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26 EVB3
This chapter introduces Logic’s EVB3 virtual Hammond
organ.
An electro-mechanical Hammond organ, with tonewheels and a Leslie sound cabinet,
cannot be replaced by anything other than an electro-mechanical Hammond organ,
with tonewheels and a Leslie sound cabinet! Having said that: The EVB3 offers a truly
portable alternative to this classic pop, rock, and jazz instrument.
Concepts and Function
The EVB3 software instrument mimics the sound, and use, of the Hammond B3 and
Leslie sound cabinet. Being a software instrument, the EVB3 is not only lighter and
more portable than its big, heavy counterpart, it’s also much easier to integrate into
Logic’s production environment. There’s no need for any cabling or microphone setup,
for live-performances. The same applies to the recording of realistic organ tracks, with
the added bonus of full editing facilities at any stage of production.
The EVB3 simulates an organ with two manuals (keyboards) and a pedalboard—each
of which can have its own registration (sound settings). The sound generation process
is not limited to the mere additive synthesis of sine choirs. Rather, it fully simulates the
tone wheel generators of an electro-mechanical Hammond organ, down to the
smallest detail. This includes certain charming flaws, such as the Hammond’s enormous
level of crosstalk and the scratchiness of the key contacts. You may adjust the intensity
of these peculiarities to meet your tastes. This flexibility allows for flawlessly clean,
through to dirty and raunchy sounds, and everything in-between. Further quirks of the
original were the robbing of sine choir voices (multiplexing) and the specific repetition
behavior. No need to tell you that the EVB3 emulates this too!
The EVB3 simulates three different types of Leslie sound cabinets with rotating
speakers, with and without deflectors. Beyond this, three tube overdrives—with
different tonal characteristics, an equalizer, a wah wah and a reverberation effect are
also incorporated. You may freely define the signal flow of these effects as you wish.
You can also set the stereo intensity of the microphone position as desired.