[LAU] Fons could you make us an Hammond ;)

Folderol folderol at ukfsn.org
Tue May 12 19:09:41 EDT 2009


On Wed, 13 May 2009 00:53:55 +0200
Nick Copeland <nickycopeland at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> > And then there is the general structure, and details such as
> > how the 'percussion' effect (allowing an envolope on some of
> > the harmonics, very nice and a classical sound if you use the
> > third) worked. As far as I can remember this was not polyphonic.
> > So what were the parameters and how was it triggered (by each
> > new note or only the first after releasing all keys...) etc.
> > etc.
> 
> Percussive was only available on 2 harmonics: 2 2/3' and 4' and only on the upper manual. The cheesy later models give more options even eventually on all the harmonics as a type of synth. Lots of softsynth version give this capability too, to avoid talking about other more important limitations of their emulations: percussion on upper and lower mauals, all drawbars, even on the pedals.
> 
> Percussion bypassed the drawbar, strength is with a 'Soft' switch.
> 
> Decay lengths are something like 8 seconds (Long) 250ms (short).
> 
> Percussion bypassed the VibraChorus, definite requirement for the well know B3 ping percussive, it loses a lot if it trills along with the rest of the harmonics. Most emulations sidestep this routing.
> 
> It plays legato style, as you say, first key only and people played it that way. Again, later cheesy models introduced this per key and a lot of 'softsynths' do the same but if you listen to keyboardist playing the percussive it can be used a lot more expresively due its legato trigger - the keyboardist decides when the percussive is heard.

<snip>

Wow!
Thanks for all the info - I had some idea about some of it, but it's
great to see so much put together.

The whole Hammond setup was once described to me as 'Great sound -
in spite of crap design' :)

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk



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