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PERCUSSION
Organ tones are normally heard as long as the playing key is held down. Th e word
“Percussion” refers to a tone that is not steady and fades away, such as a piano or
chimes. Th
is keyboard has Percussion tones which enhance the sounds produced by
the Drawbars.
“Touch-Response Percussion” is very useful for highlighting single notes, full chords,
even entire songs.
[SECOND] button
Th e 2nd harmonic speaks at the same pitch as the 4´ Drawbar. Combining this 2nd
harmonic with the Drawbars will produce a bright and clear attack.
To engage, press the [SECOND] button and the light will go ON.
[THIRD] button
Th e 3rd harmonic tone speaks at the same pitch as the 2⅔ ´ Drawbar. Combining
this 3rd harmonic with the Drawbars will produce the ringing attack that has become
a Hallmark Hammond sound.
To engage, press the [THIRD] button and light will go ON.
[FAST] button
When this button is OFF (LED not lit) the percussion tone will decay (decrease in
volume) slowly like a chime. When [FAST] is “ON” (LED is lit) the percussion tone
will decay rapidly like a xylophone.
[SOFT] button
Th is control regulates the volume of the percussion tone. When it is OFF (LED not
lit) the percussion eff ect will be very prominent, compared to the tones produced by
the UPPER Drawbars.
NOTE: Percussion is available on 3 Organ types; BType1, BType2 and Mellow.
NOTE: You can fi ne-tune the parameters of the Percussion (P. 82).
DECAY
On the piano, the sound gradually fades out even
if you keep touching the key. It is called Decay. The
violin sound, on the contrary, keeps sounding at a
certain volume. It is called Sustain.
1´ DRAWBAR CANCEL
As on the Vintage Hammond B-3, the 1´ Tone-Wheel Drawbar is inoperative when
the Percussion is engaged.
NOTE: If you wish the 1´ Drawbar to remain operative, you can change the parameter. (P. 82)