From gabru@comsec.net Sun Apr 10 10:44:01 2011
Subject:Re: Bye, Bye VK8m

One of the nice things about the Ventilator is the speaker modeling.
Then all you need is a good full range sound system and you're done.

From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of MRK7421@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 10:21 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Re: Bye, Bye VK8m

I agree that a Hammond preamp can help a clone sound more authentic.

The Numa sounds great through the RCA jack on my B-3 and into a 122. Ditto
the VK8m by the way.

It is slightly more shrill than the B-3 but not by much. With about a
quarter turn of the tone screw it is all just fine.

What I am saying, and I have said it before many times is that P.A.
speakers really screw with the sound of digital clones.

What speakers exist out there that have a similar response curve to a
leslie? To my knowlege, there are none.

So in most cases, the speakers are so far off that it really causes a lot
of problems.

I had a pair of 15'' two way Yamaha ( I think BR 15 ?) that were a low end
version of their standard 15 inch two way. Those actually sounded good. The
tweeter did not dominate and it all sounded full and warm with just about
any amp I used.

A couple other things that contribute to clone problems are percussion
volume and the way a leslie sim interacts with the percussion. A lot of sims
seem to try to enhance the upper harmonics which create problems.

Which is one reason that chorus vibrato on a clone is so important to me. I
can just go for the straight chorus sound if the sim is causing problems
through the P.A.

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