From emilindru@yahoo.com Thu May 15 12:46:30 2003
Subject:Re: CX3 when recorded - "digital sheen"...

Hi

I own a Cx-3 and I'd agree with much of that
statement.

cheers,
E.

--- brianfores wrote:
> Hey folks, i was reading reviews of the CX3 at
> harmony-central.com,
> and the second one down from the top, the guy says
> he loves it, but
> then where he recorded with it, there was a "digital
> sheen" that
> didn't sound good. Anybody else have this problem,
> anybody else think
> this guy is full o' crap? His comments are
> reproduced below:
> -b
>
> "Here is the one problem I see with the Korg CX-3. I
> own a Hammond XB-
> 2 and XK-2 and a 122 Leslie. I spent days running
> A-B comparisons
> between the Korg CX-3 and the Hammonds. The Korg
> sounds great solo.
> It Leslie effect is superb compared to anything
> except a real Leslie.
> But as soon as you try to set it into a mix, it just
> does not want to
> fit. It sounds over processed, has a digital sheen,
> and there are
> some harmonics that just make it sound like a fish
> out of water in
> the mix--even when it is run through a Leslie. When
> you play with the
> band or with recordings, the Hammond XK-2 has a
> sound (harmonic
> character) that fits right in: funky and thick. I
> tried to love the
> CX-3 and spent days trying to get the that organic
> sound from it. But
> after several months, I sold it in spite of loving
> everything else
> about the CX-3."
>

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