From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Sat Oct 25 01:49:00 2003
Subject:Re: (was Nord Electro) ranting about the CX3

It's not you buddy. This is a relatively common
complaint amongst many clonewheelers, myself included.
I like what the CX3 can do, but the way it sits in a
mix with a rock band? Not a big fan.

T
--- melvinnich@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/23/03 11:37:38 PM,
> djacques@csulb.edu writes:
>
> <<>> If you can, I would suggest that you wait until
> January when the new
> CX3+ from Korg will be introduced at NAMM... <<>>
>
> Dear list,
>
> It's 3:30 am and I am baffled!!! I just suffered
> through four sets with the
> CX3. I've had a great time with the CX3 on
> transparent gigs (such as jazz),
> but I cannot get a CX3 to come even close to cutting
> it on louder, non-jazz
> gigs even though I have the Speakeasy, and even
> though I've tweaked the patches
> using all the wisdom on this site. Still, I know
> good people here are happy
> with the CX3. So why can't I get the CX3 to COME
> CLOSE to cutting it on the
> louder gigs?
>
> The CX3 sound seems to have insufficient body, no
> matter what I do with
> preamps. When you dial in a truly clear sound, it
> is shrill. With warmer sounds,
> I have to turn louder in search of clarity, but then
> things get all woofy and
> badly loud in the midrange so I give up, and then
> turn down again.
>
> On the other hand, the V5 cuts it on the gig with
> ease right out of the box,
> even with zero tweaking (even though I can't stand
> many things about the V5,
> such as its hideously error-prone midi and its wall
> wart). The V5 has a clear,
> throaty tone, with a good pitch center to each note.
>
> I'm selling the CX3. I feel like a thickhead who
> can't figure it out.
>

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