From melvinnich@aol.com Sat Jun 10 12:52:23 2006
Subject:Re: really hot organist...(midi pedal tones)


In a message dated 6/10/06 2:03:12 PM, tonysounds@yahoo.com writes:
> I had no problem making out her pedal playing nor her comping, especially
> considering we're watching stepped-on video through a computer.
> **************
Hi! Here's another two cents.

The advantage of using a midi acoustic bass sound is this: you can play a
pedal note staccatissimo and not have the sound die out on you instantly.
This gives you a solid fundamental PLUS a lot more time to move your toe to the
next note.

On a regular organ, as many here have noted, staccato notes give you a bump,
and not a sustained fundamental. This is the bump we love in the greats, so
I'm not knocking it at all. But to get a solid note you need more than a
bump. Your toe has to dwell on the pedal, which slows you down.

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