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Meet Galileo Organ 2: the next generation in tonewheel and transistor organ modeling! Benefiting from completely redesigned physical modeling techniques, offered as a UNIVERSAL app with a built-in AUv3 plugin, and presenting many new parameters, Galileo Organ 2 is the culmination of our adventure into recreating that perfect analog organ sound.
With 17 different organ types, three individually configurable manuals, scanner vibrato/chorus emulation, newly designed rotary cabinet & tube amp sims, as well as many new fully-stereo professional FX, Galileo Organ 2 is able to achieve sounds more authentic and diverse than ever before!
Designed for the professional, Galileo Organ 2 offers extensive MIDI support, full connectivity via AUv3, IAA and Audiobus, over 300 presets in many different genres, as well as the ability to import original Galileo Organ presets. The best organ on iOS just got way, way better!
SELECTED SPECS
Organ Engine
• Brand new tonewheel organ modeling engine, faithfully recreating all the unique characteristics of these legendary instruments
• 17 organ types, including many tonewheel and transistor models
• 3 independently configurable organ manuals: upper, lower and pedal
• Scanner vibrato/chorus emulation
• Percussion w/ fine-tunable amplitude, length, drawbar loss, dual velocity control & poly/mono engagement
• Individual percussion chorus/vibrato bypass switches for upper & lower manuals
• Realistic keyclick with separate on/off and pedal levels, tone & velocity control
• Adjustable drawbar & tonewheel leakage
• Each manual w/ independent volume and pan, as well as attack, release & brightness
• Bass foldback option
• Pre-FX (Organ) and Post-FX (Master) volume controls
• 64-bit super high fidelity DSP
• Virtually no-latency audio generation with lightning-fast response
• Many new parameters that allow modifying practically any aspect of the organ tone, and help recreate many unique individual organs associated with famous musicians, or your own unique instrument.
Fully Stereo Effects Custom Designed for Galileo Organ 2
• Highly authentic rotary cabinet & tube amplifier simulations using our latest modeling technologies
• Rotaries include configurable fast/slow rates, rotor inertia, multiple drum modes, speaker balance, stereo spread & more
• 6 stereo FX bundled free with Galileo Organ 2: Class-A tube inspired preamp, rotary box, delay, reverb, wah and ring mod
• 10 professional, studio-grade FX available as IAP upgrades, including tube & rotary amps, spring reverb, studio reverb, delay, modulations & more
• User-friendly FX signal chain paradigm: use up to 8 FX simultaneously, including multiple instances of the same unit. Drag and drop to change signal order.
ARP
• Dedicated arp for each manual
• 11 arp algorithms
• Settable note value & gate
• Live, Program & Fixed Prog modes
PRO FEATURES
• AUv3 - use as Audio Unit plugin on iPad & iPhone
• Fullscreen AU mode in compatible DAWs & iOS versions
• Extensive MIDI: MIDI learn, aftertouch, MIDI CC map save/share, KB mapping, program changes & more
• Inter-App Audio
• Audiobus 3
• Ableton Link
APP FEATURES
• Universal
• Fullscreen control mode for live use
• Powerful YPAT2 preset management system
• Can import presets from the original Galileo Organ
• Classic or ribbon key controller
• Ribbon controller: Poly aftertouch into Galileo Organ 2
• Ribbon controller: Settable musical key & scale
• Classic KB: Velocity w/ sensitivity setting
• Tapedeck: Record, loop, copy/paste & share
• Metronome
• Tap BPM
Supported Systems
• iOS 11 & newer
- Apple App Store
- Paid
- Music
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Released in 2023, this is the second version of GSi's most famous product: VB3-II Tonewheel Organ emulator. This marks 20 years of research and development of this instrument.
New VB3-II 2023 edition features:
- Added both the tonewheel engine and the rotary simulator from VB3 v.1.4
- The V1 rotary simulator features 3 variations, for a total of 4 different amplifiers
- Added 1 new tonewheel generator
- Added Ring Modulator and Delay effects (pre)
- Added FET Limiter (post)
- Sub-Presets for Rotary effect and Digital reverb sections
- Session Recorder: silently records everything is played and imports/exports standard Midi Files and renders to WAV files
- Built-in Audio Player plays the most common audio formats to add a backing track to your music
- Octave transposers for upper and lower separately
- New Program browser shows full list with move, swap, delete functions along with import/export of banks and single Programs
- Built-in function to import/export from/to VB3-II 2018 (and Crumar Mojo Desktop) Program and Bank formats
- New Midi Map with reverse, latch and lock functions for each parameter
- Quick Midi Learn for main screen/performance controls, normal Midi Learn for all other parameters
- New advanced Midi Javascript processor for custom event transformations (supports SysEx and RPN/NRPN)
- Multiple outputs (Main + Organ Only)
- Separate plugin for remote Audio and Midi input - includes the exclusive VoMidiCoder
- New bigger touch-friendly interface
- Four different drawbar view styles
- On-screen keyboards with two different viewing styles
- Random program generator
- Added rotary effect speed control from Channel Aftertouch
- Supports Midi Output, can send whole "snapshots" when loading and when changing Programs
- Supports different curves for the Swell Pedal
- Built-in Midi Monitor for monitoring incoming Midi messages
- Free Cloud service for sharing Programs, Midi Maps and Midi Processor Scripts with other users
Features already present in the 2018 edition:
- Full polyphony (61 upper + 61 lower + 25 pedals = 147 notes)
- 91 modeled tonewheels with accurate phase synchronization
- Adjustable leakage noise and cross modulation between tonewheels
- A total of 22 different tonewheel generators to choose from
- Generator shaping for a total of 154 generator combinations
- Adjustable global tuning from 430 to 450 Hz
- Foldback on 16" deactivatable
- Complex wheels
- Resistor wiring with multiple options
- Realistic "run" motor wow and flutter
- Busbars and 9 key contact simulation
- Two separate sets of drawbars per manual
- Full "inverted octave" presets
- String Bass with adjustable release time
- Loudness "robbing" effect
- Single triggered percussion with natural capacitor discharge/recharge
- Adjustable Percussion Level and Decay
- Vibrato/Chorus virtual scanner
- Adjustable Vibrato Scanner depth and mix
- Separated Upper and Lower V/C tablets with smooth switching
- Dynamic tube overdrive simulation
- Spring Reverb (pre) and Digital stereo reverb (post)
- Rotary speaker simulation with virtual microphone positioning, tube overdrive, tube feedback
- Rotors "Front Stop" brake position with adjustable preferred position
- Very low CPU consumption
- Advanced MIDI Learn function with import/export of custom mappings
- Upper and Lower manuals SPLIT with adjustable split point
- Supports pedal sustain
- Custom programmer with import/export of Programs and Banks
Available for iPad as standalone App with IAA support or AUv3 plugin, compatible with all plugin hosts.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Music
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December 9, 2024