Hear some great sounds from this fantastic organ sound module - first some user based sounds, then some preset sounds. This module is capable of some excellent Hammond B3 sounds.
The D.B3 is a preset only unit with No drawbars & no leslie simulation. It's all samples. This is why it's so accurate. You are hearing an actual B3/leslie not an algorithm. The only drawback with this unit for us who regularly play real B3's (with leslies) is the absence of ramp/fall of the rotors & of course the drawbars. But, in a studio or band setting-having set all presets in order-this thing is priceless & is why I won't sell mine despite owning two hammond/leslies.
Besides the Emu Audity 2000, the Emu B3 is one of the best vintage organ racks ever made, beats the heck outta those lame PC/MAC based VST softsynths hands-down.. There's nothing like dedicated hardware solely designed to do one thing, produce the most stunning Hammond sounds you've ever heard. Hardware makes average musicians sound pro whereas software makes most pros sound like crappy amateurs... I'll take banks of real knobs, sliders, buttons and an Emu B3 rack over mouse and monitor any day.
Thanks. In the end I bought one and love it. The sound is very good - I use in conjunction with an Oberheim OB3 squared (keyboard). The depth of modulation and filtering finally sold me. This can do A LOT of very cool things. Cheers
Amen! Of all the racks, keyboards, VSTs--old and new--I prefer the Emu B3. It is an awesome rig to gig with. The Nord is pretty good, but I prefer the old Emu--in side-by-side comparisons with a real B3/Leslie 122.
Ensoniq and Emulator were both bought out by Creative Labs of Japan which then found that the musician market wasn't as huge as they had hoped. they then dropped them both. Both companies then disappeared off the face of the earth. Damn shame too. The Ensoniq TS-10 was the best well thought out working musician's keyboard / sequencer. People are still looking for used ones and hoarding them.
i just saw one of these on ebay. i know of e mu so the pedigree is good. you presented the demo beautifully,and the playing was most appropiate indeed. upon this upload i will submit a bid for the module. Kai to the uploader!!!
The only vid online showcasing this! I'd love to get my hands on this rom and the ensoniq project.This rom and the vintage pro have some of the nicest hammond patches you can find at that price
Well Chris, if the real thing can fit into a 2U rack space and won't cost me any more than my 2nd hand B3 I got off eBay, I'm all game for the real thing. If not, then now you know why I'm so in love with my Emu B3. :)
By the sound of it, it is that good, and now I am seriously tempted in getting one. I have a Technics GX5 organ.... with this running through it, it should sound awesome! So you have a real live B3!!!....... Ya lucky thing :-)
Son i run mine Emu B3 thru a Neo Ventilator 1 and 2 2 separate organs or My Hammond XM1 my Roland JV1010 with the Keyboards of the 60s and 70s card and my those are my Hammonds with out draw bars and I also use a Casio WK7500 draw bar organs with mu Neo Ventilator 1 or 2. my Hammond XK1 and 1975 X5 for organs I have Yamaha Motif organs from the ES,XS,XF and original motif set,Korgs AWM1 and 2 and 3 set sound sets roland JV Alesis QS sound sets Yamaha General sounds Korg Roland Kurzweil every name I got it all bro. get a Ventilator Neo bro
had one for a while - and does have some great sounds. Was a bit hard to program the "Crossfades" required to shift one sound into another. Very useful, but specialized. Eventually I went to the Roland VK-8m (after using CX-3, Voce II module, eMu B3, Oberheim OB3 squared which is also very good, Muse receptor, etc etc including Electones) .... but I would buy one again and slot into my rack
I got those and more clones. anybody an manipulate the cross fades. I use a Ventilator Neo 1 and 2 to do the Leslie parts mod wheels aren't Leslie simulation. get a Ventilator save yourself the pain
Sounds absolutely great. most of those affordable keyboards that have b3 sounds are not that good to me. I think these sounds were sampled from Joe Novello from the band Niacin.
Listen Up! This EMU B3 is the BOMB DIGITY SON. MY B3 game is serious right now .Stop playing around and get one of these mfkas. Str8 and solid. Any person can see this is got to be set to your own taste with out the use of draw bars. I've become a custom to this deal. Great job EMU. MHO!! Thats what matters.
I'd like to see them make one of these for a Wurlitzer 4500. Unfortunately everyone is hooked on the TW sound, which great don't get me wrong, but other organs sound awesome too- Not only this, they can break away from the same old TW sound. I mention Wurlitzer because they were so well made, had 8 speakers including full crossovers and two amps pushing them. A Spectratone spins through top & side louvers. Listen to this record I uploaded for instance- John La Duca Wurlitzer 4500/4502/4300.
While I do have Arturia's excellent V-Collection, lately I've been collecting vintage rack module synths. My Proteus 2000 has the TSCY, Beat Garden, and X-Lead ROMs, with Vintage Collection on the way. This is nice - but perhaps a little too specialised, with so many other manufacturers offering similar, and sometimes better emulations. Should I come across the ROM at a good price, I might consider it, but I'd have to purchase a new Proteus 2000-like module first.
Just curious; what about it is hard to listen to? It's not a sim at all: this unit is all samples/recordings of B-3s through various Leslies (& some direct samples for external processing) with recordings of actual Vibrato/chorus (on/off). This is the closest hardware has ever come to the real thing in a single unit.
Yep I have one of these not for sale they come up on ebay from time to time thats where I got mine and its mint I paid £300 worth every penny one on last week made about £280 ish good luck they tend to be a bit rare as people keep hold of them much lighter than a B3 but the same sound Best regards.
Hi,i'have a Proteus 2000 with a B3-rom. I ask to you how do you can pass from slow to hight speed in this video? Do you use an external slow/fast effect or an appropiate set of Emu exists for this soluction? Regards
My comment below: I'm using a midi keyboard. The mod wheel does the Leslie. Some clever enough with midi could make it a pedal response. The weather is awful here and unit is in an unheated garage. I'll let you know when I have explored more.
Hallo,I don't love the gospel organ sounds.The best is the crunchy B3 sound for my ears and a old b3 with legache backroun sound,a clean b3 or rockorgans are good.My old Roland XP30 with the B3 Organ card is a real good surrogate of Organ.Hammond are the queen for much money have a thousend year sleep for his extrovertired Players and horny owners.I make better mind sleeping in a old leslie 120 cabinet to hear the wow Rotations of the speakers.Best wishes Mattse.Enjoy my autodidact play in the kitchen on a child Korg keyboard.I will cleaning Windows :-).Glas windows :-) not windows 10###.byby.
