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I"m considering the Scarbee Rhodes but I can see there are 2 versions, Mark1 on Native Instruments website and EP88 on scarbee.com. The prices are $34.50 / $51.50. I assume EP88 is a newer version? The EP88 obviously have more keys but other than the 88 range is there a difference between Mark1 and EP88 (justifying the price difference)?

Here's my initial impression without looking into others' votes: 3: Winner for best sound. It has a little bit of mid-range boost. Didn"t like the Leslie that much. 2 & 1: Split second place. 1 is a little bass heavy. Also, the leslie on #1 has a stereo panning effect in it which will not work in mono. 4: Sounds a bit digital. 5: Least favorite. Also the quietest.

Herbie himself said in an 80s interview it was a Micromoog. That´s why I posted above. If it ran thru any outboard FX/ amplification was not mentioned. I´ve read that in the 80s, so there was no internet and consequently I cannot offer any link. And, the Davis Co. "Clavitar" was just only a CV based controller keyboard and no synth ! So I´m right w/ MOOG Micromoog,- soundwise. A quote from A Bief History of the Keytar: 1980 also saw the release of the Davis Co. Clavitar controller, used famously by George Duke and Herbie Hancock, ... A.C. Sure, I have no insights into this. If Herbie said it was a Micromoog then that must be it.

I had the original Stage for about 10 years, and while I played gigs with it we never really connected. Then I traded it for Stage 3 Compact and that was a different story. We bonded and became close friends :-) Maybe it"s because I took the time to learn the bells and whistles with Stage 3. It"s a really powerful all-around board once you learn how to use it. I can see me playing that board for years to come. Of course playing piano on a waterfall keys feels like, well, playing piano on waterfall keys. I have a weighed board too but when it"s the time to haul the gear to the gig the waterfall keyboard doesn"t feel that bad after all :-)

That's a smoking solo! According to discogs.com it is a Clavitar: "Keyboards [Clavitar Solo, Break], Synthesizer [Oberheim Bells] â Herbie Hancock" https://www.discogs.com/release/297531-Chaka-Khan-What-Cha-Gonna-Do-For-Me

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I'm using forScore. In addition to setlist I use it to send the program change message to the keyboard whenever I choose a song in the setlist. I'm sure there are other apps that do the same, I just happened to pick forScore when I transferred from paper sheets to iPad. I still write charts with pen and paper but as soon the chart is ready I take a photo of it and import to forScore.

We have a winner!

I have used Furman AC-215 for couple years and it's been working fine for what I use it for. That is, eliminate hum and buzz. I've had gigs in venues where there was an unexplainable buzz coming from my rig and the only thing that fixed it was a power conditioner. If it protect from power surges that's a bonus but not really the reason I'm using it. As for the argument of Furman not doing good job with surge protection, Zero Surge is in the business of making products that compete with Furman, aren't they? And they declare that the competition is no good, right :-)

One board that checks all the boxes except vocoder is NS3C, but you have one already. One option could be running the Nord in dual keyboard mode. Basically, a controller board would run panel B and Nord would run panel A. It"s not quite the same as having two independent boards but your setup would otherwise pretty simple. For example, you wouldn"t need a mixer because NSC3 would be the only sound source. And, you could use pretty much any controller since they all have MIDI. And, if you bring IPad to gigs you could use that as an alternative sound source for the controller as well. I"m experimenting with that kind of setup at the moment. I haven"t played any gigs with that setup yet but I"m working to get there. If that"s not viable then I"d check Yamaha Modx 6/7.

I'm hearing Am11 Cmaj7/D And the last one : F C D G B. Don't know how to express that correctly, though :-o EIDT: Oops, didn't realize there was a piano roll chart already.

My only experience with new Fantom is from trying it out at Guitar Center but I remember my first impression was that the action felt really good.

For me the #1 concert was probably Pat Metheny Group in Helsinki, Finland. The year was 1988. Everything about that show was magic, the sound, the visual aspects of the show and of course Lyle Mays on keys.

The purpose of DI box is to eliminate unwanted interference in transmission. It does that in two ways: 1. Convert unbalanced signal to balanced. The longer the unbalanced line, the more buzz and hum. A balanced line can run hundreds of feet without problems. 2. Isolate ground. This eliminates ground loop and the 60Hz hum that comes with it. If you have an active DI you get the bonus option of amplifying the signal if needed. Usuallly DI's come with the option to pad the signal (=attenuate) if needed.

Wouldn't there be a ground loop and possible hum issues if the line coming from the FOH to your monitor mixer is not isolated from the ground? Or, perhaps the monitor feeds from FOH are lifted from the ground, I don't really know.

I have somewhat similar question as Polkahero. I recently acquired a Leslie 45 cabinet from craigslist and 47 amp from eBay. I then modified it for two speeds, added a tube preamp & 1/4 input jack and so now I have what"s essentially a 145. I can report that it sounds gorgeous! And, I can plug my clonewheel directly to it and with the preamp I can dial in as much crunch as I need. My plan is to take it out to gigs (post Covid-19) but I remember reading that it"s easy to blow up the V21 driver if you play it loud and especially if you overdrive the amp. Well, that"s exactly what I"m looking to do :-) I"m thinking of replacing the original V21 with Atlas PD-5VH Driver. Has anyone experience with that? In particular, can it handle an overdriven amp with high volume levels? And, is there a difference in sound compared to V21?

Did you have the preamp on? Then it could be noise from the tube preamp.

I wish I had a room like that. Hammond C-3 and everything!

I've had some pretty memorable load-in experiences. Once we had a gig on a cruise ship. The load-in was from the car deck with was like on the 2nd floor and the stage was on 9th floor. For some reason we were late and we'd have to hurry up with the load in. Of course the elevator was broken and so we had to use stairs. Those of you who have been in cruise ship know that the stairs in ships are steep and narrow. I was sweating like I had just run a marathon. Since we were already late there was no time to take a shower and so there I was on stage playing "Girl of Ipanema" looking like I had just come out of a swimming pool.

The stock 122 (6-pin) uses a DC-controlled relay to switch Leslie motors. The switching voltage needs to change from 0V to at least 35V to switch from tremolo to chorale (or vice versa, I forget which). The balanced audio rides the switching voltage. It switches the DC, controlled by the momentary foot switch (fast/slow/stop). There is no preamp per se. It uses a transformer. Thank you for all the information. I think I'm going to try to make a connector box myself. And, I might even build a tube preamp now that the 300V comes for free from the Leslie. There appears to be tube preamp schemas available in the internets. I'm not sure if the preamp is really necessary, though because the clonewheel puts out line level signal.

While I have your attention, I understand that the leslie slow/fast control is done by applying a DC voltage to the audio signal. How does that work? Does your metal box do that? I only see a foot switch in the white box which I assume is the preamp?

Well who would have thought. Thanks for the explanation!

The leslie doesn't have power supply so it can't provide power. It's the Hammond that provides power to the Leslie. Perhaps there's something I don't understand?

That looks lean and compact! I'm looking at the 6-pin wiring of Leslie 122 it says pin-5 provides 300 Volts DC to the Leslie. How did you take care of that?

I want to connect Nord Stage to a Leslie 122. Could I do it using the Bookerlab breakout box? I don't see a 1/4 line level input in the box. VintageVibe's leslie tube preamp would do the job but $900 for a preamp?! Ouch. Could I use a guitar tube amp as a preamp? I understand the leslie needs a high voltage too to drive the 122 power amp but a guitar amp might be able to provide that since it needs to generate the voltage for it's own tubes too.