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ankh156
Published on 01/03/09 at 05:28
Keyboard 61 keys
9 drawbars
16 User presets
Virtual Tone Wheel numérques
imitator of B3/C3/RT3/A100
UTILIZATION
Easy.
It may take time to implement the 'user presets' (not hard) or you can put it in 'manual' and play pull tabs. I'm like, 'dash'. Ergonomics and positionneent buttons is really not bad.
Good implementation noon. I connect a MIDI keyboard, and now a second hand right away. Also pedal expression pedal 'hold' (walking on the keyboard midi 'sub') and shift pedal 'Leslie' (emulation). There is an exit 'amphenol' (11-pin).
SOUNDS
For me it's excellent. Emulation is to B3 etc.. I have a M102 (1967), used (before buying the VK-7) a B250 (LSI), and I have an Elka X-50. In addition, I shot a lot (as a guitarist) with organ players. The truth is that all the B3 (etc.) are indiviuels and highly variable. A super B3 a year before '64 in super good condition will sound perfect. A B3 of the 70 in poor condition, much less, and the possible variation between years and states is large. The VK-7 is a good emulation of a B3 rather well, but if you want the sound of Steve Winwood, Joey D, Ricky Peterson, Art Neville, or B3 for 50 years as we hear on the records of Jimmy Smith or Jack MacDuff ... the VK-7 is worse. Put that next to a bad '3 ', an LSI or a L100 and fastoche wins. In addition, it weighs a fraction of a real Hammond. Myself I'm happy. I sold my B250, but I keep the M102 has more 'NIAC' and the charm of analog.
Sounds 'orchestral' is not essential, but the electric piano, if a little quiet the chorus, is a well-Rhodes 'suitcase' without témolo - I find it very useful.
OVERALL OPINION
Well. Ergonomically better than the Elka X-50, a little 'kif-kif' with the equivalent Korg, I have not (yet) the opportunity to make comparison with the Hammond XB3, but it is much cheaper than that. I might try a Korg acquirer one day, but so far it's my 'clonewheel' preference, and what I use for concerts. Classy, solid, very stunning. Congratulations Roland.
9 drawbars
16 User presets
Virtual Tone Wheel numérques
imitator of B3/C3/RT3/A100
UTILIZATION
Easy.
It may take time to implement the 'user presets' (not hard) or you can put it in 'manual' and play pull tabs. I'm like, 'dash'. Ergonomics and positionneent buttons is really not bad.
Good implementation noon. I connect a MIDI keyboard, and now a second hand right away. Also pedal expression pedal 'hold' (walking on the keyboard midi 'sub') and shift pedal 'Leslie' (emulation). There is an exit 'amphenol' (11-pin).
SOUNDS
For me it's excellent. Emulation is to B3 etc.. I have a M102 (1967), used (before buying the VK-7) a B250 (LSI), and I have an Elka X-50. In addition, I shot a lot (as a guitarist) with organ players. The truth is that all the B3 (etc.) are indiviuels and highly variable. A super B3 a year before '64 in super good condition will sound perfect. A B3 of the 70 in poor condition, much less, and the possible variation between years and states is large. The VK-7 is a good emulation of a B3 rather well, but if you want the sound of Steve Winwood, Joey D, Ricky Peterson, Art Neville, or B3 for 50 years as we hear on the records of Jimmy Smith or Jack MacDuff ... the VK-7 is worse. Put that next to a bad '3 ', an LSI or a L100 and fastoche wins. In addition, it weighs a fraction of a real Hammond. Myself I'm happy. I sold my B250, but I keep the M102 has more 'NIAC' and the charm of analog.
Sounds 'orchestral' is not essential, but the electric piano, if a little quiet the chorus, is a well-Rhodes 'suitcase' without témolo - I find it very useful.
OVERALL OPINION
Well. Ergonomically better than the Elka X-50, a little 'kif-kif' with the equivalent Korg, I have not (yet) the opportunity to make comparison with the Hammond XB3, but it is much cheaper than that. I might try a Korg acquirer one day, but so far it's my 'clonewheel' preference, and what I use for concerts. Classy, solid, very stunning. Congratulations Roland.