U-He - News and Rumours
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How to recreate the classic Roland Juno sound using software plugins
22 Mar · The Roland Juno has dominated music for over four decades! We take a look at some of the best synth plugins that capture its classic sound.
The 10 Best Software Synths of all Time
18 Feb · Believe it or not, software synths have now been around for over 25 years! Discover ten of the best software synths of all time in our buyer's guide!
Buy Bitwig Studio and get u-he Bazille or Satin for free until Sep 29!
22 Sep 2022 · A sweet Bitwig and u-he promotion launched. New Bitwig Studio purchases come with a free copy of u-he Bazille or Satin. Also, there are discounts!
Upgrading to the Apple Mac Studio (2) – One Month Later
25 Jun 2022 · After switching to a brand-new Apple Mac Studio with an M1 Max ARM CPU from an iMac 5k (late 2015), I faced some obstacles and had to learn a thing or two to get it to work smoothly in my studio. You can read ...
CLAP: new plug-in format officially presented by U-He and Bitwig
15 Jun 2022 · CLAP is an open-source plug-in format promising several solutions to some weak spots of current VST, AU, and AAX formats.
Superbooth 22: U-he envelope and filter prototypes
13 May 2022 · We had hints of these modules before the show but now there's a video of a prototype envelope module and a cascade filter for Eurorack.
Midweek Modular: Superbooth 22 Preview!
11 May 2022 · It's a mad week for modular with Superbooth kicking off tomorrow. Here are some things to look out for from the booths of FEZ-Berlin.
U-he announces MFM 2.5 delay/echo plug-in public beta, new CLAP plug-in format
16 Dec 2021 · U-he is updating its deep MFM delay/echo plug-in while developing an open-source plug-in format with Bitwig and other industry bigwigs.
Superbooth 2021: U-he Wiretap melody to rhythm convertor
15 Sep 2021 · Wiretap is like a circus of triggers that automatically generates rhythms in response to the movement of your melodies.
u-he CVilization: the details are in and it’s available now
20 Oct 2020 · You Mix, Route, Record/Mutate and Pan - that's what CVilization is all about through its 4 colour-coded modes of CV manipulation and it hopes to change your whole approach to modular.
u-he releases introduction to CVilization video and we are none the wiser
13 Oct 2020 · The long-awaited CVilization module from software synth specialists u-he is a glorious display of colour and possibility but what does it do?
Best free plug-ins this week: Molot, Protoverb and DC1A
11 Oct 2020 · This week's collection of free plug-ins features three classics that everyone should have in their collection. We've got two great compressors and an experimental reverb: Molot, Protoverb and DC1A.
Superbooth 2020: Urs Heckmann to reveal Wiretap – an auto-gating Eurorack module
05 Mar 2020 · Urs Heckmann from software synthesizer company U-he is booked for a live performance at Superbooth 20. It says that the performance is with Wiretap which we've never heard of before.
U-He HIVE 2: Sleeker, sexier with modular style modulation, sequencing and scoping
28 May 2019 · U-He has brought HIVE bang up to date with a fresh new look, new sounds, better workflow and a whole West Coast function generator modulation section, "Shape Sequencing" and a ruddy great big scope.
Soundforce SFC-1 controller turns U-He Repro-1 VSTi into a hardware synth
03 Apr 2019 · SFC-1 is a beautifully realised hardware controller for the U-He Repro-1 software emulation of the Sequential Pro-One. Is that a better hardware experience than the forthcoming Behringer Pro-1?
NAMM 2019: U-He reveals Hive 2 synthesizer
23 Jan 2019 · U-He gives us a sneak preview of the new Hive 2 due to arrive in the 2nd Quarter of 2019. A new interface, new modulations and NKS support and the key features as well as backwards compatibility.
u-he Twangström spring reverb shakes things up with physically modelled springs
11 Jan 2019 · u-he's spring reverb is an upgraded standalone version of the reverb unit from Bazille, one of the developer's best-known synthesizers. It uses physical modelling instead of convolution.
Whatever happened to these synths promised in 2018?
25 Dec 2018 · Many products promised for 2018 didn't materialise. Did they vanish without a trace or are just taking longer than they hoped. We dug into our favourite missing synths of 2018 to find out.
u-he Twangström: modern spring reverb plug-in enters public beta
08 Dec 2018 · A spring reverb that you can easily dial in and blend into your production, rather than letting it inevitably take center stage of your sound - sign me up, please!
U-He Colour Copy BBD delay plug-in enters public beta
07 Jul 2018 · Based on the Lyrebird delay in the Repro-1 synthesizer, Colour Copy is said to deliver the colouration typical of classic Bucket Brigade Delay units, but with a wider variety of options. The plug-in is now in ...
Superbooth 2018: U-He shows off Colour Copy delay and spring reverb plug-ins
07 May 2018 · Synth and effects developer U-He demonstrated a pair of new plug-ins in the works, the Colour Copy delay and an as yet unnamed spring reverb. Colour Copy is just entering its beta phase.
Superbooth 2018: U-He CVilization Polymorphic CV mangling tool
03 May 2018 · Urs Heckman reveals the story behind CVilization the still very much under development utility module that packs an awful lot of functionality into 10hp using a simple but effective colour coded interface.