Dynacord CLS series

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The Dynacord CLS series consisting of the models CLS 22 and CLS 222 was an effects device developed by the German electronics manufacturer Dynacord to imitate a Leslie loudspeaker . The effects device was built in 19-inch format with one height unit and was in production from 1982 to 2003. The models are considered to be the first and to this day the best professional options for the alternative sound generation of a Leslie rotor.

history

The "CLS 22" model was built from 1982 to 1988 and uses an exclusively analog signal . According to the manufacturer's official product brochure, Dynacord began developing the effect back in the 1970s with the aim of imitating the sound of the mechanical rotor cabinet fully electronically and without wear. For this purpose, the manufacturer divided the input signal into a high-frequency and a low- frequency signal using an electronic crossover . Since the start and stop times of the two channels intentionally varied, the rotor sound could be copied electronically. You could choose between fast speed ("Fast"), slow rotor sound ("Slow") and unaffected signal ("Stop"). In addition, input level of the preamp , rotor balance, output level of the signals could be set between monophonic and stereophonic . On the back there is an IEC connector , jack sockets , XLR outputs , fine adjustments for the rotor speed and a foot switch output .

In 1989 a revised version of the device was published under the designation "CLS 222". This effects device now also partially used a digital signal for signal processing in contrast to the pioneer. According to the manufacturer, the model could now be used without problems for electric guitars , microphones and PA systems , although the previous model was designed more for keyboards . The devices were available at a new price of around 700 D-Marks in the colors “white” and “black”. Nowadays, the devices are used at a price of 275 euros to 460 euros available (as of June 2017).

use

A CLS 222 in Eric Clapton's rack system (sixth from the bottom).

The British rock musician Eric Clapton used a white "Dynacord CLS 222" from 1989 to 1996 as part of its Soldano / Cornish Guitar routing system . In the system, the effects device came with the B part of the Cream song Badge . On the original recording, Clapton played the part with an original Leslie loudspeaker, but used the Dynacord as a replacement for appearances during the Journeyman World Tour and World Tour in 1992 .

The guitarist David Gilmour of the rock band Pink Floyd also used a "Dynacord CLS 222" in his guitar and effects device system, which, like Claptons, was developed by the British electrical engineer Pete Cornish .

The guitarist The Edge of the Irish band U2 also used the “CLS 22” effect device. The French music producer and disc jockey Joakim Bouaziz uses a “Dynacord Leslie simulator CLS 222” in his New York crowdspacer studio. The German blues and rock guitarist Marc Dorendorf uses a “Dynacord CLS 222” in his rack system.

The rock guitarist and singer Peter Frampton criticized the sound of the device after a short test phase with the “CLS 22” model in the mid-1980s and said that the sound could not in the least imitate that of a real Leslie loudspeaker.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dynacord CLS 22 Leslie / Rotary Speaker Simulator. Soundgas Music, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ a b c Hans Ohms: Dynacord CLS 22 / CLS 222. El Me Se, accessed on June 5, 2017 .
  3. ^ Dynacord CLS 222 Leslie Review. Singvøgel, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  4. ↑ a b Dynacord CLS 222 Leslie Speaker Simulator. Reverb Sales, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Dynacord CLS 22 front panel. Audio Fanzine, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Dynacord CLS 22 Manual. Homestead Audio, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Dynacord CLS 22. Reverb Sales, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Dynacord Dynacord CLS 222 Leslie Rotary Cabinet Rack Mount Emulator. Reverb Sales, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  9. ^ A pair of 1988 Soldano SLO-100 and a 1989 Pete Cornish Guitar Routing System. Bonhams , accessed June 5, 2017 .
  10. ↑ Pulse 1994 set-up. Gilmourish Club, accessed June 5, 2017 .
  11. ^ Dynacord CLS 22 Used By The Edge. eBay , accessed June 5, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Equipment , crowdspacer.nyc
  13. ↑ Gear & Equipment. Marc Dorendorf, accessed on June 5, 2017 (English).
  14. ^ Rig Rundown - Peter Frampton. Premier Guitar, accessed June 5, 2017 .

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