Nicolas
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Posted: Jan. 13 2006, 04:17 |
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I have an Eminent 2000 Grand Theatre organ. It includes a version of the String Ensemble. Indeed Eminent, Solina, ARP, it's all the same Eminent. There are multiple versions of the String Ensemble however, each with a slightly different sound. Multiple organs have the srting ensemble: 310u, 1500, 2000, 2500... but not too many. The 310U is the famous "jarre organ" but the 2000 is has a lot more functions. The buildup of the string ensemble in the 2000GT is different from the ARP string ensemble. At least in wording, but also in sounds a bit. You can make it sound "exactly" like Jarre, David Bedford and the like, but some sounds I have aren't in the ARP and vice versa. I can play the sustain part only, without the note itself. That gives beautiful soft strings. Combined with the piano/harp etc sounds of the organ you really can't believe listening to an analog synthesizer, it sounds more like a sample keyboard or the real thing . My organ needs some reparations, but they're costly. I wish I could do it myself, but I'm not good at it. The rhythm unit doesn't work, and some keys have a "pop" on some voices.
But I'm getting off topic here . I heard Blue Peter on teh Complete vinyl yesterday, I really like that version. Amazing how he can play at half speed and still have such a musicality in the melody when played at double speed. It sounds not musical at all when I do that .
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