From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Sat Dec 31 02:20:55 2005
Subject:Re: Leslie switch

Hi Thomas (et al),

My "MIDI" plug-in half-moons use a special return-to-center switch. Pushing to either side changes the speed; however, the action is compatible with the classic half-moon: push it to the left when in Tremolo, Chorale is selected; push it to the right when in Chorale, Tremolo is selected. No new motor skills are necessary, and it allows using the D-beam or other onboard switch AND the half-moon, in an either-or setup. It also allows one to pre-program each preset with a different Leslie speed, since the R-T-C switch never sits in any one speed position. ;-)

I can also make them up with a standard 2-position switch, or a three-position switch.

Regards,

-BW

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Bruce Wahler
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At 01:55 AM 12/31/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "joek1000" wrote:
>>
>> I don't know about the XK-3 switch but Bruce Wahler has been
>working on a half moon Leslie
>> switch that can work with different keyboards:
>>
>> http://music.ashbysolutions.com/misc.html
>>
>> He can probably customize it for various keyboards.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Stroup"
>wrote:
>> >
>> > Just curious if there was any way to use the XK-3's half-moon
>leslie
>> > switch with my Roland VK-8M?
>> >
>>
>
>The only way to switch speeds on the VK8-M is to use the D-Beam, or
>onboard switches, or via midi. The Midi Solutions Footswitch
>Controller plus XK-3 half-moon could be a way in.
>
>http://www.midisolutions.com/products.htm
>
>Bruce wahler on www.ashbysolutions.com can sell you one pre-
>programmed if you let him know the midi cc# ( 80 for rotary speed )
>and the assigned 'control' midi channel.
>
> I don't know off-hand whether the XK-3 half-moon acts differently
>from the original in that ( and I'm guessing here ) it probably
>activates on a movement to one side only, so each push to that one
>side triggers a signal, like a sustain pedal action.
>
>The 'Footswitch Controller' would need to be programmed to generate
>values either side of the mid 64 value, which it would send to the
>VK8-M each time you slid the half-moon switch to the side,
>alternating say between 0 and 127. The midi-powered Footswitch
>Controller ( no battery needed ) can be tapped into the midi lead
>from the controller keyboard, so you would also need an extra (
>short ) midi lead as well.
>
>I use a regular sustain pedal with a light action which sits on my
>controller keyboard for hand-switching, as I find a tap on the pedal
>better ( ergonomically ) than using a half-moon.
>
>Thomas.
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