From billharms@billharms.com Mon Nov 17 11:54:54 2003
Subject:Re: KBR-M Motion Sound or Pro 145

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> Any owners of a KBR-M out there? Does it cut it in live
applications? Do the
> mikes do a good job? Is the Pro 145 actually worth it versus a good
sim?

So I used to have a KBR-M, Currently use a KBR-3D and just got a real
leslie 145. My Cx-3 goes through a speakeasy pedal.

I liked the kbrm a lot. It was not loud enough by itself to compete
with 2 guitars, but I thought the internal mike was fine, and the
single xlr out worked very well live. Very slick, mixes horn, low
rotor sim, and clean keyboards all at the level you hear it. (horn mic
is adjustable. set it and forget it.)

I got the kbr3d because I wanted stereo for my P-80, and I also
thought it would be fun to have the horn rotor miked in stereo through
the PA. And a little more volume for the piano.

The kbr3d is louder. The kbrm has better bottom (from the 12" woofer).
And, I thought that the kbrm's monophonic low rotor sim was more
effective. More of a pulsing throb than the 3d's weak left-right
stereo low rotor effect, which is almost unnoticable. It's also lots
easier to move, though the notch cut out of the back makes it awkward
to put on a chair or amp stand.

Compared to my real 145, the motion sound combos really do go a long
way toward giving that visceral satisfaction. The spinning horn next
to your head really inspires.

FWIW, I have become convinced that a lot of THE SOUND, in particular
that whispery leslie sound, comes from tons of tube amp trash being
spun around in a louvred wooden box. Consequently, as long a sim
designers (including MS) are convninced that there is realy only
amplitude modulation going on in the low rotor, then they are going to
miss the mark.

Bill