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The Urban Trip Black Friday deal takes 51% off this Ultra-Analog VA-3 sound bank from Applied Acoustics Systems, which comes to $19 until Nov 18, 2026.
Urban Trip is a Hip Hop preset collection of 100 sounds, designed by AAS sound designer Emeric Zubar, who goes by BLAKE. It is aimed at modern beatmakers, and more specifically at trap, boom bap and lo-fi producers.
AAS calls it a must-have toolbox for the genre.
The bank covers the analog classics, and the maker says it also gives you what you need for a wide range of current, cutting-edge sounds.
Here is what the 100 presets span:
That is enough to cover the drums, low end, chords, top line and texture of a beat from a single bank.
Every preset has macros. According to the maker, they let you morph a sound into a new one, so a single patch can stretch across a wide range of sonorities.
In practice that means you can start from a preset, move the macros, and end up with something different without opening up the synth engine. It suits a quick beat sketch, where the point is to keep the idea moving.
AAS describes the result as everything you need to build a catchy, head-nodding track with plenty of character.
The sound bank runs on the free AAS Player, which is included with your purchase. You can use the Player as a plug-in in your DAW or as a standalone application.
If you already own Ultra-Analog VA-3, the Urban Trip bank is added to it automatically once you have installed it. Owners of the VA-3 synthesizer can then call up the presets from inside that instrument.
If you do not own the VA-3, the AAS Player alone is all you need to load and play the 100 presets. That makes the bank usable whichever way you work, with or without the full synth.
So the bank loads in the AAS Player for everyone, and in Ultra-Analog VA-3 as well if you own it. Install the bank, open either one, and the presets are there to browse.
Yes. The Urban Trip Black Friday deal is 51% off, bringing the Ultra-Analog VA-3 sound bank to $19 until Nov 18, 2026. It is a 100-preset Hip Hop collection that includes the free AAS Player.
Urban Trip contains 100 presets by AAS sound designer BLAKE, covering percussion, basses, keys, leads and effects for trap, boom bap and lo-fi. Each preset has macros for morphing sounds. The free AAS Player comes with your purchase.
No. The free AAS Player included with your purchase plays the whole bank, as a plug-in or standalone app. If you own Ultra-Analog VA-3, the bank is added to it automatically after installation.
Producers working in trap, boom bap or lo-fi will find this collection tailored to their sound. The maker says it covers the analog classics as well as cutting-edge sounds, with macros that morph each preset into new ones.
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