Acousticsamples releases B-5 - sample-based Organ with Synthesis Techniques

Acousticsamples has released B-5, a sample based Organ that uses synthesis techniques. Acousticsamples has used the 91 frequencies synthesis approach, but using real samples, designed so the user can get real recorded organ tone with the versatility of the drawbar controls, and the tweakability of synthesis.

Features:

• Sample based synthesis: each of the 91 tones have been sampled, measured and meticulously reproduced, the key contacts, the resistance wires, the foldback, the drawbars, the swell pedal, the percussion, and every button available on the original machine.
• Rotary Speaker Simulation: An organ without its rotary speaker isn't an organ. Acousticsamples provided UVI with very detailed measurements and they created an accurate physical model.
• Advanced percussion system: the whole percussion system has been recreated and you can customize every aspect of it.
• Real key contact modeling: 9 contacts are made one after another under each key and each of them produces a small click, making this the only influence of the velocity and resulting in a different click sound each time you press a key.
• All three keyboards: On a real organ, there are 3 keyboards, two of which are almost identical except for the percussion system, and the bass pedals. You can choose to use 3 different MIDI channels, one for each keyboard or you can use the split to have all three on one keyboard.
• Presets: There are around 200 drawbar presets that you can load, save, delete or assign to the preset keys (upper and lower), and these include the most used Jazz, Gospel and classical presets.
• Organ modifications: Every organ player likes to tweak his instrument, so every modification that organists can do is available here.

Price: 99€ / $109 from the Acousticsamples website.

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