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Are you referring to the entire 300 degree range of the potentiometer itself, or only its range as determined by the pedal, from full heel down to toe down? I suspect the latter, since you'd have to disassemble the pedal and remove the cam to look at the taper throughout the pot's entire range. As you suspect -- the latter. I simply measured the resistance across the TRS connector at max - min - and half way. The manual suggests that the pedal only moves through between 20 and 30 degrees, depending on the 'standing up' or 'sitting down' setting. I measured it as it is out of the box, so 'sitting' setting (around 20 degrees). It certainly measures as if the pot is covering the full range -- it must be a very special taper that does nothing for most of its (unused) rotation...

I've just measured my FC7 using a simple DMM....(Tenma 72-7930) ⢠The pot measures 44KΩ, measuring between sleeve and tip (2MΩ max. scale) ⢠Pedal minimum: Tip and ring: 44KΩ (2MΩ scale) Ring and sleeve: 0Ω (2MΩ scale) -- c.330Ω (2kΩ scale) (less than 1% of pot value, and typical of the minimum pot resistance of a 50KΩ pot.) ⢠Pedal maximum: Tip and ring: 44KΩ -- Ring and sleeve:0Ω (2MΩ scale) -- c.350Ω (2kΩ scale) ⢠Pedal mid position: Tip and ring: 22KΩ (2MΩ scale) Ring and sleeve: 23KΩ (2MΩ scale) So on this particular FC7 (straight out of the box - no mods) I have a linear taper pot that uses the entire range. (The 'residual' minimum resistances are largely academic, and are a function of the pot track limits)

Not usually a great fan of 'covers', but I saw that Scott Ambush was involved with these guys -- So I thought I'd give it a listen....and it's not bad at all, I thought?

What about the double bass part for the orchestral version of Ravel's Bolero? ( ....well, until the very end of course! ) Or, another candidate for the most boring tune of all time? -- 'Wheels' cha-cha And the most annoying song ever? ( one that was virtually compulsory in gigs in the mid 1970s, here in the UK ) --- 'Y Viva Espana'

I see that Kenton now say that their unit can work with a hub. You may need to install a free firmware update for earlier models if necessary (See here: Link ) The DOREMidi manual doesn't refer to a hub connection at all. As it's a newer device, it seems possible it will support a hub connection..... Unfortunately, I don't have a hub, so I can't actually confirm that myself.... sorry.

Sadly, the MIDIPLUS is not easy to find here in the UK, and when you add shipping costs from the US, it gets to be more expensive than the Doremidi box...

I decided to try out one of these: http://www.doremidi.cn/h-pd-2.html Works well with my Yamaha P105 and YC61 .... It costs less than half the price of the Kenton unit, and seems to be better made. The front and rear panels are 2mm aluminium, and the main enclosure is more substantial then the Kenton. Both units are pretty much the same size. The unit is held together with 8 torx bolts. I haven't taken it apart yet because the warrant stickers cover the panel and enclosure edges (obviously!) The power connector is a USB type B - which is much more substantial than the Kenton mini type A (My Kenton power connector is now very 'iffy') It comes with a type B power cable, but not with a 5V USB power supply..... Still, those are only around a £5 from Ebay... As with the Kenton, it's just plug and play..... The MIDI I/O data LEDs flash with data present, and the 'USB in' LED is on constantly with data present. All in all I'm quite pleased. .... And it's nice to have found a way of connecting USB only keyboards to MIDI DIN I/Os at a more reasonable price!

Many of the P series range of Yamaha stage pianos - and it seems an increasing number of other recent keyboards - don't have standard 5 pin DIN MIDI in/output ports. Which has meant buying something like a Kenton MIDI USB Host interface if you want to connect to other MIDI units, without using a computer. Nothing wrong with that unit - it works fine -- but it is expensive (around £90 here in the UK). Has anyone tried out one of these as an alternative?: http://www.doremidi.cn/h-pd-2.html Looks very similar, but is only around half the price of the Kenton device.....

I'm surprised Jaco's 'Teen Town' hasn't had a mention -- at least not so far....

Nope -- still on the default 'Ideate' page. Slightly strange, as it already has more votes (currently 8) than some of the options already moved to 'Assessment' ? Maybe it's not a viable option on the YC61 ?....

I've had my YC61 for a year now, and have spent endless hours trying to get a decent fast sound out of the internal rotary sim.... In addition to the awful 'squirrly' fast sound, Yamaha's idea of a Leslie cabinet EQ is decidedly odd. -- lots of Hi-mid 'screech'.... In the end, I bit the bullet and added a Neo Vent 2. That made a massive improvement.. It's been almost a year since we know that Yamaha have been aware of people's concerns with the YC rotary sim. It is beginning to look like they maybe don't have the in house capability to solve the problem effectively.? I hope I'm wrong on that. Meanwhile we can hope they can add a split output, to allow the organ sound to be routed directly to an external sim . People have been asking about that for a about a year as well ... and again, we know that Yamaha are well aware of that request via their Ideascale forum. Let's hope that the prospect of extra sales - that might result from the gig world opening up again - helps Yamaha concentrate their attention on some much needed updates...

Moody blues 'Go Now' ... Even though it was nearly 60 years ago, I can still remember feeling pretty pleased with myself at the time... These days, I have a job to remember what I played an hour ago!

I have the YC61, which I have connected to my older P.105 (which uses a GHS keybed) - via a Kenton MIDI.USB Host. Playing the YC61 organ sounds from the GHS keybed is a very strange experience! If I wanted a 73 note, I think I would look at buying the YC61 and coupling it to a P121 - via a MIDIUSB Host device. Best of both worlds - and currently a bit cheaper (in the UK anyway) than the YC73.... and obviously quite a lot cheaper than the YC88. Would mean 2 keyboards of course - but quite a lot more versatile, I would think?...

That's a no brainer .. the B3X Leslie is a contender for the best ever Leslie sim -- and the YC is certainly a contender for one of the worst

The remote jack socket on the Vent 2 ( and I'm pretty sure the Vent 1 as well?) is for a TRS 'stereo' style jack plug. To switch between fast and slow speeds you need a momentary closing switch - connected between the ring and sleeve connections. (NOT tip and sleeve, which is what you get with a mono jack plug fitted to most standard sustain type footswitches) The simplest option is to buy a cheap footswitch something like this, for example: https://www.staggmusic.com/en/products/view/SUSPED5-universal-sustain-pedal-for-electronic-piano-or-keyboard-with-polarity-switch-and-metal-housing .. ...and then connect it to the Vent using an adaptor like this: https://www.bcedirect.co.uk/products/6-35mm-m-to-2x-6-35mm-f-stereo-splitter-gold-pins Plug the adaptor into the Vent remote socket, and then the footswitch into one of the sockets. With the socket connected to the 'ring' and 'sleeve' of the adaptor plug, you get fast /slow switching.... Plug into the other socket - connected to the 'tip' and 'sleeve' - and you activate the 'stop' feature instead. It's not a long job to work out which is which ! You ideally want a footswitch with a 'normally open ' contact option. You can use one with a 'normally closed' switch, but it will change the speed when you release the switch, not when you press it. I decided I wanted to use my existing sustain footswitch to act as both sustain and Vent speed control, but that did require making a simple 'hobby' style electronics interface... See here: http://www.vent.jp137.com ( Buying the extra footswitch and the adaptor is the simpler option! )

Amen to that!... It's been so long now, you have to wonder if the Yamaha 'techs' actually know how to deal with the problem?. Maybe a quick call to the guys at IK Multimedia, for a pointer or two in the right direction!

Of course -- but if someone is primarily a pianist then I can see them going for an 88 note keybed -- which would probably need to be fully weighted? The 73 note marketplace is slightly different I would suggest ... As soon as the YC61 was released, there were those asking for a 73 note version. But I think that many of them would have expected a 73 note version of the YC61 --- complete with waterfall keyboard (and, as you say, C-C would have been nice). Clearly though, Yamaha thought otherwise - as a result of their own market research, surely? I would think one of the best options now might be to go for a YC61 and a P121. A 73 note piano with weighted keybed, and 61 waterfall keys for the organ... (You would need a MIDI USB host to interface the two though)... Even allowing for that, the total cost of a YC61/P121/ Kenton MIDI host would still be around £150 less than the current price for a YC73....... (at least here in the UK)

I think Yamaha have got this wrong.... I have a YC61 with its new 'waterfall' keyboard. Great feel for organ, and surprisingly effective for AP and EP playing as well. Even if the YC88 needs to have a weighted keybed, the YC73 should have been an extended version of the YC61 waterfall keybed -- (and with a C-C range!) I use my Yamaha P.105 as an external keyboard to the YC61, and that has a similar weighted GHS style keybed to the new YC73.... Great for playing the YC piano voices.. For playing organ though? ..It's horrible! (IMHO of course )

Imagine trying to play something like this on a single manual! .......... (Click the link on the page to play on You Tube ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuIqV30IwsU

What the hell is going on??? ---- https://en.mediamass.net/people/chick-corea/deathhoax.html If it is true that's incredibly sad news ... if it's not, then there are some very weird people about... EDIT: 12.2.21 The link above has now been modified. Here's a screen grab of what was originally posted: www.jp137.com/lis/C.C.Hoax.jpg (Not really sure why these folk decided it was a good idea to post this very sad news as a 'hoax' ?? ) We now know it is true - Difficult news to take in... a huge loss to both the world of music and to his family and friends of course --- RIP Chick

Assembly inspection stamps possibly? -- Maybe the one who inspected the tine assemblies always stamped key 38 -- and whoever inspected the electronics always stamped key 43? -- etc... ( Looks like 'M.J.G' had more than one task to carry out) Just a thought...

I posted a short video clip to show my old HC2 Electone being used as a MIDI controller for my YC61 and MOX6. See here: Sorry about the playing -- retired organ 'techs' are like many piano tuners..... We can play just enough to make sure things are working OK ! There are limitations using the YC61. It only has a single MIDI input channel, so you can't currently use a separate organ or 'keys' setting for lower and pedals. Hopefully they might update the firmware one day to add further input channels? - although I'm not holding my breath for that to happen... Using Electone type consoles as MIDI controllers should work OK with the B3x iOS software.... Now that would make a cheap Hammond Clonewheel ! EDIT: One further thing that can make old Electone consoles - like the HC series - useful for this kind of task, is that they can be disassembled and transported in a standard saloon car. So when the Ebay seller says 'pick up only', you wouldn't need to hire a truck to go and fetch it!

Looking at the MIDI implementation sheets for both the HC and ME there are appear to be some differences, but the MIDI channel allocations and transmitted note numbers are the same for both models .. as is the use of channel 16 for control. I've only used my HC2 console for connection to my YC61 via my MOX6 -- and that works well . It seems likely that the B3X ios app should work as well, if it uses the same MIDI channel data? ( i.e. channel 1: upper manual - Channel 2: lower manual - Channel 3: pedal board )

True - the manuals are generally only 44 or 49 notes... so not good, if you need the full 61 notes on each manual for your style of playing. But if - like me - you are simply looking for a way to try and re-create some of the memories I had - many years ago now - playing a Hammond M.100 attached to a modified Leslie 147, then an old spinet style console like the Electone is ideal The bass is played on pedals of course... ( BTW - the manuals are lined up -- just offset In other words, you get the bottom 44 (of 61) notes of the lower manual, and the top 44 (of 61) notes of the upper manual )

Back in the day, many home organs were 'spinet style' -- the Hammond M.100 was like a 'baby' model A.100, for example.. So when I bought my YC61, I was trying to figure out how to try it out 'spinet style' for little - or preferably no - money. I still have my HC2 Yamaha spinet organ from the 1990s, and it has 3 channel MIDI outputs - (upper manual Ch.1 -- lower: ch.2 -- pedals:ch.3) Sadly, the YC61 only has a single midi channel input, so I've taken the MIDI from the HC2 into my MOX6 (which had multichannel MIDI input) and used the MOX to provide lower manual and pedal voices. I've then taken the MIDI 'thru' connector from the MOX to the MIDI 'in' on the YC61 for the upper voice. Mixed the audio outputs, and put the mixer output through my Vent. Works very well -- The HC2 keybed is very light, and as it has no velocity sensing it has quite a high trigger as well.... feels really good. So - 2 manual and pedals - for no extra money. Would be even better if Yamaha provided more than one MIDI input channel for the YC61...(the idea has been suggested on their 'Ideascale' forum ---not holding my breath though)... I'm guessing you could use those 3 channels of MIDI from any similar old style organ console to run B3X-ios, for a really cost effective 'Hammond spinet' clone?....