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Diva

$207 Try free Instrument Analog modelingZero delay feedback
Diva plugin interface, u-he
About

The analog-modelling benchmark and the connoisseur's answer to what a software synth can sound like. CPU cost is the known trade-off.

Signature Sound
The closest software gets to analog drift and thickness. Reached when a plugg key or pad has to sound like hardware, at real CPU cost.
In a session
Used for
Analog-warm plugg keys, Rich detuned bells, Vintage pads, Fat sub and bass leads
Subgenres
Plugg, Melodic trap, Trap soul, Detroit
Chain position
Sound source
Producers who use it
Espen Berg (Seeb)MafroAmyElle
Heard on
None listed
Pairs with
ValhallaVintageVerb

Source Sound on Sound "Inside Track" on Mike Posner's "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" quotes Seeb's Espen Berg: "We use many soft synths and samplers for our sounds, U-He's Diva and the LuSH-101 being particular favourites." Seeb work in Norwegian EDM and pop rather than trap, and the quote is a general preference rather than a stated part on the record. MusicRadar's "15 questions with..." series quotes Mafro: "I'm a fan of hardware, but something like u-he Diva probably sounds just as good." A separate MusicRadar interview quotes AmyElle: "It sounds so good; a software synth that sounds so analogue. It resembles so many classic instruments."

On WAVS
Sounds to go with Diva

Presets from WAVS creators for the instruments Diva covers, cleared for commercial use.

Browse keys presets
Video reviews
U-he Diva Demo & Review
musictrackjp Review
U-HE DIVA DEMO - The Most Analog Software Synth?
Woody Piano Shack Sound demo
A Review of U-He's Diva Synth - The Spirit of Analogue
Warp Academy Review
Specs
Type
Instrument
Engine
Analog-modeled, Subtractive
Price
$207 · One-time
Free option
Demo with intermittent noise
Rent to own
Not offered
Formats
VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP
Systems
macOS, Windows, Linux
Apple Silicon
Native
Authorization
Serial
Version
1.4.8 (2024)
First released
2011
Presets
1,200
CPU load
Heavy
Learning curve
Worth an afternoon
MPE
Supported
AI features
Not listed

u-he prices in euros: 179 EUR, about 207 USD at the European Central Bank rate on 16 September 2026. Included in the u-he All Synths bundle. Price checked 17 September 2026. Mac OS X 10.10 or newer, Windows 7 or newer, or Linux. Modern CPU required; Apple silicon M1 or newer supported. CPU load and learning curve summarise published reviews and user forums, not our own testing.

Links
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