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By virtualcai
On 11th February 2006
Version: 1.0

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GSi MrRay73

Actually I can't add too much to the other two good reviews. I mainly want to show the dev my respect. This thing shows you should never exclude the SynthEdit stuff from your search for a VST, this sounds better to me than the other commercial/free ones I tried (EVP73/elektrik piano, lounge lizard etc). It is the first Rhodes emulation that feels like the real thing for me.
Concerning the velocity curves: I think the three modes are enough - there are freeware Midi utilities, if you need further adjustment.
A note for the dev: playing 17 or more notes with the sustain-pedal down will produce a crack when releasing the pedal. This should not happen, since it's so nice to produce sound-walls with a Rhodes.
So for sound it's "only" nine points.
I coupled it with the freebies mda Detune and mda Combo, but there are also other freeware VST effects out there that will fit the bill.
There is no documentation needed, also Presets don't make sense if they are not coupled with further effects, so I give 10 there.
MrRay functions even when the nag screen is displayed for the first seconds, so even if you don't donate it is fully usable.

sorry, I have to do this:

"This thing rocks!!!!!!" ;-)
 
    

By virtualcai
On 10th February 2006
Version: 1.08

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fxPointAudio NuBi LE

This is an excellent emulation of a very well serviced hammond. It comes pure: only one manual, no leslie, no tube emulation. The dev offers a leslie (for 28,-), right now I use it with free mda Leslie and simulanalog Tube Screamer.
Soundwise this is IMHO the best virtual organ yet! I own a Hammond XB-1, and the nubiLE is much richer and warmer. For me it surpasses all other free VSTorgans but also B4, nord electro ...
Vibrato, Percussion and Click can be tuned with many parameters, it would be nice to have leakage control (like the Korg CX3 has - this sounds different - not like pulling the upper bars a little out, like the dev suggests in the small manual)
I also would like to have two manuals+pedal, though its easy to use three instances of nubiLE as it is very easy on the cpu.
So, if you want to have a almost real hammond - no need to look further.
Some notes to the standard questions:

User Interface: simple, useful

Features: can be controlled in detail (3 manuals+leakage would be nice)

Documentation: everything important is in the usrguide.txt - knowledge about hammond organs in general can be obtained elsewhere - no online resources, just an email link

Presets: for an organ ? - come on! If you want ready made sounds buy the B4. Hey - I just verified there are presets but: Groove is missing! So i can only give 9 points here ;-)

Value: infinite

Stability: No crash yet

The main problem with plug ins like this is: you have to find them (btw: check out MrRay 73 for a great donationware Rhodes Mark 1). I am very happy I did.

cai
 
    
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