From c_schonberger@yahoo.com Thu Oct 02 04:39:05 2008
Subject:Re: Finally revealed, new tool eliminates the "shrill factor"

To be honest, I still didn't understand 100% why the clones are adding dB when a particular tonewheel is shared and why this mainly (only?) occurs in the harmonic foldback range.
How about the upper and lower manual. If I have the exact drawbar same settings on both (just an example), then I play a chord on the upper manual and let it hang. Now when I play the same chord on the lower keyboard as well, I should hear the keyclicks only, but no increasing in dB, since all nonewheels are already "open". O.K. on a vintage Hammond there might be a slight change because of tolerances in electronocs, but that's no my point. So why the problem within the upper octaves only? Also: to fully solve the problem: wouldn't I need many more bands of a dynamic equalizer (basically a sweepable de-esser, right?) with very fine peaks/notches exactly matching the tonewheel frequency?
 
I am still a little clueless regarding;:
1) why the tonewheel problem on clones? Can't it be solved by emulating the exact wiring virtually (like: this tonewheel is open, so no matter what happens next, it won't get louder?
2) does the added outboard gear really solve the problem by exactly (or very similarly) recreating the Hammond behavior? Doesn't get signal quality or other things lost?
 
Christian
 



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