Corky’s VST Organ Tips and Tweaks Page 🎹

dave_dore · November 16, 2020, 11:58pm

OK, I’ll bite, I have some thoughts on it but would like to know how you were going to do the Key switching if it was supported. Are you wanting to use buttons on the 49 controller? If so you can try using bindings like this that take the CC output from your controller buttons and converts it to MIDI notes that you use to hit the key-switches. The only worry is that you don’t use want CC numbers that the Hammond plug already has reserved so that would need attending to. Anyway this works for your case I think if I’m getting it. In effect your are adding the extra couple of reverse colored keys to the 49’er using the buttons …

Dave

Corky · November 17, 2020, 12:27am

Hi Dave

Yeah hardware buttons, or pads. So, if I touch a hardware button, it activates the black “B” note. I touch another hardware button to activate the white “Bb” note. It should deactivate the other note when pressed…at least that’s the way it works manually. I wish the buttons representing the key switches on the Controller page were MIDI assigned…would make this easier. Thanks for taking a stab at it.

dave_dore · November 17, 2020, 12:28am

Sure, re-read my original post, I added the fix I had in mind there

Corky · November 17, 2020, 12:29am

So you fixed this earlier?

dave_dore · November 17, 2020, 12:30am

Well no, I meant I edited the post where i offered help to include my idea. It had the bindings I had in mind shown there in a pic …

Corky · November 17, 2020, 12:33am

“Ah…I see” said the blind man.

Will give it a shot and get back to you.

Corky · November 17, 2020, 3:34am

@dave_dore

Not working. Also tried triggering with other notes…no go.

dave_dore · November 17, 2020, 6:08am

Strange, it works here, is the BX3 in a rack? Just wonder what you routes look like to the plugin … I will PM

Corky · November 17, 2020, 7:38pm

Many thanks to @dave_dore !! If others want to know how to use controller pads to change key switches on B-3X, this is how we did it.

Controller pads, for the most part, do not transmit CC numbers…they transmit notes. Something I had forgotten, but was so evident in the MIDI monitor…my bad. Since developers decided they would be “drum” pads, they set them to transmit on MIDI Channel 10, and aligned the notes to MIDI drum notes standard.

dave_dore · November 23, 2020, 9:16pm

Acoustic Samples B-5 Version 3 released …

Corky · November 24, 2020, 1:06am

INFO HERE:

Corky · November 24, 2020, 1:24am

I smell new presets.

Corky · November 25, 2020, 7:33pm

Acoustic Samples B5-V3 was just reduced to 69 Euros !!!

dsteinschneider · November 26, 2020, 12:32am

Stumbled across Reese Wynans watching the Allman Bros 50th anniversary concert. That led me to Reese Wynans and Friends 2019 “Sweet Release”. One of my favorite drummer/bass pairs, Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon are on most songs. Great B3 playing that’s nicely situated in the mix.

dsteinschneider · November 26, 2020, 12:35am

Nice layout. I just watched the whole video. It was a very deft presentation that has me seriously considering buying it.

Corky · November 28, 2020, 4:35am

Corky · November 29, 2020, 9:19pm

Corky · December 7, 2020, 12:46am

PRESET MANIA RETURNS

B5 presets will now be for v3, as updates are free to users, and because it is a better product. I am currently on Cantabile 3647.

PRESET MANIA #12 – Corky’s Favorite #1

I call this one “Mildly Heavy”, as it can be used in many songs, but not so heavy that it becomes ridiculously filthy. This setup is good for most gigs I play, and has been a part of my personal arsenal for quite some time.

The key is to bind your expression/volume pedal to the VST pedal/swell slider/pedal on the GUI. With your hardware pedal, begin to press forward, and as you do, the amp begins to be driven. So, very clean at the lowest pedal state, but mildly dirty wide open. Very little volume is added….just different degrees of dirt. My overall volume is adjusted thru output levels in Cantabile. I can play sweet gospel or some metal, all with the same organ. It is not quite a “Swiss Army Knife” but is useable in most songs. Drawbar changes, and addition of C3 Vibrato, and Percussion morphs it greatly for other tunes. This setup works great in rehearsal, no need for preset changes.

THE PRESETS

VB3 1.4

VB3_x64 1-Corky’s Favorite 1.CantabileProgram (15.5 KB)

VB3 1.4 with IK Leslie v5.1
VB3_x64 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 VB3 1.4 IK Leslie.CantabileProgram (15.5 KB)

TR5 Leslie 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 IK Leslie VB3 1.4.CantabileProgram (11.3 KB)

BLUE 3 v2.2.2

Blue3 1-Corky’s Favorite 1.CantabileProgram (24.0 KB)

BLUE 3 v2.2.2 + IK LESLIE v5.1

Blue3 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 Blue3 IK Leslie.cantabileprogram (24.1 KB)

TR5 Leslie 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 IK Leslie Blue3.cantabileprogram (11.3 KB)

VB3 II v2.1 with resident Leslie

VB3-II 1-Corky’s Favorite 1.CantabileProgram (33.0 KB)

VB3 II v2.1 with IK LESLIE v5.1

VB3-II 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 VB3 II IK Leslie.cantabileprogram (33.0 KB)

TR5 Leslie 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 IK Leslie VB3 II.cantabileprogram (11.3 KB)

B-5 v3

B-5 v3 + IK LESLIE v5.1

TR5 Leslie 1-Corky’s Favorite 1 IK Leslie B5 v3.cantabileprogram (11.3 KB)

B-3X v1.2

Hammond B-3X 1-Corky’s Favorite 1.CantabileProgram (34.0 KB)

ENJOY!

Corky · December 10, 2020, 1:21am

I’ve been alerted that VST3 plugins are not compatible with the VST2 versions of my Presets. I will post the fixes for VST3 as soon as I can.

Corky · December 14, 2020, 2:02am

Here are all the current Blue3 presets for VST3 in snapshot format:

All future presets will require VST3 since Cantabile now supports it. VB3 1.4 is only VST2, as is UVI Workstation that runs B5. Unless someone needs VST3 versions of VB3 II, or Hammond B3-X right now, it will probably be awhile before I post those updates, as it can become somewhat tedious.

Regards

Corky