Leslie Sim Clone Comparison Detailed Settings


Hammond XK-3 Settings

XK-3 Naked

  1. C2 instead of C3 Chorus (C2 definitely equivalent to other clone's C3)
  2. Drawbar Settings
    • Tone-Wheel = B-Type
    • Click Attack = 12
    • Click Release = 5
    • Click LPF (tone) = 110
    • Envelope Attack Rate = 2
    • Envelope Release Rate = 10
    • Foldback Low = 2C
    • Foldback High = 4G
  3. No Amp Model
  4. No Leslie Sim
  5. No Reverb
  6. EQ
    • Bass +4
    • Middle +1
    • Middle Freq 2kHz
    • Treble 0
XK-3 Clean

  1. C2 instead of C3 Chorus (C2 definitely equivalent to other clone's C3)
  2. Drawbar Settings are the same as XK-3 Naked
  3. Amp Model (Called Overdrive)
    • Drive: 43
    • Blend: 28
    • Expression: EX-OD
    • Preamp: Dual 1
    • Phase: Reverse
    • Crossover: 500Hz
  4. Leslie Sim
    • Name: 122_Type
    • Horn Rotor
      • Slow speed: 36
      • Fast Speed: 393
      • Level: 0
      • Rise Time: 2.2
      • Fall Time: 1
      • Brake 1.2
      • Horn Character: Deep
    • Bass Rotor
      • Slow speed: 36
      • Fast Speed: 393
      • Level: 0
      • Rise Time: 7
      • Fall Time: 5
      • Brake 10
    • Mic
      • Angle: 90
      • Distance: 1.8m
  5. EQ
    • Same as Naked above
  6. Reverb
    • Depth: 10
    • Type: Room 1 (short)
    • Reverb Time: 19
    • Delay Time: 4.7ms
    • Delay Feedback: 0%
XK-3 Dirty

Same as XK-3 Clean, except that Drive = 43


Nord Electro Settings

Electro Naked

  1. Key Click = 9 (Maximum value)
  2. No Amp Model (called Overdrive)
  3. No Leslie Sim (called Rotary Speaker)
  4. No Reverb (reverb not available on unit)
  5. EQ
    • Although, ON, did not use any EQ since it is after the Overdrive and Leslie in the Chain
    • Treble = 0
    • Bass = 0
Electro Clean

  1. Key Click = 9 (Maximum value)
  2. Amp Model
    • Overdrive = ON
    • Overdrive Amount = 0 (amp model on at its lowest level)
  3. Leslie Sim
    • Rotary Speaker = ON
    • Stop = OFF
  4. EQ
    • EQ = ON
    • Treble = +10
    • Bass = -5
  5. External Reverb (reverb not available on unit)
    • Reverb: Lexicon Pantheon with Medium Room Preset
    • Reverb Type: Room
    • Room Size: 16 Meters
    • Reverb Time: 1.006 seconds
    • Predelay: 0 milliseconds
    • Damping: 2.60kHz
    • Mix: 7%
Electro Dirty

Same as Electro Clean, except that Overdrive Amount = 1.5


Korg CX3 Settings

CX3 Naked

  1. OS version 2
  2. No Amp Model (see below Amp Type = Preamp is direct out from CX3)
  3. No Leslie Sim (called Rotary Speaker)
  4. No Reverb
  5. CX3 settings follow David Jacques 1955 B3 with twin Leslie 21Hs Settings with Exceptions Noted
    • Output: 127
    • Wheel Type: Clean
    • DB Level Curve: Mellow
    • Overtone Level: 10
    • Leakage Level: 0
    • Noise Level: 0
    • On Click Level: 32 (DJ uses 45)
    • Off Click Level: 12 (DJ uses 25)
    • DB Preset's Percussion: ENA
    • Perc Normal Level: 70
    • Percussion Soft Offset: -40
    • Normal Percussion DB ATT: 10
    • Percussion Fast Decay: 36
    • Percussion Slow Offset: 60
    • Amp Type: Preamp (DJ uses Type 1, we will use that for Clean and Dirty below)
    • Speaker Sim: OFF (No effect when have Amp Type of Preamp)
    • Amp Gain:13 (No effect when have Amp Type of Preamp)
    • Tone Treble: 0
    • Tone Middle: 0
    • Tone Bass: -5
    • Reverb Type: Plate
    • Reverb Time: 2.60 (DJ uses 3.40)
    • Reverb Mix Level: 0 (No reverb for Naked, DJ uses 18)
    • Reverb Routing: Rev-7 Rot
    • Horn 70 Rotor 30
    • Horn Slow Speed: 9
    • Horn Fast Spped: 90
    • Rotor Slow Speed: 8
    • Rotor Fast Speed: 85
    • Horn Up Transit: 5
    • Horn Down Transit: 7
    • Horn Stop Transit: 20
    • Horn Start Transit: 15
    • Rotor Up Transit: 60
    • Rotor Down transit: 33
    • Rotor Stop Transit: 60
    • Rotor Start Transit: 66
    • Horn Mic Distance: 91
    • Horn Mic Spread: 60
    • Rotor Mic Distance: 60
    • Rotor Mic Spread: 45
CX3 Clean

  2. All setting same as CX3 Naked except
    • Amp Type: Type 1 (This is the Amp Type specified by DJ)
    • Speaker Sim: ON
    • Amp Gain: 0 (amp model on at its lowest level)
    • Reverb Mix Level: 18 (This is the value specified by DJ)
CX3 Dirty

  2. All setting same as CX3 Clean except
    • Amp Gain: 10


Native Instruments B4

B4 Naked

  1. Keyclick Amount = 2 o'clock
  2. No Amp Model (called Tube Amp)
  3. No Leslie Sim (called Rotator Controls)
  4. No Reverb (reverb not available on unit)
  5. EQ (all eq on Amp Model and Leslie Model)
B4 Clean

  1. Amp Model
    • Tube Amp [DRIVE BUTTON] = ON
    • Drive = 0 (amp model on at its lowest level)
    • Volume = MAX
    • Body = 7
    • Bright = 8
  2. Leslie Sim
    • [ROTATOR BUTTON] = ON
    • Treble Rotor
      • Slow: Centered for typical Chorale effect
      • Fast: Centered for typical Tremolo effect
      • Accel: Centered for typical acceleration
      • Tone: 1 o'clock
    • Bass Rotor
      • Slow: Centered for typical Chorale effect
      • Fast: Centered for typical Tremolo effect
      • Accel: Centered for typical acceleration
      • Tone: 9 o'clock to increase the bass response
    • Mic
      • Balance: Centered
      • Pan: Centered
      • Spread: 10 o'clock
      • Distance: 1 o'clock
    • External Reverb (reverb not available on unit)
      • Reverb: Lexicon Pantheon with Medium Room Preset
      • Reverb Type: Room
      • Room Size: 16 Meters
      • Reverb Time: 1.006 seconds
      • Predelay: 0 milliseconds
      • Damping: 2.60kHz
      • Mix: 5%
B4 Dirty

Same as B4 Clean, except that Drive = 10 o'clock