ASYX is Isla Electronics' software recreation of the Alesis Andromeda A6, with dual ASIC-derived filters, deep modulation, 16-part multitimbral use and A6 SysEx import.
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ASYX vs TED-8
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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TED-8 is discoDSP's software emulation of the Oberheim TEO-5 analog synth, with 8 voices, an SEM-style filter, a 16-slot mod matrix and USB sync to the hardware.
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Specs compared
| Signal | ASYX | TED-8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £99 (perpetual, 3 computers) | $99 intro (then $199) |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | Standalone, VST3, AU | Standalone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Developer | Isla Electronics | discoDSP |
| Models | Alesis Andromeda A6 (2000) | Oberheim TEO-5 analog synthesizer |
| Oscillators | 2 per voice (PWM, sub, hard/soft sync, FM, noise and ring mod) | 2 (triangle, saw, pulse) plus sub oscillator and noise |
| Filters | SEM-derived 12 dB/oct multimode and Moog 904A-derived 24 dB/oct low-pass; series or parallel | — |
| LFOs | 3, six waveforms each, with delay, trigger and clock-sync | — |
| Envelopes | 3 seven-stage (delay, attack, 2 decays, sustain, 2 releases), 9 curves per stage | — |
| Modulation | Routing with source, destination, amount, offset and enable; modulatable destinations | 16-slot matrix |
| Effects | 29 digital algorithms (chorus, delay, reverb, combined) | 12 types plus reverb (delays, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, ring mod, rotary, lo-fi) |
| Sequencer | 16-step, per-step note, velocity, gate and rest; arpeggiator | Up to 64 steps, chords up to 5 notes, rests and ties |
| Multitimbral | Up to 16 parts per instance | — |
| Patches | 1,200+ programs plus artist banks | — |
| Hardware link | Imports A6 SysEx; two-way MIDI control and patch send | USB sync with a physical TEO-5 |
| Formats | macOS: AU, VST3, standalone; Windows: VST3, standalone; Linux coming soon | Standalone, VST, VST3, AU, AAX (Universal Binary 2); iOS in testing |
| Systems | Windows 10+ (64-bit); macOS Big Sur+ (Intel or Apple Silicon) | Windows 10+, macOS 12 Monterey+, Debian 10+ (AVX2, 8 GB RAM) |
| Price | £99 perpetual licence, 3 computers, all future versions included | $99 intro (then $199); $49 for existing discoDSP owners |
| Voices | — | 8 (Poly Unison up to 48: 6 per note on 8 notes) |
| Filter | — | 2-pole state-variable, SEM-modelled: low-pass to notch to high-pass, plus band-pass |
| Arpeggiator | — | Up, down, up+down, random, as-played; up to 3 octaves |
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