Let’s face it: Moving and maintaining an antique Hammond will only become more difficult as time passes. We have tons of respect for anyone who does, but to get all of the sound with none of the hassle, let’s learn why the XK-5 has become the PRO’S CHOICE in the 21st Century.
Upper and Lower 73 notes each (61 playing keys plus 12 Preset Keys) Square-front (“waterfall”-style) New mechanical key-bed design
13, 20-note spinet-style 25-note radiating Adjustable Pedal Sustain Pedal to Lower coupler Custom Pedal Registrations (3 Factory, 3 User)
SPLIT panel control Assignable split point
MTW™ (Modeled Tone Wheels) Farf/VX/Pipe Organ 61-note polyphony for Manuals 5-note polyphony for Pedals
Custom Contacts (3 Factory, 3 User) 3 Physical Contacts, 9 Assignable Virtual Contacts Adjustable Attack, Release, Decay
5 sets (4 Manuals, 1 Pedal) Upper 2 X 9 pitches Lower 2 X 9 pitches Pedal 2 pitches
4 choices for Manuals (A-100, B-3, C-3, Mellow) 4 choices for Pedals (Normal, Muted, Synth 1 & 2)
3 Factory, 3 User for A-100, B-3, C-3 & Mellow Drawbar Voicings CTW’s identified by model and serial number Adjustable parameters for each tone wheel 12 complex tone wheels for bottom 12 pedal tones.
Percussion On, Normal/Soft Volume, Slow/Fast Decay, 2nd & 3rd Harmonic Adjustable Normal/Soft Volume settings, Slow/Fast Decay rates, Velocity, Key Tracking, 1’ Drawbar Cancel ON/OFF
Virtual Scanner™ (3 settings) Adjustable rate, Vibrato/Chorus Mix Vibrato on Pedal ON/OFF
Tube/Solid State Adjustable drive level
9 Presets plus Cancel each Manual 2 Adjust Presets each Manual 9 programmable Preset Banks
100 User, 100 Factory Patches Assignable to Preset Keys as Favorites Assignable Patch Load: Drawbar registrations, Drawbar parameters, Internal & External Zones, Multi-Effects, Reverb.
12AU7/12AX7 Tubes Adjustable Routing & Drive Level
Adjustable drive level, Hysteresis, upper/lower/percussion levels
Tremolo, Auto Pan, Wah-Wah, Ring Modulator, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Delay. Adjustable parameters for each effect.
Bass/Mid/Treble panel controls Adjustable gain & center frequency
Bass, Mid, Treble Adjustable center frequency Hammond Preamp Tone Control
STOP, FAST, BYPASS panel controls. Custom Cabinets (8 Preset, 8 User) Adjustable Slow & Fast Speeds, Rise & Fall Times, Horn/Drum/Subwoofer Volume Balance, Microphone Settings.
5 MIDI Templates 3 Keyboard Channels (Upper, Lower, Pedals) 6 External Zones (3 Upper, 2 Lower, 1 Pedals) Assignable MIDI channels, key range, Program Change, Pan, Velocity Curve, Min/Max Volume IN 1, IN 2, OUT Connections
OLED, 20 character, 2 line 7 Control Buttons & VALUE Rotary Knob
“A” port (“To USB Flash Drive”) “B” port (“To Host”)