From benjamin.kuris@compaq.com Wed Sep 26 13:33:40 2001
Subject:Re: S-80+Rotosphere vs. CX3 or Electro?

I run through a Traynor Bassmaster Tube head and actual rotating
speaker (currently a homemade 8"speaker + foam baffle which surprised
me by sounding better than a chopped leslie upper rotor. I posted
about a while ago. If anyone in the Boston area wants to lend me
their ears, I would love feedback on which homebrew leslie is better
sounding). With this rig, the Micro B2 888000000 sounds better then
any of the organ presets in the S80 but I'll try w/the setting you
recommend.

Perc should trigger polyphonicly on any keypress after no keys have
been pressed. I tried to trick the S80 into doing this using a weird
VCA envelope but was unsuccessful. Maybe someone else has had better
luck.

-Ben

> 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