The Usual Suspects, the developers of the DSP56300 emulator, have dropped Vavra, a new Synthesizer plugin recreating Waldorf microQ.
Working Waldorf MicroQ ROM’s included!
The Usual Suspects, the developers of the DSP56300 emulator, have dropped Vavra, a new Synthesizer plugin recreating Waldorf microQ.
Many well-known 90s virtual analog synthesizers are based on the Motorola DSP5630 DSP. For example, the Access Virus series A, B, C, TI, the Clavia Nord Lead 3, Waldorf Q, or the Novation Nova synthesizers.
Vavra is an emulation of the Waldorf microQ from 2000—one of the first virtual analog synthesizers. It featured 25 voices (expandable up to 75) with 5 oscillators per voice, two multitype filters with FM and distortion, four envelopes, three audio rate LFOs, effects, and more.
The project’s core is, once again, the DSP56300 emulation plugin. It’s available as a free download.
Vavra is currently in the beta version, a very young emulation with many teething problems.
Changelog:
Framework:
– [Imp] Patches can now be imported via drag & drop. You can drag .mid, .syx,
.vstpreset, .fxb, .fxp files into the plugin to load them. You can drop
patches on a part to load them directly, drop them on the patch manager
data sources to add them as new source or drop them onto the user banks
area to add a new user bank or add them to an existing one
– [Imp] Patches can now be dragged to external applications or the desktop. This
will export MIDI files. You can drag parts, data sources or an arbitrary
number of selected patches from the patch list
– [Imp] You can now drag parts from one instances to a part of another instance
of the same plugin kind to copy/paste patches across instances
– [Imp] The patch of the currently selected part can now be copied & pasted via
Ctrl/Cmd C/V or via context menu. This copying is text based so that you
can share presets easily in forums etc.
– [Imp] A data source can now be dragged onto tags to modify all patches at once
– [Imp] Parameters now have their own context menu. In this context menu you can:
– Lock/unlock a region
– Copy/paste a region
– Link/unlink regions across parts
– [Imp] Added parameter linking across parts. If you link a region of a part to
another part, knob movements/automation data/MIDI controls for the
source part are forwarded to all parts linked. This eases automation
for layered instruments
– [Imp] Region locks are now per part instead of being global
– [Imp] Region locks are indicated by displaying an overlay next to each locked
parameter.
– [Imp] Rotaries operated via mouse wheel now increment/decrement in single
steps while shift is pressed
– [Imp] Tooltip duration shortened to 1.5 seconds (mkruselj)
– [Imp] Parameter tooltips are now constrained to the plugin window (mkruselj)– [Fix] Patch export as .mid created broken midi files
– [Fix] Corrupted data was sent to physical midi output (if selected) at plugin startup
– [Fix] Parameter change information in LCDs and tooltips were flickering if one knob
was modified via mouse while another one was modified via automation or MIDIVavra:
– [Imp] Added support for lock regions
– [Fix] Excessive parameter changes were sent to host when loading a preset
– [Fix] Filter mod amount values displayed unsigned values even though the parameter
is signed
– [Fix] Patch Manager related options were not shown when pressing the ‚Save‘ button
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