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A software reboot of “the industry-defining five-voice polyphonic synth from 1980”

Swedish developer, Softube had emulations of Roland’s SH-101 (Model 82) and Juno-106 (Model 84) and the Minimoog (Model 72), and now they come back with the Model 80.

As with the other plugins, the number on the end of the name indicates the year that the instrument being emulated was released: in this case we’re talking 1980 and the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5.

Softube does not actually namecheck the P5 in its press release, but Model 80’s design makes it pretty clear that this is where the inspiration came from. We are assured that every detail of the synth has been carefully modelled, and all the original presets are also incuded.

The Voice Mod section is also present and correct; the addition of the Invert Voice Mod button gives you some extra modulation envelopes. Other enhancements include Voice Pan Spread, quantise filter cutoff, and velocity and aftertouch modulation.

Model 80 runs on PC and Mac in VST/AU/AAX formats. You can also use five of its modules separately in Softube’s Modular synth. The regular price will be €159, but you can currently purchase Model 80 for the introductory price of $99/€99 through June 2, and there’s also a demo version.

Find out more on the Softube website.

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Reason v12.6 updates now offers native support for Apple Silicon Macs, which could mean a 50% performance boost. The rack-based DAW also gets a new offline mode

First up, if you’re running Reason 12 on an M1- or M2-powered Mac, you should experience better performance. Up to 50%, according to developer Reason Studios.

“This is a must-have update for those who have purchased a new Mac with an M1/ M2 processor,” piped Martin Fridegren, Product Manager at Reason Studios, which seems like a reasonable thing to say.

In addition, there’s more: all 750+ Reason Rack Extensions now run natively on Apple Silicon, as well, even those that are no longer being maintained by their original developers.

“Since the Rack Extension format is platform agnostic, we are able to ensure that our music makers can continue to use their favourite Rack Extension plugins even on new computer architectures,” Martin Fridegren explains. “We take great pride in making sure you can always access music you made in Reason.”

Regarding access, Reason 12.6 also includes a new offline mode, meaning that you can now continue to use the software when your internet connection drops out or you’re off grid. This works seamlessly: once you’ve signed into Reason once, it’ll just work, and the same goes for all content downloaded via the Reason+ subscription service.

Reason 12.6 is a free update for all Reason 12 owners and is also being offered to all Reason+ subscribers. If you’re using an older version of Reason and want to upgrade, you can get a 40% discount on the price until 8 May.

Find out more on the Reason Studios website.

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Behringer has announced that its Pro-800 – a knockoff of the Sequential Prophet 600 that bumps the polyphony up to 8 voices and implements the GliGli mods – is now shipping.

It seems like the company listened to customer feedback on PRO-800 on other websites, because they’ve also cut the price from the originally announced $599 to a list price of $399.

Behringer Pro-800 Synthesizer Audio Demo:

Features:

• “Faithful emulation” of the classic 1982 synth
• 16-channel 5-pin DIN MIDI with deep control of virtually every facet of the synth, including NRPN and MIDI CC
• 16-oscillator structure with 8-voice architecture
• Unison mode lets you use all 16 oscillators into one patch
• 3 waveforms per VCO can be individually toggled, meaning up to 6 simultaneous waveshapes for precision tone-crafting
• Noise generator
• Pulse width can be controlled manually or via LFO for flexible square-wave shaping
• 4-pole lowpass filter features a 24dB/oct slope
• Poly-Mod function allows you to modulate OSC A from OSC B
• Dedicated LFO is outfitted with 6 waveforms, giving you plenty of modulation possibilities
• Polyphonic 2-track sequencer and key-assignable arpeggiator
• 400 user program slots are available for patch storage and recall
• Polyphonic glide
• Chord memory

Behringer says that the Pro-800 is “in stock and immediately shipping from our factory”. Expect it to be available to pre-order at retailers soon, priced at $399.

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