21 Mar
2005
21 Mar
'05
7:22 a.m.
Last Friday 18 March 2005 12:25, Randy Kramer was like:
Sorry, I know I'm replying to the wrong post, and
I might even be in the
wrong thread--somebody posted about possibly not being able to achieve the
desired sound (for the Hammond organ) without ~"heated elements moving
massive amounts of air" (or something similar.
That was probably me.
I'm curious (and trying to do a boundary
check)--has that person (or anyone
else) heard a satisfactory reproduction of the desired sound on any CD?
(If so, it would seem to me the desired sound can be achieved digitally,
it's just ;-) a matter of finding the right waveform(s).)
One of the problems with the hammond is that you would need a separate sample
for each key, to get the proper vibrato of each tone-wheel and a good leslie
is hard to fake. I'm not saying it's utterly impossible, but it would take a
sample bank as finely engineered as the original instrument. And no, I've
never heard the hammond transfered to CD without losing some of its power,
although the tone of a real instrument generally does shine through.
I love digital for editing and general cleanness etc. But I think there are
certain analogue sounds that need tape, valves (tubes), strings, skins
ambient spaces and human interference to get just right. The beauty of a
digital system is that you only need to insert the analogue where it is
needed and it's easier to cut down on unwanted noise. I do understand the
desire to have a B3 on your laptop and if one existed I would almost
certainly use it myself. You could always route it though a valve compressor
just to warm it up. :-) In terms of useability, Horgand and ZynAddSubFX
already have some nice organ patches, which does me fine for now.
Anyway, this really is just my uneducated opinion.
cheers,
tim hall
http://glastonburymusic.org.uk