DB-33 Organ
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