Comparison

VB3m vs MsyBass

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

VB3m

This app is a virtual tonewheel organ emulator, meticulously recreating the sound and functionality of the classic Hammond B3. It offers advanced features like dual manuals, pedalboard, physical modeling, and a versatile rotary speaker effect, all controllable via MIDI.

Highlights
  • Dual manuals and pedalboard
  • Physical modeling engine
  • Rotary speaker effect
  • Tube overdrive simulation
  • MIDI CC mapping
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
Currently charting
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GSi VB3m simulates the famous american tonewheel organ better known as the Hammond Organ B3. Main features: - Two manuals plus pedalboard - Two sets of 9 drawbars each for upper and lower manual - Two drawbars for the pedalboard - Physical modeling engine with full polyphony (91 tonewheels) - Rotary speaker effect with two variations plus one static amp - Virtual microphone positioning - Tube overdrive simulation - Two band equalizer - Digital reverb - Program bank with 32 memory locations - On screen keyboard (upper manual only) - Split function - Pedal-to-lower function - Pedal String Bass decay - Global tuning between A=430 Hz and A=450 Hz - Fully customizable Midi CC Mapping with Midi Learn function - Reverse all drawbar CC option - Sustain pedal support for sustaining notes - User selectable Midi channels - Freely assignable Program Change numbers - Low latency Core Audio support - IAA support - AUv3 plugin extension included - Background audio option - Free Cloud service to easily exchange Programs and Midi Maps Please note: to connect a USB-Midi controller, please use Apple's Camera Connection Kit (Lightning to USB-A). Don't connect your recharge cable to a USB host port, that won't transfer Midi data. For better performance, make sure your battery is fully charged or power your device wherever possible. For more details, please read this Q&A article: https://lnx.gsidsp.com/help/knowledgebase.php?article=1

About

MsyBass

Features
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MsyBass is a music instrument app for iOS.  The design of the playing surface is in line with a bass guitar. The tones are arranged according to the strings, but they are laid out as colored playing areas and labeled with their pitch names. This makes it easy to find and play the notes. Four bass sounds can be selected by tapping the down left button: F for finger bass, N for strings played with nails, P for playing with a pick and H for hammering or more of a pop sound. All sounds were recorded from a standard 5-string precision bass. Up-left and up-right are two buttons for simulating slapping and two buttons for simulating mute playing. The slap and mute modes can be set on hold by pressing both buttons simultaneously. The overall volume can be adjusted with a synchronized slider on the left and right side. The down-right button opens a new page with various settings. The number of frets, 4-strings or 5-strings and left-hand can be configured. Also the up-down ordering of the tones can be reversed. The app supports finger vibrato. This can be switched on and off. The app supports play tones with different loudness depending on the pressure. The range of the loudness level can be adapted to the needs with a maximum and minimum level. Play level depends on touch pressure. The pressure is estimated with the help of the accelerometer of the device. The level will be accordingly adjusted between the minimum and maximum level. This allows to adjust the range of playing level to your personal needs. Finally the tuning can be adjusted in the range from 430 to 450 Hz. Also transposing the pitch in semitones is supported. Selecting the Settings resets the playing mode, which may sometimes be necessary, when a tone hangs on.

Screenshots

VB3m4 screens
MsyBass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MsyBass at $0.99 against VB3m's $14.99. VB3m's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VB3m costs $14.99 and MsyBass $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
VB3m versus MsyBass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVB3mMsyBass
Price$14.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.4 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#177 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenuine SoundwareBernhard Feiten

Bugs and requests

VB3m

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Sound gets stuck
  • Non funziona più (stops working)
  • Non riesco più a sentire il suono (no sound after iPad update)
  • Sounds get stuck, developer not responding
  • UI is pixelated and needs a refresh
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  • Graphics are very low res (needs fixing!)
  • Blurry graphics on iPad Pro 12”
  • Problems recording with GarageBand iOS
  • Difficulty connecting with MIDI keyboard and audio interface on iPad 9th gen
  • App screen goes dark and no sound when connected to MIDI/audio interface
  • Minor bug: sometimes the app seems to lose track of the (swell) expression pedal
  • Problema GarageBand: not working as Audio Unit with native GarageBand keyboard
  • Latency issues on older iPhone models
  • Battery drains when in background

Requested features

30 requests
  • Add parametric EQ
  • Adjustable sustain
  • Adjustable Leslie transition speed
  • Save drawbar registrations
  • Reverse color keys for quick access
Show 25 more
  • Toggle setting for rotary control
  • Increase UI size
  • Add sustain pedal triggers bass note
  • Add percussion volume control
  • Add black keys to keyboard view
  • Add up/down selector buttons for presets
  • Option to save parameters globally or per preset
  • Add MIDI learn
  • Clean setting on drive knob
  • Leslie speed switch on organ page
  • More presets
  • Integrate half moon Leslie directly on organ screen
  • Add mute function for use with other apps
  • Option to decide buffer size
  • Transpose +2 octaves for lower split
  • More Leslie tweaks (speed, ramp-up times, amp models)
  • Add reverse color keys to keyboard page
  • Allow rotary control to have 'toggle' setting
  • Increase UI size
  • Add user saved presets
  • Add MIDI learn
  • Clean setting on drive knob
  • Leslie speed switch on organ page
  • More presets
  • Expression pedal mapping improvement

MsyBass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VB3m

No in-app purchases

None

MsyBass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VB3m free?
VB3m costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MsyBass free?
MsyBass costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do VB3m or MsyBass have ads?
Neither VB3m nor MsyBass shows ads.

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