Leslie Speakers ?
Cliff Bentz
William LaPolla asked:
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Does anyone know of any effects devices that would produce a rotating
(Leslie)
speaker sound, (or any rotating speakers?).
The hottest unit on the market at this time is Motion Sound's
Pro 3T unit.. Used by many organists around the country.
Sounds created by the 12Ax7 tube preamp with pre and post
gain. Everything from the mild Leslie 147 to the driving
distortion. Available with their special "Gas Pedal" foot
controller. They have also recently come out with their Low Pro
speaker with a full mechanical rotating low sound drum.
Also available is their R3-147 Rotating Horn Rack System. These
are the closest you will get to a Leslie without having the Leslie
itself. The Pro 3T weighs 27 lbs. The Low Pro weighs 58 lbs.
You can also look at the mini-drawbar units which have electronic
Leslie sounds. The Voce V5, HammondXM-1 & XMc-1, Oberheim
OB-3 are among the popular units. All weigh about 2-3 lbs.
Korg makes a foot pedal unit which is their version of a "Leslie"
simulator.
You can find these at Interstate Music.
Cliff Bentz
AcrdionMan
>
> Does anyone know of any effects devices that would produce a rotating
>(Leslie) speaker sound, (or any rotating speakers?).
Another FX device that can simulate a leslie speaker is the Alesis Quadraverb.
It is a multi-effects unit, including reverb, chorusing, leslie, and other
effects.
I've never had it side-by-side with some of the other units discussed on this
newsgroup to see how well it compares in terms of accuracy of producing the
effect.
Alan Polivka
Ralph Stricker
Cliff Bentz <cbe...@execpc.com> wrote:
>
>
> William LaPolla asked:
> <<
> Does anyone know of any effects devices that would produce a rotating
>(Leslie)
> speaker sound, (or any rotating speakers?).
>
>
>The hottest unit on the market at this time is Motion Sound's
>Pro 3T unit.. Used by many organists around the country.
>Sounds created by the 12Ax7 tube preamp with pre and post
>gain. Everything from the mild Leslie 147 to the driving
>distortion. Available with their special "Gas Pedal" foot
>controller. They have also recently come out with their Low Pro
>speaker with a full mechanical rotating low sound drum.
>Also available is their R3-147 Rotating Horn Rack System. These
>are the closest you will get to a Leslie without having the Leslie
>itself. The Pro 3T weighs 27 lbs. The Low Pro weighs 58 lbs.
>
>You can also look at the mini-drawbar units which have electronic
>Leslie sounds. The Voce V5, HammondXM-1 & XMc-1, Oberheim
>OB-3 are among the popular units. All weigh about 2-3 lbs.
>
>Korg makes a foot pedal unit which is their version of a "Leslie"
>simulator.
>
>You can find these at Interstate Music.
>
>www.interstatemusic.com
>
>
>Cliff Bentz
Cliff,
I'd like your opinion. If a real leslie is scaled from 1-10 and 10 being the highest. How
would you rate the others in comparison to the real Leslie?
Ralph Stricker
Cliff Bentz
Ralph:
From personal experience, I'd rate them as follows:
Pro 3T - - 9
Pro 3T With Low Pro & Gas Pedal - - 10
R3 147 Rack Unit - - 8.5
Voce V5 (With Spin) - - 8.5
Oberheim OB 3 - - 8
Hammond XM-1 - - 7.5
Korg Leslie Simulator - - 5.5 maybe 6
Someone commented on the Alesis Quadraverb.
I have one and have experimented with the
Leslie feature. It's adequate but rate at about
a 4. You can't control the speed up slow down
feature. It's either on or off.
I'm currently using the Voce V5, but again
with my MIDI accordion, I don't need the
drawbar feature. The Pro 3T with Low Pro
I consider to be as good as a Leslie. 3
jazz organists in Milwaukee are using them
and they are fantastic (at less than 1/2
the weight and cost).
Cliff Bentz
Ralph Stricker
Cliff Bentz <cbe...@execpc.com> wrote:
Cliff,
Thanks,
Ralph Stricker