Merry Christmas
The year is almost over, so we are taking a small break over the Christmas and New Year’s period to relax and be merry. We will be back in 2018 for more synths and sounds.
Repro v1.1
We are wrapping up 2017 with the release of Repro v1.1, a free update for Repro-1. A year ago we released Repro-1, a brash and raw monosynth. This year we added a new polyphonic family member: Repro-5.
Repro-5 public beta
We are pleased to start the public beta for Repro-5.
New soundset: Arena
Our latest soundset takes a different approach than our previous releases—it is smaller and highlights a single theme. Compact and concentrated inspiration.
Reformationstag holiday
Due to the Reformationstag holiday in Germany, the u-he offices will be closed October 30th and 31st. Customer support will not be available on these days.
IMSTA FESTA Berlin 2017
We will be at the IMSTA FESTA in Berlin October 28th to show off some of our plug-ins. Plus, there are a lot of other activites: workshops, song critques and panel discussions. Full details on the IMSTA website.
macOS High Sierra (10.13)
May 2018 update: Zebra 2.8, Diva 1.4.3 and Repro 1.1 correct the unsorted presets issue when using the APFS file system in High Sierra.
New free soundset: Tarot
Alexander Hacke delves into the rich history and themes of the Tarot deck to create an unconventional new Hive soundset: Tarot. The soundset winds sonic motifs and themes throughout—guided by the meaning and interpretations of each card. Immerse yourself and let the sounds guide you, or find your own path. And extra bonus: the soundset is a free download.
New soundset: Atmos
Join Bujlin as he travels through spaces, both the real and the fantastical with Atmos, a new soundset for Diva. All 128 presets in this collection of arpeggios, leads, pads and ambient effects are permeated with a sense of space. Conjure outer space, empty buildings or windswept fields.
u-he and Bitwig promotion
Note: This promotion is over
Summer is winding down … the days are growing shorter, the weather is cooling off. Which, of course, means more time to spend in the studio making music.
ReSequenced soundset
ReSequenced is our first soundset for Repro-1. The focus is on Repro-1’s sequencer—100 presets of percussive loops, basslines, melodies and more …
Join us at AES 2017
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is an organisation devoted to audio technology. This year one of their events is in Berlin, so it seemed like a great opportunity to showcase our products and meet with the AES folks. Takes place May 20-22, find us at booth 300. Hope to see you there.
May 1st holiday
The office will be closed on Monday for the May 1st holiday.
Superbooth17
This week we will be at the fantastic Berlin synthesizer event: Superbooth17. From April 20-22 we will be showing off some of our latest developments. Find us at booth 240 and say “hello”.
Hive Science 2 soundset
Howard and Kevin take the wraps off their latest Hive experiments with Hive Science 2. Like all good sequels, Hive Science 2 revisits and expands on ideas from the original … more epic pads, stomping rhythms, modern leads, strange FXs, and thumping basses …
Diva 1.4.2 beta
We are close to wrapping up work on the next Diva update, but would appreciate some final testing before release.
Interview with Urs
Electronic Beats dropped by our Berlin office recently for an interview with Urs and a peek behind the scenes.
New soundset: Traveller
Our latest soundset for Zebra2 is now available.