THE 15 SYNTHESIS ENGINES EXPLAINED
VB3-II virtual tonewheel organ
The VB3-II is the first of the 15 available synthesizers, it is the exact
same software that powers the Crumar Mojo and presents the same
parameter set. VB3-II is the result of 12 years of study, research,
experimentation and development of the simulation of a vintage
Hammond B3 organ. It is the evolution of the GSi VB3 1.4 which is still
available as a plugin for digital audio workstations. In the last 5 or 6
years it has been considered the best simulation of a tonewheel
organ by some of the most acclaimed jazz and rock organists and organ techs. The
Crumar Mojo has been a best-seller in the "Clone Organ" market during 2013 and
2014 and now the GSi Gemini offers you the possibility to take advantage of one of
the best clone organs ever without compromises.
NOTES ON THIS SYNTH ENGINE
: VB3-II responds on 3 MIDI Channels for Upper,
Lower and Pedalboard. The channel set for the DSP in use corresponds to the Upper
manual, the following 2 channels are assigned to lower and pedalboard respectively.
Combo Organs
The GSi Gemini features two simulations of very famous Italian
transistor organs of the seventies, the VOX Continental and the
Farfisa Compact DeLuxe. Each of these organs is simulated in every
detail, reproducing the essence and the exact color of that gritty
organ sound that was the cornerstone of rock bands like the Doors,
the Pink Floyd and similar. The polyphony is full (all 61 notes at the
same time) and all controls behave exactly like in the original
instrument.
String Machine
A simulation of a classic "string machine" is one of the 15 synth
engines of the GSi Gemini. This particular instrument is not a
reproduction of a specific existing model, rather it's inspired by some
of the most famous string keyboards of the seventies, such as the
ARP Solina, the Logan String Melody and the SIEL Orchestra. It offers
3 string registers plus one bass, features the classic attack-release
envelope generator with break-point (which was mainly used to
mimic the presence of a natural reverberation without using an additional
reverberator), vibrato and a classic chorus/flanger effect that gives that
distinguishable shimmer to the sound.
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