Soft synths

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444pio
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Soft synths

Post by 444pio » Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:55 am

I know Sylenth and Massive always get mentioned as being the Best soft synths, but what about Reasons Thor and Combinator?? Those things produce unbelievable sounds! The Refills, which some are free, are awesome!! I never hear these mentioned, and to top it off, they Rewire into LIVE!!

Galt
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Re: Soft synths

Post by Galt » Tue Dec 03, 2013 2:11 pm

Combinator is an awesome synth. I love the filters on that thing!

:x

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Re: Soft synths

Post by aisling » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:39 am

Many people here look down on reason, as a toy. I personally get a lot of results and inspiration out of reason synthesis.
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Re: Soft synths

Post by Galt » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:19 pm

:x

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Re: Soft synths

Post by lowshelf » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:37 pm

Meh.
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Re: Soft synths

Post by beats me » Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:09 pm

aisling wrote:Many people here look down on reason, as a toy. I personally get a lot of results and inspiration out of reason synthesis.

It's the boy band of DAWs. :x

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Re: Soft synths

Post by aisling » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:14 pm

beats me wrote:
aisling wrote:Many people here look down on reason, as a toy. I personally get a lot of results and inspiration out of reason synthesis.

It's the boy band of DAWs. :x
And with rack extensions, making instruments come and go like revolving swingers, just call it the Menudo of boy band daw's....
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

But seriously, maybe I don't have highbrow soft synth taste, but Reason just always seemed to work for me, been going since ver1
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Re: Soft synths

Post by stringtapper » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:18 pm

Reason ReWired into Ableton is a killer combination. Used to be my main setup but I fell out of upgrading Reason around v. 4.
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Re: Soft synths

Post by Sage » Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:14 am

No such thing as a bad synth in all honesty.

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Re: Soft synths

Post by Galt » Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:11 am

Have you tried Logic's ES2?

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Re: Soft synths

Post by Sage » Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:02 am

Galt wrote:Have you tried Logic's ES2?

:x
:lol:

The user interface on all Logic instruments are pretty bad, it has to be said.

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Re: Soft synths

Post by thunderkyss » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:42 am

Is Combinator a synth? I thought it was more of a container, like Native Instrument's Kore, or Korg's combi

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Re: Soft synths

Post by Tarekith » Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:04 am

I've only used the iPad version of Thor, but it's pretty sweet. Huge range of sounds. With all the patching the original Reason version lets you do, I can't imagine it not being pretty awesome.

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Re: Soft synths

Post by 444pio » Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:37 am

stringtapper wrote:Reason ReWired into Ableton is a killer combination. Used to be my main setup but I fell out of upgrading Reason around v. 4.
Right On!!

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Re: Soft synths

Post by 444pio » Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:39 am

thunderkyss wrote:Is Combinator a synth? I thought it was more of a container, like Native Instrument's Kore, or Korg's combi
Combinator enables you to "combine tons of synths or effects to create and use as one instrument.. The possibilities are endless, and the sounds created from a combinator are, can be, HUGE!!

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