Hammond XK-1c Organ: Smallest and lightest Genuine Hammond Organ. Features the same virtual tonewheel engine as the flagship B3-mkII organ, comes with a digital Leslie onboard. Offers the famous Hammond tone and playing experience in an easy-to-carry package. The makers have taken the legendary B-3 and crammed it all into a tidy box. Weighs only 16.5 pounds. Honey, the B-3 has been Shrunk!
Highlights
- Real mechanical Drawbars, Chorus Vibrato, Touch-Response Percussion
- Realistic digital Leslie rotary speaker emulation.
- Farf and Vx – among the most popular combo organs ever produced
Hammond XK-1c: Review
The Hammond XK-1c is one of the most desired gear for any keyboard player in any genre of music.
It includes a wide range of Hammond tones in the factory patch library. There are 64 Factory patches and 64 User-programmable patches available.
The organ gives you extensive customization capabilities, allowing you to replicate any Hammond/Leslie vintage, with all settings stored in each patch.
In addition to the Drawbar Profiles, the sounds of two of the most popular transistor combo organs are included, along with 28 equivalent ranks of Classical Pipe Organ sounds.
Hammond XK1c vs XK3c
Both the keyboard organs have the same Sound Engine, but there are more bells and whistles on XK3c. There are more effects, drawbars, a pitchbend and mod wheel, EQ included in the effects section (not in XK1c), and faster keyboard action on XK3c.
Its also possible to add a lower manual on the Xk3c, but you cannot do that on the Xk1c.
Hammond XK-1c: Demo Video Review
Hammond XK-1c: Technical Specs
- Polyphony (except pipe organ): Manual: 61 notes, Pedal: 8 notes; Pipe Organ: 63 notes
- Keyboard: Waterfall 61-key, C1 to C6
- Drawbars: 9 pitches, assignable for upper, pedal, lower
- Digital Tonewheels: Authentic Chorus-Vibrato/Touch Response Percussion/Overdrive. 96 INDIVIDUALLY Adjustable, Voiceable Digital Tonewheels
- DPS: 4 different types of Overdrive, Phase, Flange, Chorus (Stomp Pedal Style-separate from Hammond Chorus), Auto Pan, Ring Modulator, Wah-Wah, Delay and Tremolo. A 3-band EQ is available with Shelf Lo and Hi with sweepable Mid control.
- Midi Controller:Up to three external MIDI zones may be controlled by the Xk-1c, you can save the settings as a preset, and play these external zones with or without the Xk-1c voice.
- CONNECTORS: MIDI: In, Out. Audio: Line Out L, R, Headphones. Leslie: 8 – pin, 1 and 3 channels available. Other: Foot Switch, Exp. Pedal, DC IN (12V)
- Power: AC Adaptor AD3-1250
- Optional Accessories: CU-1 Switch, FS-9H, EXP-20, EXP-50, XPK-100, XPK-200, XPK-200L, SK 25-note Pedal Board, XK-1c GB Gig Bag
- DIMENSIONS: (W x D x H) 37.7 x 12 x 3.97″. WEIGHT: 16.5lbs
- User Manual
Hammond XK-1c: Buying Links
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Used to play the B3 in the late 70s (am a true Hammond/Leslie fanatic). Had an original XK-3 with a Leslie 3300. Skipped a generation and bought this, and it just wows. The Leslie engine is stupendous. Make sure you play it in STEREO. Have this paired with my Hammond XK-3C Pro-System, Nord C2D, Nord Stage 88 mixing into a A&H QU 16 or Mix-Wizard 16:4 & Speaker Pairs of QSC K12’s, 10’s & 8’s. Monitor is a Space Station, Roland 550 or 880.
It’s a real Hammond with authentic Hammond sound. The Leslie effect sounds authentic and the Chorus/Vibrato is quite convincing, the preset tones are awesome, the feel is good. And its so light, you can just shove it in a bag and carry it to the gig on your shoulder.