From eslawson@comcast.net Thu Jun 19 19:58:16 2003
Subject:RE: VR-760 Follow-up???

Interesting fresh commentary on the Roland VR760. I've been trying to find
one to play, but none at my local stores and no real hope in sight. We did
just get a new Sam Ash here in Richmond, and they have EVERY keyboard under
the sun from the big three except that one.

If the organ sound and action is really that good, I guess the only
remaining show stopper is the lack of upper and lower manual splits. This
would seem to be a downer for someone accustomed to a real tonewheel. I am
curious to check out this board whenever I get a chance.

Regards,
Eric Lawson
Moderator
CloneWheel Support Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CloneWheel/
-----Original Message-----
From: goff747@aol.com [mailto:goff747@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:02 AM
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CWSG] VR-760 Follow-up???

I was just at GC playing the VR 760. I'm finding it has a real nice B3
sound.
Having been raised on a real B3 I can hear the B's sound in the VR, moreso
than any other clone so far. I posted a month ago about the VK8 after
having
played it for the first time and thought it to be better than the CX3 and
the
Nord. Now the VR has moved to first place to my ears and fingers. The 76
keys
make it easier to play and is an improvement over the 61 key. The
waterfall keys
on the VR don't feel like wax Halloween teeth, if this makes sense to any
of
you. There's something to having more keys to the left of you, that are on
the
same plane. I compared the VK the CX and the VR . The VR has a better
organ
sound overall, even if the VK8 has the same engine. Go figure. The piano
sounds
have not impressed me yet on the VR and the string and synth sounds are
adequate for a background live performance. It remains to be seen, how
these sounds
will do for recording purposes. The vibrato at C3 is tolerable . It would
be
nice if the speed and depth of the vibrato and chorus were variable and
perhaps there are internal controls for this, I don't know about yet. The
Leslie sim
is okay at chorale but like all clones sounds fake at tremelo. At this
point
I'm thinking the VR's tonewheel organ sounds are right on. Now with a real
Leslie....

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