<s>
Vanguard	B-Application
was	O
a	O
VSTi	O
and	O
AU	B-Operating_System
software	B-Application
synthesizer	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Canadian	O
independent	O
publisher	O
and	O
Markus	O
Krause	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
Vanguard	B-Application
was	O
a	O
virtual	O
analog	O
synthesizer	O
with	O
three	O
oscillators	O
,	O
31	O
waveforms	O
alongside	O
a	O
supersaw	O
that	O
goes	O
up	O
to	O
10-voices	O
,	O
a	O
filter	O
with	O
13	O
types	O
,	O
delay	O
,	O
and	O
reverb	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
stereo	O
pattern	O
controlled	O
trancegate	O
and	O
arpeggiator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
functions	O
could	O
be	O
automated	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cutoff	O
frequencies	O
,	O
resonance	B-Application
,	O
ADSR	O
,	O
and	O
LFO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	B-Application
worked	O
with	O
any	O
VST-capable	O
host	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
Trancegate	O
and	O
Arpeggiator	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
for	O
existing	O
licensed	O
users	O
and	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
any	O
DAW	B-General_Concept
that	O
supports	O
32-bit	O
or	O
64-bit	O
plugins	O
,	O
namely	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	B-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
many	O
electronic	O
dance	O
music	O
producers	O
,	O
despite	O
not	O
remaining	O
as	O
prevalent	O
as	O
'	O
s	O
Nexus	O
4	O
hybrid	O
synthesizer	O
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vanguard	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
impressive	O
and	O
straightforward	O
synth	O
amongst	O
many	O
producers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2022	O
,	O
reFX	O
announced	O
they	O
had	O
revived	O
the	O
Vanguard	B-Application
synthesizer	O
as	O
Vanguard	B-Application
2	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
vector-based	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
10	O
new	O
wavetables	O
by	O
Mirko	O
Ruta	O
,	O
24db	O
ladder	O
filters	O
for	O
lowpass	B-Algorithm
and	O
highpass	O
by	O
Mirko	O
Ruta	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
reverb	O
by	O
Mirko	O
Ruta	O
replacing	O
the	O
old	O
reverb	O
and	O
a	O
distortion	O
effect	O
alongside	O
136	O
new	O
factory	O
presets	O
by	O
Mirko	O
Ruta	O
and	O
other	O
modulation	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
3rd	O
envelope	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
delay	O
type	O
intended	O
to	O
widen	O
a	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
