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REFXRELEASES VANGUARD 2: MUCH-LOVED SOFT SYNTH RETURNS FROM THE PLUGING GRAVE

Released in 2004, reFX's Vanguard used to be a pretty big deal in the soft synth world, but it eventually started to be outgunned by its rivals, and was discontinued in 2016. However, the plugin is fondly remembered and still has its fans, which explains why reFX have now – finally – released version 2.

Vanguard remains a three-oscillator synth, but it now boasts a cleaner vector-based UI, 10 new wavetables, two new filter types,

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