Specifications

NORD STAGE Eighty Eight V1.1x 7. The Effects: The Rotor section
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THE ROTOR SECTION
The Rotor effect (rotary speaker simulation) in Nord Stage accurately reproduces the
sound of the rotating horn and bass rotor, as well as the characteristics of the built-
in amplifier of the original Leslie units. The Rotor effect is mono in/Stereo out.
• You activate or deactivate the Rotor effect for a selected instrument in the same
way as Panel Effects (see “Activating Panel effects” on page 45.
• You switch between fast and slow rotor speeds by pressing the S
PEED
button.
• To stop the rotors, press the S
TOP
button (this does not deactivate the Rotary
Speaker simulation - it only stops the rotors). When you press the S
TOP
button
again the rotors will accelerate to the current Rotor Speed setting.
The D
RIVE
knob controls the amount of overdrive. This simulates the pre-amp
overdrive effect of the original Leslies.
By plugging in a sustain pedal or a foot switch to the R
OTOR SPEED PEDAL input
you can control the Rotor speed, see “Using a Rotor Speed pedal” on page 11. The
Rotor Speed can also be Morph controlled - see page 54.
A
BOUT THE
R
OTOR EFFECT
’
S INTERNAL ROUTING
The Rotor effect is internally placed after the panel effects in Nord Stage. It also “sums” signals if both Pan-
el A and B are active. This means that if you are using a split organ setup for example, both “manuals” will
be affected by the Rotor (just like on a the real thing).
Note also that the Rotor Drive parameter is dependent on the processed instrument’s Level setting. If the
instrument being processed by the Rotor uses a very low level setting, the amount of available drive will
be significantly reduced. Again, this is very much like it works with the “real articles” - when you increase
the organ level, e.g. by using a swell pedal, the amount of distortion from the Rotor effect increases.