NEWS
April 20, 2026
Discvovery Pro 8.18 released
We're pleased to announce Discovery Pro 8.18, introducing dual-core voice processing for roughly 2X polyphony on heavy patches, a completely reworked MIDI Learn experience, the Zero Delay Nordic filter model (Beta), a Uniform VA RMS option for matched VA oscillator loudness, enhanced radial LED halos, and DiscoLink MIDI Out for routing Discovery Pro's MIDI stream to external AU MIDI FX plugins and standalone apps.
Discovery Pro is the ultimate virtual analog synthesizer and sampler with 4 layers, 12 oscillators, 20 filter types including Nord Lead 2, Moog, Oberheim SEM, and Phaser models, SFZ/WAV/SoundFont support, PADSynth re-synthesis, and Nord Lead 2 SysEx import/export.
What's New in 8.18
- Dual-Core Voice Processing: Voices are split across two CPU cores in parallel, roughly doubling the polyphony your machine can sustain on heavy patches before voices start dropping.
- Reworked MIDI Learn: Move a knob, then move a controller, and the assignment is made — no modal dialogs. LCD guides you through every step with messages like "Midi Learn - Move Control", "Waiting For CC", and "CC Set". Layer ABCD LEDs blink during MIDI Learn and flash green to confirm the assignment. Click any ABCD button to cancel MIDI Learn at any time. Existing MIDI assignments stay active while you're assigning a new one. Preset loads and DAW automation no longer accidentally trigger MIDI Learn.
- MIDI Board Management: Save As, Rename, Delete, Import, and Export your controller mappings. MIDI boards are now auto-grouped by manufacturer for easier selection.
- 25 New Hardware MIDI Boards: Arturia MatrixBrute, Arturia PolyBrute, Behringer Deepmind 12, Behringer JT-4000M MICRO, Behringer Pro 800, Black Corporation Deckard's Dream MK2, Dreadbox Artemis, Dreadbox Nymphes, KORG prologue, Moog Muse, Moog Subsequent 25, Moog Subsequent 37, Novation Bass Station II, Novation Summit and Peak, Oberheim OB-X8, Oberheim TEO-5, Roland JU-06A, Roland JX-08, Roland System-8, Sequential Fourm, Sequential Prophet Rev2, Sequential Prophet-5/10, Sequential TAKE 5, Studio Electronics SE-1X, Waldorf Pulse 2.
- Zero Delay Nordic Filter (Beta): A high precision, empirically measured, NL2-flavored zero-delay-feedback filter joining the Classic and Zero Delay models.
- Uniform VA RMS: Optional per-waveform gain compensation so all VA oscillators have matched loudness. Per-bank setting exposed in the VA Oscillators preset popup alongside Deep FM.
- Bank-wide Filter Model Swap: Shift+click the filter model selector to swap models across every program in the bank via MENU > Swap.
- Enhanced LED Skinning: Radial glow halo overlay on all LED buttons with skin-driven glow tint for deeper visual feedback. Smoother layer LED glow on ABCD indicators.
- DiscoLink MIDI Out: Dedicated shared-memory MIDI bridge under Edit > discoLink that auto-discovers and connects to any DiscoLink MIDI receiver on the system. Three output modes — Passthrough forwards using your active MIDI board's CC numbers, while Nord Lead 2 Translate and Nord Lead 2X Translate rewrite to NL2 factory CCs and send full SysEx patch dumps on program, bank, and state changes. Forwards notes, pitch bend, aftertouch, mod wheel, CCs, program changes, octave shift, and 24 PPQ MIDI clock synced to DAW transport. Per-layer channel routing (layers A–D on channels 1–4) with channel-5 broadcast; pitch bend, aftertouch, and mod wheel broadcast to all four slots to match NL2X hardware behavior. Live connection status and auto-reconnect; linked device persists with the project for session recall.
- Improvements: Some text input dialogs now validate in-place instead of reopening on invalid input.
This update is free for all 8.x customers. Discovery Pro is available for Windows, macOS (including Apple Silicon), and Linux in VST, VST3, AU, AAX, and standalone formats.
