From fingerz@woh.rr.com Sat May 15 14:03:26 2010
Subject:Re: ( Keyb ) Duo/Solo' Numa Organ . Ultimate sounding Clonewheels?

I hope I’m not off base here but does anyone know if the Numa is going to be
available in the U.S.?



From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of electrosim2001
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 5:18 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Re: ( Keyb ) Duo/Solo' Numa Organ . Ultimate sounding
Clonewheels?





--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com ,
MRK7421@... wrote:
>
> I heard the Key B stuff at NAMM also .
>
>
> Is the European NUMA the same as a single manual Key B? If it is it should

> be a huge hit.
>
> The Numa organ isn't the EU's KeyB Solo.

The Solo has two sets of drawbars like the Duo and is traditionally laid out
except for there being no presets. It isn't quite as easy to use a second
manual though as it is with the Numa Organ, as I have been told.

This is because to access the lower drawbars you have to first press the
split button ( which puts the KeyB Solo's own keyboard into split mode )

Whilst in split mode you can alter the lower drawbar settings. ( At this
point the upper manual will play just the top three octaves )

You can now come out of split mode and your attached midi controller
keyboard now will play all 61 'lower manual' notes with your newly
configured lower drawbar setting.

The Numa Organ only has one set of drawbars, but has 3 separate buttons to
access quickly either 'upper', 'lower', or 'bass' similar to, but not the
same as the Hammond XK-1's arrangement.

Additionally, the Numa Organ has reverse color presets, but it isn't the
wood color or traditional B-3 lay-out. It does feature a stereo line-in
additionally; both keyboards have the 11 pin socket.

As far as I can find out both have the same sound engine and Leslie
simulation. The above is info thatI have been given and as far as I know is
correct but check.... if interested.

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