Pedals That Sound Like A Leslie Speaker?

[ech0es]

im kinda surprised by how much I actually like those Gig-FX pedals--never really looked at 'em before now. the pro-chop w/ midi sync is pretty damned interesting.

and yeah, you really can't do a real leslie in a pedal. but a good faux-rotary sweep can be done--my effectrode vibra-chorus does it wonderfully.

With a gig fx chopper and a stereo rig you have the same feeling than with a leslie cab (the sound goes from right to left)

[my bloody television]

yeah, I've actually gotten really convincing Leslie-like sounds by running my amps in stereo with a slow pan

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[MannequinRaces]

Thanks again everyone for your discussion and ideas. I know that pedals can't come close to the real thing because of various acoustical factors. If I were a rich bastard I'd just buy a real cabinet but alas, I'm not. Oh, well!

[bigchiefbc]

Thanks again everyone for your discussion and ideas. I know that pedals can't come close to the real thing because of various acoustical factors. If I were a rich bastard I'd just buy a real cabinet but alas, I'm not. Oh, well!

I will reiterate my suggestion that you go with one of the named leslie simulators. It may not sound exactly like a leslie, but the RT-20/Rotosphere/Destination Rotation/Rotomachine will sound a lot closer than the phasers or univibes that have been mentioned in this thread.

[eti]

The way I understand it, you can't emulate a rotating speaker with a pedal because the sound of the rotating speaker is dependent on the way it uses space. The sound actually comes from different locations and bounces off the walls in ways unique to the space it's located in. You can't replicate that with a pedal and a single speaker. All these pedals make cool, crazy sounds and the ones that work in stereo probably get closer if you have two amps, but it ain't a rotating sound.

That said, I've never actually heard a rotating speaker, so I have no idea what the fuck I'm talking about.

The idea is not to replicate a Leslie per se, but the replicate the sound it makes when recorded. If a Leslie can be recorded, and we can agree that we are hearing a Leslie on a recording, then you just have to duplicate the doppler effect and any necessary ambient artifacts in a pedal. Much the same way a reverb depends on sound moving in space, and there are some good reverb emulations in pedals.

FWIW, I've actually heard a rotating speaker

[oldangelmidnight]

The idea is not to replicate a Leslie per se, but the replicate the sound it makes when recorded. If a Leslie can be recorded, and we can agree that we are hearing a Leslie on a recording, then you just have to duplicate the doppler effect and any necessary ambient artifacts in a pedal.

That's an important distinction. I'm sure I've heard recordings, but never been in the presence. I'd agree that you can emulate the recorded sound of a rotating speaker in a pedal.
If that's what the OP is looking for -

[sjtele]

Hey, you can just build your own, and it's so pretty.

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[MannequinRaces]

The idea is not to replicate a Leslie per se, but the replicate the sound it makes when recorded. If a Leslie can be recorded, and we can agree that we are hearing a Leslie on a recording, then you just have to duplicate the doppler effect and any necessary ambient artifacts in a pedal.

That's an important distinction. I'm sure I've heard recordings, but never been in the presence. I'd agree that you can emulate the recorded sound of a rotating speaker in a pedal.
If that's what the OP is looking for -

Exactly! I'm looking more for the recorded effect. Sure having an actual one would be cool but I'm just going for the leslie 'sound' in a stereo mix.