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Waterfall Rotary Speaker

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A. Zegers

November 27, 2023

I love it!

it's great ! The best rotary speaker plug-in I've tried!

J. Neves

November 26, 2023

Great Plugin BUT...

Native only?! Seriously?! First they release the Capitol Mastering Compressor, which is an AWESOME plugin btw but, when asked why no DSP version came out, they told us is because most people would be using it for mastering applications and blah blah blah....I wonder what they will say about this one now? C'mon guys show us some UAD love, please! Being able to load it up in Console etc. is the ONE thing that sets you apart, don't let it die out so easily!

J. R

November 19, 2023

Good, but could be great

Right off the bat, you can only record on this using the opened back of the Leslie. This is fine for rock, I guess. But Don Leslie invented this cabinet to be heard from the front, through the louvres that he intentionally carved into the wood. Not offering this very BASIC option is tantamount to malpractice. Recording through the open back gives you a very phasey, thwocky, open-wood-hole sound that is not what you want for jazz, gospel and blues- which -guess what?- the Hammond organ tends to do a lot of. It almost seems like no real Hammond Organ players were consulted on this plugin at all, but "rockers" who want to run their guitars through a swirly effect got tons of say.

Gain staging can be a nightmare too. It seems to be best when you give it a very faint signal input. The output meter is utterly useless. It indicates nothing. At all. Ignore it.

All that said, it does sound remarkably like my real, vintage 122 when I remove the back panels, and that's exactly why i don't remove the back panels. Ever.

This could easily be a 5 star plugin if UA simply gave you the basic option of hearing the speaker the way it's inventor intended for it to be heard. (And don't give me any flack about being able to record through the louvres on the sides...that is NOT the same thing.) This is like meticulously emulating every aspect of a Fender Bassman amp, but only letting you mic it from above. It is a needless, staggering, unforced error.

I'm not withholding stars due to the fact that it's only native, since they tell you that upfront. But for Pete's sake, the Leslie is an incredibly important part of the hammond sound that shapes and changes your performance as an organ player. You are constantly relying on the sound of your leslie when performing. Pushing it harder or backing off based on how the Leslie responds. Since I cannot use this plugin in a unison slot, I am forced to GUESS how much to gain it as I perform, then apply the Leslie after the fact to see whether I GUESSED correctly. Far from ideal.

This is a decent plugin that could so, so ,so easily be an -invaluable- plugin. I hope UA listens.

J. Donovan

November 15, 2023

Five Star Worthy

I've owned many effects over the years, both plug-in and hardware pieces. Waterfall is easily one of the most lush, ear pleasing, of them all. You'll find it's surprisingly useful on guitars, keyboards, and more. Try it sparingly to add uniqueness to your modern recordings, or apply it more heavily to teleport your sound back to the 1960s.

K. Scripps

October 6, 2023

Quite amazing sound, but...

I have both Waterfall and the IK Multimedia T-RackS Leslie plug ins. They both sound pretty damn good. Waterfall has the edge. There is some kind of undefinable element to the sound that puts it over the top of the IK Plugin. It really sounds great! I do like that the IK offers stereo miking on the drum, whereas the UAD plug in only offers mono miking for the low frequencies. I wish it were Compatible with Apollo and the UAD cards, as it by far my most resource hungry plug in. Digital Performer has a meter which shows how hard all of your loaded plug ins are hitting your computer's processor. Waterfall is #1. Worse than any reverbs. A lot of that may be due to the stellar graphics. Very cool to watch! Now, if they could only cram it into a pedal...

M. VOLPE JUNIOR

September 15, 2023

Best Leslie ever!

Put a life like magic in my B3's

M. VOLPE JUNIOR

September 15, 2023

Best Leslie ever!

Put a life like magic in my B3's

A. Nelson

September 12, 2023

Finally! Closest I have to the real thing

Loving this. I use it for guitar primarily. Gives me nostalgia for the real Leslie's i've played with live and listened to up close.

J. Tofte

September 11, 2023

Great for adding movement...

Great for adding movement to any source. I use it a lot on guitars and keys or synth pads. It's brilliant!

S. Tanner

August 13, 2023

Best Rotary Speaker insite my Mac Pro.

A very well made rotary speaker, if not the best. Unfortunately very difficult to lug around, which fortunately is not noticeable in the plug-in version. Awesome and thank you.

V. German

August 5, 2023

Great effect!

Awesome job on the guitars!

V. German

August 5, 2023

Great effect!

Awesome job on the guitars!

C. D

July 27, 2023

average-

sound quality: nothing to write home about
features: lacking DSP version when it should be a must to track your guitar
price: discounted, ok. full price, too expensive.
overall impression: average-
might change my review to 3 stars if they add real time tracking with DSP.

A. Ross

July 19, 2023

Waterfall Rotary Speaker Usury

I was shocked and disappointed to see that the Waterfall B3 emulation I bought 3 months ago has been divided up and the rotary section, which looks identical to my Waterfall B3 version , is now being sold as a separate plugin.

OK but I wrote to UAD when I first got the VI stating that it was a great instrument but could they include a direct input to the rotary speaker, bypassing the organ in the next upgrade

I received no word back for the frankly, inspired, suggestion and was disappointed to see that if I want the Waterfall rotary effect, as a stand alone, I would have to purchase it again as a separate plugin.

Frankly, this idea sucks... big time. UAD are presently a huge disappointment to end users who, in good faith, makes worthy suggestions only to be shafted.

D. Wylie

July 17, 2023

Not perfect but very good

Easy to install and get a good sound, very configurable etc. For me at least however (and at least one other reviewer I can see) the speed control/mod wheel link doesn't seem to work with my controller.

R. Learmont

July 16, 2023

Waterfail

Bought this so called waterfall effect but it sounds more like a bloody Lesley cabinet!

R. Studio

July 13, 2023

Classic Leslie

Sound elegantly with the organ and guitar.

J. Keen

June 28, 2023

Classic Leslie sounds at a fraction of the price

I use this plug on everything I feel could use it as an effect. Obviously for keys, but for guitar and vocals, it rocks!

R. Evans

June 16, 2023

Great emulation

Sounds great with keys but equally good on vocals, guitars, and even percussion tracks. Really fun and creative tool.

A. Maxwell

June 14, 2023

Nice sounding rotary speaker

I use also versions from Arturia and Eventide for the rotary effect. I’ve got to say that the Waterfall Rotary Speaker brings something different, slightly more vintage, especially in the midrange.
It’s a colorful effect so I use it on specific sources.

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