Members Tomkeen Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hi all, There is a leslie 760 for sale just a few miles away from where I live. My kurzweil pc3x's leslie simulation is not up to par and I don't want to buy another keyboard.. I'd like to know if I can plug the output of my kurz straight into the 760, or if I would need to use a preamp. Also, for the same price ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 There's a topic on Sonikmatter about that. It's not that easy, apparently: http://community.sonikmatter.com/forums/index.php?/topic/43814-can-the-pc3x-be-played-through-a-leslie-122/ Better advice: get a H&K Rotosphere, and route all your KB3 patches through individual output, which gets through the Rotosphere. You'll also save DSP resources that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted August 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 Thanks ed! I read that topic a while back, just thought that maybe the 760 had a preamp built in or something.. Too bad. About the Rotosphere, that thing is expensive as hell... cheapest I found is 400 euros, and that's a bit too much for a simulator imo. I cannot even find demos of a hammond played through it, so I'm not even sure if I'll like it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 I would grab the 760. It is a great Leslie. Nothing wrong with them. The real thing is always better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've heard it up close and personal. It's the best thing next to the real thing. That tube inside really pumps it up and adds helluva grit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted August 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 I would grab the 760. It is a great Leslie. Nothing wrong with them. The real thing is always better. Thanks, but would I need a preamp or could I just plug in the audio output from my kurzweil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 You might need an impendance matcher, I dunno. Kurzweil's individual outputs are probably line level, while Leslie's inputs are probably not line level (since I've read that 760 has inputs that are matched for combo organs and guitars -> guitars have lower level than line). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Outkaster Posted August 21, 2009 Members Share Posted August 21, 2009 You could get a Trek II UC1 A pedal that is what I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClavAnother Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 Better advice: (...). Sorry, but maybe that;s not so better... However, you can get the leslie combo preamp pedal that goes with the pro-line series 9-pin leslies and your clone will sound so much more amazing than you have ever imagined through that 760. Not to mention how much double louder than a guitar it will be. buy it fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jercat Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 I've got a 127 with the combo preamp mentioned....love it, don't find many gigs 'worthy' of actually dragging it out...but when I do...whooooobaybeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheB3Nut Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 A 760 for 350 Euros? And you're not running as fast as you can to get it why? That's $502 US equivalent....if it's reasonably clean and in good working shape, that's a steal! Even if you have to wait a while to get the Trek II or 9-pin Combo Preamp, you have the spinny. A 760 is a great Leslie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evildragon Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 Sorry, but maybe that;s not so better. I meant better as in "more compact, but still close to the real thing" solution ^^' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted August 22, 2009 Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 You'll need a preamp stomp box to translate 1/4" to 9-pin leslie cable. 760 is a great Leslie, I've owned mine since 1981. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted August 22, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 22, 2009 Thanks for the input guys. I can't seem to find that Trek preamp though, at least nowhere in Europe.. Maybe I'll find some more info on that later on, but if it's only available in the US I think I'll try and snatch that Motion Sound Pro3x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suitandtieguy Posted August 23, 2009 Members Share Posted August 23, 2009 you can rig up something to use the Kurzweil with the 760 in like 20 minutes if you know what you're doing. you're in the netherlands ... i wonder how close you are to Captain Foldback. also: no leslie simulator is like a real leslie. not even close. it might be a great chorus sound with adjustable speed, but it's not even a simulated leslie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Unless it's a Dynacord CLS-222 which is the undefeated king of leslie simluators... ...and STG heard it at AHMW 2008 on my XK3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 The leslie 760 will blow away the MS horn box for sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Julian Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just beware of the old Leslie preamps. They sound really flat and dull compared to the newer Treks or Speakeasy pres. The 860 is louder and smaller than the 760 if you can find one. They cost more and are fairly rare, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomkeen Posted August 24, 2009 Author Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 Thanks guys I kind of decided to wait a bit, save up some more money and look for a solution in a while. I might get me a hammond XK1 instead, dunno yet.. I have a pretty big gig in november, so I want/need better hammond sounds than the kurz offers before that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 The 760 is a good find, but you'll need a preamp pedal for it which might cost nearly as much as the leslie itself. The motion sound is a decent alternative. Small, light, and you can plug right into it. I used one for a long time, it was the next best thing to a full leslie. You are moving air with it and that's a big part of the leslie sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wildpaws Posted August 24, 2009 Members Share Posted August 24, 2009 I've been using a 910 Leslie since the late '80s with my Hammond C3 and with my synths, I interface the 910 to everything with a TrekII.Clyde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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