From james_eaton@btopenworld.com Thu Jan 24 02:34:33 2002
Subject:Re: NAMM report

--- In CloneWheel@y..., organize wrote:
<< The MIDI pedalboard could trigger the bottom part of the lower
keybd.(BX3) and be a reasonable compromise for Jazz/R&B/blues
players to have portable dual manual rig w/pedals and Leslie>>

I did this for a while when I had an XB-2 a long time ago. It was
very unsatisfactory for me:

- Often when comping I like to have a little 1' sound with whatever
basic tone I am using on the LM (e.g/ 42 4000 000). When this is
played from the pedals it sounds like someone is messing about on a
tin whistle in the background which is not great!!

- for ballads where I mainly pedal I set the pedals at the same DB
setting as for up-tempo numbers where I play LH bass and pedals, but
I use a different LM drawbar setting that is about 30% louder.

It might work for some people though who are possibly keyboard
players starting to learn the pedals, but I can't see organists
putting up with this for long.

James