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VB3-II
VB3-II VB3-II
VB3-II by GSi is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin and a Mobile Audio App and a Software Application for macOS, Windows and iOS. It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin and a Standalone Application.
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2.2.0
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2.2.0
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2.1.1
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Stand-Alone Utility / Application
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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.

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AdInfinitum
AdInfinitum
7 July 2018 at 5:25am

VB3II is worth the coin - sounds great. While Blue3 and a few others sound good, VB3 and II have the prog rock Hammond sound I love. Yeah, perhaps pricy for an update, but this update is not a minor bug fix or a few minor enhancements.

ZioKiller
ZioKiller
20 July 2019 at 10:05pm

VB3-II is not an update to VB3 v.1.x. If you test them both side by side, you'll easily find out that they're two completely different products.

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