modes

    Information Center Display IMPORTANT: It is assumed at this point that you have just turned the SKX "ON" and have not touched either the PLAY or MENU/EXIT Touch Button. If you have, simply touch the PLAY Touch Button once. Also the Drawbars should be "OFF" (pushed "in").

  • Page 27: Play Mode - Extra Voice Display

    NOTE: In order to avoid confusion, the Pedal Drawbar settings are shown graphically in this display. Touch the PLAY Touch Button once from the above screen to show the Graphic Display screen once again. These are the PLAY Screens. See the following pages for an explanation of the MENU Mode. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 28: Menu Mode

    EXVOICE - Allows you to modify the characteristics of the Extra Voices. PATCH - Allows you to name Patches and choose the characteristics of Patches and Favorites CONTROL - Allows you to change how the various controls, such as Foot Switch, Expression Pedal, etc., will function. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 29: B Screen

    PERCUSS - Allows you to change the characteristics of the Percussion. VIB&CHO - Allows you to change the characteristics of the Vibrato & Chorus effects. LESLIE - Allows you to change the characteristics of the built-in digital Leslie. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 30: C Screen

    EQUALIZ - Allows you to set the characteristics of the built-in Equalizer. REVERB - Allows you to select the amount and type of Reverb that you prefer. TUNE - Allows you to fine-tune the entire pitch of the SKX up or down. HA<O> SKX...

  • Page 31: D Screen

    MIDI - Allows you to set the overall MIDI parameters for the instrument, and allows you to perform a MIDI Data Dump to a MIDI data recorder or to another SKX. SETUP - Allows you to save, name and delete Setups.

  • Page 32: E Screen

    SYSTEM - Allows you to select the Audio Mode and to display Software Versions. LIBRARY - Allows you to load a Voice Library from a USB Flash Drive into the Extra Voice section. FORMAT - Allows you to format a USB Flash Drive for use with your SKX. HA<O> SKX...

  • Page 33: F Screen

    PIPE - Allows you to change the characteristics of the Drawbar Pipe Voices. NOTE: The Drawbar Pipe Voices are controlled by the same group of Harmonic Drawbars as control the regular Drawbar tones. This is explained fully in the DRAWBARS & PERCUSSION section of this Guide. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 34: Shortcuts

    Sometimes it may be desirable to access an Advanced Feature more quickly than can be done by using the Touch Buttons on the Information Center Display. Because of this, your Hammond SKX has what are called “Shortcuts” to many Advanced Feature Menus. You can “shortcut” to an Advanced Feature associated with a particular function by pressing and holding a Touch Tab controlling that function.
  • Page 35 The C Menu will now display. (The word “OD/EFF” should now be blinking.) Each time you touch the PAGE UP Touch Button, the Information Center Display will advance to the next menu until the F screen is reached. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 36 You have now gone from the C Menu back to the B Menu. Now touch the PAGE DOWN Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now back to the A Menu. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 37: Selecting Advanced Feature Menu Pages

    If you touch the ENTER Touch Button, you will access the DRAWBAR Edit Menu. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The word “EXVOICE” should now be blinking. Now, when you touch ENTER you will access the EXTRA VOICE Edit Menu. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 38 Notice that each touch of the PAGE LEFT Touch Button moves the “blinking” backwards until you are back at the DRAWBAR Edit Menu. In this way you can navigate among the various Menus on your SKX. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 39 The pattern is also identical to the shift pattern of a “four-on-the-floor” manual transmission found in many automobiles and trucks. To scroll backward through the Advanced Feature Menu pages, simply reverse the previous procedure as shown on the previous page. To return to PLAY Mode, touch the PLAY Touch Button. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 40 *** THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO PRESERVE PAGE FORMATTING ***...
  • Page 41 DRAWBARS & PERCUSSION...

  • Page 43: Drawbars & Percussion

    Manual Drawbars Your Hammond SKX has two sets of nine Drawbars, one for each Manual. Drawbars, often called Tonebars, are the heart and the basis of the renowned Hammond Sound and have been used since the first Hammond Organ Model A introduced in 1935.

  • Page 44: Sound Groups

    While still holding the “C” chord down, pull each of the brown Sub Drawbars out until you like the sound. Now do the same with the Brilliance Drawbars. It's that easy to create your own custom Drawbar settings. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 45: Color Groups

    As you add each Drawbar, you will hear the addition of the same note an octave higher in each case. Black Drawbars The Black Drawbars on the Hammond Organ represent the dissonant (discordant) harmonics which are also necessary in building rich tone colors. The mellowness of a horn, the pungency of strings, and the brilliance of reed voices owe much of their character to the presence of these harmonics in different degrees.

  • Page 46: Brown Drawbars

    “C” one octave lower being added. Now pull the second brown Drawbar in the same group out, and you will hear it add a richness to the sound of the “C” note that you are holding down. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 47: Tone Families By Shape

    With the Hammond Organ Drawbars, a touch of a finger is all that is needed to make the tone quality softer or more brilliant, richer in one harmonic or another.

  • Page 48: Typical Drawbar Registration Patterns

    00 7654 321 Kinura 8' 00 0172 786 Oboe 8" 00 4764 210 Trombone 8' 01 8777 530 Trumpet 8' 00 6788 650 Tuba Sonora 8' 02 7788 640 Vox Humana 8' 00 4720 123 HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 49: Diapason Family

    00 1464 321 Salicional 8' 00 2453 321 Solo Viola 8' 00 2474 341 Solo Violin 8' 00 3654 324 Viola da Gamba 8' 00 2465 432 Violina 4' 00 0103 064 Violone 16 26 3431 000 HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 50: Jazz And Pop Drawbar Registrations

    Jazz and Pop Drawbar Registrations On the Hammond Organ, any harmonic may be emphasized individually, or on the other hand, eliminated completely. Even the fundamental may be eliminated. Because of this fact, many unusual and striking effects can be developed.

  • Page 51: Pedal Drawbars

    Try Your Own Drawbar Registrations Part of the fun of playing your Hammond SKX is to experiment with you r own Drawbar arrangements. It is not essential that you use the registration set up on any music you may have or attempt to duplicate exactly the sound you may hear on a favorite song..

  • Page 52: Registering The Drawbars

    Create a Drawbar registration - for example, 00 8400 000. You can confirm the registration by consulting the Information Center Display. Play some notes on the Lower Manual. You will hear the notes play with the Drawbar registration you just set up. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 53: Please Read

    On most Hammond Organs with two manuals and pedals, there are two Drawbars for controlling the Pedal tones - one at “16'" pitch and the other at “8'” pitch. The SKX faithfully embodies this feature with two Pedal Drawbars, which are explained on page 10.

  • Page 54: Drawbar Edit Menu

    You are now in the DRAWBAR Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make various changes to the characteristics of the Drawbars. These changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 55: Keyboard Selection

    Drawbar Voice Modes to your liking. This is explained in the CUSTOM TONE WHEEL section of this Guide. IMPORTANT NOTE: The “Vx.” “Farf.” and “Pipe” Voice Modes change the operation of the Drawbars from the traditional Hammond Harmonic Drawbar functions. This is explained starting on page 40 of this Guide. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 56: What Is "Key Click

    What Is “Key Click?” On a tone-wheel Hammond Organ, each time a key is depressed with an active Drawbar registration, a Key Click (or Key Pop) is heard just before the note sounds. This is due to the fact that, unlike other electrical or electronic musical instruments, the sound is always present at the key contacts.

  • Page 57: Release - Key Click

    NOTE: “LPF” is an abbreviation for Low-Pass Filter, or a circuit which allows only low frequencies to pass through. The more filtering is applied, the duller the sound, while less filtering will result in a brighter sound. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 58: Drawbar Edit Menu L&U - Page 2 - Foldback

    Drawbar Fold Back There are two function selections to the Drawbar Fold Back Advanced Feature Menu of the SKX: (1) Select how low the Sub-Fundamental Drawbar will play on each manual (from “2C” down to “1C”). (2) Set the upper frequency limit for each manual (from “4G”...

  • Page 59: Drawbar Volume

    Turn either the ORGAN VOLUME or the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the overall volume of the Drawbar tones. Turn either the ORGAN VOLUME or the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the overall volume of the Drawbar tones. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 60: Drawbar Edit Menu L&U - Page 3 - Upper

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the number and move the lower limit farther right. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the number and move the lower limit farther left. NOTE: The Upper Limit number can not be lower than the Lower Limit number. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 61: Drawbar Zone - Upper Limit - Upper Manual

    (the sound is at normal pitch), “+1" (the sound is one octave above the regular pitch) or “+2" (the sound is two octaves above the regular pitch), Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the Octave. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the Octave. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 62: Drawbar Zone - Lower Limit - Lower Manual

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to move the lower limit farther right. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to move the lower limit farther left. NOTE: The Upper Limit number can not be lower than the Lower Limit number. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 63: Drawbar Edit Menu Pedal

    You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make changes to the characteristics of the Pedal Drawbars. Theses changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 64: Drawbar Edit Menu Pedal

    This Advanced Feature allows you to change the overall sound of the Pedal Drawbar tones. The data chart below shows the options you may select. PEDAL DRAWBAR VOICING Options Description Function Norm The Pedal voicing of a vintage Hammond Organ. Muted Very mellow Pedal tones. Synth1 A sawtooth waveform with a “wow” type filter envelope. Synth2 A dull square wave, or “clarinet”...

  • Page 65: Pedal Attack/Key Click

    Pedal down. You can select “C” (no decay - pedal sounds at the same volume for as long as it is held) or various lengths of Decay from “1" (shortest) to “5" (longest). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the Pedal Decay amount that you prefer. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 66: Pedal Sustain

    NOTE: The PEDAL SUSTAIN Touch Tab must be “ON” (LED lit) in order to enable this feature. NOTE: You can access this Advanced Feature Menu Page directly by touching and holding the PEDAL SUSTAIN Touch Tab. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 67: Pedal Velocity

    Monophonic low-note select - if more than one pedal is played only the lowest note will sound. LAST Monophonic last-note select - if more than one pedal is played the last played note will sound. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 68: Drawbar Edit Menu Pedal

    The sound is one octave above the regular pitch. The sound is two octaves above the regular pitch. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the Octave. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the Octave. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 69: Drawbar Zone - Lower Limit - Pedals

    Drawbar Zone - Lower Limit - Pedals This Advanced Feature allows you to set the lowest note the Pedal Drawbars will play. The data chart below shows the options you may select for your particular SKX. EXTRA VOICE ZONE - Lower Limit Options...

  • Page 70: Drawbar Zone - Upper Limit - Pedals

    Drawbar Zone - Upper Limit - Pedals This Advanced Feature allows you to set the lowest note the Pedal Drawbars will play. The data chart below shows the options you may select for your particular SKX. EXTRA VOICE ZONE - Lower Limit Options...

  • Page 71: Percussion - Touch-Response Percussion

    The PERCUSSION controls on the SKX consist of four separate Touch Tabs, located immediately to the right of the Drawbars, which control harmonic Percussion tones playable from the Upper Keyboard. They control all the same functions as the tilt tablets on a vintage Hammond.

  • Page 72: Percussion Edit Menu

    Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button once. The “B” screen of the MENU Mode will now display. You will now see “CUST.TW" in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display, and it will be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 73: Accessing The Percussion Edit Menu Using The Shortcut

    You are now in the PERCUSSION Edit Page. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make various changes to the Percussion. These changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 74: Percussion Level

    Percussion Decay to your liking. IMPORTANT NOTE: This Advanced Feature replicates the PERCUSSION CUTOFF control found on the preamp of a vintage Hammond Organ. Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to select either “SLOW” or “FAST.” When you have made your selection: Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to lengthen the Decay.

  • Page 75: Percussion Touch

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to turn Percussion Velocity Sensitivity "ON" or “OFF.” NOTE: Although vintage Hammond Organs do not have this feature, a player more accustomed to a piano touch may want to try this feature, and may find the Touch-Response Percussion somewhat easier to use.

  • Page 76: Percussion Key Tracking

    From the previous screen, touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The letters underneath the word “KTRK” should now be blinking. On the original Hammond Organs with Touch-Response Percussion Control, such as the B-3, C-3, RT-3 and A-100, the Percussion sounds would taper off slightly at higher frequencies. This Advanced Feature is designed to replicate this characteristic of the Percussion.

  • Page 77: Percussion Drawbar Cancel

    When Percussion Drawbar Cancel is turned “ON,” the 8th harmonic Drawbar will be canceled when Percussion is "ON". This replicates the original Hammond Organs with Touch-Response Percussion Control, such as the B-3, C-3, RT-3 and A-100 series. When this feature is turned “OFF,” the 8th harmonic Drawbar (1') will continue to sound while Percussion is "ON".

  • Page 78: What Are "Tone Wheels

    91 of the 96 wheels generate musical notes - five of the wheels are blanks, or wheels having no teeth, to maintain balance. On later Hammond models such as the H-100 and X-77-series, the last 5 tone wheels are cut with 256 teeth, allowing them to play frequencies 91 through 96.

  • Page 79: Creating Your Own Custom Tone Wheels

    Many characteristics of the Hammond Organ, especially as heard in much...

  • Page 80: Custom Tone Wheel Edit Menu

    From the A Screen, touch the PAGE UP “ ” Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should look like this for the B Screen of the Menu Mode: The word “CUST.TW should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 81 You are now in the CUSTOM TONE WHEEL Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to create Custom Tone Wheels. These changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 82: Voicing Type

    Pure sine waves, but with a slight bass and mid-frequency boost. “Flute Lead” -Pure sine waves, but with reduced bass and treble, the opposite of “Husky”. “Cheap Tr.s” -Reduced bass response, producing a sound similar to low-grade AM radio. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 83: Custom Name

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to scroll backward through the characters. The available characters include: Punctuation Marks (space - . ‘ &), Numeric Characters (0 ~ 9), Upper-case Letters (“A ~ Z”), and Lower-case Letters (“a ~ z”). HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 84: Wheel

    At the Hammond tone-wheel factory, the distance of each magnet to each tone wheel - as well as the number of windings for each coil - was very carefully controlled to insure that each frequency would play at the correct volume. In other words, the generator on each tone-wheel organ was very carefully calibrated.

  • Page 85: Selecting A Tone Wheel To Edit

    *Wheels 49 ~ 96 + - The lower note limit of this Drawbar is determined by the Drawbar Foldback setting. * - The upper note limit of this Drawbar is determined by the Drawbar Foldback setting. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 86 Drawbar. You can now edit the selected Tone Wheel. After you have selected a Tone Wheel to edit, you can change the characteristics of that Tone Wheel. This is explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 87: Lev - Tone Wheel Level

    “127" (maximum high-frequency content and Leakage). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the highs of the selected Tone Wheel. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to increase the highs of the selected Tone Wheel. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 88: Res - Tone Wheel Resonance

    IMPORTANT NOTE: If you change any of the Custom Tone Wheel settings, you must save them in order for them to be remembered. If the changes are not saved, they will be lost when power to the instrument is switched “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 89: Saving A Custom Tone Wheel

    Make whatever changes you want to the editable parameters - Level, Resonance, etc. After you have made all your edits and you have the sound you want, Touch and Release the RECORD Touch Button. The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 90: Naming A Custom Tone Wheel

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to scroll backward through the characters. The available characters include: Punctuation Marks (space - . ‘ &), Numeric Characters (0 ~ 9), Upper-case Letters (“A ~ Z”), and Lower-case Letters (“a ~ z”). HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 91 If you want to overwrite the Custom Tone Wheel with your new edited settings, touch the ENTER Touch Button. The bottom line of the Information Center Display will scroll the following: Recording... After the above stops scrolling, your Custom Tone Wheel has been renamed. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 92: Drawbar Organ Type

    Drawbars & Percussion Drawbar Organ Type The Drawbars on the SKX can be made to control other organ sounds other than traditional Hammond Drawbars. Several makes of combo organs, for example, also used Drawbar-type slider controls to register the sounds, which were actual organ voices rather than individual harmonics as with Hammond Drawbars.
  • Page 93 The type of combo organ replicated by “Vx” mode had drawbar-type controls, but they functioned differently from Hammond Harmonic Drawbars. Organ. The first four Drawbars control individual pitches, while the next three are “Mixture” Drawbars which cause multiple pitches to sound. “II,” “III” and “IV” refer to the number of pitches represented by that Drawbar.

  • Page 94: Farf

    The above configuration follows the layout of the “Combo Compact” series of combo organ, which used rocker-type tilt tablets rather than Drawbars to turn voices “ON” and “OFF.” On the SKX, the Drawbars are used to control the same sounds. To replicate the effect of tablets, simply pull the Drawbar(s) representing the tone(s) you want “out”...

  • Page 95: Pipe

    - pulling a Drawbar “out” will turn the associated Pipe Voice “ON” while pushing the Drawbar “in” will turn the Pipe Voice “OFF.” The Pipe Voices do not have gradations of volume - they are either “ON” or “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 96: Pipe Edit Menu

    From the A Screen, touch the PAGE UP “ ” Touch Button five times. The Information Center Display should look like this for the B Screen of the Menu Mode: The word “PIPE” should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 97 You are now in the PIPE Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to change the characteristics of the Pipe voices. These are is explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 98: Selecting A Pipe Voice To Edit

    Selecting a Pipe Voice to Edit Your SKX has a total of 20 Pipe voices - nine (9) for the Upper Manual, nine (9) for the Lower Manual and two (2) for the Pedals. Below is a list of the voices and the screen abbreviations: UPPER”...
  • Page 99 Now you will see “LOWER 1" on the top line of the Information Center Display and “Princi16" on the lower line directly below it. This means that you can now edit the parameters for the “Principal 16" pipe voice on the Lower Manual. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 100 Allows you to set the directionality of the selected Pipe Voice. IMAGING Allows you to simulate pipe chest configurations for the selected Pipe Voice. The following pages give a more detailed explanation of how these Advanced Features work. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 101 From the A Screen, touch the PAGE UP “ ” Touch Button five times. The Information Center Display should look like this for the F Screen of the Menu Mode: The word “PIPE” should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 102: Pipe Voice Volume

    “127” (loudest). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the volume of the selected Pipe Voice.. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the volume of the selected Pipe Voice. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 103: Pipe Voice Detune

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the pitch of the selected Pipe Voice flat. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the pitch of the selected Pipe Voice sharp. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 104: Pipe Voice Chiff

    Select the Chiff setting you want by doing the following: Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to add more Chiff to the selected Pipe Voice. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to add less Chiff to the selected Pipe Voice. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 105: Pipe Voice Cutoff

    Select the Cutoff setting you want by doing the following: Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the selected Pipe Voice mellower. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the pitch selected Pipe Voice brighter. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 106: Pipe Voice Pan

    The pipes of each rank are supported by an assembly called a chest. The pipes can be arranged in many different ways on the chest. The pipe arrangement chosen by the maker depends on several things - aesthetics, musical, etc. - but the four most common ones are shown on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 107 NOTE: The above two pipe placement schemes are sometimes referred to as “C-C#” placement due to chromatic notes being separated. The SKX gives you five different Pipe Imaging choices. The data chart below explains them. Pipe Image Settings Description Function Left to Right (see drawing).
  • Page 108 *** THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO PRESERVE PAGE FORMATTING ***...
  • Page 109 DRAWBAR EFFECTS...

  • Page 111: Drawbar Effects

    (B-2, B-3, etc.) consist of two tilt tablets and a six-position rotary knob to the left of the Drawbars which look like this: The same Vibrato and Chorus choices are made on the SKX by means of two Touch Tabs and the VIB/CHS Edit Menu. Vibrato/Chorus ON / OFF To turn the Vibrato or Chorus effect "ON,”...

  • Page 112: Vibrato Edit Menu

    Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button once. The “B” screen of the MENU Mode will now display. You will now see “CUST.TW" in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display, and it will be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button twice. The letters “VIB&CHO” will now blink. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 113: Accessing The Vibrato Edit Menu Using The Shortcut

    You are now in the VIBRATO Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make various changes to the Vibrato and Chorus. These changes are explained starting below. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 114: 100

    This Advanced Feature allows you to select the Vibrato/Chorus Mode that will be added to the ORGAN section when either of the two VIBRATO Touch Tabs is “ON” (LED lit). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 115: Adjusting The Vibrato And Chorus Modes Using A Shortcut

    Adjusting the Vibrato and Chorus Modes using a Shortcut The SKX has a “Shortcut” feature that enables you quickly to access the portion of the VIB/CHS Edit Menu which contains the settings for Vibrato and Chorus (V-1, V-2, V-3, C-1, C-2, C-3). The following paragraphs will explain how to do this.

  • Page 116: Vibrato Rate

    6.10 6.50 *6.83 7.00 7.25 *default setting Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the Vibrato Rate faster. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the Vibrato rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 117: Tremulant Amount

    On an organ, a periodic raising and lowering of the pitch is called Vibrato, while a periodic raising and lowering of volume is sometimes known as a Tremulant. In a vintage Hammond Organ, the Vibrato effect contains not only a periodic shift in pitch, but also a slight amplitude, or volume, change, particularly in the higher frequencies.

  • Page 118: Mix

    This Advanced Feature Menu Page allows you to select whether you want Vibrato to also affect the Pedal Drawbar tones when the VIBRATO LOWER Touch Tab is “ON.” This replicates the Vibrato function on a vintage Hammond Organ. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to turn Vibrato on or off for the Pedal Drawbar tones.

  • Page 119: Vibrato/Chorus Depth

    The selected setting will blink. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the Vibrato or Chorus depth. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the Vibrato or Chorus depth. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 120: Leslie

    Your Hammond SKX has a built-in digital Leslie effect that replicates the sound of a twin-rotor Leslie Speaker cabinet. In addition, the SKX can also be used with a variety of different Leslie Speaker cabinets. There is a full explanation of how to use the SKX with a Leslie Speaker cabinet starting on page 20.

  • Page 121: What Are "Horn" And "Bass

    The newer motor design reduces the total number of motors from four to two, and also allows for “Brake” mode, or the ability to shut the rotors completely off (previously a special “brake kit” had to be added to the cabinet to permit this feature). HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 122: Leslie Touch Tabs

    New digital technology has now made it possible to recreate the Doppler effect without using moving parts. This technology has been incorporated into the SKXs. The following pages explain how the internal digital Leslie of your Hammond SKX works. LESLIE Touch Tabs These three Touch Tabs allow you to control either the internal digital Leslie or the rotors of a connected Leslie Speaker cabinet.

  • Page 123: Leslie Edit Menu

    You will now see “CUST.TW" in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display, and it will be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button three times. The word, “LESLIE” will now blink. Touch the ENTER Touch Button. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 124: Accessing The Leslie Edit Menu Using The Shortcut

    If you followed the instructions on the previous page, you should now see Page 1 of the LESLIE Edit Menu. Leslie Parameters Your Hammond SKX has a special group of Leslie Parameters. Using these special Leslie features, you can define different characteristics of how the built-in digital Leslie effect will perform. The Leslie Parameters are: Slow Speed for both Horn and Bass Rotor.

  • Page 125: Leslie Cabinet Type

    All of these parameters can be saved as a Leslie Cabinet. The SKX have 16 different Leslie Cabinets. Eight (8) of these are User Cabinets (indicated by a “U”) while the other eight (8) are Preset Cabinets (indicated by a “P”). The Preset Cabinets are permanently written in memory, but the User Cabinets can be overwritten with your own settings.

  • Page 126: Leslie Cabinet Name

    The following pages describe how to change the various Leslie Parameters. NOTE: For a complete listing of all parameters that can be saved as a Leslie Cabinet, consult the Leslie Parameters page of the APPENDIX section of this Guide. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 127 LESLIE AMPLIFIER TYPES Description Function Solid A “solid-state” or transistorized amplifier with a flat frequency response. Tube Frequency curves and peaks more typical of a vacuum-tube amplifier Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 128 A “stationary” cabinet with no rotors such as a traditional Hammond speaker (PR-40, PR-20, HR-40, etc.). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. NOTE: For more information about Leslie Speaker types as well as Hammond speakers, please consult page HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 129: Leslie Horn Settings

    This Advanced Feature allows you to set the rate for the Fast Speed of the digital Leslie Horn. The default setting is “393." You can select from “0rpm,” which will cause the Horn Rotor to stop, or from “375rpm” through “453rpm.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 130 This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the amount of time the Horn Rotor will take to accelerate to Fast (Tremolo) speed. You can select from “0.2” through “5” seconds in 0.2-second increments Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 131 This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the amount of time the Horn Rotor will take to accelerate to Fast (Tremolo) speed. You can select from “0.2” through “5” seconds in 0.2-second increments. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 132 The data chart below shows the options you may select. HORN CHARACTER Options Description Function Flat response with none of the frequencies rolled off or boosted. Emphasizes certain mid-range frequencies. DEEP Emphasizes certain lower frequencies. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 133: Leslie Bass Settings

    This Advanced Feature allows you to set the rate for the Fast Speed of the digital Leslie Bass frequencies. The default setting is “393." You can select “0rpm,” which will cause the Horn Rotor to stop, or from “375rpm” through “453rpm.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 134 This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the amount of time the Horn Rotor will take to accelerate to Fast (Tremolo) speed. You can select from “0.5” through “12.5” seconds in 0.5-second increments. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 135 This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the amount of time the Horn Rotor will take to accelerate to Fast (Tremolo) speed. You can select from “0.5” through “12.5” seconds in 0.5-second increments. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 136: Leslie Microphone Settings

    Each higher number has the effect of moving the microphones further apart from each other, resulting in greater stereo separation. The maximum setting is “180 .” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 137: Distance

    (meters or fractions). You can select from “0.3" to “2.7" meters. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. NOTE: Both the ANGLE and DISTANCE settings are subtle effects and may require careful listening to detect the differences among the various settings. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 138: Connecting A Leslie Speaker Cabinet

    3300, 3300W 981. Connect one end of the cable to the 11-pin jack on the cabinet and the other end to the corresponding jack on the SKX, as shown below. Connecting the SKX to a 6- or 9-pin Leslie Speaker You can connect your SKX to a Leslie Speaker cabinet having a 6- or 9-pin interface by doing the following: 1.

  • Page 139: Creating Your Own Leslie Cabinets

    Creating your own Leslie Cabinets As stated on page 11, the SKX has 16 different Leslie Cabinets. Eight (8) of these are User Cabinets (indicated by a “U”) while the other eight (8) are Preset Cabinets (indicated by a “P”). The Preset Cabinets are permanently written in memory, but the User Cabinets can be overwritten with your own settings.

  • Page 140: Saving A Custom User Cabinet

    After you have made all your edits and you have the sound you want, Touch and Release the RECORD Touch Button. The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: If you DO NOT wish to save the parameters you have changed, touch the MENU/EXIT or PLAY Touch Button. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 141: Naming A Custom User Cabinet

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to scroll backward through the characters. The available characters include: Punctuation Marks (space - . ‘ &), Numeric Characters (0 ~ 9), Upper-case Letters (“A ~ Z”), and Lower-case Letters (“a ~ z”). HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 142 If you want to overwrite the Leslie Cabinet Name, touch the ENTER Touch Button. The bottom line of the Information Center Display will scroll the following: Recording Cabinet... After the above stops scrolling, your User Cabinet has been renamed. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 143 LOWER PEDAL...

  • Page 145: Lower To Pedal

    Lower To Pedal LOWER TO PEDAL The SKX is designed to be played as a two-keyboard organ so that separate registrations can be had on separate manuals instead of having to split a single manual to achieve the same effect.

  • Page 146: Changing The Lower To Pedal Note Limit

    (the lowest note on the manual) to “3C” (the third “C” on the manual, which also is Middle “C.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to locate the note range higher. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to locate the note range lower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 147 EXTRA VOICE SECTION...

  • Page 149: Extra Voice Section

    What is an “EXTRA VOICE?” The Sk-series, in addition to being able to duplicate the sound of a vintage Hammond Organ as well as other organ sounds, has voice sections which offer digital reproductions of instrumental sounds such as Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Trumpet, Saxophone, etc.

  • Page 150: Extra Voice Voice Touch Tabs

    USB Port. For complete instructions on how to do this, consult the USING THE USB PORT section of this Guide. These voices can be used either in combination with the Drawbars or by themselves. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 151: Extra Voice Edit Menu

    Mode. You will see “A" displayed in the extreme upper left corner of the Information Center Display. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The legend, “EXVOICE” in the lower left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. Touch the ENTER Touch Button. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 152: Accessing The Extra Voice Edit Menu Using The Shortcut

    You are now in the EXTRA VOICE EDIT Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons along with the VALUE Rotary Control to make changes to the Voices. These changes are explained staring on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 153: Extra Voice Common Parameters

    Volume of EXTRA VOICE 2 and decrease the Volume of EXTRA VOICE 1. Turn either the VALUE or EXTRA VOICE MIX/BALANCE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the Volume of EXTRA VOICE 2 and increase the Volume of EXTRA VOICE 1. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 154: Expression

    Expression Pedal. You can select “OF” or “off” (the Extra Voices will not receive expression from an Expression Pedal) or “ON” (the volume of the Extra Voices will be raised or lowered by movement of a connected Expression Pedal). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 155: Extra Voice 1 & 2 Parameters

    The sound is one octave above the regular pitch. The sound is two octaves above the regular pitch. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the Octave. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the Octave. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 156: Zone - Lower Limit

    1C ~ 6C Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to move the Lower Limit farther to the right. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to move the Lower Limit farther to the left. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 157: Zone - Upper Limit

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to move the Upper Limit farther to the right. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to move the Upper Limit farther to the left. NOTE: The Upper Limit number can not be lower than the Lower Limit number. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 158: Category - Voice Selection

    Voice Libraries, the bottom line of the Information Center Display will blink. This is because the SKX firmware only contains one category for the LIBRARY. NOTE: More information about Voice Libraries will be found in the USING THE USB PORT section of...

  • Page 159: Velocity

    “1 ~ 4". “1" is the most exaggerated velocity curve while “4" is a gentler curve. “2" and “3" are curves in between. Use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN buttons to select EXV1 or EXV2. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 160: Making Voice Selections For Each Category

    If the A.PIANO (Acoustic Piano LED is not lit, touch the A.PIANO Touch Tab. The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: The lower line of the display should now be blinking. Play some notes. You will now hear the sound of an acoustic grand piano. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 161 Touch the OTHER Touch Button repeatedly until “Wind” displays on the top line. Turn the VALUE Rotary Knob if necessary to display “Trumpet Str.” Play some notes. You will now hear the sound of a trumpet. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 162: Allocating Extra Voices - Upper Manual

    The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: The lower line of the display should now be blinking. Play some notes on the Upper Manual. You will now hear the sound of an acoustic grand piano. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 163: Allocating Extra Voices - Lower Manual

    The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: The lower line of the display should now be blinking. Play some notes on the Lower Manual. You will now hear the sound of an acoustic grand piano on the Lower Manual. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 164: Using Drawbars And Extra Voices Together

    EXTRA VOICE Section Using Drawbars and Extra Voices Together You can use the three tone-producing divisions of your SKX in conjunction with each other: Using Drawbars on one manual and Extra Voices on the other, or Using Drawbars and Extra Voices together on one manual and Drawbars on the other.
  • Page 165 The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: The lower line of the display should now be blinking. Play some notes. You will now hear the Piano sound along with the Drawbar registration. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 166: Using Two Extra Voices Simultaneously

    For this example, make sure the EXTRA VOICE VOLUME and MIX/BALANCE Rotary Control s are in the Center position. Now touch the UPPER Touch Tab in the EXV1 section. The red LED will light. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 167 Play some notes on the Upper Manual. You will now hear the sound of an acoustic grand piano. Touch the UPPER ON Touch Button in the EXTRA VOICE 2 Group. The red LED will light. Touch the OTHER Touch Button in the EXTRA VOICE 2 Group. The red LED will light. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 168 Now touch the LOWER ON Touch Button in the EXTRA VOICE 2 Group. The red LED will light. Play some notes on both Manuals. You will now hear the sound of an acoustic grand piano on the Upper Manual and Strings on the Lower Manual. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 169: Special Note - Prochord

    What Is “ProChord™” - PLEASE READ ProChord™is a unique feature of certain Hammond Organ models, including the Sk-series, which allows you to play professional right-hand harmony while playing a single-note melody. The harmonization applied to the melody is determined by which chord is played by the left hand.

  • Page 170: Prochord Chords

    Chord Root is the letter name of the chord (F, A, B , etc) while the Chord Type is the denomination of the chord (Major, Minor, Augmented, etc.). The ProChord feature on the SKX will recognize 26 different Chord Types in response to notes played on the Lower Manual.

  • Page 171: Using Prochord

    Touch the UPPER ON Touch Tab in the EXV1 section. The red LED will light. Touch the OTHER Touch Tab repeatedly until the Information Center Display looks similar to the figure below. The lower line of the display should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 172 NOTE: When a ProChord Extra Voice is selected, the Upper Manual becomes monophonic - if a chord is played with the right hand only one key will play. Therefore, when using Prochord play a single-note melody. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 173 PATCHES & FAVORITES...

  • Page 175: Patches

    PATCHES Your Hammond SKX contains a large number of different types of sounds and a large number of ways to customize and tailor those sounds. In addition, many of the different types of sounds can be blended or mixed with each other to produce many unique tone colors.

  • Page 176: Creating Your Own Patches

    NOTE: As explained on page 1, Preset Patches (those with a “P” in front of the number) cannot be changed. Therefore, when creating or editing Patches, make sure the Patch number is prefaced by a “U” for User Patch. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 177: Editing A Patch

    When the above message disappears, the Patch is updated with your new settings. NOTE: After Patches have been saved, they can then be stored to a USB Flash Drive. This is covered in the USING THE USB PORT section. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 178: Patch Edit Menu

    Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button twice. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “PATCH” should now be blinking. NOTE: You can also turn the VALUE Rotary Knob to the right to scroll through the Menus until “PATCH” is blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 179 You are now in the PATCH Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make changes to the Patches. Theses changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 180: Patch Name

    Upper (“UPP”) Lower (“LOW”) or Pedal “PED”) Drawbae settings. Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “UPP” “LOW ” and “PED.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to turn the selected function “ON” or “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 181: Voice Parameters

    Patch. Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth between “INT” and “EXT.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to turn the selected function “ON” or “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 182: Effects

    PATCH LOAD - Reverb This Advanced Feature allows you to select whether Reverb is saved to a Patch. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to turn the selected function “ON” or “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 183: Favorites

    However, if you want to de-select Patches and use the front panel controls entirely to control the sound, turn this Touch Button “ON.” The FAVORITE Touch Buttons will all turn “OFF” and all sounds and features of the SKX will be controlled by the front panel controls as well as by the Advanved Feature settings from the Information Center Display.

  • Page 184: Advanced Features - Favorite

    Center Display should now look like this: The word “DRAWBAR” should now be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button twice. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “PATCH” should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 185 Notice that the left side of the Information Center Display now shows, “FAVORITE,” and that the word just underneath the word “ACCESS” is blinking “ON” and “OFF.” This means you are now in the portion of the PATCH Edit Menu that allows you to change certain features of the FAVORITES. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 186: Access

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. From the previous screen, touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look similar to this: The name on the lower line should be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 187: Patch Load

    Using the VALUE Rotary Control TRY THIS: Touch the PLAY Touch Button so that the Information Center Display is in PLAY Mode. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the Patch you want to save as a Favorite. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 188: Using The Shortcut From The Favorite Touch Buttons

    Touch and Hold a FAVORITE Touch Button - for example, number 8. After approximately 2 seconds, the Information Center Display should look like this: Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the Patch you want to save as a Favorite. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 189: Using The Menu Touch Buttons

    Follow the instructions on pages 10 and 11 until the Information Center Display looks like this: You are now in the FAVORITE portion of the PATCH Edit Menu. The word underneath “ACCESS” should be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 190 Touch one of the ten numbered FAVORITE Touch Buttons. The Information Center Display will show which Patch is currently loaded in that Favorite. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the Patch you want to save as a Favorite. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 191: Favorite Banks

    Touch and Hold the MANUAL / BANK Touch Button. A FAVORITE button will light showing which Favorite Bank is currently active. Touch and Hold the MANUAL / BANK Touch Button. A FAVORITE button will light showing which Favorite Bank is currently active. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 192 After doing the above, all the blinking LEDs will turn “OFF” except for the FAVORITE Touch Button you just selected. The FAVORITE Touch Buttons are now loaded with the Patches from the Favorite Bank you selected. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 193 OVERDRIVE & MULTI-EFFECTS...

  • Page 195: Overdrive & Multi-Effects

    Overdrive & Multi-Effects OVERDRIVE & MULTI-EFFECTS You can add a number of effects to the different voice divisions of your SKX. This section will explain these in detail. EFFECTS Controls The Effects Controls are located in the upper right portion of the Control Panel, and consist of four Touch Tabs and a Rotary Control associated with each Touch Tab.

  • Page 196: Overdrive\Effects (Od\Eff) Edit Menu

    From either of the PLAY Screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button to see the first screen of the MENU Mode. You will see “A" displayed in the extreme upper left corner of the Information Center Display. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 197: Accessing The Drawbar Overdrive Menu Using The Shortcut

    “DRIVE” to blink. You can then follow the instructions starting on the next page. NOTE: Drawbar Overdrive is available on organ types “BType1,” “BType2,” “Mellow,” “Vx” and “Farf.” It is not available for the “Pipe” organ type. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 198: Amount

    The Expression Pedal will control only the amount of Overdrive. INPUT the Expression Pedal will control both Volume and Overdrive, but by a lesser amount than EX-OD. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 199: Type

    Replicates the overdrive of a “stomp box”. Clip Adds a precise flattening or “clipping” to the audio signal EPAmp Replicates the pre-amplifier of an electric piano. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 200: Page 2 -Drawbar Multi-Effects

    MENU Mode. You will see “A" displayed in the extreme upper left corner of the Information Center Display. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button two times. The legend “OD\EFF” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 201: Accessing The Drawbar Multi-Effects Menu Page Using The Shortcut

    You are now in the first page of the DRAWBAR EFFECT Menu. Accessing the DRAWBAR MULTI-EFFECTS Menu Page using the Shortcut: Touch and hold the DRAWBAR EFFECTS Touch Tab. After approximately 1 second, you will see a screen similar to the one below: HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 202 Whether accessing this Menu Page using the Touch Buttons or the Shortcut, you can turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the effect you want to edit. The next pages will describe the various Effects and the choices possible within each Effect. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 203: Tremolo

    Sample & Hold, which will cause the volume to rise and fall randomly. Dsqr Dull Square wave - similar to SQR, but with a smoother rising and falling of the volume. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 204: Rate - Tremolo Rate

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the intensity or depth of the tremolo effect. You can select from “0" (no modulation) through “127" (maximum modulation). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 205: Auto Pan

    From the above screen, touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The legend underneath the word “WAVE” should be blinking. You can now select the characteristics for the Auto Pan. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 206: Wave - Auto Pan Waveform

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the rate at which the sound moves from channel to channel. You can select from “0" (slowest rate) through “127" (fastest rate). Turn either the VALUE or the EFFECTS AMOUNT Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 207: Dep - Auto Pan Depth

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the intensity or depth of the panning effect. You can select from “0" (no modulation) through “127" (maximum modulation). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 208: Wah-Wah

    The effect is controlled by the DRAWBAR EFFECT Rotary Control. The effect is controlled by the Expression Pedal (the “Cry-Baby” effect). The effect is controlled by the inbuilt Low-Frequency Oscillator. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 209: Sens - Wah-Wah Sensitivity

    Wah-Wah effect becomes more pronounced and articulated. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 210: Wave - Wah-Wah Waveform

    NOTE: The SOURCE must be set to “LFO” in order for this Advanced Feature to function. See page 13 for information on how to select the SOURCE. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 211: Rate - Wah-Wah Rate

    NOTE: The SOURCE must be set to “LFO” in order for this Advanced Feature to function. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the rate faster. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 212: Freq - Wah-Wah Frequency

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the frequency. NOTE: You can also use the DRAWBAR EFFECT Rotary Control to adjust this Advanced Feature; however, the SOURCE must be set to “MAN” in order to do this. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 213: Ring Modulation

    Uses the DRAWBAR EFFECT Rotary Control to control the ring frequency. Uses the Expression Pedal to control the ring frequency. Uses the inbuilt Low-Frequency Oscillator to control the ring frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 214: Freq - Frequency

    “0" (dry signal only) through “127" (ring frequency only). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of the ring frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of the ring frequency. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 215: Wave - Waveform

    Descending Sawtooth wave, which causes the ring frequency to rise suddenly and fall gradually. S&H Sample & Hold, which will cause the ring frequency to rise and fall randomly. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 216: Rate

    NOTE: The SOURCE must be set to “LFO” or “EXP” for this Advanced Feature to work. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the range wider. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the range narrower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 217: Phaser

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the rate at which the sound moves in and out of phase. You can select from “0" (slowest rate) through “127" (fastest rate). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the rate faster. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 218: Dep - Phaser Depth

    NOTE: At the maximum setting, the feedback will be so pronounced that individual notes will no longer be recognizable as musical pitches. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 219: Manu - Phaser Center Frequency Manual Adjustment

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Phaser effect. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Phaser effect. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 220: Hpf - Phaser High Pass Filter

    “0" (the effect is added to all frequencies) through “127" (the effect is added to the upper frequencies only). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the frequency limit higher . Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the frequency limit lower.. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 221: Flanger

    Turn either the VALUE or the DRAWBAR EFFECT Rotary Control to the right to make the rate faster. Turn either the VALUE or the DRAWBAR EFFECT Rotary Control to the left to make the rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 222: Dep - Flanger Depth

    “0" (minimum resonance) through “127" (maximum resonance). At higher values, the sound becomes increasingly distorted. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 223: Dlay - Flanger Delay

    “0" (“dry” sound only - no Flange effect) through “127" (the dry sound and the Flanged sound are at equal levels). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Flanged signal. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Flanged signal. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 224: Hpf - Flanger High-Pass Filter

    “0" (the effect is added to all frequencies) through “127" (the effect is added to the upper frequencies only). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the frequency limit higher . Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the frequency limit lower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 225: Chorus

    NOTE: Do not confuse this Chorus with the Hammond Vibrato/Chorus effect. The Chorus Advanced Feature, as mentioned, is non-periodic or “random” sounding. With the Vibrato Chorus, a “cycle” is clearly audible. The parameters described below DO NOT affect the Vibrato Chorus.

  • Page 226: Dep - Chorus Depth

    (minimum resonance) through “127" (maximum resonance). At higher number settings the sound is modulated to an extreme amount. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 227: Dly - Chorus Delay

    “dry” and the effect sounds becomes 1:1. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Phasing. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Phasing. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 228: Hpf - Chorus High-Pass Filter

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to narrow the frequency range to the high frequencies only. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to broaden the frequency range to include lower frequencies. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 229: Delay

    The echo repeats gradually pan from Left to Right. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. * - This effect will not be heard if only one of the LINE OUT jacks is connected, or if a Leslie Speaker is connected. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 230: Time - Delay Time

    “0" (minimum number of echo repeats) through “127 (maximum number of echo repeats). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the number of echo repetitions. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the number of echo repetitions. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 231: Mix - Delay Mix

    NOTE: At a setting of “64,” the “dry” or original sound and the echo repetitions are equally balanced. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to emphasize the Delay repeats. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to emphasize the “dry” sound.. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 232: Page 3 -Extra Voice Overdrive

    Mode. You will see “A" displayed in the extreme upper left corner of the Information Center Display. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button two times. The legend “OD\EFF” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 233 You are now in the OD\EFF Edit Menu. The number just below the word “DRIVE” should be blinking. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button two times. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now in that portion of the OD/EFF Advanced Feature Menu that affects the Extra Voices. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 234: Accessing The Extra Voice Overdrive Menu Page Using The Shortcut

    You are now in that portion of the OD/EFF Advanced Feature Menu that affects the Extra Voices. These are explained starting below. Extra Voice Overdrive ON/OFF This Advanced Feature turns the Overdrive effect “ON” or “OFF” for the Extra Voices. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select either “ON” or “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 235: Extra Voice Overdrive Amount

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the amount of Overdrive that you prefer. You can select a value from “0” (no Overdrive) to “127" (maximum Overdrive). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the Overdrive effect. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the Overdrive effect. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 236: Extra Voice Overdrive Expression Control

    Replicates the overdrive of a tube-driven amp. Stomp Replicates the overdrive of a Leslie combo preamp or “stomp box”). EPAmp Replicates the pre-amplifier of an electric piano. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 237: Page 4 -Extra Voice Multi-Effects

    Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button two times. The legend “OD\EFF” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. Touch the ENTER Touch Button. The Information Center Display should now look like this: HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 238: Accessing The Extra Voice Multi-Effects Menu Page Using The Shortcut

    An enhancement to the sound similar to several instruments sounding in unison Delay Recycling the tone to create an echo effect The next pages will describe the various Effects and the choices possible within each Effect. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 239: Tremolo

    Sample & Hold, which will cause the volume to rise and fall randomly. DSQR Dull Square wave - similar to SQR, but with a smoother rising and falling of the volume. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 240: Rate - Tremolo Rate

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the intensity or depth of the tremolo effect. You can select from “0" (no modulation) through “127" (maximum modulation). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 241: Auto Pan

    Sample & Hold, which will cause the volume to rise and fall randomly. DSQR Dull Square wave - similar to SQR, but with a smoother rising and falling of the volume. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 242: Rate - Auto Pan Rate

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the intensity or depth of the panning effect. You can select from “0" (no modulation) through “127" (maximum modulation). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 243: Wah-Wah

    The effect is controlled by the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control. The effect is controlled by the Expression Pedal (the “Cry-Baby” effect). The effect is controlled by the inbuilt Low-Frequency Oscillator. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 244: Sens - Wah-Wah Sensitivity

    Wah-Wah effect becomes more pronounced and articulated. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 245: Wave - Wah-Wah Waveform

    Ascending Sawtooth wave, which will cause the filter to rise suddenly and fall gradually. S&H Sample & Hold, which will cause the filter to rise and fall randomly. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 246: Rate - Wah-Wah Rate

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the frequency. NOTE: You can also use the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control to adjust this Advanced Feature; however, the SOURCE must be set to “MAN” in order to do this. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 247: Ring Modulation

    Uses the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control to control the ring frequency. Uses the Expression Pedal to control the ring frequency. Uses the inbuilt Low-Frequency Oscillator to control the ring frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 248: Freq - Frequency

    “0" (dry signal only) through “127" (ring frequency only). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of the ring frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of the ring frequency. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 249: Wave - Waveform

    Descending Sawtooth wave, which causes the ring frequency to rise suddenly and fall gradually. S&H Sample & Hold, which will cause the ring frequency to rise and fall randomly. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 250: Rate

    NOTE: The SOURCE must be set to “LFO” or “EXP” for this Advanced Feature to work. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the range wider. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the range narrower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 251: Phaser

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the rate at which the sound moves in and out of phase. You can select from “0" (slowest rate) through “127" (fastest rate). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the rate faster. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 252: Dep - Phaser Depth

    NOTE: At the maximum setting, the feedback will be so pronounced that individual notes will no longer be recognizable as musical pitches. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 253: Manu - Phaser Center Frequency Manual Adjustment

    Phaser effect and the dry signal are at equal volumes) Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Phaser effect. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Phaser effect. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 254: Hpf - Phaser High Pass Filter

    “0" (the effect is added to all frequencies) through “127" (the effect is added to the upper frequencies only). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the frequency limit higher . Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the frequency limit lower.. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 255: Flanger

    Turn either the VALUE or the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control to the right to make the rate faster. Turn either the VALUE or the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control to the left to make the rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 256: Dep - Flanger Depth

    “0" (minimum resonance) through “127" (maximum resonance). At higher values, the sound becomes increasingly distorted. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 257: Dlay - Flanger Delay

    “0" (“dry” sound only - no Flange effect) through “127" (the dry sound and the Flanged sound are at equal levels). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Flanged signal. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Flanged signal. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 258: Hpf - Flanger High-Pass Filter

    “0" (the effect is added to all frequencies) through “127" (the effect is added to the upper frequencies only). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to make the frequency limit higher . Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to make the frequency limit lower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 259: Chorus

    Turn either the VALUE or the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control to the right to make the rate faster. Turn either the VALUE or the EXTRA VOICE EFFECT Rotary Control to the left to make the rate slower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 260: Dep - Chorus Depth

    (minimum resonance) through “127" (maximum resonance). At higher number settings the sound is modulated to an extreme amount. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the amount of Resonance. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the amount of Resonance. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 261: Dly - Chorus Delay

    Adjusts the volume balance between the “dry” and the effect sound. The setting range is 0 to 127. At 0, only the “dry” is heard. The effect level becomes greater as the value increases. At 127 the ratio between the “dry” and the effect sounds becomes 1:1. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 262: Hpf - Chorus High-Pass Filter

    PH - Chorus Phase Selects the type of the chorus effect available: “2” (normal) or “3” (rich) phase effect type. NOTE: This Advanced Feature is not available for the Drawbars. The Drawbar Chorus Phase is fixed at “2.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 263: Delay

    *LtoR The echo repeats gradually pan from Left to Right. * - This effect will not be heard if only one of the LINE OUT jacks is connected, or if a Leslie Speaker is connected. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 264: Time - Delay Time

    “0" (minimum number of echo repeats) through “127 (maximum number of echo repeats). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the number of echo repetitions. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the number of echo repetitions. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 265: Mix - Delay Mix

    NOTE: At a setting of “64,” the “dry” or original sound and the echo repetitions are equally balanced. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the Delay amount. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the Delay amount. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 266 *** THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO PRESERVE PAGE FORMATTING ***...
  • Page 267 EQUALIZER...

  • Page 269: Equalizer

    EQUALIZER You can customize the tone quality of your Hammond SKX eith er by adjusting the frequency curves of the Drawbars and Extra Voices separately or using the MASTER EQUALIZER to tailor the sound of the Drawbars and Extra Voices simultaneously.
  • Page 270 Touch the ENTER Touch Button. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now in the first page of the EQUALIZER Edit Menu. You may now make various changes to the tonal quality of the Drawbars. These changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 271: Equalizer Edit Menu

    The AO-28 tone control would only “cut” or attenuate the treble frequencies, but this Advanced Feature allows you to increase the treble as well. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the treble frequencies. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the treble frequencies. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 272: Drawbar Equalizer

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “BASS, “MID” and “TREB.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the selected frequency range. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the selected frequency range. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 273: Drawbar Equalizer Central Frequency Adjust

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “BASS, “MID” and “TREB.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the selected frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the selected frequency. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 274 Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button twice. The legend, “OD/EFF” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 275 Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button twice. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now in Page 3 of the EQUALIZER Edit Menu. You may now make various changes to the tonal quality of the Extra Voices. These changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 276: Extra Voice Equalizer

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “BASS, “MID” and “TREB.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the selected frequency range. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the selected frequency range. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 277: Extra Voice Equalizer Central Frequency Adjust

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “BASS, “MID” and “TREB.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the selected frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the selected frequency. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 278 Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button twice. The legend, “OD/EFF” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 279 Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button four times. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now in Page 5 of the EQUALIZER Edit Menu. You may now make various changes to the tonal quality of the Extra Voices. These changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 280: Master Equalizer

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “BASS, “MID” and “TREB.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the selected frequency range. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the selected frequency range. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 281: Master Equalizer Central Frequency Adjust

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “BASS, “MID” and “TREB.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the selected frequency. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the selected frequency. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 282 *** THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO PRESERVE PAGE FORMATTING ***...
  • Page 283 SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FEATURES...

  • Page 285: Special Performance Features

    If you followed the instructions on the previous page, you should now see Page 1 of the REVERB Edit Menu. Now touch the PAGE LEFT Touch Button once so that the number underneath the word “DEPTH” will blink. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 286: Reverb Depth

    Large hall Hall 2 Small hall Church Large church or auditorium Plate Iron-plate reverb Spring Hammond Type 4 spring reverb Delay Echo Delay PanDly Panning Delay RevDly Reverb + Delay Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. NOTE: This will be the first Menu choice that will blink when the REVERB Touch Tab is used to access the REVERB Edit Menu.

  • Page 287: Reverb Time

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the number of times the Delay will recirculate. You can select from “0" (no repetitions) to “96%” (maximum number of repetitions). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the Decay Feedback. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the Decay Feedback. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 288: Transpose

    Now Touch and Hold the TRANSPOSE Touch Tab and touch the DOWN Touch Tab repeatedly until the TRANSPOSE Touch Tab LED turns “OFF” and the Information Center Display shows “+0.” The instrument is now back to concert pitch. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 289: Control Edit Menu

    To access the CONTROL Edit Menu, do the following: From any of the PLAY Mode screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “DRAWBAR” should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 290 You are now in the CONTROL Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make changes to the characteristics of the various Controls. Theses changes are explained starting on the next page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 291: Navigating The Control Edit Menu

    PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to select the individual parameters of each Control. The following pages will describe each of the Advanced Features in the CONTROL Edit Menu. Each control will be described separately. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 292: Foot Switch Parameters

    FOOT SWITCH DEVICE SELECT Options Description Function FOOT SW A conventional foot switch such as the Hammond FS-9. CU-1 Control Unit 1, a “half-moon” style speed switch, available as an optional accessory, which allows you to select the Leslie Speeds.

  • Page 293: What Is "Trs

    Simply insert the Stereo plug into the FOOT SW jack on the SK instrument and connect a Foot Switch to each of the Mono input jacks. In most cases, the Left (L) input jack will access the Tip function while the Right (R) will access the Ring function. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 294: Foot Switch Functions

    Follow these markings when setting up your Foot Switches. NOTE: The polarity of the connected Foot Switch(es) is automatically detected when the power to the instrument is turned “ON.” Therefore, be sure to connect Foot Switches when the power is “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 295: Foot Sw - Screen 2

    FOOT SW - Screen 3 - Foot Switch Ring Mode This Advanced Feature allows you to select the function of the “Ring Mode” of a connected Foot Switch. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 296: Expression Parameters

    This Advanced Feature allows you to select the source of expression control. The data chart below shows the options you may select. Expression Source Options Description Function PED (NORM) Hammond EXP-50 Expression Pedal or compatible equivalent. PED (REV) Expression pedal having reversed polarity. MIDI MIDI Expression Data (controller #11) will be received at the UPPER keyboard channel.

  • Page 297: Expr - Screen 2

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the amount of Low Frequencies (below 800Hz) that will be heard when the Expression Pedal is set at minimum. You can select “OFF,” (no sound), or from “0db” to “-40db” (minus 40 decibels). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 298: Expr - Screen 3

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the range of a connected Expression Pedal. You can select from “0" through “100%;” however, the amount of actual audible change may differ depending on the specific Expression Pedal used. Use this Advanced Feature to obtain the desired response from your particular pedal. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 299: Expression Curve

    NOTE: You will also see “MON” on the extreme right side of the display. This is the Expression Monitor which, as explained on page 7, is not an Advanced Feature but merely displays the current Expression Value, with “0" being minimum Expression (no audible sound) and “127" being maximum Expression. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 300: 286

    “+12" (up one octave. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to cause the Glide to bend up. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to cause the Glide to bend down. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 301: Glide Attack Time

    Foot Switch is released. You can select from “0.1" (one-tenth of a second) to “5.0" (5 seconds). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to increase the Glide Release Time. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to decrease the Glide Release Time. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 302: Amp - Glide Amplitude

    You can enable the Glide effect separately for Drawbars, Extra Voice 1 and Extra Voice 2. Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Select Touch Buttons to move back and forth among “DRB,” “EXV1,” and “EXV2.”. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 303: 289

    This Advanced Feature allows you to turn the Damper function “ON” or “OFF” for the Extra Voice section. Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Select Touch Buttons to move back and forth between “EXV1” and “EXV2.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to turn the Damper “ON” or “OFF.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 304: 290

    Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to select “DOWN,” “UP,” or “LOWER.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the function once you have selected the Touch Button you want to change. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 305: 291

    “NEVER” (a Menu will continue to display until another page is selected). You can select the time for Advanced Feature Menu Pages or Voice & Style displays separately. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 306: Display Popup

    “4," “8,” or “16" seconds or “NEVER” (a Menu will continue to display until another page is selected). You can select the time for Advanced Feature Menu Pages or Voice & Style displays separately. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 307: 293

    The Drawbar voices will sound at a shallow point along the keystroke if no EXTRA VOICE tone is registered. NOTE: If AUTO is selected with no EXTRA VOICE tone, the External Zone notes will sound at the shallow point with a fixed velocity value of 100. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 308: Transpose Octave Action

    EVERY If you are pressing and holding playing keys and you transpose the instrument by octaves using the TRANSPOSE buttons, you will hear the octave change while you are holding the keys down. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 309: 295

    NOTE: If “ALTERNATE” is selected, you can still “add” the ORGAN and EXTRA VOICE Sections by pressing and holding the “ON” Touch Button for the section already selected, then touching the “ON” Touch Button for the section you wish to add. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 310: Control Touch Button

    Touch and Hold the RECORD Touch Button. The Information Center Display should display the following for approximately 1 second: When the above message disappears, your Advanced Feature will be saved to the CONTROL Touch Button. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 311 MIDI...

  • Page 313: Midi

    This is the most basic MIDI hookup. The above is an example of two-way communication between two MIDI-equipped devices. In this example, the keyboard(s) of either instrument can be used to control the sound generators of the other. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 314: Midi Thru

    Example: A sound module Note that the LINE OUT or AUDIO OUT signal connection is made to an external amplifier. The LINE OUT audio connection from the module, of course, could also be connected to the LINE IN of the SKX. HA<O> SKX...

  • Page 315: Midi Edit Menu

    Information Center Display. The word “ZONES” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once. The word, “MIDI” in the lower left corner of the display will now blink. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 316: How Midi Works On The Skx

    System Exclusive (SyxEx) codes. It is also possible to use the SKX as a MIDI Master Keyboard for layering or multi-timbral (playing more than one sound at the same time) applications. The following paragraphs explain this in more detail.

  • Page 317: Midi Edit Menu - Page 1 - Midi Template

    When you have made your selection, touch the ENTER Touch Button. The MIDI parameters will be set according to the Template you selected. IMPORTANT NOTE: For a complete listing of the MIDI Templates for the SKX, consult the next page. In addition to the specific Parameter settings, the chart also contains explanations for the performing environment each Template is designed for.

  • Page 318: Midi Templates - Skx

    MIDI MIDI Templates - SKX HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 319: Midi Edit Menu - Page 2 - Master Midi Settings

    Incoming MIDI data plays UPPER, LOWER and PEDAL parts, but is not retransmitted. EXVOICE Incoming MIDI data plays the EXTRA VOICE setting. Data is not retransmitted. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 320: Screen 2 - Midi Local Control, Nrpn & Leslie Midi Parameters

    MIDI Local Control This Advanced Feature allows you to turn Local Control "ON" or "OFF.” When Local Control is "ON,” the SKX will play both its internal sounds and the sounds from a connected MIDI device. When Local Control is "OFF,” the SKX will play only the sounds from a connected MIDI device and the SKX's internal sounds are silenced.

  • Page 321: Leslie Midi Parameters

    NOTE: When a Cabinet Number is selected (i.e. by Patch), the Leslie Parameters are sent out also. NOTE: The Leslie Parameters are sent out only on the UPPER Channel. NOTE: This Advanced Feature will change automatically when a Leslie speaker is connected or disconnected via the 11-pin LESLIE Jack. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 322: Screen 3 - Midi Transmit & Receive - Program Change, Drawbar Data & External Zone

    In this way, changes in sound, or what organists refer to as registration, can be made. This Advanced Feature allows you to turn Program Change "ON" or "OFF.” When Program Change is "ON,” the SKX will send Program Changes out to a connected MIDI device. When Program Change is "OFF,” Program Changes are not transmitted.

  • Page 323: General Midi Instrument Chart

    Any MIDI device with this logo will conform to the General MIDI Standard. Any MIDI device that conforms to the General MIDI Standard will assign a specific number to each instrument, and will have at least a 24-note polyphonic capability. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 324: Midi Drawbar Registration

    This Advanced Feature allows you to decide whether you want to transmit External Zone data to a connected MIDI device. When this switch is is "ON,” the SKX will send External Zone data out to a connected MIDI device. When this switch is "OFF,”...

  • Page 325: Screen 4 - Midi Instrument Id & Midi Dump

    This allows different MIDI instruments to identify each other and to transmit and receive MIDI information which may be unique to a particular maker. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to select the Device ID. NOTE: Hammond’s Device ID number is “17.” HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 326: Midi Receive Dump On/Off

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you attempt a Data Dump to the SKX when "OFF" is displayed, the Information Center Display will flash, "Data Protect !" This ensures that you do not accidentally overwrite data.
  • Page 327 Touch the ENTER Touch Button to start the data dump to the MIDI Data recorder. The Information Center Display will show: Transmitting..When all information has been sent, the Information Center Display will flash: Data completed! HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 328: Screen 5 - Midi Transmit - Keyboard Channels

    You can select from “1" through “16" as well as “OFF.” Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to move back and forth among UPPER, LOWER and PEDAL. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 329: Zones Edit Menu

    Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button three times. You will see “D" displayed in the extreme upper left corner of the Information Center Display. The word “ZONES” in the upper left corner of the Information Center Display will be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 330: Internal Zone Page 1 - Manual Bass

    You are now in the ZONES Edit Menu. You may now use the PAGE NAVIGATION Touch Buttons in conjunction with the VALUE Rotary Control to make changes to the Internal and External Keyboard Zones of your SKX. These changes are explained starting below. Internal Zone Page 1 - Manual Bass If you followed the above instructions, you should now see Page 1 of the ZONE Edit Menu.

  • Page 331: Manual Bass Split Point

    (the third “C” on the manual, which also is Middle “C.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to locate the note range higher. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to locate the note range lower. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 332: Internal Zone Page 2 - Octave

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the Octave. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the Octave. It is linked with the [OCTAVE UP], [OCTAVE DOWN] buttons on the top panel. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 333 Use the PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN Touch Buttons to move back and forth among the three External Zones, identified as “XZ1,” “XZ2" and XZ3.” The Advanced Feature selections are identical for all three External Zones; therefore for the sake of brevity only “XZ1" screens will be shown and described. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 334: External Zone

    This Advanced Feature allows you to select the MIDI Channel on which MIDI data from the selected External Zone will be transmitted. You can select from “1" through “16.” Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 335: External Zone Page 2 - Manual Allocation & Note Limits

    Use this setting if you have external MIDI instruments connected and you do not wish to send Note messages (Note On, Note Off and Note Velocity), but you still want to transmit MIDI Program Changes or Controller Changes. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 336: External Zone Lower Note Limit

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to locate the note range higher. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to locate the note range lower. NOTE: The Upper Limit number can not be lower than the Lower Limit number. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 337: External Zone Bank Select Msb

    This information will usually be found in either the Owner’s Manual or an additional Reference Guide. The next few paragraphs will show you how to use this feature on your SKX. External Zone Bank Select MSB This Advanced Feature allows you to set the value for Controller #0 - Most Significant Bit.

  • Page 338: External Zone Bank Select Lsb

    External Zone Program Number This Advanced Feature allows you to select from the Program Number, and therefore the Voice, for the selected External Zone. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 339: External Zone Page 4 - Octave, Volume, Pan And Velocity Settings

    The sound is one octave above the regular pitch. The sound is two octaves above the regular pitch. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the Octave. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the Octave. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 340: External Zone Volume

    Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. NOTE: In order for this Advanced Feature to work, the Expression Control Number must be set to “7:VOL.” If the Expression Control Number is set to “11:EXP,” changing this parameter will have no effect. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 341: External Zone Pan

    1 to 4. At OF, the velocity is fixed at 100. The “touch” (velocity response) of the keyboard progresses from 1 (heavier) through 4 (lighter). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 342: External Zone Page 5 - Minimum & Maximum Volume And Controller Number Settings

    This Advanced Feature allows you to adjust the volume level when the Expression Pedal is all the way “open,” or set at maximum. You can select from “64” through “127.” At “0” no sound will be heard. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 343: External Zone Expression Control Number

    Controller #11 (Expression) to make variations (such as crescendi or diminuendi) against the overall level set by Controller #7. This is recommended particularly if you want to use your SKX as a MIDI input device to record a sequence.

  • Page 344: External Zone Page 6 - Damper On/Off

    Doing this will send a “MIDI All Notes Off” as well as a “MIDI Reset All Controllers” command to the receiving instruments. The stuck notes will be turned off and the settings for the External Zones will be reset, then the External Zone settings will be re-sent. Normal playing can then be resumed. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 345 USING MUSIC PLAYER...

  • Page 347: Music Player

    USB Port on your SKX. The next few pages will explain more about this. Copying a Music File to a USB drive Insert a USB Flash Drive that has been previously formatted for use with the SKX into an open USB Port on your computer.

  • Page 348: Playing A Music File - Accessing The Music Player Using The Touch Buttons

    Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button three times. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “ZONES” should now be blinking. Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button three times. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “PLAYER” should now be blinking. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 349: Playing A Music File - Accessing The Music Player Using A Shortcut

    A Song Name will now display. Playing a Music File - Accessing the MUSIC PLAYER using a Shortcut With a USB Flash Drive containing Song data inserted into the USB port of the SKX, Touch the CONTROL and DRAWBAR Touch Buttons together.
  • Page 350 To stop the song, simply touch the ENTER Touch Button. The song will stop at the point at which you interrupted it. To start the Song playing from the beginning, touch the ENTER Touch Button again. The Song will start playing again from the beginning. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 351: Playing Multiple Songs

    The MUSIC PLAYER allows you to “chain” multiple Music files in several ways. To do this: Follow steps 1 through 5 on pages 2 and 3. You will see a Song Name in the Information Center Display. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 352: Determining Song Order

    Determining Song Order On the SKX MUSIC PLAYER, the order in which the Songs play is determined by the first character of the File name. Numbers have priority over letters - for example, if a file is named “2002" and another file is named “A Tisket A Tasket,”...
  • Page 353 SPECIAL UTILITY FEATURES...

  • Page 355: Special Utility Features

    Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “DRAWBAR” should now be blinking. Touch the PAGE UP Touch Button two times. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now in the C Edit Menu. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 356 Now touch the ENTER Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: You are now in the TUNE Edit Menu. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the right to raise the pitch. Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to the left to lower the pitch. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 357: Default Edit Menu - Reset Procedure

    Special Utility Features DEFAULT Edit Menu - Reset Procedure This Advanced Feature Menu allows you to reset the SKX to factory-default settings. To access the DEFAULT Edit Menu, do the following: From any of the PLAY Mode screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “DRAWBAR”...
  • Page 358 WARNING!: Doing any of the following procedures will erase all parameters, settings and registrations, returning the instrument to the original Hammond factory default settings. Use the PAGE LEFT and PAGE RIGHT Touch Buttons to select which portions of the instrument will be reset with factory-default settings.

  • Page 359: System Edit Menu

    SYSTEM Edit Menu This Advanced Feature Menu allows you to select the Audio Mode of the instrument, and to see which version of software is installed in your SKX. To access the SYSTEM Edit Menu, do the following: From any of the PLAY Mode screens, touch the MENU/EXIT Touch Button once. The Information Center Display should now look like this: The word “DRAWBAR”...

  • Page 360: Page 1 - Auto Power Off

    This Advanced Feature allows you to select the type of audio signal from the LINE OUT jacks. You can select either “MONO’” (the signal is identical from both the “L” and “R” LINE OUT jacks) or “STEREO” (separate Left and Right audio signals for Stereo directionality). Turn the VALUE Rotary Control to make your selection. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 361: Page 3 - Software Version

    Information Center Display should now look like this: Page 3 - SOFTWARE VERSION This Advanced Feature Menu Page allows you to see the software version of your SKX. The system software is in seven sections, which are shown in the data chart below.

  • Page 362: Display Lock

    The EXTRA VOICE Buttons are still enabled, but the cursor is locked on the Voice Name. The DRAWBAR and CONTROL Touch Buttons are still enabled, but if the Menu has 2 or more Pages, you cannot move the cursor beyond the opening Page. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 363 USING USB PORT...

  • Page 365: Using The Usb Port

    Using the USB Port USING THE USB PORT Your Hammond SKX instrument is equipped with a USB Port. “USB” is an acronym for Universal Serial Bus), which is a method developed in the mid-1990s for allowing connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices. There have been several revisions to the USB protocol since it was first introduced which are distinguished from one another by version numbers.

  • Page 366: Preparing A Usb Flash Drive For Use With The Skx

    Preparing a USB Flash Drive for use with the SKX In order to use a USB Flash Drive with the SKX, several special directories or Folders have to be created on the Flash Drive itself. All SKXs have a facility that Formats the drive and automatically creates these directories for you.

  • Page 367: Voice Libraries

    Loading a Voice Library to the SKX The Hammond SKXs can be enhanced with additional sounds and voices. To do this, you must first download the Voice Libraries from the Hammond website and install them to your USB Flash Drive. This is described starting on the next page.

  • Page 368: Downloading And Extracting Voice Libraries

    If you want to add additional sounds to your Sk instrument, the first step will be to select the Voice Libraries you want from the Hammond website. TRY THIS: Go to the page on the Hammond website which contains the Voice Library downloads: http://hammondorganco.com/support/downloads/voice-libraries/ The page will look similar to this: On this page you will see names of different Voice Libraries.
  • Page 369 “lib” folder on your USB Drive. You have now prepared the USB Flash Drive with all the necessary information for upgrading your SKX with new voices. The following pages will explain in detail how to add these voices to your Sk instrument.

  • Page 370: Library Edit Menu

    LIBRARY Edit Menu To use the LIBRARY Edit Menu, do the following: 1. Turn the power to the SKX “ON.” Insert a USB Flash Drive that has been formatted for the Sk instruments and containing Voice Libraries into the USB Port.
  • Page 371 NOTE: If the Flash Drive is not formatted, or if there is no Flash Drive inserted, the Information Center Display will read: USB is not ready. If you see this message, you will be prompted to touch the ENTER Touch Button to return to the previous screen. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 372: Installing A Voice Library From A Usb Flash Drive To The Skx

    Using the USB Port Installing a Voice Library from a USB Flash Drive to the SKX: If you are not in the LIBRARY Edit Menu, follow the instructions on pages 6 and 7 to display it. Otherwise, continue reading. The Information Center Display should look similar to this: If more than one Voice Library is loaded on the USB Drive, the Information Center Display will show an arrow symbol.

  • Page 373: Deleting A Voice Library From The Skx

    Using the USB Port Deleting a Voice Library from the SKX: If you are not in the LIBRARY Edit Menu, follow the instructions on pages 6 and 7 to display it. Otherwise, continue reading. The Information Center Display should look similar to this: Touch the PAGE RIGHT Touch Button once.

  • Page 374: Clearing The Entire Voice Library Memory From The Skx

    Using the USB Port Clearing the entire Voice Library memory from the SKX: Occasionally, you may want to clear the contents of the Voice Library memory entirely and start over with a “clean slate.” This Advanced Feature allows you to erase the entire contents of the Voice Library memory except for the factory-installed voices.
  • Page 375 APPENDIX...

  • Page 377: Appendix

    Appendix APPENDIX Specifications HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 378: Extra Voice Instrument List

    Appendix EXTRA VOICE Instrument List HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 379 Appendix EXTRA VOICE Instrument List (cont.) HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 380: Preset Patch List

    Appendix Preset Patch List HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 381 Appendix Patch Parameter List HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 382: Patch Parameter List (Cont)

    Appendix Patch Parameter List (cont) HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 383: Patch Parameter List (Cont)

    Appendix Patch Parameter List (cont) HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 384: Patch Parameter List (Cont)

    Appendix Patch Parameter List (cont) HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 385: Global Parameter List

    Appendix Global Parameter List HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 386: Leslie Parameter List

    Appendix Leslie Parameter List System Parameter List Tone Wheel Parameter List Pipe Parameter List HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 387: Drawbar Data List 1

    Appendix Drawbar Data List 1 Drawbar Data List 2 HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 388 Appendix Custom Tone Wheels List HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 389: Midi Implementation Chart

    Appendix MIDI Implementation Chart HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 390: Midi Implementation

    Appendix MIDI Implementation HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 391: Midi Templates

    Appendix MIDI Templates HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 392: Midi Channels And Messages

    Appendix MIDI Channels and Messages HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 393: System Exclusive Messages

    Appendix System Exclusive Messages HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...

  • Page 394: Instrument Care

    These solutions may affect the letters and/or finish on the buttons and keys. Moving Your Instrument It is not necessary to bolt or fasten any parts of the instrument when moving. Careful consultation with your mover will assure you of a satisfactory moving job. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide...
  • Page 395 Although every attempt has been made to insure the accuracy of the descriptive contents of this Guide, total accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Should the player require further assistance, inquiries should first be made to your Authorized Hammond Dealer. If you still need further assistance, contact Hammond at the following addresses: In the United States contact: In Europe and the U.K.
  • Page 398 © 2018 Hammond Suzuki USA, Inc. HA<O> SKX Owner’s Playing Guide FM2328-0718...

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