Cutting Edge Virtual Analog Synthesis
The Roland System-8 software synthesizer serves up the excellent sound and vast soundscaping abilities of Roland’s System-8 hardware synthesizer in a DAW-friendly virtual instrument. Powered by Roland’s cutting-edge Analog Circuit Behavior technology, the System-8 software boasts three oscillators, a high-resolution multimode filter, an LFO, an envelope generator, and three stellar effects (reverb, delay, and the audio-mangling “crusher” distortion). While some users gravitated toward the System-8 to take advantage of Roland’s spot-on emulations of its classic synths via its Plug-Out feature, synthesists at Sweetwater were enamored with its native sound, which is part old-school analog warmth and part new-school digital bite. The System-8 soft synth is excellent standalone, but when used in conjunction with the System-8 hardware, it provides a deeply integrative experience, featuring bidirectional communication and the ability to create and share patches seamlessly across platforms. It’s a must-have soft synth for modern music makers.
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Next-gen Analog Circuit Behavior engine
The remarkable analog sound of Roland's Analog Circuit Behavior digital-modeling sound engine absolutely floored the synth world when it first debuted, and the System-8 soft synth takes this technology to a whole new level. A full eight voices of polyphony and three oscillators, which includes a sub-oscillator option, delivers a solid foundation for massive tone creation. It gets even better when you add in ultra-high-resolution filters that seem to glow as you saturate them — just what you need for classic warm pads and freakishly fat basses. But vintage sounds are just the beginning, and when you start to push the System-8 soft synth, you'll discover aggressive leads, dynamic textures, and a whole new world of synth tone.
Roland System-8 Synthesizer Software Features:
- Software reproduction of Roland’s System-8 virtual analog synth
- Analog Circuit Behavior component-to-component modeling technology provides killer realism
- Create rich and detailed tones with 8 voices, 3 oscillators, filters, modulation, and more
- Sophisticated lowpass, highpass, and side-band filters include high-resolution controls
- Enhance your performances with the arpeggiator, vocoder, and polyphonic Chord Memory
- Thicken up your sound with easy-to-manipulate onboard delay and reverb effects
- Dial in an extra dose of aggressive distortion with the Crusher knob
- Deep integration with Roland System 1, System1m, and System 8 hardware synthesizers
- PC minimum system requirements: Windows 7/8/10, 4GB RAM, Intel® Core i5™ or better
- Mac minimum system requirements: Mac OS X 10.10.5 or later, 4GB RAM, Intel® Core i5™ or better