From groovecake@yahoo.com Sat May 15 10:54:36 2004
Subject:Re: Expression Pedals

I stand totally corrected on the inclusion of the
expression pedal with the CX-3! :)

--- Bruce Wahler wrote:
> Hi Mitch,
>
> > Ok...but your CX-3 or BX-3 didn't come with a
> pedal,
> > right? So you did have to seperately provide a
> pedal.
> > This really is no different...except that, as Tony
> > said, you get more control with the optional
> pedal. As
> > I said...any of your volume pedals will work with
> the
> > Xk-3. It just won't quite work the same.
>
> No, that's incorrect: My CX-3 and BX-3 both came
> with an FC7 --
> except that it had the Korg logo on it, rather than
> the Yamaha logo,
> and was thus called an "OXP-1" or something like
> that. However, I've
> compared it to the two Yamaha FC7s I have lying
> around here, and it's
> the exact same pedal. I've also used the Yamaha
> version with my
> organ, and it works exactly the same. And it was
> included in the
> cost of the CX-3/BX-3!
>
> > The really good Roland volume pedal is $159. The
> same
> > price as the EXP-100. You could use the cheaper
> Roland
> > volume pedal with either the Roland or the
> Hammond.
>
> The FC7 lists for $119.95, and sells for around
> $70-75 street. And,
> besides, it was FREE with my BX-3 (and earlier
> CX-3).
>
> > Also, can you internally adjust the "expression"
> > amounts in the CX-3? You can in the Xk-3. Also,
> can
> > you control how much the expression pedal works -
> i.e.
> > can you adjust the throw with a parameter? You can
> in
> > the Xk-3.
>
> The minimum (heel) level can be set on the BX/CX in
> the Global
> Parameters. The throw can be adjusted by setting
> the
> Expression/Overdrive knob to "Multi" mode; in this
> mode, the
> expression pedal only travels from the minimum
> setting to the setting
> of the Expression/Overdrive knob -- if you set the
> knob to zero, it
> goes from minimum to minimum. I'm not sure that
> this is exactly the
> same as the XK-3, but it provides a similar set of
> adjustments.
>
> All of this is moot, though; I'm not arguing that
> my BX-3 can out-
> adjust your XK-3. I'm saying that my expression
> pedal was included
> in the price of the organ, and I think yours should
> have been, too.
>
> Regards,
>
> -BW
>
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> Ashby Solutions™ http://music.ashbysolutions.com
> 978.386.7389 voice/fax
> bruce@ashbysolutions.com
>



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