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The Ultra Pads VA-3 Black Friday deal puts this 100-pad sound bank for Ultra Analog at $19, 51% off, with the offer ending Nov 18, 2026.
Ultra Pads is a preset bank from Applied Acoustics Systems, built for Ultra Analog VA-3. The pads were made by AAS resident sound designer Christian Laffitte.
AAS says the collection is aimed at composers who want mystery and depth in their music.
The bank holds 100 pads, and the maker describes them as running from serene ambiences to immersive textures. Each one was shaped to suggest calm, introspection and emotional nuance.
AAS says the sound set draws on pioneering ambient and electronic artists. The result is a range of rich, nuanced tones.
The purchase includes:
Every pad has four macros assigned to it. They give you a quick way to tweak a sound without opening the synth's deeper controls.
The macros can also be automated. That lets a pad evolve over the length of a section, with the fluid, organic movement the maker describes.
If you want a pad to breathe slowly across a long cue, automating a macro on your DAW's lane is the natural route.
AAS points to cinematic scoring, ambient compositions and exploratory music production. The same pads suit film cues, atmospheric layers and sound design experiments.
All AAS Sound Banks run on the free AAS Player, and that player comes with this purchase. The player loads as a VST, AU, AAX or RTAS plug-in.
The Ultra Pads VA-3 plugin pack is a preset bank, so the sounds are ready to load and play. Pick a pad, set the four macros, and build your layer from there.
Yes. The Ultra Pads VA-3 Black Friday deal takes 51% off, bringing the sound bank to $19. The offer ends Nov 18, 2026. The purchase covers the preset bank, the AAS Player plug-in, a serial number and installation instructions.
The purchase includes the preset bank for Ultra Analog VA-3, the AAS Player plug-in in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, a serial number and installation instructions. The bank itself holds 100 pads made by Christian Laffitte.
Ultra Pads runs on the AAS Player, which is included free with the purchase. The player plug-in comes in VST, AU, AAX and RTAS formats, so it loads in a host that supports any of those.
Each of the 100 pads has four macros assigned to it. The maker says they make it easy to tweak, automate and evolve a pad with fluid, organic movement, so a sound can shift over time without manual re-editing.
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