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Repro-5 is u-he's component-level software model of a famous 1978 five-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer, sold within the Repro plugin.
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u-he Repro-5 vs Currents & Nostalgia
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Currents & Nostalgia is Unusable Engineering's six-voice virtual-analog synth with two slot sequencers, per-voice drift, and no modulation matrix.
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Specs compared
| Signal | u-he Repro-5 | Currents & Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €149 | €89 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.8 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP, Linux | VST3, AU |
| Synth type | Component-level model of a famous 5-voice polyphonic synthesizer from 1978 | — |
| Polyphony | 8 voice polyphonic, or up to 8 voice unison with optional glide | — |
| Oscillators | 2 multi-wave oscillators (saw/pulse and saw/triangle/pulse) | 2 circuit-modeled (saw, triangle, sine, pulse) plus Ring Mod, Folded Sum, Sine and Saw Min/Max |
| Filter | 4-pole resonant lowpass filter | Low-pass and high-pass with resonance |
| Factory presets | Over 950 factory presets | — |
| Additional features | Polyphonic distortion unit with 4 modes; MPE support for polyphonic presets (v1.1.3+); built-in effects (delay/chorus, EQ/resonator, plate reverb, sonic conditioner) | — |
| Developer | — | Unusable Engineering ApS (Rasmus Nyåker) |
| Voices | — | 6 |
| Movement | — | Two independent slot systems (oscillators and filter) with sequenced positions and blends |
| Per-voice drift | — | Discrepancies section (tune, scale, wave mix, position, filter, envelopes, stereo, Dice) |
| Envelopes | — | 2 (amplitude and modulation), attack/decay/release |
| Presets | — | 350 factory presets |
| Formats | — | VST3, AU (macOS and Windows) |
| Price | — | €89 incl. VAT (€71.20 excl. VAT); 30-day refund |
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