Cherry Audio Blue3 Organ.
Cherry Audio's Blue3 tonewheel organ is back, now better and more affordable, with a fresh look from Cherry Audio.
Blue3 is a meticulously modeled (not sampled) replication of the world’s most iconic tonewheel organs. It includes 31 tonewheel sets, capturing subtle differences in vintage instruments, 91 modeled tonewheels with phase synchronization, and an authentic emulation of the scanner vibrato/chorus. This results in the classic, soulful sounds synonymous with blues, gospel, rock, and jazz for nearly a century.
The new version features Cherry Audio’s beautifully redesigned interface, with sections for Main, Edit, Cabinet, and Perform. Beyond the traditional B3 sound, Blue3 adds three studio-quality stompbox effects: tape echo delay, reverb (spring, plate, and hall), and a seven-band graphic EQ.
Blue3 also offers full polyphony for upper, lower, and pedal manuals, along with a customizable keyboard split function. There are handy drawbar utilities like copy, swap, reset, and randomize. Fine-tune your sound further with options for key click, percussion, condition settings, and multiple overdrive types.
The Cabinet page offers six speaker options and adjustable rotary speeds with acceleration and deceleration controls. The microphone simulation includes spread and distance settings, four mic types, and click-and-drag placement in the upgraded interface.
Blue3 also supports full MIDI mapping and comes loaded with over 200 presets, offering tones from vintage to modern, making it a versatile choice for both studio and live use.
Key Features:
- Detailed modeled replication of famous tonewheel organs—no samples used
- 31 tonewheel sets based on B-3, C-3, A-100, and other vintage models
- 91 modeled tonewheels with phase synchronization
- Full polyphony for upper, lower, and pedal manuals
- Resizable user interface with Main, Edit, Cabinet, and Perform pages
- Inverted registration keys with A# & B drawbar presets
- Adjustable condition settings (crosstalk, flutter, leakage, noise, etc.)
- Customizable keyboard split function
- Global three-band EQ
- Copy, swap, reset, and randomize drawbar options
- Accurately simulated scanner vibrato/chorus
- Key click and percussion options with detailed controls
- Four tube-drive simulations for preamp and rotary speaker emulation
- Various rotary speaker simulations, including classic 122 and 147 models
- Adjustable rotary speeds, microphone simulation, and click-and-drag placement
- Three new stompbox effects: tape echo, reverb, and seven-band EQ
- Over 200 presets spanning classic to modern tones
- Full MIDI control and DAW automation with easy-to-use MIDI learn
- Optimized DSP for smooth performance
System Requirements:
- Available in AU, VST, VST3, AAX, and standalone formats.
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macOS: 10.13 or above, 64-bit required, M1/M1 Ultra supported.
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Windows: Windows 7 or above (64-bit), recommended 3.4 GHz Quad-Core with 8GB RAM.
- 182 MB of hard disk space.
- Internet connection required for product activation.
This update ensures that Blue3 continues to deliver rich, timeless tones while remaining intuitive and flexible for modern use.
