Hammond XK-5 - How to Save & Recall Presets (Favorites & Naming Guide)

In this detailed Hammond XK-5 tutorial, I show the complete workflow to create, save, rename, and store organ presets correctly — including how to assign them to Favorites (reverse black keys). 🎼 Gear I Use for recording Motu M4 https://tidd.ly/4kDaGT4 Rode NT1 Mic https://tidd.ly/3Omn8KX Headphones https://tidd.ly/4tGr1dV If you want to deep dive into all specific functionality for how to use the XK5 then you can watch this other video made by Jim Alfredson    • Hammond XK5 - Tips & Tricks   This is a part of the XK-5 workflow that is often confusing and rarely explained clearly, even in official documentation. In this video, I walk through the entire process step by step on the instrument itself, so you can finally understand how presets and favorites really work. This tutorial covers: • Creating a new patch on the Hammond XK-5 • Saving a patch correctly • Renaming and overwriting patches • Understanding where patches are stored • Assigning sounds to Favorites (reverse black keys) • Avoiding common mistakes when saving presets • Practical tips for live and home players This video is aimed at Hammond XK-5 owners, XK-3c users upgrading, and anyone struggling with the preset and favorites system. 🎹 Gear shown: Hammond XK-5 (Top-down view of the control panel and display) If this video helps you, please consider: 👍 Liking the video 💬 Leaving a comment 📌 Subscribing for more Hammond & classic rock organ content More Hammond tutorials and Deep Purple–style organ content coming soon. 3️⃣ CHAPTERS (VERY IMPORTANT FOR LONG VIDEOS) Even if you add them later — they help retention and search. text Copy code 00:00 Introduction & what this tutorial covers 01:15 Understanding patches on the XK-5 03:15 Creating a new patch from scratch 05:00 Saving a patch correctly 10:13 Name - Rename a Patch 13:05 Assigning patches to Favorites 13:30 Amp Effects How to Save it on Patch 17:12 How to assign it to favorites (Presets Reverse Keys) 19:42 Final thoughts Closing #HammondXK5 #HammondOrgan #HammondTutorial #HammondPresets #HammondFavorites #OrganTutorial #KeyboardTutorial #Clonewheel #RockOrgan #JonLordStyle #ClassicRockOrgan #LiveKeyboard