From ademus@pacbell.net Mon Jan 28 17:59:10 2008
Subject:Re: Only Moving Air Will Do

"funkyhammond" has it right.

The Speakeasy AMA/RB3C is perfect, in my estimation.

But, I prefer the sound of a Speakeasy "clone" preamp over the AMA,
into my Leslie 3300. YMMV

Best.

> > of a Leslie vs. a sim and being out front in a club listening to a
> miced Leslie vs. a sim.
> > The gap is diminished quite a bit.
> >
> > I also happen personally to not love the tone of Motion Sound
> products, so I don't equate
> > them with a real Leslie een though they have moving parts. I think
> that front of house the
> > Native Instruments B4 and the Nord sims as examples both trump a
> miced up Motion
> > Sound. Alot of time when a Leslie or Leslie sim is discussed, it is
> the rotors that get the
> > attention. Just as important to capturing the sound of a Leslie is
> the sound of the amp. A
> > 122 amp has its own sound just like a Fender or Marshall does. If
> you shut the rotors off
> > completely, the 122 amp still responds in a certain way to having
> the signal level pushed
> > and pulled, and to various frequencies that Motion Sound really
> misses, and the other
> > Leslie sims never quite get. But I digress....
> >
> > Disclaimer - I have yet to try the Speakeasy AMA, so it could be
> that it provides exactly
> > what I think the others are missing.
> >
> > --- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
> > >
> > > It's not just the horn spinning it's what happens to the sound as
> it moves around in the
> > room. hmmm just like the pipes in a church.
> > > It's funny how Don figured that out.
> > > An aural pleasure to say the least.
> > >
> > > From: Ryan Stroup
> > > Date: 2008/01/28 Mon AM 10:38:26 CST
> > > To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [CWSG] Only Moving Air Will Do
> > >
> > > I can't say I've done any extensive research on Leslie simulators,
> but
> > > after trying various options, inevitably, I had to have real
> moving air.
> > > I'm not afraid to stand up and say there will NEVER be a
> substitute. I
> > > don't care what anyone tries to come up with, I won't be 100%
> satisfied
> > > unless I see moving parts. It's just that simple.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ryan
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > "The meek shall inherit nothing." -FZ
> > "You don't get tone on a diet." -T
> > "Hitting 'play' does not constitute live performance." -T
> > www.myspace.com/tonyorant
> >
> >
> >
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