From fingerz@woh.rr.com Sun Aug 25 14:42:47 2013
Subject:Re: EVB3 becomes 'Vintage B3' any reviews or opinions?

If Bobby says it sounds good I think I'm going to have to take the
plunge.I'm also going to buy Logic X as well.I won't ever turn back to a PC
again for music making.The Apple stuff blows it away.YMMV.



Cheers,

Brian In Ohio



From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Bobby Simons
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 11:09 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [CWSG] Re: EVB3 becomes 'Vintage B3' any reviews or opinions?





> Anyone using this and if so how does it compare to the earlier EVB3?

I took the plunge last night after the gig, I'm trying it out first on my
home iMac, not my rig laptop. I had to first upgrade my OS from 10.6.8 to
Mountain Lion - the reviews for that are not glowing, and I can't afford any
issues on the stage. So I had to buy that, then Mainstage 3, which is still
downloading what is many gigabytes of accompanying samples & instruments the
next morning. Anyway, besides dealing with the changes in OS, I got to play
with the core app until very, very late last night. Some initial comments:
Yes, the new Hammond appears to kick the old one to the side. The interface
is gorgeous, the Leslie sounds great (maybe even a little better than the
VB3), the editing controls are deep. I was also pleasantly surprised with
the overdrive, it may also be a little better. Here are a couple of
screenshots that I found, I'll make a whole set of the edit pages and upload
to the files section when I have more.

http://www.kgeeandbechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/b3-cabinet-100045991-
orig.png
http://images.apple.com/logic-pro/shared/plugins-and-sounds/images/plugins_k
eyboardsounds_vintage_vintageb3.jpg

Although I don't have VB3 on this machine to do direct comparisons, I know
what I hear - and I'm pretty sure I now have an alternative to VB3, as I
have seen no indication that I'll be seeing a 64-bit version. This will
sound great on stage. Again, I'm loathe to make the OS change on my two-yr.
old MacBook Pro just yet, I'm even considering getting a new one to build a
new MS3-based gigging rig.
Other apparent noteworthy changes: the clavinet sounds greatly improved, the
EP's are great, though I had no problem with the last ones. There's also a
'retro synth' I played with a little. I was hoping they meant like a
mini-moog, but it sounds... smaller.

That's all I have for now, will report back when I have more to offer.

Bobby Simons
bobbysimons@verizon.net

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