Pro-53 Virtual Synth Now Shipping

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This major upgrade of NI's legendary virtual analog synth comes with many new functions and improvements.

A new oscillator technology provides a more brilliant, and warmer sound. Additional new features are a high-pass filter mode, invertible filter envelopes and an LFO-envelope-retrigger option. The PRO-53 is now also equipped with a MIDI Learn function for fast and convenient integration of hardware MIDI controllers and the option to load controller maps. The PRO-53 comes with an optimized graphical interface as well as 64 new sounds that take full advantage of the extended functions.

The recommended retail price is $199 / 199 Euro. Registered PRO-52 users will soon be able to upgrade for free through NI's website.