u-he Repro-1 & 5 Software Synthesizer

Repro-1 dives into the past for analogue inspiration, reverently modelling a classic synth. Every detail of the original was captured using component-level modelling technology to create the most authentic model possible. All the subtle characteristics and quirks found in the original are present in Repro-1.

Repro-1 is a fierce synth: hard working, raw sounding and immensely playable.

Features:

• authentic raw analogue sound
• Component-level modelling of a classic monophonic synth
• 2 oscillators: saw/pulse and saw/triangle/pulse, including combinations and pulse width modulation.
• White noise generator
• Mixer for the audio generators with feedback path for extra bass boost
• Filter: 4-pole lowpass, capable of self-oscillation. Cutoff, Resonance, dedicated envelope and key tracking controls
• Amplifier: ADSR envelope with curve trimmer
• Modulation true to the original, plus an extra 2-slot matrix
• LFO: saw/triangle/pulse, including combinations
• Extra modulation sources: AR/ASR envelope adopted from the wavefolder effect, plus Trigger and Gate
• Arpeggiator: up or up/down, latch mode
• Sequencer: Two-patterns, step recording: Editable pitch/velocity, note/tie/pause status per step, max. 32-notes each pattern (or 64 notes when chained). Copy/paste and rotate functions, save/load presets
• 5 built-in effects: wavefolder/distortion, delay/chorus, EQ/resonator, reverb, sonic conditioner/dynamics processor
• 500 factory presets

Features

Tweaks panel
Apart from being unashamed eye-candy, the Tweaks page is there to let you change the fundamental behaviour of individual modules. There are 5 user-adjustable jumpers (mini circuit connectors) and 5 module tweak selectors. While on this page, all the main controls of the synthesizer are still accessible.

Beside the option to modify the synth’s fundamental characteristics through jumpers and selectors, the panel also includes access to the Microtuning section with many included presets.

Sequencer
The sequencer in the original hardware may have been a stroke of genius. Repro-1’s version lets you step-record two patterns of up to 32 notes each, which are also saved with the preset and support copy/paste of pattern’s presets between different instances of the plug-in.

Other than having more steps than the original, the integrated sequencer supports per-step velocity, a rest button to add pauses, the ability to record your own sequences through a MIDI controller, and other improvements.

Stomp-boxes
Repro-1 ships with a set of 5 high quality effects in the shape of stomp-boxes. From subtle to extreme adjustments, this section expands the analogue synthesizer’s capabilities beyond expectations.

The effects section includes Jaws (wavefolder), Lyrebird (a flexible delay, which inspired the creation of Colour Copy), RESQ (semi-parametric EQ or resonator), Drench (a lush plate reverb), and Sonic Conditioner (a stereo saturator and transient designer – to add the right amount of gelatine to your patches). All effects are rearrangeable through drag and drop in the FX Chain section.

System Requirements

• Current PC or Intel Mac
• Modern CPU (Sandy Bridge architecture or newer recommended)
• Mac OS X 10.7 or newer
• Windows 7 or newer
• 1GB RAM, more recommended
• 60MB free disc space
• display 1000x600px and up
• Mac OS X: AAX, AU, NKS, VST2 or VST3 compatible host software
• Windows: AAX, NKS, VST2 or VST3 compatible host software
• Supports 32bit and 64bit in all formats
• AAX support for Pro Tools 10.3.7 or later, 11 & 12

Repro-5

Repro-5 shares a lot of sonic DNA with Repro-1, but adds new flavours and characteristics. First: it’s polyphonic! Play rich pads, shape them using the resonant lowpass filter, drive the polyphonic distortion unit as hard as you like, and finally polish your sound with five built-in effects. Keep it lush, or go for thick detuned unison leads. Repro-5 adds new dimensions to the familiar classic sound while keeping analogue authenticity front and centre.

Why Repro-5?
First we released Repro-1, a faithful component-level model of what was perhaps the mostpowerful-sounding monophonic keyboard ever built. It seemed that people liked Repro-1 so much, they wanted more… Would we please consider making it polyphonic?

After umming and ahing about the idea, we decided to give it our best. A few cuts were inevitable (for instance in Repro-1, oscillator B can modulate its own pulse width, which we gladly dropped from Repro-5). We soon realized what was happening to our new baby: It was looking more and more like its true father, a famous 5-voice polyphonic synthesizer from the same company born in 1978.

Features

Tweaks panel
Eye-candy like in Repro-1, the Tweaks page is there to let you change the fundamental behaviour of individual modules. The Repro-5 version includes 10 user-adjustable jumpers (mini circuit connectors) and 6 module tweak selectors, plus Microtuning. All the main controls of the synthesizer are also accessible.

Additionally, since Repro-5 is polyphonic, there’s access to a row of 8 trimmers used to set a stereo pan position for each individual voice.

Polyphonic distortion
While Repro-1 includes a sequencer, Repro-5 comes with a distortion unit.
Each voice has its own processor, which means there is no interaction between notes in a chord.
The distortion gets applied to the signal before the rest of the included effects.
There are four different modes available: Soft Clip, Hard Clip, Foldback, and Corrode – a sample rate reducer and bit crusher, all-in-one.

Stomp-boxes
Repro-5 ships with a set of 5 (excluding the distortion unit) high quality effects in the shape of stomp-boxes. From subtle to extreme adjustments, this section expands the polyphonic synthesizer’s capabilities beyond expectations.

While Repro-1 includes Jaws (a wavefolder), Repro-5 replaces it with a saturation unit: Velvet, with support to different modes, followed by the same effects found in the monophonic brother: Lyrebird (a flexible delay, which inspired the creation of Colour Copy), RESQ (semi-parametric EQ or resonator), Drench (a lush plate reverb), and Sonic Conditioner (a stereo saturator and transient designer – to add the right amount of gelatine to your patches). All effects are rearrangeable through drag and drop in the FX Chain section.