From dave@bombfactory.com Tue Nov 09 06:34:54 2004
Subject:Re: Why did Hammond get the virtual B3 right?


Hi Steve,

The question still remains... for a given generator model, is it
better to use a fully modeled tonewheel oscillator or one which is a
repeating snapshot in time?

/Dave

> > > a "modeled" organ...and even it uses some bit of sampling. My
> main
> > > point is not to diss on modeling or praise sampling or get into
> > > another silly argument about what is or isn't modeling or which
> is
> > > better. its simply to say that the XK3 is not MERELY a sample
> > > playback organ. It does in fact use some samples at the bottom
> > > layer, but because the sound is built up by layering samples of
> > > spinning discs...it can be thought of as a modeling organ as
> well,
> > > one that uses some samples to get there.