your favorite soft-synths?

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 4:59 pm

JoeSchubert wrote:yup...vaz...who's with me?

I like Vaz Modular quite a bit, but I just haven't found the right place for the things I build in it with what I do...

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Pantytec · Post by **Pantytec** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 9:39 pm

What does Evil like to use? that's the $10,000 question.

ckluxen · Post by **ckluxen** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:43 am

Audiorealism Semi Modular (Bassline Pro)

already the demo crashes live on intel-macs, no hope?

3dot... · Post by **3dot...** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:29 am

Absynth, Crystal and Operator are what I use...Massive and Zebra sound real good too...
oh and moonclass synth sounds great too...

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:57 pm

not really having just one fave, generally i like the crystal and AAS stuff amongst others.

Chris Paget · Post by **Chris Paget** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:12 pm

NI's the backbone of my studio. All of it gets used, but the things that probably get used the most are Reaktor, Absynth, Massive and Battery. Plus, Spektral Delay's my most used effect.

not to hijack, but can anyone explain a little better what this thing does? I just own massive, but have generally been blown away by it so, to think of why NI would create an entire module just for delay...

edit: referring to spectral delay

Synthbuilder · Post by **Synthbuilder** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:15 pm

My top five:

Vaz Modular
NI Prophet 53
Gmedia Imposcar
Korg Legacy Digital [Love the little MDX-E effects too]
Antii's ASynth

Its worth trying these freebies too:

Synth1
Tapeworm

gaspode · Post by **gaspode** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:26 pm

Cameleon 5000 is pretty awesome as well as Albino...

Personally I'd give my top five though as
Reaktor, Absynth, Moog Modular V, Symptohm and Tassman...

Homebelly · Post by **Homebelly** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:15 pm

Chris Paget wrote:edit: referring to spectral delay

Its not a delay in the same sense as an echo or repeater type delay.
It works by analyzing the incoming sound and then dividing it up into hundreds of separate bands. You are then able to manipulate these bands in any number of ways with EQ, panning and other kinds of methods including more traditional delay FX,, all of this is done inside the plugin,, Lives Granular delay is in the same ball park.

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:15 pm

I just set up my olde G4 tower with OS9 and Reaktor3, so all I can say is Weedwacker from the R3 premium library. It might be my favourite synth full stop. It's really, really good, even more so when run through a bit of analogue warming and with my crappy hardware reverb on it.

Chris Paget · Post by **Chris Paget** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:30 pm

Homebelly, thanks for the explanation

downfader · Post by **downfader** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:48 pm

...well call me old fashioned but I prefer the hands on feel.. but having said that have quite liked the Novation V Station. Been playing with Simpler and Impulse too and quite like them.

benlowther · Post by **benlowther** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:30 pm

Arturia's Mini Moog
FXpansions Orca
DaHornet
d16's Phoscyon

ScholarlyGent · Post by **ScholarlyGent** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:20 pm

here's one for operator and sampler (not being used as a traditional sampler but more as a sound designer)

andrewbrewer · Post by **andrewbrewer** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:02 am

ableton synths are the top of the heap for me.
2nd to that are the d16 synth/drum-machines.
3rd is audiomulch, when its a full moon kind of vibe.

your favorite soft-synths?

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