From DAVIDO@LYNXFS.COM Mon Oct 07 04:26:28 2002
Subject:Re: Getting To know the CX3

Yes, i agree totally with what you say Eric,
I've also noticed this lack of cut in the high end, especially after
adjusting the internal EQ to get rid of the shrillness. Adding the
Speakeasy helps but does not entirely remove the problem. I've never
been 100% happy at a gig with the CX3 and MS rig, and i've now sold
the MS rig. The MS rig was better with my old Hammond XB1 in some
respects, apart from the drawbar beating on tremelo.
I've found that the best results with the CX3 has been while using
the internal sim, and a big, old, valve guitar amplifier, apart from
a real Leslie of course.. the CX3 really kicks through a Leslie.
One thing i have found is that adjusting the internal Leslie sim
params can have a radical effect on the sound, and by balancing the
horn/rotor slightly in favour of the horn and setting the distance of
the horn MIC higher than the rotor, does seem to improve the mid/high
without re-introducing the shrill top.

Regards

Dave

-- In CloneWheel@y..., "Eric Lawson" wrote:
> Tony,
>
> I feel your pain, totally. I had the same problems and never
really
> overcame them to my satisfaction. Prior to getting my CX3 in
January
> of this year, I had used an XK2 and Voce V5 for 2 years and an XB2
> prior to that for about 8-9 years. I was using both a Pro3T and a
> KBR-M. The Hammond clones sounded like they were just made to go
> with a Motion Sound. I've speculated that Hammond's Leslie sims
> sucked so bad perhaps due to the fact that they spent more time
> getting the organ tone to sound warm and full.
>
> With the CX-3, I believe that Korg engineered it to be a really
great
> all-in-one package, including the organ tone and the Leslie
> simulator. Start stripping things away and it needs a little
help.
> The first couple of gigs with my CX-3, I had simply taken a couple
of
> the presets and disabled the Leslie. This was not going to cut
it.
> I struggled through a couple of gigs not digging it at all (if you
> search for prior posts, you will find some of my earlier
frustrations
> posted back in February). To this day, I believe that the XK2 and
V5
> sound better through a Motion Sound than does the Korg. With my
> Leslie 122, they are pretty equal. Getting a Speakeasy preamp
helped
> the cause in that respect.
>
> I have actually started using the Korg CX-3 and Motion Sound KT80
> (non rotary, but has a 12AX7 channel) for most gigs, with the
> internal sim on the CX-3. See my other recent post for settings of
> my favorite sound right now. Like I said before, the Korg strikes
me
> as a machine that sounds its best when all functionality is enabled
> and that the individual parts are maybe not as strong.
>
> I still miss my old XB-2 and Pro3T rig--that thing had a crappy
cheap
> keyboard, but the sound I got from it was kicking! And the
keyboard
> action on the XK2 is far superior to the CX3--much more robust and
> none of that double-triggering nonsense. Looking forward to v2.0
to
> fix that (I hope).
>
> Keep tweaking and let us know how it works out for you.
>
> Regards,
> Eric
>
> --- In CloneWheel@y..., ynottnaro wrote:
> >
> > 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.