From dfibraio@comcast.net Sat May 15 21:50:00 2004
Subject:Re: need help...

Hi. The shrillness seems to be present regardless of the amp type. I don't
think I want to go to a motion sound leslie sim, since I already bring out
a ton of gear and other people have to move/set it up for me. I could try
the drawbar technique, but since I mainly set up one organ preset and just
modify the drawbars per song, that may take some time. Is there a setting
in the VK that would scale back the harshness? Somehow, I doubt it. I was
looking at the V-combo due to its EQ knobs right on the unit. I know others
have said the CX-3 has a shrillness problem or it used to before the 2.0
upgrade, but again, I need my keyboard to do more than organ. I am thinking
about the speakeasy pedal or the V-combo/vk8/eelectro, or maybe just
trading in the amp altogether. I don't know what to do, though.

At 10:11 PM 5/15/2004, you wrote:

> From: Damon Fibraio
>
> >OK, everybody. Here's my situation and maybe somebody can help me
> here. My
> current keyboard rig is as follows:
>
> > I could probably live with the VK7
> more if I could find a way to remove the shrillness from the top end of
> the
> keyboard. It really does hurt. So, my options are as follows:
>
> >Trade VK7 for VK8 with slightly better orchestral bank, but limitted
> extra
> sounds.
> >Trade in KC-550 for better amp.
> >I looked at the motion sound stuff
> and that would work if my organ was only doing organ, but it isn't, so
> that
> is kind of out of bounds.
> That is not true if you look at one of Motion Sounds keyboard amp line
> which in some models combines the rotating horn feature with some
> excellent keyboard amp speakers.
>
> I have heard the "shrill" etc comments on KC500 or 550- but twice now I
> have tried other speakers for replacement and still have my KC 500. I had
> a Barbetta Sona 32 which may have been faulty out of the box but it was
> had to have the bass turn nearly off to sound still not as good as
> others. I like what the 500 can add to acoustic piano sounds.
>
> One other theoretically obvious thing is that you have some control
> over highs by setting upper drawbars to lower values and trble EQ in the
> VK programs to negative values. Even with those adjustments, virtually
> all clones will be shrill in the upper octaves, you may have to try more
> than one treble trim method!
>
> But on to other ideas: if you program VK7 amp to type II rtather than
> type I regs will be less shrill. I'm sure that if you put the VK7 through
> a motion sound when running Leslie fast you will loose some of the
> harshness of thee highs. It is probable that you will avoid internal
> Leslie sims with MS or Leslie added.
>
> It is my impression that the VK8 is not very much different. Some do
> say the non organ sounds are better.
>
> No doubt you are aware that you could play sounds from any other
> keyboard or module through any one of your keyboard by Midi.
>
> Harold
>
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