Schmidt and UJAM are bringing the Schmidt Eightvoice synthesizer to DAWs as the Schmidt Vi plugin, alongside a player instrument named deck.
The company Schmidt has partnered with UJAM to recreate the Eightvoice hardware synthesizer as a software plugin called Schmidt Vi. Alongside this synthesizer, an instrument named deck was also announced.
Features of Schmidt Vi
The original Schmidt Eightvoice hardware is an eight-voice polyphonic synthesizer featuring unison and multitimbral modes built entirely on discrete circuitry. It combines an analog signal path with digital control. Key parameters include:
- four oscillators
- two parallel signal paths
- filtering units featuring one 24dB Moog-type ladder circuit alongside a pair of 12dB multimode filters
- a third VCF
- modulation sources including LFOs, envelopes, and ramp generators
According to the manufacturer, each section provides dedicated LFOs or envelopes without requiring a modulation matrix. The software version Schmidt Vi is described as being sonically on par with the original hardware.
The deck Player
Alongside Schmidt Vi, the virtual instrument deck was announced. It is designed to play sounds created on the Schmidt synthesizer, utilizing simplified controls in the style of a Minimoog. Both instruments are announced for the plugin formats VST3, AU, and AAX.
Source: Gearnews
