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#180961 - 08/29/07 07:08 AM Creamware B4000 Drawbar Module
Taike Offline
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Registered: 03/28/02
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mp3 samples and user guide on:
http://asb.creamware.com/index.php?frame=005&group=3&lang=en&product=

The B4000 ASB does away with the barrier between sophisticated state-of-the-art software and an instrument to be tormented by the performer's hands, just like in the good old days. Software? Yes. Computer? No. Instrument? Definitely! Creamware was not satisfied with just recording and replaying the sound of the B3. With static samples? Unthinkable!

Instead, the greatest Hammond of all was meticulously examined. Each and every single one of the 91 tone wheels, the analog circuits, the interactions between organ and Leslie, the key click, the crosstalk of the choruses even when all the drawbars are off all of this and more was scrutinized down to the most minute detail. The product is a Hammond sound as itshould be: lively, authentic, heavy. Close your eyes and use your ears. Not to mention the fact you won't have to drag 400 pounds onto the stage.

If you want an organ sound sending shivers down your spine, a Leslie cabinet is a must. This is why the B4000 ASB incorporates one. Not a real one, of course, but you'll notice the difference. It has bass and treble speakers with separate settings for variable rotation speeds and accelerations, independent pickup microphones for the individual speakers, Doppler effect everything you need right at your fingertips.

Just for kicks, you can also give your organ the sound of a road-scarred veteran. What about using tone wheels that are ten years old? Or fifty years old? Just tweak that knob a bit that's it. Functions such as percussion, vibrato, or drawbar distortion are implemented, too. Creamware has also added some tweaks for those who think that time hasn't stood still since 1955. You can dial in velocity sensitivity like with modern synthesizers and tunable signal envelopes. And if you want to modify the sound of your brand new synthesizer with the Leslie, distortion, and tube drive effects of the B4000, you will welcome the integrated audio input, to bring some fresh new sounds to your existing gear.

CreamWare B4000 ASB B3 Emulator Features:

Synthesizeresizer Type: Physical Modelling
Technology: Physical Modelling, Virtual Circuit Modelling
Number of Voices 91 (full)
Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz (internal oversampling)
Resolution: 32 bit Audio Paths
Analog Outputs: 2 x 1/4 inch (6,3mm) unbalanced
Analog Inputs: 2 x 1/4 inch (6,3mm) unbalanced
MIDI: In, Out, Thru
USB: Full Speed USB rev 1.1
Power Input: 12V AC/DC, <20 W
Control Inputs: Pedal, Switch
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#180962 - 08/29/07 01:48 PM Re: Creamware B4000 Drawbar Module
freddynl Offline
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Registered: 11/17/99
Posts: 1150
Loc: netherlands
The mp3 demo's suck, but after downloading and reading the manual I think it is capable of much better.

Price found euro 961,-- (incl. vat)

Too expensive though in my opinion since you need a good masterkeyboard for using live.
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#180963 - 08/29/07 01:52 PM Re: Creamware B4000 Drawbar Module
ianmcnll Offline
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Registered: 07/27/05
Posts: 10606
Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada
Wow! Pretty cool.

Of course you realize that you'll need a good pair of keyboards that can be stacked closely together, and a nice set of bass pedals.

And...a good set of powered stereo speakers to bring out the rotary effect in all it's glory.

Looks like it's well made and sturdy, and those drawbars are wicked.

Ian
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#180964 - 08/29/07 02:39 PM Re: Creamware B4000 Drawbar Module
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14182
Loc: NW Florida
Not my cuppa tea...

You want a great Hammond module... Nord Electro Rack (and get great Rhodes and Clavs for free!), or wait until Hammond XM2 is updated with the better XK-1 Leslies...
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#180965 - 08/29/07 03:30 PM Re: Creamware B4000 Drawbar Module
abacus Offline
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Registered: 07/21/05
Posts: 5345
Loc: English Riviera, UK
B4 II still takes it, particularly when it fully integrates into your arranger.
BTW B4, Hammonds and Wersi OAS Organ sounds all use sound modelling, (With Bohm bringing out a new unit later in the year) so it is not unique to the Creamware B4000.

Bill
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