[sdiy] Scanner Vibrato emulation, first results

[harrybissell]

well if Grant Richter is a genius,
...then what is Juergen Haible ???

The idea of using two VCA and analog switching is absolutely brilliant !!!

(Of course he could have gotten the same results with a BBD  :^P)

<bfg>

H^) harry

Glen wrote:

> At 09:07 PM 5/21/03 , Scott Juskiw wrote:
> >Just for fun, I made a quick recording of my ham'n playing the same
> >notes/stops through the same sequence: dry, C1, C2, C3, V1, V2, V3.
> >If anything, the real thing sounds rougher (quite a bit more grundge):
> >
> >http://www.tellun.com/snd/hammond_chorus_vibrato.mp3
> >
> >Straight out, no leslie, no reverb, no synthesizers, no.
>
> I've listened to all the recordings so far, and all of them exhibit
> distortion from clipping. I also noticed that jhaible used reverb on his
> "dry" organ sample, and that Scott did not. I then started wondering what
> sort of recording technique was used in both cases.
>
> Did you fellows record with a microphone, or tap into the Hammond directly
> for your recordings? I think we need to use the same approach for the best
> comparison.
>
> I don't have a Hammond "B3-style" organ here at home, but I do have some
> Hammond vibrato scanners. I'll see what sort of scanner demo I can put
> together, just for reference. I don't plan on using a microphone. I intend
> to record directly from the equipment itself, to eliminate any differences
> attributable to mics or speakers.
>
> Oh, I wanted to say that the jhaible recordings were very interesting. I
> think they are getting close to the traditional Hammond scanner sound.
>
> later,
> Glen Berry