{"id":148,"date":"2011-04-15T06:21:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-15T06:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audiopronews.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2020-01-08T10:30:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T10:30:50","slug":"new-hammond-organs-model-sk1-and-model-sk2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/instruments\/new-hammond-organs-model-sk1-and-model-sk2\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hammond Organs &#8211; Model SK1 and Model SK2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image td-caption-align-\/\/i1.wp.com\/audiopronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hammond-sk1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hammond-sk1-1.jpg\" alt=\"New Hammond Organs - Model SK1 and Model SK2\" class=\"wp-image-12886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hammond-sk1-1.jpg 670w, https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/hammond-sk1-1-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have two new releases from Hammond, lightweight, full featured organs &#8230; model SK 1 and model SK 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammond SK1, the ultra-portable new organ, gather all the tradition and all the soul of the Vintage B-3 into a trim 15 pound pack. It comes with a wide series of other voices like Acoustic and Electric Pianos, Clav, Vintage Combo Organs, Vintage String Synthesiser, Accordions, Pipe Organs and many other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SK Series aren&#8217;t clones of other Hammond Organs even if all the classic features that make a Hammond are included: Real Mechanical Drawbars, &#8220;Waterfall&#8221; Keyboard, Touch Response Percussion, Chorus Vibrato. In two words you can say that your eyes see portable but your ears hear and your touch says B-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hammond SK1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C-vy9QJmFMw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For more info and details you can go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammondorganco.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">official site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Hammond SK1 and Hammon SK2 Tech Specs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sound Generator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Organ Section<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>2 &#8211; VASE III as Digital Tone-wheels, Transistor Organ and Pipe Organ<\/li><li>61 polyphony (for manual, except Pipe Organ)<\/li><li>8 polyphony (for pedal, except Pipe Organ)<\/li><li>63 polyphony (maximum, on Pipe Organ)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Extra Voice Section<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>VASE III, 63 polyphony (maximum)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keyboards<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>C1 to C6 61-key (SK1)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Harmonic Drawbars<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Drawbars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9 Pitches, assignable for Upper, Pedal, Lower<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Voicing<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Manuals: 6 choices (B-Type1, B-Type2, Mellow, Vx, Farf, Pipe), valiable key-click,<\/li><li>Pedal: 4 choices (Normal, Muted, Synth1, Synth2), 5 choices key-click<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Touch Response Percussion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Buttons<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Second Harmonic, Third Harmonic, Fast Decay, Volume Soft<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adjustable<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Touch, Velocity, Decay (Fast, Slow), Level (Normal, Soft)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Extra Voice<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instruments<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>6 Groups (A. Piano, E. Piano, Keyboard, Wind, Other, Library)<\/li><li>Upgradable via Library<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Control<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Allocate Upper\/Lower, Solo, Group<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Effects<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Vibrato and Chorus<\/li><li>Digital Scanner<\/li><li>Buttons: 1, 2, Chorus, Upper On, Lower On<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overdrive<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Digital, 4 programs<\/li><li>Control: On, Amount<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Multi Effects<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8 programs for Organ\/Extra Voice individually<\/li><li>Control: On, Amount<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Equalizer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>for Organ: Bass, Mid (sweep), Treble, Tone<\/li><li>for Extra Voice: Bass, Mid (sweep), Treble<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Internal Leslie<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Advanced Digital, 2 Rotors<\/li><li>Buttons: Bypass, Stop, Fast<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reverb<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Digital, 11 programs<\/li><li>Control: On, Depth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Master Equalizer<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Control: Bass, Mid Gain, Mid Frequency, Treble<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keymap<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Buttons<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Manual Bass, Split (SK1 only), Lower to Pedal (SK2 only) Octave Up, Octave Down, Lower, Transpose<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adjustable<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Coupler Highest note, Split Point<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Patches<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Capacity<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>100 User Patches, 100 Preset Patches, Manual<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Favorites<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>10 buttons<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Patch Load Options<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Drawbar Registration, Drawbar Parameters, Extra Voice, Internal Zone, External Zone, Organ Effects, Exv Effects, Reverb<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Controllers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Volumes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Master Volume, Music Volume, Extra Voice Volume<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Switch<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Power On\/Off<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Music Player<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>File Format<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WAV (44.1kHz, 16bit, Stereo), MP3 (44.1kHz, 128kbps, Stereo)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Control<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Song, Play\/Pause<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Storage<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>USB Flash Drive<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Display<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>20 &#8211; Characters, 2 &#8211; Lines<\/li><li>8 Control Buttons and Value knob<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MIDI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Templates<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>9 Templates(SK1), 5 Templates(SK2)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>External Zones<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3 Zones, assignable any keyboards<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Connections<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>MIDI<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In, Out<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Audio<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Line Out L, R, Headphones<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leslie<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>8 &#8211; pin, 1 and 3 channels available<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Foot Switch, Damper Pedal, Exp. Pedal, DC IN (12V)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Accessory<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>AC Adaptor AD3-1250<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dimensions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SK1: 35 1\/4&#8243;(W) x 12&#8243;(D) x 3 7\/8&#8243;(H)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SK1: 15 1\/2 lb<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hammondorganco.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Hammond Organ CO<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have two new releases from Hammond, lightweight, full featured organs &#8230; model SK 1 and model SK 2. Hammond SK1, the ultra-portable new organ, gather all the tradition and all the soul of the Vintage B-3 into a trim 15 pound pack. It comes with a wide series of other voices like Acoustic and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[283,397,424,592],"class_list":{"0":"post-148","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-instruments","8":"tag-keyboards","9":"tag-organ","10":"tag-press-releases","11":"tag-vintage","12":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/audiopronews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}