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Hiighly recommended clonewheel

Post by coolhouse912 » Tue May 28, 2013 9:37 pm

Hi,

For several years I've used NI's B4ll clonewheel that's included with Komplete. Though I liked the sound of the organ itself, I've been deeply dissatisfied with the Leslie sim. The pitch modulation is way to pronounced for my taste. More like vibrato than doppler. To my ears it didn't sound any more like a B3 through a real leslie than the organ presets on my aged, wheezing, Korg Triton & I've been on the hunt for something better for quite a while now.

Thanks to Johan (Soulful Swede) my search has ended with the discovery of the Genuine Soundware VB3. This plug is 100% modeled, no samples at all! The organ tones are rich & clear & they nailed the leslie. It totally leaves the B4 in the dust IMO. There's a noise burst disabled (but otherwise fully functional) demo that I would definitely recommend trying first because the company doesn't refund purchases. If you decide to buy, they send a verification code that unlocks the demo. It's an Italian company so there could be as much as a 48 hr lag time before receiving the code. I got mine within 24 hrs.

Oh & did I mention the price.......50 Euros! It came out to a little over $67! (Your exchange rate mileage may vary. ;) My currency converter said it would be over $69.) Anyway, it's definitely worth a look if you're not happy with your B3 sounds (Even if you are. :) )

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Post by mazz » Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:45 pm

Q: VB3 is crashing Digital Performer.
A: Yes, it's a known issue. VB3 for Mac has still some incompatibility issue with some versions of Digital Performer from MOTU. There are users that are using it without problems and others that are experiencing crashes with apparently no specific reason. For this reason, it's highly recommended to test drive VB3 before eventually purchasing a licence.

I will try before I buy. I'm on DP 8 so maybe that's been resolved.
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Re: Hiighly recommended clonewheel

Post by rdance » Wed Jun 05, 2013 9:40 am

wish i could have found my hammond xk1 for 50 euros. dang!

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Re: Hiighly recommended clonewheel

Post by coolhouse912 » Sun Jun 09, 2013 10:14 pm

mazz wrote:Q: VB3 is crashing Digital Performer.
A: Yes, it's a known issue. VB3 for Mac has still some incompatibility issue with some versions of Digital Performer from MOTU. There are users that are using it without problems and others that are experiencing crashes with apparently no specific reason. For this reason, it's highly recommended to test drive VB3 before eventually purchasing a licence.

I will try before I buy. I'm on DP 8 so maybe that's been resolved.
Did it work for you Mazz?
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Re: Hiighly recommended clonewheel

Post by mazz » Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:31 am

Finally going to get around to trying it this week. Will let you know.
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