u-he Diva

u-he Diva

u-he Diva captures the spirit of five decades of analogue synthesizers. Oscillators, filters, and envelopes from some of the greatest monophonic and polyphonic synths of yesteryear were meticulously modelled for unmatched analogue sound. More than a single synthesizer: Recreate an old favourite or mix-and-match modules to design your unique hybrid.

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Dinosaur Impersonating Virtual Analogue Synthesizer

Diva captures the spirit of various analogue synthesizers by letting the user select from a variety of alternative modules. The oscillators, filters and envelopes closely model components found in some of the greatest monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers of yesteryear.

u-He Diva Description

But what sets DIVA apart from other emulations is the sheer authenticity of her analogue sound. This comes at the cost of quite a high CPU-hit, but we think it was worth it: Diva is the first native software synth that applies methods from industrial circuit simulators in realtime.

Oscillators and Filters

The filters are at the heart of Diva’s analogue sound. A combination of realtime circuit simulation and zero delay feedback (ZDF) design gives Diva its remarkable sound. With ZDF, the delays normally produced when modelling analogue circuits are vastly reduced, resulting in a much more authentic resonance behaviour. (If you are interested, Urs wrote an in-depth blog post about ZDF.)

Five Different Filters

Diva models five different filters found in classic hardware synthesizers. All filters have modulation options and the traditional cutoff and resonance controls, but each has its character, quirks and options.

Five Share Common Controls

All five share common controls: waveform selection, octave range, mix or independent output volume controls, a noise source and plentiful modulation options. Plus a few touches unique to each model.

Effects and Envelopes

Switching oscillators and filters on or off like an organ would be very limiting. Envelopes provide more nuanced and engaging results. Diva has two slots one dedicated to the amplifier, the other to the filter both with three models to choose from. Craft gently rising sounds, notes that fade slowly into the distance, or sharp percussion.

Subtle Details

Dive into the Modifications panel for more modulation options and an opportunity to push Diva into more experimental and unusual territories. Modulation processors such as Invert, Add, Quantize and Lag open up fresh ideas for manipulating Diva. These capabilities take Diva beyond the original hardware that inspired it.

Diva is not a standalone product, it requires host software. u-he Diva is compatible with nearly all DAWs.

u-he Diva Features

• Authentic, award-winning analogue sound
• Mix-and-match panels for custom layouts
• Per-voice oscillator detune and user-definable modulation source
• Zero delay feedback (ZDF) filter design for authentic resonance behaviour
• 3 ADS(S)R envelope models based on classic synth hardware with keyboard follow and velocity scaling
• 5 oscillators models based on classic synth hardware
• 5 filter models based on classic synth hardware
• 2 host-syncable LFOs with multiple waveforms, restart options and phase controls

Key Features

• 2 stereo effects slots, each with chorus (3 modes), phaser (2 modes), plate reverb, delay, rotary speaker
• Host-syncable arpeggiator with continuous rate offset, swing, various progression options
• MIDI learn page and editable list
• Resizable UI from 70% to 200%
• Over 1200 factory presets
• NEW in v1.4.5: Support for Oddsound MTS-ESP

u-he Diva Tech Specs

MAC

OS X Mac OS X 10.10 or newer

Memory: 1 GB

CPU: Intel Nehalem or newer, Apple M1

Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AU

WINDOWS

Windows Windows 7 or newer

Memory: 1 GB

CPU: Intel Nehalem or newer, AMD Bulldozer or newer

Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AAX

LINUX

Linux

Memory: 1 GB

CPU: Modern CPU (Sandy Bridge or newer recommended)

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