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Nord Stage v3.1x
T
V-T
M
HE
YPE
The Vox Continental is probably the most famous of all the transistor-based combo organs that
emerged in the early 60's. Transistor technology made it possible to manufacture much more compact
and portable organ instruments. Compared to the mighty sound of tone-wheel based organs, transistor
organs generally sounded reedier and weaker, but the Vox Continental had a distinctive sound char-
acter which together with the portability and cool design (inverse keyboard and chrome "Z-frame"
stand) made the instrument massively popular at the time. The sound is timeless and recreated faith-
fully in Nord Stage.
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D
HE
RAWBARS
The original Vox Continental used drawbars to change the timbre of the sound. The harmonic inter-
vals for the V-Type organ are printed on the upper row above the drawbars (see
description of how the drawbars work in Nord Stage).
In the figure you can see the
pitch interval among the six
drawbars used by the V-Type or-
gan. Note that the 6th drawbar
from the left controls three har-
monics simultaneously (3rd-4th-
8th). The two rightmost draw-
bars determine the mix of the
two basic waveforms that make
up the sound generating source
of the organ sound, just like on
the original. You have access to
sine (soft) and triangle (bright)
waveforms which can be freely
mixed together. If these draw-
bars are both fully "pushed in",
the organ will not produce any
sound.
V
IBRATO
There is only one type of vibrato available for the V-Type, which is activated using the O
the Vibrato section.Note that the V-Type vibrato is common for both Panels if a dual manual organ
is used.
F-T
M
YPE
ODEL
The typical "buzzy" sound of the Farfisa organ is one of the most distinct and easily recognizable
keyboard sounds ever created, yet it is actually possible to get quite a wide range of sounds out of the
instrument. For Nord Stage a Farfisa Compact DeLuxe was used as the source model.
(V
C
ODEL
OX
ONTINENTAL
In the figure above we have chosen C3 as our reference note. The
FUND drawbar is considered the basic (fundamental) harmonic in the
organ sound. The arrows point at the respective note that each drawbar
(F
)
ARFISA
II)
SUB
SUB3 FUND 2ND
5TH
3-4-8TH
6. The Instruments: The Organ Section
page 24
for a general
Sine
button in
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