Oddit y3 £100 PC MAC
GForce Software
The aptly named Oddity gets another upgrade, combining core designs with contemporary features
> GForce Software were early to the game with their synth emulations, and it’s fair to say their original ARP Odyssey-inspired plugin instrument helped cement their reputation as quality, forward-thinking developers with a healthy reverence for the hardware they clearly love. So here we are, some 21 years later, and the Oddity is getting an upgrade to version 3.
Based around twin syncable oscillators with a tunable sub, Oddity3 (AAX, AU, VST, VST3, Standalone) works in monophonic, duophonic and polyphonic modes (with up to 16-note polyphony). You have highpass and lowpass filters, with the latter available in three flavours to match the three designs used over the life cycle of the hardware synth. There’s also a dedicated keyspan Spread panner, and a Ring Modulator that creates an additional complex waveform by inter-modulating the two main oscillators.