The Best Hammond Drawbar Settings to Get You Started

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I’ll walk you through:
✅ Upper manual drawbar settings (8-8-8-0-0-0-0-0-8)
✅ Percussion settings (Soft, Fast Decay, Third Harmonic)
✅ Lower manual settings for bass and comping (8-4-8 or 8-3-8)
✅ C/V settings (I use C3 for a bit of bite and movement)
✅ Leslie settings to shape the sound

These settings work on real Hammonds and clonewheels, so no matter what you play, this is a great place to start!

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