This article rounds up the latest sale information on u-he plugins, along with deep-dive overviews of u-he’s most popular synths and effects — Diva, Repro, Zebra 3, Zebra Legacy, Hive 2, Bazille, ACE, and Filterscape. Updated whenever a new u-he sale kicks off.
Bazille Sale — Until May 15, 2026
u-he’s flexible digital modular soft synth Bazille is currently down to $90 on Plugin Boutique, including 1,700+ presets. The deal runs through May 15, 2026.
Repro Sale — Until May 17, 2026
The Repro bundle — featuring u-he’s Prophet-5 and Pro-One emulations — is discounted on Plugin Boutique through May 17, 2026.
Plugin Boutique and ADSR Sounds also include exclusive free bonus plugins for buyers — see the bonus-plugin roundup for details.
Featured u-he Synths and Effects
Below are detailed overviews of u-he’s most popular instruments and effects — useful both during the active sale and as a buying guide for any future u-he campaign.
Diva
Diva is a u-he soft synth that models the oscillators, filters, and envelopes of legendary vintage analog synths at the circuit level. By combining real-time circuit simulation with a zero-delay-feedback (ZDF) design, it pushes its sound very close to actual hardware. The plugin includes:
- 5 oscillator models
- 5 filter models
- 3 envelope models (selectable independently for filter and amplifier slots)
You can mix and match these freely — pairing, for example, a Minimoog-style filter with a Juno-style oscillator for a hybrid that never existed in real hardware. The mappings are:
| Type | Model name | Hardware reference |
|---|---|---|
| Oscillator | Triple VCO | Moog Minimoog Model D |
| Dual VCO | Roland Jupiter-8 / Jupiter-6 | |
| DCO | Roland Juno series (Juno-60, etc.) | |
| Dual VCO Eco | CPU-friendly dual oscillator | |
| Digital | JP-8000-style digital waveforms | |
| Filter | Ladder | Moog Minimoog ladder |
| Cascade | Roland Jupiter-8 cascade | |
| Multimode | Roland Jupiter-6 multimode | |
| Bite | Korg MS-20-style aggressive filter | |
| Uhbie | Oberheim SEM 2-pole state-variable | |
| Envelope | ADS | Standard ADSR |
| Analogue | Classic analog envelope | |
| Digital | Clean, fast digital envelope |
It also includes two vintage-style stereo effect slots (plate reverb / delay / phaser / chorus / rotary speaker) and a Trimmers panel for per-voice detune and drift, pushing the analog feel even further.
Repro
Repro is a u-he soft synth bundle containing two plugins — Repro-1 and Repro-5 — both built on component-level modeling that recreates their hardware references in fine detail.
- Repro-1: a monophonic synth modeled on the Sequential Circuits (SCI) Pro-One. Simple, immediate controls and a thick, ready-for-anything sound. NKS-compatible.
- Repro-5: a polyphonic synth modeled on the SCI Prophet-5. Shares the same sonic DNA as Repro-1 while excelling at rich chords and fat unison leads.
The Prophet-5 is a 5-voice polyphonic synth and the Pro-One is a single-voice monophonic synth — both legendary Dave Smith designs, faithfully reproduced.
Zebra 3
Zebra 3 is u-he’s new flagship modular synth, released April 20, 2026 after more than a decade of development. It’s a ground-up rebuild that fuses analog modeling, physical modeling, and digital synthesis into a single instrument.
- 4 main oscillators that morph between hand-drawn spline waveforms; each can also operate as a wavetable with up to 16-voice unison or as an additive engine with up to 1,024 partials
- 13 filter models — including SVF, ladder, all-pass, and phaser types — across low-pass / band-pass / high-pass with multiple slopes for 105 total responses
- 4 FM operators (modulators × carriers) that can be chained freely, supporting complex FM algorithms not bound to a fixed topology
- Physical modeling via modal resonators, comb filters, and noise/exciter modules for acoustic-style timbres
- A new 4-in-1 mixer module enabling vector synthesis
- Formats: VST3 / AU / AAX / CLAP on macOS / Windows / Linux
Pricing is €249. Zebra 2 owners can upgrade for €30. Owners of both Zebra 2 and The Dark Zebra are entitled to a free upgrade.
Zebra Legacy
Zebra Legacy is the consolidation bundle for the long-loved “Zebra 2 generation” — the era preceding Zebra 3. It includes Zebra 2, The Dark Zebra, ZebraHZ, and every Zebra 2 soundset distributed by u-he. More than 4,000 presets are included, many of them re-tagged and refined with XY-pad control.
- Zebra 2: the freely patched, wireless modular soft synth, ranging from instant-use sounds to deep sound design
- The Dark Zebra: Hans Zimmer + Howard Scarr’s preset collection for The Dark Knight, including the ZebraHZ extension (adds Diva-derived filters)
- Additional Zebra Soundsets: Traveller, Crystallia, Chronospheres, Skools, Transmission, Stratospheres, and the rest of u-he’s full Zebra 2 soundset catalog
Note: The DarkZebra and ZebraHZ require a Zebra 2 license to run, but Zebra Legacy ships everything together as a single €99 bundle.
Hive 2
Hive 2 is a high-performance soft synth that’s light on CPU but heavy on sound. Its smart interface, immediate visual feedback, and clean modulation routing make it ideal for modern sound design.
- 2 pairs of stereo oscillators (9 waveforms each) plus 140 wavetables; 4 waveform-interpolation algorithms (switch / crossfade / spectral / zero phase)
- 4-lane × 8-step “Shape Sequencer” with 4 independent outputs operating as envelopes, gate generators, LFOs, or slew limiters — used for rhythm or motion
- 12-slot modulation matrix that can target effect parameters as well as synthesis parameters
- Swappable audio engines, flexible signal routing, and built-in high-quality effects
Bazille
Bazille is u-he’s digital modular synthesizer. It combines FM (phase modulation) and PD (Phase Distortion) — both popularized in the 1980s — with u-he’s own FR (Fractal Resonance), and offers the kind of free patching that defines a true modular instrument.
- 4 digital oscillators organized in 5 sections — Pitch, Phase / FM, Phase Distortion, Fractal Resonance, and Outputs. They run from 0 Hz, so they can also act as LFOs or mapping generators for waveshaping
- 4 multi-mode analog-style filters (each with up to 6 parallel outputs)
- A modular engine that doesn’t distinguish between audio and control signals: oscillators, LFOs, envelopes, filters, inverters, rectifiers, and more can all be wired up via virtual patch cables
- 4 modeled effects: stereo delay, distortion, phaser, and spring reverb
A free version called BazilleCM is also available — a condensed take on Bazille’s feature set with 265+ presets, distributed through Computer Music magazine.
ACE
ACE (Any Cable Everywhere) is a semi-modular soft synth inspired by hardware modular systems. Its default architecture is wired up out of the box, so you can play it immediately while still enjoying the depth of a modular system.
- 2 VCOs (multiple waveforms, blend, sub-oscillator, sync, FM-capable), plus a sub-oscillator and a noise generator
- 2 multi-mode filters (each with 2 parallel outputs)
- 2 ADSR envelopes (with extra fall-rise parameters), 2 LFOs, 2 multiplex modules, ring modulator, sample & hold, and 30+ patchable signal sources/targets
- 8-track unison adjustable across ±24 semitones; up to 16-voice polyphony
- 128-step mapping generator and a global stereo chorus / delay / tone-control effects chain
Filterscape
Filterscape is u-he’s flexible, powerful sound-design trio. The morphing EQ at its core — which seamlessly switches between 8 user-defined snapshots — runs through all three plugins: Filterscape FX, Filterscape Q6, and Filterscape VA.
Filterscape FX
Filterscape FX is the effect-oriented plugin in the trio.
- Dual multi-mode filters (9 analog-emulating filter types)
- 4 envelope filters
- 2 LFOs and 2 sequencers
- Stereo delay and a powerful signal-routing matrix
- Ideal for sound design and effect processing
Filterscape Q6
Filterscape Q6 is a dynamic EQ aimed at engineering and mixing.
- The same morphing EQ as FX, plus low-shelf and high-shelf filters for a 6-band layout (2 shelves + 4 peaks)
- 4 envelope followers apply frequency-dependent modulation
- 8 morphing snapshots for instant EQ recall
Filterscape VA
Filterscape VA is a polyphonic virtual-analog synthesizer in instrument form.
- 2 spectral oscillators (15 waveform options), a sub-oscillator (3 waveforms), and a noise generator
- 3 envelope generators
- Ring modulation and hard sync
- The same morphing EQ as FX, but used polyphonically
- Built-in delay and chorus to extend sound design further
u-he Activation — A Quick Three-Step Process
- Register your serial number and account info at redeem.u-he.com
- Download the product from u-he.com, install it, and launch it
- Enter the serial number and username from the confirmation email to activate