From harjoy@elknet.net Mon Jul 12 12:08:06 2004
Subject:Re: XK-3 - My first "loud" gig with it.


From: M T
> I had to figure out
something because the 147 is loud but can't run the
room.

>My solution: run the 147 from the 11-pin and run a
line out from the 1/4" to my Carvin KB-1015.

>The result: The best, loudest organ sound I have ever
experienced.

My take on this is that the Leslie is designed to do a great job on the spectrum that the Hammond really needs emphasized - but it would probably be a poor speaker for reproducing some other instruments or playing your CDs.

So adding any other good amplifier will add depth.

Aside from that there also are Hammond players that swear by having one of those low retail value old PR or HR cabinets along with their Leslie and you got some of what they like adding your Carvin, which is probably superior to Those. It took some getting used to when I gave up on a PR 40 and added a second Leslie. The interaction of two rotating speaker was too much for me.
I gained some by reducing the level of chorus. I also sent part of the organ signal through my Mackie mixer and through a Quadreverb for adding rvb that didn't feed through the Leslie.

I thought this was pretty good until I put a Speakeasy Preamp after the Quad and into my keyboard speakers- now I have real "ear candy". I use as much non Leslie sound as I can without reducing the swirl too far. I love it. Since the organ is a low frequency instrument I use a heavy treble cut on the Mackie.

If I do play with one hand on the VK7 it doesn't seem to clash with true Leslie- I suppose you might say that some of the difference between simms and Leslie is that the Leslie has *more* complexity.

Viva!

Harold

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