Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Contenders
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.
Synth / u-he
Diva is a virtual analogue synthesizer that models oscillators, filters and envelopes from classic hardware synths via circuit simulation.
Technical matrix
| Signal | ASYX | u-he Diva |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £99 (perpetual, 3 computers) | — |
| Dubspot Score | — | 9.1 |
| Formats | Standalone, VST3, AU | VST3, AUv2 (macOS), CLAP, AAX |
| Developer | Isla Electronics | — |
| Models | Alesis Andromeda A6 (2000) | — |
| Oscillators | 2 per voice (PWM, sub, hard/soft sync, FM, noise and ring mod) | — |
| 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 | — |
| Effects | 29 digital algorithms (chorus, delay, reverb, combined) | 2 stereo effects slots (chorus, phaser, plate reverb, delay, rotary speaker) |
| Sequencer | 16-step, per-step note, velocity, gate and rest; arpeggiator | — |
| 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 | — |
| Formats | macOS: AU, VST3, standalone; Windows: VST3, standalone; Linux coming soon | — |
| Systems | Windows 10+ (64-bit); macOS Big Sur+ (Intel or Apple Silicon) | — |
| Price | £99 perpetual licence, 3 computers, all future versions included | — |
| Oscillator models | — | 5 models based on classic synth hardware (Triple VCO, Dual VCO, DCO, Dual VCO Eco, Digital) |
| Filter models | — | 5 models based on classic synth hardware (Ladder, Cascade, Multimode, Bite, Uhbie) |
| Polyphony | — | Up to 16 voices, plus duophonic, monophonic and legato modes |
| Factory presets | — | Over 1200 factory presets |
| Platforms | — | macOS, Windows and Linux (Linux is beta) |
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