Mr. Nightime Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I finally got a chance to play a Nord C1 in a live situation last night. The guitar player that I work with hosts a jam on Thursday nights. When I got there, I was surprised to see that there were 2 keyboards set up. There was a Triton on one side, and the Nord on the other. The owner of the Nord is an old friend of mine, and he invited me to play it. He has it connected to the Leslie 3300 using the 11-pin connector. I got a 5 minute orientation into the drawbuttons, then dived right in. The sound was good. Sounded pretty natural, but just not what I want for my Hammond sound. After I was done playing it, I listened, and it had a really good sound in the crowd. Could be that when playing it I was sitting beside the Leslie, too close to hear the full majesty. As far as the drawbuttons....YUCK Gimme drawbars that I can grab and shape on the fly. I had to think way too much in order to make tonal adjustments. I prefer to let my ears tell me when the settings are right, rather than have to think about Add this, remove that, one at a time. This is a really good sounding combination, just not for my personal taste. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 You can adjust the drawbuttons more than one at a time. But yes, I still prefer drawbars or drawsliders. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Had you played through a 3300 before? What do you think? Did you fiddle with the Preamp settings. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share Posted October 25, 2013 Had you played through a 3300 before? What do you think? Did you fiddle with the Preamp settings. This was the first time I'd played through one, but I was a bit familiar with this particular one. I had played a 2 keyboardist gig with the owner, and he brought it to the gig. It has a really good, very authentic sound. This was at a jam situation, so I didn't make any changes. I know that I would not like it if someone played my rig, and immediately started twiddling with settings, so I won't do that. The only settings I'll change are the drawbars and volume. I thought that the 3300 sounded great, but not great enough to warrant the expense, or the weight. I'll stick with my Vent. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 As far as the drawbuttons....YUCK I used to be a staunch defender of the drawbuttons, until I got my Mojo. I now realize just how little I actually used the drawbuttons. Real drawbars are just more inviting to "play". Now I am constantly adjusting as I perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 My C1 goes through a Leslie 2101 and Yorkville Blok 100K bottom. I love the sound and portability. The drawbuttons were an acquired taste, since at that time there were no other options on a Nord. I rationalized that I had been using drawbars for over 40 years, so it was just a different technique to learn. That being said I just got an Electro 4D over the summer, and I admit that on the C1 I'm usually using presets, but on the 4D it's the drawbars on the live presets. I haven't put the 4D through the 2101 yet because I find the onboard sim musically usable, and my loadout is much smaller. Jake 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 and I admit that on the C1 I'm usually using presets Jake That's something I noticed. The guy that owns the C1 made it a point to show me where and what his presets were. I seldom use presets on the XK-3C, preferring grabbing drawbars. Will be interesting tonight. I'll be using my Evolution MK-461c with my laptop running VB3 for the first time at a gig, "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 As far as the drawbuttons....YUCK I used to be a staunch defender of the drawbuttons, until I got my Mojo. I now realize just how little I actually used the drawbuttons. Real drawbars are just more inviting to "play". Now I am constantly adjusting as I perform. I am trying to use the draw buttons on my C2 more actively. I am at the point that if I had any money, I would opt for something with physical drawbars. "I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long" Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pa Gherkin Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ocean Beach drawbars. Great product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Sometimes the old ways are the best ways. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 and I admit that on the C1 I'm usually using presets Jake That's something I noticed. The guy that owns the C1 made it a point to show me where and what his presets were. I seldom use presets on the XK-3C, preferring grabbing drawbars. Will be interesting tonight. I'll be using my Evolution MK-461c with my laptop running VB3 for the first time at a gig, I still have one of those, still basically new in the box. I've taken it out and hooked it up maybe 3 times since I bought it, years ago. Great controls, but I never liked the keyboard action. Considering how many less sliders and knobs it's successors have, I could prolly sell it very quickly. I'm an ex-Melbourne resident - where are the jam sessions? The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ocean Beach drawbars. Great product. Yeah, I love mine, and I have the bulkier older version. One of the great things I found was that while the drawlights were washed out in the sunlight at some gigs, I could obviously see the drawbars with no problem. "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazzkey Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 As far as the drawbuttons....YUCK I used to be a staunch defender of the drawbuttons, until I got my Mojo. I now realize just how little I actually used the drawbuttons. Real drawbars are just more inviting to "play". Now I am constantly adjusting as I perform. had my sk1 for just over a week now, and while I would not say I was a defender of the drawbuttons, I thought they were fine... and now I am having the same experience as you - yes, wow, what a difference!! night and day - seriously... (disclaimer - I'm a tactile kind of guy...) gig: hammond sk-1 73, neo vent, nord stage 2 76, ancona 34 accordion, cps space station v3 home: steinway m, 1950 hammond c2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 and I admit that on the C1 I'm usually using presets Jake That's something I noticed. The guy that owns the C1 made it a point to show me where and what his presets were. I seldom use presets on the XK-3C, preferring grabbing drawbars. Will be interesting tonight. I'll be using my Evolution MK-461c with my laptop running VB3 for the first time at a gig, I'm an ex-Melbourne resident - where are the jam sessions? This particular one was at Squid Lips, which is the old Conchy Joe's. Lou's Blues has one on Mondays, and I think there's one at the old Beef O'Brady's in Palm Bay on Sunday, which is hosted by Bruce Marion of Marion Music. I have to be at work at 6:30 AM, so I don't go out jamming very often. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 and I admit that on the C1 I'm usually using presets Jake That's something I noticed. The guy that owns the C1 made it a point to show me where and what his presets were. I seldom use presets on the XK-3C, preferring grabbing drawbars. Will be interesting tonight. I'll be using my Evolution MK-461c with my laptop running VB3 for the first time at a gig, I still have one of those, still basically new in the box. I've taken it out and hooked it up maybe 3 times since I bought it, years ago. Great controls, but I never liked the keyboard action. Considering how many less sliders and knobs it's successors have, I could prolly sell it very quickly. I agree about the action, but since I have the thing, I thought I would give it a try. If the controller/laptop combination works out, I may look into one of there studiologic-vmk-161 61 key waterfall action controller "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthaholic Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 That's something I noticed. The guy that owns the C1 made it a point to show me where and what his presets were. I seldom use presets on the XK-3C, preferring grabbing drawbars. Will be interesting tonight. I'll be using my Evolution MK-461c with my laptop running VB3 for the first time at a gig, I'm an ex-Melbourne resident - where are the jam sessions? This particular one was at Squid Lips, which is the old Conchy Joe's. Lou's Blues has one on Mondays, and I think there's one at the old Beef O'Brady's in Palm Bay on Sunday, which is hosted by Bruce Marion of Marion Music. I have to be at work at 6:30 AM, so I don't go out jamming very often. I think that's Siggy's. The fact there's a Highway To Hell and only a Stairway To Heaven says a lot about anticipated traffic numbers People only say "It's a free country" when they're doing something shitty-Demetri Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 That's something I noticed. The guy that owns the C1 made it a point to show me where and what his presets were. I seldom use presets on the XK-3C, preferring grabbing drawbars. Will be interesting tonight. I'll be using my Evolution MK-461c with my laptop running VB3 for the first time at a gig, I'm an ex-Melbourne resident - where are the jam sessions? This particular one was at Squid Lips, which is the old Conchy Joe's. Lou's Blues has one on Mondays, and I think there's one at the old Beef O'Brady's in Palm Bay on Sunday, which is hosted by Bruce Marion of Marion Music. I have to be at work at 6:30 AM, so I don't go out jamming very often. I think that's Siggy's. No The old Beef O'Brady's is in the same strip mall as K-Mart, at Babcock & Palm Bay Rd. It's called Kenny D's now Siggy's is off Malabar Rd, where San Fillipo hits, less than a mile from my house With a couple issues that were easily overcome, the first gig with the laptop worked great. By the end of the night, VB3 was screaming. "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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