# VB3-II

> Professional Tonewheel Organ

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6464588684](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6464588684)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6464588684`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Genuine Soundware
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-29
- **First published:** 2023-11-03
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vb3-ii/id6464588684)
- **Website:** [https://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=44](https://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=showproduct&b=44)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=page&p=privacy](https://www.genuinesoundware.com/?a=page&p=privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #289,836 — Overall

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