Instrument Plug-Ins : DB-33 : DB-33 Controls : DB-33 Cabinet Page Controls

DB-33 Cabinet Page Controls
To access the Cabinet page, click the Cabinet button. The Cabinet page provides the controls pertaining to the rotating speaker cabinet and the organ’s tube preamp. These controls determine the overall tone of the instrument.
 
Input
The Input section contains the level controls for the external input (using the preamp and rotating speaker simulation as an effect for other signals in Pro Tools) and the organ’s signal.
Increasing either of these inputs to very high levels drives the tube pre-amp harder, sometimes leading to pleasant (or not-so-pleasant) distortion.
 
 
External
Sets the volume of incoming signal when DB-33 is used as an insert effect.
Organ
Sets the volume of the tone generator signal before it enters the pre-amp. If you’re hearing unwanted distortion, try turning this control down.The control is set to MIDI CC 11, an expression pedal, to emulate the volume pedal used for expressive purposes on many classic organs.
Tube Pre-Amp
The Tube Pre-amp section offers control over the preamplifier that precedes the rotating speaker cabinet.
 
Character
Effects the tonal balance of the signal. Turned to the left, the lows are cut, and high and midrange harmonics are emphasized. Turned to the right, lows are boosted and highs are cut.
Drive
Sets the amount of gain in the pre-amp, ranging from clean to distorted.
High Cut
Sets the amount of treble roll-off. Used in conjunction with the Character control (set to a low value), it creates a mid-heavy but not treble-boosted tone.
Mics
The Mics section controls the balance between the high and low-end speakers in the rotating speaker cabinet, and the stereo separation of the rotating speaker’s movement.
 
Drum/Horn
Controls the mix between the low-end speaker (drum) and the high-end speaker (horn).
Spread
Sets the angle, and thus, the stereo response of the two virtual “mics” that pick up the organ’s signal. Fully left, the mics are placed at 90 degrees from each other. Fully right, the mics are placed at 180 degrees from each other, accentuating the motion of the signal as the horn spins.
Speed Control
The Speed Control section affects the rotating speaker cabinet’s speed of rotation, and the time it takes to change between speed modes.
 
Rotation Speed Switch
A duplicate of the switch on the Organ page, it is present here for ease of testing speed modes while setting other parameters.
Slow Rate
Sets the speed of speaker rotation when the rotation speed switch is set to Slow mode.
Fast Rate
Sets the speed of speaker rotation when the rotation speed switch is set to Fast mode.
Acc/Dec
Sets the amount of time it takes for the rotating speaker to move from one speed to another.