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January 14, 2022
HighLife sampler R1.3 and v1.4 reissued

We have released HighLife R1.3 and v1.4 free for non-commercial use to celebrate 2022 as our 20 year anniversary.

Download is available for macOS, Windows and Linux at HighLife page.

Commercial license can be purchased at our main reseller FastSpring for $49.

January 9, 2022
OB-Xd updated to 2.6

OB-Xd has been updated with a v2.6 release.

What's new:

Implemented basic MTS-ESP support by Natalia Escalera.

Download is available for macOS, Windows and Linux and discoDSP Members Area for registered customers (includes AAX plugin).

December 20, 2021
Bliss 2.0 Beta 3 released

Bliss 2.0 Beta 3 is now available for previously registered 1.8 customers.

What's new:

VSTi sampling octaves raised to 10.
Fixed standalone background colour settings.
Standalone tweaks.
Removed PAD header on exported WAV files.

Downloads are available for macOS, Windows and Linux and discoDSP Members Area for registered customers.

December 5, 2021
Bliss 2.0 Beta 2 released

Bliss 2.0 Beta 2 is now available for previously registered 1.8 customers.

What's new:

Adjusted sample edit GUI controls to fit window.
Added Rubber Band time stretch library license string.
Fixed note sharp character not displayed correctly.
Fixed note sharp character not exported correctly.
Added dragging behaviour for velocity, key range and tempo selection.
Added export single selected file.
Added exported file to recent sample list.
Added save selected zone in Bliss program.
Sample and zone export now uses 24-bit instead 16-bit.
Minor fixes and enhancements.

Downloads are available for macOS, Windows and Linux and discoDSP Members Area for registered customers.

November 21, 2021
Vertigo updated to 4.2

Vertigo is a 256 oscillators additive synth with resynthesis and sound morphing. Imports WAV and BMP with very accurate recreation of complex musical phrases, drum loops, speech or simple tones. 128 presets are included with demo and full versions.

What's new

Fixed unresponsive GUI on standalone app.
Enhanced font scale ratio.
Pre-rendered GUI graphics for faster response.
Removed additional Linux dependencies.
Universal 2 Binary (native Apple Silicon) compiled with XCode 13.

Previous customers can upgrade at Members Area.

Demo version is available at Vertigo page.

November 12, 2021
LFO.store releases three new Discovery Pro banks

We are pleased to introduce a collaboration with LFOstore company & their great sound banks: 1983 Retro 99 Presets by Chronos, CINEMATICA 50 Organic Presets, AMBIKA 50 Atmospheric & Lush Presets.

Products can be found at our Discovery Pro soundware page.

November 1, 2021
Discovery Pro and OB-Xd updated, Bliss 2 Beta

Discovery Pro has been updated to 7.3.3

What's new:

Fixed SysEx import/export issue.
Active WAVE oscillator now displays correctly at popup menu.
Fixed crash after clicking < or > on WAVE LCD.
Fixed first bank preset WAVE not sounding after loading.
Fixed issues with WAVE oscillator and AAX plugin.
Fixed AAX crashing ProTools after loading.

OB-Xd has been updated to 2.5.2

What's new:

Fixed file dialog focus issue AAX ProTools plugin (macOS only).

Bliss 2.0 Beta 1 is now available for previously registered 1.8 customers.

What's new:

Universal 2 Binary (Native Apple M1 chip compatibility).
Added alert window when selecting extreme quality interpolation settings.
Added Export Program to mapped WAV files.
Added Linux JACK support for standalone.
Added Windows ASIO support for standalone.
Delay FX synced to host tempo by default.
Enhanced voice handling.
Fixed legato mode.
Full width character display on Program and Zone LCD.
Improved unison speed.
LUA script updating.
Major framework updated (JUCE 5 to JUCE 6).
Max voices upped to 64.
Memory optimizations.
Miscellaneous GUI cosmetic changes.
More musical Chorus FX default value.
Pitch Shifting (Licensed Rubber Band engine from Breakfast Quay).
RAM memory per instance reduced to 7.7x.
Redistributed VST sampling menu.
Removed FLAC export code from voice DSP code.
Removed webkit component in Linux for additional compatibility.
Simplified reverb engine.
VST sampling engine enhancements.

Downloads are available for macOS, Windows and Linux and discoDSP Members Area for registered customers.

September 24, 2021
All iOS apps updated, OB-Xd updated to 2.5.1

We have have updated all our iOS apps: OB-Xd synth iOS, OPL FM synth iOS, Scope Visualizer iOS and Schroeder Reverb iOS.

What's new:

iOS 15 compatibility.
Framework update.
Inter-App Audio compatibility.

Download is available at Apple App Store.

Also, OB-Xd has been updated with a v2.5.1 release.

What's new:

Fixed dialog windows color scheme issue.
Tweaked font scaling sizes.

Download is available for macOS, Windows and Linux and discoDSP Members Area for registered customers (includes AAX plugin).

September 17, 2021
OB-Xd updated to 2.5

We have released OB-Xd 2.5 for macOS, Windows and Linux.

What's new

Added Scalable GUI (1x, 1.5x, 2x) with HiDPI support for all platforms.
Added Luke's Soundhouse 80s & Synthwave Presets bank.
Preset Bar now uses bold font for better visibility.
Specific fonts for each system (Helvetica Neue for macOS, Arial for Windows and DejaVu Sans for Linux).
Revised all themes XML knob sizes and alignments.
Updated assets with 4x bitmaps including Ilkka Rosma Dark theme.
Streamlined Menu.
Updated themes folder error dialog assets and window size.
Added program popup menu when clicking Preset Bar name.
Added Menu Help version and Open PDF manual (Windows and macOS).
Miscellaneous fixes an enhancements.

OB-Xd 2.5 is a free update for previous customers and can be downloaded at Members Area. More information is available at OB-Xd page.

August 1, 2021
OB-Xd iOS 1.8 released

We have released OB-Xd 1.8 for iOS.

What's new

Added switchable MIDI keyboard on GUI.
Added MIDI CC support. List at https://www.discodsp.com/pdf/obxdcc.pdf.
New Vivolator bank.
New Blank Canvas Bank.
New Luke's Soundhouse 80s & Synthwave bank.
New icon.
Fixed issues with OB-Xd Desktop FXB Banks import.

Purchase is available at Apple iOS store. More information at OB-Xd page.

There's also a up to 50% off Summer Sale until August 15 for OB-Xd, OPL and AUv3 Bundle at the App Store.

July 25, 2021
Discovery Pro 7.3 released

We have released Discovery Pro 7.3 for macOS, Windows and Linux.

What's new

New default Nordic Dawn skin by Ilkka Rosma.
New edit menu skins selector.
New Gate and Mod 0.5x / 1.0x / 2x speed switch under Edit drop down.
Added Gate and Mod cell position highlight.
Gate and Mod GUI fixes after reopening window.
Fixed Shift + left click behavior in Gate and Mod cell editing.

Update is available at discoDSP Members Area.

May 30, 2021
OB-Xd updated to 2.4

We have released OB-Xd 2.4 for macOS, Windows and Linux.

What's new

Preset browser bar (switchable using MENU button).
Added FXP preset and FXB bank files drag and drop support.
New MIDI CC XML config menu.
Enhanced MIDI learn. Bindings will be saved to Documents > discoDSP > OB-Xd > MIDI > Custom.xml file for all instances.
Enhanced Standalone app.
Fixed preset sync issue.
Fixed LEARN button led click issue.

OB-Xd 2.4 is a free update for previous customers and can be downloaded at Members Area. More information is available at OB-Xd page.

April 4, 2021
OB-Xd updated to 2.3

We have released OB-Xd 2.3 for macOS, Windows and Linux.

What's new

New Vivolator and Blank Canvas banks.
Added MIDI Program Change support.
Added Preset and bank manager.
Dark edit menu.
Updated framework.

OB-Xd 2.3 is a free update for previous customers and can be downloaded at Members Area. More information is available at OB-Xd page.

February 14, 2020
Discovery, Discovery Pro, OPL, Vertigo updated

We have released updates for Discovery, Discovery Pro, OPL and Vertigo.

What's new

Discovery 4.5, Discovery Pro 7.2, OPL 2.1 and Vertigo 4.1 share the following fixes and enhancements:

ProTools AAX support for Windows and macOS.
Linux VST3 build.
macOS Universal 2 Binary compiled with XCode 12.4 and new build system.
Miscellaneous fixes, framework update and stability improvements.

Updates for all the products are available at discoDSP Members Area.

Demo versions are also available at their corresponding product pages

January 3, 2021
Vertigo updated to 4.0

Vertigo has been updated to 4.0.

What's new

Universal 2 Binary for Apple Silicon chips.
Scalable GUI with Retina HiDPI support.
Standalone app.
Major framework update.

Previous customers can upgrade for €29 at Members Area.

December 15, 2020
OB-Xd, Discovery, Discovery Pro and OPL updated

We have released updates for OB-Xd, Discovery, Discovery Pro and OPL.

What's new

OB-Xd 2.2

Universal 2 Binary for Apple M1 Silicon chips.
AAX ProTools plugin support for macOS and Windows (registered version only).
Catalina and Big Sur documents folder crash fix.
Updated framework (JUCE 6).
Updated VST3 SDK.
Added ASIO and Jack support.
macOS deployment target set to 10.9.
Preset navigation using + / - keys (numeric too).
16 new presets by J3PO.

Discovery 4.4

Universal 2 Binary for Apple M1 Silicon chips.
AAX ProTools plugin support for macOS and Windows (registered version only).
Major framework update.

Discovery Pro 7.1

Universal 2 Binary for Apple M1 Silicon chips.
Enhanced MIDI CC with board XML based presets and MIDI learn.
Fixed drop down filter menu disappearing after click.
Right click to morph support for all platforms.
Mouse wheel support for knobs.
Major framework update.
Updated VST 3 SDK.
GUI fixes.
Critical Linux bug crash.

OPL 2.0

Universal 2 Binary for Apple M1 Silicon chips.
Fixed Export button not displayed.
Fixed Modulator waveform 5 unable to be selected.
Fixed 12x or 15x Frequency multiplier on both modulator and carrier unable to be selected.
Fixed Keyscale attenuation order. Now -0, -3, -1.5, -6.
New icon.

December 12, 2020
OB-Xd iOS 1.7 released

We have released OB-Xd 1.7 for iOS.

What's new

More than 1.400 new presets.
Presets and banks manager.
OB-Xd desktop 2.x FXB and FXP import and export.
iCloud Drive support.

Purchase is available at Apple iOS store. More information at OB-Xd page.

December 11, 2020
Schroeder reverb and Scope updated

We have updated Schroeder reverb and Scope visualizer for macOS.

What's new

Universal 2 Binary builds for Apple Silicon chip support.
DMG packaging for simple drag and drop installion.
Major framework update including increased stability.
Schroeder VST2 compatibility.

Additional information can be found at Schroeder and Scope.

December 9, 2020
OPL FM synthesizer 1.9 released

We have released OPL 1.9 for macOS, Windows and Linux as AAX, AudioUnits, VST, VST3 and Standalone.

What's new

Universal 2 Binary for Apple Silicon Mac systems.
64-bit AAX plugin format for ProTools Windows and Mac.
macOS system requirement lowered to 10.9.
Major JUCE 6 framework update.
Compiled with latest XCode 12 and Visual Studio 2019 releases.

Previous OPL customers can download the update at our Members Area.

Additional information can be found at OPL page.

October 15, 2020
AUv3 Bundle released

We have released AUv3 Bundle for iPadOS and iOS. It includes Oberheim OB based synth OB-Xd, Yamaha OPL based synth, Scope visualiser and Schroeder reverb.

App Bundle costs $12.99 and can be purchased at Apple App Store.

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