Hammond XK-3C, Owner'S Manual

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Introduction
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MAIN FEATURES
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ACCURATELY REPRODUCES THE TONE-WHEEL SOUND.
Your new XK-3C contains (96) independent oscillating digital tone-wheels that accurately reproduce the sound of the
Vintage B-3/C-3.
In addition, this keyboard has full polyphony.
 KEYBOARD OPERATES LIKE THE VINTAGE MODELS.
This keyboard operates exactly like the vintage B-3, C-3, etc did.
Presets are selected by means of the Reverse Colored Keys.
Vibrato effects can be selected by the rotary Vibrato control.
The keyboard has Waterfall keys and you can also attach a Leslie Switch (optional) to the front rail as well.
 VACUUM TUBE PREAMPLIFIER.
This keyboard has a circuit for a pre-amplifier with 2 characteristically different tubes, a 12AX7 and a 12AU7, so as to
offer a variety of overdrive sounds. The pre-amp circuit consists of dual bands. You can assign bass and treble to
respective tubes, thus can realize purer harmonic sounds. Of course, the general single band operation is also possible.
By adjusting the bias voltage, you can obtain not only the distortion by the general clip but also the nonlinear distortion.
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DIGITAL LESLIE / VIBRATO EFFECTS.
The XK-3C keyboard is equipped with a DSP effect generator to simulate the Scanner-Vibrato and Leslie Speaker.
The range of sounds that you can create is expanded by the use of Vibrato and Chorus effects, and by the real sounding
Leslie effects which effectively simulates the rotation of the two Rotors which are present in traditional Leslie.
 EQUALIZER AND TONE CONTROL.
A 3-band equalizer and tone-control are now built in. The equalizer can make fine or course tonal adjustments to the
bass, treble, and mid frequency ranges. The tone-control simulates the circuit built in on the vintage B-3/C-3 pre-amp to
obtain a gently-cut treble.
 11 PIN LESLIE SPEAKER SOCKET.
Your new XK-3C contains a 11 pin Leslie speaker socket for direct connection to Leslie Speakers.
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CAN BE EXPANDED BY USE OF EXTERNAL MIDI PRODUCTS.
You can expand your keyboard by connecting and playing with additional external MIDI equipment.
This includes keyboards, sequencers, etc.
 CompactFlash™ CARD
You can use a CompactFlash Card (not included) to save various Parameter files.