General Vibe has released VectorSector, a VSTi software synthesizer that accurately recreates the sound of the Sequential Prophet VS, the classic and sought-after wavetable synth from the mid-80s. The product includes reconstructed versions of the original factory presets utilizing mathematically derived waveforms, and adds several enhancements such as variable polyphony (up to 16 voices), expanded control ranges, and additional modulation routings.
VectorSector was developed by company founder Joshua Jeffe, who wrote the original VS firmware while at Sequential and coined the term "Vector Synthesis". Other products he has designed over the years include the E-mu Proteus/1 sound module and Antares Filter plugin.
Features:
- 4 oscillators (A/B/C/D) per synth voice.
- Each oscillator selects one of 126 waveforms or white noise.
- 4-pole (24 dB/octave) lowpass filter with resonance.
- Up to 16 voice polyphony.
- 4-segment envelopes controlling mix/filter/amplifier with multi-mode loop/repeat.
- 2 LFOs per voice with 6 wave shapes.
- Modulation matrix with global and per-voice sources, scaling and multiple destinations per source.
VectorSector includes 100 presets and is available now as a VSTi plug-in on Windows XP at an MSRP of US$199. MacOS X versions for AU and VST hosts are scheduled to be released in mid-February.
A free time-limited demo is available.
