What Are Top Best Software Digital Synths Ever?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1411 posts since 25 Sep, 2003 from The Dirty South, USA
By digital, I mean the following....
1. Frequency Modulation [FM]
2. Waveable
3. Phrase Modulation [PM]
4. Additive
In other words, it's NOT analogue/analog at all. The digital synths can be freeware or commercial ware.
Thank you in advance.
1. Frequency Modulation [FM]
2. Waveable
3. Phrase Modulation [PM]
4. Additive
In other words, it's NOT analogue/analog at all. The digital synths can be freeware or commercial ware.
Thank you in advance.
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- KVRian
- 778 posts since 21 Apr, 2016
I've heard Omnisphere is pretty incredible. Does Reaktor count?
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- KVRAF
- 1702 posts since 19 Dec, 2013 from Japan
Mpowersynth - unabashedly digital. Great sounding osc and filters and the best fx section included in any synth. It also does FM, PM and Additive synthesis.
Harmor - An additive synth disguised as a subtractive synth. If you dig into it you'll find it can do all sorts of unique sounds.
FM8 - a classic which can make retro and contemporary sounds.
Harmor - An additive synth disguised as a subtractive synth. If you dig into it you'll find it can do all sorts of unique sounds.
FM8 - a classic which can make retro and contemporary sounds.
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- KVRAF
- 10260 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
My top three would probably be Alchemy (additive/granular/spectral hybrid), RP Blue 2 (FM hybrid), and Loom (additive).
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- KVRAF
- 21196 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
My list is pretty small
Mpowersynth
Mpowersynth
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- Banned
- 3889 posts since 3 Feb, 2010
1. Bazille, because of sound quality, but also worth mentioning Sytrus , Zebra 2, FM8.
2. Serum, because of possibilities, but also worth mentioning Massive, Dune 2, Access Virus.
3. Bazille
4. Harmor
2. Serum, because of possibilities, but also worth mentioning Massive, Dune 2, Access Virus.
3. Bazille
4. Harmor
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
Wavetable: Massive
Additive: Razor
Phase Modulataion: Kontour
Granular, Waveshaping, FM, RM, whatever else: Diversion
Additive: Razor
Phase Modulataion: Kontour
Granular, Waveshaping, FM, RM, whatever else: Diversion
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- KVRAF
- 3054 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
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- Banned
- 163 posts since 9 Jan, 2011
1. Omnisphere 2
2. Omnisphere 2
3. Omnisphere 2
4. UVI Falcon
Looks like we have a winner.
2. Omnisphere 2
3. Omnisphere 2
4. UVI Falcon
Looks like we have a winner.
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- KVRAF
- 3477 posts since 27 Dec, 2002 from North East England
Serum on the wavetable front. Ease of use and speed of workflow is incredible. You can get ultra complex and usable sounds within minutes.
On the additive front, Harmor. The toylike (and frankly terrible) GUI doesn't give a great deal away. The power and flexibility hidden under the hood once you get into the drop down menus and start tinkering is absolutely dazzling. My jaw dropped when I realised just how many parts of it can be arbitrarily defined, modified and controlled. Just within the filter (well, not really a 'filter' as it's just changing the parameters of the additive synthesis) you can freehand draw the filter shape, resonance shape, and 'self oscillation' independently from one another. You want a combined notch and lowpass filter with 3 resonant bumps an octave above the cutoff frequency and a self-oscillation hum 10 semitones below the cutoff frequency? No problem. That's just the start - really, that's basic stuff in Harmor. The power lurking in those right click/drop down menus is insane. I'm having loads of fun using the Prism module in conjunction with a customised response graph to do whammy style octave drops on individual harmonics in resynthesised audio. Madness.
On the additive front, Harmor. The toylike (and frankly terrible) GUI doesn't give a great deal away. The power and flexibility hidden under the hood once you get into the drop down menus and start tinkering is absolutely dazzling. My jaw dropped when I realised just how many parts of it can be arbitrarily defined, modified and controlled. Just within the filter (well, not really a 'filter' as it's just changing the parameters of the additive synthesis) you can freehand draw the filter shape, resonance shape, and 'self oscillation' independently from one another. You want a combined notch and lowpass filter with 3 resonant bumps an octave above the cutoff frequency and a self-oscillation hum 10 semitones below the cutoff frequency? No problem. That's just the start - really, that's basic stuff in Harmor. The power lurking in those right click/drop down menus is insane. I'm having loads of fun using the Prism module in conjunction with a customised response graph to do whammy style octave drops on individual harmonics in resynthesised audio. Madness.
- KVRist
- 312 posts since 4 Apr, 2014 from Home
Reaktor and the other Komplete Synths (Nearly nothing more you need)
Alchemy (Lovely locking Eierlegende Wollmilchsau with good handling for this immense possibilites)
Falcon (Too much for me, since now )
Phonec v2 (i personally love those unpredictable soundmodulations)
Arcsyn (Because there are Patches from Simon (Patchpool) i like a lot )
All these because they fit my music and way to work, currently
Alchemy (Lovely locking Eierlegende Wollmilchsau with good handling for this immense possibilites)
Falcon (Too much for me, since now )
Phonec v2 (i personally love those unpredictable soundmodulations)
Arcsyn (Because there are Patches from Simon (Patchpool) i like a lot )
All these because they fit my music and way to work, currently
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