From frederick.somerville@gmail.com Sat Mar 24 00:55:04 2012
Subject:Re: Something new

Just wait until the Nord c2d hits the shops so ppl get to hear it.
I have had a preproduction unit for Beta testing for while.
This thing sounds good.

I found a contact that has a friend who is buying a Mojo so we are planning a shootout. Now that will be interesting beacuse I use the VB3 as well and the VB3 is good.

The Nord C2d gives you all of the controls in a small formfactor with a sound second to none.

We hade the Swedish first show at Jam music Store in Stockholm 19/3.
Pierre Swärd played a one hour consert/demo and we just had fun.
We had three c2d´s in there and afterwards went to a studio that a B3 + 122 for direct sound comparison.

Mr Calvin Bridges one of the legends said after Pierre had played.
- I have been to church to night.
This is of course largely due to Pierres fantastic playing - he can make 37 note Bonitempi toy organ sound good. But I do thing that Mr Bridges wouldn´t have had as much church if the sound wasn´t spot on.
After all he grew up in Chicago hearing Jimmy Smith, Lonnie Smith, all the great Hammond players in church

'''''''''''' Here is review I did for another forum '''''''''''''''
My overall impression.
My dream of having an lightweight instrument that is 99% of the sound an playability of a Hammond B3 has come true.

The C2d is a compromise when it comes to the MMI since is does not have the original layout and size of switches

If having that is a killer requirement for someone then try Hamicord or KeyBDuo mkIII or the Hammond NewB3P

If you are not willing to make any compromises at all on sound, layout, feel of the keys or stage presence and you are willing to live with the size and weight - get a tonewheeler and enjoy the bliss of

having one. One day I will just for the fun of having one sitting in my liveing room

My requirements on an Hammond B3 Concept organ is as follows
Domain usage of the instrument - I manly focus on Gospel and Jimmy Smith type jazz

The right sound - The should be nothing in the sound that I lack or nothing that bugs me that should not be there
The pre Leslie simulator sound must be top knotch - On gigs I will use a 145 in order to get the best sound
If a Simulatior is provided it should sound a well miked leslie would in a PA (from what I have heard the Vent fullfilles that requirement)
The Leslie sim should not be obtrusive with to much moduluation - Ideally it should sound as if you had a leslie 1 meter from you.
It must sound great out of the box - Since I know so much about Hammonds I would tweak myself to death on a XK system :)
Fast responce when you play it and it should have the touch responsiveness of a B3. So you get the percussiveness out of the instrument
Light weight - I haul my instrument to and from
I must be roadworthy since i haul it around a lot
It must fit in my car - Citroen Berlingo

Now they key question - does the Nord C2d fullfill my requirements.

Yes it does.
I have used it in church using the Leslie sim in my Own PA.
It sounded good enough to not get in my way
The previous Leslie sims from Nord has in my opinion been ok for practicing and rehearsals but not for playing in church where I need to be in touch with the sound.
The C2d has changed my opinion to - The leslie sim is very good. The last two weeks I have not used the Leslie 145 at home much - that is a good sign.
In the end a Leslie will allways be the best sonic experience. But concidering the weight and age of my 145 it is good to know that I do not have to haul it all the time

At the releaseparty at Jam we did not use a Leslie just strait into a PA. In my ears it sounded just as a miked Leslie

The distorsion model is greatly improved. The old one was a little to much fuss box for my taste - the new has the nice growl of a 122.
You can set it so you get early some distorsion early on the Swell pedal travel but it does not break up totally on 888 888 888 and pedal to the metal.
Or you can set the distorsion to John Lord levels.

Setup used at Church the other sunday
2* Celestion Kr2
1 X-Over set att 200hz to save the tops
Behringer ultrabas 90W handling the lows
Speakers 3 meters apart 1 meter behind me.

Final conclusion - For me this instrument is a dream come true.
Yes there are some very minor things that I would to see improved (which I can not disclose since I do not want to jeperdice my Beta Tester status) but they are really minor stuff.
Tweaks towards the ever elusive perfection.

--- In CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com, "hammond321" wrote:
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> Would be nice if someone in the clonewheel/stage organ "industry" would come up with something new...regardless of its quality, good or bad. You know, something like a Numa, a Ventilator, an SK1 or 2... something to spark some great threads. Just a thought.
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