Now you can take this majestic sound wherever you desire, whether it is to accompany Worship, Perform Classical Organ Literature, or Practice with Headphones in your Dormitory Room. Progressive Rock groups have relied on the sounds of Classical Pipe Organs, and have had to compromise with the few inflexible samples contained in Synthesizers and Samplers, but now the sky is the limit with a Classical Pipe Organ that can be registered in the traditional manner.
As is customary with Hammond, each rank of pipes may be voiced independently to the user's specification, and stored for instant recall. The main difference between Church Pipe Organs and Theatre Organs was the deep Tremulant that took the edge off the Theatre Organ's pipes and made them emotionally "sob".
Making use of an acoustic phenomenon called the "Doppler Effect", Mr. Leslie constructed a speaker cabinet that used a simple system of rotating horns and baffles to give the Hammond tone "motion" and "depth".
This created a different instrument altogether, one that could play "Popular" music. Hammond intended his organ for the Church and Classical Music, looking at "Popular" Music with disdain-he wanted nothing to do with Mr. Leslie's invention when Mr. Leslie demonstrated it. The public however, took the combination of Hammond and Leslie to heart, and so it remains to this very day. It is difficult to think of one without the other, although Mr.
Hammond never allowed Hammond Dealers to sell Leslie Speakers. After Mr. Hammond's death, the two companies became partners, and now Hammond owns and manufactures Leslie Speakers. For both Hammond and Leslie, the golden goal was to produce a Leslie that did not require motor-driven speakers, and the goal has been reached in the Xk-1c, with the finest Digital Leslie we have ever produced. Now the elusive effect can be had where space and mobility have heretofore denied it.
As an added benefit to being produced in the Digital realm, many aspects of the effect can be adjusted and tailored to ones own taste and requirement.
In addition, 8 factory Cabinets, comprising the most popular Leslie Models like the , , , Vintage H, and others are available for instant choice. A button on the Control Panel allows the bypass of the Digital Leslie circuit and sends the Organ tones directly to the Stereo Outputs. A Manual button on the control panel renders the entire control panel current.
The keypad in the center of the control panel are assignable to any of the presets for instant recall of your favorites. The same panel may be switched to a numeric input pad for direct selection of presets. The Drawbar and Combo Organ Divisions have a number of effects that may be applied.
You can play these external zones with or without the Xk-1c voice sounding. Thomas sold their Combo organs under the Vox name and their premier offerings were the "Continental" and the budget priced "Jaguar".
The sound of the transistor Combo Organ never went out of style, and has even flourished in the "Indy" scene of the 21 st Century.
The sounds of all three classic instruments are faithfully reproduced in the Sk series, with the ability to register them in the exact way you were able to on the originals. All three models employed a variation of Hammond's Drawbars, and an accompanying legend on the control panel marks the functions for each drawbar, for each model. Like all of the Sk's Extravoices, they may be played solo or in combination with any of the Drawbar, Pipe or Combo Organ tones.
The real strength of a new Hammond is proven when you take it on stage. To match the gutsy sound, the Hammond XK, B and Leslie speaker series have been built with the touring musician in mind. They have solid casings, tough buttons and robust connection points.
You want your gear to just work, and that's exactly what a new Hammond does. Bernies Music Land offers exclusive prices on Hammond gear for professional muso's, so phone 03 today or visit the store. Do you need the performance and prestige of a real Hammond organ for your next gig?
Bernies Music Land is pleased to offer a range of new Hammond organs for event and gig hire. To check price and availability, please phone Bernies Music Land today on 03 or email info musicland. Bernies Music Land are proud to be one of the only stores in Australia with a dedicated Hammond serviceman on team.
We are very pleased to offer a premium service of phone, instore and onsite support to customers who have purchased a Hammond through Bernies Music Land.
All new Hammond organs, Leslie speakers and accessories are covered by 12 months warranty, backed by Musico Pty Ltd, the distributor for Hammond Australia. To find out more, please phone us on 03 Come and hear the new Hammond organs in action with our awesome range of events. This includes nights with guest artists from Australia and around the world, and Hammond Playing Workshops to give you plenty of playing tips and inspiration.
Before we enter into a discussion of the organ and its influence on modern music, it is interesting to note the most famous organ of all time, the Hammond particularly the B3 sound is still found in mainstream pop music, was invented by a man who self-admittedly had no musical abilities and was, in fact, quite tone deaf.
It is also of interest to note that while the names B-3 and Leslie are almost synonymous, the inventor of the Hammond organ, Laurens Hammond, hated the sound of Leslie speakers and, when asked about them, Hammond's astounding response was, "I never intended for my organs to sound that way". The sound of the organ is back in a big way, being used as a featured instrument in bands like the Black Crowes, Phish and many others.
The B-3 went out of production in but that, and its plus kilograms of weight, didn't stop musicians from using it. The sound of the B-3 still garners the attention of technical geniuses who find new and more complex ways to emulate it. Many are hoping to provide that unmistakable sound that pop music can't seem to live without in a more convenient, portable package. Hence the existence of plug-in emulations and modern day organs. Hammond now has an extensive range of these portable organs that finally satisfies the enthusiast and curious young musicians alike.
There are many model types and trying to tell the type by looking at the organ details is difficult. Hammond has chosen multiple places over the years to list the model number of the organ. Look underneath the keyboard on the left or right side. Hammond's exclusive Prochord feature is added to a number of sounds, on the Sk series.
With this feature, you can instantly produce a foolproof, professional sounding "horn section", or other unique arrangements. This is not an "auto play" feature you might find on non-pro instruments, but a powerful tool that can add great color to your playing. The instances of Prochord in conjuction with the Symphonic Strings Library voices add another component, that of leading voices in perfect enharmonic form. Like the Hammond Organ, the Accordion is an instrument found in many genres, with few modern keyboards accurately delivering the voice.
The Sk features the entire range of a Suzuki Accordion, with spot-on accurate and authentic registration capability. The unique symbols for Accordion registration appear in the display window, and a Musette setting is available as well. The Sk is designed to be a comprehensive foundation keyboard, providing the "meat and potatoes" for any performance, but Hammond adds a selection of Orchestral and Synth Instruments for added versatility.
Glockenspiel and Vibraphone voices are also on the menu. The wheels were notched according to pitch, and an electromagnetic pickup much like that on an Eelectric Guitar sensed those notches and rendered a musical note. Hammond's adherence to quality has allowed many vintage instruments to remain vital today, and they are among the most desired and imitated musical instruments ever, but at a high cost.
The Electromechanical Hammonds require expensive maintenance, regular doses of oil, and were of great weight; not easy to move at all. A variety of Macro Profiles allow the user to quickly select the most popular "kinds" of Hammond, from Showroom-New to Road-Worn Antique and all points between. The Tonewheel Generator wasn't the only great invention of Laurens Hammond, and no Hammond Organ would be complete without the full spectrum of ingredients that comprised Mr.
Hammond's genius design. This concept allowed one or more keyboards to control the pitches of many pipes within one set or "rank" of pipes. Adopting the harmonic standards and nomenclature of the Pipe Organ, Mr. Hammond's design assured that any organist would be able to play his instrument without a steep learning curve. Unlike the Pipe Organ, Mr Hammond's design allowed variable volumes of each Harmonic represented by each drawbar.
This variation gave the musician millions of combinations of harmonics, and assured that every Hammond player would be able to summon a unique voice. An extra level to the expression a Hammond Organist had at their fingertips was added because the Drawbars could be manipulated in real time. The B-3mk2 features 4 sets of real drawbars in the size, shape and configuration of Vintage Hammonds.
Few musicians realize the Chorus effect pedal widely used for Guitars and Electric Pianos had its genesis as a component of the Hammond Organ. This effect added a high "attack" to the Organ tone at either the octave or the twelfth, with a fast note decay. This sound was reminiscent of an xylophone or clave, and became immensely popular, immediately. Perc gave the Organ a bright highlight, and every generation of music has embraced this sound. Controls for the Perc have the classic nomenclature, familiar to anyone who has ever played a Hammond.
On the B-3mk2, Perc is executed in the Digital realm, allowing a wide range of controls the organists back in the day did not possess. The 1' drawbar muting, characteristic of the Vintage Organs can be defeated, as can the drop in Drawbar volume level that accompanied the engaging of the Percussion voice.
You can control the volumes and decay times as well. The inclusion of this obscure feature demonstrates the commitment to authenticity Hammond has brought to the B-3 mkII.
Inside the Vintage Hammond B-3, on one side of the tube preamp, there was a "Screwdriver Pot" with the engraved legend "Tone". This control was adjusted by the Technician installing the organ in order to tame the treble response in the instance of the organ's installation in a Church or Mortuary, where a more muted organ was desired.
The control was a cocktail of upper Mid and High frequencies the proportions of which were, until recently, held secret. The "Tone" control was basically a "hi cut" control and only went "down". You could not direct the control to go "up" for "boost". The B-3mk2 has 5 banks of 9 presets each, controlled by the Traditional "Reverse color" Preset keys at the lower end of each Manual.
The entire B-3mk2 setup may be saved to a common CF Flash card for backup or restoration. You can play these external zones with or without the B-3mk2 voices sounding..
The Xk-1c features real drawbars in the size, shape and configuration of Vintage Hammonds. The Drawbars also serve the Combo and Pipe Organ divisions, but with a slightly different function. On the Xk-1c, Perc is executed in the Digital realm, allowing a wide range of controls the organists back in the day did not possess.
In order that every key and pedal of the Laurens Hammond's Organ could access every Tonewheel as predicated by the Drawbar settings, an electro-mechanical apparatus lurked behind the keyboards, with 9 contacts corresponding to each drawbar for that keyboard and a series of contacts attached to each key.
As a key was depressed, the contacts sequentially touched, and the circuits were completed to produce the Organ tone that was registered by the Drawbars.
The very nature of Electric circuitry dictated a click could be heard at the top of each note played when the current-carrying key contacts touched. Laurens Hammond considered that click to be a nuisance, and worked to no avail in order to rid his organ of that imperfection.
The jazz players who embraced the Hammond Organ, however, found the click to be a percussive highlight, and wanted nothing to do with its eradication.
To make matters worse, as the Vintage Hammonds aged, the click became more pronounced, and by the Rock and Roll era, the Key Click assumed a role of importance that Laurens Hammond could never imagine. The timbre of the click may also be adjusted.
Hammond would have greatly approved of the Xk-1c, as you can turn the click all the way off if you desire, creating a Vintage Hammond Organ that could not exist in the physical world. The inclusion of this obscure feature demonstrates the commitment to authenticity Hammond has brought to the Xk-1c Series.
The advent of transistor electronics brought forth smaller, more affordable portable Organs.
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