From walterwood26@hotmail.com Mon Jul 25 14:54:01 2005
Subject:Re: new Boss Rotary pedal

I don't think putting the Leslie off stage(some completely enclose it, or
put it into a separate room by itself) is for the purpose of "hiding it".
It's to isolate the microphones used to mic the Leslie from other sources of
sound.
Walter

Walter Wood
United TV Service
501 Poplar St.
P.O. Box 602
Pulaski, TN.
38478

>From: Chuck Hasley
>Reply-To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: new Boss Rotary pedal
>Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:53:52 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I'm sure it all has to do with production costs. It's production
>against potential sales. AND most folks have clones with sims
>anyway.
>I know the guy who created and developed the Boomerang. Not a piece
>of gear that probably gets widespread use even by guitar players.
>He said in the beginning after they were ready to produce the thing
>they had a heck of a time finding someone who could mass produce them
>in small quantities. I'm sure if he was doing a thousand units it
>might be different but then I'm not sure Roland or Korg are going to
>produce 1000 of any sim.
>Considering all of the other choices available, why really pay for
>the overhead to mass produce a small quantity?
>Liking a sim or clone is a real subjective issue. I haven't found
>one of them that had that real thump even when run in stereo. After
>many decades of playing the real thing the sims just can't handle the
>job. There is just not anyway an electronic device can simulate all
>of the air movement not to mention the physical motion of the sound.
>Coming and going ain't the same in a speaker as it is in a real
>honest to God rotating device.
>Admittedly close but not convincing. I simply can't use a sim to
>record or play live. I wish I could but I can't.
>At least go listen to a real Leslie then compare it to a clone then
>tell me how close the sim is.
>If you were to hide your leslie somewhere outside, mic it and send
>the signal to a monitor enclosure it might sound closer to a sim but
>then you would be adjusting the Quality of the Leslie down not
>adjusting the difference of the sim up to the Leslie.
>Winwood keeps his Leslie hidden in the wings and I imagine it is
>mic'd up and run into his monitor. On TV I've seen the Leslie on
>stage but only on TV shows etc where time to hide and run wires etc.
>is crucial.
>Chuck
>
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