Rave Generation: VA-1000

Features

• Ultrasaw powerhouseDedicated multi-saw oscillator inspired by classic supersaw and hypersaw designs with up to 9 detuned voices for instant width and weight. (7-voice mode echoes the classic 90s behaviour.)
• Dual-osc core + extrasSaw, Pulse (with PWM), Sub (multiple shapes), Noise, and independent semitone tuning per source for stacked intervals and thick layers.
• Unison that scalesOscillator unison up to 9 voices with wide detune range (to 700 cents) and blend control, from silky ensemble to power-chord swarms.
• Multimode analog-style filter + DriveEleven filter types including Ladder-24 dB, SVF 12 dB (LP/HP/BP), Peak, Notch, LP Acid 24, the unique LP FM 12 audio-rate mode, and two new 4-pole chorus-synth modes (TPT cascade with per-stage OTA-style tanh saturation, internal 4× oversampling, calibrated against measured mid-80s polysynth resonance and cutoff behaviour).
• LFO with performance tricksEight waveforms (incl. S&H and a Triple Peak shape), tempo sync, fade-in/out, and a second triangle LFO on the mod-wheel that layers on top of LFO 1 for expressive playing.
• Deep destinationsRoute LFO to Filter, Pan, Amp, HPF, Resonance, Drive, Ultrasaw Spread, per-oscillator pitch, plus FM Amount, Noise Color, and Pitch Env Depth for animated textures.
• Three envelopes incl. PitchAmp, Filter, and Pitch envelopes with wide ranges and per-oscillator pitch targeting for classic thwack, risers, kicks, and zaps.
• Built-in studio FXSix-mode Chorus covering 80s analog, mid-80s synth ensemble and 90s digital characters, a bass boost circuit, Character Delay with tone shaping and classic ping-pong cross-feed, and a plate-style Reverb with ducking to keep the dry signal front-and-center.
• Performance & playabilityChord Memory (24 types), classic monosynth-style arpeggiator (triplets/dotted divisions, 80 % default gate), portamento (legato/always), key-tracked filter, stereo width up to 200 %, bass/treble output EQ, and more.
• Vintage character controlsVintage Drift adds progressive stretch tuning (0–100 cents) to prevent digital phase-locking on octaves. Osc Reset switches between random-phase VCO style and phase-zero DCO style for consistent attack transients. PWM Sync locks pulse-width modulation to DAW tempo.