From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Fri Feb 14 10:14:39 2003
Subject:Re: Electro vrs. VK7

And just think how groovy the Electro would look
sitting on top of an old RED Roland FP8! (I saw one
the other day and .... no, I DIDNT buy it! lmao)

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--- Barry wrote:
> Having just gotten back my newly fixed VK7 with os
> 1.05 reinstalled, I spent some time comparing it to
> my Electro 73 with os 2. This is what I found (if
> anyone is interested):
>
> The Electro Keyboard is much better. I really don't
> care about the waterfall shape (I slide along the
> tops of the keys, not the edge), but the action
> feels much better. It seems faster, smoother, and
> lighter. The VK7 keyboard is weighted for some
> reason. It would probably feel better to me if it
> wasn't. I like the extra bass notes on the 73, too.
> Not authentic, but they come in handy and sound
> great. The Electro also tracks the keyboard much
> better; the VK7 gets much softer at the bottom and
> much louder at the high end which is a pain.
>
> The physical layout of the VK7 is much better. I
> like real drawbars and I like them to the left. I
> often mess with them while I play with my right
> hand. I like being able to turn the vibrato/chorus
> on and off for both keyboard halves at the same
> time. The Electro takes 3 button switches to do
> this, and I don't like that much. I like having an
> adjustable split point. The Electro 73 is a little
> higher than I like it. The Electro 61 is way too
> high.
>
> They both sound great! The VK7 is fatter and
> Electro is brighter (without being harsh like the
> CX3 os1). The Leslie sound is more complex on the
> Electro (sounds to me more like a Leslie sitting in
> a room), and simpler on the VK7 (more like a Leslie
> through a mic). But, the VK Leslie with os 1.10 is
> just ugly to my ears, which is why I reinstalled os
> 1.05. I really like the VK 'leakage' which is a
> great 'machine' sound that sounds very authentic to
> me; the Electro is a bit too clean to my ears (the
> B3 I used to play had tons of the noise crud, so
> that's what I'm used to). In an informal listening
> test/wine tasting party, my girlfriend (who loves
> music but isn't an organist) couldn't tell the
> difference between the two organs. And, they both
> look great! One in Hammond wood tone, the other in
> Farfisa red!
>
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>

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