From ken@kenhall.ca Tue Feb 05 13:58:37 2008
Subject:Re: Bx3 to C1. Any views??

Which drawbar controller do you use?

Ken

funkyhammond wrote:
>
> I own a C1 but have only played the BX3 and CX3 in stores. A few
> things to consider:
>
> 1) C1 is much lighter and more portable.
> 2) C1 doesn't have real drawbars.
> 3) C1 action is a little on the stiff side.
> 4) BX3 action is more susceptible to accidental double-triggering. I
> think there was a firmware update to address this for the CX3/BX3, but
> I don't know how it affects MIDI triggering, if you want to use it as
> a controller.
> 5) C1 sound engine is the latest gen. and sounds great.
> 6) BX3/CX3 has a very colored C/V, IMO.
>
> If you're main concern is feel, then as long as the double-triggering
> issue was properly addressed, the BX3 might be the better solution for
> you. Sound-wise, though, the C1 is great and also has Vox and Farfisa
> emulators, if you're at all interested in that.
>
> Regarding (1) and (2), I actually have found now that I like the
> portability of not having the drawbars for times when I don't need
> them. But if I do feel like I need them, I just MIDI up an external
> drawbar controller. This lets me decide if I want a light and fast
> setup, or a more time-consuming, full setup.
>
> The one silver lining of point 3 is that the bit of extra resistance
> makes it more usable as a controller for velocity sensitive sounds, if
> you want to use it for that. I find the shallow trigger point of the
> C1 makes the slightly stiffer action a non-issue for me, anyway, when
> playing organ. The trigger point is deeper for MIDI Out, if it's set
> to transmit velocity. The BX3 must work the same way.
>
> Yiorgos
>
> --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> , "dimitrislym"
> wrote:
> >
> > Thinking of getting me a new gen. Bx3 - selling most of my other gear
> > to buy it. I was wond. if any1 has tested it against the Nord c1.
> > Mostly concerned about the feel, not necesarily sound. I ll keep
> > whichever of the two I would buy for a long time usi ng it as a
> > controller even when something new Hammond-clone-sound-wise hits the
> > market in the fut.
> >
> > cheers
> >
>
>

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