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Predators and Prey

FlannelFox

FlannelFox

dem leggies
Ravofox said:
Yum!!

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This will make for great fox spaghetti :3
Thrashy said:
Such majestic creatures :p
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Such, pristine subtle beauty~
@TR273 must be down there somewhere
 
Thrashy

Thrashy

Пу́тин — хуйло́! Слава Україні! FckNzs.
I haven't done a Rock fact for a while and well, if you have to stay at home you have time, right?

So. If you think of a rockband, then you naturally think of a singer, one or two guitarists, a bass guitarist and a drummer. And that's perfectly fine, bands like AC/DC, Krokus or Slayer (and many more) have shown how you can spread an enormous amount of energy with these instruments.

But my favourite Rock instrument hasn't been mentioned yet in this list.
It's an instrument, that was mostly common in the 70s:
Hammond%20Organ.jpg

The Hammond organ.

Now this hasn't been built for those "satan worshiping rockbands" at first.
The Hammond organs were developed as a cheap alternative for churches to pipe organs.

The most known models, such as the above B3 use a mechanical device to produce the sound:
Hammond-tonewheels.jpg


This is what these organs usually sound like:

Now how to improve things?
Well, there was a manufacturer called Donald Leslie, that wanted to influence the sound by using rotating speakers.
These are called "Leslie cabinets" and yes, they use rotating horns which gives the organ a "waving" sound.
1280px-Leslie_Speaker.jpg

hammond_981_leslie_speaker_rotary_1411400757000_1077034.jpg


You can control the speed, thus changing the sound a bit:

This finally gave the Hammond organ that sound that was used in 70s Rockbands. The most important would be Deep Purple, but more to that later.
A Hammond Organ combines very well with guitars, drums and basses.
Here's an example for that, at 2:15

Now of course this can be still improved, and that's what Deep Purple did. You see, they tried to give their sound even more power, so what are you gonna do? Well, use guitar amps for the organ and use the distortion-functions, that are meant for guitars. Deep Purple (or better, their Keyboardist Jon Lord), mastered that so well, that in some songs the Organ sounds like a second guitar.
With these distortions, they could produce sounds that were never heard before (and are now made by synthesizers):
(See from 2:50)

And if you think, with a former church instrument, you can't rock and go wild, please think again:
Of course, one could argue, that misusing an instrument like this is bad. And sure, the Hammond organs weren't built for that. But that doesn't mean, they couldn't handle it. They were (almost) indestructible!

So yeah, a little journey through an instrument, that I hope will have it's big comeback in Rock Music one day again (and not just niche as it is today).

So yeah, with that I'll just leave another classic here to end this today's fact post ^^
(Not embedded though)
youtu.be: Uriah Heep - Bird of Prey
 
FlannelFox

FlannelFox

dem leggies
Thrashy said:
I haven't done a Rock fact for a while and well, if you have to stay at home you have time, right?

So. If you think of a rockband, then you naturally think of a singer, one or two guitarists, a bass guitarist and a drummer. And that's perfectly fine, bands like AC/DC, Krokus or Slayer (and many more) have shown how you can spread an enormous amount of energy with these instruments.

But my favourite Rock instrument hasn't been mentioned yet in this list.
It's an instrument, that was mostly common in the 70s:
Hammond%20Organ.jpg

The Hammond organ.

Now this hasn't been built for those "satan worshiping rockbands" at first.
The Hammond organs were developed as a cheap alternative for churches to pipe organs.

The most known models, such as the above B3 use a mechanical device to produce the sound:
Hammond-tonewheels.jpg


This is what these organs usually sound like:

Now how to improve things?
Well, there was a manufacturer called Donald Leslie, that wanted to influence the sound by using rotating speakers.
These are called "Leslie cabinets" and yes, they use rotating horns which gives the organ a "waving" sound.
1280px-Leslie_Speaker.jpg

hammond_981_leslie_speaker_rotary_1411400757000_1077034.jpg


You can control the speed, thus changing the sound a bit:

This finally gave the Hammond organ that sound that was used in 70s Rockbands. The most important would be Deep Purple, but more to that later.
A Hammond Organ combines very well with guitars, drums and basses.
Here's an example for that, at 2:15

Now of course this can be still improved, and that's what Deep Purple did. You see, they tried to give their sound even more power, so what are you gonna do? Well, use guitar amps for the organ and use the distortion-functions, that are meant for guitars. Deep Purple (or better, their Keyboardist Jon Lord), mastered that so well, that in some songs the Organ sounds like a second guitar.
With these distortions, they could produce sounds that were never heard before (and are now made by synthesizers):
(See from 2:50)

And if you think, with a former church instrument, you can't rock and go wild, please think again:
Of course, one could argue, that misusing an instrument like this is bad. And sure, the Hammond organs weren't built for that. But that doesn't mean, they couldn't handle it. They were (almost) indestructible!

So yeah, a little journey through an instrument, that I hope will have it's big comeback in Rock Music one day again (and not just niche as it is today).

So yeah, with that I'll just leave another classic here to end this today's fact post ^^
(Not embedded though)
youtu.be: Uriah Heep - Bird of Prey
Click to expand...
Well okay, I'm dumbfounded.
I grew up listening to a lot of that music and always imagined at guy standing behind a synth. All the moving parts in that cabinet.. wow
Manchesterite said:
Let us worship @FlannelFox
His true form has been revealed
He is the Appointed One
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My true form is a centimeter square drawing? XD
I don't know what we'd do without your ever endearing love for foxes but you sound sleepy :p
 
Thrashy

Thrashy

Пу́тин — хуйло́! Слава Україні! FckNzs.
FlannelFox said:
Well okay, I'm dumbfounded.
I grew up listening to a lot of that music and always imagined at guy standing behind a
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Well, not impossible ^^

Since a Hammond can cost as much as a (good) car, some companies tried to recreate that sound digitally, which works ok:
You can still plug this keyboard into a Leslie to have a very similar sound as the original Hammond.
Now if these Leslie-speakers wouldn't cost as much as a car too :/
 
Pygmepatl

Pygmepatl

Spotted Skunk
Thrashy said:
I haven't done a Rock fact for a while and well, if you have to stay at home you have time, right?

So. If you think of a rockband, then you naturally think of a singer, one or two guitarists, a bass guitarist and a drummer. And that's perfectly fine, bands like AC/DC, Krokus or Slayer (and many more) have shown how you can spread an enormous amount of energy with these instruments.

But my favourite Rock instrument hasn't been mentioned yet in this list.
It's an instrument, that was mostly common in the 70s:
Hammond%20Organ.jpg

The Hammond organ.

Now this hasn't been built for those "satan worshiping rockbands" at first.
The Hammond organs were developed as a cheap alternative for churches to pipe organs.

The most known models, such as the above B3 use a mechanical device to produce the sound:
Hammond-tonewheels.jpg


This is what these organs usually sound like:

Now how to improve things?
Well, there was a manufacturer called Donald Leslie, that wanted to influence the sound by using rotating speakers.
These are called "Leslie cabinets" and yes, they use rotating horns which gives the organ a "waving" sound.
1280px-Leslie_Speaker.jpg

hammond_981_leslie_speaker_rotary_1411400757000_1077034.jpg


You can control the speed, thus changing the sound a bit:

This finally gave the Hammond organ that sound that was used in 70s Rockbands. The most important would be Deep Purple, but more to that later.
A Hammond Organ combines very well with guitars, drums and basses.
Here's an example for that, at 2:15

Now of course this can be still improved, and that's what Deep Purple did. You see, they tried to give their sound even more power, so what are you gonna do? Well, use guitar amps for the organ and use the distortion-functions, that are meant for guitars. Deep Purple (or better, their Keyboardist Jon Lord), mastered that so well, that in some songs the Organ sounds like a second guitar.
With these distortions, they could produce sounds that were never heard before (and are now made by synthesizers):
(See from 2:50)

And if you think, with a former church instrument, you can't rock and go wild, please think again:
Of course, one could argue, that misusing an instrument like this is bad. And sure, the Hammond organs weren't built for that. But that doesn't mean, they couldn't handle it. They were (almost) indestructible!

So yeah, a little journey through an instrument, that I hope will have it's big comeback in Rock Music one day again (and not just niche as it is today).

So yeah, with that I'll just leave another classic here to end this today's fact post ^^
(Not embedded though)
youtu.be: Uriah Heep - Bird of Prey
Click to expand...
Very interesting instrument! I didn't know of that one. That is so awesome!
 
Foxy Emy

Foxy Emy

Polygenic DID System. Life is wild.
Keefur said:
Hey, @Simo ... a cross between a fox and a skunk is not a skox, it's a Funk!
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What!? Who's asking?! Are there rumors about the proprietors of Savings Skunk and Mischief Mart that I don't know about?!!

@Simo? Are you responsible for this?
 
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