From pprevite@ma.slr.com Fri Oct 04 05:53:21 2002
Subject:RE: Getting To know the CX3

Yes... thanks, Bruce. I'm going to try that mid-setting tonight as well!

> PETER PREVITE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ynottnaro [SMTP:ynottnaro@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:51 AM
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [CWSG] Getting To know the CX3
>
> Hey Peter...
>
> Yes, I know exactly what you're talking about here.
> But with my XK2 and Bulldog, I still had a consistent
> enjoyment quotient happening. And to be fair, I
> haven't combined the CX3 and the Bulldog on a stage
> yet, so my hopes are that's the problem. It took me 3
> days to get a good context sound out of the MS rig
> with the CX3. I'm beginning to think I'll need to use
> one bank of sounds for the MS rig, one bank for the
> combo/direct rig, and another one entirely for the
> leslie. If that's the case, I have no problems with
> that. But the lack of depth in the mid/upper range
> has been consistent so far. But to be fair, I would
> NEVER use the XK2 without a leslie, so the
> apples/oranges comparisons I'm making may be
> apples/hammers here. I only played the XK2 through
> the MS rig in my studio, and the CX3 was beating on it
> like an old dog, so it might just be a context thing.
>
> I was just curious if anyone else was experiencing
> that mid/high dilemma I've had so far, especially with
> the percussion.
>
> Bruce...thanks for the settings; I'll do some playing
> with those today.
>
> THANKS!
> tony
>
> --- "Previte, Peter" wrote:
> > Tony,
> > What I'm going to tell you has also been my
> > perception with electric pianos.
> > For me, how my CX-3 sounds throughout a gig has a
> > lot to do with the venue
> > and stage environment. The organ has always sounded
> > good at a gig but I
> > have noticed that at certain places, when the
> > conditions are really good,
> > it'll give me that "rush". You know the one you get
> > when the "Hammond &
> > Leslie" sound is THERE and there's nuthin else like
> > it?
> > Tweaking the amp will help and some times I've had
> > to play the drawbars more
> > to alter the frequencies to conpensate. Like I
> > said, this happens to me
> > with pianos as well. I play a Yamaha P80 and some
> > places it sounds
> > fantastic. Other times, it just gets the the job
> > OK.
> > Bottom line, for me, it's more a "where you play"
> > than a "what you play"
> > situation.
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > Peter Previte
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ynottnaro [SMTP:ynottnaro@yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:59 AM
> > > To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [CWSG] Getting To know the CX3
> > >
> > > Good morning everyone.
> > >
> > > Did it take you guys long to get a decent sound
> > out of
> > > your CX3 through a combo or MS rig? I remember
> > doing
> > > some tweaking to my XK2, but I don't remember it
> > > grieving me right out of the gate. Maybe that's
> > cuz I
> > > used a leslie from day one. To be fair, I've not
> > done
> > > that yet with the CX3. Up to this point, I have
> > found
> > > it sort of strange in that the low end coming out
> > the
> > > organ is pretty big, but the mids and highs tend
> > to
> > > get lost a little bit. Also the percussion is
> > meaty
> > > in the lower half of the keyboard, and not quite
> > so
> > > filling in the upper end. I find it hard to
> > believe
> > > that's all because of the non-leslie issue. Has
> > > anyone else had this experience? I was tweaking
> > it a
> > > lot during last night's show (adjusting wheel
> > types,
> > > amp types, eq settings) but nothing was really
> > making
> > > me happy. A lot of these things sounded very good
> > at
> > > home, but in the band context, just wasn't
> > happening
> > > yet. I know a bit of this is just not being in
> > the
> > > XK2/leslie comfort zone, but how much of is
> > something
> > > else? Any thoughts would be good.......
> > >
> > > tony
> > >
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