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Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:11 pm

https://www.robpapen.com/blue3.html

Lots of good new stuff. Funny that this is up when if you buy Blue 2 now you get a free upgrade to 3 (and V2 is currently 75 bucks).
Trying the demo. Main screen is nice but all the other screens are way to dark.

PAK · Post by **PAK** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:27 pm

Noticed Explorer 7 purchases / upgrades also now qualify for a free grace period upgrade to Explorer 8 (which will, no doubt, include Blue 3)

Dencheg · Post by **Dencheg** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:38 pm

Stated on the website:

Awesome news as BLUE-III, a new FX, and eXplorer-8 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday the 15th of November!
Because of the planned release we have special offers until the new products/updates become available!

I'm wondering if the free upgrade window has already passed or not

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:00 pm

Nice! Has anyone seen a list of new features? I see the Features tab, but that just lists all the main features, old and new.

Niowiad · Post by **Niowiad** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:13 pm

Echoes in the Attic wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:11 pm Funny that this is up when if you buy Blue 2 now you get a free upgrade to 3 (and V2 is currently 75 bucks).

I don't wknow if it's supposed to be up.
He said (on Twitter/Facebook) the launch was postponed to tomorrow, Nov 16th.
Now I'm seeing this webpage.. very low upgrade-price as usual.

I watched some parts of the stream a few days ago and I'm quite happy it's finally here.

Niowiad · Post by **Niowiad** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:21 pm

cryophonik wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:00 pm Nice! Has anyone seen a list of new features? I see the Features tab, but that just lists all the main features, old and new.

not a complete list but the main page talks about these:

"The concept for BLUE-III still remains true to that ethos with even more added sound dimensions and features to its extended name. Firstly adding our own take on ‘Karplus Strong String Model Synthesis’, new ‘Waveforms’, new ‘Filter types’, a new range of creative ‘built-in Samples’, and lastly the option for you as a user to load up to 6 samples inside each Preset.

BLUE-III’s GUI has received an overhaul including many different sizes, the XY pad is now always on the front panel. The audio engine has received DNA from our virtual analog synthesizer B.I.T. resulting in unsurpassed audio quality.
Lastly, of course, this amazing instrument is shipped with 5000+ Presets by Rob himself and well-known industry sound designers."

...and MPE.

Very much worth the upgrade, as far as I'm concerned

Korg Supporter · Post by **Korg Supporter** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:22 pm

The reason the main page hasn't been updated is because they are having a slight delay, and they will release it around tomorrow afternoon Dutch time.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:24 pm

Niowiad wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:21 pm Very much worth the upgrade, as far as I'm concerned.

Yeah, this was already an insta-buy upgrade for me, too. Blue has been one of my favorite and most used synths since v1.

hurricaneaudiolab · Post by **hurricaneaudiolab** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:29 pm

"Lastly, of course, this amazing instrument is shipped with 5000+ Presets by Rob himself and well-known industry sound designers."

Yeah but how many of those are brand new BLUE III presets.

kNarf_ · Post by **kNarf_** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:33 pm

Does the listed € 36 / $ 36 upgrade price apply to Explorer 7 owners?

Niowiad · Post by **Niowiad** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:42 pm

hurricaneaudiolab wrote: Tue Nov 15, 2022 6:29 pm "Lastly, of course, this amazing instrument is shipped with 5000+ Presets by Rob himself and well-known industry sound designers."

Yeah but how many of those are brand new BLUE III presets.

Blue3 can import/convert presets from v1 and v2.
The Blue2 product page currently says 4500+ presets, and if that number is still valid, it suggests around 500 new presets made for Blue3
:harp:

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:03 pm

Upgrade not working yet, I hit upgrade request but got a blank email - had an email from support saying it should all be OK by tomorrow…demo works nicely, seems like a nice update.

JockMcRonan · Post by **JockMcRonan** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:11 pm

outta here

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:30 pm

I've been trying the demo. While there are things about the new UI I like, I find mostly it's too dark, unlike the old one which was lighter, especially the background.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:13 pm

Does anyone know how you modulate by MPE Timbre? I don't see a cc74, but I think that would usually be the "Brightness" midi modulator, except it doesn't seem to be doing anything. Any Blue2 users know about this? I think Blue2 already had MPE.

Rob Papen Blue 3 up