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5. PRESET SELECTOR Touch Buttons
When using the XK 5 as a “single manual” instrument, you have only ONE set of Preset Keys. If you wish to split
the Manual, how can you select the LOWER presets? Easy! Look to the left of the Manual and find the PRESET
SELECTOR Touch Buttons. Touch the UPPER Tab to make the Preset Keys active for the UPPER part, and touch the
LOWER button to make them active for the LOWER part. Touch them both and you will register BOTH the Upper
and Lower with each press. This is helpful if you are using a 3rd Party MIDI controller as a second Manual.
6. VIBRATO and CHORUS Controls
B-3 Vibrato and Chorus Controls XK-5 Vibrato & Chorus Controls
One of the hallmarks of the Hammond Organ is its distinctive “Chorus/Vibrato” effect.
“Vibrato” is the small cyclical variance in pitch you hear in Vocalists, Violinists, Guitarists and Horn Players.
Vibrato gives movement to the sound and adds richness.
You may be familiar with “Chorus” pedals, popular for Electric Pianos and Guitars, etc.. Although the “Chorus”
effect was first found here on Hammond Organs; Hammond’s version of it is quite different than what you might
be accustomed to. The effect is unlike anything else in the realm of Musical Instruments. It adds a shimmering
layer on top of the original tone.
There are Tabs to turn the effect “On/Off” for each Manual. (The Bass Pedals follow the LOWER assignment, in
this case.) There are three depths/intensities available for the Vibrato and Chorus, controlled by the round knob
adjacent to the “Chorus /Vibrato." The VIBRATO settings are marked V 1,V 2,V 3; and the CHORUS C 1,C 2,C 3.
The indicator LED’s encircling the knob indicate which setting is current. Selection of Patches may change the
setting (the LED’s will change), but not the physical position of the knob. This is normal. If you should adjust the
knob, however, the settings will change correspondingly.