From egbdf13579@yahoo.com Wed Sep 26 11:16:07 2001
Subject:Re: S-80+Rotosphere vs. CX3 or Electro?

--- In CloneWheel@y..., benjamin.kuris@c... wrote:
> As others have said, I'm very curious about your patches for the S-
80.
>
> How are you dealing w/percussion triggering?
>
> I love the piano and rhodes on my S-80 but found that I get a
better
> B-3 sound with Voce Micro B2 w/severe EQ. I can see the S-80 being
> used for rock washes but it really doesn't have the right stuff for
> funk and soloing.
>
> The funny thing to me about the S-80 is that the wurly is too "in
> tune" to be realistic.
>
> -Ben

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Hey Ben---

As far as the Wurlitzer being too "in tune", I EQ it or layer it with
a little clav to get the "out of tune" harmonics that you might be
looking for. Chorus, flange or most other available effects make it
NOT sound like a Wurly...

The B-3 sounds in the S80 didn't improve until I did 2 things: 1)
get the H&K Tube Rotosphere, then 2) start utilizing the drawbar
elements within an organ voice (4 elements make up a voice). For
example, I get the classic rock setting 888000000 w/ percussion by
using the D16, D5 1/3, D8, perc+ elements, 100 volume level out of
127, to make up an organ patch. That represents the drawbar being
pulled all the way out--just like a volume level of 50 would
correlate with the drawbar at 4. Then I run it mono through the
Roto, overdrive to taste, rotor balance about even. Pretty darn good.
Only problem soloing I've seen it sounds a tad light in the real high
registers.

About the percussion--explain to me how it works on a real Hammond
where I believe not EVERY note or repeater is percussioned. I don't
think it can be reproduced on the S-80, but I'd like to try it.

Jay