Leslie speaker
Altavoz Leslie
- Date
- 1940 · confidence medium
- Place
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Credited to
- Donald Leslie
- Field
- Communication
What it is
A rotating speaker combining an amplifier with a rotating drum or horn in front of the driver, created by Donald Leslie to give the Hammond organ a pipe-organ-like vibrato and chorus effect.
What it led to
- Signature Hammond organ sound in jazz and rock
- Adoption by electric guitarists and producers
- Electronic effects simulating the rotating speaker