Vanguard (synthesizer)
Vanguard was a VSTi and AU software synthesizer created by Canadian independent publisher and Markus Krause from .
Production
Released in 2004, Vanguard was a virtual analog synthesizer with three oscillators, 31 waveforms alongside a unison that goes up to 10-voices, a filter with 13 types, delay, and a reverb powered by Freeverb by Jezar Wakefield at, and stereo pattern controlled trancegate and arpeggiator. Most functions could be automated, such as cutoff frequencies, resonance, ADSR, and LFO. Vanguard worked with any VST-capable host and featured the Trancegate and Arpeggiator tools. A majority of the audio engine was programmed by Markus Krause of . The factory presets were made by Manuel Schleis.Discontinuation and current use
Vanguard was discontinued in 2016. The software can still be downloaded from the website for existing licensed users and can still be played through any DAW that supports 32-bit or 64-bit plugins, namely FL Studio.Vanguard is used by many electronic dance music producers, despite not remaining as prevalent as 's Nexus 4 hybrid synthesizer plugin. Vanguard is considered to be an impressive and straightforward synth amongst many producers.