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Hey fellow B3-heads, I'm having a devil of a time trying to figure out the B3 drawbar settings for an amazing New Mastersounds song called "San Frantico." Anyone want to help give me a hand figuring it out? My guess is he's using a preset, as 888800000 in the video certainly isn't it. Watching the video, it looks like the keys don't match the notes, but are a 5th higher....so I'm wondering if it's like 280080000 - but that doesn't sound quite right. Also wondering if percussion is 2nd, or even there at all. Definitely a slight bit of distortion as well, which gives it a great edge. The song's chorus is on the lower manual, and I'm guessing that is a straightforward 888888888. Thanks!

Yes...I think it was a Gibson organ. I always thought it was a Vox Continental for much of Manzarek's work... and was surprised when I recently learned that. BTW - I had a weird issue this afternoon with my Mojo 61. Practicing this afternoon, I realized that the E just above Middle C on my Mojo 61 was dead. There was some slight sound output when I had pressed it, but no musical tone at all. All the other notes worked fine, and the lower drawbar E was fine all well. Given that I have a rehearsal coming up, I was worried it was a simple key contact issue...but then the key would be completely dead and no sound coming out at all. After a few hours, I realized - try some of the other patches (piano, etc.). Well, different "E" notes were dead! So it wasn't the key itself. Turns out that I solved the problem by unplugging the MIDI cable and re-plugged it in. Something weird was going on that must have been MIDI related, but thankfully it's now resolved. *** BTW, does anyone know how to do a complete factory restore in cases like these? *** Additionally, does anyone have an issue with really loud distortion at a certain spot where you turn the distortion knob only part-way up?

Apologies, as I certainly didn't want this to become a piano thread. My remaining questions and thoughts for now would be: 1) Any thoughts on gig bags, especially for the lower manual? 2) Are any of you guys still going a Vent or something else for a Leslie sim, especially after the recent updates? 3) Guido --- if you're reading this --- LOVE THE UPDATES!!! - and (1) would love the ability to use the lower manual for the non-B3 sounds, and (2) allowing us to disable the ability auto-start the Leslie from STOP by hitting SLOW/FAST. Thanks for everyone who has chimed in!

Thanks and that's important feedback. Does anyone experience any lag with the Korg PlugKey at all? Just trying to determine where the bottleneck is, before I order anything. BTW - I brought both the upper/lower manual to this past week's session - and boy - was the rest of the band blown away! Never realized just how important and valuable the lower manual really is when playing live with others. Would love to hear more feedback per my prior questions if anyone has a moment. Thanks!

Hey guys - Thanks again for your suggestions and thoughts! 1) Again, my hope is that Guido really changes the internal code per the lower drawbars - and Ill wait to see if he does anything. I LOVE the Rhodes but still really want to use my lower manual for that. (Im guessing he follows this thread?) 2) Meanwhile, you guys really turned me onto the idea of using my iPad with the lower manual instead of my MacBook and the Korg Module seems brilliant for my needs. I may in fact grab a PlugKey, but I also thought about seeing if the less expensive Apple USB3 Camera Connector might be an option - as the Mojo 61 has a MIDI over USB built in - and I could just use the headphone jack for audio out. Anyone try this? Any thoughts? Either way, along these lines, my amp only has a single input jack for L and R. Is there a way to safely double those inputs into the amp (iPad + Mojo 61) without having to go buy a mixer? I have two mini mono (y-cable) doubler adapters (2x 1/4 F to 1x 1/4 M) from Radio Shack from years ago...but Ive read that might be a bad idea and I dont want to short out either the iPad or the Mojo 61. Just would prefer not have to go buy and set-up more gear but Ill need some sort of solution if I want to also use the iPad. 3) Leslie - I think Im going to mess around with the pedal route as thats how Ive played for 20+ years. For pedals when its in the STOP position, is there way to keep it off until you hit RUN? Right now, if you hit SLOW/FAST when its OFF, it starts up again. Would be nice to have the option of disabling this function that Guido apparently added in. 4) Voce - Again, that's a huge help and thats going to be my answer. I havent figured out the CCs yet to reassign thingsbut as a lower drawbar solution - its perfect for getting started! And yes - I'm finding myself using the lower drawbars. 5) Noise - I noticed noise when its turned on to the B3 - but then again - I put a TON of noise in my custom settings - which plays in the background and I hope I wont annoy my new bandmates when I meet up with them this week. BTW - Guido was a genius per putting in the click sound for the Leslie! I couldnt believe itand noticed it when I had headphones on. What a master of detail! 6) Any of you guys still going a Vent or something else? Im getting the sense that particularly after this last update, that many of us Mojo 61 are shelving their Vents as the onboard Leslie has gotten good enough. The only other thing that might have seemed marginally better was Guido's VB3-II plugin my Mac when routed to Amplitubes Leslie that Hammond designed. However, thats too much extra wiring and stuff for playing liveand Im really enjoying the simple is good enough sort of thing lately. 7) Any thoughts on gig bags for the lower manual, other than the stock $150 option? Thanks again for your suggestions and thoughts! - Seth

Hey guys - Thanks for the fast replies! I think this seems to be the default Mojo 61 thread at this point? (I just pointed the thread I started over here...) 1) Yeah...I had thought about a MIDI in/out box sort of solution (i.e., MIDI solutions, etc.) but I'm hoping that Guido changes the internal code so no workaround is needed. Bi-timbrality would be great but I'd settle for just using the lower manual for the other sounds for now. 2) Korg Module sounds neat; what's the setup there? Does the lower manual send more than just on/off messages (key velocity - especially for piano, etc.)? The lower manual's functionality as a MIDI controller is a bit unclear to me, except that it uses the next higher channel than whatever the upper drawbars are. I was thinking of using my MacBook as a second sound generator -- but trying to keep things as simple and streamlined (and inexpensive) as possible. 3) Would love to hear if you guys are half-moon people...use the double pedal for the Leslie...etc. - as well as options per an affordable gig bag for the lower. 4) Very cool about the Voce - Thanks! I stumbled upon the answer last night just before seeing your post and thankfully I have v3 of the Midi Drawbars (Aux Drawbars, CH1) and it's working a treat. I guess the next question might be...what and if is reassignable per CC values to avoid duplicate controllers? I'm assuming the Voce is static...but what about the Mojo? (i.e., I think the Voce's overdrive knob controls the reverb...the volume is a duplicate...etc.) Thanks!

Hey everyone, I'm a long time lurker of these forums and happy to be a new owner of a Mojo 61, complete with the lower manual. Having chased down different clonewheel B3/Leslie combos since the 80s, the Mojo 61 is just dynamite and I love it. It looks like this has become the main Mojo 61 thread, so I'm reposting my questions here: (1) In terms of the physical playing position, Id do chin-flips if there was a way to somehow shift the non-organ sounds to the lower drawbars. I understand that the instrument is mono-timbral (one sound at a time, i.e. B3 OR Rhodes and not B3 AND Rhodes). However, I wish there was an easy way to shift the non-B3 instruments to the lower manual as its a MUCH more of a standard playing position for piano, etc. Even better, it would be great to have them work on both manuals (shifting the octaves up/downupper manual could be the higher notes and the lower manual could be the lower notes). When plugged into my desktop Mac, I could see that the lower drawbar sends out signals on MIDI channel 2. Are there any workarounds? (2) To save on cash, I was thinking of using my old Dynacord CLS-222 dual pedal stomp box for the Leslie RUN/STOP and SLOW/FAST and doing a bit of rewiring. However, like this box, most switches are latched and aren't momentary. Any inexpensive alternatives that you guys like? For those of you who use the Sustain pedal as Leslie FAST/SLOW...what do you used for the RUN/STOP function? Just trying to consolidate things a bit and be more minimalist per gigs these days. (3) Aside from the Crumar case for the lower manual, again - has anyone found any inexpensive alternatives for such a gig bag? (4) I'm thinking of messing around with using the USB port as a 5V external power source. Has anyone verified the voltage/amperage out of both of the two ports on the rear of the unit? (5) Instead of buying a Crumar 9DU, I figured that maybe I could put my old Voce MIDI Drawbar to use - and maybe also somehow program the Mojo 61 to repurpose some of its buttons. Given that there are 7 rocker switches that are on a B3, 5 of them are already on the Mojo 61. How does the Mojo 61 normally handle Lower V/C, and V/C Volume (Normal/Soft)? As the Voce would be on MIDI Ch2, I just don't know exactly how I'd implement stuff as it seems a bit confusing. Better to ask than re-invent the wheel, right? Thanks everyone!