Elka C92

[Harryd91]

Hi all,

I'm wondering if anybody can tell me if the Elka C92 is any good? Also any other information would be much appreciated as I'm struggling to find much except for a quick demo on youtube and a german user manual.

Seems to be pretty much the same as the X35 but with the addition of stand and speaker but there isn't much talk abiut the X35 either.

Many thanks
Harry

[andyg]

Short answer is that it's OK, but it's not that great, it's basically the home version of the X35. If it's free and you want a free small organ to have a bit of fun with, then why not! But there are much better instruments out there for free or very little these days. I'd pass on the Elka and look for something better.

[Harryd91]

Ok thanks, I ended getting it anyway as it was in good condition and with the MIDI and external input I figure it becomes fairly versatile so I'm actually quite pleased with it

[andyg]

Have some fun with it, and if you find that you really enjoy playing organ, then have a look around and see some of the tremendous bargains that are out there.

The MIDI and inputs will give you access to all sorts of virtual organs, from Hammond to classical and theatre. But you will need a way of getting almost zero latency from your computer's sound system.

[Harryd91]

OK I'd just like to say for the record in case anybody is looking at one of these as a first organ - don't bother unless you have a low latency MIDI setup that you can use with this, and even then there is no way to turn off the bass pedal sounds (you can turn the volume down quite a way but not off).

There are no traditional organ stops to change registration, rather just a selection of presets for each manual. Really it feels more like one of those cheap keyboards in an organ configuration than an actual organ.

It's ok for me as I can pair it with a virtual organ and use it as a controller but I can't see myself holding on for it for too long.