Hammond Console Presets Upper Manual
| Preset Key | Drawbars | Description | Loudness |
|---|
| C | None | Cancel | No sound |
| Db | 00 5320 000 | Stopped Flute | pp |
| D | 00 4432 000 | Dulciana | ppp |
| Eb | 00 8740 000 | French Horn | mf |
| E | 00 4544 222 | Salicional | pp |
| F | 00 5403 000 | Flutes 8' & 4' | p |
| Gb | 00 4675 300 | Oboe | mf |
| G | 00 5644 320 | Swell Diapason | mf |
| Ab | 00 6876 540 | Trumpet | f |
| A | 32 7645 222 | Full Swell | ff |
| Bb | Upper Left drawbars | No percussion | |
| B | Upper Right drawbars | With percussion | |
Overview of the factory presets on a Hammond console (B-3, C-3, A-100) Upper ManualHammond Console Presets Lower Manual
| Preset Key | Drawbars | Description | Loudness |
|---|
| C | None | Cancel | No sound |
| Db | 00 4545 440 | Cello | mp |
| D | 00 4423 22 | Flute & String | mp |
| Eb | 00 7373 430 | Clarinet | mf |
| E | 00 4544 220 | Diapason, Gamba & Flute | mf |
| F | 00 6644 322 | Great without reeds | f |
| Gb | 00 5642 200 | Open Diapason | f |
| G | 00 6845 433 | Full Great | fff |
| Ab | 00 8030 000 | Tibia Clausa | f |
| A | 42 7866 244 | Full Great with 16' | fff |
| Bb | Upper Left drawbars | | |
| B | Upper Right drawbars | | |
Overview of the factory presets on a Hammond console (B-3, C-3, A-100) Lower ManualWhereas the preset sounds seem to be more targeted towards the emulation of pipe organ sounds and have as such limited usage in the typical blues / rock Hammond vocabulary, some of them are quite usable, Here’s an example using the ‘Ab’ (‘Tibia Clausa’) on the lower manual:
In a previous post I explained how to use the Rotor plugin and the Overdrive to add a bit of drive and Leslie emulation to a real Hammond while recording on Logic Pro X. Further along experimentation with this setup, I’ve ditched the Overdrive plugin, and have switched to using the Distortion II / Growl Distortion Light as a favourite driver for the Rotor Leslie emulation. This gives a very convincing bit of dirt to the sound. Here’s an example:
https://www.wikiloops.com/backingtrack-jam-64805.php
Something else I’ve been experimenting with, with better and better results, is using the Rotor in Logic, based on suggestions from Jim at the Organ Forum. If you combine this with the overdrive, or one of the amp simulators (‘Moving Air’ is a good one) you can get very good results, and this works very well for recording, taking the signal directly from the line-out on my A-102; I’ve been struggling with how the Vent is sitting in the mix, and the levels I get from it. This may just be related to my own setup, but I’m pretty much using Overdrive / Amp modeller / Rotor now, sometimes using Spreader and Exciter for an even bigger sound, and either the standard bus 2 platinum reverb (add other buses with reflections to taste) or a modelled reverb room.
Don’t forget to set the record mode to Latch or Write to capture Leslie-switch events (I send my CU-1 through a foot switch input on my interface for slow / fast switching).
For an example how this sounds:
https://www.wikiloops.com/backingtrack-jam-63775.php
The wonderful world of Hammond tonewheel organs
