19 Jun
2015
19 Jun
'15
4:54 a.m.
On 06/19/2015 01:52 AM, Christopher Arndt wrote:
[..]
Here's a setup for the Kurzweil PC3/PC3K, you can
use to route a
Kurzweil KB3 organ sound through the x42-whirl Leslie emulation, as well
as a Carla preset x42-whirl and Calf Reverb plug-ins set up and routed
ready-to-go:
http://chrisarndt.de/files/kurzweil/x42-whirl/
The .PC3K file contains a program ("Dry Organ") with a KB3 organ and an
FX chain, where the internal Leslie simulation effect was removed so the
organ just has uses the internal vibrato and cab sim effect. The program
is meant to be used through a setup ("B3 ext. Leslie"), which sets up
the sustain controller to have the right value range to act as a Leslie
slow/fast switch for x42-whirl.
The Carla presets sets up CC# 64 as the MIDI controller for the Leslie
speed control and a Calf reverb instance as a send effect. You may need
to connect you MIDI input to the x42-whirl event input in the Carla
patchbay after loading the preset. Then just connect the main outs of
the PC3(K) to your soundcard's input.
Interesting. Does that mean that the setBfree's whirl emulation beats
the Kurzweil Leslie, while the Kurzweil-B3 sounds more realistic than
setBfree's tonewheel synth, or is this just /differently/ realistic?
Is there anything notable that you would change in setBfree?
One thing that B3 players regularly mention is that setBfree's drawbars
are by default not [yet] like the real thing. Some of the stops (IIRC 3
to 5) are too soft. That's part of ongoing research and tweaks.
Another thing are signal-leakages, they differ depending on age
maintenance, custom wiring,... Those are configurable in setBfree and
now also easily accessible.
I don't have access to a B3 (nor a Kurzweil) to compare, but I heard
from various people who do, that setBfree is very close to the real
thing; assuming you mic it, of course. Nothing compares to sitting next
to a real Leslie :)
Either way, it's a nice option to have. Modular setups are cool, and
more diversity in sound is a good thing.
Do you think it makes sense to include those files with the upstream
setBfree? The PK3 may make sense, but not all distros ship Carla.
best,
robin