u-he has announced the release of
Hive for Windows and Mac OS X (VST2, AU and AAX formats - 32 & 64-bit).
Hive is a modern digital synthesizer built for speed, flexibility and low CPU usage. Whether you are creating surreal soundscapes, stomping basses or smooth pads, Hive is designed to deliver the goods with a minimum of fuss - whatever your style of music.
Selected features:
- Single page user interface.
- 2700 presets.
- UI resize, from 70% to 200% in 10% steps.
- 3 synth engine characters (Normal, Dirty, Clean).
- 2 main oscillators, 2 sub-oscillators.
- Up to 16x unison per oscillator.
- 2 multimode filters (LP, HP, BP, BR or Peak).
- Flexible oscillator and filter routing.
- Solo buttons for individual oscillators and filters.
- Arpeggiator, step sequencer.
- 12-slot modulation matrix, 2 targets per slot.
- Drag & drop modulation assignment.
- Create, save and load individual panel presets.
- 7 quality effects, rearrange in any order.
- Global configuration overlays, including MIDI learn.
Price: $149 (plus VAT in EU). Hive is available for
purchase / demo at u-he.com