From DAVIDO@LYNXFS.COM Tue Feb 19 05:01:36 2002
Subject:Re: XK2 tone

The XK2/XB1 is IMO, way too bassy. I use an XB1 with a Pro3T and a
Roland KC300. With even the mildest amount of bass on the KC300 and a
moderate Gain on the Pro3T the KC speaker nearly leaps out of the
cabinet once at stage volume. This is a real problem when introducing
vibrato because this increases the bass. So if i setup a 888000000
registration, and take the gain on the Pro3T to a point just below
the 'speaker leaping' threshold, maybe 11'o clock on both 3T dials,
and 5 gain, 5 master on the KC, when i bring the vibrato i get this
horrible, bassy, distored sound and the KC nearly shakes itself apart.
Even with Bass all the way off and treble all the way up, this
problem still occurs, although you can squeeze a bit more volume out
before it all turns to mush. I haven't tried using an EQ, maybe this
would help but i wish Hammond-Suzuki had introduced a way to tweak
the basic tone of the system.

--- In CloneWheel@y..., "virtualcai" wrote:
> Hi,
> yet another try:
> Is there a similar way to tweak pots inside the XK2 as it is with
the XB2?
>
> Cai
> PS:I think it is quite strange that the Vibrato produces a bass
boost.
>
> --- In CloneWheel@y..., rick155@a... wrote:
> > I've used EQ on my XK-2 for quite a while precisely because it's
too shrill
> > up top and too bassy down low. The shrillness I attribute to the
XK-2
> > itself. The bassiness I've always attributed to my use of a bass-
happy
> > Roland KC-500 for the lower rotor sim with a Pro-3T. But maybe
the XK-2 is
> > bass happy too. Every setup will require its own particular
approach to EQ,
> > but the article on EQing an XB-2 at theatreorgans.com
> > (http://theatreorgans.com/hammond/faq/files/xb-2.html#3) is what
got me
> > started in the right direction. In any event, the EQ helps
balance out the
> > tone, but I've concluded there's really nothing that can be done
to give it
> > more muscle, especially in the top 1 1/2 octaves. I can get a
screaming high
> > C, and the EQ pretty much removes the shrillness, but full chords
are
> > noticeable thinner than on a real B3. After two years I've
concluded that's
> > just the way it is.
> >
> > Rick
> >
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