From las8323@rs175174.ks.boeing.com Wed Nov 28 12:11:33 2001
Subject:Re: Nord Electro (Kind Of ) pt. II


> the Electro has both a CP voice and an acoustic piano voice (which,
> the manual says, was added as an "extra special bonus"). I can't say
> I care for the CP voice. I understand why people used the original,
> way back when, but in my opinion the CP never made it into the exalted
> category of classic, must-have voices.

Much agreed. Nope, didn't know about the legit a/p sounds, just the
much discussed CP. It musta been an easy 'throw in' voice for some
dimwit in transylvania that mighta needed it.... (i'm terrible)

>
> The CP voice sounds pretty faithful to the original, but that doesn't
> make me want to use it. Running it through a bunch of effects is not
> uninteresting however.

Used to often run mine through an A/DA (or izzit AD/A ??) Flanger.
Not so much for solos but nice comping.

>
> I was speaking of the acoustic piano voice as weak and brittle. Then
> again, what people prefer in piano sounds is highly subjective.

Aaaaahhh, so... 'course, I've made no secret about preferring Kurz
piano -- so that'd be my standard of measure.

>
> If all your ex-wife got was your CP-70, I'd say you got off pretty
> easy. ;> An ex-girlfriend of mine insisted on keeping a Mark I
> Rhodes which I had brought over to her place for convenience. Now that
> was a heartbreaker . . .

Yup, thatssall she got!... the CP-70 ... well, that and the kids,
the house, the furniture, her new car, all my stuff... but other
than *that* I just went ahead and kept!
Sure showed *her* ass.

Larry