You can capture the iconic sound of this instrument when you use the best Hammond Organ VST plugins for your DAW. The Hammond organ has a very distinct sound. It presents a natural tremolo and rich tones that other organs lack.

The Hammond B3 organ.
Additive synthesis at its best !
Suitable for Jazz, Rock, Gospel, Blues, Ballad, House, Funk, Cheesy reprise of anything, Ballad, Dance, Pop, Hard Rock, etc.
Some history here : http://theatreorgans.com/grounds/docs/history.html + some facts

i have selected 7 free drawbar organ VSTi emulations of the Hammond B3.
Let’s groove :

I recently stumbled upon this plugin and I have to say, this definitely needs to be checked out if you like organ plugins. This was sampled from a Hammond M3 tonewheel organ and its whole purpose is to capture the feeling and sound of a B3 organ out of a leslie speaker. The one thing that I really want to point out is the interface. This entry was posted in VST plugins and tagged B3, emulation, freeware, Hammond, organ on 18 November 2014 by Wavosaur. Post navigation ← 3 Stylophone VSTs! 4 Free VSTi emulations of Farfisa Organ →. Master Hammond is a Audio Unit, VST and VST3 plugin based on the legendary B-3 to recreate the classic and robust tonewheel organ and Leslie rotating speaker cabinet sound with a warm and powerful sound capable of all the variations one expects from this type of organ.

1. AZR3 by Rumpelrausch

Not only free, it’s also open source.
This is a very good drawbar emulation, with onboard FX, nice saturation, and the speaker leslie emulation. Perfect for emulating gospel organ and rock organ. And check the “NHL” preset!

WhiterShadeOfPale
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/whiter-shade-of-zr3.mp3

As all the other plugins in this list are 32 bit, it could be nice to compile a 64 bit version.
** EDIT** => here is the 64 bit version for Windows : download Azr3 B3 organ VST 64 bit
and the sources

Operator vst free download. There’s also a MAC version here

2. Organized Trio

Organized Trio VST

Present in the same package as “Mr Ray”, it’s the perfect companion for your funky tracks.
And of course it can do the perc dance organ “ala” Korg M1 :

Gypsy Woman:
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Gypsy-Women-Organized-Trio.mp3

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3. NubiPlus by fxPointAudio

http://www.fxpointaudio.com/ & download

Nubi Plus VSTi come with a VST FX for adding the Leslie effect : Spinner VST. The two make a super groovy combo, and gives you this nice Hammond B3 organ sound.

She’s just like you and me, but she’s homeless:
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Gypsy-Woman-NubiPlus.mp3

4. DirtBag and LightBag by Istvan Kaldor

LightBag II VST

Good old Synthedit creations : the sound is dirty like it should. You get a nasty B3 organ sound in an instant. Leslie speaker effect is included. There are also some nice reed emulation sounds. And some crazy wicked presets in dirtbag too!

Whiter shade of Dirtbag :
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/whiter-shade-of-dirtbag.mp3

5. Euthymia VST by Iliadis

This free organ VST has a clean sound. You can add a Leslie speaker as free external effect : iSpinner VST

6. OddlyOrgan by OdO

Oddly Organ

A little more synthetic, you can go creative with this VST !
You can also find other organ VSTis made by OdO

7. VL122 by AM Music Technology

info & download

Discontinued & free drawbar organ : it sounds nice, it’s clean.
You can switch off the motor !
It includes the famous Leslie effect, and also a reverb.
+ a tube/drive effect for more dirty sound.
Cool jazz organ presets.

French developer Lostin70’s released HANON B70, a free VST plugin emulating the famous Hammond B3 electric organ and the Leslie 122 rotating speaker cabinet.

HANON B70 emulates 91 tonewheels from the original tonewheel organ instrument. These simulated tonewheels run continuously while maintaining a low CPU cost. The detailed emulation enables natural-sounding key clicks and relatively simple, but effective tonewheel organ synthesis.

See also: Free Tone Deluxe Virtual Guitar Amplifier By Lostin70’s

The Leslie speaker cabinet model features a simulated tube preamp circuit, a tube power amp, and an emulation of the two rotors. It also emulates the cabinet’s acoustic resonance. As a bonus, the inbuilt FX section includes Chorus and Vibrato effect modules.

HANON B70 supports two audio channels and two sets of virtual drawbars, along with a split keyboard function with MIDI learn. Such a setup enables playing the two sets of drawbars from a single keyboard.

Hammond B3 Vst Plugin

All in all, the HANON B70 plugin by Lostin70’s is a rater complete Hammond recreation from the realm of freeware plugins. The unmistakable sound of the instrument is perfect for musicians who play blues, rock, jazz, and good old honky-tonk keyboard styles.

The plugin is available in VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats for 32 and 64-bit digital audio workstation software on Windows and Mac computers. You can download it directly from the product page on the developer’s website. There’s no need to sign up or create a user account prior to downloading.

Hammond Plugin Vst Plugin

More info:HANON B70(7.68 MB download size, ZIP archive, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/VST3/AU/AAX plugin formats for Windows & macOS)

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