From landofpromise@hotmail.com Sat Sep 16 21:25:17 2006
Subject:Re: VK-7 vs VK-8

You go, Hugo,

Never heard that before, right?!?!

That all makes good sense to me! I still have not gotten to play a
VK8 though. I did get my two VK7s hooked together in a functional
way. I just got a couple of Hammond console organs though and man
when you set at the controls of those babies you can not only hear
but feel why they changed our musical world. They just feel like a
successful design,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Which I guess they are! What
an amazing machine! I'm getting to live in the best of both worlds
for now, happy me.

Dante Star

> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rock Key
> > To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 9:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: VK-7 vs VK-8
> >
> > I just got my VK-7 a couple months ago and I'm very
> > happy with it. I have heard the VK-7 is overalI more
> > desireable than the VK-8 too. I recently realized I
> > could plug in a midi keyboard into "SUB IN" to play
> > the lower manual drawbars (I happen to have an old
> > Akai AX 80 61 note synth that I almost got rid of). It
> > works great. The only glitch is the VK-7 doesn't lay
> > flat because of the angle of the top and a couple of
> > knobs on the AX80 so I'm thinking of modding it since
> > I seems I'll only use the keyboard section of the
> > synth anyway.
> >
> > Rock
> >
> > --- dantestar7 wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, this is my first post on this forum. I have an
> > > RT3 a A105 a M3
> > > as well as two VK7s. I was talking with Roland
> > > support the other day
> > > about how to hook the two VK7s together. I have been
> > > using them in
> > > differnt locations but now I have them both in my
> > > studio. Anyway, I
> > > asked the guy how much better the VK8s were than the
> > > 7s. He told me
> > > that the 8s were actually a scaled down version of
> > > the 7s. He said
> > > that
> > > Roland really should have called the VK8 the VK6. I
> > > have not gotten
> > > to hear or play a VK8 but I was shocked. Did you
> > > ever hear any of
> > > that. By the way I do really like my 7s. I wondered
> > > how they could
> > > sound any better. If I could I'd carry one of my
> > > Hammonds around for
> > > playing out but at least for me those days are gone.
> > > So I'm very
> > > greatful for the VK7s.
> > >
> > > Dante Star--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com,
> > > "jake92028"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "analogholic"
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi everyone !
> > > > >
> > > > > What would you say the main differences are
> > > between these
> > > Rolands ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Soundwise, lesliesim., features etc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, I guess the sound/lesliesim. would be the
> > > most important
> > > for
> > > > me.'
> > > >
> > > > VK7 nicer console and overdrive sound, maybe
> > > better C/V. VK8 maybe
> > > > somewhat better raw tonewheel sound and very
> > > realistic 'one-trick-
> > > > pony' leslie sim, global after edit of speeds and
> > > transit times =
> > > same
> > > > for all presets. VK8 also has a better 'other'
> > > piano. Ideal IMO
> > > would
> > > > be VK7 as controller for VK8M module - don't think
> > > anyone's tried
> > > that
> > > > yet, don't know if it would work. With a Leslie or
> > > MS Pro-145,
> > > etc..
> > > > I'd give the VK7 a slight edge, because I like it.
> > > YMMV ~ Wj
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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