VB3-II

Released in 2023, this is the second version of GSi's most famous product: VB3-II Tonewheel Organ emulator. This marks 20 years of research and development of this instrument.

Features already present in the 2018 edition:

• Full polyphony (61 upper + 61 lower + 25 pedals = 147 notes).
• 91 modeled tonewheels with accurate phase synchronization.
• Adjustable leakage noise and cross modulation between tonewheels.
• A total of 22 different tonewheel generators to choose from.
• Generator shaping for a total of 154 generator combinations.
• Adjustable global tuning from 430 to 450 Hz.
• Foldback on 16" deactivatable.
• Complex wheels.
• Resistor wiring with multiple options.
• Realistic "run" motor wow & flutter.
• Busbars and 9 key contact simulation.
• Two separate sets of drawbars per manual.
• Full "inverted octave" presets.
• String Bass with adjustable release time.
• Loudness "robbing" effect.
• Single triggered percussion with natural capacitor discharge/recharge.
• Adjustable Percussion Level & Decay.
• Vibrato/Chorus virtual scanner.
• Adjustable Vibrato Scanner depth & mix.
• Separated Upper and Lower V/C tablets with smooth switching.
• Dynamic tube overdrive simulation.
• Digital stereo reverb.
• Rotary speaker simulation with virtual microphone positioning.
• Rotors "Front Stop" brake position.
• Very low CPU consumption.
• Advanced MIDI Learn function with import/export of custom mappings.
• Upper and Lower manuals SPLIT with adjustable split point.
• Adjustable output level.
• Supports pedal sustain.
• Custom programmer with import/export of Programs and Banks.
• ...and many more.

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.