Tired of waiting for the LESLIE STUDIO 12 to be available thru Sweetwater, i just bought the 2101 . I had considered the Leslie 3300, studio 12, as well as the Motion Sound Pro 145 and the Kbrd-3d. But the Studio 12 has no audio out, and at 85 lbs, it would REMAIN in my Studio. Same with the 3300. The Motion Sound stuff isn't built very well ( i used to have a Pro-3x , and i r'd it in damaged condition , I sold it when i got my Nord C2, as i had had my fill of leslie sims. i know about the Vent, but i wanted the real thing, not just another Sim, good as it may be. I have plenty of keyboard amps, including a sub-woofer, and i don't feel a need to buy powered speakers,i''ve used them, and , to be honest, i'm perfectly happy with my Roland c350 and the Kcw1 sub. to my ears, this combo has worked well on gigs, and with the sub, i have plenty enough bass . I'm not real techie , even though i've read the 2101 manual at least 20 times . i like simplicity, don't want to have to bring a separate mixer, and if there is a pa available, my existing set up will be more than good enough.
Any leslie 2101 owners out there. i'd love to hear people's ideas who have tweaked this unit to their own satisfaction.
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Re: JUST BOUGHT THE LESLIE 2101 MK1
This thing is sweet ! It's hard to realize that this model came out in 2002 . It does not have the tube pre-amp of the Mark II, but the digital tube overdrive of my C2 (ver1) is convincing enough to get the ' sound'. I am glad i never upgraded to 2.0, as i always loved the original overdrive on the nord. Of course, one can always use a tube pre amp ( Speakeasy, for instance) but i am weary of long signal chains, additional power cords and little and big wires . I rarely use the overdrive on the 2101, i prefer the convenience of the nord onboard drive, and it came out 7 years after the MKI . The moving air of the unit is both convincing and beautiful. I did not get the vent because i prefer the moving air. I also midi out from the nord to the leslie, enabling me to use the vastly preferred Roland rotary pedal to the Hammond footswitch provided with the unit . At 50 lbs, the thing is movable enough for gigs . between the mk1 and the roland kc350 ( i know, people on forum HATE that amp) i get what passes for a sufficient Bass response from kicking bass on the pedalboard ( Roland PK7a). I got it for $800, and saw 2 more on eBay for the same price (or lower).
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