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Hammond Xm1

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Hammond XM-1
Drawbar Sound Module (1993)

 

Organ module expander with optional XMC-1 drawbars control.

Made by Suzuki but strategically branded Hammond, producer of the classic B3.

 

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Hammond Suzuki Xm1 & Xmc1

info MODULE half rack unit , rackmount using optional kit XRM-1.
Main panel features a 16 x 2 lines display, 8 push buttons and 2 knobs.

Rear panel terminal connectors:
- Midi interface
- headphones out
- main out
- footswitch input
- custom input (XEC-1) for optional drawbars module model XMC-1
- special input for external Leslie (may need an extra adapter depending on model)

ac Power supply is a 9-12V external PSU negative in center, at least 1A.

 


edit VOICE main core 16 bits M37702 CPU manages up to 32 voices polyphony based on digital VASE synthesis multi samples structure. Organ harmonic tonebars emulation can be summed on variable harmonics values for a total of 253000000 possible combinations.



drawbars adding.
demo LISTEN sinewaves summing




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DRAWBARS the 9 drawbars are numbered from softer (1) to louder (8) and organized into 3 categories (sub, foundation and brilliance) and 3 colors:
1- white are the fundamentals octaves
2- black are the dissonant harmonics
3- the 2 brown are respectively 1 octave lower of the 8' drawbar and 3rd harmonic of five tones above the fundamental.


b3 sampled

 


edit WAVEFORM the basic sine wave can be set to different modes into the drawbar voice mode:
- B3 TYPE: emulates the classic b3 system
- MELLOW: purest sine-wav
- BRITE: a variation of sinewav with some extra frequencies



harmoincs

 


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ENVELOPE of course a CLICK can be added to the drawbars (4 different levels) and the advanced attack features it is possible to change the ATTACK segment as well as SUSTAIN.



edit PERFORMANCE manages 3 assignable parts :
- UM upper manual
- LM lower manual
- PL pedal keyboard.

gospel

 

edit EFFECTS : here are 4 kinds of digital effects:
1- reverb: 4 presets including Room, Live, Church and Hall
2- vibrato / chorus : 3 + 3 modes
3- overdrive: 15 levels of sound saturation
4- leslie: internal DSP emulator Twin Rotor Digital features 10 different configurations including many famous cabinet emulations including models 147, 710, 825, 122- of course it can be set to traditional frequency SLOW or FAST and stopped by the BRAKE function. It is also possible to define the RPM (round per minute) speed and the rise fall time during acceleration and deceleration, in addition there are parameters to set 2 virtual microphones positioning and distance.



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MIDI standard implementation and some nice adds: aftertouch and modulation CC#1 can be assigned to note bending, slow/fast Leslie or overdrive engage mode.
FULL Sysex dump to save sounds.



edit MEMORY :
- 100 ROM patches
- 28 RAM patches.

internal motherboard

 

 

edit RELATED FAMILY:

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demo AUDIO DEMO

demo demo1
demo demo2
demo demo3
demo demo4
demo demo5
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manual
HAMMOND XM-1 MANUAL

 

 

 

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OS second version adds some more interesting features like advanced Midi performance with SPLIT feature. The 1.0 to 2.0 upgrade cannot be made by Midi and needs a new set of programmed EPROMS.

 

 




manual
HAMMOND XM-1 SERVICE MANUAL

 

 

 


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motherboard logo display eprom OS update


manual

-compact
-drawbars

-price

manual

-Some plugins are far superior

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REVIEW
"Still a nice piece of engine! at fraction space and costs."

 
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