{"id":369266,"date":"2019-06-04T18:04:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T16:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=369266"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:17:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T11:17:20","slug":"leslie-rotary-effect-for-every-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/leslie-rotary-effect-for-every-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Rotary Effect for every budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who loves the Hammond organ<\/strong> knows the sound. But it’s not the organ alone that creates this unmistakable sound of cathedral-like pulsating<\/strong>\u00a0and shimmering tremolo.<\/strong> This sound is produced by the Leslie Cabinet<\/strong><\/a> connected to the organ, a special two-channel loudspeaker<\/strong> from the 1940s,<\/strong> which reproduces the high<\/strong>\u00a0and low frequencies<\/strong>\u00a0separately onto\u00a0mechanically spinning components<\/strong>\u00a0which characteristically deflect the sound. Electronic simulations of the legendary Leslie effect<\/strong> are often said to be not realistic enough. We think this is a myth. Today’s market offers a selection of effect devices<\/strong> for keyboardists and guitarists who are especially interested in emulating the sound of the famous “rotor cabinet”, and some brands are perfecting it. Read on…<\/p>\n

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The spinning<\/strong> of the components inside this magic cabinet results in a special modulation<\/strong> of the pitch by exploiting the Doppler effect,<\/strong> which, depending on the speed of rotation, produces either a pulse<\/strong>\u00a0effect or a special vibrato.<\/strong> The organ cabinet invented by the American Don Leslie<\/strong> allows its sound deflectors to rotate at two speeds: CHORALE<\/strong> (approx. 48 rpm<\/strong>) for a slow pulse and TREMOLO<\/strong> (approx. 380 rpm<\/strong>). In the STOP<\/strong> position the deflectors do not rotate:<\/p>\n

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In addition to the impressive sound produced during rotation, the effects known as “r<\/strong>ise<\/strong>” and “fall<\/strong>” are a typical and fascinating characteristic of mechanical sound deflection. Due to the weight differences<\/strong> between the two sound deflectors, one for bass frequencies<\/strong> (the drum<\/strong> or rotor<\/strong>) and the other for high frequencies<\/strong> (the horn<\/strong>), interesting effects are created when changing the speeds<\/strong>, since the bass rotor always accelerates and decelerates more slowly than the high frequency horn. You can hear the rise and fall effects in the first 23 seconds<\/strong> of this video<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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Not just for the organ!<\/h3>\n

Guitarists<\/strong> also use this powerful sound spinner, which can take their guitar sound to new dimensions. In the 1970s,<\/strong> only a few manufacturers tried the electronic simulation<\/strong> of the Leslie effect<\/strong>, which was only possible to a limited extent with analogue technology<\/strong>. Digital technology<\/strong> provided the springboard for further intensive developments, which can now be seen both in software<\/strong> and hardware<\/strong>.\u00a0Today, in addition to perfect Hammond clones<\/strong>, there are also standalone effect devices<\/strong> which are much smaller, lighter<\/strong> and cheaper<\/strong> and reproduce the old Leslie effect surprisingly well. This makes it much easier for keyboardists and guitarists alike to take the famous sound with them on stage<\/strong> or into the studio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To give you an idea of what the market has to offer, here are the 5 best ‘Rotary Speaker’ effect pedals<\/strong>\u00a0ranging from just under \u20ac400 to less than \u20ac40!\u00a0?<\/p>\n

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