From organtec@charter.net Mon May 11 03:20:59 2015
Subject:Re: First "gig" with the VR-09

But it is acceptable for a CV with percussion added to go through C/V??



From: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 3:16 PM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: First "gig" with the VR-09





I'm sorry... But the fact that the VR-09 routes the percussion through the CV alone makes it inferior as an organ clone to the Nord and Hammond. Not to mention the inferior keybed and cheaper feeling interface. As aa jack of all trades instrument, maybe. As a clone, definitely not.

David



On May 10, 2015, at 10:36 AM, goff macaraeg goff747@yahoo.com [CloneWheel] wrote:



well hammond has not come out with a clone that is worth the name.





g;)







On Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:12 AM, "doc.reese@yahoo.com [CloneWheel]" wrote:





Hey. I bought one - a VR-09 - a week ago.

Depending on your stand, the VR-09 can be slide proof if your stand has parallel support arms that are width adjustable. The "feet" are staggered on the bottom of the '09' so the arms are straddled by the feet. I was concerned before my first gig with it, but the straddle works great.

What follows is my first week assesment of life with a VR-09. I am concerned about how twitterpated I am, but love is blind.

The Roland VR-09 continues to exceed my expectations. I am comparing it in use with the Hammond Sk-1 and, despite the price differential, the comparison is fair if you use the "extra" voices much. They are really good. Their accesibility is much better than the Nord.
I don't want to compare apples to oranges, but depending on what kind of music variety you do, across, the board, in live rock situations, that Rolly is more useful than the Sk-1 or Nord's Electro 3 or 4. If someone offered me one of the higher priced spreads, obviously, I'd take the Hammond or Ele tro. Then I'd sell it, buy a VR-09 and a Neo Vent II, a Moog EP-3 expression and new Yamaha sustain Pedals or one of Bruce's FC7 pedal adapters, a good drum throne and update to Mainstage3.

Actually that's what I did. Traded in my NE3 before the NE5 invasion happened.Don't get me wrong, I love the Nord. My guitar players were bummed (they see a LOT of red on TV concerts) until they heard how nicely the Roland fits live mixes and heard those Roland EPs. Not to mention layers and splits using one and only one synth. Plus a plethora of acoustic piamos that actually ain't great inspite of synth-weighted and shaped keys.

BTW, Im running it into two-channels on the keyboard mixer then using aux sends-returns as an exffects loop with the Mini Vent. It's working very well and EPs, APs, layered voices and everything else have much bigger sonic potential thru a 'Leslie122' .

Of course, it still ain't red.