Talk:Leslie speaker
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[edit] Structure
Eek! This page could use some more structure. --Nertzy 09:43, Jun 14, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Copyvio?
Parts of the 22:44, 1 May 2005 151.203.39.16 large edit additions look like a copyvio to me, but I can't prove it. Wasted Time R 14:07, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Model 760
I've made a start at giving this page more structure, and added a sentence or two on the Model 760. My knowledge is limited though, so if anyone wants to improve on what I've done, I won't be offended. Just getting the ball rolling... -- Andrew Spinner
[edit] Models 147 and 122
I've added information on the Model 147 and a description of the difference between the 147 and the 122. -- Wayne Tibbit
[edit] Please make better
Terrible! Its like the people who wrote this knew something, but not what actually happened!
- In that case, I suggest you edit it with your knowledge, instead of just asking someone else to "please make better".Andrew Spinner 12:06, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Different Sounds?
I should probably direct this more to the Hammond Organ atricle, but it seems i have a better chance with an answer in this disussion:
How exactly does the speaker change the sound of the Hammond? I mean, the "waves" of sound? The volume? Pitch?
JLH: I'll try to explain best I can. The typical Leslie is a two-way speaker system, and each of the two "ways" (mid-hi and low) is made highly directional through a revolving horn (up top) and diagonal baffle (down below). The horn and baffle are motor-driven and are switchable between two different speeds.
The effect of the Leslie is a combination of vibrato, tremolo, timbre modulation, intermodulation and harmonic distortion, and pitch spread, brought about as a result of the rotor/baffle motion and position, the relative location of the listener/microphone, and the environment that the Leslie and the listener/microphone are in. You can almost think of the Leslie as an acoustic lighthouse, and you hear both the Leslie directly and its sound bouncing off of the environment. Bear in mind that 3 sides of a Leslie are covered up by cabinetry with slats on the top and bottom, which makes the acoustic behavior even more complex. Leslies sound really good in large, reflective spaces.
[edit] Song examples: 100% rock!
IMO, this article should probably be edited to include examples from genres other than 60's/70's rock. Nobody can deny that the Hammond/Leslie combo was used just as prominently (if not more so) in Jazz, Blues, Soul, and of course Funk. --Mixsynth 22:04, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] GX-1 Reference Deleted
JLH: I took out the reference to the use of a Leslie simulator on Emerson's Yamaha GX-1 in the ELP song "Pirates." The wavering effect that speeds up is some sort of filter cutoff modulation that I think was controlled with a footpedal underneath the GX-1 (I confess to not paying close enough attention when I saw ELPowell, which was the last time E toured with the GX-1).
[edit] HA!
I had to laugh when I read this sentence. Do you think it has enough commas in it?
"While normally used with an organ, because it is a separate unit, any musical source, such as an electric guitar, as heard in Cream's "Badge" or Pink Floyd's "Any Colour You Like", can be played back through a Leslie speaker, creating a wide range of surprising and dramatic effects. "
