Reverb

[rb4u1]

I have an E3 that has the reverb before the Leslie effect. I am wondering if Nord will ever be able to make the reverb effect come after the Leslie on the Electro series keyboards ? The keyboard sounds great to me except for this one effect, am I the only one that wants the reverb routed after the Leslie, or in parallel on a separate output ?

[andi85]

You're not the only one. I don't think the routing makes a lot of sense the way it is.

[rp911]

On the real thing, though, the Leslie horn and drum are always the final link in the audio chain, so if you were running a real 122 with a spring reverb, the reverb would come "before" the Leslie.

[DanielD71]

The Nord C2 reverb is before the leslie too, I asked Clavia and this is how they wanted it. I would prefer also have the reverb at the end of the chain effect....

Regards,

[michael_C1]

All Hammond Leslie configurations didn't have the reverb before the Leslie. I had a Leslie 122RV cabinet at one time. The reverb had it's own 20 watt amp and small 6x9" speaker, just a straight reverbed signal at a lower volume than the main Leslie sound, nicely designed. it sounded great. A number of people used to use one Leslie with no reverb and a Hammond PR40 cabinet with reverb and more directional bass, since there was no rotating drum.

Reverb after the Leslie is an improvement, and manufacturers have been putting what they consider improvements into Hammond clones for quite a while, for example in the percussion. There's often a choice of second harmonic, third harmonic, or both at the same time. Also, a choice of whether or not the last drawbar (1') will sound or not with percussion engaged. Nord could do it either way if it chose to. In my Hammond XK-1 I have the choice of where to place the reverb in the signal chain. With my E3 I used an external reverb on both the organs and pianos because it's a less direct sound.

[simonbeck]

The point which nobody has yet mentioned is that the Nord's reverb is designed to simulate natural acoustic reverberation, not electromechanical reverb that might be incorporated in a vintage organ or amp. Therefore it should beyond any doubt be placed AFTER any speaker simulation (including rotary). Clavia should rectify this as soon as possible, especially on a professional instrument costing a substantial sum, and supposedly easily upgraded.

[rb4u1]

One poster indicated that the signal chain on a stock vintage Leslie is reverberating a straight signal.
With my vintage Hammond the Reverb is thru the tone cabinet & not the Leslie.
I would think that most people who know the difference would prefer a reverberated dry signal.