LX122 Pro rotary speaker plugin interface by XILS Lab

LX122 Pro: Rotary Speaker Plugin by XILS Lab

LX122 Pro is an effects plugin from XILS Lab that emulates a rotating Leslie-style speaker, modeling its horn, drum, room and tube amplifier. It runs as a VST2, AU, AAX or RTAS plug-in inside a DAW or VST host.

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01Overview

The LX122 Pro is built around the rotating speaker cabinet that organists have used for decades. Its emulation covers the spinning treble horn and bass drum, the room the cabinet sits in, and the tube amplifier stage. Developer XILS Lab presents it as a companion for organ and keyboard parts, with controls for rotation speed, reverb, microphone angle and drive.

Best for

  • Hammond organ parts
  • Rotary keyboard effects
  • Vibrato and tremolo effects
  • Rock organ drive tones
  • Chorus-style keyboard textures
Developer
XILS Lab
Store
Plugin Boutique
02Key features

What you get

  • Emulated rotating speaker with separate horn and drum elements
  • True Stereo Dynamic Engine places the cabinet in a modeled room
  • Three reverb types with adjustable time and frequency response
  • Slow and fast rotation modes with MIDI control
  • Tube amplifier emulation stage
  • Adjustable horn and drum rotation speeds
  • High pass filter before reverb to reduce muddiness
  • Adjustable microphone angle and drive for heavier tones
03In depth

Rotating Speaker Sound and Character

The plugin models a stationary treble unit with a spinning horn and a stationary woofer with a spinning drum. Both rotating elements create Doppler-based vibrato, tremolo and chorus effects.

The emulation also includes the internal cabinet reflections that give the sound its mellow character. You can move the cabinet from a closed setup toward an open, air-moving configuration, changing how much those reflections contribute.

The room is modeled as well, since the developer notes that the combination of the cabinet and its room shapes the final effect.

Controls and Workflow

Rotation can be stopped, switched between slow and fast modes, or transitioned between the two. The slow to fast mode buttons are MIDI controllable, so you can change the inertia from your controller.

The horn and drum speeds can be adjusted independently to suit your part. Reverb time and frequency response are adjustable, and three reverb types are available.

A high pass filter placed before the reverb reduces blurriness, and a drive parameter adds heavier distortion for rock tones. The recording microphone angle controls how much room sound is captured.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperXILS Lab
TypePlugin
CategorySurround Tools
FormatsVST2, AU, AAX, RTAS
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does LX122 Pro support?

LX122 Pro is available as VST2, AU, AAX and RTAS. It is a plug-in and must be used inside a DAW or VST host.

What operating systems does LX122 Pro run on?

It runs on macOS, with Audio Unit, VST, AAX and RTAS versions listed for Mac OS X 10.5 and later. It also runs on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 in VST, RTAS and AAX builds.

What do I need to use LX122 Pro?

You need a DAW or VST host to run it. The listed minimum requirements are 1 GB of RAM and a 2 GHz processor.

Is LX122 Pro 32-bit or 64-bit?

The plug-in is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions, with AAX listed as native 32 and 64 bit.

07Developer

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