Dnsmo

I've been trying out various solutions for capturing performances on my MIDI/Pianobar-equipped grand. With this new Piano Capture feature, it looks like it's time to give the iOS version of StaffPad a shot.

Nothing heretical about that statement; just listen to the audio coming straight out of the GG terminals of an AO28 preamp for ample evidence of the "magic dust" and animation that a Leslie can impart.

I especially agree with Moe's third point. This clip offers a convincing example of that with my favorite clone, the Keyboardpartners HX3 module, in a side-by-side comparison with an A-100 being played through the same Leslie 147.

I'm the original poster. I was lamenting the fact that no one makes a Leslie half-moon with a separate brake switch, similar to the software Leslie switch found in the B3-X app. That way you could use a two-way throw switch to choose between TREMOLO and CHORALE or TREMOLO and STOP.

I guess it depends on what kind of pedal board you're used to playing. I find that a concave AGO 32-note is MUCH easier to play than the flat 25-note radial boards found on most Hammond consoles. For one thing, the spacing is better. I like the 32-note so much than I acquired an AGO pedal board from an actual pipe organ that was later MIDI-fied and now resides under the keyboard stack in my home studio. Dennis

^ This. The famous Israeli-American pianist Yefim Bronfman does this very thing as part of his preconcert warm-up before each performance.

I have a 147 amp that Bob Schleicher rebuilt using one of his EIS motor control relays. As I recall, a separate switch can be wired up with a diode to toggle the slow motor on and off. It's a pity it can't be part of the half moon housing.

A separate switch, whether a foot switch or one mounted on the half moon, is better than having to deal with a center detent for "OFF". I've thought about this for years, but I've never done anything about it. However, the B-3X GUI has inspired me to try to come up with my own solution if nothing is available off the shelf.

It would be interesting to know why the developers of the B-3X opted for this arrangement, as they could have just as easily designed a three-way. I totally dig it. It just gives you the best of both worlds -- one two-way switch that can function either as TREMOLO/CHORALE or TREMOLO/OFF. Are there any real-world playing situations when you find all three positions necessary on one switch?

...was designed like the one in IK Multimedia's B-3X! Does anyone manufacture an actual two-way Leslie switch with this separate button or control for the OFF (or BRAKE) function? This is the switch I have fantasized using with my rig. Stay safe and be well, everyone. Dennis

I've used Deltronics in Chicago on two occasions, and I'm happy with the work they performed. They specialize in repair of electronic keyboard instruments (especially vintage units). In one case, they fixed a broken key on an Oberheim controller for me. They're at 2911 N. Halsted St in Chicago. The only downside is their minimum charge for anything, no matter how trivial, including opening up your unit to evaluate, is $75. Of course, that charge can be applied toward the total cost of the repair, as one would expect. Dennis

Which kit are you using between the Speakeasy and your 122RV? How are you routing audio?

That's very cool. Is that feature available in all three versions of Pianoteq 6? And when you're not playing along to Pianoteq's built-in metronome, are you able to readily make use of the separate MIDI files it creates by exporting them to a DAW?

Hi, and welcome to KC! This same concern has bedeviled me for a long time and I have yet to find the simple, elegant solution you're seeking. I recall a synth/workstation that was 'always recording', i.e. capturing what you're laying down into some kind of buffer memory so you can recall the MIDI data later. (Does any such rig still exist?) Have you considered the Kurzweil PC4? I don't know anything about its onboard sequencer, but it could meet a lot of your other needs. Dennis

No argument there. YT nicely documents Ms. Franklin's fabulous piano skills. For instance, check out Aretha's performance of "A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center Honors 2015. Elton John called it one of the great performances of all time. And it's made all the better by her tasty piano licks.