The_Star_Guy Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Hi, fellow forumites! Look at what just appeared as an upcoming instrument on the Hammond website https://hammondorganco.com/msolo Looks like the compact multl-engine market is heating up yet again! Quote ---------------------------------------------------------- Gig: Yamaha MODX7, NumaX 73 Piano Studio: Kawai ES-920; Hammond SK Pro 73; Yamaha Motif ES7 w/DX,VL,VH; Yamaha YC 73; Kawai MP-6; Numa Compact 2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Star_Guy Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 1 Quote ---------------------------------------------------------- Gig: Yamaha MODX7, NumaX 73 Piano Studio: Kawai ES-920; Hammond SK Pro 73; Yamaha Motif ES7 w/DX,VL,VH; Yamaha YC 73; Kawai MP-6; Numa Compact 2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Star_Guy Posted October 20, 2023 Author Share Posted October 20, 2023 And the most amazing thing? It is apparently going to be available in Burgandy! I love that color as a stage option! Quote ---------------------------------------------------------- Gig: Yamaha MODX7, NumaX 73 Piano Studio: Kawai ES-920; Hammond SK Pro 73; Yamaha Motif ES7 w/DX,VL,VH; Yamaha YC 73; Kawai MP-6; Numa Compact 2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathOfInsects Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 There were competing threads about this a few weeks ago or so. Do a search, you'll see 'em. 2 Quote Now out! "Mind the Gap," a 24-song album of new material. www.joshweinstein.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 We have a third contender! "Surprise from Hammond" is a late entry to this race, but already performing strongly in its distinctive burgundy kit. Of course, this plucky underdog has a long way to go to catch the two front-runners, but these threads are notorious for their tricky twists and turns. Stay tuned... Cheers, Mike. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamPro Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Ummm....."pitch bend/effects buttons".....like in the old ARP Odyssey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 Sometimes a search here couldn’t hit the side of a bus at 10 paces. The other two threads go by “Hammond Msolo” and “Hammond M-solo” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGene Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 That’s why one should read the forum on hourly basis instead of relying on search 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 On a more serious note -- the idea of adding a synth to an organ board is a *really* good one. I just feel Hammond hasn't really gone far enough. Adding the monosynth from the SK pro (use the drawbars to control), together with pitch/mod wheels and a mono/portamento mode, would make much more sense for me than a string machine patch. Cheers, Mike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0Ampy0o Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 If you are thinking of better ideas, I wonder why they chose 70's strings? Why not chose strings from all strings? Going by what I saw in the video. There could be others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Star_Guy Posted October 21, 2023 Author Share Posted October 21, 2023 12 hours ago, o0Ampy0o said: If you are thinking of better ideas, I wonder why they chose 70's strings? Why not chose strings from all strings? Going by what I saw in the video. There could be others. Looking at this design I suspect that someone at Hammond may have come across one of the original Yamaha SK series from the 80's. These were Yamaha's Organ/Polysynth/80's string machine keyboards and were actually one of the last keyboards that Yamaha released before the advent of the DX7 (or MIDI). They were amazingly good sounding for the time and very in step with the music of the time period. I think the MSOLO seems patterned after it. but I also think that if it has proper pitch/modulation options and extensive enough controls for the polysynth then this is a viable option for many keyboardists, particularly jazzers. Quote ---------------------------------------------------------- Gig: Yamaha MODX7, NumaX 73 Piano Studio: Kawai ES-920; Hammond SK Pro 73; Yamaha Motif ES7 w/DX,VL,VH; Yamaha YC 73; Kawai MP-6; Numa Compact 2x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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