From djacques@csulb.edu Thu Jan 09 08:10:17 2003
Subject:Re: Electro vs CX-3

I heard the Electro's non organ sounds and I was not impressed. At least
for my use, they are not high quality. That's why I use a Roland XV5050
which has EXCELLENT acoustic and electric pianos, and many of them at
that! It also has incredible synth and orchestral sounds all from a 1
rack high module. I have it in a 4 space rack with my Stereo Speakeasy
with all the cables prewired so its a cinch to set up. I just open it,
plug the MIDI and signal lines to the CX3, and the speaker lines to my
twin SRM450's and away I go! I usually set up in about 15 minutes.

But for sheer portability, the Electro is the way to go.

-----Original Message-----
From: ggareth [mailto:ggareth@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 3:43 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Re: Electro vs CX-3

Well, I have an Electro which covers the piano (electric AND
acoustic) and organ sounds extremely well. I hesitated buying one at
full price as I thought it was overpriced but when one came up
secondhand I bought it straight away. Now after having used it live
many times I wouldn't hesitate to buy one at full retail price as I
have realised it is definitely worth every penny :)

Anyway I also wanted some analog tones, and like you I wanted to keep
the size of the rig to a minimum. Obviously a rack VA would be best
but unfortunately the Electro does not make a good controller mainly
because it lacks pitch and mod wheels which are essential to any
analog synth.

So I looked around and decided on a matching red Nord Lead 2. It's
nice having an extra keyboard for the lead sounds instead of
switching programs on a controller board and the NL2 is a very
compact and fairly light board. You can also midi it to the Electro
and use it to play the lower manual on the Electro organ. The NL2 is
a very fine VA and is able to really cut through a live band mix.
The price has also come down during the last year.

Good luck with whatever you choose :)

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