XM-1 Module / Controller
Drawbar Sound Module and Drawbar Controller

The HAMMOND XM-1 Drawbar Sound Module and XMc-1 Drawbar Controller are the closest thing to having a B-3 and Leslie in your playing rig. The original B-3’s size and weight have always been a problem. Some musicians choose the XB-2 keyboard or the XB-5 Pro-Portable organ, but others simply want a true Tonewheel Organ-sound MIDI Module and real-time drawbar controller since they already own excellent keyboards or other MIDI controllers.

The XM-1 is the MIDI Drawbar Sound Module that really sounds like a B-3, as only HAMMOND could make it!

The XM-1 is the latest professional solution to the weight/size problem which all HAMMOND players have been trying to solve since the introduction of the Tonewheel Generator. Beginning in the 1960’s, portable organs and keyboards were developed as light-weight alternatives to the B-3, such as the Porta-B (really an L-100 in a portable case), X-2, X-5, B-200, and most recently, the XB-2 keyboard and XB-5 Pro-Portable organ. Although these earlier HAMMOND models offered several good alternatives to carrying a B-3, many musicians recently requested that HAMMOND design a rack mountable / stand alone self-contained MIDI Drawbar Sound Module with true HAMMOND sounds, an adjustable Drawbar Controller that offers continuously adjustable or ‘real-time’ Drawbars plus the ability to change percussion, vibrato and other general settings with easily accessible controls; all without having to make software changes.

HAMMOND engineers developed the XM-1 Drawbar Sound Module and matching XMc-1 Drawbar Controller which together, feature all of the playing features found in a B-3 – separate drawbars for upper, lower and pedals, Percussion, Chorus & Vibrato, etc., plus they added full MIDI implementation, reverb, and a state-of-the-art Leslie simulator which features adjustable Rise, Fall and Brake times as well as adjustable slow and fast speeds for 10 different Leslie’s including the famous 122, 147, 710, 760 and 825 series. The HAMMOND XM-1 / XMc-1 pair is an excellent choice for professional and amateur organists / keyboard players worldwide who absolutely require the classic HAMMOND sound, but in a full featured MIDI Module with a real-time Drawbar Controller.

Complete XM-1 Touring Packages including Leslie’s, road cases and other custom options are available from GOFF Professional. If you need the best HAMMOND Sound Module that can be rack mounted or used as a stand-alone unit, the HAMMOND XM-1 is the professional choice!

The True HAMMOND Drawbar Sound of the B-3

The new HAMMOND XM-1 recreates all of the idiosyncrasies of the original electro-mechanical Tonewheel Generator organs, including key click, tone generator crosstalk; preamplifier overdrive / distortion and the famous HAMMOND Drawbars. These tonal nuances were successfully captured using HAMMOND’s latest V.A.S.E. sound generating system and form the basis for the classic sound. The XM-1 and XMc-1 were meant to be stand-alone units in lieu of rack mount as HAMMOND players need continuous access to the drawbars and module together for easy changes, which are an important part of the true tonewheel generator sound. As many studio and touring professional HAMMOND players have stated, the XM-1 has the finest and most accurate Chorus of any other product other than a true B-3, C-3, A-100 or similar model organ.

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The new XM-1 / XMc-1 pair weighs under 8 pounds and is the best choice for players requiring the real HAMMOND sound in a full feature MIDI Drawbar Sound Module which is either rack mountable or a stand-alone unit, all at a very reasonable cost.

Includes XM-1 and XMc-1