Adam Szabo has introduced a new virtual instrument which aims to brings the sounds of the JP-8080 analog modeling synthesizer by Roland.
Airwave meticulously recreates and models its synthesis architecture to capture the depth and nuance of the original instrument.
Revered for its lush supersaw leads, ethereal pads, and driving basslines, this synth was a defining force in the trance, progressive, and electronic music movements. Now, with Airwave, that iconic sound is reborn, modernized for today’s producers while staying true to its original character.
At the heart of Airwave is its dual-layer architecture, allowing for intricate sound sculpting and massive stacked tones. Independently shape the Upper and Lower layers, blending evolving pads with sharp, detuned leads or creating complex, rhythmic textures. The deep modulation capabilities and multi-mode filters give you total control over your sound.
Airwave features
- Iconic Oscillators: Faithful Supersaw for massive unison stacks and polyphonic Feedback Oscillator.
- Advanced Synthesis: Aggressive sync sweeps, expressive FM tones, and shimmering ring-mod textures in one powerful engine.
- Integrated Effects: Accurately modelled Super Chorus, Flangers, Phasers, Delay plus a new Reverb missing from the original.
- Analog Modeled Filter: Smooth, resonant, and musical, just like the hardware.
- Stay sharp: Modern scalable vector UI for all screen sizes.
- Hardware Patch Import: Load presets and soundbanks made for the original hardware line.
Priced €69 EUR, Airwave is available in VST/VST3 plugin formats for Windows.
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