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Chapter 26 EVB3 463
Note: Check out the chorus and vibrato effects, and compare them with the sound of
the rotor cabinet simulation! The organ’s chorus sounds different to modern chorus
effects (such as Logic’s Chorus plug-in). Many organ players rarely use the Scanner
Vibrato, preferring to work with a Leslie, in isolation. Others, like B3 virtuoso Brian
Auger, prefer the integrated organ vibrato over the Leslie.
Percussion
Percussion is only available for the Upper manual—as it does on an original B3. The
percussion of an electro-mechanical organ is polyphonic, but is only (re)triggered after
all keys have been released. If you release all keys, new notes or chords will sound with
percussion. If you play legato, or sustain other notes on the Upper manual, no
percussion will be audible.
On the original B3, percussion is only available if the “B” preset key is selected (see
“Preset Keys and Morphing” on page 464). If you want this restriction to be simulated,
set the Perc parameter to Only B. You find this parameter in the Organ section. If you
always want percussion to be available, select Always.
Activate percussion by pressing the On button in the Percussion section, to the top-
right of the GUI. The percussion is heard in the 4' register or in the 2 2/3' register, if the
2nd/3rd button is set. Set the percussion decay time with Time, and set its level with Vol.
This improves on the B3, where Time and Vol could only be switched on/off, whereas
these parameters can be varied.
Note: Time has a maximum setting called Paradise. In this position, the percussion
doesn’t decay at all. The name is derived from a famous Jimmy Smith recording
“Groovin’ at Small’s Paradise”, where Jimmy used a B3 that had a defect in the
percussion trigger. The cool thing about this technical flaw is that one harmonic
sounds without Chorus-Vibrato, while the drawbar harmonics feature Chorus-Vibrato.
While we recognize that this is very specialized, we thought it would be a nice
inclusion, especially for jazz-oriented players.
The EVB3 percussion register can be played with velocity sensitivity, unlike the B3. Set
the percussion velocity sensitivity with Vel.