Gospel organ
B3 with fast Leslie, tube drive and a church hall.
Genre: Gospel
Timbre: Tonewheel organ (Hammond B3-style)
Effect chain
- Drive harmonic distortion 10 % · tube character
- Leslie fast rotor (≈ 6.7 Hz)
- Hall reverb RT60 2.2 s · mix 25 % · predelay 15 ms
On a Roland JUNO-DS
Sound Ky:032 R&B Organ 1, Roland sound mode: the keyboard loads its own sound as is, without the app's effects. Piano Effect does it from the iPhone over MIDI and puts the keyboard back the way it was when you leave. Every JUNO-DS sound by genre.
On a Yamaha PSR, Korg Pa or Casio
| Keyboard | Voice to look for | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Yamaha PSR and Genos | Organ Flutes (drawbar organ) | Overdrive / Amp Simulator medium + Rotary Speaker fast + Reverb Hall · 2.2 s |
| Korg Pa | Organ (drawbar / jazz) | Overdrive / Amp Sim medium + Rotary Speaker fast + Reverb Hall · 2.2 s |
| Casio CT-X and CT-S | Organ (Drawbar / Jazz) | Distortion / Overdrive medium + Rotary fast + Reverb Hall · 2.2 s |
Voice and effect names change between models: if you can't find one, look for the closest in the manual. The full values are in the chain above.
Play it
"Gospel organ" ships in the app's library: it plays on the on-screen keyboard or on your MIDI keyboard, and you can duplicate it and tweak its knobs. If you want the one from a specific song, scan it and the app measures its chain.
Android: get it on Google Play
Frequently asked questions
How do I get the Gospel organ sound?
Start from a tonewheel organ (hammond b3-style) and add, in this order: drive, leslie, hall reverb. The exact values are above. In the app, open "Gospel organ" in the Library and it plays on the on-screen keyboard or on your MIDI keyboard; tweak the knobs to taste.
Which JUNO-DS sound should I use for Gospel?
"Ky:032 R&B Organ 1". Piano Effect loads it by number from the iPhone in "Roland sound" mode: the keyboard loads its own sound as is, without the app's effects.
How do I get it on a Yamaha PSR or Genos?
Pick a Organ Flutes (drawbar organ) voice and set: Overdrive / Amp Simulator medium + Rotary Speaker fast + Reverb Hall · 2.2 s. For Korg Pa and Casio, see the table above.
How do I know which effects the song I want to learn uses?
Scan it with Piano Effect: in 10–30 seconds it tells you the timbre and the effect chain with measured values, and you can save it under the song's name.
Related sounds
- Norteño keyboardNorteño
- Jazz organ (B3)Jazz
- Rock organRock