GearNews.de Has Been Reviewing Our Banks!

3 of them, to be exact. Google hid this from us, so we had no idea until earlier today.

They’re all in German, so if you’re not German, you’ll probably want to use a browser translation plugin to read them.

Cool Jazz Soundset for Sequential Prophet Rev2

$29.00

94 smooth Jazz presets, compatible with the Sequential Prophet Rev2 analog DCO hardware synth. This soundbank is 100% Jazz-oriented, which means no Trance, Dubstep, or Techno sounds. The patches in Cool come straight out of songs by legendary artists of the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s. So this soundset is designed to fully exploit the Prophet’s bi-timbral architecture, rich Curtis filter, and 8-slot mod matrix to their fullest potential!

Patches in Cool are based on sounds from songs by the likes of Herbie Hancock, Bitchin Bajas, Parliament, George Clinton, Casiopea, Mehliana, Joe McPhee, Janelle Monáe, Snarky Puppy, George Duke, Gorillaz, Jamiroquai, George Benson, Resolution 88, Stevie Wonder, Weather Report, Seatbelts, James Brown, Chick Corea, and many many more!

Only 3rd party FX used in the demos was Virus TI2 reverb and delay applied to some Leads, Pads, and Plucks. All other FX are 100% from the Rev2. These patches are compatible with both the 8 and 16 Voice versions (sounds were designed on 16 V version).

Sounds in this preset pack are suitable for the Smooth Jazz, Acid Jazz, Funk, Soul, and RnB genres, and are organized by category into Leads, Plucks, Pads, and Basses, for quick reference

All patches are royalty-free and delivered instantly via email as a 24-hour download link

Requirements: Sequential Prophet Rev2 synthesizer

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Desolate Ambient Soundset for Waldorf Blofeld

$25.00

94 lush Ambient presets, compatible with the Waldorf Blofeld hardware synth. This soundbank is 100% Ambient-oriented, which means no weird brass, pianos, or FX. This collection is based on many classic digital and analog sounds from iconic tunes of the last 50 years. So this soundset is designed to fully exploit the Blofeld’s multitimbral engine, complex wavetables, deep modulation, and expanded filters to their fullest potential!

Patches in Desolate are based on sounds from songs by the likes of Boards Of Canada, Hans Zimmer, Nightmares On Wax, All India Radio, We Are All Astronauts, Trentemøller, Shpongle, Brian Eno, Entheogenic, Tangerine Dream, Dawnchaser, Tycho, Angelo Badalamenti, Massive Attack, Amiranu, and many many more!

And to cap off the bank some patches were set to INIT, so you have room to write and store your own patches without overwriting any existing sounds!

Only 3rd party FX used on these sounds were Virus TI2 reverb on the leads, pads, and plucks.

Sounds in this preset pack are suitable for the Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo, Psybient, and Cinematic Soundscape genres, and are organized by category into Leads, Plucks, Pads, and Basses, for quick reference

All patches are royalty-free and delivered instantly via email as a 24-hour download link

Requirements: Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer

• SL license not required to use bank

Also compatible with Waldorf Blofeld VSTi (Windows and iOS versions)

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Elevate Trance Soundset for Waldorf Blofeld

$25.00

93 uplifting Trance presets, compatible with the Waldorf Blofeld hardware synth. This soundbank is 100% Trance-oriented, which means plenty of classic SuperSaws, and no weird clangs, effects, drums, shrieks, or pianos. The patches in Elevate come straight out of songs written using the Waldorf Q, XT, microQ, and Pulse synths. So this soundset is designed to fully exploit the Blofeld’s multitimbral engine, complex wavetables, deep modulation, and expanded filters to their fullest potential!

Patches in Elevate are based on sounds from songs by the likes of Armin van Buuren, Rank 1, ATB, Darude, Ratty, Ace Da Brain, DuMonde, Phalanx, Marcel Woods, PPK, and many many more!

And to cap off the bank some patches were set to INIT, so you have room to write and store your own patches without overwriting any existing sounds!

Only 3rd party FX used on these sounds were Fruity Delay 3 and ValhallaRoom reverb, on the leads, pads, and plucks.

Sounds in this preset pack are suitable for the Uplifting Trance, Hard Trance, Tech Trance, Progressive Trance, and Classic Trance genres, and are organized by category into Leads, Plucks, Pads, Acid sounds, and Basses, for quick reference

All patches are royalty-free and delivered instantly via email as a 24-hour download link

Requirements: Waldorf Blofeld synthesizer

• SL license not required to use bank

Also compatible with Waldorf Blofeld VSTi (Windows and iOS versions)

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AltWire Just Reviewed Our Sub Phatty and Mininova Soundbanks!

Hey all! The good folks over at AltWire just reviewed our entire Sub Phatty / Subsequent 25 soundbank line, and our 3 Mininova Trance soundbanks, and you can read it all down below!

Our adventures at Superbooth!

Hey all, we’re back from Superbooth 2026 in Berlin, and GASing super hard over a lot of really powerful instruments!

Had a blast meeting all the people behind the synths we make sounds for, and we went deeeep down a hole designing patches on the Iridium and Leviasynth and Fourm (and also discovered just how kickawesome the Teo-5 is)

You can see our video of the weekend, and our explorations of different synths here!

Kulshan Studios Will Be At Superbooth 2026!

Not as a vendor, obviously. But we WILL be roaming around the event all 3 days, checking out gear, talking with synth manufacturers, and getting into shenanigans!

If you see us wandering around, don’t hesitate to give us a shout! We’re always down to have a bier and talk shop about synths and sound design and music stuff!

GearNews Reviewed Our Blofeld and JD-08 Ambient Soundsets!

You heard it right!

GearNews just reviewed Windswept for the Roland JD-08, and reviewed Desolate for the Waldorf Blofeld (again)!

Check it out through the button below!

Explore the ambient sounds of the JD and Blofeld

GearNews Review of the New JP-8080 Soundbank!

GearNews’ contributor Rob Puricelli just included Dawnchaser’s latest JP-8080/JP-8000/JE-8086 soundbank in his review of some new synth presets and synths! Check it out and see what the GearNews crew are saying about Dawnchaser’s latest work!

Altitude 5 Trance Soundset for Roland JP-8080 & JP-8000 & JE-8086

$27.00

50 uplifting Trance dual-layer performances, compatible with the Roland JP-8000 and JP-8080 hardware synths. This soundbank is 100% Trance-oriented, which means no weird brass, pianos, or FX. The sounds in Altitude 5 come straight out of songs written using the JP-8000 and JP-8080 synths. So this soundset is designed to fully exploit the JP’s iconic SuperSaw oscillator, lush chorus, and virtual analog sound engine to their fullest potential!

Performances in Altitude 5 are based on sounds from songs by the likes of Andy Blueman, Nitrous Oxide, Jorn van Deynhoven, Phalanx, Akira Kayosa, 3XM, Arctic Moon, Solarstone, DejaVu, Artur Obraans, Ruff Stuff, Carl B, Scot Project, Earth Inc, Suncatcher, Ace Da Brain, Markus Schulz, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Oliver Smith, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Warp Brothers, ATB, Sol 7, Standerwick, Aimoon, and many many more!

And to cap off the bank some slots were set to INIT, so you have room to write and store your own sounds without overwriting any existing presets!

Only 3rd party FX used in this video was Virus TI2 reverb, on the leads, pads, and plucks.

Sounds in this pack are suitable for the Uplifting Trance, Hard Trance, Tech Trance, Progressive Trance, and Classic Trance genres, and are organized by category into Leads, Plucks, Pads, and Basses, for quick reference

All performances are royalty-free and delivered instantly via email as a 24-hour download link

Requirements: Roland JP-8000 or JP-8080 synthesizer

Also compatible with Adam Szabo Airwave, The Usual Suspects JE-8086, DiscoDSP Retromulator, DiscoDSP Corona VSTi using included .syx file, and Arturia Jup-8000 V VSTi using included split Performance files

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Our Virus TI2 Presets Are Compatible With The Usual Suspects OsTIrus!

You heard it here first! All Kulshan Studios hardware soundbanks for the Access Virus TI2 are fully compatible with The Usual Suspects OsTIrus emulator plugin! All the original HyperSaws, Wavetables, Graintables, filters, modulations, FX, and original oscillator waves are perfectly-emulated in the DSP56300 Project’s code clone, and our Trance, Psytrance, House, Hands Up, Dubstep, and other hardware soundbanks will all load into the plugin with 100% accuracy! Whether you’re using only the software, or keeping it as a backup in case your hardware breaks, you’ll have full access to the exact same sounds no matter what!

So you can just load the soundbanks in, and get busy writing your next club smasher with the full power of the Virus!

To load the presets into the plugin, after you install the plugin and get the firmware installed, open the plugin, and go to

Browser

Right click on Data Sources

Select Add Folders

Choose the master folder where you store all your downloaded soundsets

The preset packs will all appear in Data Sources under their various folder and subfolder names, and since the packs are organized by genre, and subdivided by patch category, you can get right to work writing your next massive festival anthem!

Transform your productions with authentic Virus tones. Shop the preset collection below

Note: you can improve the emulator plugin’s dynamic polyphony and increase the available voices of the synth by using an external reverb plugin like ValhallaRoom, ValhallaShimmer, Valhalla Supermassive, or Valhalla VintageVerb, or Eventide Blackhole. If you use ValhallaRoom, here are some free presets optimized for modern productions using the Virus that will add professional depth and space to your tracks

Our Virus C & Virus B Presets Are Compatible With The Usual Suspects Osirus!

You heard it here at the source! All Kulshan Studios hardware Virus C/Virus B soundsets will work 100% in the The Usual Suspects Osirus plugin! All the original filters, modulations, FX, and oscillator waves are perfectly-emulated in the DSP56300 Project’s code clones, and our Trance, Psytrance, Hands Up, and other hardware soundbanks will all load into the plugin with 100% accuracy! Whether you’re using only the software, or keeping it as a backup in case your hardware breaks, you’ll have full access to the exact same sounds no matter what!

You can grab the packs right now and put the power of classic Virus synths in your modern tunes!

So you can just load the soundbanks in, and get busy writing your next club banger with the full power of the Virus C and Virus B!

To load the presets into the plugin, after you install the plugin and get the firmware installed, open the plugin, and go to

Browser

Right click on Data Sources

Select Add Folders

Choose the master folder where you store all your downloaded soundsets

The preset packs will all appear in Data Sources under their various folder and subfolder names, and since the packs are organized by genre, and subdivided by patch category, you can get right to work writing your next massive festival anthem!

Transform your productions with authentic Virus tones. Shop the preset collection below

Note: you can improve the emulator plugin’s dynamic polyphony and increase the available voices of the synth by using an external reverb plugin like ValhallaRoom, ValhallaShimmer, Valhalla Supermassive, or Valhalla VintageVerb, or Eventide Blackhole. If you use ValhallaRoom, here are some free presets optimized for modern productions using the Virus that will add professional depth and space to your tracks

Our JP-8080 & JP-8000 Presets Are Compatible With The Usual Suspects JE-8086 Plugin!

You heard it here at the source! All Kulshan Studios hardware JP-8000/JP-8080 performance banks work on The Usual Suspects JE-8086 VST plugin! All the original SuperSaws, filters, modulations, FX, and oscillator waves are perfectly-emulated in the DSP56300 Project’s code clones, and all our Trance, Techno, Hands Up, House, Hardstyle, Drum n Bass, Ambient, and Synthwave hardware soundbanks will all load into the plugin with 100% accuracy! Whether you’re using only the software, or keeping it as a backup in case your hardware breaks, you’ll have full access to the exact same sounds no matter what!

So if you’ve been wanting to use our sounds in a bit-perfect plugin that IS exactly a JP80x0, your time has come!

You can just load the soundbanks in, and get right to work writing your next club smasher with the full power of the legendary JP-8000!

To load the presets into the plugin, after you install the plugin and get the firmware installed, open the plugin, and go to

Browser

Right click on Data Sources

Select Add Folders

Choose the master folder where you store all your downloaded soundsets

The preset packs will all appear in Data Sources under their various folder and subfolder names, and since the packs are organized by genre, and subdivided by patch category, you can get right to work writing your next massive festival anthem!

Transform your productions with authentic JP-8080 tones. Shop the performance bank collection below

Note: you can improve the emulator plugin’s sound by using an external reverb plugin like ValhallaRoom, ValhallaShimmer, Valhalla Supermassive, or Valhalla VintageVerb, or Eventide Blackhole. If you use ValhallaRoom, here are some free presets optimized for modern productions using the JP that will add professional depth and space to your tracks

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

We’ve been keeping this under wraps for a couple months, but now we are proud to announce that we spent the last few weeks working with DiscoDSP to overhaul and expand the Factory I bank on their Discovery Pro VSTi, and it is part of the latest release of the 8.14 update!

So existing Discovery Pro users, you can grab your updated version, and discover a whole world of epic Trance, Hardstyle, Psytrance, House, Techno, Pop, Drum n Bass, and Dubstep sounds, all ready to use in your next big tune!

Most of the sounds we made for the new Factory I bank were designed using features totally unique to Discovery Pro, so if you like the sound of our banks for the original Nord Lead 2X, you can combine our banks with the new factory sounds, to make even more massive Trance, House, Ambient, DnB, and Industrial tunes!

GearNews Review of the new Virus C Soundbank!

GearNews’ contributor Rob Puricelli just included Nisli’s latest Virus C/B soundbank in his review of some new synth presets and MPE gear! Check it out and see what the GearNews crew are saying about Nisli’s latest work!

Heka Psytrance Soundset for Access Virus C & Virus B Series & Osirus

$27.00

94 hypnotic Psytrance presets for the legendary Access Virus C and Virus B synthesizer series. These patches are 100% Psytrance-oriented, which means no weird brass, pianos, or FX. The patches in Heka come straight out of songs written using the C. So this soundset is designed to exploit the C’s unison, spectral waves, and multitimbral virtual analog sound engine to their fullest potential!

Patches in Heka are based on sounds from songs by the likes of Infected Mushroom, Astrix, Amiranu, Invisible Reality, Ovnimoon, Ajja, Phaxe, Ace Ventura, Vini Vici, Blisargon Demogorgon, Atmos, Morten Granau, BliSS, Filt, Liquid Soul, and many many more!

And to cap off the bank some patches were set to INIT, so you have room to write and store your own patches without overwriting any existing sounds!

Only additional FX applied to these sounds was ValhallaRoom reverb to the Leads, Plucks, Pads, and Acid sounds.

Sounds in this preset pack are suitable for the Full On Psytrance, Progressive Psytrance, Dark Psytrance, and Forest Psytrance genres, and are organized by category into Leads, Plucks, Pads, Acid sounds, and Basses, for quick reference

All patches are royalty-free and delivered instantly via email as a 24-hour download link

Requirements: Access Virus C, Virus KC, Virus Rack XL, Virus Indigo 2, or Access Virus B, Virus KB, Virus Rack, or Virus Indigo synthesizer

Also compatible with DiscoDSP Retromulator, Adam Szabo Viper VSTi,* and the The Usual Suspects Osirus

*there will be some differences in some sounds due to differences in the architecture and features between the C, B, and Viper

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How The JP-8080 SuperSaw Is Really Made

The secret’s out! The Usual Suspects developers cracked the code on what gives the JP-8000 SuperSaw its unique character, and… it is not what you’d expect

(88.2 kHz sample rate, is the answer, apparently)

The devs go into greater detail in this video

ATTENTION ADAM SZABO AIRWAVE VST USERS

Adam Szabo, the maker of the JP6K and Viper VSTs just released a JP-8080 VST clone, and it sounds awesome! It’s called Airwave, and from the demos, it sounds spectacular!

If you’re wondering if our JP banks will load into the new Airwave JP-modeling plugin, the answer, direct from the developer to us, is YES.

If you have been wanting a proper JP, and want a plugin that natively loads our banks, and sounds like the original, Airwave is IT!

Grab it, and our banks, and start making your classic-flavored trance anthems today!

The Usual Suspects Return With a JP8080 Emulation!

The Usual Suspects are back, and it looks like this time they’ve figured out how to emulate the elusive and legendary Roland JP8080!

From what we can hear in the demo, it sounds like a fully exact emulation, excluding perhaps the DAC’s specific sound. But as far as we can hear on our end here in the studio, all the JP8080 oscillator and effect and filter behaviors and tones are precisely captured, so it sounds like this will be the definitive software clone of the JP8080! So classic trance sounds will live on even after the last JP8080’s chips give out and there’s no replacements left!

Take a listen below and see what you think

No word yet on whether or not our performance banks will load into it, but given that our Virus TI2 and Nord Lead 2X sound banks load into the OsTIrus and Nodal 2X Red emulations, it seems more than likely that our JP8080 performance banks will also load fully into the plugin. It sounds truly fantastic, and we’re super excited to see another of our favorite classic VA synths immortalized in a software emulation that can outlive the original.

…Now we’re just waiting on a Novation Supernova II clone

Keep an eye on The Usual Suspects’ site and this space for further updates!

Dawnchaser is a Pacific Northwest-based electronic music producer, mountaineer, documenter of all things adventure, mountain, and travel-related, and manager of Kulshan Recordings. If he’s not in the studio writing music about adventures, he’s out on one.

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