Rotary Mod is an effects plugin from Eventide that simulates a Leslie rotating speaker cabinet, producing the pulsing, swirling vibrato associated with the Hammond organ.
Rotary Mod is built around the classic rotating speaker sound, modeled on the Leslie cabinet that is paired with Hammond organs. The developer says the plugin produces a pulse-like vibrato whose character depends on the rotation speed, and it gives you control over how much movement you apply. Eventide presents the effect as a way to bring the whirling modulation of 1960s recordings into a modern desktop workflow.
Rotary Mod lets you set the speed of the rotor and horn independently and adjust the mix between the two. Blending them can produce pulsing effects and special vibratos.
A secondary LFO can add frequency modulation to the rotor and horn speeds, and you can choose its modulation source. A Hi-cut control shapes the top end, and Cabinet size switches between Standard and Giant to change the tone's sweetness.
The Ribbon control changes any combination of parameters at once, which makes it useful for setting up an evolving effect on the fly. Eventide suggests using it to increase modulation depth on guitar or synth leads, blend between Horn and Rotor for transitions, or change speed to draw attention to a pad or keyboard part. Desktop users can map the Ribbon to a MIDI mod wheel.
Tap Tempo syncs the effect to the BPM of your song, and Mix Lock keeps the wet-dry mix constant while you scroll through presets.
Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.
| Developer | Eventide |
|---|---|
| Type | Plugin |
| Category | Modulator |
| Formats | VST3, VST2, AU, AAX |
| Operating systems | Windows, macOS |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Free trial | Yes |
Rotary Mod is an Eventide effects plugin that simulates a Leslie rotating speaker cabinet. It produces the pulsing, swirling vibrato associated with Hammond organ recordings.
Rotary Mod is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats, as 64-bit plugins. It runs on Windows 10 and later, including Windows 11, and on macOS 10.14 and later, on both Intel and Apple Silicon.
You need a compatible host application that supports one of the listed plugin formats. No iLok dongle is required, but a free iLok account is needed for authorization. Eventide says it tests the plugins in Ableton Live, Cubase, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Pro Tools and Studio One.
Yes, Rotary Mod offers a trial version.
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