Let's divide the Hammond Organ into three big parts: 1. Manuals (system of controls: double keyboard and pedalboard); 2. Tonewheel Generator (mechanical generator, Vibrato Scanner, motors, and filters ...

The sound of the Hammond organ was invented for churches as an alternative to pipe organs. But it's distinctive sound became crucial to the development of a new kind of music: gospel. MARTIN ...

He’s made a proof of concept for a DIY tone generator, which is the same revolutionary system that made the Hammond organ sing. Whereas the Hammond has one tonewheel per note, this project uses ...

Here’s how it works. For its latest plugin, PSP Audioware has taken inspiration from the analogue scanner-based effect that was found in the most sought-after Hammond tonewheel organs. The result is ...

Considering that the Hammond Organ Company built the last B-3 organ some four decades ago, the unwieldy-but-sweet-sounding instrument is enjoying something of a moment in the Bay Area’s jazz scene.

Here’s how it works. GEAR 2021: A new Hammond stage keyboard that features a comprehensive organ section isn’t that surprising - it’s the instrument that the company is famous for, after all - but the ...