Torero

What it does

A recreation of a 1972 Italian transistor organ, built from samples of the original instrument plus simulation, with a skeuomorphic front panel. The keyboard splits into bass keys and upper keys at a note you choose, each section able to sit on its own MIDI channel and be transposed on its own. Voices layer from flute, brass, horn, oboe and reed, with vibrato, a brilliance switch, three separate ADSR sections, and built-in EQ, overdrive with cabinets, tremolo, chorus, reverb and a Leslie.

In the demo

Jade builds the sound up voice by voice, moves the split point, and runs the effects one at a time. She shows the on-screen pitch pedal holding its position where a mod wheel springs back, loads it into GarageBand, then drives several instances from ZOA patterns.

Worth knowing

It ships with no presets, so patches are yours to save. Anyone wanting tonewheel drawbars is looking at a different instrument.