From joe_kasper@avid.com Thu Jul 18 06:29:59 2002
Subject:Good luck with Speakeasy preamp at gig

Hi,

I was having trouble figuring out how to deal with the three dials on the
Speakeasy (volume, treble, and bass) and finally started treating them like
the pre gain and post gain dials I've used on other preamps:

Volume = pre gain
treble and bass = post gain

Once I started looking at it that way I realized I didn't need as much
"volume" as I thought. If I add too much of the volume control the preamp
starts overemphasizing elements like the "air movement" of the CX-3 slow
rotating speaker effect.

I also found that settings I'd used before getting the Speakeasy needed to
be adjusted to cut down on the bass response. In particular I changed the
top/bottom rotor balance from 50/50 to more like 70/30. I kept the CX-3 amp
gain high and kept the CX-3 volume control at around 3:00 to give the
Speakeasy the hottest signal.

I sent the two Speakeasy channels to my mixer and just panned the organ and
other keyboard inputs to center. Then I sent one side to my stage monitors
and another to the board. Very simple for both me and the sound man.

The Speakeasy preamp is an excellent addition to my rig. Much improved over
the ART MP that I used to use. I've also stopped using the Pro3-T now as
well, just relying on the CX-3's leslie simulation. Someday I'll get a
Leslie 145 and be in clone heaven.

Joe

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