Drawbar Registrations

• StandardJazzRegistrations.
• PopularDrawbarRegistrations.
• NonharmonicOvertones.
• Here's a list of StandardPresets. See PresetPanel for directions on changing the presets.
• And here's some SpecialEffects you can produce on a Hammond.
• Here's some more SecretPresets.
• Basic use of Drawbars.

Other Links

• A list of "221 Pipe Organ Stops translated into Hammond Number Registration" can be found at http://www.modempool.com/haldavis/hammond.txt. LocalCopy
• http://www.theatreorgans.com/hammond/paul.htm An essay, Hammond Organ Additive Synthesis -- A New Method, by ?PaulSchnellbecher. I don't really believe it, but he presents an interesting theory, along with alternative ("improved") settings for the StandardPresets.
• An article by StefanVorkoetter, The Science of Hammond Drawbar Registration, which looks at drawbar settings a bit more scientifically, and describes methods for combining settings, and for finding the setting to match a particular sound. A handy drawbar combination calculator is also included.

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