VU950

VU950 is not about realism. It is about behavior. Sound shaped by limits, gain interaction and audible artifacts — the same forces that defined early digital samplers.

Draws inspiration from classic midi sequencers combined with samplers.

Why it sounds the way it does

Instead of emulating a single piece of hardware, VU950 recreates the way early samplers behaved internally. Resolution limits, imperfect filtering and non-linear stages are treated as musical decisions, not technical flaws.

What shapes the sound

VU950 sample rate: 7.5 kHz to 48 kHz

Full timestretch workflow with classic hardware sampler tone

Reduced bit depth processing for early-digital density

User-adjustable anti-aliasing behavior

Stereo signal path with selectable left or right input channel

Dedicated input gain stage with drive and circuit bias

Multiple filtering stages including bandwidth limitation

Built-in low-pass filter for tone shaping

Anti-aliasing tuned for musical artifacts, not transparency

Non-linear processing across the entire signal path

Output gain stage that affects tone and density, not just level

MIDI-controllable parameters for hands-on workflow

Maximum sample length: 63 seconds

Truncate option to trim sample

Precise mode for precise trimming on start and end screen

One or eight voices of polyphony

Precise start and end point control for trimming

Chop function with selectable amount of slices

And that was just VU950 AUv3 plugin.

In Standalone:

8 tracks

Support for hosting AUv3 apps to change VU950 sound engine to any sound You like.

Build in multi sampler - VU20.

Build in midi device - VUMIDI.

Mixer with 4 inserts per track.

17 build in effects like filters, eq, compressors

Possibility to use 4 AUv3 effects per channel

Step Sequencer

Piano Roll.

Song Mode

Live Mode

Export wav with stems.

Loading samples to build in turntable and record samples to VU950/VU20 or another AUv3 plugin with inputs

Classic and modern UI template (Modern is fully customisable)

In app purchases drumkits are downloadable after purchase (MPC60 drumkit for free)

You can check also my another beatmaking app - VU202 - which is free and it is also a AUv3 instrument so You can use VU202 in VU950!