Vintage B3 basic Leslie controls in Logic Pro for iPad
The Hammond story can’t be fully told without discussing the rotor cabinets manufactured by Leslie. In fact, playing the B3 organ without a rotor cabinet is viewed as something of a special effect these days. Vintage B3 not only simulates the speaker cabinet itself, but also allows you to change the listening position by placing virtual microphones in different locations.
Some of the speaker cabinet models are mathematically simulated, and others use a recording of the spatial characteristics of the speaker. The latter is known as an impulse response. If you’re unfamiliar with the concepts of the Leslie rotating speaker cabinets, see The Leslie cabinet.
The Leslie rotation speed control is shown in the Rotation section. Advanced speed and other controls are shown in the Rotor Cabinet section.
The advanced Leslie rotating speaker cabinet controls are useful for specialized sounds, or when you’re creating realistic emulations. See Vintage B3 Cabinet parameters, Vintage B3 Motor parameters, and Vintage B3 Brake parameters.
For information about microphone parameters, see Vintage B3 Microphone parameters.
Basic Leslie rotor speaker parameter
This parameter is shown in the Rotation section.
Rotation switch: Switch the rotor speed between Slow, Brake, and Fast modes.Slow: Slow rotor movement.
Brake: Stops the rotor.
Fast: Fast rotor movement.
Note: When using a pedal to control rotor speed, you can hold down the pedal for a second or so, then release it to activate braking. Repeat to switch to the previously active speed mode: Fast or Slow.
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