[rodgersorgan] Re: Voicing....



Noel sent a caution about voicing your Rodgers. These are good suggestions.=


I'd add a couple more, mostly for analog instruments.

1) If you insist on voicing the organ, before you even think of adjusting =
anything else, concentrate on just the overall level controls for the =
individual voices. Getting these in the proper balance is critical and may =
be all that is needed. I really can't over-emphasize the difference this =
can make without having to change formants or other controls that can be =
touchy to get right.

2) Check your speaker systems. Check the high frequency setting on the =
speakers, and perhaps, try swapping channels. For example, on the 340 the =
typical installation uses a Rodgers/Klipsch La Scala for the brass =
channel, and M13's or such for the main channel (diapason, flute, string, =
clarinet).  For the brass, perhaps the thinking is that if the speaker =
uses horns, then that must be best for the "horn" stops. This is a =
fallacy. A well designed horn speaker system has a very smooth response, =
and no trace of "horn" sound. In any case, I was having a problem with =
uneven response, especially on the clarinet. I swapped the Brass and Main =
channels, and the clarinet voicing was suddenly smooth. The brass did not =
seem to suffer at all through the M13, probably because the frequency =
ranges where the clarinet sounded rough were not present in the brass =
voices.

Best regards,
Charlie

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