User Guide
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This RE version of the original Combo Compact ReFill brings the brilliantly versatile Italian organ to life with its easily selectable voices and effect controls, all wrapped up in in a handy and truly Compact device.
Combo Compact Organ features
Combo Compact Organ models most of the features found across the Compact range of transistor organs:
- Original F/AR spring convolution reverb, exclusive to the Retro Organs 2.0 range, provides the authentic Compact reverb sound [Compact Duo]
- Bass 16’, Strings 16’, Flute 8’, Oboe 8’, Trumpet 8’, Strings 8’, Flute 8’, Flute 4’, Strings 4’, Piccolo 4 [Compact Mk1]
- Select 2-2/3’ [Compact Mk2/Duo Mk2] or 2-2/3’ +2’ mixture [Duo Mk1], with Brilliant filter select
- Multi-boost 16’, 8’, 4’ and 2-2/3’ +2’ with adjustable All-Boost level [(Duo Mk1]
- 12-note Bass Section (C0-B2) with adjustable level provides excellent accompaniment capability [all versions]
- Separate Bass Section audio output [all versions]
- Percussion Section adds a choice of decay envelope, short or long decay for percussive and harpsichord-type sounds [Deluxe/Duos]
- Rate adjustable Percussion Repeat function [Duo Mk2] (Repeat Rate is tempo-synced)
- Tab selectable Vibrato adjustment [all versions]
- Tremolo [Duo Mk2]
- High and low shelf EQ [Duos]
- Selectable Expression Pedal for swell [all versions]
- Tube or transistor-style amp model with drive adjust
- 119 Combo Compact patches
- 37 Combinators
- 12 additional instrument Combinators utilising RE FX, including Propellerhead Rotor
Demo track “Richard Wright” by The Quixotes; all sounds except drums are Combo Compact Organ patches and Combinators.
Demo track “Compact Song”, kindly donated by alteree; all sounds except drums from Combo Compact Organ, with additional FX processing.
This product requires Reason 7.1 or higher
Updates
1.0.3
Engine update fixes a number of minor issues:
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Vibrato is now global, not per note (tremolo has been left as per note)
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Fixes an error where saving a patch with zero reverb can cause an incorrect reverb amount to applied
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Fixes an issue where attempting to retrigger a note already playing will hang the device
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A few extra patches added
1.0.5