From rpmtino@yahoo.com Fri Jan 24 07:50:08 2003
Subject:Re: My clone just ain't clunky enough

I know what you mean, at first I thought the B4 Leslie simulation was
pretty good but side by side with my Motion Sound R3-147 it's not all
that close. With the MS there is more depth and presence to the
sound, more of a shimmering, grinding quality that the B4 Leslie
approximates but doesn't quite nail. Even though I run the MS in
mono it still has a 3D, animated quality to it.

With the clunka sort of sound you hear on Tarkus (like those stacked
fourths which kind of sound like mallets) on the B4 I tried to get
close by cranking the 3rd percussion (the B4 lets you exaggerate this
volume a bit), and using only the bottom two drawbars, and fine
tuning the key click until it really cuts through.

To me the holy grail of B3 tone is Emerson's sound on Toccata (Brain
Sald Surgery). You really get that mechanical sensation of metal
grinding or glass melting.

A current Italian progressive rock band with a great B3 tone
(particularly their latest album Cinque on the Cuneiform label) is
Deus Ex Machina, they have a prog rock/avant garde/jazz fusion sort
of sound, IMO one of the best bands out there.

Rob Martino

> artists use. When listening to real B3s you really get the
> impression that heavy mechanical machinery is creating the sound.
> Emerson for example on "Tarkus" plays beats and rhythms on his B3,
> kind of sounds like "phunka-thunka-thuka" if you know what I mean.
> My Electro just doesn't have the clunky attack to pull this off.
>
> This was also noticeable on a recent post by Eddie where he invited
> us to identify which track was B3 and which was Electro. I thought
> it was pretty easy to tell...
>
> Can anybody relate to this? Is it a clone problem in general? Is
> there any accessory that would help?