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> you can get a hell of a lot more than just an organ module for $700. I picked up > a Roland MC-307 for $800. It's got hundreds of dance orientated sounds, including > vintage organs and synths. I'd stay away from anything 'Groove Approved'. Obvious reasons aside, you aren't going to get anywhere near the sound of a real organ unless you get a product designed strictly for this purpose. Organs are electro-mechanical.. much harder to replicate the sounds of an old Hammond then ANY vintage analog synth. 2 things, which make or break an organ sim are the following: Drawbars, and Leslie sim. You want drawbars. You don't want to be programming (you are going above and beyond presets, aren't you?) with Inc/Dec buttons or even knobs. There is one (Obie, I think) simulator module which has drawbars. The sound quality and, uh, existence (!) of a Leslie sim is phenomenally important. If you're not using an actual rotating speaker (about $500-1000 from Mesa Boogie, Voce, Motion Sound) or a _real_ leslie (about the same $$$ plus a few hundred lbs), the sim best be damn good. I hereby nominate the Korg reissue CX3 as best Hammond simulator ever. It sounds awesome, has the tactile feeling (perfect organ action, drawbars that feel the same on my Hammond), and has the 'IT' quality. It looks like something Hammond would make, it doesn't feature obnoxious colors or anything translucent that would match an Imac. It has to be played and heard to be believed. Of course, it's approx. 3 times your budget. But, you could find the older, not physical-modelling, analog original CX3 for around $700, maybe. I hear the leslie sim on that is crappy though. Provided you don't have the neccessary $$$ or simply don't want another keyboard, I've heard good things about the Native Instruments B4 (i think that's the right name). Of course to use it live you'd need a (well-specced) laptop which could easily make it comparitive (price wise) to the Korg. People rave about the E-mu classic keys and vintage keys modules, which contain not only Hammonds, but Farfisas, Wurlie pianos, Rhodes, Clavinets, Mellotrons, etc.. but I've never played them, likewise for the new E-mu module, which Future Music said is a good much-cheaper alternative to the Korg Cx3 (for whatever that's worth, the mag is shit). >Built in FX are not important $700 Fine, but just remember when you hear a classic Hammond organ, the sound is usually 75% Leslie. Brian.