Vanguard (synthesizer)

Vanguard was a VSTi and AU software synthesizer by Canadian independent publisher reFX.

Released in 2004, it is a virtual analog synthesizer with three oscillators, 32 waveforms, up to 10-times unison, a filter with a number of frequency responses, delay and reverb effects, and stereo pattern controlled noise gate and arpeggiator, making this plugin useful among the electronic dance music producers. Most functions can be automated, such as cutoff frequencies, resonance, ADSR, and LFO. Vanguard works with any VST-capable host and features the Trancegate and Arpeggiator tools.[1][2] The major part of the audio audio-engine and 128 factory-sounds were programmed by Markus Krause from Tone2 Audiosoftware.

Vanguard has been discontinued in 2016. However if you own a license you can still download it from Refx website and play it through any daw that supports 32 bit plugins like FL Studio. You can also reacall it from 64 bit daws like Cubase running through FL Studio as Vst. Some Vanguard sound packs where designed by Manuel Schleis.

This synthesizer is used by many [3] electronic dance music producers, however is not as prevalent as reFX's Nexus 2 ROM plugin. Vanguard is consider among many electronic musicians a masterpiece and a very impressive and straight forward synth.

References
  1. "reFX Announces Vanguard Virtual Analog Synth". Audio Masterclass. United Kingdom. 11 April 2004. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. Shear, Tom (2011). "reFX Vanguard Blogs". Waveformless Soundware. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "Article on equipboard.com". Retrieved 20 November 2020.


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