u-he Repro combines the Repro-1 and Repro-5 software synthesizer plug-ins to offer precise emulations of two 80’s classic analog synths, recreated with all the raw personality and quirks of the originals. It captures the behavior and the aggressive fat drones, cutting leads, funky basses, quirky sci-fi sound effects, and lush strings that made the originals popular, and it provides a few extra additions to fit in better with modern music production workflows.

The Repro-1 is a powerful monophonic synth with two oscillators, a 4-pole resonant low-pass filter, and glide control. The Repro-5 is an 8-voice polyphonic synth with two oscillators, a 4-pole resonant low-pass filter, and glide control in unison. Together they come with a combined total of 1450 factory presets.

The Repro’s user interface is simple, intuitive, and lets you quickly access deeper layers of parameters. ADSR envelops for filter and amplifier, one LFO with three waveforms, a white noise generator, and a modulation section, all featuring component-level modelling, let you create a wide range of authentic analog-sounding patches, which you can save/recall/edit in presets.

As with the original hardware, the sequencer lets you record wild sequences in step recording. This plug-in version gives you two 32-note patterns for a total of 64 notes when chained. Also included are six built-in effects (wavefolder/distortion, delay/chorus, EQ/resonator, reverb, sonic conditioner/dynamics processor, tape emulation), and a Tweak page, which lets you change the fundamental behavior of individual modules. The Repro supports Native Instruments’ NKS format, making it compatible with Maschine and Komplete Kontrol S-Series keyboards.