Hive 2 is u-he’s streamlined, low-CPU software synthesizer with three synth engines and wavetable oscillators. It is for producers who want a fast, easy synth that stays light on the processor. It runs as a CLAP, VST3, AU or AAX plug-in on Windows 7 or newer and Mac OS X 10.10 or newer, including Apple silicon.
What is u-he Hive 2?
Hive 2 has panel presets, solo buttons and an output and modulation scope, with drag and drop modulation throughout. The current version is 2.1.2, which added MPE support.
Key features of the Hive synth
- 3 different synth engines with low CPU use
- 2 oscillators with standard waveforms or 2D wavetables, up to 16x unison and tunable sub-oscillators
- Drag and drop modulation and a modulation matrix with modifiers
- 4 user-definable XY control pads
- An 8-step shape sequencer with 4 independent outputs
- Arpeggiator and step sequencer with real-time recording, and a scale quantizer
- 2 function generators for envelopes, gates, LFOs and slew limiting
- 7 rearrangeable effects: distortion, chorus, delay, phaser, EQ, reverb and compressor
- Resizable interface from 70% to 200%, an alternative Izmo skin and microtuning
- MPE and MTS-ESP support; NKS-ready
What’s included
- Over 2,400 NKS-ready factory presets
System requirements
- Windows: Windows 7 or newer; Intel Nehalem or newer, or AMD Bulldozer or newer
- macOS: Mac OS X 10.10 or newer; Intel Nehalem or newer, or Apple silicon M1 or newer
- RAM: 1 GB, more recommended
- Disk: around 400 MB of free space
- Display: 1000 x 600 or larger
- Host: a DAW that loads CLAP, VST3, AU (Mac) or AAX plug-ins; it is not a standalone product
Hive 2 is also part of the u-he Everything Bundle. Browse more synth plugins or everything from u-he.
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