GG Audio's Blue3 tonewheel organ is back
better
and more affordable
with a whole new look from Cherry Audio. Blue3 is meticulously modeled β not sampled β to replicate the most famous tonewheel organs in the world. Blue3 Organ is a meticulously modeled β not sampled β virtual instrument replicating the world's most famous tonewheel organs: the B-3
C-3
A-100
L-100
CV
and M-3 models. With 31 tonewheel sets accurately capturing variations between vintage instruments
91 modeled tonewheels with phase synchronization
and authentically emulated scanner vibrato/chorus
Blue3 delivers the iconic
soulful sounds associated with nearly a century of blues
gospel
rock
and jazz classics. Cherry Audioβs Blue3 features a new
beautifully designed user interface with Main
Edit
Cabinet
and Perform sections. And it goes beyond the traditional B3 sound with the addition of three studio-quality stompbox-style effects: tape echo delay
reverb with spring
plate
and hall
and a seven-band graphic EQ. Blue3 offers full upper
lower
and pedal manual polyphony
a customizable keyboard split function
and handy drawbar utilities including copy
swap
reset
and randomize. Tones can be further refined with settings for condition
key click
percussion
and multiple overdrive options. The Cabinet page provides six speaker options and adjustable rotary speed with acceleration and deceleration. The microphone simulation includes spread and distance controls
four mic selections
and click-and-drag placement in an updated UI. With MIDI mapping and a rich library of over 200 presets covering classic to modern tones
Blue3 is the ultimate package for both stage and studio use.
Features:
Painstakingly modeled replication of the world-famous tonewheel organs β no samples used
31 tonewheel sets based on vintage B-3
C-3
A-100
L-100
CV and M-3 instruments
91 modeled tonewheels with accurate phase synchronization
Full polyphony for upper
lower
and pedal manuals
UPDATED! Gorgeously rendered resizable UI with Main
Edit
Cabinet
and Perform pages
Registration (inverted) keys with A# & B drawbar presets
Adjustable Condition settings with tonewheel crosstalk
flutter
leakage
noise
and transformer settings
Selectable foldback for the 16β drawbar
Customizable keyboard split function
Global three-band output EQ
NEW! Copy
swap
reset
and randomize options for Upper and Lower drawbars
Accurately simulated βscannerβ vibrato/chorus with swell
great
and type and depth settings
Key Click options for volume and tone
Percussion for top manual with fine-tuning controls for volume
decay
and harmonic selector
Drive with four different tube simulations to emulate the preamp and rotary enclosureβs amplifier
Classic 122
147
RA-200
4x12 guitar amp
and custom rotary speaker simulations
along with direct
Adjustable rotary speeds with acceleration and deceleration
Accurate microphone simulation
with spread and distance controls
four mic (dynamic and condenser) selections
and click-and-drag placement with updated graphics
Diffuser
Front Stop
Memphis
and Wind options for rotary speaker
NEW! Three studio-quality stompbox-style effects: Tape Echo Delay
Reverb with Spring
Plate
and Hall
Seven-Band Graphic EQ
UPDATED! Now with over 200 fabulous presets spanning from classic to modern tones
Complete MIDI control and DAW automation for all controls
with easy-to-use MIDI learn and mapping (Preset and Global)
Cherry Audioβs popular Focus zoom-in feature
as well as standard UI zoom and resize via drag
Complete documentation available directly online from the instrument or in downloadable PDF format
Highly optimized DSP for optimal performance
User-adjustable oversampling quality control
Requirements:
Platform
CPU
RAM
Disk
Notes
Additional Requirement
Audio Card
Ports
Internet Required
32 Bit Support
64 Bit Support
Plugins
mac
Native Apple M1 or greater
Ultra. 3.4 GHz Quad-Core or M1 CPU
8
1
macOS 10.13 or above. macOS 13 Ventura
Internet connection required for product activation.
1
0
1
VST-2
VST-3
AU
AAX
STAND-ALONE
windows
3.4 GHz Quad-Core
8
1
Windows 7 or above (including Windows 11)
Internet connection required for product activation.