From birdtrane2003@yahoo.com Fri Feb 18 14:24:32 2011
Subject:Numa, Xk3c, Nord, most authentic?

I play jazz on the B3
I heard Joey De playing his design.. the Studio Logic Numa.
Is this organ clone presently considered to be the closest thing to the real deal?

This is a complicated question because the real thing is really 2 things.
As has been stated here, the amplification is perhaps more important than the clonewheel, given the fairly high level of clonewheels in 2011.

Additionally I just bought the Vent, and it seems to be better than the sim in the cx3.
How does the Numa sim compare to the Vent?

I am playing a newer model cx3 with a Vent and jbl g2 eon.

I am having difficulty getting the 88800000 Jimmy Smith solo sound, believe it or not.

I am thinking about getting another clonewheel, since the cx3 has no option for bass pedals
and I have a hunch 2 manuals is better in general for jazz style.

Is the 2 DIFFERENT clonewheel idea a bad idea? I am concerned about expression pedal, for one thing. My thought is that each clonewheel is a slightly different sample of a B3 ( and each B3 is different as well ) . So it might be fun, to for instance have a cx3 AND a
Numa, or Nord, or XK3c

I know this is long, but, I was hoping for some thoughts opinions experiences with these options.
Thank you