MIDI control is assignable using the now-standard NI method: you right-click a control, select Learn and then twiddle your controller. There's also a Brake control - very useful when you want to bring the rotor to a complete stop (at the end of a song, for example). You can fade it in (instead of just having it on or off), Spread is now separately adjustable for bass and treble, and you can even have two top rotors (really!). You can now select the Farfisa and Vox Continental tonewheel sets as standard - previously, they were optional extras.Įlsewhere, the rotator itself has been improved. Speaking of cheese, there's no shortage of that with B4 II either. With B4 II, you can actually 'age' the tonewheel set in various grades, from better-than-new (Pure) to completely worn-out (Trash). Some things get better as they get older - fine wines, cheeses. This creates the opportunity for some extremely interesting effects. As well as being fully adjustable in terms of depth, time and size, it's also switchable between Spring and Studio, and can even be faded between being before the rotator or after it. The reverb implementation in B4 II is particularly interesting. That said, it's clearly not designed to be. As such, it's no replacement for software like AmpliTube, Waves GTR or Guitar Rig. Percussion, key click, drive, and vibrato are among the other features emulated.You could certainly play your guitar through B4 II, but bear in mind that this is only cabinet modelling and not full-on amp simulation. Amplifier and cabinet simulation allow the user to further tweak the sound, recreating famous jazz and rock organs.

Full organ drawbars for the upper, lower, and pedal manuals are available. The virtual instrument features a Leslie speaker simulation (with variable settings for rotor speed, acceleration, etc.) on the Hammond model presets.ī4 II includes extensive options allowing the user to shape the sound of the instrument.

The software allows fully customisable MIDI controls. The synthesizer is an emulator of the Hammond B3 organ, also including emulators of the Vox continental, Farfisa organ, and Harmonium. The software is an example of a ' Clonewheel organ', an attempt at recreating the sound of a Hammond organ using software synthesis. The software runs as a stand-alone executable, or as a VST, DXi, or RTAS plugin in a Digital audio workstation. The B4 Organ II is a discontinued commercial, proprietary software synthesizer made by Native Instruments. Problems playing this file? See media help.

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