I got this thing to find "my key" for singing, so I could then buy an acoustic box for that need. I suspect I won't have just one key though. Figured I'd never need below an F/Bb/Eb, but just dialed it down to E/A/D to be able to sing "Louisiana Two Step" with a bit more cajones in my voice. And I may go lower.

I had not noticed the sort of digital buzziness to the tone (most noticeable when playing multiple octave voices together, voices of the same octave doesn't matter much), until one of the dancers mentioned "what's up with all these digital accordions? I hate the sound. It's rough on my ears." And after that, I started hearing it.

So, once before I had gone on the hunt to find something to tame the piezo sound of an electric fiddle I have, and chanced upon a compressor/sustain pedal that helped a little, though I never bought that and went another route instead.

But, the sustain idea stayed with me. What better way to smooth out a sawtooth wave form but with a bit of sustain. The Boss CS-3 combined with the Boss AC-3 (Acoustic Simulator) had a slight bit of promise, but, upon continually trying it out, it really ended up giving the thing more of a calliope sound.

The other pedal I got for evaluation is the "Philosophers Tone" pedal, by Pigtronic.

This actually accomplishes the job a bit, though have to watch too much compression making the notes too staccato in some instances. And also emphasizing the digital flapper noise a bit too much when no note is playing, making it sound like a loud pop.

It's a smoother sound, though it is up to the individual ear. And I haven't tried it live with others listening.

I'd be interested if others have tried it, or do try it.

Or what other things you've tried.

I'm currently struggling with trying to combine the Hammond B3 sound with the accordion sound. I don't know WTF it is with me and assimilating the contents of manuals. Seems I had that set at one point, then put the accordion down for a few months, and now I'm an imbecile again, can't figure the manual out again.

Maybe I should set the accordion to the key of D/U/H.

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