This was the first version when Synth1 became noticeably different from the Nord Lead 2, upon which it was based. Version 1.06 added a unison mode, an automatic portamento, and new Voltage-controlled filter parameters. The next version would not be released until September 20, 2003. 1.05a was a major update which added the ability to modulate the FM parameter, added fine tuning to the VCOs, added synchronization to the LFOs, and fixed quality issues with the ADSR envelope. The next three versions dealt primarily with compatibility issues. Version 1.02 was released on October 27, 2002, and dealt with some of the major bugs that arose from converting the software to VST, such as a memory leak and the LFO waveform selector not working. It was updated to support the VSTi format six days later, on October 15, 2002.

Synth1 was first released as a DXi plug-in on October 9, 2002. Version 1.13 was the first version to introduce a native 64-bit version of the plugin. The software used to be a DirectX instrument plugin, but became solely VSTi from version 1.08 on. It was originally designed as an emulation of the Nord Lead 2 synthesizer, and has since become a unique Virtual Studio Technology instrument and one of the most downloaded VST plug-ins of all time.

Synth1 is a software synthesizer designed by KVR user Daichi (Real name: Ichiro Toda 戸田一郎 ).

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