Rotary speed control?

  • I cannot for the life of me find the speed control on the rotary effect. There seems to be only two pages of options but no slow/fast button on either page?


    Anyone know where it is?

  • Rotary Speaker

    The Rotary Speaker chorus type is a faithful recreation of the sound produced by the legendary Leslie® speaker - best known for the classic effect it has on the sound of the Hammond® organ. The Leslie® speaker modulates the sound by rotating both the bass speaker drum and the tweeter horn inside a cabinet - but, crucially, they are rotated at different speeds from each other. The result is a complex example of the Doppler effect, and the way it affects the sound is magical - something rather like combined vibrato, tremolo and chorus.

    The Rotary Speaker effect won’t color the sound; instead, the coloration will come from the PROFILE. By engaging the Rotary Speaker on an amp and cabinet sound that you like, you turn your cabinet into a rotary cabinet, while maintaining the character of your amp.

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    Interestingly, you can take a PROFILE of your own rotary cabinet. If you get the chance to have a real rotary speaker in your studio, as long as you can connect line or guitar signals, you can take a PROFILE of it. Please refer to the chapter Taking a PROFILE for further instructions. Of course, the PROFILER already comes with a Rig “CK Rotary Speaker” which includes a PROFILE of a Leslie® 147 captured with Shure® SM 57.

     Speed

    Use switch “Rotary Speed” to switch between slow and fast rotation. You will notice that the change in rotation speed is not immediate, thus recreating the acceleration and deceleration of the rotating speakers in the original.

     Stereo

    Use the “Stereo” parameter to adjust the angle of the two virtual microphones relative to the speakers. If you want the effect to be mono, set the angle to “0°” (center position). Negative values will reverse the rotation direction. Only the high rotor is tapped by two microphones, the low rotor is mono with one microphone – a regular practice of recording a rotary speaker, whether live or in a studio.

     Low-High Balance

    Use the “High-Low Balance” parameter to adjust the balance between the outputs of the bass rotor and the tweeter horn. Lower values result in a sound that is darker and duller, while higher values will result in a brighter, thinner sound. For a faithful emulation of the classic Leslie® sound, leave the parameter set to the center position.

     Distance

    Use the “Distance” parameter to adjust the distance of the microphones from the cabinet from 4 cm up to 50 cm. The closer the microphones, the more intense the amplitude modulation (tremolo) will be. At the maximum setting, there is no noticeable amplitude modulation.

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     Mix

    Use the “Mix” parameter to adjust the balance between the input signal and the output of the Rotary Speaker effect. For an authentic sound, this is best left at “100%”, but it can be very useful if you want to achieve sounds that are less conventional.