The u-he Bazille modular synth plug-in presents a cornucopia of sound design potential. Start with four oscillators, with simultaneous frequency modulation, phase distortion, and fractal response. Choose from four multimode analog-style filters, each with up to six parallel outputs for complex sound sculpting. Use virtual cables to connect modules, then use the 8 x 16-step morphing sequencer to add motion or randomness to your sounds. Even the most diehard analog synth purists at Producer Sources are impressed by the creative possibilities that u-he's Bazille synth plug-in offers.
u-he Bazille Synthesizer Plug-in Features at a Glance:
- Modular synthesizer plug-in with extensive modulation capabilities
- Four powerful oscillators offer simultaneous frequency modulation, phase distortion, and fractal response
- Sculpt your sound with four multimode filters, with up to 6 parallel outputs for creating massive layered sounds
- Create animated or rhythmic modulation effects with the 8 x 16-step morphing sequencer
- Use multiplex modules for signal mixing, ring modulation, and amplitude modulation
- Over 1,700 presets showcase just a fraction of the creative potential
Bazille is an extensive modular system combining digital oscillators with analog-style filters and modeled effects, with a flexibility that only modular patching can provide. After ACE, the second spawn of our ongoing Berlin Modular project, this one is a very different, much larger beast…
Those in the know have been waiting for this since 2009.
Ultra-flexible Modules
Bazille is highly unusual for a modular synth.
Although the filters are traditional analog models, the oscillators are unashamedly digital: They combine the two technologies that made digital synthesis affordable (and analog synths suddenly unfashionable) in the 1980s – FM (frequency modulation, more correctly 'phase modulation') and PD (phase distortion).
In Bazille, each oscillator panel has five distinct sections:
Pitch, Phase / FM, Phase Distortion, Fractal Resonance, and the Outputs, each with A modulation input.
Since the four main oscillators have a frequency range that starts at zero Hertz, they can be used as synchronized or unsynchronized LFOs or adopt custom shapes thanks to Bazille's mapping generators. The oscillators are also capable of FM sounds by plugging an audio-frequency source into the phase modulation input.
One of the most exciting features of Bazille's powerful oscillators is an unusual process called Fractalize (fractal resonance). This can be used to create very bold sounds from tame waveforms, with a similar result to the classic cutting sound of the sync effect.
Mapping generators
The pair of Mapping Generators can be used for various purposes: To reshape modulation sources, define per-MIDI-note offsets, or step through values e.g. for round-robin effects… There are four modes available, and both generators can have maps with up to 128 steps. They are very flexible, allowing custom shapes thanks to the drawing tools and presets accessible with a right-click of the mouse.

Multiplex
The little multiple" modules you can find in most analog modular systems are simple to mix/split devices. As Bazille's output sockets can accommodate several cables, the humble multiple underwent a severe redesign, emerging as something so flexible that we had to rename it Multiplex. The four units are very "general-purpose": They can be used as signal mixers, crossfaders, ring modulators, amplitude modulators, and more…

Modulation sequencer
The onboard modulation sequencer lets you set up much more complex movements than are available with a regular LFO. It can be divided into 2, 3, or 4 sections, two of which can also be used as a per-voice note sequencer (Steps can trigger envelopes). Also present is a Modulatable Rotate control, which lets you morph between up to 8 different sequences.

Alternative skin
Would you prefer all controls on a single page?
Bazille ships with a larger but more compact skin called GearPorn, which dramatically alters the user experience. Ideal for Bazille experts, the skin of choice for ambitious novices.
To enable the skin, right-click on Bazille's interface and select it from the menu.