In the 1980s, a highly unusual digital synthesizer was manufactured in Japan.

It wasn't built for pop music or film scoring. It was designed specifically to accompany Shigin—traditional Japanese poetry recitations—and to teach classic Koto scales.

The Suiko VS-1 featured 8 distinct digital voices: Shamisen, Koto-like Flutes, Bells, Strings, and a mysterious lo-fi Choir.

Finding a working physical unit today is nearly impossible.

I tracked one down, sampled all 8 original voices, and built Virtual Suiko to bring these rare retro-Japanese textures directly to your tracks.

If you make ambient, lo-fi, cinematic scores, or experimental electronic music, these sounds bring an instant, haunting character that standard synths just can't replicate.

For the next 48 hours, you can get Virtual Suiko at 50% OFF with the code shigin.

Also available in my Payhip store (don't forget to add the coupon code during checkout).

Happy producing,

Peter

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