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SoundFonts.it - VB3

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Software: VB3
Developer: SoundFonts.it
Primary Type: Organ
Price (MSRP): €49
Instrument(s): VST
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Average User Rating: Average rating - 8.750

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VB3

VB3 is a virtual tonewheel organ which simulates an American electromagnetic organ of the old days, but it's also capable of other simulations like the Italian transistor organs of the seventies or the Red-Tolex organs played by famous pop bands of the sixties.

Main features:

  • Full polyphony (147 notes).
  • Virtual 91 modeled tonewheels generator with accurate phase synchronization.
  • Adjustable leakage noise and cross modulation between tonewheels.
  • Three sets of waveforms: Set H (American Electromagnetic), Set F (Italian Transistor), Set V (Red Tolex Transistor).
  • Two different organ models.
  • Adjustable global tuning.
  • Foldback on 16" deactivable.
  • Realistic motor wow & flutter.
  • Busbars and 9 key contacts simulation.
  • 17 steps drawbars.
  • Two separate sets of drawbars per manual.
  • Full "inverted octave" presets.
  • String Bass with adjustable release time.
  • Dynamic pickup coil impedance loss.
  • Adjustable generator filters scaling.
  • Single triggered percussion with natural capacitor discharge/recharge.
  • Adjustable global Percussion Level.
  • Adjustable global Percussion Decay.
  • Vibrato/Chorus virtual scanner.
  • Adjustable Vibrato Scanner depth.
  • Electronic vibrato simulation when Sets F or V are selected.
  • Separated Upper and Lower V/C tablets with smooth switching.
  • Dynamic tube overdrive simulation.
  • Spring reverb.
  • Smooth action volume pedal with adjustable MIDI response.
  • Stereo wooden rotary speaker simulation with artificial environment and microphones positioning.
  • Five different rotary speaker algorithms with adjustable "character".
  • Rotors brake position.
  • Adjustable background hum and noise.
  • Very low CPU consumption.
  • MIDI controllable, supports VST automation.
  • Easy MIDI Learn function.
  • Up to four separated outputs.
  • Upper and Lower manuals SPLIT with adjustable split point.
  • Upper and Lower manuals octave transposers.

Related news... (last 5)

SoundFonts.it releases VB3 v1.2 28th April 2008
SoundFonts.it updates VB3 to v1.1 31st October 2007
SoundFonts.it releases VB3 13th June 2007

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By eem
On 9th November 2007
Version: 1.1

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I thought organized trio was really good, but this version blows it out of the water! Now VB3 1.0 had limited adjustments to the rotary which sounded good if not a little too far away in the room for my taste. Now mic distance and such can be adjusted to your liking. I have tried all the organ sims out there. I actually own B4II, but I will probably buy this because I think it sounds better. The overdrive is much nicer, though at the last 1/4 turn of the knob the drive suddenly jumps to extreme. I think the velocity keyclick is really authentic and really brings it to life. It is the closest I've felt to playing the real thing. It's, warm, it's ballsy, the rotary sim is excellent, maybe the best I've heard. It even has other electric organ tonewheels like b4 does. The spring reverb is great. The tonewheel level scaling parameter is a great idea; I wish more plugins would do this. I dig the authentic rotary brake.
The user interface could be more attractive, but I really don't care. The upper manual is on the left though, unlike a real b3 which puts the lower manual on the left.
The plugin seems stable. I never got any crashes. Some parameters can zipper a bit, but none of the ones you would use realtime.
My only requests on the dream list would be a little complicated:
1: Alternate tube overdrive simulations and/or item 3.
2: Alternate rotary cabinets (but really, the stock one sounds better to me than any of b4II's)
3: A way to run an insert effect between the raw tonewheel and the rotary without running multiple instances (I know, nearly impossible but I love running effects pre-leslie).
4: Tonewheel motor kill effect. Just for every once in a while.
Bottom Line: This plugin is really affordable and best in class against all the other more expensive ones. Organized is the best free organ and VB3 is now the best commercial one.
 
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