Vintage tonewheel organ: GG Audio-Blue3 has been updated to 1.3

[Ingonator]

I needed couple of days to discover the beast inside Blue3. The first presets gave me wrong impression but when I reset all settings and started with some basic sound like I did on a A100 Hammond one day, suddenly it came up with that familiar sound, especially when using the 'Custom' leslie. That was a blast! That's the first and only rotary sim that gives me satisfaction

After starting to tweak the parameters myself i indeed was able to get some really nice sounds from the Blue3 demo version too.

[electro]

Is anybody getting a virus warning? 1.0.0.0 Installer seems to extract 32bit plugins to a 64bit VST2 directory (Windows 7 64bit)

Virus = Win32/Heim.C

[steff3]

After starting to tweak the parameters myself i indeed was able to get some really nice sounds from the Blue3 demo version too.

yeah, first installed the demo on the surface with bitwig - no presets there so I started of blank.
Later I installed the demo on the Mac (also to compare it to evb3) and there the presets were available. Yeah, preset impression is mixed - not that convincing IMHO

best

[Spitfire31]

There's also Acoustic Samples' magnificent B-5 Organ Version 2 to consider.

Just sayin'…

/Joachim

[SMH]

Is anybody getting a virus warning? 1.0.0.0 Installer seems to extract 32bit plugins to a 64bit VST2 directory (Windows 7 64bit)

Virus = Win32/Heim.C

It extracts to whatever folder(s) you specify. (Yes, the 32 bit VST location defaulted to my 64 bit vstplugins folder, but I changed it when it gave me the opportunity.)

Virustotal.com (that runs every anti-virus product on a file at once) shows the 1.0.0.0 Windows zip as clean (though two of them are detecting adware that aren't a threat).

Kaspersky not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ConvertAd.dbab 20170709
ZoneAlarm by Check Point not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.ConvertAd.dbab 20170709
Ad-Aware 20170709
AegisLab 20170709
AhnLab-V3 20170709
Alibaba 20170709
ALYac 20170709
Antiy-AVL 20170709
Arcabit 20170709
Avast 20170709
AVG 20170709
Avira (no cloud) 20170709
AVware 20170709
Baidu 20170707
BitDefender 20170709
Bkav 20170706
CAT-QuickHeal 20170708
ClamAV 20170709
CMC 20170707
Comodo 20170709
CrowdStrike Falcon (ML) 20170420
Cylance 20170709
Cyren 20170709
DrWeb 20170709
Emsisoft 20170709
Endgame 20170706
ESET-NOD32 20170709
F-Prot 20170709
F-Secure 20170709
Fortinet 20170629
GData 20170709
Ikarus 20170709
Invincea 20170607
Jiangmin 20170709
K7AntiVirus 20170707
K7GW 20170709
Kingsoft 20170709
Malwarebytes 20170709
MAX 20170709
McAfee 20170709
McAfee-GW-Edition 20170709
Microsoft 20170709
eScan 20170709
NANO-Antivirus 20170709
nProtect 20170709
Palo Alto Networks (Known Signatures) 20170709
Panda 20170709
Qihoo-360 20170709
Rising 20170709
SentinelOne (Static ML) 20170516
Sophos 20170709
SUPERAntiSpyware 20170709
Symantec 20170708
Symantec Mobile Insight 20170707
Tencent 20170709
TheHacker 20170709
TrendMicro 20170709
TrendMicro-HouseCall 20170709
Trustlook 20170709
VBA32 20170707
VIPRE 20170709
ViRobot 20170709
Webroot 20170709
WhiteArmor 20170706
Yandex 20170707
Zillya 20170707
Zoner 20170709

[SMH]

The 32 bit Windows 1.0.0.1 dll scans fine, but the 64 bit 1.0.0.1 dll returns one positive. (Considering that's only one out of 62 products taking exception to it, it's probably a false positive.)

SHA256: a38b24460ea222fab62208a69f70e4089d5fb132e512328381b64116452372ca
File name: Blue3.dll
Detection ratio: 1 / 62
Analysis date: 2017-07-09 17:48:23 UTC ( 1 minute ago )
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Bkav HW64.packed.2F1E 20170706
Ad-Aware 20170709
AegisLab 20170709
AhnLab-V3 20170709
Alibaba 20170709
ALYac 20170709
Antiy-AVL 20170709
Arcabit 20170709
Avast 20170709
AVG 20170709
Avira (no cloud) 20170709
AVware 20170709
Baidu 20170707
BitDefender 20170709
CAT-QuickHeal 20170708
ClamAV 20170709
CMC 20170707
Comodo 20170709
CrowdStrike Falcon (ML) 20170420
Cylance 20170709
Cyren 20170709
DrWeb 20170709
Emsisoft 20170709
Endgame 20170706
ESET-NOD32 20170709
F-Prot 20170709
F-Secure 20170709
Fortinet 20170629
GData 20170709
Ikarus 20170709
Invincea 20170607
Jiangmin 20170709
K7AntiVirus 20170707
K7GW 20170709
Kaspersky 20170709
Kingsoft 20170709
Malwarebytes 20170709
MAX 20170709
McAfee 20170709
McAfee-GW-Edition 20170709
Microsoft 20170709
eScan 20170709
NANO-Antivirus 20170709
nProtect 20170709
Palo Alto Networks (Known Signatures) 20170709
Panda 20170709
Qihoo-360 20170709
Rising 20170709
SentinelOne (Static ML) 20170516
Sophos 20170709
SUPERAntiSpyware 20170709
Symantec 20170708
Symantec Mobile Insight 20170707
Tencent 20170709
TheHacker 20170709
TrendMicro 20170709
TrendMicro-HouseCall 20170709
Trustlook 20170709
VBA32 20170707
VIPRE 20170709
ViRobot 20170709
Webroot 20170709
WhiteArmor 20170706
Yandex 20170707
Zillya 20170707
ZoneAlarm by Check Point 20170709
Zoner 20170709

[chris.r]

I needed couple of days to discover the beast inside Blue3. The first presets gave me wrong impression but when I reset all settings and started with some basic sound like I did on a A100 Hammond one day, suddenly it came up with that familiar sound, especially when using the 'Custom' leslie. That was a blast! That's the first and only rotary sim that gives me satisfaction

After starting to tweak the parameters myself i indeed was able to get some really nice sounds from the Blue3 demo version too.

yeah, first installed the demo on the surface with bitwig - no presets there so I started of blank.
Later I installed the demo on the Mac (also to compare it to evb3) and there the presets were available. Yeah, preset impression is mixed - not that convincing IMHO

especially the overdrive is quite analogue (soft) sounding, not fizzy, and makes it very easy to overact

[chris.r]

There's also Acoustic Samples' magnificent B-5 Organ Version 2 to consider.

Just sayin'…

/Joachim

I read somewhere that it's lightweight with only 6GB, I think it was on Sound On Sound... well my laptop isn't that lightweight ready anymore, unfortunately, no way to test it

So what's it good at besides jazz (I think the demos on their website made it apparent), but what about other genres? I want that natural hammond sound that I'm getting from a leslie cabinet next to me when playing say A100 or C3 (no experience with B3 yet).


Edit: it says 1.25 not 6GB sorry may bad it was Ask Audio

[LGK_Dude]

I was fortunate enough to beta test & write a demo track for Blue3, and was very impressed by the wide range of useable tones. If you have time, take a listen to the full demo track "Eyes Open" - all the organs & rotary in the track are Blue3 + some additional reverb and delay for placement/space http://www.gg-audio.com/#listen (btw, all feedback on the song is very welcomed!)

I own a lot of organ VST's; Native Instruments B3 & vintage organs, AcousticSamples B-5, SoundDust HAMMR+, Omnisphere's Organs, and I tend to use all of them when I write as they each bring something unique to the table, but since using Blue3, I've found it a very worthy addition to my arsenal as it brings a unique and powerful voice of its own. Its currently my "go to" organ, especially given its really small footprint and wide tonal options! Very impressed by this release, and from a brand new developer to boot! Looking forward to seeing what else they come up with.

p.s. if anyone wants the sounds I used in my track "eyes open" I saved every organ used as presets. I believe I used 10 organs in total (maybe more?) and would be more than happy to share them with anyone who wants them. Just send me a PM.

[LGK_Dude]

especially the overdrive is quite analogue (soft) sounding, not fizzy, and makes it very easy to overact

Something to know about the overdrive, it reacts based on how much Expression you have driving it. So if the expression slider is low, you wont get much drive (unless you crank it) but if you are driving the Expression slider to the max, you can really get it to break up even with the drive knob at a moderate setting. So make sure you experiment with "expression" slider in conjunction with the drive settings, even if you are just moving the expression slider manually with your mouse or via CC11 by default. I personally found some very tasty sounds with the expression at about 80% and just slightly breaking up.

[egbert]

Anyone care to explain the "front stop" and "memphis" settings on the rotary?

[Musical Gym]

I like the audio demos, but well, now we have:

Blue by Acustica Audio
Blue II by Rob Papen
Blue3 by GG Audio

Who will release Blue 4?

Rob's Blue came out in 2005 and got promoted to Blue II three years ago. Maybe no problem unless Rob releases another major iteration at some point.

[SMH]

Anyone care to explain the "front stop" and "memphis" settings on the rotary?

Front stop makes the Leslie treble horn and bass rotor come to a stop facing forward in the stereo field, so it always stops in the same place and doesn't have noticeable pan or phase artifacts in that position (except I'm pretty sure right now it's coming to a stop pointing right -- didn't notice that on the original release, just in the new 1.0.0.1 update).

Memphis setting is when you disconnect the motors on the bass rotor so it's always still and only the treble horn spins. I wish we could have a half-Memphis setting too, where the bass rotor stops in the Slow setting but does go fast in the Fast setting (so only the bass slow motor is "unplugged").

[egbert]

Thanks - I gather that Van Gelder recorded DI bass and only miced the treble rotor AND Jon Lord only miced the bass rotor and fed that signal to a Marshall. These alternatives (DI bass and Bass Rotor only) would be handy options.

[tristan-]

WOW! just WOW. this is hands on the best B3 emulation I've heard on a computerized platform.
I couldn't stop playing it last night. the custom leslie, with just a little bit of drive gave me instant McDuff and JS tones just like the recordings. to be, this and VB3 absolutely don't compare. the drive is much better, the tonewheels are much more convincing.

my slight problem with this (as well as with VB3) is when I register a Wanderley type tone, direct output no leslie and no V/C, lowering the key click to 0, I still get lots of clicks when playing. why is it happening?

also, will it be possible to implement reverb controls with the option of sending it thru or bypass the leslie? would be lovely to see not just plate, but hall as well.