From dfibraio@comcast.net Fri Jul 09 16:29:49 2004
Subject:Re: upgrading from vk7...v-combo, kurzweil, triton or what?

Wow. If I get my k2661, I want that sound.

At 06:38 PM 7/9/2004, you wrote:

>I have a Kurzweil K2661 and the KB3 mode is quite passable, it's not
>as good as some of the dedicated clones, but it sounds very good in
>the mix. By itself, it's not quite ballsy enough for my liking,
>however I haven't spent any time trying to tweek yet, so perhaps
>with a little work it could be better.
>
>While the Kb3 mode is a little weak, compared to dedicated clones
>like the Korg and Roland, it has far superior sounds and synthesis
>capabilities than the Roland and Electro clones, and depending on
>your application you may appreciate the superior sounds that the
>K2661 has. Depending on your taste, you may prefer the Triton's or
>other keyboards over the K2661, but remember that the KB3 mode
>allows you to do something you can't do on other synthesizers like
>the Triton, and that is shape the organ sound in real time using
>drawbars! This is very important if you want to simulate a real
>Hammond organ... otherwise you're simply stuck with one sound, or
>stuck switching between multiple organ patches to vary your sound
>throughout a song.
>
>As a point of reference on the sound quality, I have had numerous
>hammonds over the years and bought my first B3 in 1973.. I currently
>have a B3 chop and a Korg BX3 that I normally use in my rock band (I
>play the BX3 through a Speakeasy and a 147 leslie and it sounds
>superb)... Bottom line, I know Hammond organs, and I am pretty fussy
>about my Hammond sounds! The K2661 has quite passable hammond
>sounds... not as good as I'd like (because I'm very fussy), but the
>K2661's Hammond sounds are probably the best of any non-dedicated
>organ clone, and Kb3 mode provides more realism than you get from
>any standard synth (like a Triton for instance). You can also use a
>volume pedal (in KB3 mode the PEDAL 1 input is pre-programmed for
>this), and a Leslie Switch in Controller input 3 (again pre-
>programmed in KB3 mode).
>
>One thing to note is that while the K2661 has 8 sliders which act as
>drawbars in KB3 mode, the mode wheel takes the place of the 9th
>drawbar (1'). This is a little inconvenient, especially if you want
>to be able to grab the drawbars by hand and manipulate them all at
>once... this is a two step process with the K2661 because you have
>to adjust the 9th drawbar separately using the mode wheel.
>
>That said and with all due respect to the previous comments
>recommending a Triton, I think the K2661 and it's KB3 mode has
>significant advantages over the Triton and other dedicated
>synthesizers.
>
>Contact me offline if you want any additional information.
>
>Craig
>
>PS one last plug for the K2661... it's the only synth I have ever
>owned that can duplicate that great organ sound from the
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