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If required, increase the Voices value to maximum—six strings should be enough for a
guitar, but for held or sustained notes, a few extra voices may come in handy.
MainStage ES2 Wheelrocker setting
This ordinary organ patch doesn’t hold any deep, high-end sound design secrets—it is just
a combination of three oscillators with mixed wave levels. You’ll probably find a different
combination that more closely matches your vision of what an organ sounds like. Check out
the Digiwaves.
Focus your attention on the modwheel response—hold a chord, and bring the wheel in
by moving it slowly upward until you reach the top (maximum). The intention behind the
programming of this mod wheel modulation is to simulate an accelerating Leslie rotor
speaker.
The modulation routings do the following:
• Modulation routing 1 assigns envelope 2 to Filter1—the only one used for this patch—
and produces a little organ key click with the envelope. The filter is opened slightly
(with Keyboard as via) when you play in the higher keyboard range, with the maximum
value.
• Modulation routings 2 and 3 bring in LFO1 vibrato, and both oscillators are modulated
out of phase.
• Modulation routing 4 does not need to be adjusted, but you are free to do so. It has
been set up to use ENV1 to “push” the wavetable. Adjust ENV1 Decay to make the sound
more pipe organ-like. Adjust ENV1 Attack to sweep through the wavetable.
• Modulation routing 5 reduces the overall volume according to personal taste, but the
organ level shouldn’t increase too drastically when all modulations are moved to their
respective maximums.
• Modulation routings 6 and 7 detune oscillators 2 and 3 against each other, within
symmetrical values—to avoid the sound getting out of tune overall. Again, both work out
of phase with modulation routings 2 and 3; oscillator1 remains at a stable pitch.
• Modulation routing 8 brings in LFO1 as a modulator for panorama movement—this
patch changes from mono to stereo. If you prefer a full stereo sound with a slowly
rotating Leslie in its idle position, just set an amount equal to the chosen minimum
value, thereby achieving a permanent, slow rotation. Another modification you may wish
to try is a higher value, resulting in more extreme channel separation.
• Modulation routing 9 speeds up LFO2 modulation frequency.
• Modulation routing 10:A little cutoff was added to Filter1, increasing the intensity of
the big twirl.
Feel free to find your own values. While doing so, keep in mind the fact that there are two
modulation pairs that should only be changed symmetrically—modulation routings 2 and
3 work as a pair, as do modulation routings 6 and 7. If you change Pitch 2 maximum to a
lower minus value, remember to set Pitch 3 maximum value to the same positive amount—
the same rule applies for modulation routing pair 6 and 7.