Synth1 holy crap!

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:37 am

So I just discovered the wonder that is the free Synth1 + a zillion user soundbanks. !!! this goes so far beyond your average freeware, I'm amazed! I plugged the Live7 arpeggiator into it, clicked on a random mono synth, and the sound that blasted & rumbled out rivalled shit from some of my 200 dollar synths.......i am psyched psyched psyched to play more with this thing.

anybody know if this Ichiro Toda dude is still programming stuff? Seems like most of the Synth1 activity is years old now....

-M

v00d00ppl · Post by **v00d00ppl** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 3:46 am

yea, i think that was his last project....that synth is deadly and easy to work with at the same time.

djsynchro · Post by **djsynchro** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:02 am

He's programming ballistic missile guidance software for the Iranians now.
Coming soon to a backyard in your neighbourhood.

mholloway · Post by **mholloway** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:33 am

djsynchro wrote:He's programming ballistic missile guidance software for the Iranians now.
Coming soon to a backyard in your neighbourhood.

yes but where can I find the preset ballistic schematic user banks??

abort · Post by **abort** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:53 am

Funny thing though ..as I lost most of the presets in a reg cleaning? hell I don't presets.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:17 am

theres many amazing free synths. kvraudio has discussions all the time.

i recommend sq8l, its phenomenal. absolutely.

also check out oatmeal, but be sure to change the skin.

RonC

crumhorn · Post by **crumhorn** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:37 am

I love Synth1.

The other one I always recomend is MiniMogue VA for real speaker destroying, sub bass filter resonance and for the amazing "Wakeman's Journey" preset (very nostalgic)

--> http://www.home.no/gunnare/ (PC only)

Only draw back is the *huge* GUI. It captures the look of the original Mini Moog quite well though.

mr.adl · Post by **mr.adl** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:56 pm

I think i remember a bug in Synth1:
The lfo speed setting is not saved right or something, you should check out of that has been fixed.

Synth1 was the first synth i really understood what parameter does what, so i really like that little synth very much

craftycurate · Post by **craftycurate** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:28 pm

Synth1 is such a great synth - no crashes EVER, no pips or squeaks or CPU spikes, low CPU, great sounds. It's a must have.

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:40 pm

rpc9943 wrote: i recommend sq8l, its phenomenal. absolutely.

RonC

You're not wrong, how did that one slip under my radar! Amazing sound.

Thanks for posting.

zakary · Post by **zakary** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:29 am

mr.adl wrote:I think i remember a bug in Synth1:
The lfo speed setting is not saved right or something, you should check out of that has been fixed.

that was a bug indeed, get latest version, it's been fixed

xh9o · Post by **xh9o** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:44 pm

imho it sounds like shit. the only free/digital synth besides operator i still use is sq8l (filtered and fx-ed). which does a nearly good sound, but you can´t automate parameters (?).

martin808 · Post by **martin808** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:13 pm

I dont really use many softsynths, but i really like synth1.I think it has a great sound. i've used it in loads of tracks. its only recently been replaced with operator as my favourite softsynth.

TMX · Post by **TMX** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:47 pm

I used Synth1 for a long time. It is easy to program and the sound quality is okay but not comparable to "commercial" softsynths like predator and sylenth1.

Idonotlikebroccoli · Post by **Idonotlikebroccoli** » Mon Dec 07, 2015 10:07 pm

Synth1 continues to surprise and delight me with its possibilities. I use it all the time for basic sounds from my own init patch, but I've gotten some really stunning results from layering two or three instances. Sylenth1 used to be my go-to synth, but now it's Synth1.

My only complain is how ugly and crammed it looks, but at this point I think I find it kind of charming.

As for SQ8L, it's essential for anyone who likes '80s sounds (Windows only).

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