From djacques@csulb.edu Tue Jul 24 18:41:28 2007
Subject:RE: XK-3 software update

Yeah, and Rick Wright and countless other players are still using real
tone-wheel Hammonds.



The Genesis keyboard parts are mostly synth and not Hammond. For those
players modules and samplers make sense. For Hammond heavy content, the
choice may be different.



As of me, if the XK3C only addresses the Leslie sim and improved MIDI, it is
a minor upgrade that makes little sense. Most players have discovered that
nothing sounds like a real rotating horn. I have not used a leslie sim in
years.



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From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Christian Schonberger
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 5:31 PM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] XK-3 software update



Thanks for the information. BUT do HS expect all of us XK-3 owners to sell
our old XK-3 for peanuts and buy the new model - perhaps just to find out
that it sounds a wee little bit better but still any NI software plugin (or
similar) is lightyears ahead? I mean HS should have figured out by now that
their target consists solely of people who know exactly what they want.

Here in Portugal one of the most sucessful artists: Pedro Abrunhosa, relies
heavily on Hammond sounds. The keyboarder, Claudio, uses old Roland modules
since a vintage B3 would be too heavy to haul and maintain - money is no
issue.
Just saw The Genesis concert in Frankfurt: loved it! Awesome! Tony Banks
uses a Korg Oasys and assorted keyboard contriollers and modules. They did a
lot of 1970s stuff heavily featuring Hammond sounds.
Dear Hammond Suzuki: are you sleeping?

Your devoted fan and Hammond XK-3 system user,

Christian

nmcqnmcq net> wrote:
After much pressing, Hammond told me no update to the XK-3. I
mentioned the Keyboard Magazine article which talked about it, and it
was like they never read it. I had to send it to them. they do have a
new leslie sim and other stuff coming out in the new XK model, but no
backwards rev.

Neil

--- In CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com,
Ryan Stroup wrote:
>
> While there has been no confirmation whether or not there's any
truth to
> the XK-3 software update, I haven't heard anything to the contrary
> either. Naturally I would expect if you called Hammond-Suzuki inquiring
> about a future software update, they would deny it. If Hammond-Suzuki
> announced right now that they would be updating the XK3's software,
> don't you think that would hurt the sales of the new XK3c's? So of
> course Hammond-Suzuki is going to deny the existence of a software
> update for current XK3 owners. That's just business.
>
> I'm not saying I'm right about Hammond-Suzuki releasing an update, I
was
> only passing on what I was told. If it turns out to be false, you can
> bet I'll be getting in touch with the individual who passed that info
> along to me. Just to find out where they've been getting their info.
>
> --
> Ryan
>
> David Wilkie Owen wrote:
> > I believe that I recall the update idea being firmly denied...
> >
> > David Owen
> >
>

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