[HAM] increasing perc. volume

[Jake Sherman]

Hey,
It's funny you should mention "Too Damn Hot."  I always thought 
something sounded funny about that percussion.  I finally realized that 
one note (a G) either doesn't decay or does decay but is WAY louder 
than the others.  You can hear it at 0:30 in Someday My Prince Will 
Come.  Other than that I think the percussion is normal sounding on 
that album.
-Jake

On Dec 9, 2007, at 5:07 PM, Christoph P. Kukulies wrote:

> Hammond archives reveal that R61 (33K, 39K, set at factory) controls 
> the
> percussion volume.
>
> I have heard some recordings, especially those of Dr. Lonnie Smiths
> CD "Too Damn Hot", on which the percussion kind of "rings" differently
> from what I heard on other recordings. Actually the decay funtion can
> only be an exponential function due to the nature of the percussion
> generation method, though there could also be some point in the
> percussion circuitry where a certain non-linearity could change the
> characteristics.
>
> Would be interesting to learn something more abot this.
>
>  Actually the decay funtion can only be an exponential function due to
> the nature of the percussion generation method, though there could also
> be some point in the percussion circuitry where a certain non-linearity
> could change the characteristics.
>
> On the other hand recording technique and treble driver also add to the
> overall sound.
>
> Would be interesting to learn something more abot this.
>
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