Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the listen. Yes, the sheet music is a good representation of what I played on the video. The video was an improvisation "in the moment" - I then transcribed my playing for the sheet music. Let me know if you have any questions down the road should you acquire the sheet music. Cheers!

Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful.

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The model I have appears to be 12.5 inches from front to back without the covers on.

It is a joy to listen to - thanks for stopping by to watch!

I took a quick peak at the XK4 user manual. It looks like the XK4 has an expanded set of pipe organ sounds compared to the XK5 (though I believe you only have one keyboard on the XK4 versus the option of 2 on the XK5)

@@azurehillsmusic Thanks! :)

I find the Hammond's Pipe Organ "Oboe" stop a bit less aggressive than its trumpet stop. Serviceable enough for practicing when I'm too lazy to connect my computer to trigger Hauptwerk from the Hammond. Thanks for stopping by to watch!

Hoping to put together a video on the pedalboard in the coming week or two. It has a midi out connection which I plug into my Hammond's midi in. The pedals themselves work with the Hammond XK5 with no problem. However, I've never been able to get the swell pedal to transmit volume to the Hammond (when using Hammond sounds). It does send swell midi data when I play my Hauptwerk program from my Hammond. There are some quirks to be aware of - hopefully if I get to making a video on this I can go into more detail. I got the pedalboard years ago from Classic Midi Works. It is pricy at close to $3k - here is a link to the store: www.midiworks.ca/index.php/products?route=product/category&path=2

Agreed - certain stops are better than others. Definitely not a replacement for the real thing, but it comes in handy at the house for practice. I am a big fan of Hautpwerk - which seems to be as authentic as you can get when access to real pipes isn't possible. Thanks for watching!

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Glad you found the video helpful. The XK5 has been a great addition to my setup. Hope you enjoy yours when you get it. Happy playing.

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Thank you Dom!

I'm still looking for an even better Expression Pedal. The Boss was an improvement over my prior pedal, though it has room for improvement. Thanks for stopping by to watch!

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I'll need to explore alternatives - thanks for watching

That would be interesting to try. I don't know that I could figure that out myself - but it would provide an even larger spectrum of sound if the manuals could be coupled. Maybe it will be a future enhancement that Hammond can offer. Thanks for stopping by to watch!

Foot pedals are an option for the Hammond XK5. The pedalboard sold by Hammond for this organ is a 25-note model. I purchased a midi pedalboard from Classic Midiworks that provides an AGO 32-note compass that allows me to explore the classical repertoire.

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Yes, should have mentioned the polarity switch - I use that quite a bit as I move pedals from keyboard to keyboard. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for stopping by to watch - Vox fun awaits inside the XK5

Thanks for stopping by to watch - lots of capabilities under the hood of the XK5

So true. While my Boss EV-30 was an improvement over the Nektar pedal, even it has not been ideal. Continuing to have an eye open for a better pedal as well. Thanks for stopping by to watch and best wishes on finding an optimal pedal for your situation.

@@azurehillsmusic FWIW, I just found out from Crumar that the EXP-10 universal long-throw pedal has a resistance of 10kOhms, which is within the specifications of the Nord Electro 2

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Glad it was informative. Best wishes to your son as he moves on to the organ bench.

I don't believe this can control two inputs in different ways if I understand your question correctly. It would be able to handle synth volume for sure. I'm not familiar with programming cc7 by sound or patch, only globally. Sorry I can't be of more help on this question - as I don't think I have a way of testing the scenario on my rig.

Thanks so much for stopping by to watch! It's a fun soft synth to have available.

I'm enjoying this part of the Hammond XK5. Thanks for stopping by to watch!

its not sampled it’s modelled

Thanks for stopping by to watch - I'll check out Grupo Cerralvo

Thanks so much for stopping by to watch! It has been a wonderful addition to my listening space.

Appreciate your thoughts. Recently, I've been concerned with the EV-30 throw - in that the volume range for my keyboard only seems be most controllable in the last 1/2 or 1/3 of the throw range. I'll give the Yamaha FC-7 a try next - hopefully, it engages more range of volume throughout the entire throw range of the pedal.

@@azurehillsmusic FWIW - the FC7 only works on yamaha stuff "as is". If you want to use it on a Roland, you need to flip the "polarity" of the connector. To get full use out of the whole range, I also wired mine so that each half of the pot is in parallel with a 47K resistor. This adds another power of two to the log curve and drops the value down to roland range. Oh, you can also use the Yamaha without change on Nord Electro 5D and presumably other Nords.

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Thanks for watching and the tip about the reverb

Thanks so much for stopping by to watch and your kind comments!

Really interesting. I have a Nord C2D and as you rightly say, the pipe organ simulator is not as good. I’m driving a Hauptwerk through mine, which is spectacular

Thanks for stopping by to watch. I'll see about making a video about the pipe organ registrations I use on the XK5. In general, for church hymn accompaniments, I pull 8' and 4' stop options (from the pipe organ bank). The string tunes (just as when I play an actual pipe organ), I don't use for accompanying congregational singing. Mixture stop I might add on the last verse of a hymn - similar to a reed stop (if used at all). The reed options on the XK5 are acceptable, but I find it a nice option as a solo stop (upper manual) when playing an instrumental piece (e.g., if I use an 8+4 registration on the lower manual). The pipe organ sounds from the XK5 come from a dedicated bank - not from the traditional Hammond Organ drawbar sounds that you otherwise would have on a tonewheel organ.

Thanks for stopping by. The music stand was purchased online from Mister Sandman Musicstands - www.misterstandman.com/.

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Merci d'avoir regardé

Thank you kindly and much appreciation for stopping by to watch and comment!

My Boss EV-30 has been a great upgrade over several prior similar pedals and it is super sturdy. Eyes always open for new innovations from companies but for now, this pedal is holding up nicely. Thanks for watching.

I didn’t catch anything significant from Yamaha at the show in April but am hopeful multiple manufacturers will have more innovations at the January show in Anaheim. Thanks for watching.

Yup agreed - for the best of both worlds, that’s my approach. And this little beast does traditional Hammond better than any other organ I’ve played apart from tonewheel originals. It’s a great instrument. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed!

I found this piece in the journal “The Organist’s Companion “ several years ago. That version was published in E-flat major. I just found the same piece on the IMSLP website as the first selection in a book of 6 sonatinas by the composer - this version however showing in the key of D. I am currently traveling quite a distance from my home country so I have limited ability for further research until I return home in a couple of weeks. Here is a link to the IMSLP page if helpful: vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/f/f7/IMSLP652000-PMLP1045676-paganelli_c.60.x._Amusement_for_the_Fair_Sex-_or_Six_Sonatines-_for_the_Harpsichord_full.pdf

Thanks for checking it out anyways

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The Hammond has five octaves of playable keys - the black key octave on the bottom don’t play notes, they trigger sound combinations - so the range is comparable to standard church/pipe organs. This video wasn’t intended to showcase the playability of the pipe organ ranks but rather just showcase the sounds Hammond chose to use on this organ. As for octaves per manual, I suppose it depends on the needs of the player. I need five octaves per manual for sure. Wouldn’t be able to play the works of Widor, Mendelssohn, Buxtehude etc without a full compass available. Thanks for watching!

@@azurehillsmusic I understand, it just looks wider than my CV. Looked like it had extra octaves of white keys. I'm aware of the reverse keys functions. But thanks for the video. You sound great playing it. Way above my abilities! Thanks again.