Diversion by DS Audio software synth plugin interface

Diversion: Software Synthesizer by DS Audio Free Download

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Diversion is a software synthesizer plugin from DS Audio for electronic music production. It has four oscillators, two bus processors, two FX lines, and modulation sources including LFOs, envelopes, MSEGs and an XY controller.

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01Overview

Diversion is a synth plugin from DS Audio built for electronic music in any genre. The developer says it aims for a sound quality that matches hardware synthesizers. Its architecture combines four oscillators with per-bus filtering and saturation, two independent FX lines, and a flexible modulation system. Producers can design layered patches with separate processing paths. A 32-step arpeggiator and a 16-step trance gate add rhythmic options, so the plugin can also serve as a sequencing tool.

Best for

Trance leads
Psy basslines
Dub step sound design
Ambient pads
Layered electronic patches
Rhythmic gated sequences

Developer: DS Audio
Category: Synths
Store: Plugin Boutique

02Key features

What you get

Four oscillators with X and Y timbre parameters per waveform
Wavetable Editor for loading single-cycle WAV files
Granular sample playback and audio output recording
Two bus processors with stereo filters, distortion and lo-fi
Two independent FX lines, up to eight effects each
Four LFOs, four ADSRs, four MSEGs and Master Morph XY control
Oversampling up to 8x across the processing path
32-step arpeggiator/sequencer and 16-step trance gate

03In depth

Sound Generation and Wavetable Editing

Diversion offers four oscillators with a range of waveforms. DS Audio states that the oscillators generate sound in real time with near-zero aliasing, and that every waveform has two independent parameters, X and Y, for adjusting timbre. The oscillators also support FM, RM, wave shaping and filtering.

From version 1.2, a Wavetable Editor lets you load arbitrary single-cycle WAV files and edit waveforms in both the time and frequency domains, with several effects available. Version 1.3 added sample playback with granular synthesis and audio output recording.

Bus Processors, FX and Modulation

Two bus processors transform the oscillator output. Each contains a stereo filter with many modes, a distortion stage and a lo-fi section. Two FX lines process each bus separately, and up to eight effect instances can be stacked in one line.

Parameters can be modulated by four LFOs, four ADSR envelopes, four MSEGs and the Master Morph XY controller, with a Modulation Matrix tying them together. Automation and MIDI controllers are supported. Oversampling up to 8x is applied across the processing path, excluding the FX section.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

Developer	DS Audio
Type	Plugin
Category	Synth
Formats	VST2, AU
Operating systems	Windows, macOS
Free trial	Yes

05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats and operating systems does Diversion support?

Diversion is available in VST2 and AU formats and runs on Windows and macOS. Windows Vista or higher is required, along with OS X 10.9 or higher on Mac.

What do I need to run Diversion?

You need a modern processor with SSE3 support and a VST 2.4 or AU compatible host. On Apple Silicon Macs, Diversion is not supported natively and runs only in Rosetta mode on M1, M2 and M3 machines.