From breynold@usc.edu Wed Apr 10 11:59:53 2002
Subject:Re: Hammond MIDI bass pedals on Speakeasy

Are the switches velocity sensitive, or are they just on-off?

Barry

At 01:16 PM 04/10/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>I just joined the list a short while ago and haven't posted yet. I will take
>this opportunity to introduce myself and to answer the Speakeasy pedals
>post.
>
>I have a set of the Speakeasy pedals and by far they are the best deal out
>there. There are only two other companies that make a full 25 note set of
>pedals for clones. Roland makes a set that works with there clones and last
>I checked they were around $2500. The Consolettes are nice pedals but if
>you want an accurate Hammond Pedal feel under your feet you won't get it
>since they are hinged in the front and not the back. The pedals are also a
>bit shorter than real Hammond Pedals.
>
>The Speakeasy pedals are REAL HAMMOND PEDALS. Yes they are a real sets that
>Steve has retrofitted with switches and a MIDI encoder. They are the real
>deal. The MIDI circuitry is housed in an external metal box that is about 7
>x 6 x 2.5 inches. The pedals connect to that box via a sturdy 5 or 6 foot
>cable. The box has the MIDI out as well as a program switch to access the
>edit mode of the MIDI circuitry. The pedals can be programmed for any MIDI
>channel (unlike the Consolettes that only transmit on channel 4).
>
>The pedals feel great, real solid and with great response. Steve used some
>industrial grade switches for the switching mechanism that are rated to
>withstand a very high number of switchings. The pedal tension can be
>adjusted to taste by removing the back panel of the pedals.
>
>If you have any questions contact Steve. He is very helpful and will answer
>any questions you might have.
>
>I have built a completely custom hammond clone setup around a Voce V5 which
>includes the Speakeasy pedals. As soon as I get some pictures I plan to
>setup a website with images and more in depth information about it all.
>
>Hope this helps
>Simone
>
> >From: "marcgrayis"
> >Reply-To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> >To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [CWSG] Hammond MIDI bass pedals on Speakeasy
> >Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 18:52:01 -0000
> >
> >Hi. you all may already know this, but I saw on Speakeasy's website
> >that they have a 25 note Midi bass pedal unit for $999. that's 500
> >bucks cheaper than the Consolette pedals listed in Keyboard
> >Magazines' B3 shootout. Has anyone tried them out?
> >
>
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