Applied Acoustics Systems Ultra Analog VA-3 (Download)

The original Ultra Analog is the popular and highly acclaimed virtual analog synth by Applied Acoustics. Boasting fat, alias-free oscillators with hard sync, sub oscillators and integrated pitch envelopes, its unique character comes courtesy of two ballsy multimode filters with multiple drive and distortion options. Now AAS has reinvented Ultra Analog with version VA-3, featuring all of the same features and character of the original, but with scores of enhancements.

Ultra Analog performs as a unique and powerful synth that is fast, easy, and remarkably versatile.

What’s new?
They have streamlined Ultra Analog and brought it to a whole new level.

Home view
With macros mapped to key sound characteristics—modulation, timbre, envelope, and effect—the Home view presents a distraction free and laidback browsing and tweaking experience.

Two-Voice Multitimbral
Ultra Analog VA-3 combines two independent timbres—stacked or split—to create performance-friendly, texture-full, and spacious sounds that are sure to make a good impression.

Factory Library
Ultra Analog VA-3 ships with a completely factory library of 560 sounds created by top sound designers. Richard Devine, Christian Halten, Jerry Kovarsky, Christian Laffitte, Niall McCallum, Adam Pietruszko, Thiago Pinheiro, Daniel Stawczyk, and Emeric Zubar form an incredible team that made the most of the latest Ultra Analog VA-3 features. It’s with great pride that they present these signature sounds.

VA-2 Legacy Library
A long and fastidious process of fine-tuning went down in the AAS quarters. Each and every sounds of the legacy Ultra Analog VA-2 library went under the eyes of all team members to exit with a consistent gain-stage, unity-gain effects, better dynamics, and compelling real-time sound transformation assignments to take advantage of the features of Ultra Analog VA-3. That’s an extra 648 solid sounds in your hands.

Browser
With Packs, Sounds, Categories, and Creators views, Ultra Analog VA-3’s browser offers an efficient way to home in on the sounds you’re looking for.

Macros
Ultra Analog VA-3 now boasts four performance macros per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls. Each and every sound features modulation, timbre, envelope, and effect morphing assignments that can be played in real time for enhanced expressivity and sonic dimension.

Filter’s Musicality
Ultra Analog VA-3’s filters can now put up with extreme modulation while remaining totally musical.

Ladder Filter
Ultra Analog VA-3’s multi-mode module now stars a ladder-type filter for that classic low-pass response.

Microtonal tunings via Scala scale files
Ultra Analog VA-3 now supports the Scala scale file format as well as reference note frequency tuning for microtonal music making.

Compatible with Ultra Analog VA-2 sounds
Simply copy Ultra Analog VA-2 banks in Ultra Analog VA-3’s packs folder to convert them.

Multi-Effects Module
Ultra Analog VA-3’s multi-effects module now sports reverb, equalizer, compressor, tremolo, and guitar amplifier processors for even more completeness. Furthermore, the five effect slots can be re-arranged in any order.

Home View
With macros mapped to key sound characteristics—modulation, timbre, envelope, and effect—the Home view presents a distraction free and laidback browsing and tweaking experience.

Jump Right In
With Packs, Sounds, Categories, and Creators views, Ultra Analog VA-3’s browser offers an efficient way to home in on the sounds you’re looking for.

Two-Voice Multitimbral
Ultra Analog VA-3 combines two independent timbres—stacked or split—to create performance-friendly, texture-full, and spacious sounds that are sure to make a good impression.

Familiar and Sophisticated
With its two-oscillator-plus-filter arrangement and advanced editing options, Ultra Analog VA-3 strikes a sweet balance between familiarity and an exceptional amount of flexibility.

Mulit-Effect Galore
Ultra Analog VA-3 holds an abundance of effects in three independent racks. Reverb, delay, distortion, phaser, chorus, flanger, filters, equalizer, compressor, guitar amplifier, tremolo—all assist in putting the final touch on a sound.

Per Sound MIDI-Controlled Variations
Ultra Analog VA-3 now boasts four performance macros per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls. Each and every sound features modulation, timbre, envelope, and effect morphing assignments that can be played in real time for enhanced expressivity and sonic dimension.

Everything You Need From Start to Finish
With 1200+ professionally crafted presets covering all the synthesizer sound categories, Ultra Analog VA-3 packs everything you need to create all the parts of your productions.

560 presets
Ultra Analog VA-3 ships with a completely factory library of 560 sounds created by top sound designers. Richard Devine, Christian Halten, Jerry Kovarsky, Christian Laffitte, Niall McCallum, Adam Pietruszko, Thiago Pinheiro, Daniel Stawczyk, and Emeric Zubar form an incredible team that made the most of the latest Ultra Analog VA-3 features. It’s with great pride that they present these signature sounds.

32 Synthesizer sound categories
Ultra Analog VA-3 shows high proficiency by covering 32 sound categories—arpeggios, basses, bells, brass, chimes, choirs, claps, clavs, cymbals, effects, formants, guitars, hi-hats, impacts, keys, kicks, layers, leads, noises, organs, pads, percussions, plucks, reeds, rhythmics, sequences, snares, splits, strings, sweeps, textures, and toms.

648 Revised VA-2 legacy sounds
Each and every sounds of the legacy Ultra Analog VA-2 library went under the eyes of all team members to exit with a consistent gain-stage, unity-gain effects, better dynamics, and compelling real-time sound transformation assignments to take advantage of the new features of Ultra Analog VA-3. That’s an extra 648 solid sounds in your hands.

14 Top sound designers
Only a team can assemble a fine factory library—let’s introduce the 14 contributors: Adam Pietruszko, Christian Halten, Christian Laffitte, Daniel Stawczyk, Electric Himalaya, Emeric Zubar, Eric Thibeault, Gautam, Jerry Kovarsky, Kassen, Niall McCallum, Philippe Dérogis, Richard Devine, and Thiago Pinheiro.

Take It Further
With 15 Sound Pack Series titles adding up to more than 1800 presets, Ultra Analog VA 3 looks forward to spark your imagination—whenever you need it.

WINDOWS · MAC OS X · 64-BIT
VST2 · VST3 · AU · AAX NATIVE · NKS · STANDALONE
Ultra Analog VA-3 is compatible with nearly all DAWs.