discoDSP have updated Discovery Pro, currently available for $199.00. The update is free to existing 8.* users.
What’s new in version 8.21:
- New Features
- Ultra Wave Resampling (SINC): new offline render mode using a 513-tap windowed-sinc interpolation for the cleanest possible sample playback when bouncing. Engaged automatically when the host renders offline.
- 1x (Draft) oversampling restored as a playback and bounce option for the lowest CPU usage when sketching or auditioning patches.
- 0.5x (LoFi) playback mode: a fast-biquad undersampling option that runs the engine at half the host sample rate for a gritty, lo-fi character.
- Disk Mode export: Export Program to Active Folder saves the loaded program straight into the folder you are browsing, mirrored at the top of the Disk Bank popup.
- Right-click quick menus on knobs and buttons: musical intervals on pitch, exact cents on fine tune, dB presets on levels, tempo divisions on LFOs, exact envelope times, and a full MIDI CC submenu with Learn, Clear and a labelled CC list on every control
- Improvements
- Lower CPU across the board: FMA contraction is now enabled on every platform, collapsing multiply-add pairs into a single instruction across the entire DSP path.
- Extended CPU protection ladder: under overload the engine reduces oversampling all the way to 1x (8x to 1x) before stepping voices down (128 to 16), restoring fully after Panic or reload.
- Voice-limit debounce: short CPU spikes no longer trip the voice limiter, and Draft (1x) patches now also gain the limiter safety net.
- Faster Ultra Wave Resampling: notes at or below their root pitch render about 1.85x faster on Apple Silicon with bit-identical output, and the SINC table now builds on a background thread.
- Filter envelope shaping: Attack, Decay and Release now follow an exponential curve for a more natural, analog-style response.
- Bug Fixes
- Fixed a MIDI feedback loop that could pile voices up to the polyphony cap when MIDI Out fed played notes back into the same instance.
- Fixed a rare permanent loss of audio caused by an invalid envelope gain value, which now recovers automatically.
- Guarded the virtual MIDI output path on the Windows build
Experience the ultimate in virtual analog synthesis with Discovery Pro, a synthesizer and sampler that delivers unparalleled sound quality and versatility. With 4 layers and 12 oscillators, WAV and SoundFont support, PADSynth re-synthesis, 2X oversampling and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import and export, Discovery Pro offers endless options for creating and shaping your sounds.
The built-in arpeggiator and 12 filter types, including zero-delay-feedback Nord Lead 2 modeled filters and 2 Moog filters, give you even more control over your audio. And with features like panning modulation, stereo delay, and gate effects, you can add depth and movement to your creations.
Discovery Pro surpasses its predecessor, Discovery, by delivering superior sound quality and features while retaining all existing capabilities. It now features Unison, SysEx export, 128-voice polyphony, PADSynth re-synthesis, 2 additional oscillators, 12 filters, over 5,000 presets, 100 banks, a standalone application, a graphical envelope, a scalable GUI, octave key split, aftertouch support, MIDI XML board templates, zone presets and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import/export (SysEx archive). Our team of experts put in countless hours of hard work and dedication to bring you the finest in discoDSP innovation in the form of this cutting-edge instrument.
Discovery Pro 8 is available to PC, Mac and Linux users (VST2, VST3, AU and AAX).
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