From frederick.somerville@gmail.com Sat Dec 15 09:55:31 2012
Subject:Re: We all hear differently

Very good point Mark.

I think you describe the SW process very well - at some point you have to
release.

You can tweak and polish for ever.

I am also sensitive to the harmonic beating but have not reacted strongly
against it. The Nord C1/C2/C2d sounds really good in Headphones when you
use the VB3 as computer ventilator (Leslie sim only)

In a PA i find the C2d when using the distant miked Leslie model to be more
likable for me.

Best is my C2d in my Leslie 145

2012/12/15 mark k

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> >> The VB3 I have is simply not usable. The C/V is nothing like any
> Hammond I've ever heard. If you use the chorus on the VB3 and the Leslie
> sim there is a faint hint of harmonic phasing which kills the whole thing
> for me. I used the VB3 one time and then never used it again.
>
> Some folks really like it. If you really like it then you are certainly
> entitled to like it.
> If you've ever played a B3/C3 or A100 for any time you're going to have a
> hard time adjusting to clones.
> I prefer my C2/NE3
>
> Interesting comment which makes me wonder if most of us fall into
> different groups in terms of our acoustic perception, I guess every clone
> manufacturer has someone who decides when the software developers have got
> to the point where their code makes a sound that represents a realistic
> clone. I guess that the person who does this at Korg has a different
> perception of what a Hammond sounds like to say Guido at VB3. Or they have
> the same idea but the bean counters at Korg decide that the development
> budget has been spent so what they have at that point is what goes live.
> Maybe this is where smaller developers like GSI keep investing time until
> it as good as they can get it. (but still unusable to some ears)
>
> Even if the the larger companies involved allowed unlimited development
> time I suspect their clones and sims would all sound different as the
> people who make the final call will all have a different idea of what
> sounds "right".
>
> Chuck, are your comments based on the difficulty you experienced getting
> VB3 to work in Mainstage or it all installed fine and after tweaking all
> the variables VB3 1.4 offers you came to the conclusion it is unusable?
>
> Also are you using the C2/NE3 as it came out of the box or have you
> tweaked the settings?
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark
>
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MVH Frederick Somerville

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