The hardware VST box you "love to hate", but can't do without.

This little box here is definitely the most "controversial" piece of gear over the past 11 years. The V-Machine had a great run for several years almost a decade ago, but Harmon bought-out SM Pro Audio and ceased its manufacture "and support". It is a VST hardware box, although it is not that powerful by today's standards and somewhat difficult to load VSTs into (from a computer). It can be plug-n-played right out of the box, and that's OK ....works great! ...but most want to load other/better sounds/VSTs into it, and that's where things get complicated. It is "definitely" NOT user-friendly in that aspect. Many (if not most) have had a very rough time with this thing and eventually ditched it. The bottom-line is, even in 2019 ....THERE IS NOTHING OUT THERE THAT DOES WHAT THIS BOX DOES FOR THE PRICE ($150 to $300). The only alternative and next-step-up would be the GSi Gemini for $900 or a Muse Receptor for over $1K. BUT, ....once (or if) you get past custom-loading and setting-up this box properly, ...IT ROCKS! Yes, it is limited to using older VST/VSTi's that are NOT "resource-intensive". However, the good news is that some of the best older VST sounds out there (and are some of the ones I currently use on my laptop) such as VB3, Lounge Lizard, OPX, and Minimonsta come on an included disk called the "Classic Keys Collection", which is "what gives this little box its worth and usefulness". I am an organ-freak, and my personal opinion is that this box running VB3 out-performs other hardware organs like Ferrofish B4000+. For live use, it quickly plugs and plays, is very stable, and VST parameters can also be controlled via external knob/slider controllers in real time during performance. These days I am currently using my V-Machine to run the GSi MilesTone trumpet VST triggered by a transducer on my sax thru a pitch-to-MIDI converter.

UPDATE NOTE: Do NOT buy one of these through Amazon.com, no matter who the seller is. The Product Title/Header always "falsely" states that the unit comes with the "Classic Keys" Disk, but when you scroll down to the product Description area, it always has a disclaimer that says it does not include it. If you want one, seek purchasing it thru Reverb.com or other seller

Perfect to use with GSI VB3

I use the V-Machine with the fantastic organ plugin GSI VB3. They work perfect together. I control it with my Novation Impulse. It´s like having a real Hammond organ.