Program 24: 80s Italo Disco Synth Plugin by UVI

Program 24 draws on the Solton Programmer 24, a 3-octave keyboard released in 1985, and the SM100 analog synth. The developer multisampled each sound, including the chorus and ensemble effect of the SM100, so the character of the original machines carries over.

The drum section captures the Programmer 24's 8-bit PCM sounds, and UVI added drum sounds from other classic machines such as the DMX, Linn and 808. Bass and lead arpeggios use the analog filter voicings of the original, and the strings and flute voices cover the rest of the palette.

UVI says the sounds are clean and punchy out of the box, with a full, classic 80s tone.

The included multi instrument works as a programmable workstation. You can build complete arrangements inside your DAW, using all the hardware voices together. Each multi has two reverb sends and two delay sends that any drum or instrument voice can feed, plus per-instrument multimode filters, drive, phasor and EQ.

2-bus effects with drive, compressor and EQ let you add punch and polish to the mix without leaving the interface.

The instrument sections also load separately. You can call up only the drums, bass, strings and organs, or accompaniment voices. Each one matches its multi counterpart in effects, sends and presets, which suits sound design or adding a layer to a production.