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Subject:B4 Express Posted by: MyST Date:11/13/2004 6:27:38 AM Anybody else getting distortion when playing two notes at the same time? Mario
Subject:RE: B4 Express Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:11/13/2004 7:52:03 AM Are you sure its distortion and not the tone wheels modulating against each other? Native Instruments have nailed this unique characteristic of tone wheel generators that cannot be reproduced by any sampler on the planet because when more than one note is pressed; new harmonics are created by the tone wheels that are not present in either of the original notes. My apologues if you knew this already but if this is what you are referring to then this is the natural distortion inherent in the Hammond B3 and what gives it a unique sound that is so hard to emulate. ~jr
Subject:RE: B4 Express Reply by: MyST Date:11/13/2004 8:01:19 AM Thanks JR! No, I didn't know that. Well, I learned my new thing for today. Mario
Subject:RE: B4 Express Reply by: JohnnyRoy Date:11/13/2004 8:37:51 AM > Well, I learned my new thing for today. Then you may go out and play. ;-) (and if you were at my house you would be playing in the snow!) ~jr

Subject:B4 Express

Posted by: MyST

Date:11/13/2004 6:27:38 AM

Anybody else getting distortion when playing two notes at the same time?

Mario

Subject:RE: B4 Express

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:11/13/2004 7:52:03 AM

Are you sure its distortion and not the tone wheels modulating against each other? Native Instruments have nailed this unique characteristic of tone wheel generators that cannot be reproduced by any sampler on the planet because when more than one note is pressed; new harmonics are created by the tone wheels that are not present in either of the original notes. My apologues if you knew this already but if this is what you are referring to then this is the natural distortion inherent in the Hammond B3 and what gives it a unique sound that is so hard to emulate.

~jr

Subject:RE: B4 Express

Reply by: MyST

Date:11/13/2004 8:01:19 AM

Thanks JR!

No, I didn't know that.
Well, I learned my new thing for today.

Mario

Subject:RE: B4 Express

Reply by: JohnnyRoy

Date:11/13/2004 8:37:51 AM

> Well, I learned my new thing for today.

Then you may go out and play. ;-) (and if you were at my house you would be playing in the snow!)

~jr