Native Instruments B4 Hammond Organ

Another of my favorite Soft-Synths is the B4 by Native Instruments. It's as close to a B3 Hammond as you can get without actually lugging in one of the heavy beasts! I use it extensively as a performance and recording instrument. It is absolutely breathtaking as far as I am concerned. Here is a screen shot of it along with a brief description of it's features.

The B4 brings one of the richest sounding and most beloved hardware organs into the 21st Century studio. The B4 is a complete virtual tone wheel organ, capable of reproducing in authentic detail the sound of the legendary B3 organ and rotating speaker cabinet. Authenticity, playability and an unmistakable expressiveness are the defining features of this utterly convincing emulation.

That unforgettable B3 sound...

Native Instruments carefully studied the best organ and speaker cabinet combinations to create a a sound that is virtually indistinguishable from the original. The B4 accurately recreates subtle details like harmonic fold back, drawbar crosstalk, and loudness robbing. The result is a warm, powerful sound complete with the subtle tonal shades that made the original such a joy to play.

A real multi-talent...

The B4 is capable of all the variations of the B3 and more, making it suitable for any flavor of music from rock to house. With the included Vintage Collection Tone wheel Replacement Set you can age your B4 or convert it into a Farfisa, Harmonium, or Vox Continental. The B4�s engine can even be used as a plug-in effect.

The true vintage look...

The B4 not only sounds like the original, it also looks the part. The photo-realistic graphics are so full of vintage flair that even adjusting the sound parameters is like a hands-on encounter with the legend itself. The B4 has two views: one shows the two manuals, the bass pedals and other knobs relevant for playing, while the second is for fine-tuning and sound design. With an attractive and easy-to-use graphical user interface, this promises to be another must-have for anybody producing music on the computer. Tone wheels have never been this portable or this affordable.

Impossible with hardware: A new software extension for the B4 allows the exchange of the 91 Tone wheels and the transformation of the B4 into a Vox Continental, Farsifa or an Indian Harmonium. Additionally, the new Tone wheel sets permit the master-tuning to be altered, and to "age" the sound in six different levels.

Check it out at http://www.nativeinstruments.de/index.php?b4_us