From rees@almaden.ibm.com Thu Oct 31 18:03:10 2002
Subject:Re: BX3/CX3 vibrato

Was the BX-3 through a Leslie, or perhaps stereo direct to the sound
system?

--- In CloneWheel@y..., Chuck Hasley wrote:
> I'm sure this will open up an excited round of posts BUT...
> I'm really not happy with the vibrato on the BX3. Especially the
> chorus vibratos. In a word it SUCKS.
> I didn't care for the vibrato on the VK7 either.
> I alos don't care for the HS products at all but I did like their
> vibrato because it was somewhat programable.
> I realize the vibrato on the Korg is not adjustable so I'm wondering
> what other folks on the list have done with respect to vibrato.
Love
> it or leave it?
> I used it last Sunday and when I switched on the chorus the sound
guy
> made a funny face. It sounded almost like a really cheesy ball park
> organ. So, I don't use it. I used it on the B3 mainly to boost the
> 888000008 settings when the Leslie was on tremolo. As a rule the
> stuff I play these days doesn't require vibrato or chorus. The B4
> chorus is the closest I've heard on a clone to the real deal.
> I wonder if there is a fix available? Probably not, I'd guess.
I've
> also thought of throwing an old Yamaha digital delay into the mix on
> one of the stereo split settings to get that nice tight chorus.
> I can see it all now. Buy a clone and add three or four racks full
> of gear to get it to sound right.
> Where does it end?
> Sell it all and carry a B3!!!
> Chuck
>
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