Scanner Vibrato is a virtual effect plug-in, for Mac & Windows, that aims to recreate the scanner-vibrato effect from a well-known tonewheel organ.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
The original scanner-vibrato was developed in the 1940s, and was an analog, electromechanical device, consisting of an analog delay line and a mechanical rotor (“scanner”). The rotor was driven by the organ’s internal motor, and therefore its rate was fixed at about 6.9 Hz. The original scanner-vibrato could produce both chorus and vibrato effects, and it offered three depth presets.
Martinic Scanner Vibrato is modelled closely on the original scanner-vibrato, so it offers the same features (and flaws), perfectly preserving the character of the original effect. However, Scanner Vibrato is more flexible; you can adjust the rate, depth, and even stereo width. And best of all, you can apply
Audio Demos:
Organ:
Electric Piano:
Synthesizer:
Pricing and Availability
Scanner Vibrato is available now for $39.00 / €37.05. A 30-day demo is available.
via Stuart Perry
Sounds very musical to my ears, will have to try this for myself
I have many Leslie emulations and none of them capture the real thing. Not even the one on my Hammond XK-3. This one is no better.
Just to be clear http://electronicmusic.wikia.com/wiki/Vibrato_scanner is not a Leslie. We think our Scanner Vibrato emulates that very close to the original. The picture above is from our real Scanner Vibrato.
All Thumbs, this is not a Leslie simulator. It’s a recreation of the vibrato system Hammond developed for their organs. On a B-3 clone it would be the 3 degrees of vibrato and chorus vibrato. The question if whether they included the slow-scan celeste of the H models and also the X-66.
We modelled Scanner Vibrato on a Hammond B3. However, you can change the rate, depth, and chorus/vibrato mix, so I would think you should be able to tweak it to sound not unlike some of the other models.