From dhoelscher@tds.net Thu May 09 15:31:03 2002
Subject:Re: Budget Leslie sim

I use a MS KBR-M. When the horn is switched from stop to slow...well
it's magic!
(And although I've heard some good simulators, non of them are magic IMHO.)

- Drew

sgtpepper@rcsis.com wrote:

>I agree with what others have said about the "Real Thing." I have been using
>the Leslie Sim built into the Native Instruments B4 for over a year, and I thought
>it was pretty good, until I built a leslie upper horn assembly from parts I
>bought on Ebay. My Leslie rig is like this right now:
>
>1) Leslie 2-speed motor, driver & horn from a 147. All of these are mounted
>on a 25" by 19" piece of plywood on 4 8" legs.
>2) A Peavey 1820 cabinet for bass
>3) A Rolls s21 (Not sure of the model number) 2-way crossover set to 800 hz.
>
>4) Outputs of the crossover drive an Alesis RA-100 amp. High output goes to
>the Leslie horn. Low outout to the Peavey Bass cabinet.
>5) I switch speeds by plugging the fast or slow motor into a power strip.
>
>Sounds FAR better than the Leslie simulator in the B4 program. I swear I can
>hear leslie-style modulation in the sound coming from the bass cab, but of course
>that's not possible. I can use this with the B4/computer, or with my Hammond
>Model A, to which has been added a 1/4-inch phone-jack output.
>
>The next step is to built the horn assembly into the top of an empty Leslie
>55C cab I just acquired. Then I'll rig up a switch and relay to switch speeds
>from the keyboard (Hammond or Roland)
>
>I also want to borrow my son's D50 to see how its organ patches sound thru a
>real Leslie too.
>
>---Steve
>
>Bruce: Do you want me to document the Leslie project with some pictures? Let
>me know!
>
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