Largo

User Interface: 10/10

I have no doubts whatsoever in giving the UI of Largo full score simply because it has the best looking and easy to use UI i have ever come across in any Vsti.Everything is well laid out and placed for the user to feel comfortable straight from the off.
Also whoever graphically designed Largo's UI deserves no end of praise for their excellent acheivement.

Sound: 10/10

Personally i have always loved the Waldorf sound whether it be their hardware or software.

Features: 10/10

Where do i start?I can't give an 11/10 so again Largo scores full marks for the vast amount of features it has:

3 Oscillators per layer, 2 Sub Oscs per layer + 0/2/3/4/5/6 Voice Unisono per layer giving you 18 Oscs per layer in 6 Voice Unisono mode and if your using 4 layers then you have a massive 72 voice monster whilst in multi-mode.
Next up there are 3 Lfo's,FM on every Oscillator(assignable)Ring Mod/Noise/4 Band EQ with Q/Bass Boost/A modulation matrix to die for(anything is assignable here)Arpeggiator per layer(great for drum programming)also i must mention that all envelopes i.e Filter Env/Amp Env/Env 3/Env 4 have excellent looping features.The Filter sections with Largo are some of the best iv'e heard on any hard/software ever.The resonance filters are tremendous.
I could go on but then i have'nt enough space to list what Largo can do so you'll have to take my word that it can do so so much.
FX 1 Chorus Flanger Phaser Overdrive:
FX 2 Chorus Flanger Phaser Overdrive Delay Reverb
The Fx section in Largo espescially the Phaser and Delay are great and of high quality.

Documentation: 10/10

Well written English/German easy to understand..

Presets: 10/10

The presets that come with Largo are very well designed and to high standard and show just what this synth is capable of producing and the sound designers at Waldorf have made very good use of the wavetables within Largo.I would have liked there to have been a way for users to import their own wavetables but the ones that come supplied are of excellent quality.

Customer Support: 9/10

Iv'e only had to contact customer support once and my concern was dealt with very promptly within 2hrs.

Value For Money: 10/10

For me Largo is excellent value for money because it does what i want it to do with no false pretences.Your getting a top piece of software here for under £180 gbp with features that simply are outstanding.You will have to fork out for a dongle if you want to use Largo on other computers.I wish there had been a demo available along with the official release just so potential users could try before they buy however i hear there is a demo in the pipeline and when released will back up this review.

Stability: 9/10

Well in the 2 weeks iv'e owned Largo i have had only one crash and that was when i was trying to save a program created within Largo.Waldorf are aware of this problem and im informed that this has been fixed and will be available in the next update.(I feel a 9/10 is fair)
Other than that Largo has been rock solid in Sonar 8pe and Cubase 5.1 although i can't speak for any other apps.
For me this is the most stable V 1.0 of any soft synth iv'e owned.

Overall Waldorf Largo is one of my most valuable pieces of music making software.Sound design possibilitie's are endless and stability is excellent for this being a version 1.0
I hope this review has been of some use to potential/future users of this software because you really must give it a try and see what it has to offer..

all the best to waldorf and everybody involved for bringing us Largo!

Best

Rob LeeRead Review