From joostdenhertog@hetnet.nl Mon Nov 12 11:47:47 2007
Subject:Re: VB3 Demos on You Tube/ This thing is serious.....

did yoy try kurzweil KB3 mode?

Christian Schonberger schreef:
>
> Well I wouldn't say that the B4II sounds "bad", but I do agree: I
> checked it thoroughly it at a friend's place, comparing it to the
> original B4, which I still use - and I found it worse sounding - at
> all settings I went through. And the original B4 is not that great
> sounding to begin with. It is a cut above all hardware clones I know
> of though.
> One of the biggest problems with Hammond clones (in my opinion) is how
> they behave in a mix - which is a different matter than how they sound
> solo!!! -, especially a very busy mix like classic rock or gospel
> music (I do a lot of work in the latter) as opposed to, say a jazz
> trio. I can't get that warmth, growl and shine, not with the NI B4 and
> not with my XK-3 (which is such a disappointment IMHO). When I run it
> through my leslie (a well maintained 1982 Solton - which isn't a 122
> by a long shot, but it's fine) things get a little better, but still I
> am unable to get 'there'.
> I am convinced that the VB3 can do better than the NI B4 (both
> original and II).
>
> I will install the VB3 demo version very soon and check it out with
> various mixes.
>
> Christian
>
> Simone Placanica > wrote:
> Hi there,
> the VB3 shareware (by Guido Scognamiglio) is a emulation of B3
> hammond organ; it's an italian project that we hope it spreads over
> the whole world.
> You can buy VB3 at www.soundfonts.it now it's at the 1.1
> version,upgrades are totally free
> there's no comparison with NI B4 II that costs a lot and sounds bad
>
> Simone
>
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