Glyn Barnes
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Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
I am going to try the demo when I get home next weekend, but I won't have much time before the introductory discount runs out, so I am wondering if any one has tried this Leslie simulator yet. http://www.xils-lab.com/pages/LX122.html I am particularly interested in if it can deliver a better distorted rock sound that I can get using the simulator in NI's Vintage Organs or B4 II. The audio demos left me undecided.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 08:18:22
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You could also try amplitube3 free and then the open the shop and try out the rotary cab, sounds decent with a good amp.
I think the rotary cab was about 20$ but you can demo it to see if you like it.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 08:45:04
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Glyn
Yes I tired it and purchased.
Not sure if it sounds like a real Leslie as I have never tried one of those, but I did like the effects I could get with it - it was something a little different to anything else I had so I thought it was worth the intro price.
In fact I have ended up getting all their effects - Masque and Chorx - Chrox is fabulous and I have used this already quite a lot - Masque is again a different effect for me and I know it will get used, more sparingly than Chorx but still useful. I think LX122 will be the same for me.
Hope this helps
Nigel
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Glyn Barnes
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 09:32:12
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Kenneth
You could also try amplitube3 free and then the open the shop and try out the rotary cab, sounds decent with a good amp.
I think the rotary cab was about 20$ but you can demo it to see if you like it.
Thanks, I have Amplitube 3 and I have tried the used rotary cabs, but I think I prefer the dedicated simulators in B4 II and to a lesser extent Vintage Organs
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 09:38:32
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Glyn
Yes I tired it and purchased.
Not sure if it sounds like a real Leslie as I have never tried one of those,
Thanks. I've never used a real Leslie myself either except a short demo in a music shop years ago when it was completely out of my price range, I would just like to get closer to some of the sounds I hear on record. The premier version looks like it may be useful even if it does not quite "nail" that sound.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 10:51:17
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I've been on a quest for years looking for that sound with....well, you name it.
I had a 122 and 145 leslie and a couple of hammonds years ago, so I'm familiar with the real deal. I know what you mean with regards to the NI B4 II leslie. The leslie sim itself is ok, but the overdrive is just wrong. VB3 is better for that overdriven sound. Haven't tried the xils labs sim.
My quest is finally over for an authentic ballsy overdriven Hammond sound. I caved in and picked up a Neo Ventilator a couple of months ago along with a mint used Hammond XK-1 for a super $$ I couldn't resist. The Ventilator nails the overdrive. Sounds even better with just a tad of the Hammond overdrive mixed in as well for a little extra hi freq bite. The XK-1 leslie sim on it's own is ok, but the overdrive is pretty hashy sounding and not something I'd want to use on it's own. It's a night and day difference when running it through the Ventilator. Sounds great. I'm finally happy.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 12:18:57
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If you've ever used a real one you'll always be disappointed with any software emulation. I was not impressed with the LX122 (missing the grit, IMO), but then I've not been impressed by any Leslie sims to date. The one that comes with VB3 is decent, though - too bad it's not sold separately.
Just make sure you get the premium edition if you buy the Xils. Horn/drum balance, inertia and the ability to move the virtual microphones are essential features, IMO.
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Glyn Barnes
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 22:23:03
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(missing the grit, IMO), .
Well that fits my observation from listening to the audio demos. Interesting, but not a hen. I will reserve judgement until I have given the demo version a spin.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/11/25 23:29:13
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I will reserve judgement until I have given the demo version a spin.  I see what you did there.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/12/03 06:30:43
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Glyn Barnes
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/12/03 08:14:56
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Just tried something.
NI Vintage Organs C3, I started with the "Rock Basic 1" preset but changed the following. DI setting, rotor off, drive zero, EQ flat
Put it through ACME Bargig's Preampus Dickhead, then through LX122. That's close! I also tried the other ACME Perampus heads, but "Dickhead" is the one!
I also tried Shabby Chic's Kontakt RMI piano layered on one of the manuals to try to get to that elusive Jon Lord sound. It's not quite there yet, but as close as I have been.
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/12/03 14:32:17
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Glyn Barnes
grit is certainly missing,
They might be slightly, "underly aggressive," with their distortion over there at Xils Lab. I have to agree. Edit = That doesn't mean, I don't love their products. I am having a blast with Oxium!! I live it. But for example, on Oxiums Filter driver, "I could go for a little more thunder."
post edited by Linear Phase - 2012/12/03 14:33:21
too many lasers...  Sonar = audio editing ninja of a music software!
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Re:Any one try XILS lab's LX122 Leslie speaker simulator yet?
2012/12/03 15:37:36
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Yea, Even tho my NI B4 and Vintage Organs aren't "exactly" like the real thing they also aren't as huge or as tremendous a PITA to haul around like my real rig used to be.
PS: Don't have a clue as to what I hit to start italicizing every blessed thang!!
post edited by yorolpal - 2012/12/03 15:39:04
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