STL Music VAZ Modular 3.03"This software is still a relatively undiscovered secret in the world of analogue software synthesizers. And yet, it's regarded by those in the know, as the best for analogue sound. With top awards from all the major worldwide music magazines, you'll be pleasantly surprised when you take 5 minutes of your time to download, use, and hear just what VAZ Modular can do.
Some Key Features
* Unbelievable High Quality Analogue Sound
* Can be used as a Stand-alone application or as a VSTi or DXi
* Multi-timbral: 16 Synths, each displayed in its own window, with its own module configuration
* 16 Note Polyphony per Synth (or per MIDI channel, if synth has multiple CVs)
* 255 Modules / Synth
* 65 fully-featured module types
* Sampler, allowing mapping of instrument and drum samples across keyboard range(s)
* Global Mixer window to set levels and apply effects to the synth outputs.
* Support for both DirectX and VST plugins in the mixer and as a module within patches.
* Real-Time, low latency using DirectX (typically 18-40ms, dependant on soundcard/drivers)
* ASIO support for low latency input and output
* Selectable audio output rates: 11, 22, 32, 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz
* 64bit filter algorithms for better performance at low cutoff frequencies
* 3 types of Sequencer: Notes, Control and Trigger.
* Extended sequencer pattern randomize dialogs.
* Arpeggiator
* MIDI controllable, play from Qwerty or MIDI keyboard/software in real-time
* MIDI control of onscreen sliders and switches.
* Loading of patches by a configurable patch menu and also by MIDI Program Change messages.
* Sample playback straight/voice/wavetable
* Multi-sampling support in Wavetable and WTVoice modules.
* Delay, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger and Reverb effects.
* Connect outputs of any module to the inputs of any other module
* Loads VAZ+ patches and creates modules automatically
* Load/Save Banks of Synths, Synths/Patches, Sequences, Mixers.
* Much, much more... "
No Mac version...feh.
ReplyDeleteNO MAC VERSION!~
ReplyDeleteLAMO!
One of my favorites...
ReplyDelete..and one of the reasons I keep a PC in the studio.
It doesn't sound analog to me -- always sounded digital.
ReplyDeleteI was a fan, back when I had a PC. Didn't know these guys were still around.
ReplyDelete(not that digital is bad in any way)
ReplyDeleteMartin's up to 3.04 actually ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnd it sounds great without using a ton of CPU; you could get a cheap used computer on ebay and dedicate it to vazmod and have more bang for your buck than with nearly any other hardware/software combo...
Thanks. I updated the post. Don't know what I was looking at when I posted this. :)
ReplyDelete"you could get a cheap used computer on ebay and dedicate it to vazmod and have more bang for your buck than with nearly any other hardware/software combo..."
ReplyDeleteVery good point. A friend of mine recently showed me VAZ on his laptop. It sounds pretty damn good and the fact that you can route anything to modulate ANYTHING ELSE made for some crazy sounds. If you are looking for a good Synth Brass sounds then get a Casio...
How does this stack up to the Nord Mod G1?
ReplyDeleteI used to love playing with vaz, back when I used a pc - wondr if it runs well in fusion/xp on my macbook. And its limitations were one of the factors in getting me started building my own synth modules - as great as vaz is, it's not even close in any way to the real thing.
ReplyDeletebest software synthesizer ever! good to know they're still around ;)
ReplyDeleteVAZ modular was one of the first soft-synths that I had ever used and I was really impressed with it's capabilities. Sure, it didn't sound very analog-ish, but it had a very warm quality all it's own. I haven't used it since 2001 so I can only imagine what sort of updates they've made to it since.
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