The Hammond B-3 is considered the “King” of all
Hammond organs due to it’s extensive use by professional and
church organists worldwide throughout its production from 1955 to
1974. Today, over twenty years after the last Tonewheel Generator
B-3 was produced at the Hammond Organ factory in Chicago, IL.,
the B-3 is still played by many touring and local performing
professional and church organists. Along with the tube-amplifier
equipped Leslie Speaker Model 122, the 400 pound Hammond B-3 has
rightfully earned a place in music history. The size and weight
problem has always been a factor for many musicians who desired
an alternative to moving and storing a B-3.
Working in conjunction with professional Hammond organists, keyboard players, church and home organists representing every style of music, Hammond engineers designed the latest latest member of the long family of quality Hammond portables – the XB-2. Utilizing Hammond’s own new state-of-the-art DRH sampling technology, the classic sound and tonal qualities of the original B-3 were carefully incorporated into the new XB-2 and it’s larger sister products, the XB-5 Pro-Portable organ, the XB-3 and the XC-3, which is identical to the XB-3 but housed in a church cabinet.
New Features
In addition to the original features of the B-3 such as percussion, vibrato / chorus, etc., the new XB-2 has incorporated many new features at the request of portable organ and keyboard owners:
Full MIDI Implementation
The Hammond XB-2 can perform in virtually any MIDI environment. SEND and RECEIVE ch! annels are programmable. LOCAL keyboard control can be turned ON or OFF, and the keyboard can be split into two MIDI ZONES with separate SEND channels, program numbers, and high and low limits for each ZONE.
The XB-2 will also transmit MIDI velocity information and outboard MIDI modules or devices can be silenced with the ORGAN SOLO control. A SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DATA OUT feature allows the user to send complete Preset and Patch information in batch form to external MIDI devices.
The XB-2 can be used as a master controller for the Hammond GM-1000 MIDI Sound Module or any other standard MIDI ! device, or can be used as a slave and controlled from the Hammond HA Series 88-Note, Weighted-key Digital Pianos or any other standard MIDI keyboard, module or controller.
On-Board Hammond Drawbar Patch Library
The Hammond XB-2 contains a built-in library of 128 Hammond drawbar patches. Twenty-four are factory preset and represent the most commonly used B-3 drawbar settings in Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Country, Rock and other music styles. The remaining patches can be user-defined custom patches and saved either as ! patches or as one of eight presets controlled individually from the front panel.
Bass, Treble, Overdrive, Overall Volume, Reverb Controls
Bass and Treble, Overdrive, Overall Volume and Digital Reverb controls are adjustable through controls mounted on the front and rear of the XB-2. These controls allow the user to tailor the sound from the early “mellow” Blues and Jazz, or a later Hammond “bright” to the Hammond “growl” of Rock.
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