
Headrush Synth
DB-33 Organ
Inspired by HeadRush® Original
Advanced Hammond organ emulation (tonewheel) includes:
- drawbars (classical registers)
- percussion
- vibrato/chorus
- rotary speaker (Leslie)
GENERAL FUNCTION
Turn the guitar into Hammond organ
Simulate:
- drawbars (harmonic mixes)
- key click/percussion
- Leslie speaker
Ideal for:
- rock
- gospel
- jazz
- ambient
Control Parameters
Octave
- shift register
Track Volume%
- dynamics
Max Note Vol%
- volume limit
Attack%
Note attack
- Bass
- immediate
- high
- soft
Releases%
- duration
Dry Vol%
- original signal
Synth Vol%
- organ volume
PERCUSSIONPerc
simulates the classic Hammond key click
- ON → activate percussive attack
- OFF → continuous sound
DRAWBARSCORE SOUND
control harmonics (like real Hammond)
- 16': deep lows
- 5 1/3': harmonica
- 8': fundamental
- 4': octave above
- 2 2/3': harmonica
- 2': brilliance
- 1 3/5': harmonica
- 1 1/3': tall
- 1': very bright
How to use them:
- more values → more presence of that frequency
combination = final sound
VibratoOn/Off
Vibrato Mode
- type (V1/V2/V3 etc.)
Vibrato RateHz
- speed
Create:
- movement
- chorus
RotaryOn/Off
- activates rotating speaker
Rotary MoveY/N
- ON → accelerate/decelerate
- OFF → fixed speed
Rotary Drive%
- saturation
Rotary RateHz
- rotation speed
Rotary Hi-Lo%
- horn (high) / rotor (low) balance
Rotary Mod%
- modulation depth
Rotary Width%
- stereowidth
It's the heart of the Hammond sound
OnY/N
- Activate arpeggiator
Modes
- up: ascending
- down: descending
- up&down: alternate
- random: random
Installments
- speed
Gates%
- known duration
Swing%
- groove
Octaves
- range
Loop Steps
- pattern length
Latch NotesY/N
- keeps notes
Sync
- sync BPM
On Pluck
- trigger on attack
Pro Tips
- high drawbars → dense sound
- fast rotary → more movement
- drive high → distortion
- Better tracking with single notes
Basic Hammond presets:
- 888000000 (classic drawbars)
- Rotary ON
- Perc ON
Trick:
- use Rotary Move for live transitions
Quick Reference
- General: dynamics
- Drawbars: stamp
- Perc: attack
- Vibrato: modulation
- Rotary: space/movement
- Arp: sequencer
Setup Examples
Classic Hammond ()
16'50%
8'70%
4'50%
otherslow
PercON
RotaryHon
Ratemedium
Vintage sound
Gospel organ
16'high
8'tall
4'medium
VibratoON
Rotaryslow
Warm sound
Rock organ (Deep Purple style)
- high drawbars
- Rotary Drive: 50–70%
- Rotary Rate: fast
Aggressive sound
Ambient organ
- medium drawbars
- Rotary: slow
- Width: tall
Space

