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HAMMOND

XB-3

Made in 1994

New Sampling Technology :
Now, the new DRH™ sampling technology captures the sound and feel of the
incomparable B-3.
The idea of "sampling a B3" has been around for a long time. But just sampling
and adding Drawbars was not enough. Hammond has also recreated those
idiosyncrasies of the electro-mechanical tone wheel generator which have eluded
all previous digital sound-producing systems.
The XB-3 flawlessly generates the pure harmonic sound of the B-3. And then
goes on to add such things as the Drawbar foldbacks at the top and bottom
octaves, the variances in key click, and the effect of overdriving a tube
amplifier. Even the look and feel of the keyboards is faithfully reproduced. The
total effect is the look, sound, and feel of the B-3. And it weighs less than 200
pounds (72 Kg) instead of over 400.
There's more. Hammond has incorporated features that were never dreamed of
in the original B-3.
MIDI :
The XB-3 can perform in virtually any MIDI environment. SEND and
RECEIVE channels are programmable. LOCAL keyboard control can be turned
ON or OFF. And the manuals can be "mapped" to selectively play the internal
voices or voices from a connected MIDI device. MIDI velocity information and
after-touch can be transmitted, along with Pitch and Modulation controls. The
MEMORY DUMP allows Preset data to be stored to a MIDI Data recorder.
Leslie® Ready :
Any 11-pin Leslie Speaker cabinet can be plugged directly into the XC-3,
including multi-channel Leslies. The rotors can be operated in three modes -
Off, Slow or Fast.

SPECIFICATIONS XB-3
Manuals
Upper C1 to C6 (61 Keys)
Lower C1 to C6 (61 Keys)
Pedal Keyboard
25-note, radiating, detachable
Sound Generator
DRH sampling system
Harmonic Drawbars™
Upper 9 pitches 2 sets (16',5 1/3',8',4',2 2/3',l 3/5',l 1/3',1')
Lower 9 pitches 2 sets (16',5 1/3',8',4',2 2/3',l 3/5',l 1/3',1')
Pedal 2 pitches (16',8')
Drawbar Voicing - Manuals 3 Choices
Drawbar Voicing - Pedals 2 Choices
Touch-response Percussion™
Second Harmonic
Third Harmonics
Fast Decay
Percussion Soft
Vibrato and Chorus
Vl,V2,V3,CI,C2,C3
Upper On / Off
Lower On / Off
Speed : Slow, Mid, Normal, Midfast, Max
Attack & Key Click
Slow Attack, No Click, Soft, Normal, Max
Preset Keys
Upper 9 Preset, 2 Adjust
Lower 9 Preset, 2 Adjust
Default Settings : Liturgical, Jazz, Theatre, MIDI
Tube Overdrive
Continuously Variable
Tuning
1 Hz Steps
430-450 Hz
Transpose
+/- 6 Semitones
LCD Display
24-characters, 2 lines
Leslie
Off / On
Slow / Off / Fast
Digital Reverb
Continuously Variable
4 Programs : Room, Live, Hall, Church
Tone Controls
Bass / Treble
Rear Panel
Leslie
Standard 11-pin out
 
Line In/Out
Left / Right / Mono
 
Expression Pedal
Internal / External MIDI
 
MIDI
IN / OUT / THRU
Function Programmable
Dimensions
Closed, without pedal keyboard:
Inches : H 38 3/4 W 50 3/42 D 25 1/4
Cm : H 99 W 128 D 65
Open, with rack & pedal keyboard:
Inches : H 47 1/2 W 50 3/4 D 38 3/4
Weight
165 lb. / 72 Kg
Accessories
Optional Foot Switch

List price is above $15000 US. (Reviewed in Keyboard July '94).