From aevett1@yahoo.com Mon May 28 09:23:07 2007
Subject:Re: Don't blame your tools

From my experiences with any electronic instrument
that emulates an acoustic instrument:

* Context is the core issue, I believe. What kind of
music is being played ? What is the stage line-up,
and what other instruments, amplification, etc. are in
use ? The vocal make up of the act also plays a
role... PA, engineer and monitors all make a
difference, too - especially with an act that travels
with a PA, or plays a house gig. In a previous band,
my V Combo (Later, a VK-8M) was "The Sound". In my
current band, that "Sound" didn't fly; so I tried a
Hammond XM-2 (better), then a Nord Stage 76 (best).
I've had similar experiences with digital piano voices
as well; though more often in that case, it's been a
matter of trying different patches, doing some
editing, etc...But I have had situations where a
different instrument did the trick, too.

* As mention previously in this thread - but being
restated it because its' importance can't be stressed
enough - is the concept of 'moving air'. A rotary
cabinet simply makes a huge difference. With the
current crop of clones - all having decent rotary
simulation, 'moving air' takes them to greater
heights. And with even the 'cheapest' organ sound, a
rotary cabinet will work wonders. One of the best 'in
context'
emulations I experienced was back in 1981-83 when I
played an Arp Quartet (2 organ sounds, limited 'on the
fly' editing) through a Leslie 122 via a Combo
Pre-amp. What a rich sound that was...

Allan

--- Norman Peterson
wrote:

> So agreed! I think my Electro is so so and then with
> recent recordings I
> have done I am pretty impressed with the sound. And
> this is with no real
> Leslie. The Roland,Korg, Clavia, Native Instruments,
> EVB3 and all the rest
> are really incredible.
> Sorry guys but it is also how you play the damn
> thing. This group
> (CWSG) really dwells on this and that clone and
> clone shootouts this one is
> the best, blah, blah
> blah. BUT the real deal is how you apply your
> Hammond techniques to these
> clones to make them sound convincing. The best
> advice us older players can
> give the newbies who maybe never got a chance to
> play a real Hammond in a
> band situation is the "secret" drawbars settings and
> how to apply these to
> our favorite songs. But I am surprised at how many
> B-3's i am seeing on TV
> for live performances. SIR and others must be doing
> well !!!!
> Norm
>
> On 5/27/07, goffmac747@aol.com
> wrote: