Neo Instruments Ventilator is excellent!

I purchased this product as a birthday gift for my husband. As youngsters we would haul around his giant leslie cabinet when he played out. A few years back he sold the leslie. Missing the effect of it, I saw him researching this ventilator and I took advantage. We are both amazed and very pleased with the awesome effects it puts out. Now when he packs up his gear, he picks it up with one hand, chuckles, and says..."should I take the leslie or leave it home...right...I'm taking it!" I highly recommend this product.

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And you can just say it again. Wow! I'm a-blown away, like in an Oklahoma twister?
Man, do I know leslies, not actual organ leslies, mind you, but almost every rotating device for guitar the market has had to offer, even a bheringer 50 bucks pedal, I' m the sucker for the thing, I'll always give it a shot, or in the bheringer case, won't give a a shit.
This here ventilator...( wonder if they got the title from 'Ventilator Blues' a murky leslie'd piano sounding track on The Stone's Exile on main street. I, myself, owe a lot of my rotating desire to, first and foremost, George Harrison on Abbey Road, Something et all, Clapton's signature rotating Badge riff, and surely Mick Taylor ...or was it Keef? on Let it loose, the fast speed rotation on the descending bass d maj arpeggio still gets to me. Well, yeah, and then there's Gilmore, Floyd did record at Abbey Road, after all. I'd guess probably the Mecca of all rotating speakers for guitars (and vocals) would be the ole' 147 cabinet they kept there, now the opperation's been sold, and you know how these things go...mon, did I get sidetracked )...is the ultimate experiece. Period.
I've had Boogie Revolvers, loved the progressive speed pedal, found them hard to mike, andI have been using Hughes & kettner's Rotosphere for over 10 years, apart from the more complicated and thorough Motion Sounds, they're the best serving units I've come across. This Ventilator thang goes a couple of notches over, and as far as fooling my ears and brains, I'm looking no further, for now...
What I did was split it stereo on the new EC Tremolux and an ole tweed Champ. Do that and you are in a room with the actual walnut monster, in your mind, it's that real.
I' m sure getting another one, I fear it might break down, or run out, and I just can't be without it any more. The mike distance parameter makes a lot of the difference, but it doesn't stop there. It's a typically hearing to believe case, don't take my word on it.
You think modelling won't fool you, well think again, smart-alec, or don't, just do it, get it, you' ll thank me.
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I USED 2 122 LESLIES IN THE 70'S AND DECIDED TO TRY THE NEO AND I AM AMAZED AT HOW ACCURATE THE REPRODUCTION OF THE LESLIE SOUND IS COMING OUT OF THE NEO AND A ROLAND KC 550 AMP, THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND CAN NOT BELIEVE THE QUALITY OF THE SOUND EITHER. IT CARRIES IN A EQUIPMENT BAG. HOPEFULLY IT HOLDS UP AS WELL AS IT SOUNDS. THANKS

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After hearing about this product from a keyboard player at the Tamworth country music festival i contacted sweetwater and arranged purchase and delivery to Australia.The service from sweetwater was spot on and the sales person i dealt with Zach Neals was excellent.The ventilator arrived in Australia spot on time as promised.When i coupled it up to my Hammond xk3 i was blown away how realistic it is.No more lugging leslie cabs for me anymore.

Great Pedal

I've been searching for years for a pedal like this... no more lugging around bulky Leslies.... This thing is amazing... when I kick this thing in on my Korg CX-3 you can't tell the difference between the Korg and a Hammond B-3 w9ith leslie... I LOVE IT

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I am currently playing in a band with three other band members who have all played with piano legend Larry Knectel. Larry used an authentic B-3 and a real leslie for most of his organ work. All of us are familiar with the true leslie/B-3 sound. We are all blown away by the performance of the Neo Ventilator. So what you are getting here really is four votes. The guys in the band are just a pleased as I am with what we have affectionately come to know as "The Unit" . The authenticity of "the unit" can easily satisfy even seasoned professionals who know what a real leslie sounds like. well worth the money.

Great Product

This is a powerful addition to any musician's gig setup. Very powerful and authentic Leslie sound...Highly recommend!:)

Awesome product

This little digital leslie122 in a box was worth every penny I spent. check it out

Amazing Pedal- well worth the price

When I first set up my Ventilator I dialed in the Keith Richards "Let It Loose" sound and could not stop playing it for 30 minutes or more. I have not had a chance to play through a Leslie before but have tried several simulators. This is by far the richest most authentic sound I've had a chance to play with. The slow speed can provide a nice subtle texture to your tone that enhances without being obvious, kick in the high speed for a more dramatic effect.

It is not inexpensive but if you love the Leslie sound and don't have a roadie to carry a real one for you this is the way to go.

The Leslie Rotating Speaker Sound

There have been many attempts at simulating that rotary speaker sound with varying degrees of failure. Some, like the Uni-Vibe are really viable sounds in their own right. But that true Leslie sound has never been available aside from the real thing until the NV. This nails it and weighs under 10 lbs. It works with keyboards and guitars and other instruments and mics. It is worth your time to research it if you have any interest in this effect.

Search for Lance Keltner's review and a fine demonstration of the Neo Ventilator tastefully used in his band's performance.

This thing sounds REAL!

Wow! Don't settle for bad onboard rotary simulators anymore! I ran this through my Nord Electro 2, and it was all over. The search for authentic Leslie tone has ended. I tried getting that sound and tone through the Motion Sound PRO-145, in which I was seriously disappointed. This baby sounds ten times better, is a third of the cost, and is a mere fraction of the weight! As others have said here, if you're chasing after that genuine Leslie tone (that doesn't require a hand truck to transport), your search can end right here.

You will NOT regret buying it!

Unbelievable I have a Hammond A100 w/Leslie 251 and there was always something missing in the sound. Well I found it in the Neo Ventilator . My A100 into the Ventilator out to a Mickie mixer that is out putting in to a pair of Mickie SRM 450's and my sound is HOT.

Sounded so good I thought about putting my Leslie 251 out side with a sign on it that says FREE.
But I didn't do that! It's in the corner and I have no intention of plunging up/using that Leslie.

If you have a Hammond or other keyboard and something is missing! Buy the Neo Ventilator and you will kick your self for not buying it sooner:-)

Best Sim Yet

I've tried several electronic simulators and this is the closest I've heard to an actual Leslie.

I played a 147 for years and just can't practically lug it around any more. I've tried the Voce Spin and the Boss pedal. They were OK but did not have quite the space and motion that I loved. I finally settled on a Motion Sound KBR-M. I love this little cabinet with a rotor of its own! I got it in 2000 and have beat the heck out of it for the past 12 years.

I've recently been llaying in a louder rock band and blew the horn out of the KBR and needed something that would have the sound I love and play at level I needed.

After reading several good reviews and listening to all of the youtube videos I thought I'd try the the Neo Ventilator. I'm glad I did.

In a nutshell, it has a superior sound, is built like a tank, and can be configured in a number of ways. It's not perfect, but it's really, really good.

I have a Nord Electro 2 and it's sim is extremely lacking. But I love the portability and programmibility of the unit. With the right cabinet, it really gets the B3 sound.

The Vent does the job well. It is a bit bright when it's run flat, but with available adjustment, you can dial in what you need.

The only down side is the cost. It is, by far, the most expensive sim available. However, if you weight that against a real Leslie (figuratively and literally) it's a reasonable investment.

I also got the remote control pedal. It's an additional cost. but I don't want the Ventilator underfoot where drinks and dancers can get at it.

If the sound matters to you, this is the unit. Also, kudos to Sweetwater. I've been doing business with them for over 20 years. They are the best by any measure. Service, price, product availability and product knowledge... they have it all.

Can't Stop HyperVentilating

The ventilator is awesome. There are so many bad leslie simulators on the market, well it's about time they made a great one! You get complete ability to control every little nuance of the sound. Any organ player who is not using a real leslie, has to get this. Only issue is that the unit comes set up with a mono in and stereo out but Neo says you can re solder the wires for stereo in and out. Why not just do that then? Especially for what they are charging...

Neo Instruments Ventilator - The best, so far!

Love this device! I'm using it for guitar, and when set in the "Keyboard" mode, it nails the Leslie sound heard on so many classic recordings.

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After demo'ing the Neo Ventilator In a live-performance situation, the Vent was so conviencing, that I immeditately SOLD my Lesile 147 to purchase this pedal. My sound source was a Numa Organ; and, the combiniation between Numa and Neo is incrediable.

But, the real compliment that I can give to the to Vent is not from me but from the FOH engineer. After the show, he had totally forgotten that I had replaced my 147 with the Vent and during the set tear-down, the sound engineer had walked back to the keyboard position to where I normally housed the Leslie to remove the mic's from the cabinet and realized that the organ was running through the Vent...not a Leslie.

The only reason I did not give it a 5.0 star rating is because the pedal does not have a Rotor Brake control. Although, it does have By-Pass switch, this does not simulate the sound of a fully stopped rotor. Though, I have talked to Neo's tech support and voiced a few minor tweeks to the Vent....one being making a RackVersion....in which, will be a reality...Yes!

Great Leslie Sim for Guitar & Live Application!

I got one of these boxes from Germany when there wasn't any organized US distribution yet! Love it! Glad to see that Sweetwater picked up distribution. Folks on YouTube wre saying "where can I get one of these?" Running it stereo into 2 amps live provides the killer "Badge" Leslie sound.

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i think tihis is a great unit, not having anything like this before i did not know what to expect, as soon as i hooked it up to my keyboard and turned it on i loved it. it did everything they said it would do. thank you.

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its not what i thought it would be. I play guitar and keys. I was really looking for something for guitar that sounds like a phase shifter pedal i have that is getting really old. I don't think it has a good sound on the guitar at all. Sounds more like a chorus. However on the keys it sounds great. But I'm still a little disapointed that it does not have a left and right in and a left and right out that would swriling the soung separatly like two leslies