Sound On Sound

"VAZ Modular is so easy to use that you can start designing your own synths within a few minutes of installation. Neatly avoids having to have graphic patch cords dangling everywhere, without restricting your options, and makes designing synths quick and easy. Creating a basic VCO-VCF-VCA synth, complete with envelope generators for filter and amplifier, took me about 90 seconds, including all the source routing, and this immediacy makes creating new synths a real pleasure. The built-in sequencer has comprehensive facilities for step editing, real-time MIDI performance, and sync’ing to MIDI clock. Like the rest of the system, the Mixer Is simplicity itself. It certainly sounded significantly better at analogue simulations than most other soft synths. You can get a big sound from even a monophonic synth in VAZ. The filters in particular were very rich and squelchy, and capable of a wide range of wonderful resonant sweeps. A few comparative tests with [other soft synths] showed that the VAZ filters came out top. If you want quality analogue sounds, and one of the easiest interfaces around to use, it’s the best. The bottom line is that if you like analogue sounds, you’ll love this!”...Martin Walker, SOS

"Could this be the only soft synth you'll ever need? It might...We've seen some pretty amazing soft synths since the launch of Computer Music, but none so as impressive (probably) as that phat-sounding VAZ+ which bagged our very first Ultimate Buy award. If you're wondering at this point 'what could possibly top that?', well here's something that might just rise to the challenge...Within five minutes we were hammering out distorted acid basslines, dreamy filter-swept pads, sequenced eighties pop riffs and the occasional comment along the lines of 'is this really just a piece of software running in that there PC'? Indeed it was. Analogue heaven...With names like Acidizer, Hoover and 'We Code The Future', you know they're not going to be your average run of the mill sounds. And they're not. Acidizer, for example, is a 303 clone that sounds very similar to a Korg Prophecy (a real hardware physical modelling synth).The sounds that come from this patch alone almost justify the outlay. But there's more...presets include emulations of many a classic synth, including Moogs, Prophets and Roland's SH101 and JX-8P. The words lush, phat and dangerous don't even begin to explain how good they sound. The more we got into VAZ Modular, the more we liked it. There seemed to be no type of analogue sound it couldn't reproduce well. the results are quite simply first class.“...Steve Helstrip, Computer Music

"The VAZ series have a reputation that precedes the V2 modular synth which is entirely deserved. The bottom line is the quality of the sounds it generates, which are nothing short of excellent. The filtering and oscillators give a very profound timbral range to the whole program and its tones would certainly pass a blindfold test in a comparison with pretty well any classic analogue synth you would care to choose. It can also hold its own against dedicated virtual analogue synths. This new version is extremely comprehensive. Probably the best sound from a virtual synth."...Jon Bates, Future Music

Sonic Spot

97%
*****

"VAZ Modular is an incredibly thorough and well designed software synthesizer. It not only makes a great analog synth for any studio, but is also perfect for live settings and even integration into a modern DJ setup. So, if you're looking for a responsive analog synthesizer packed with useful features and full-on MIDI support, this program gets my highest recommendation, especially if you're interested in including it in a live setup."...sonicspot.com

• Amazing High Quality Real-Analogue Sound
• Multi-timbral: 16 Synths, each displayed in its own window, with its own module configuration
• 16 Note Polyphony / 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 and 48 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...

• Minimum PC Pentium 100
• Recommended Pentium 200 and higher
• Soundcard
• Windows 95, 98 or NT

1. You CAN save, but NOT load patches(except defaults)
2. It will time-out after 30 minutes
3. It can be used a maximum of 16 times

Download VAZ Modular 2.1 Demo (2 MB)

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