IK Multimedia Hammond B3X Plug-in Live DEMO

[@victorbarnes6898]

I keep buying the best Hammond B3 clones and my collection grows. I can get a very convincing sound from what I already own but this B3 version seems to have a more relaxed presentation of what a Hammond is supposed to sound like. It sounds more relaxed because there is less to be annoyed about. I've owned 3 real Hammonds and they a real pain to take to a gig which I stopped doing in 1983. I now have all my keyboard sounds on a MacBook Pro with a synth used as a controller so if the Mac has problems, I can plug in the synth and finish the gig. Nothing beats the original keyboards/synths for sound but I can now travel with a keyboard museum and orchestra in a laptop bag and still enjoy the tone and expressiveness of these old instruments. Now if someone could make a controller with keys having 9 contacts, that would be worth buying. Most people don't know but Hammonds are touch-sensitive and have 9 levels of tone. As each contact under the keys makes contact, it triggers a drawbar from high to low.

[@beenmicrophone5817]

really..?? 9 circuits inside the keys of a hammond? this is news to me

[@victorbarnes6898]

@@beenmicrophone5817 Contacts not circuits. Each drawbar has it's own contact.

[@fishinmusician]

I do exactly the same Victor. Mainstage on a Macbook, with a full suite of plugins including Hammond. I'm in my mid-60s and lugged a chopped B-3 and 122 around for years. Loved it but can't stand the lugging anymore and can't find a decent tech nearby in my part of the world. These plugins are great but each one has its strengths and weaknesses and there's nothing like playing a real Hammond, no matter how you cut it.

[@victorbarnes6898]

@@fishinmusician I use Mainstage at church but use GigPerformer in my personal rig because everything works with it and I like object oriented programming (visually connecting the plugins with virtual wires).

[@randallnielson2011]

Victor, look at the Nektar T4. Great keyboard and has 9 faders, all of which can be assigned.

[@kennyb7039]

I"m 68 and benn playing Hammonds since I was a teeenager. I sold my B3 when the IK Multimedia Hammond B3X came out.

[@patrickmasters8546]

Nice demo. The chorus vibrato sounds really good...what I always look for first on both hardware and software clones. Then its the rotary fast speed followed by everything else. Your playing gets an A+ too. Thanks.

[@stephenlennartz3466]

Great demo! Thank you. Mind-blowingly cool! I remember when I was in 8th grade(1974) going to see my best friend's older brother's band. Their keyboardist had a B3 w Leslie. After the gig... we were enlisted to help load the B3 & Leslie into the back of a truck. Thank God there was 4 other guys to help us heft that mutha. Was the sound worth it? Of course! But my iPad is so much easier to lift. Can't wait to add this app! 😎 🎹 👍

[@MacXpert74]

Sounds great! This is the best emulation I've heard so far. Particularly the Leslie effect is very convincing.

[@edmasters4454]

Thanks, Jim -- appreciate the thorough walk-through and demo.

[@doraysmith]

Its just amazing how far tech has come...imagine this techo ability in the 80s..or even 90s...

[@ReallyDudeYouGottaHearThis]

As a new Hammond player I find it so interesting to be able to see the drawbars being moved and hearing the incredible sounds you get. 🍔🍔🍔

[@kevinobrien7711]

your review here is good enough that I've come back to it several times just because I enjoy your playing in it.

[@tookyRama]

Thanks to IK and Hammond for this incredible plugin. I compared these sounds with my Logic Vintage B3 (which i think is one of most realistic organ sound i knew), and this Hammond B3X sounds very wonderful !!!! i heard Jimmy Smith, Rhoda Scott, Dr Lonnie Smith, DeFrancesco, Cory Henry and more in that demo !!!

[@Makraska]

That thing sounds better than any clone I've heard (including my A100), including the XK-5 itself. Thanks, Jim!

[@TheIvoryman]

Makraska IK Multimedia created this in conjunction with Hammond/Suzuki organ company. And if you look at the main screen you will actually see the Hammond and Leslie logos. They wouldn’t have the Hammond endorsement unless it was the real deal. I have it. And it’s spot on!

[@danielkinney6325]

Hey JIM. would you mind doing a video showing how you set up the XK5 to the. Mac Book Pro via Midi for Ik Multi media and showing what hardware you use.

[@cannedmusic]

Great sound! My cat is sitting beside me, enjoying it also.

[@DanWebster]

dude you are a master of keyboards

[@musicman102357]

Just downloaded the demo as well, this thing is really nice . I am going to say this is the best one out there. I have the VB3 , Arturia B3 , and the Native Instruments B3 to compare.

[@TheIvoryman]

One thing about IK Multimedia. I have purchased several of their software Apps through several years for my iPad. And, the same for my laptop PC. I have found that once they release a product, unless there are operational issues that need an update to be corrected, they usually do not add things to there Apps at customer’s request. They may come up with a version 2. But, that usually means an additional purchase. With B3-x, my guess is that you won’t see any additional models of organs or any additional Leslie simulations simply added to a free update.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Needs ability to have 2 Leslie's going together a' la Fly like an Eagle. Also a delay pedal. That, to me, is the ultimate B3 sound. (Although Dwight played it on an A-100.)

[@tulelazule7231]

You do play good man, refreshing demo style.

[@tookyRama]

you did a very great job with this demo!! wooooondafull !!!

[@rickylpollock]

OMG, just 5 minutes in! Love it

[@thecolonel2044]

There is a similar bluesy clip on IK Multimedia's B3-X website by Steve Eaklor called "JOS Blues in F." If I never hear any other music in my life I will die happy with those two clips!

[@dmac0473]

I'm honored that you would share my music as a prelude to your Demo video for this Hammond B3X plug-in. Thank you, Jim!

[@theaudioeng]

Awesome Jim, awesome! Thanks so much for your (brave 🙂) first live stream - sounded great. This plug-in looks & sounds authentic so will be looking at that now seriously. I am expecting Eric's team at Spectrasonics to be putting their spin on this one in near future so was kinda holding out for that but this is 😎 ... never too long a stream when it's presented so well and at nice pace, so good effort Jim. Looking forward to you next one (no pressure BTW!!!) ps. More SY99 for us SY synth heads 👍🏼🍻

[@aidanzammitofficial]

Nice review and great playing. In my humble opinion the lack of a simple sustain pedal c64 function is just silly, although it is of course authentic for an organ. In multiple keyboard setups there are times when I need that - for example in layers with other sounds, or simply when I need a chord to hang on as I move my hands to a different keyboard. Another function I would like is for the pitch bend to fall and rise back like a real hammond when you turn the motors off and on again.

[@JimAlfredson]

Great suggestions. Let's see if they can add those to the next update.

[@victorbarnes6898]

Keith Emerson cured the problem of not being able to sustain a note on his Hammond by sticking knives into the keys to hold them down. How about a knife option with the ability to custom design the type of knives used?

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

I'd also like to see organ emulations let the player to control the speed of the leslie/rotary directly, not just on/off, and acceleration rate. let me continuously play with the rate like any other LFO parameter in a synth.

[@themastroiannis]

really impressive! sounds lush, beautiful... the real deal!

[@r.curran5870]

Thanks Jim for another great demo..

[@klaus7174]

Its expensive, but one of the best Hammond clones í Heard. Also the Leslie Simulation!!

[@MrRedrocket42]

Great demo, sounds fantastic!

[@tatalito]

great video Jim, than you Maestro !

[@DarrenMcMaster-Smith-vk5si]

Amazing playing. On sale now.

[@lucianoiacoletti5725]

Fantastic, what a great sound!

[@braxtonjackson_]

This app is nice, however i have a very hard time mapping the drawbars on my Viscount Legend Live. The midi CC seems to be the same for each manual, but they’re supposed to be three separate channels. Manual 1 is upper, 2 is lower, 3 is bass, but whenever i pull out a brown drawbar on any manual the same brown drawbar is pulled from the other manuals. I don’t know how to fix that….

[@bsdguy]

Damn, that sounds just like the real thing!

[@downpatmusic]

Yea sounds amazing. B3X by Hammond.

[@fishinmusician]

Nice organ, with great potential. Surprises me that no one has commented on the C3 chorus, which isn't accurate even when tweaked. It sounds like an old XB2 -- thin and cheesy. Maybe they'll fix it in the next update but I'll be surprised. I recall IK's early Leslie simulation, which sounded pretty good for its time, but was too slow on the fast setting...it took about 10 years for them to fix it!

[@masteraudio1]

WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD THAXX PL;UGIN? I bought the standalone but cant find where to dl the axx for protools

[@mrdali67]

would be nice if more of these organ plugins would allow you to add your own measurements of different organs like the VB3 to create your own organ sets and be able to share it with others via a simple text file import

[@chriscorey8125]

Great Demo Jim!

[@tulelazule7231]

I have a few keyboards but would it work with a lightweight Casio?

[@rickyperson4927]

big Jim how did you separate the lower and upper registers to play at the same time

[@jenux]

Any comparison with VB3? It still seems the best to me... (forget any leslie sims)

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

to me too, but ive spent much more time listening to it. this impressive already though

[@4eyedsun]

Great demo - thank you. I see you can access the controls by sending midi ccs to the plugin, but is it possible to map directly to the controls from MainStage ie are the various plugin controls exposed to host DAWs for mapping?

[@Tremendouz]

I think I found a bug in this (currently testing the 10 day trial): I have to use 1x speed offline rendering in Reaper, if I use fullspeed offline rendering the leslie changes from slow to fast go all wrong in the render. Anyone else?

[@danielkinney6325]

can you give me your set up how you set your XK5 up to the Mac??

[@DMKahn]

Lovely job. What expression pedal will work with this, any idea?

[@JimAlfredson]

DM Kahn if the expression pedal works with your controller then it should work fine with the software.

[@SomXee]

Definitely.

[@BrandonKraemerbk]

Jim, great videos. Since you are demoing this on an XK-5 'controller' and have done a deep tutorial video on that hardware organ, what is your opinion regarding the deeper option differences, the overall sound differences and how much having multi-key contact (xk-5) and not (midi > b3-x) compare between the XK-5 and the B3-X?

[@briancharette]

Masterfully done!

[@boekenettekoven1368]

Hello Jim, is it possible to save your own sounds? If yes, how to do it?

[@Hamfantasy56]

Very nice, mainly in the Keyclick & Leslie sim., BUT a bit "plastic" sound: IMHO, my "Blue3" sounds a bit more realistic, warmer, is more versatile and offers more controls (e.g. 9 contact simulation,more TW generators models, direct drawbar adjustment/calibration etc etc) that this Plugin is missing; further, my Behringer expr. pedal(nice!) works in the right way with Blue3, while B3X reacts backwards, and I can't find an "inverse" control within this software, same thing with the drawbars controls of my master keyb, wich makes the master keyb/B3X communication quite boring.. Anyway Blue3, VB3 II, B-3 II Arturia, B5, and now this B3X are all very nice and realistic H clones

[@markjaylandes]

If you purchase Blue, stores Spin come free with it?

[@musicman102357]

I did a quick demo of the Blue 3 , the B3x is much more appealing to my ears.

[@Hamfantasy56]

@@musicman102357 De gustibus non est disputandum..both very nice clones the real strenght of the B3X is Leslie sim

[@Hamfantasy56]

@@markjaylandes yes

[@musicman102357]

@@Hamfantasy56 I have their stand alone leslie , its fantastic . Makes my other B3 Vsts sound even more realistic.

[@h88sixtyone38]

Can IK T rack Leslie replace the neo ventilator? Would you travel with a laptop and is it more authentic than the neo vent?

[@geevee7823]

Is it possible to control the proximity to the Lesley speaker?

[@hhderuijter]

15:50

[@tommymandel3326]

Hi Jim....but will it load your custom Tonewheel A100 tweak like the SK-1? Best wishes and as always, thanks and compliments.

[@blueeyedsoulman]

Can you recommend a good audio/midi interface for Windows with low latency?

[@markjaylandes]

How much does this plug in cost? And can I control it with a Nord Electro 5D?

[@JimAlfredson]

Retail is $199 and yes, you can control it with a Nord Electro 5D.

[@stefanosanita2554]

Hi Jim, do you know what kind of midi to usb cable I need in order to connect a Hammond SK1 to Hammond B3-X please?

[@JimAlfredson]

What are you running the B3-X software on? Computer or tablet?

[@joacodr]

Great review! I own an SKX, do you think that the iPad version has a better Hammond sound than the SKX hardware? Is it worth to buy it and use the SKX as a MIDI controller?

[@kavend10018]

hey whats your keyboard setup and how do you set up

[@soulsugar2]

thanks for the great demo! is it compatible with a Mac 10.6.8?

[@dymytrym]

​Great sound!!!

[@KyleWhitlock-Music]

This is Fantastic!! Great job Jim! If Don Leslie or Lauren Hammond were alive today I believe they would piss in their pants after hearing this demo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@myrio1]

One question is can you get that famous B3 "heavy swish" when you run your hand upwards across the keys?

[@TheIvoryman]

Yes. I owned both a B3 and a Hammond Porta B back in the seventies. And, it’s all there.

[@soulinspiration1]

Best clone I've heard.

[@teleoneil7214]

I know this was done a year ago but I thought I'd ask you for some help anyway. I currently own 3 Hammond B3 VI plugins but have never been able to achieve a sound that was used on the intro of the Wallflowers hit called " One Headlight ". During the intro the organ almost sounds possessed. It's very haunting & almost seems to be coming from a graveyard late at night. That's the image that I see as the intro is being played & I love it! However, I've never been able to recreate that sound with any plugins that I currently own. I use B4 v11, the Native Instruments Vintage Organs, & a VB3 plugin as well. I'm considering getting the IK Organ based on what I've heard here, so I'm hopeful of achieving the sound I'm after. If anyone has an example of the drawbar settings for that sound I'd be very grateful for your help. Someone was saying it would be nice to stop to rotation of the Leslie & it does have a feature called " BRAKE ". So there is Fast, Slow, & Stop to control the rotors which is identical to a Hammond! I would also like this VI to use two Leslie's as an option with this plugin. Thanks & Cheers

[@steveraschella8233]

Will the high trigger point on my Mojo61 for the organ be recognized by the Hammond b3x?

[@JimAlfredson]

It should if the Mojo61 transmits MIDI from that contact.

[@steveraschella8233]

Would you say this is as good as the xk5 as far as sound?...I may get both

[@JimAlfredson]

@@steveraschella8233 the sound is comparable; different flavors really. The XK5 has the advantage of the interface and the multi-contact system. The B-3X can utilize the interface of the XK5 but not the multi-contact system. The multi-contacts really do emulate the feel and response of a vintage Hammond. If you had an XK5 would you need the B-3X? The Leslie sim in the B-3X is better. The actual organ sound is comparable, I think.

[@midinut]

Now that we're getting this close in emulating a real Hammond in VST, what do you recommend as an inexpensive option for using as a dual manual controller with drawbars? Would the GSi DMC-122 be a viable option? Not to mention you could also add the Gemini expansion to add more Meat and Potato sounds. Toss in MainStage and you have a force to be reckoned with me thinks!

[@johnnulf624]

That thing is overpriced tho and you don't even get the full 4 sets of drawbars. I'm thinking of making my own controller. Let me know if you find anything!

[@dtrelzmusic]

what type of midi board are you using?

[@barewolf3]

My XK-3c sends midi to keys and expression but not to drawbars. The drawbar registration is on. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@JimAlfredson]

Sorry just seeing this comment. Make sure you have the latest version of B-3X as the initial releases had some MIDI issues with the XK series. Then make sure you select the XK3 profile in the MIDI menu. It should work.

[@barewolf3]

@@JimAlfredson Thanks, Jim. You've been very helpful to me for years. Time to become a patron.

[@steveraschella8233]

Tried to get irig pro duo only option is to preorder it...is it available?

[@JimAlfredson]

I think it comes out next week. It's coming very soon, I know that. :)

[@pinocarella_00]

ohhhh sound good!! yeah brother!

[@mamutrance]

It sounds nice, but I urge you to check out the B-5 Organ by Acoustic Samples, best I've played so far!

[@henrikpetersson3463]

Jody Smith Yeah, the B-5 sounds more realistic to my ears. But I really like this one too.

[@Hamfantasy56]

B5 is sample based: it contains 10 sec. (!) samples for any tonewheel, and vib/chorus IS NOT a fx but is also a sampling matter ( again: 10 sec. samples for each TW, and for each of the six vib-ch positions!! ) so it is pure & real tonewheel / vib.scanner sound, virtually without loops (who keeps on the same note in a song for more than 10 seconds?): really amazing.

[@JimAlfredson]

I beta tested B5 ver 2. It's lovely but I think this is better. More 'organic', if you'll excuse the pun.

[@fulviabarkstonash]

Leslie is better than B5 V2.5 however, the latter has a lot that is missing from this from IK Multimedia; for example the B5 has better midi mapping, velocity on the key click, control over individual tone generators, loudness robbing control, more microphone positions and room ambience. The B5 lacks pre Leslie EQ options and the EQ for the Leslie itself lacks the sophistication of the B3x. The spatial characteristics of the B3x Leslie is better than the B5. I hope Arnaud at Acoustic Samples has a listen to the B3x and works his magic to produce a version 3 which has a Leslie emulation as good as the B3x. I tried the Blu3 but, there is something synthetic with the raw tones. Lots of good functions though. The Arturia B3 V has a great interface and some other good features but a terrible Leslie.

[@Hamfantasy56]

@@fulviabarkstonash Agree, even if I find a bit more plastic basic sound in B3X than in Blue3..regarding the nine contact "detachment" velocity related, actually only the VB3 II, Blue3 & B5 have this function and Arno of Acoustic Samples (B5) made it way better than the others, e.g. in full drawbars and very low velocity you can perceive all the nine tones entering sequentially, imho a little magic !

[@jaylewis8632]

Can you used MIDI bass pedals with this app

[@SomXee]

Yes Sir

[@garyswanmusic]

Fantastic! Great Jim

[@richardjackson5670]

Hey Jim. I'm in a pickle. I'm trying to find the best organ for the buck. Right now, it's between two organs- Nord C2D and the Hammond Skx. I'm leaning towards the Hammond because of its versatility. Please help me the best you can to make a decision. Thanks Richard

[@JimAlfredson]

Well, I'm a Hammond endorsed artist so I'm supposed to tell you to buy the Hammond. Honestly, either one would be a good choice, but the Hammond does have the versatility of the non-organ sounds. And the SKX allows you to use up to two non-organ sounds at the same time as well as the organ engine. So it's pretty handy. And it does sound really good. The Nord sounds good too but I've never liked the sound of them when I play them. I don't know why. When I hear a recording of me playing them (like a KZbin video from a concert or something), they always sound just fine but in the moment, on stage, I don't really enjoy playing them. It's weird. Whereas I love playing the SK series. The acoustic piano isn't the best but it's more than passable in a standard band context. I wouldn't use it for a solo piano gig or a jazz piano trio gig. But in a blues band or rock or country, it works fine and cuts well. The Wurli is good, the Rhodes good, and the Clavinet sounds are stellar. Those are the ones I use the most. In terms of strict bang for the buck, I think the SKX is a better value if only due to the versatility.

[@richardschnell4842]

Does IK have a recommendation for a midi controller?

[@JimAlfredson]

I like the Arturia KeyLab for an all-purpose controller that works well with organ plug-ins. Obviously using something with traditional drawbars is better but the KeyLab works in a pinch and is relatively inexpensive.

[@jaylewis8632]

@@JimAlfredson can you use MIDI bass pedals with this app

[@jesusraulzamarronmartinez7926]

hermoso el sonido del hammond b3

[@chrissansum]

chrissansum Very nice! Does a plugin typically cost a lot less than buying a clone instrument? Seems tempting at the right price. I guess ultimately a plug-in has a limited lifespan compared to a standalone instrument - since computer technology changes over time (you might not expect to be able to load it up on a pc in 20 years time). The display doesn’t seem to show quite a few of the notes you are playing - wonder why that is? They definitely seem to have nailed the sound. Thanks for the great video!

[@henrikpetersson3463]

Even if compatibility with new operating systems break, you will be able to use it in some way 20 years from now. Either by using it on an older machine or in a virtual machine. I wouldn't worry about that. There are pros and cons with both. If you play a lot of gigs and use it as your main instrument I'd go for the dedicated hardware, but in the studio I think the plugin is far more flexible and cost effective.

[@murtonmuffley6724]

Bet Jon Lord would have loved this

[@steveraschella8233]

What do I need to get to hook up to my iPad...nowhere have I seen it explained

[@JimAlfredson]

Hi Steve! You need the version of B-3X for the iPad, which is separate from the Mac / PC version I used here. And then you would need a way to get MIDI into the iPad and audio out of the iPad. There are many options available to do this from various companies. IK Multimedia makes a wonderful, small unit called the iRig Pro Duo that does exactly what you'd need and provides professional quality 1/4" stereo outputs. www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irigproduo/ I'll be doing a review of it next month.

[@steveraschella8233]

Too Sense Wirth hey thanx. I bought the iRig powerbridge and pro duo so everything is working fine now. I am playing B3X with a Mojo61...since the Mojo61 has organ control knobs and switches it paired up pretty well with B3X...with great touch. You mentioned that you have a couple iPads w B3X...did you have to buy B3x twice or was you able to somehow use the app in both iPads? If so how? I’ve been playing B3 and ALL the clones since the 70’s (yeah old school player!) and nothing comes as close to the real thing as the B3x. I believe a lot to do with this is the onboard Leslie collection. I’ve been hammering on IKMedia to offer that collection for the iPad...so many of us are using the iPad onstage any more that it would make perfect sense for them to create that so we could use our clones via the Leslie. Never thought anything would out do my Ventilator pedal but this does 🎉

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

@@steveraschella8233 Crumar updated their leslie sim., people like it a lot now. Do you still think B3X surpasses VB3-ii?

[@steveraschella8233]

Jonathan Osborn yes I think the B3X is a little more convincing...don’t get me wrong because I have the Ventilator II and love it. B3 x sounds like you’re in the room w a Leslie the Ventilator sounds like a miced Leslie through a sound board...like em both

[@solomondaking8408]

holy shit. I've been waiting for a organ plugin like this.

[@BrunodeSouzaLino]

How does it measure against GSi's VB3?

[@TheIvoryman]

BrunoDSL I have owned the original VB3 ver.1 for my PC, for a long time. And, it’s very good. I now have B3-X for iPad. According to IK Multimedia, the iPad version and PC versions are the very same. I must say that, truly, I haven’t heard any Hammond clone, hardware or software based that rivals the B3-X.

[@pianostuff191]

I would buy this thing in a second if it wasn't so expensive.

[@chrisstrobel3439]

Have you tried the iPad version of this Jim? (or anyone else) I’d be interested to see if there are any differences between it and the PC version. Great playing man!

[@rotosphere2000]

No difference in sound. The IPad version is great, or actually greater as it costs 1/3 the price of the PC version. I have both versions.

[@anthonycraig5918]

Rotosphere2000 hey I have the latest iPad Pro do you know how to have a keyboard and bass pedals connected?

[@marvinkmooneyoz]

@@rotosphere2000 how can there be no difference in sound? what would account for the price difference then?

[@steveraschella8233]

Will this work with Mojo 61?

[@JimAlfredson]

It will work with any keyboard that has MIDI output. So yes, it will work with the Mojo and using the MIDI Learn feature you can get the Mojo's drawbars and such to control the software.

[@BillPappas1977]

I've been fooling around with this for a while since I saw your video - which is awesome, btw. The sound is great, the gui looks great but it falls a little short on the MIDI implementation. Specifically, I can't assign anything on my Nord Stage 3 to switch out the presets (reverse colored keys to the left). I'd at least like to switch between B and Bb but I don't see a way to do it. Maybe I'm missing something...

[@paul_ward_music]

The virtual pedalboard is lacking a phaser for that Boss CE-1/MXR Phase-100 late 70s sound. Without that it isn't a one-stop solution for my ideal, but it looks good otherwise.

[@fulviabarkstonash]

Yes indeed, phaser before chorus to get Banks' sound 👍

[@JimAlfredson]

Yes, I agree. Let's see if they can add that in an update.

[@duanec2826]

Does this work on windows 10 64bit ???

[@duanec2826]

@Reuel T 😊 thanks

[@jameschamble6571]

Sounds great! Jim your playing is masterful, but you don't show the connection to the XK5?

[@JimAlfredson]

It was just a simple MIDI connection. MIDI out of the XK5 to the MIDI in that's on my Steinberg UR44 interface, which was connected to my laptop.

[@charls.the.composer]

Excelente !!!

[@JimmyFontanez]

Kick ass!

[@mimojapan]

A bit lengthy but thanks much for the insights

[@edgeguy99]

I like the B-3X a lot but IK needs to explain this CPU hog. In GigPerformer or Cubase, it is a pig on the CPU. Here are my results in GigPerformer compared to the GSI VB3 II and the B-5. On a Thunderbolt 3 Mac with an Antelope Orion Studio 2017 at 96k at 256 samples the VB3 II is at 8%, the B-5 is at 13% and the B-3X is at 40%. Basically the same results in AudioUnits, VST or VST3. Is this a known problem that will be ironed out with an update or is the program really that CPU intensive?

[@parametric777]

Perfect!!!

[@Alffovinni]

would love to see an IOS equivalent for ipad

[@TheIvoryman]

Albert Ahlf, IK Multimedia just released Hammond B-3X for iPad, this past week. They claim it has all the functionality of the PC version. Generally, I do like IK’s software products. I own many of them for both PC and iPad. As much as I have been dying for the offering of a truly decent Hammond for IOS, I’m going to try to hold off until a few more reviews begin surfacing. If it turns out to be a stable instrument without hogging too much of the CPU, I will definitely be adding this to my iPad setup. From early audio reviews, it seems apparent that IK has done a superb job with this.

[@Notmehimorthem]

Does it have MIDI learn?

[@JimAlfredson]

Yes, it does. I found it at around 40:20

[@pinocarella_00]

ma perchè non si vedono gli accordi sui tasti?

[@BrunoNeureiter]

a 3:48 si vede. L'inizio era solo uno screenshot

[@FrazerGoodman]

Great

[@JimAlfredson]

New update adding features that many asked for. www.ikmultimedia.com/news/?item_id=8609

[@Notmehimorthem]

MIDI learn is right click

[@JimAlfredson]

Yep. I figured that out about 40 minutes in. :)

[@keyboardmusician6914]

Getting now

[@danielcurtomusica]

Good!!!

[@SomXee]

Watching this instead of porn 🙏🏽