"We have had numerous requests from customers for a single-keyboard instrument which not only has the pure Drawbar tones but also the keyboard look and feel of the B-3," says Mike Armstrong, Vice-President of Sales. "We are happy to be able to offer both of these features in this new instrument."
"The XK-2 represents the latest step in Hammond's ongoing effort to digitally replicate the classic B-3 sound," states Steven Eaklor, Director of Product Planning and Development. "The new instrument uses Hammond's V.A.S.E. 11 (Versatile Advanced Sound Engine) sound-generating system for unparalleled realism not only from the Drawbars but from the Vibrato, Leslie, Reverb and Overdrive as well."
"An essential part of the legendary B-3 sound is the Leslie Speaker," says Warren Brunsting, VicePresident of Manufacturing. "The XK-2 uses the new B.M.T.P. (Balance Monitored Time Phased) digital Leslie simulator. This new system is the most realistic Leslie Speaker simulator to be offered by Hammond and Leslie to date."
MAIN FEATURES
- In addition
to authentic B-3 drawbar sound, the XK-2 features a new 61-note keyboard utilizing
deluxe square-front keys to truly recreate the look and feel of the durable
B-3 keyboard
- This new
instrument has a 64-patch library that is user-programmable for Upper Manual,
Lower Manual and Pedal Keyboard. Digital Reverb, digital Leslie with horn
and bass rotor simulation, Touch-Response Percussion and user-adjustable Vibrato
and Chorus are also included. The XK-2 features 32-note polyphony and 16-part
multi-timbral performance, and data can be saved to a MIDI data recorder via
MIDI Data Dump.
- Many of the
advanced features already found in Hammond's XB-Series of products such as
the XB-5 and the XB-3 are incorporated into the XK-2, such as adjustable Drawbar
Foldback, selectable Drawbar Voicing, adjustable Rise and Fall Times for the
inbuilt Leslie, adjustable Percussion Level and adjustable Attack (key click).
- The front
panel contains a backlit 24-character LCD screen, as well as the ON/OFF Power
Switch, Master Volume, Reverb and Overdrive Control and a group of Touch Tabs
for selecting Presets and editing various parameters. Also, there are Touch
Tabs for controlling Percussion, 6 degrees of Vibrato and Chorus, Leslie SLOW/FAST/OFF
and Keyboard Split ON/OFF. A Drawbar Select control allows the player to select
between Upper, Lower and Pedal and make changes to the Drawbar registrations
while playing.
- Besides adjustable
Rise and Fall Times, the new B.M.T.P. Leslie simulator also includes adjustable
Brake Times for both horn and bass rotor, adjustable Volume Balance between
horn and bass rotor and simulated Microphone Settings.
- Included on the back of the XK-2 is a socket for directly connecting an ll-pin Leslie Speaker. Other connections include line output jacks for right and left channels, MIDI IN/OUT/THRU ports, headphone jack, foot switchjack and expression pedal jacks.
