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Hammond XK-7vsHammond XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System)

Summary

Hammond XK-7 and Hammond XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System): 2 Hammond organs compared side by side. They differ on 2 of 3 compared specifications.

Key differences

  • Keybed: 73 keys (61 playing keys plus 12 preset keys), 6L long-key square-front waterfall action with six physical contacts per key on the XK-7 and Lower manual using the XK-5 key-bed and multi-contact system; requires an XK-5 (not included) on the XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System).

Both are the same on keys per manual (61).

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Hammond XK-7 drawbar organ

Hammond

XK-7
Current
Hammond XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System) drawbar organ

Hammond

XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System)
Current
General
ManufacturerHammondHammond
StatusCurrentCurrent
Keyboard
Manuals1—
Keys per manual6161
Key actionWaterfall—
Keybed73 keys (61 playing keys plus 12 preset keys), 6L long-key square-front waterfall action with six physical contacts per keyLower manual using the XK-5 key-bed and multi-contact system; requires an XK-5 (not included)
Sound
DrawbarsPhysical—
Sound engineVEM (Virtual Electro-Mechanical) organ engine—
Organ modelsHammond VEM (Virtual Electro-Mechanical) physical-modelled tonewheels, Vx, Farf and Ace transistor combo organs, 41 pipe ranks (classical and theatre)—
Polyphony61 (tonewheel organ)—
Connections
Outputs1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones, Leslie 11-pin—
MIDI portsDIN in, DIN out, USB—
Pedal inputsExpression, Rotor speed, Footswitch, Pedalboard—
Features
FeaturesFour sets of drawbars plus pedal drawbars, Six physical contacts per key, AO-28/AO-29 preamp modelling, Digital Leslie (9 cabinets plus PR-40), Separate bass output, Song record to USB, H-BUS pedalboard connection, Colour displayRequires XK-5, Same key-bed and multi-contact system as XK-5, H-BUS connection
Size & weight
ColoursRed walnut—
Dimensions (W × D × H)1184 × 399 × 128 mm—
Weight18.3 kg—