And I love it. Plugin. Small footprint. Wonderful rotor.
http://gg-audio.com

Sounds good in the demo tracks so I have downloaded the demo version. Its got some pretty stiff competition in my collection already including VB3, Vintage Organs and the Arturia B-3 V all of which have their own strengths, so its going to have to be pretty compelling for me to spend the $99.
 
And I have started looking into Aeon Satori the band who track is featured in the demos, sound right up my street.

And there's AcousticSamples B5. But this GG-Audio Blue3 beats them fair and square. Just look at all the sonic options. And then there's that sound.

I think VB3 sounds better, but only just. Blue3 sounds just a tad "synthy". However, VB3 is getting pretty long in the tooth and VB4 was promised for a long time and there still isn't any news. Like Glyn, I have Vintage Organs as well, which is a pretty nice option, though it is not a "alive" as VB3.
 
Regards,
Dan

dcumpian
I think VB3 sounds better, but only just. Blue3 sounds just a tad "synthy". However, VB3 is getting pretty long in the tooth and VB4 was promised for a long time and there still isn't any news. Like Glyn, I have Vintage Organs as well, which is a pretty nice option, though it is not a "alive" as VB3.
 
Regards,
Dan

That's a great way of saying it. Some samples one don't sound alive. A well played organ does seem to have some life in it. I could never think of how to communicate what I was or was not hearing. Thanks Dan.

I have just been playing around with it and I like it alot but not quite enough to part with $99 given my existing options. The copy protection noise was getting very annoying and probably stopped me diggeing deeper at the moment but I will return.
 
I think the "condition controls" are more effective than some and the tonewheel sets do add to the variation in colour. One has to remember though that VB3 has many of these type of options under the hood, hidden away in menus.
 
Percussion seem very good and I was able to easily get a very percussive sound.
 
I think Arturia's B3-V has the most sonic options even if a lot of those options depart from pure emulation of the original. I will use it when I want to modulate drawbar settings for example but not when I want "authentic" hammond sounds. Then its VO via Melda's Vintage Rotary or VB3.

dcumpian
...VB3 is getting pretty long in the tooth...

What an odd comment, given that we're talking about an emulation of an instrument nearly 100 years old! 
 
I agree, VB3 is the standard to which all contenders must be compared. This Blue3 does sound great, has nearly every feature that VB3 offers, but at twice the price it's gonna be a hard sell.
 

I've also tried many different Hammond B3 plugins/emulators.  My original favorite was (the now discontinued) Native Instruments B4-II.  IMHO their replacement (Vintage Organs) was a major step down in the quality of sound for a realistic sounding B3 organ.   My second choice, and what I've been using lately is VB3, which is very close in quality to the NI B4-II.

I also used to own a Nord Electro keyboard, which sounded the closest to the real thing, but unfortunately I had to sell it a few years ago due to financial difficulties.

My question is how does Blue3 compare to NI's B4-II?   

"My question is how does Blue3 compare to NI's B4-II? "

Well, I guess to answer my own question, I downloaded the demo and went through all the rock presets (having spent just a few minutes with each)   I think it definitely is a contender.  I did a side by side comparison to the B4-II
and it sounds like it has a little more punch.   The Leslie speaker sim is pretty good too.

I agree that some of the presets do sound a bit "synthy" as someone commented, but many of the other presets sound very natural.   It's a tough call.  But for $99, you can't really complain.   I'm thinking when payday rolls around I might just get it. 

bitflipper

dcumpian
...VB3 is getting pretty long in the tooth...

What an odd comment, given that we're talking about an emulation of an instrument nearly 100 years old! 
 
I agree, VB3 is the standard to which all contenders must be compared. This Blue3 does sound great, has nearly every feature that VB3 offers, but at twice the price it's gonna be a hard sell.
 

I'm pretty sure you are being humorous, but just in case, VB3 has some long-standing issues that really should be worked out. I was hoping VB4 (VB3 2?) would be released, but it doesn't sound like the author/vendor is working on it much, if at all. Granted, the issues are somewhat minor niggles, but I've run into bigger ones here and there. Still use it though, which says a lot. I'm quick to ditch a plugin that gives me grief during a session.
 
Regards,
Dan