Hammond XK-7DvsHammond XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System)
Summary
Hammond XK-7D 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: Two 73-key manuals (61 playing keys plus 12 preset keys each), 6L long-key square-front waterfall action with six physical contacts per key on the XK-7D 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).
| 2 items |  Hammond XK-7DCurrent |  Hammond XLK-5 lower manual (XK-5 System)Current |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Manufacturer | Hammond | Hammond |
| Status | Current | Current |
| Keyboard | ||
| Manuals | 2 | — |
| Keys per manual | 61 | 61 |
| Key action | Waterfall | — |
| Keybed | Two 73-key manuals (61 playing keys plus 12 preset keys each), 6L long-key square-front waterfall action with six physical contacts per key | Lower manual using the XK-5 key-bed and multi-contact system; requires an XK-5 (not included) |
| Sound | ||
| Drawbars | Physical | — |
| Sound engine | VEM (Virtual Electro-Mechanical) organ engine | — |
| Organ models | Hammond VEM (Virtual Electro-Mechanical) physical-modelled tonewheels, Vx, Farf and Ace transistor combo organs, 41 pipe ranks (classical and theatre) | — |
| Polyphony | 61 (tonewheel organ) | — |
| Connections | ||
| Outputs | 1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones, Leslie 11-pin | — |
| MIDI ports | DIN in, DIN out, USB | — |
| Pedal inputs | Expression, Rotor speed, Footswitch, Pedalboard | — |
| Features | ||
| Features | Two 61-note manuals, Four sets of drawbars plus pedal drawbars, Six physical contacts per key, Key click and leakage knobs, 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 display | Requires XK-5, Same key-bed and multi-contact system as XK-5, H-BUS connection |
| Size & weight | ||
| Colours | Red walnut | — |
| Dimensions (W × D × H) | 1186 × 566 × 192 mm | — |
| Weight | 31.3 kg | — |