Brian Charette's favorite Hammond Organ Drawbar Settings

Hi All! I'm a Hammond Endorsed organist writing for many popular magazines including Keyboard and Electronic Musician. This week: A short tutorial about my favorite Hammond Organ Drawbar settings. The is the first video in a series discussing Hammond Organ techniques. Software used IK Multimedia's Hammond B-3X
Topics:
✅ Jimmy Smith Drawbar Setting
✅ Keith Emerson Drawbar Setting
✅ Jon Lord Drawbar Setting
✅ Freddie Roach Drawbar Setting
✅ Squabbling
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[@cyrysvonnachtseite4546]

I played Hammond organs all my life. B Cv A and H series at roller skating rinks. Drawbar 1 3 4 6 all the way out. The 9th varies … drawbars 2 5 7 8 out to about 3 or 4. The percussion. Drawbar 1. All the way out drawbar 3…. About 5-6 …. The percussion tabs on. Soft. Slow and second. There’s a pedal modification …. On the Hammond. U use the lower A# first drawbar. U can swing the wire from the drawbar to the pedal bus bar …. Gives it a deeper bass sound. I have a 147 Leslie used in accordance with Hammond tone cabinets. And had an engineer make me up a tube jump jig piggyback reverb to the non reverb channel. Giving me reverb in the Leslie. With a variant potentiometer to control reverb

[@Flavum]

4:39 Second harmonic was also used on the classic Procol Harum song Whiter Shade of Pale.

[@WDXash]

Brilliant knowledge of some subtle variations but with great effect. Love it all 👍

[@briancharette]

Thanks so much! Glad you like the lesson

[@ejmusicofficial]

I just watched you playing the B3X program at the IKMultimedia booth at NAMM! You are a very good musician! Are the keyclick and other effects all default or did you adjust them to make a custom sound? If they are custom could you share the settings?

[@briancharette]

Hi Emilio everything is default :)

[@ejmusicofficial]

@@briancharette Thanks!

[@louiscornale5667]

How do you connect plugin ?

[@briancharette]

IK Multimedia iRig Keys I/O - Controller/Audio Interface for iPhone, iPad, and Mac/Windows (49-Keys)

[@suddenhungerTV]

Great vid. I think you meant 'Babyface' Willette, not Freddie Roach with regard to the V settings.

[@briancharette]

They both use 2nd Harmonic and V3, Freddie uses other settings too :)

[@jacquelinebishop8465]

You've just convinced this is well worth the price tag so I've bought it Can you give me any idea of the Ethel Smith tico tico drawbar settings and thank you

[@briancharette]

Hi Here's a great article about the settings she used: theatreorgans.com/hammond/keng/kenhtml/Ethel%20Smith%20Page.htm

[@downpatmusic]

That sounds great. I wonder if the B3-X performs any different with the desktop version vrs. the iPad version? I'll test the difference as I have the PC version and may get the iPad version for convenience of running on the smaller footprint of the iPad. Good straight forward musical settings you show. Thanks, will review those. I use a Leslie Studio 12+ with this app for studio use practice and the dual Leslie really becomes a part of the sound.

[@briancharette]

I just use it on a stock ipad and it's great with no latency :)

[@downpatmusic]

@@briancharette amazing how well this works. No latency. Your settings video is the clearest, shortest helpful B3 settings video I’ve run across. After learning this on my own and studying Joey D’s video lessons, your settings summary should be the go to for anyone jumping into this. It becomes evident that organists used the settings to create their unique sound. On piano we have velocity sensitivity, loud soft control, aka your touch to give you your sound. Organ forces you into simple less complex chords, note choices, note length, note placements, and time. It eliminates the complexity of piano technique making the organ an instrument of its own right. As a pianist I recommend learning to play the organ and your piano playing will improve for your effort. Oh, and no sustain pedal like on piano. That’s a big one. It forces you to hold the note down and make choices as to what sounds at any given time.

[@danilodigiacomo1136]

Hi Brian, I'd like to kindly know which standard app sound did you start from, to get this fantastic sound? ☺️

[@briancharette]

Danilo this is B3-X from IK Multimedia

[@danilodigiacomo1136]

hi Brian, beautiful this video, I have been looking for a long time in video that would suggest the settings of this fantastic app, to get its most refined and famous

[@briancharette]

awww so glad you like it thanks Danilo!

[@tubelessronniee]

👌🏾👌🏾😊

[@P42P3]

Thank you so much, Brian, for your video tutorials. You are a magnificent, fantastic musician and my idol, I admire your playing technique and I always look forward to any new video from you. I have already acquired all your jazz organ and electronic musik lessons at mymusicmasterclass. Each new video from you here and on Instagram is like a breath of fresh air for me! I live in a small town in Russia and, unfortunately, do not speak English, I use an online translator, so please advance to forgive me for my poor English ... I look forward to the next videos! ..

[@briancharette]

Your English is perfect Yura. I'm so glad you like the videos. more are coming :)

[@P42P3]

@@briancharette thank you so much for the answer, I'm happy :)

[@musomarc]

Hi Brian. Love your demo and playing.I am a keys and Hammond player from Sydney, AustraliaI .I recently purchased the B3-X for Mac OS and the iPad version.The promo blurb says that the B3-X works with various Hammond organs with Hammond profile set ups for XK3, XK5 and SK series. Do you know if it's compatible with the SKPro series which I have also recently purchased ? Are all the controls drawbars, percussion, CV settings etc already premapped or do you need to map these with the various CC messages? Connecting an iPad with B3-X app installed with a hammond SK keyboard via an Apple lightning USB camera connector adapter is that ALL that is needed ? and should all the controls on the Hammond keyboard be able to alter the drawbars and settings e.g Leslie speed, CV, percussion etc Hope you can offer your advice as an experienced demonstrator and user. Regards Marc

[@briancharette]

Hi KM I always use a midi controller with B3x and have only used SK Pro as a stand alone unit. It should be pretty easy to map. I had a very easy time mapping with my Oxygen 61 3rd gen, and that’s an older controller too. I’m in Switzerland now so not near my gear let me know how it goes . Thanks for the kind words too

[@musomarc]

@@briancharette Hi Brian. Wow! What a fast reply. Thanks for the info. I’ve also tried the iPad app with a M audio oxygen pro similar in many features to your controller. How do you deal with an expression pedal when these controllers only have a sustain Jack and no exp pedal provision? Do you just map expression to a knob/ slider? Hope you are well in Switzerland we are all in lockdown here in Sydney area. Regards👍🏻🎶🎹

[@briancharette]

I just use an audio volume pedal :)

[@musomarc]

@@briancharette Ok great idea. Never thought of that. Thanks for the reply.🎶🎹😷

[@murtonmuffley6724]

How would you do REO Speedwagons Roll With the changes B3 sound

[@briancharette]

I love that song check out this great vid about it kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHPUg3dspNGAjJI

[@briancharette]

Part one has the drawbar setting kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3WaZoCMi9OFgbM&pp=ygUlTXlrZXlzdG8gbXVzaWMgcmVvIHNwZWVkIHdhZ29uIHBhcnQgMQ%3D%3D

[@murtonmuffley6724]

@@briancharette Thanks