The Wusikstation V2 VSTi is a hybrid synth and sampler VST plugin. It uses ordinary subtractive synthesis, but you can use any sample as the waveform instead of the usual sine wave, sawtooth, etc. Reviews of the first version have been generally very favourable, and Wusik have now released version 2.

Wusik say that Wusikstation comes with a 400 MB set of general synth sounds called “Famous Keys”, and 512 ready-to-use presets. The sounds included come from classic instruments like: ARP, Chroma Polaris, Elka, EML, Juno, Roland Modular, Matrix 12, Oscar, Waldorf, Roland 202, Hammond B3, Casio CZ, Alesis D4, JP6, Mellotron, Micro XT, MiniKorg, Moog Basses, Moog Source, Oberheim, Odyssey, Arp Omni (3 sounds), 3 Piano sounds, Polaris Ominous, Pro 52 Saws, 2 Rhodes and many more… Very 80’s Digital.

Version 2 has many new features, as you would probably expect. From the Wusikstation web page:

• Better File/Preset dialog browser. Now you can organize your files the way you want to. This is a BIG change, as now you can organize very LARGE libraries using any number of level-down sub-directories. This covers SoundSets, Sounds and Presets.
• Categorization of Presets now possible, thanks to the new File dialog above.
• Comes with the DigiOne SoundSet for an extra 114 HQ presets.
• MicroTuning support via Scala .TUN files
• MouseWheel and Keyboard support for all hosts. Copy and Paste of Layers.
• File-Search for when a SoundSet/Sound is not found.

Be careful though — some users have reported problems with this new version. Keep an eye on the support forums on the website for more information and updates.