From donniemac88@yahoo.com Tue Jun 27 05:27:07 2006
Subject:Re: VK8M Rotary On/Off?

Walter,
The VK-8M responds to MIDI messages from 0-127 on CC80, where 0=slow
and 127=fast. If you use a regular sustain pedal, when the pedal is
up, it looks like a 127 to the VK-8M, so you get fast leslie. When
you step on the pedal, you send a 0, which slows the leslie -- but
only as long as you've got the pedal depressed. If you reverse the
wiring on the pedal, all you did is reverse the effect -- normally
slow, fast when you step on it.

Instead of a sustain pedal, use an expression pedal, such as the EV-5
or EV-7. That'll give you a continuous sweep from 0-127... Which is
actually kinda cool, because you can vary the leslie speed anywhere
between the fast and slow speeds...

Hope that makes sense...

> same result? ..especially since reversing the polarity on the same
> sustain pedal didn't work. That's reaally* weird.
>
> Any tips, suggestions, mad scientist solutions will be gratefully
> appreciated. I'd like find out how to switch the rotary on/off from
> a sustain type or other simple floor switch, which I've always been
> able to do with my other clone gear. This is the way I like it =
> step on it to speed up, let up to go back to chorale, since I'm
> ramping up and down constantly just like a Hammond/Leslie switch on
> its console, flippin' it back and forth all the time. Help!
>
> TIA ~ Walter j
>