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.

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)
• Sub-Presets for Rotary effect and Digital reverb sections
• 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
• Quick Midi Learn for main screen/performance controls, normal Midi Learn for all other parameters
• 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

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 and 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 and Decay
• Vibrato/Chorus virtual scanner
• Adjustable Vibrato Scanner depth and mix
• Separated Upper and Lower V/C tablets with smooth switching
• Dynamic tube overdrive simulation
• Spring Reverb (pre) and Digital stereo reverb (post)
• Rotary speaker simulation with virtual microphone positioning, tube overdrive, tube feedback
• Rotors "Front Stop" brake position with adjustable preferred position
• Very low CPU consumption
• Advanced MIDI Learn function with import/export of custom mappings
• Upper and Lower manuals SPLIT with adjustable split point
• Supports pedal sustain
• Custom programmer with import/export of Programs and Banks

Available for iPad as standalone App with IAA support or AUv3 plugin, compatible with all plugin hosts.