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Richard Nelson


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Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Post  Posted 4 Jan 2006 12:26 pm    
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How do you do that ?
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 4 Jan 2006 12:37 pm    
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I use an H & K Rotosphere. Great sound.
Erv
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Webb Kline


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Orangeville, PA
Post  Posted 4 Jan 2006 12:57 pm    
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I plug it into my Leslie.
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Smiley Roberts

 

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Post  Posted 4 Jan 2006 1:08 pm    
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Jack Francis

 

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Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 4 Jan 2006 1:58 pm    
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Hell I'd be happy if my steel sounded like a STEEL!
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David Doggett


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Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
Post  Posted 4 Jan 2006 9:50 pm    
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Use the Leslie simulation in the POD XT, and play big open triads (e.g., top down: 1, 3, 5). And don't use any slides or moving pedal stuff. But what's the point? A $200 Casio keyboard can do the same thing much better.
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Richard Nelson


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Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 5:36 am    
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Thanks for all that . This Forum really is great.
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Charley Adair

 

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Maxwell, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 9:05 am    
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Why?
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Fred Jack

 

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Bastrop, Texas 78602
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:04 am    
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Why would you want to?
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John McGann

 

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:22 am    
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Chris Brooks uses the Rotosphere and it sounds amazing.

Why would you want to? Because it sounds great, it's fun, and life is short.
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Chris Brooks

 

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Providence, Rhode Island
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:34 am    
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Thanks, John. I am still exploring different approaches for this device. Since I work a lot of small group gigs--duos, trios--I have found it effective if used tastefully (gulp).

I have found several techniques apropos for the Rotosphere:

1. chord-melody

2. fast trills on one note using thumb and a finger, a la Jimmy Smith

3. fast trills between two notes

4. comping behind a lead instrument

Also, on the Rotosphere, a small adjustment of the tone control produces a quite different sound.

I'd be interested to know how others employ the gadget.

Chris

[This message was edited by Chris Brooks on 06 January 2006 at 10:38 AM.]

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b0b


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Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 12:05 pm    
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moved to Electronics section (again)
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Bill McCloskey


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Nanuet, NY
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2006 1:32 pm    
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Looks like this organ has no stops.
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