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CUSTOM SETS - Tone Wheel
From the screen shown on the previous page, press the PAGE “
u
”button once. Page 3 of the CUSTOM
EDIT -TONE WHEEL FUNCTION Mode should now display. The Information Center Display should
look like this:
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EACH WHEEL
This Page allows you to change the characteristics of all 96 tone wheels individually.
What Is “Generator Calibration?”
Because each frequency on a Hammond Organ is generated independently and the circuitry and hardware
necessary to generate each tone is quite complex, there is the potential for a great deal of variation in sound
from one frequency to another.
The above diagram shows how a single frequency is generated. As explained on page 385, there is one tone
wheel for each frequency. The number of tone wheels which generate actual frequencies varies with the
model. Most organs based on the original Hammond design - the model A and its derivatives (B-3, C-3,
etc.) had 91 tone wheels that sound, while later models such as the “H” series and the X-77 had 96 (the
extra five tone wheels being used to generate higher frequencies). The SKX PRO has 108 virtual tone-
wheels - 96 manual tone-wheels plus the 12 tone-wheels for the bass frequencies which play only from the
Pedals on a vintage Hammond Organ.
As explained previously, each tone has a magnetized rod associated with it. When the tone wheels rotate,
a very small electrical current is generated in the coil each time a high spot passes the magnet. The strength
of the current determines the loudness of the resulting musical note.
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. However, a number of third-party technicians would re-calibrate generators to change the
sound in various ways - make the sound brighter, etc. The CUSTOM TONE WHEEL Parameter Menu allows
you to “re-calibrate” the digital tone wheels of your instrument to create exactly the tone quality you desire.
NOTE:
In order to use this Parameter, you should already have some idea of the type of sound you want. Also,
you should be prepared that getting the results you want may require some “trial-and-error” before you are satisfied
with the results.
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SKX PRO Reference Guide
Summary of Contents for Skx PRO
Page 1: ...REFERENCE GUIDE...
Page 2: ......
Page 4: ......
Page 5: ...TABLE OF CONTENTS...
Page 21: ...INTRODUCTION...
Page 37: ...INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY...
Page 61: ...ALLOCATING VOICE SECTIONS...
Page 71: ...COMBINATIONS PATCHES BUNDLES FAVORITES...
Page 162: ...THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK TO PRESERVE PAGE FORMATTING...
Page 163: ...ORGAN VOICE SECTION...
Page 245: ...UPPER PERCUSSION...
Page 253: ...PIANO ENSEMBLE VOICE SECTIONS...
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Page 341: ...MONO SYNTH VOICE SECTION...
Page 403: ...CUSTOM SETS...
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Page 477: ...MULTI EFFECTS OVERDRIVE EQUALIZER...
Page 573: ...SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FEATURES...
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Page 609: ...MIDI incl INT EXT ZONES...
Page 616: ...596 MIDI MIDI Templates SKX PRO HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
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Page 655: ...SPECIAL UTILITY FEATURES...
Page 685: ...665 Special Utility Features t SYSTEM PARAMETER LIST HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
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Page 687: ...USING MEMORY...
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Page 721: ...APPENDIX...
Page 722: ...702 Appendix APPENDIX u FACTORY COMBINATIONS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 723: ...703 Appendix u COMBINATION PARAMETERS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 724: ...704 Appendix HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 725: ...705 Appendix u ORGAN PATCHES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 726: ...706 Appendix u ORGAN PATCH PARAMETERS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 727: ...707 Appendix HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 728: ...708 Appendix u PIANO ENSEMBLE PATCHES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 729: ...709 Appendix HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 730: ...710 Appendix HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 731: ...711 Appendix u PIANO ENSEMBLE PATCH PARAMETERS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 732: ...712 Appendix HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 733: ...713 Appendix u PIANO ENSEMBLE WAVEFORM LIST HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 734: ...714 Appendix u MONO SYNTH PATCHES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 735: ...715 Appendix u MONO SYNTH PATCH PARAMETERS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 736: ...716 Appendix u PIPE ORGAN STOPS u ProChord VOICINGS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 739: ...719 Appendix u CUSTOM SETS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 741: ...721 Appendix u CUSTOM LESLIE PARAMETERS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 742: ...722 Appendix u SYSTEM PARAMETERS HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 743: ...723 Appendix FAVORITES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 744: ...724 Appendix u MIDI TEMPLATES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 745: ...725 Appendix HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 746: ...726 Appendix u MIDI INFORMATION HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 747: ...727 Appendix u MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 748: ...728 Appendix u MIDI CHANNELS AND MESSAGES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
Page 752: ...732 Appendix u DRAWBAR DATA LIST u SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES HA O SKX PRO Reference Guide...
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