From deke@dekethegeek.com Fri Feb 07 12:52:05 2003
Subject:RE: Nord Electro - Reverb and Expression Pedal

> Regarding reverb. My $.02 -- Reverb is a nice luxury, but is unnecessary
> for live gigs and also in the studio, for that matter. Sending clean and
> clear signals to the PA is really important and I have been asked by
> numerous soundmen in very pro venues, "hey, can you disable those
> FX on the keyboards?"

I agree, and of course you can always have reverb enabled on your stage
monitor / amp if it has the capability... or use an external reverb to get
the sound you like in your monitor feed. Having worked the sound board many
times at live venues I can tell you it DEFINITELY ties the sound guy's
hands. Then the sound gets all muddy as Eric noted, and everybody wants to
point fingers at the sound guy... LOL!

> One of the complaints I have with a lot of modern keyboards is
> that the factory presets are awash with cavernous reverbs that are
> not musically useful, but are more like talent boosters to make
> the keyboard sound pretty in the showroom.

Agree totally.

> As for the expression pedal, I am fond of the automatic switching...

It sounds like it would be a handy feature, and since I'm not a Nord owner I
can't really comment on how useful it would be for me. I do however think
there should be more customization of these features (I'm relying strictly
on what you Electro owners have said).

Deke The Geek