Drawbars
Drawbars are adjustable control elements used to shape the tone color of keyboard-based organs and related electronic instruments. They work by mixing several fixed harmonic components or voice elements to create a timbre. By moving the bars toward or away from the player, a performer raises or lowers the level of each component, altering the overall sound.
In pipe organs, the term is connected to stop controls. Drawbars (often implemented as pull-out tabs or
In electronic and digital organs and synthesizers, drawbars are actual sliding controllers mounted below the keyboard.
Drawbars have influenced both instrument design and performance practice, bridging historical pipe organs and contemporary sound-shaping