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This is the meat and potatoes of all the Conti's operation, where you can set the
virtual drawbars much like on the real thing. There are two sets of drawbars.
One sets the levels for the sine wave drawbars and the other sets the levels for
the 'sawtooth' drawbars (*).
The sine wave drawbars give a more 'churchy' sound while the sawtooth (which
was depicted on the actual instrument with an 'M' symbol) allows you to create
the classic 'beatnik' surf's up organ sound. This is actually an improvement on
the real thing in that it only offered one set of drawbars with master sine and 'M'
drawbars – this allows you to mix the sine and 'M' drawbars freely for a wider
range of sounds.
There are no rules – just set the controls, listening as the various octaves are
introduced (or removed) until you arrive at a combination you like ... just like the
real thing. The 'Rank IV' drawbars introduce the familiar transistor organ sound.
If you create something you like, you can save it of course but part of the fun is
making a sound unique to any given situation.
A virtual vibrato switch isn't provided – you should use your keyboard's mod
wheel ... which has the benefit of being a variable control rather than just an
on/off switch.
(*) Itʼs not actually a sawtooth but a square wave. Just thought Iʼd mention it!
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