vibe & rotary fast/slow settings?

[brokenvail]

I have heard that many have just up a modifier on ia to give you a fast and slow speed on rotaries as well as vibes. Just wondering what two speeds people are setting on?

 

[brokenvail]

TTT


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[simeon]

what they like

 

[luke]

Here's a great rotary sound

https://myspace.com/daughtry/music/song/gone-28286515-95362778

 

[pauliusmm]

I wonder how it is on a real leslie? Are these speeds adjustable or set to specific values?

 

[brokenvail]

Yea it is a great sound. Vibe and rotary are two fx I have never missed with before


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[yek]

I did some research and 1.500 / 6.300 seem to be the correct rates for a Leslie 122.
Based on the Neo Mini Vent.


I like Vibe around 1.600.

 

[mr_fender]

I wonder how it is on a real leslie? Are these speeds adjustable or set to specific values?

I believe they are usually set. Usually they only have 3 settings: fast, slow, or brake (motors stopped). Some models only had 2 settings: fast and off. I believe these settings switched between two different AC motors to drive the horn and drum motors at set speeds. There was some adjustment by moving the drive belts to different size pulley notches, but these were more "preset" options. You couldn't adjust the speed with a knob or anything. The drum (bass and mids) takes longer to spin up and slow down compared to the rotor (treble) becuase of the physical size and weight differences, and that transisitional discrepancy is part of the cool sound of a leslie.