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Closest to Leslie ??

Postby Donner » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:56 am

What effect do you use for a Leslie sound?

Ive seen, chorus and phasers and flangers used to good effect - but if you were tweeking a Leslie effect where would you start ????
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby cabo » Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:31 pm

not sure where Id start for tweaks but if I had room I would keep the HK rotoshpere,,I never had issue with noise, just size. love the C.Hunter /W.Haynes sounds it could capture.

latley I would use MGMV>MYT. MGMV set fast,, MYT set slow. I hadnt thought much about using phaser with the MGMV but since you mentioned in another thread it may be worth trying. which side of TOP do you use? I was trying to stay out of the univibe realm even though it was considered a leslie sim,,,kinda has its own thing happening.

I also remember using TZF have some leslie settings but sounded quite different to me and Ive never had a chorus that actually sounded close to a leslie.

great question!
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby scottcw » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:15 pm

Sherlock Tremit with speed set high and depth set fairly low for a subtle hint of movement. Does a great "Cold Shot" emulation.
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby mrpicard » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:15 pm

I used the Motion Sound SRV-212. It is the biggest footpedal in the the world :-) Information is here: http://motion-sound.com/product?name=srv-212
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby zion » Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:45 pm

I second the Motion Sound. I found an old Sidewinder, popped a fresh tube in it, and hello Kitty...make that Leslie.
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby jakeddy » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:27 pm

I've used an Arion SCH-1 for years. Recently I read Adam Stark's review of the Analogman Mini chorus so I picked one up. I own a big box Aman so I have it to compare to, Analog Mike says there's no difference but my ears tell me there is. The mini is the best chorus I've heard to date and it does the SCH-1 wobble maybe even better than the SCH-1.

Check one out.
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby NewarkWilder » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:16 pm

interestingly enough as per Bjorn's advice I've been using my TOP & MGMV combo for leslie type sounds. He explained a pretty nifty little trick one night that sounds really incredible... you run the TOP will full resonance on the fully clockwise (reverse phase? anti-phase? not sure what its really called) setting and it sort of acts as the bottom speaker, while at the same time running the MGMV as the top speaker. Its quite the cool sound indeed. I like setting the TOP speed at about noon and then run the MGMV faster and it sounds just incredible. The speeds can be tweaked to create many so many different sounds too.

if you happen to own both, you have GOT to try this!
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby GDKing » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:26 pm

Donner wrote:What effect do you use for a Leslie sound?

Ive seen, chorus and phasers and flangers used to good effect - but if you were tweeking a Leslie effect where would you start ????



If you figure it out, let me know as I have come up with nothing and it is why I lug around the vibratone when doing biker type events.
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby siderealtime » Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:16 am

Newark, whats the signal chain for this combination?

Just curious, because I think the MGMV would normally go before distortion, and phasers usually always go after distortion otherwise you'll get a muddy sound...
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Re: Closest to Leslie ??

Postby Donner » Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:18 pm

also having a touch of grit and reverb in there is a big help , something like the HB or the BBOD drive about 10:00 - a little dynamic tubish grind
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