Philip Wolfe's
Rock Keyboards - Hammond B-3 & Moog
Synthesizers
Sample CD-ROM library in Roland S-770 and compatible format
Philip Wolfe's Rock Keyboards - Hammond B-3 & Moog Synthesizers is a CD-ROM collection that includes samples from Philip's own instruments. The lion's share of this CD is given to the Hammond B-3, with a slant typically toward rock - indeed, many of the samples contain slight distortion/pre-amp saturation - just like many hard-rock keyboardists used to record and play their organs. The organ is recorded in many different settings, conveniently labeled according to the "drawbar number" employed. There are no velocity-switched slow to fast Leslie emulations, but there are a few patches where the slow to fast is sampled in the actual sound - and then it gets looped, continuously cycling through slow and fast. While not glamorous, this is a valid solution that allows you to simulate the Leslie speeding up.
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The Moog samples come in different variety, but again with a nod to classic rock. Polysynth and polybrass, pads, analog strings, even a Taurus bass patch - and the best samples in the bunch, sample & hold modulated tones. In order to use these CD-ROM you will need a SCSI CD-ROM drive connected to your S-series sampler or XV-5080. Keep in mind that certain sound data will need 32MB of memory, supported only by the S-760. The S-770 and 750 have less. |
A Lexicon MPX-1 multi-effect processor was used
to add reverb/ambience to the samples.
Volume name with audio demo | My comments |
001 3 Bar Direct | Classic rock ballad organ |
005 4 Bar with Percussion 2nd | with added percussion |
008 1235 Bar w Percussion 2nd | Nicely overdriven, with a few more drawbars out - good for '70s Progressive styles |
009 13469 Bar | Subtle, church-like, also excellent for '70s Progressive. |
015 Bass Pedals - 16' Slow Leslie - with Medium Distortion | Powerful bass pedals through slow Leslie |
018 - 6 Bars with Percussion 2nd - Slow to Fast Leslie - with Medium Distortion | Supremely rock - Nice distortion and Leslie sim |
019 3 Bars - Slow Leslie - with Light Distortion | Perfect background for many songs |
025 6 Bars - Slow to Fast Leslie - with Medium Distortion | The "looping Leslie" technique |
028 9 Bars - Fast Leslie - Medium Distortion | Charming church organ |
031 Polysynth | Nice '70s flavored polysynths. |
036 Square Wave Polysynth | Square wave synth |
040 Fat & Warm Pads | Nicely "out of tune" oscillator-drifting analog |
043 Taurus Pedals | Deep |
044 Analog Strings | Classic ana-strings |
049 Sample & Hold - Modulation to Oscillator | The power of the Moog |
Year of release: | 1995 |
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Arpeggiator | |
Effects |
I put together a .pdf of the CD leaflet:
Philip Wolfe's Rock Keyboards.pdf
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