GariusHill
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B4 II Organ and X3
Hi is there anyone out there that has successfully installed B4 II with X3? If so please tell me how to do it. Thanks!
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Sanderxpander
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/17 18:48:53
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You mean the Native Instruments product? I'm pretty sure it isn't sold or supported anymore. The Vintage Organs "replacement" product works fine though, and so does GSi's VB3.
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GariusHill
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/17 18:56:06
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Yes TY Sander, I like the plug in and would like to still use it...But I am glad to hear there is an alternative. I have heard that people who are happy with the B4 II still prefer it over Vintage Organs...But I must confess I haven't checked out Vintage Organs yet, but I do love the B4II.
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Paul G
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/17 20:50:15
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I have the B4 on my system and I just installed X3. I haven't tried it yet but I'm pretty sure if X3 scans the dll it should work fine with BitBridge, (assuming you're using 64 bit Sonar). 
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MarioD
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/17 21:06:33
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B4II works fine in X3. Bitbridge will automatically bridge the 32 bit B4II to a 64 bit machine if you are using 64 bit. There should be no problems with a 32 bit system.
I have both B4II and Vintage Organs and I prefer the B4II for a B3/Leslie sound because there is a lot more control over the sounds in B4II. Vintage Organs has a few other organ sounds but I never use them.
The reason people say the vinyl sounds better is because the music was better. Sonar Platinum, Intel i7 –2600 CPU @ 3.2 GHz, 16 GB ram, 2x2TB internal drives and 1 1TB internal drive, Radeon HD 5570 video card, HP 25" monitor,
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GariusHill
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/17 22:02:11
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Oh that's good news...I have an i7 laptop windows 8 and x3...maybe I'll reinstall it and try again
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/18 00:13:27
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If you can't use B4II, get the VB3 man. I've used both quite a bit and VB3 is the hands down winner to my ears. Only €50.00 ($66.40). I'm very happy with it!
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/18 02:34:19
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B4 II working fine on my 64 bit X3 rig on Windows 8.1.
How to do it - just run the installer and make sure the VST dll is in a folder in the Sonar's plug in manager scans.
Bitbridge will automatically bridge it without intervention from you.
I like Vintage Organs, I don't think there is that much between them unless you want VO's transistor organs. For the best Leslie emulation on both use the DI settings and route it through XILS Labs LX122 or Melda's MVintageRotary. Both are very good but the Melda product has better distortion IMHO where LX122 has better microphone and room options.
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Sidroe
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/18 09:15:23
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I have the original B4 running in Windows 8 with X3. I had no problems at all installing. I have moved over to VB3 because I prefer the 64 bit so I'm avoiding BitBridge, and also there are some features in VB3 audio wise that you don't have in B4 or B4II. Check out the list of different leslie cabs, rotary stop that is controlled in realtime with the mod wheel, etc. The only downside is there is no standalone version of VB3. It is only vsti. I stopped using the 32 bit version of Sonar back when 8.5 came out. I still have it installed for those old projects that come creeping back for a re-mix or whatever. I have had a few of the 32 bit plugs just refuse to work at all with BitBridge. Most people that encounter problems advise an alternate bridging program that I temporarily have forgotten it's name.
As soon as it was possible I replaced my goto plugins with the 64 bit versions. Nowadays, everything in my projects are 64 bit.
VB3 is very affordable and you get both 32 and 64 bit downloads from the GSI website. The developer sends you one code that will register both versions of the plugin. The developer is a very nice guy that gives great support. I had some issues with the installation of the 32 bit version. I e-mailed him and in a matter of hours he responded. He was able to nurse me thru the problem with e-mails in a matter of moments and I was good to go.
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/18 09:24:48
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The reason people say the vinyl sounds better is because the music was better. Sonar Platinum, Intel i7 –2600 CPU @ 3.2 GHz, 16 GB ram, 2x2TB internal drives and 1 1TB internal drive, Radeon HD 5570 video card, HP 25" monitor,
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/18 09:40:58
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A bunch of the B4 II sounds were rolled up into Kontakt 5, under the Factory library, then under Band, and finally under Organ.
My favorite organ preset is one of these - Je T'aime.
Of course that does not compare to having a dedicated plugin, but if you have Kontakt 5 then you are all set.
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Sidroe
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Re: B4 II Organ and X3
2014/09/18 15:42:09
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Thanks,Mario! My "old-timers" disease was kicking in. LOL!
Sonar Platinum, Sonar X3e, Sonar X2a , Sonar X1 Expanded and 8.5.3 (32 and 64 bit), Windows 10 on a Toshiba P75-A7200 Laptop with i7 @ 2.4 quad and 8 gigs of RAM and secondary WD 1 Tb drive, Windows 10 desktop, Asus i5 @ 3.2 quad, 12 gigs RAM, 1 Tb drive, 1 500 gig drive, MOTU 24io, 2 Roland Studio Captures, Saffire 6 USB for laptop, Soundtracs Topaz Project 8 mixer, Alesis Monitor 2s, Event BAS 20/20s, Roland Micro-Monitor BA-8s, and 45 years worth of collecting FX, Mics, Amps, Guitars, and Keyboards!
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