Big Jim Wright playing the blues at the Hammond booth at Winter Namm 2009. There were excellent B3 players doing their thing throughout the show at the Hammond booth. Tony Monaco did not make it to the show, though! via hiddensoulmusic
If this isn’t the most violent keyboard solo ever, I don’t know what is. ELP’s Keith Emerson delivers the type of full-bodied solo that helped redefine the role of keyboards in rock. Captured in Belgium in 1971, Emerson first throws the keyboard around and then drops it onto his body for a little simulated sex.… Read More The Most Violent Keyboard Solo Ever
Dave Cornutt has posted a great blog post over at Sequence 15 about moving in his Hammond organ: About the organ: It’s an A100, one of the spinet styles that Hammond produced mainly for the home market. Despite that, it’s a full-up tonewheel organ, with exactly the same layout, sound generation, and controls as the… Read More Moving A Hammond Organ
.flickr-photo { } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Image: Synthesizers Tony Monaco demonstrated how he could gig and get a massive sound by using laptop beats as his rhythm section, the pedals for bass, one keyboad of the Hammond for chords with a… Read More Tony Monaco at NAMM
Tony Monaco at the 2008 Winter NAMM show. Man, can he play the Hammond B3.
Native Instruments today released B4 II 2.0.3, an update for its popular software instrument. The new version adds Universal Binary support, allowing users of Intel-based Macintosh computers to fully utilize the creative potential of the leading virtual drawbar organ on their machines. The 2.0.3 update for Windows and Mac is now available as a free… Read More Native Instruments B4 Gets Universal Binary Support
Kid Nepro is back with a new release for Korg Triton Series – Volume 11 – Screamin’ B3’s. Description: Screamin’ B3’s is a complete bank of organ sounds for the Korg Triton Series containing 128 new programs. Perfect for all you organ players out there who don’t want to have to carry your B3 Organ… Read More Kid Nepro Intros Screamin B3s
Syntheway has updated Master Hammond B3, a virtual Hammond plug-in for Windows VST hosts. The MHB3 is capable of variations one expects from this type of organ, and is suitable for any flavor of music, be it Rock, Jazz, Blues, or Gospel. Features B3 Mode Selector: B3 Standard, Fast Bright, Slow Bright, Fast Dark, Slow… Read More Syntheway Updates Inexpensive B3 Plug-in
Native Instruments has introduced the B4 II, the latest version of its classic drawbar organ virtual instrument. According to Native, the new version offers even more authenticity and flexibility due to further significant advances in sound synthesis and amplifier emulation technology, and brings a wide range of additions and improvements that make it the most… Read More Native Intros B4 II
AES Update: Native Instruments announced B4 II, an updated version of their virtual classic drawbar organ. The B4 II offers even more authenticity and flexibility due to further advances in sound synthesis and amplifier emulation technology, and brings a wide range of additions and improvements that make it the most versatile and easy-to-use drawbar organ… Read More Native Updates B4 Virtual Hammond B3
