# Thoughts on Organelle as effects processor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Organelle\ **Created:** [June 17, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924 "2018-06-17T14:54:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nicholaswilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c77e96/32.png) [@nicholaswilson](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/nicholaswilson)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/1 "2018-06-17T14:54:52Z")
Hi all! I’m considering purchasing an Organelle and understand that it can act as an effects processor but haven’t found much commentary or feedback online about this capability. How many patches can process incoming audio? Is there a decent variety of options? What’s everyone’s thoughts on this feature? Any feedback would be much appreciated! I think this will potentially swing my decision. ---
**Author:** ![Wannop](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/wannop/32/328_2.png) [@Wannop](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Wannop)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/2 "2018-06-17T16:23:01Z")
It’s the organelle’s strongest suit, Organelle has tens of patches worth about £300 a pop if you bought them in pedal format ---
**Author:** ![bomboy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/bomboy/32/5576_2.png) [@bomboy](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/bomboy)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/3 "2018-06-17T17:45:05Z")
There’s quite a lot of patched that accept audio input and if you load orac you can even run several patches simultaneously. ---
**Author:** ![nicholaswilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c77e96/32.png) [@nicholaswilson](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/nicholaswilson)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/4 "2018-06-18T16:29:15Z")
Any favorites? ---
**Author:** ![healthylives](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/healthylives/32/1237_2.png) [@healthylives](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/healthylives)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/5 "2018-06-18T16:34:02Z")
> [@Favorite Organelle Patches on PatchStorage, 2018 edition](http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/favorite-organelle-patches-on-patchstorage-2018-edition/2848): > > I’ve had almost no time to mess with the Organelle in the last 6 months but i’m amazed the stuff people are coming up with (thanks in large to ppl like shreeswifty and technobear). Eager to dig in to play instead of program for awhile. What are some people’s favorite patches, in the following categories? There is so much variety out there I’m trying to narrow it to ‘bread and butter’ patches that I can mess with for composition, and hopefully help other people find new favorites slight_smile … ---
**Author:** ![bomboy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/bomboy/32/5576_2.png) [@bomboy](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/bomboy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/6 "2018-06-18T17:26:55Z")
For orac or standard patches? Standard patches I’d have to say [clds](https://patchstorage.com/clds/) is probably my all time favorite effect. It comes in orac format as well. Dust is another one of my favorites > [@Modules for the Orac](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/modules-for-the-orac/2823/2): > > [F-DUST.zip](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/critterandguitari/original/2X/8/8e5f257dc4a5b8185dcb5c332730fff2809929c7.zip) (5.1 KB) As well as [wrps](https://patchstorage.com/warped-braids/). All of these have standard and orac equivalents. . ---
**Author:** ![TonyLB](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/tonylb/32/1776_2.png) [@TonyLB](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/TonyLB)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/7 "2018-06-19T07:46:34Z")
If you buy the organelle, well it’s a good effects processor. But it’s also a synth. And a sampler. And an OTC. So it’s definetely worth it. I really enjoy the mutable instruments patches and few other ones from critter and guitari. The last one is brilliant too : [New C&G Organelle Patches](http://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/new-c-g-organelle-patches/144/172?u=tonylb) ---
**Author:** ![thetechnobear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/thetechnobear/32/42_2.png) [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/8 "2018-06-19T16:29:23Z")
id echo others… the keys ive the impression Organelle is a primarily a synth, but there are probably more ‘stand out’ effects patches, than synth patches imo. ---
**Author:** ![Lazaruz4](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/lazaruz4/32/1183_2.png) [@Lazaruz4](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Lazaruz4)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/9 "2018-06-20T18:04:55Z")
Be warned. I bought the Organelle for the arpeggio synth effect (lovely on bass) and just a few months later I own like 6 new synths I specifically bought to use with the Organelle. Now I only wish I’d never thrown out the briefcase full of midi cables I was certain I’d never ever need or want. ---
**Author:** ![shreeswifty](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/shreeswifty/32/790_2.png) [@shreeswifty](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/shreeswifty)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/10 "2018-06-27T09:55:56Z")
i think it’s perfect for effects and i have emulated dozens of effects pedals and it’s much more fun as an effect most of the time less menu diving 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ampism](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/ampism/32/1755_2.png) [@ampism](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/ampism)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/11 "2019-01-22T21:55:44Z")
So if I just want to use Orac as though it was a pedal board, can I play audio in and just make a chain of FX? Or do I have to have a specific patch at the start of the Orac chain? I hope this makes sense… ---
**Author:** ![thetechnobear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/thetechnobear/32/42_2.png) [@thetechnobear](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/thetechnobear)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/12 "2019-01-23T00:44:07Z")
> [@ampism](#): > > So if I just want to use Orac as though it was a pedal board, can I play audio in and just make a chain of FX? Or do I have to have a specific patch at the start of the Orac chain? I hope this makes sense… yes, orac allows you to do a chain of audio effects. the only thing you have to do is to in the ‘router’ module, turn the Audio In Gain up - its 0% by default, (to avoid any noise when nothing is connected) ---
**Author:** ![ampism](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/ampism/32/1755_2.png) [@ampism](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/ampism)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/thoughts-on-organelle-as-effects-processor/2924/13 "2019-01-23T12:06:42Z")
Great - thanks for that @thetechnobear Paul