Rotary

This modulation effect simulates the classic effect of a rotating speaker.

A rotary speaker cabinet features speakers rotating at variable speeds to produce a swirling chorus effect, commonly used with organs.

Speed settings

Speed Mod Control (MIDI)

This pop-up menu allows you to select the MIDI controller that controls the rotary speed. If you do not want to use MIDI realtime control, set this to Automation. If you select PitchBend as MIDI controller, the speed changes with an up or down flick of the bender. If other MIDI controllers are used, the speed changes at MIDI value 64.

Speed selector (stop/slow/fast)

Allows you to control the speed of the rotary speaker.

Speed Mod

If the Set Speed Change Mode setting is set to the right, this control allows you to modulate the rotary speed.

Set Speed Change Mode

If this is set to the left, the speed selector settings are taken into account. If this is set to the right, you can modulate the speed with the Speed Mod control and/or with a MIDI controller that you can select on the Speed Mod Control (MIDI) pop-up menu.

Additional settings

Overdrive

Applies a soft overdrive or distortion.

Crossover

Sets the crossover frequency (200 to 3000 Hz) between the low and high frequency loudspeakers.

Horn

Slow

Allows for a fine adjustment of the high rotor slow speed.

Fast

Allows for a fine adjustment of the high rotor fast speed.

Accel.

Allows for a fine adjustment of the high rotor acceleration time.

Amp Mod

Controls the high rotor amplitude modulation.

Freq Mod

Controls the high rotor frequency modulation.

Bass

Slow

Allows for a fine adjustment of the low rotor slow speed.

Fast

Allows for a fine adjustment of the low rotor fast speed.

Accel.

Allows for a fine adjustment of the low rotor acceleration time.

Amp Mod

Adjusts the modulation depth of the amplitude.

Level

Adjusts the overall bass level.

Mics

Phase

Adjusts the phasing amount in the sound of the high rotor.

Angle

Sets the simulated microphone angle. A value of 0 ° corresponds to a mono miking setup with a single microphone in front of the speaker cabinet, 180 ° corresponds to a stereo miking setup with a microphone on each side of the cabinet.

Distance

Sets the simulated microphone distance from the speaker in inches.

Final Settings

Output

Sets the output level.

Mix

Sets the level balance between dry and wet signal.

Directing MIDI to the Rotary

For realtime MIDI control of the speed parameter, MIDI must be directed to Rotary.

  • If Rotary is used as insert effect (for an audio track or an FX channel), it is available on the Output Routing pop-up menu for MIDI tracks. If Rotary is selected on the Output Routing pop-up menu, MIDI is directed to the plug-in from the selected track.