GSi has announced a major update to VB3-II.
The whole plugin has been rewritten from the ground up in order to accommodate multiple new features, in addition to the organ engine and the Rotary speaker simulator from the old VB3 version 1.
VB3-II 2023 Edition is a free update to existing owners of a VB3-II license (released in 2018). A 25% rebate for owners of a VB3 v.1.x license (2010) is available while new users can purchase VB3-II 2023 Edition for $100.
VB3-II 2023 Edition is also available on the KVR Marketplace.
New VB3-II 2023 edition features:
- Added both the tonewheel engine and the rotary simulator from VB3 v.1.4.
- The V1 rotary simulator features 3 variations, for a total of 4 different amplifiers.
- Added 1 new tonewheel generator.
- Added Ring Modulator and Delay effects (pre).
- Added FET Limiter (post).
- Session Recorder: silently records everything is played and imports/exports standard MIDI Files and renders to WAV files.
- Built-in Audio Player plays the most common audio formats to add a backing track to your music.
- Octave transposers for upper and lower separately.
- New Program browser shows full list with move, swap, delete functions along with import/export of banks and single Programs.
- Built-in function to import/export from/to VB3-II 2018 (and Crumar Mojo Desktop) Program and Bank formats.
- New MIDI Map with reverse, latch and lock functions for each parameter.
- New advanced MIDI JavaScript processor for custom event transformations (supports SysEx and RPN/NRPN).
- Multiple outputs (Main + Organ Only).
- Separate plugin for remote Audio and MIDI input - includes the exclusive VoMidiCoder.
- New bigger touch-friendly interface.
- Four different drawbar view styles.
- On-screen keyboards with two different viewing styles.
- Random program generator.
- Added rotary effect speed control from Channel Aftertouch.
- Supports MIDI Output, can send whole "snapshots" when loading and when changing Programs.
- Supports different curves for the Swell Pedal.
- Built-in MIDI Monitor for monitoring incoming MIDI messages.
- Free Cloud service for sharing Programs, MIDI Maps and MIDI Processor Scripts with other users.
