From tonysounds@yahoo.com Fri Apr 28 05:22:25 2006
Subject:Re: Poor man's MKIII?

I've never really understood the concept of nixing an idea before you've actually seen/tasted/smelled/heard its results. ("But I don't LIKE broccoli momma!" "How do you know baby?" "I just DO!")

But for those of you in love with the "motion" sound, this is probably the perfect workaround. If you're convinced that the Motion Sound stuff sounds like the real deal, you really have no reason to go any further.

For those of us who for whatever reason who aren't or weren't convinced (we just didn't tweak it right, or our trim pots never matched up to the holes *yeah, that happened to me too on both versions*, or we just simply can't refrain from comparing it to our real deal) well, it's like pouring Velveeta on brussels sprouts ("But I don't LIKE brussels sprouts!" "How do you know baby?" "Because I tried them, and I friggin hated em!")

The sound of an all-tube signal path aside, this solution just doesn't take into account the lower crossover point, the more powerful horn, and the amp tweaks that make the MkIII so special, and yes, so believable. Regardless, a high five should go out to Walter for coming up with a cost-effective workaround while you save your pennies; not only will it help you bide your time, but it'll probably spur you on to save faster/harder!

It's funny how no one else has really commented on the idea of no upper rotor: guess that's a trend that will never see the light of day!

T
jake92028 wrote:
Okay, until this 'no-low-rotor' thing runs its course - or not - I
figured out a great work-around for those that want to get close
to 'the real deal' sound to use until they've scrimped and saved
enough bucks to get one.. or the trend passes.

You never know about these things. I always thought the goal we've
been inching toward the last few years was to get the best-sounding
Leslie simulator, i.e., the original horn and rotor with believable
balance and speeds plus transit times and separation of sound
between the two. As the goal got closer we've had some great
products from Motion Sound approaching real Leslie rotary sound,
like the Pro-3 with low rotor simulator, then the KBR-M, and even
better, the Pro-3T/LoPro, and finally the Pro-145 with rotary horn
and drum plus 200 watts. While the mechanical solution was getting
better, so were the onboard Leslie rotary simulations on our organ
keyboards, the Roland VK organs and VCombo, Nord Electro; and
outboard boxes like Spin, Korg G4, and just recently the Boss RT-20.

But to keep up with the latest evolution in 'Leslie,' you've got to
turn that bass rotor off, so here's the deal:

All you need is a Pro-3T, a mono 'Y' line adaptor, and a good bass
amp - even your usual keyboard amp you've been using for the low
rotor simulation. But most important, you need a good graphic
equalizer. These don't have to be expensive - I got one from Radio
Shack, an RCA model for $69 that's perfect for this setup.

So you set up your Pro-3T and connect the output from your organ
keyboard or module to the 'Y' adaptor's input. One line from
the 'Y's output goes to the usual connection on the Pro-3T, the
other line goes to the graphic equalizer. Slide all the graphic
equalizer sliders above 800Hz all the way to the bottom, removing
any sound above 800Hz. Don't plug the low rotor simulation from the
Pro-3T into your bass amp or keyboard amp. Instead, plug the output
of the graphic equalizer into your amp, and you've got a 'poor man's
MK III' - rotary horn upper, and in-your-face woofer sound.

Alright eh? You've got that sound and time to save for the real
deal, or to see if it's a temporary thing.

If the trend changes to no horn also, you've already got your
keyboard amp, no problem. ..heh heh.. Wj

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