UVI - Synth Anthology 5

UVI Synth Anthology 5: 300 hardware synthesisers brought together in a single virtual instrument

Synth Anthology 5 offers a comprehensive exploration of the history of the synthesiser by bringing together the sounds of 300 hardware machines, both vintage and modern, within a single interface. UVI covers a wide range of technologies and soundscapes: classic and modern analogue synthesis, analogue modelling, FM and formant synthesis, wavetable and digital synthesis, vector synthesis, PCM and sampling.

For producers and composers, the benefit lies in having access to a vast variety of timbres without having to use multiple virtual instruments. The library comprises 54,503 samples, 6,278 presets and over 6,000 sound layers, allowing you to switch quickly from an analogue bass to a lead, a pad, a sequence, a texture or an experimental sound.

Each preset can be customised using the dual-layer engine, which allows you to layer two independent sound sources and control their balance using a crossfader, amongst other things. Each layer has its own settings for volume, pan, envelopes, filter, pitch, play mode, unison and effects.

The fifth generation adds 100 new synthesisers, over 1,000 new layers, over 16,000 samples and over 300 creative presets. It also introduces the modelled Ladder and VCF 4023 analogue filters, as well as Analog Drift, which allows you to deliberately add pitch and timing variations to recreate some of the imperfect character of analogue instruments.

The modulation system comprises two LFOs and two step modulators, whilst the dual arpeggiator/phraser allows you to programme sequences of up to 16 steps with control over velocity, pitch, octave, gate, panning and repeats. Native MPE support also provides expressive control tailored to compatible keyboards and controllers.

Synth Anthology 5 is therefore equally suited to electronic music production, pop, film scores, sound design and the creation of sound textures.