Hammond XB-3 |
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| 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. |
