Name: Diva - AIKO
SKU: PM-0002
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.87 (15 reviews)

Description

For Diva GUI, there is another product called "MONA", which was released after this one. I recommend checking both before making a purchase.

Lovely Dinosaur.

AIKO is a brand new skin for U-he Diva. New modulation system, gathered elements with fewer tabs, additional XY pad, and the design that reminds you of original vintage hardware.

3 color variations is available so dress Diva with your favorite color!

New Modulation System

AIKO has the new modulation system like NI Massive synth.
There are "modulation source box" and you can do these:

Left click : Set the mod source
Drag the text area : Control mod depth
Right click: Change the mod source
Mod amount is shown as a ring.

Just have a try and you'll see. It's really simple and fit to your hand!
And there're many other small improvements that surely enhance your experience.

About AIKO

AIKO /áɪkɔ/ is an abbreviation of "All Interfaces Kawaiku Optimized".
(*Kawaiku = adverb form of "Kawaii", which means "lovable" or "cute" in Japanese.)

"Cuteness", is kinda opposite to "Dinosaur" -- AIKO aims at obtaining modern tidiness. So the design of DualVCO, for example, is rather inspired by JP-08, not the original JUPITER-8.

Gallery

Modules have some good taste of "vintage" and reminds you of their original synths, yet keep simpler look than the original skin.

Triple OSC

minimoog inspired

Dual VCO

JP-08 inspired

DCO

JU-06 inspired

Dual VCO Eco

MS-20 inspired

Digital / Uhbie

JP-8080 inspired

Preset Browser

2-column style

Effects

Especially REVERB and DELAY are super-easy-to-use.

FACTORY T-2020 Soundset

Beside skins, a bonus sound set is included. Yes, it's really a good deal that you can get new presets as well as new skins.

36 Classic Leads
19 Modern Leads
26 Classic Decay Leads
11 Modern Decay Leads
36 Classic Pads
32 Modern Pads

23 Classic Basses
41 Classic Decay Basses
15 Modern Basses
18 Brasses
9 Strings
6 Reeds

40 Classic Plucks
16 Modern Plucks
26 Keys
28 Cinematic Sounds
43 Percussions
10 SFX (Rise, Fall, Noise)

435 patches in total!! Wow. Actually this is "Quantity than Quality" package😭 so they're not mod-wheel or aftertouch ready, for example.
But having choices is having fun -- just like skins!

Listen to Sounds

FACTORY T-2020 is a versatile & comprehensive soundset for almost all genres.

T-2020Cinematic

T-2020Lead (Decay)

T-2020Pads

T-2020Bass (Classic - Decay)

T-2020Brass, Strings, Reed and Key

T-2020Bass (Classic - Sustain)

T-2020Lead (Classic)

T-2020Lead (Modern)

Neat Categorization

T-2020 is categorized in detail, with numbers indicating its sound.

1 : Soft, e.g. Sine or Tri based sounds.
2 : Warm, e.g. Fat Saw lead with half closed LP filter.
3 : Hard, e.g. Bright detuned Saw with open filter.
4 : Special, e.g. Strong-pitch-modulated sounds.

So, for example, "BSC-3" means that it's categorized in Bass-Classic-Hard.

In other words, The deeper you scroll down, the harder sound you encounter. Easy!

Get Demo version

You can download the demo version of the skin.

There could be rare cases where the skin causes DAW to crash. Please try changing some presets, editing parameters, pushing buttons such as settings or save presets. And the skin is basically made for 100% zoom. Please check if it looks beautiful in your screen and your preferable zoom rate.

Demo Restrictions

Some modules are disabled.
Watermarks on some images.

Download Demo

Note: Since updates are made frequently, sometimes the trial version is older than the actual product's version. In case you have trouble due to this version gap, you fairly have the right to refund the product.

About Installation

Please read the userguide (on "Support tab") for more detailed installation.

User Guide

User guide for a skin?

AIKO is not just a skin. It brings you many new functions. New layout, new modulation system, new graphical elements...
So it is recommended that you read through this manual. (it's just 14 pages long.)

Click to view, right-click to download.

Compatibility

It requires Diva v1.4.8.

Further Support

If you have some trouble, please contact us. Or the KVR thread is the best place to have discussion!

Release Notes

Initially released in 2016, We keep updating AIKO.

v1.5.2 (2024.9.3)
updated	Compatibility	Compatible with Diva 1.4.8 with MPE and key control.

v1.5.1 (2023.2.14)
fixed	VCF	Fixed the issue that in Uhbie VCF the cutoff mod1 box overlaps cutoff mod2 box.
improved	Voice	Voicemode button is revamped with labels added.

v1.5 (2023.2.3)
added	Arp	Added "Strict host sync" button, introduced in Diva v1.4.5(rev. 12092).

v1.4.82 (2022.1.4 -- only for {Snow}. Others stay 1.4.81.)
improved	Header	In {Snow}, preference cog button was hard to see.

v1.4.81 (2021.11.27)
improved	DVCO	Labels are now more clearly, correctly designed.

v1.4.8 (2021.11.26)
fixed	DCO	Fixed the bug that on preset load DCO PW/PWM sliders are not set to their actual values.
changed	DVCO	The layout is a bit changed -- OSC mix is now slider, while ePW is now knob.

v1.4.71 (2020.12.24)
fixed	MIDI	PW in DCO was not controllable by midi controller.
improved	Browser	Browser is revamped with larger screen
fixed	General	Codes are cleaned overall, hopefully less crash.
changed	Digital	Dynamic display of "Feedback" in Digital OSC, now represents "feedback" parameter, not "tune" parameter.

v1.4.7 (2020.9.2) - SNOW, RED only
fixed	Browser	Tag editor was missing in SNOW, RED.

v1.4.6 (2019.11.30)
fixed	Visual	In RED version, the Background in XY tab was white.
fixed	Visual	Info display in the top bar slightly leant.
fixed	Visual	Logo was somehow like "Div a". Font kerning is adjusted.

v1.4.5 (2018.12.2)
fixed	Browser	Error massages were hidden behind preset browser and couldn't click.
improved	Browser	Tag Editor is added!
added	Design	Alternative white header you can choose.
improved	Soundsets	Every patch is now tagged.

v1.4.4 (2018.6.22)
fixed	General	Mini Patch List : Junk/Fav Icon was not right.

v1.4.3 (2018.4.30)
improved	Browser	Now compatible with v1.4.3 new preset browser (Tag, Search)
improved	Pref	The preference list is updated to that of the latest version's.

v1.4 (2018.2.14)
added	Theme	Two New color variations! The previous design is now called {Snow}, for it's all white. A new standard design has black knobs instead. The other one is {Red}, which features the original red color.
improved	Effects	Delay UI got revised. Now it's much easier to see, easier to handle.
fixed	LPF	[Ladder]12dB switch graphic was the other way around.
fixed	LPF	[Cascade] Cutoff knob area was so large that it was getting in the way of freqmod depth1.
fixed	Arp	Parameter "Progression" was missing. It's added now. Note that it's labeled "Order".

v1.3 (2017.5.14)
fixed	Digital	"HQ" and "Ring" were other way around.
fixed	LPF	"KYBD" looked like a bipolar param. It was unipolar in fact.
fixed	T-OSC	The max value label for vol1 & vol2 was "10". It is now "100", which is clearer.
fixed	T-OSC	OSC number "1,2,3" are better placed.

v1.2 (2017.3.3)
improved	Digital	"Dynamic display" now works on all waveform types!
changed	LFO	Moved form right to left.
improved	Browser	Save button in the preset load window.

v1.1 (2016.10.25)
improved	Theme	added custamizable, alternative images.
improved	VCC	Unused stack's voice tuning is now automatically hidden.
changed	Effects	Change the Reverb module design from "knob style" to "Fader style".
fixed	VCF	Cutoff Mod dragging area was not large enough.
fixed	ENV	Sliders were slightly off from center.
fixed	General	The position of Modwheel and pitchwheel were other way around.

v1.0 (2016.9.19)
Released	-	The very initial release

4.87
Rated 4.87 out of 5
Based on 15 reviews

Rated 5 out of 5

CGM (verified owner) – 2019.02.14

buy it, enjoy it, it’s a great enhancement in every aspect !

—
ps and thank you for the great Bonus Patches – very useful !!

買ってエンジョイ。あらゆる面で大いに改善されています!

P.S. それから、素晴らしいボーナス・パッチをありがとう – とても役立ってます!!
Rated 5 out of 5

CGM (verified owner) – 2019.02.14

buy it, enjoy it, it’s a great enhancement in every aspect !

—
ps and thank you for the great Bonus Patches – very useful !!

買ってエンジョイ。あらゆる面で大いに改善されています!

P.S. それから、素晴らしいボーナス・パッチをありがとう – とても役立ってます!!
Rated 5 out of 5

Razzia (verified owner) – 2019.02.16

As a preface I should say, I bought another Diva skin before this one. A very popular one, albeit not for me. It was very attractive and added some nice things to Diva but I felt it ultimately made me work a bit slower because I was already so adjusted to Diva’s default layout.

I don’t encounter this sort of issue with Aiko. It looks and behaves very much like the default Diva skin, but it adds some very nice workflow enhancements and puts more of the interface where I can immediately see and use it. The change to the modulation system is absolutely for me, and the XY pads are a teriffic touch. This sounds like some fluffy marketing platitude, but it’s kind of more than a skin.

まず前置きとして言っておくと、これよりも前に別のDivaスキンを購入しました。とても人気な製品でしたが、私には合いませんでした。そのスキンはとても魅力的で、ナイスな追加機能もあったけど、デフォルトのレイアウトにすっかり慣れていた私からすると、結局は作業が遅くなってしまったのです。

AIKOに関しては、この手の問題に遭遇していません。デフォルトスキンと非常に似た外観とふるまいで、ワークフローが非常に良く改善されて、より多くの要素が一画面に詰め込まれたことで、素早くパラメータを確認・操作することができます。モジュレーション・システムの変更が本当に良くて、XYパッドも素晴らしいタッチです。よくある宣伝文句みたいになってしまいますが、これはスキンという域を超えています。
Rated 5 out of 5

Razzia (verified owner) – 2019.02.16

As a preface I should say, I bought another Diva skin before this one. A very popular one, albeit not for me. It was very attractive and added some nice things to Diva but I felt it ultimately made me work a bit slower because I was already so adjusted to Diva’s default layout.

I don’t encounter this sort of issue with Aiko. It looks and behaves very much like the default Diva skin, but it adds some very nice workflow enhancements and puts more of the interface where I can immediately see and use it. The change to the modulation system is absolutely for me, and the XY pads are a teriffic touch. This sounds like some fluffy marketing platitude, but it’s kind of more than a skin.

まず前置きとして言っておくと、これよりも前に別のDivaスキンを購入しました。とても人気な製品でしたが、私には合いませんでした。そのスキンはとても魅力的で、ナイスな追加機能もあったけど、デフォルトのレイアウトにすっかり慣れていた私からすると、結局は作業が遅くなってしまったのです。

AIKOに関しては、この手の問題に遭遇していません。デフォルトスキンと非常に似た外観とふるまいで、ワークフローが非常に良く改善されて、より多くの要素が一画面に詰め込まれたことで、素早くパラメータを確認・操作することができます。モジュレーション・システムの変更が本当に良くて、XYパッドも素晴らしいタッチです。よくある宣伝文句みたいになってしまいますが、これはスキンという域を超えています。
Rated 5 out of 5

lavmort (verified owner) – 2020.03.12

It is really awesome! My Diva looks like its a new generation synth now. One of your best works IMHO.

これはほんとうにすごい! 私のDivaが今や新世代のシンセに見えます。あなたの作品の中でも指折りの出来だと思います。
Rated 5 out of 5

lavmort (verified owner) – 2020.03.12

It is really awesome! My Diva looks like its a new generation synth now. One of your best works IMHO.

これはほんとうにすごい! 私のDivaが今や新世代のシンセに見えます。あなたの作品の中でも指折りの出来だと思います。
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.06.06

With this skin I have finally found an analog synth that satisfies my needs. Congratulations on a GUI design that turns DIVA into a true musical playground. Victor

このスキンのおかげでようやく私のニーズを満たしてくれるアナログシンセが見つかりました。DIVAを真に音楽的な場にしてくれるGUIにおめでとう!
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.06.06

With this skin I have finally found an analog synth that satisfies my needs. Congratulations on a GUI design that turns DIVA into a true musical playground. Victor

このスキンのおかげでようやく私のニーズを満たしてくれるアナログシンセが見つかりました。DIVAを真に音楽的な場にしてくれるGUIにおめでとう!
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.07.08

Amazing Skin Design for DIVA. It’s by far my favorite Softsynth, but the original GUI looked really dated and for me personally not fun to work with. The Plugmon Skins works issue free so far and finally also made it visually one of the best synths in my arsenal!

DIVA用の素晴らしいスキンです。DIVAは私の圧倒的にお気に入りなシンセですが、オリジナルのGUIはとても古めかしく感じられて、個人的には使っていて楽しくありませんでした。プラグモンのスキンは今のところ問題なく動作し、DIVAが私のシンセ武器庫の中で見た目に関してもベストのシンセになりました!
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.07.08

Amazing Skin Design for DIVA. It’s by far my favorite Softsynth, but the original GUI looked really dated and for me personally not fun to work with. The Plugmon Skins works issue free so far and finally also made it visually one of the best synths in my arsenal!

DIVA用の素晴らしいスキンです。DIVAは私の圧倒的にお気に入りなシンセですが、オリジナルのGUIはとても古めかしく感じられて、個人的には使っていて楽しくありませんでした。プラグモンのスキンは今のところ問題なく動作し、DIVAが私のシンセ武器庫の中で見た目に関してもベストのシンセになりました!
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.07.16

Yes. Absolutely. Worth every penny.

イエス。間違いなく。価格に見合った価値があります
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.07.16

Yes. Absolutely. Worth every penny.

イエス。間違いなく。価格に見合った価値があります
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.10.17

Skin: Top notch… Its realy great… but… the presets: wtf is going on they are even better!!! I mean i have like thousends of presets for Diva but like 99% of them don’t even come close to the ones of this site…

Realy good deal, worth the money.

スキンについて: 最高です… ほんとにすごい… でも… プリセットについて: ｵｲｵｲどうなってるんだよ、こっちはもっとすごいじゃん!!! Divaのプリセットを何千個も持ってるけど、99%はこの製品に及ばない…
本当にいい買い物でした、お金を払うだけの価値があります。
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.10.17

Skin: Top notch… Its realy great… but… the presets: wtf is going on they are even better!!! I mean i have like thousends of presets for Diva but like 99% of them don’t even come close to the ones of this site…

Realy good deal, worth the money.

スキンについて: 最高です… ほんとにすごい… でも… プリセットについて: ｵｲｵｲどうなってるんだよ、こっちはもっとすごいじゃん!!! Divaのプリセットを何千個も持ってるけど、99%はこの製品に及ばない…
本当にいい買い物でした、お金を払うだけの価値があります。
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.11.11

I love it.

気に入りました。
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.11.11

I love it.

気に入りました。
Rated 5 out of 5

sunbambino (verified owner) – 2020.12.22

Fab skin, just beyond good. The gloomy negative look (Callas criminally forgotten in her Paris attic) has vanished and Diva has had her long-overdue facelift. This is a spectacular achievement by one of the most gifted graphic artists working in interface-land.

Diva now looks futuristic as well as retro, the best softsynth ever is swanning around in the most glamorous livery imaginable. The new mod source boxes, the cool borrowings from Massive X, the excellent presets bundled with the skin, I could go on and on.

Yes, I had a few issues on MAC OS Catalina, but Yuta got right on the case and quickly sent me a beta which is now stable.

U-he should add this skin to Diva 2, I’ve written ’em to say so and they seem open to the idea. (No surprise!)

お気に入りのスキンです、”good”以上のレベルです。どんよりした暗い見た目は一変して、Divaは長いこと期限遅れになっていた美容のお手入れをようやく済ませました。これはインターフェイス界の才能あるグラフィックアーティストによる目覚ましい功績です。
Divaは今やレトロでありつつも未来的な外観になり、最高のソフトシンセが、想像しうる限り最もグラマラスな装いで動き回っています。新しいモッドソース・ボックス、Massive Xからのクールな借用、そして付属するエクセレントなプリセット、もっともっとあります。
MacOS Catalinaで不具合が起きたりはしたけど、でもゆうたがすぐに対応してくれて、素早くベータ版を送ってくれて、今は安定して動作しています。
U-heはこのスキンをDiva2に搭載すべきです。実際彼らにそう言いましたし、彼らもそういう意見に対しオープンでした。(当然だよね!)
Rated 5 out of 5

sunbambino (verified owner) – 2020.12.22

Fab skin, just beyond good. The gloomy negative look (Callas criminally forgotten in her Paris attic) has vanished and Diva has had her long-overdue facelift. This is a spectacular achievement by one of the most gifted graphic artists working in interface-land.

Diva now looks futuristic as well as retro, the best softsynth ever is swanning around in the most glamorous livery imaginable. The new mod source boxes, the cool borrowings from Massive X, the excellent presets bundled with the skin, I could go on and on.

Yes, I had a few issues on MAC OS Catalina, but Yuta got right on the case and quickly sent me a beta which is now stable.

U-he should add this skin to Diva 2, I’ve written ’em to say so and they seem open to the idea. (No surprise!)

お気に入りのスキンです、”good”以上のレベルです。どんよりした暗い見た目は一変して、Divaは長いこと期限遅れになっていた美容のお手入れをようやく済ませました。これはインターフェイス界の才能あるグラフィックアーティストによる目覚ましい功績です。
Divaは今やレトロでありつつも未来的な外観になり、最高のソフトシンセが、想像しうる限り最もグラマラスな装いで動き回っています。新しいモッドソース・ボックス、Massive Xからのクールな借用、そして付属するエクセレントなプリセット、もっともっとあります。
MacOS Catalinaで不具合が起きたりはしたけど、でもゆうたがすぐに対応してくれて、素早くベータ版を送ってくれて、今は安定して動作しています。
U-heはこのスキンをDiva2に搭載すべきです。実際彼らにそう言いましたし、彼らもそういう意見に対しオープンでした。(当然だよね!)
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.12.23

I absolutely love this skin. I found the old one pleasing to look at but difficult to navigate. The effects and LFOs are now in a layout that I’m more familiar with and make Diva less of a mystery. Worth the money. Presets were a great bonus.

このスキンが本当に好きです。前のスキンは見た目としては良いけど、使うには難しさがありました。エフェクタとLFOがより馴染みのあるレイアウトになっていて、Divaの不可解さが軽減されています。買う価値があります。プリセットも、素晴らしいボーナスでした。
Rated 5 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2020.12.23

I absolutely love this skin. I found the old one pleasing to look at but difficult to navigate. The effects and LFOs are now in a layout that I’m more familiar with and make Diva less of a mystery. Worth the money. Presets were a great bonus.

このスキンが本当に好きです。前のスキンは見た目としては良いけど、使うには難しさがありました。エフェクタとLFOがより馴染みのあるレイアウトになっていて、Divaの不可解さが軽減されています。買う価値があります。プリセットも、素晴らしいボーナスでした。
Rated 5 out of 5

Ernie Chang (verified owner) – 2021.07.21

Amazing UI and very beautiful. I don’t want to use Diva without it
Rated 5 out of 5

Ernie Chang (verified owner) – 2021.07.21

Amazing UI and very beautiful. I don’t want to use Diva without it
Rated 4 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2021.12.21

Love the theme. It makes Diva way more fun to tweak in my opinion. My only complain is that the preset browser does not support tags. Hopefully this gets added soon.
Rated 4 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2021.12.21

Love the theme. It makes Diva way more fun to tweak in my opinion. My only complain is that the preset browser does not support tags. Hopefully this gets added soon.
Rated 5 out of 5

acafasso (verified owner) – 2022.04.11

Amazing skin, works like a charm. Makes modulation clear and easy to use.
Rated 5 out of 5

acafasso (verified owner) – 2022.04.11

Amazing skin, works like a charm. Makes modulation clear and easy to use.
Rated 4 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2022.08.08

Best skin for DIVA hands down, only gripe and the reason I removed 1 star is because u cant seem to use the SEARCH function unlike the original U-He Diva GUI.
Rated 4 out of 5

(Anonymous) (verified owner) – 2022.08.08

Best skin for DIVA hands down, only gripe and the reason I removed 1 star is because u cant seem to use the SEARCH function unlike the original U-He Diva GUI.
Rated 5 out of 5

yvesbonnel (verified owner) – 2022.12.21

This is my favorite DIVA skin for a while now. It invite me to sound design while the default skin don’t really. Although i still keep the tasty red at the bottom. Thanks a lot Plugmon as well as the patches ! this is really appreciated 😉
Rated 5 out of 5

yvesbonnel (verified owner) – 2022.12.21

This is my favorite DIVA skin for a while now. It invite me to sound design while the default skin don’t really. Although i still keep the tasty red at the bottom. Thanks a lot Plugmon as well as the patches ! this is really appreciated 😉

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Diva – AIKO

Description

Lovely Dinosaur.

New Modulation System

About AIKO