Fabfilter Twin 3 --Released Feb. 7th
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- KVRian
- 757 posts since 31 Oct, 2020
Do people who were raving about the sound quality , analogue saturation and filters still enjoy this synth?
I’ve just demoed it recently and have been impressed by the pleasant sound quality. It is not too much, definitely too edgy. Not trying to sound like hardware too hard. Still, somehow resembles a pleasant analogue poly sound. Maybe I am just gasing for something new. I liked the sound better than Repro. What is wrong with me. Bored?
I’ve just demoed it recently and have been impressed by the pleasant sound quality. It is not too much, definitely too edgy. Not trying to sound like hardware too hard. Still, somehow resembles a pleasant analogue poly sound. Maybe I am just gasing for something new. I liked the sound better than Repro. What is wrong with me. Bored?
- KVRAF
- 3276 posts since 3 Jul, 2022
audiouser720 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:20 am Do people who were raving about the sound quality , analogue saturation and filters still enjoy this synth?
I’ve just demoed it recently and have been impressed by the pleasant sound quality. It is not too much, definitely too edgy. Not trying to sound like hardware too hard. Still, somehow resembles a pleasant analogue poly sound. Maybe I am just gasing for something new. I liked the sound better than Repro. What is wrong with me. Bored?
Well for me the synth of the moment is ... Avenger 2. If you don't have it. Don't look somewhere else.
Twin 3 is still a very good synth for me, here is what I like and don't like:
Excellent:
- UI is a very strong point, if you are into subtractive synthesis only, this synth is awesome and give you excellent visual feedback.
- Sound quality is very good also, on par with the top players.
- IT HAS AN IPAD VERSION !!!! That means that you can sketch sounds on the go. I love this feature ( I am an Android guy but bought an Ipad just for that ).
Average:
- Modulation system is good but not excellent. it is quite fun and easy to do things but for complex scenarios, you can get stuck.
Not so good:
- The synth features are VERY limited. The routing capacity are very low, you can have 4 filters in // or series, oscillators amplitude modulating each others but that's pretty it. The effects orders is fix except I think for the distortion. The effects are generally good but not very configurable except the delay which has multiple filters in it, quite funny.
Conclusion: A very good little synth. What it does it does it very well, sometimes better than any other synth. But it doesn't do a lot...
- KVRAF
- 1954 posts since 8 Jan, 2005
Agree with Jac459 on all points. I should use it a lot more often actually... it's a nice bread&butter synth
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- KVRAF
- 35405 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
It's still broken in VST3 in Komplete Kontrol - anything with an ARP or even tempo synced just doesn't play back properly
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vitocorleone123 vitocorleone123 https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=333504
- KVRAF
- 1953 posts since 30 Jun, 2014 from Pacific NW
It does more than I usually need in a synth and sounds great doing it, so... it's one of my favorite synths. I've removed many others since getting it.Jac459 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:50 amaudiouser720 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:20 am Do people who were raving about the sound quality , analogue saturation and filters still enjoy this synth?
I’ve just demoed it recently and have been impressed by the pleasant sound quality. It is not too much, definitely too edgy. Not trying to sound like hardware too hard. Still, somehow resembles a pleasant analogue poly sound. Maybe I am just gasing for something new. I liked the sound better than Repro. What is wrong with me. Bored?
Well for me the synth of the moment is ... Avenger 2. If you don't have it. Don't look somewhere else.
Twin 3 is still a very good synth for me, here is what I like and don't like:
Excellent:
- UI is a very strong point, if you are into subtractive synthesis only, this synth is awesome and give you excellent visual feedback.
- Sound quality is very good also, on par with the top players.
- IT HAS AN IPAD VERSION !!!! That means that you can sketch sounds on the go. I love this feature ( I am an Android guy but bought an Ipad just for that ).
Average:
- Modulation system is good but not excellent. it is quite fun and easy to do things but for complex scenarios, you can get stuck.
Not so good:
- The synth features are VERY limited. The routing capacity are very low, you can have 4 filters in // or series, oscillators amplitude modulating each others but that's pretty it. The effects orders is fix except I think for the distortion. The effects are generally good but not very configurable except the delay which has multiple filters in it, quite funny.
Conclusion: A very good little synth. What it does it does it very well, sometimes better than any other synth. But it doesn't do a lot...
I do wish that panning voices was built in rather than having to "build" it.
It's a great synth overall.
- KVRAF
- 3276 posts since 3 Jul, 2022
Yeah, we have all different needs with a synth, nothing wrong in that.vitocorleone123 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:37 pmIt does more than I usually need in a synth and sounds great doing it, so... it's one of my favorite synths. I've removed many others since getting it.Jac459 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:50 amaudiouser720 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:20 am Do people who were raving about the sound quality , analogue saturation and filters still enjoy this synth?
I’ve just demoed it recently and have been impressed by the pleasant sound quality. It is not too much, definitely too edgy. Not trying to sound like hardware too hard. Still, somehow resembles a pleasant analogue poly sound. Maybe I am just gasing for something new. I liked the sound better than Repro. What is wrong with me. Bored?
Well for me the synth of the moment is ... Avenger 2. If you don't have it. Don't look somewhere else.
Twin 3 is still a very good synth for me, here is what I like and don't like:
Excellent:
- UI is a very strong point, if you are into subtractive synthesis only, this synth is awesome and give you excellent visual feedback.
- Sound quality is very good also, on par with the top players.
- IT HAS AN IPAD VERSION !!!! That means that you can sketch sounds on the go. I love this feature ( I am an Android guy but bought an Ipad just for that ).
Average:
- Modulation system is good but not excellent. it is quite fun and easy to do things but for complex scenarios, you can get stuck.
Not so good:
- The synth features are VERY limited. The routing capacity are very low, you can have 4 filters in // or series, oscillators amplitude modulating each others but that's pretty it. The effects orders is fix except I think for the distortion. The effects are generally good but not very configurable except the delay which has multiple filters in it, quite funny.
Conclusion: A very good little synth. What it does it does it very well, sometimes better than any other synth. But it doesn't do a lot...
I do wish that panning voices was built in rather than having to "build" it.
It's a great synth overall.
- KVRist
- 257 posts since 9 Mar, 2022
New Loops Releases "Twin 3 Presets Bundle" with 50% off Intro Offer!
New Loops presents Twin 3 Presets Bundle – a new, great value bundle of presets for FabFilter Twin 3. These sound banks have a wide range of beautifully crafted presets that are designed to work in many different styles. We've brought out the best of Twin 3 and pushed it to the limit while showcasing its powerful sound. Twin 3 Presets Bundle contains both our Twin 3 Pro Expansion and Discovery sound banks for a total of 112 presets.
Intro Price: £19.98 until May 30th (Reg. £39.99)
Try the free demo at https://newloops.com/products/twin-3-presets-bundle
New Loops presents Twin 3 Presets Bundle – a new, great value bundle of presets for FabFilter Twin 3. These sound banks have a wide range of beautifully crafted presets that are designed to work in many different styles. We've brought out the best of Twin 3 and pushed it to the limit while showcasing its powerful sound. Twin 3 Presets Bundle contains both our Twin 3 Pro Expansion and Discovery sound banks for a total of 112 presets.
Intro Price: £19.98 until May 30th (Reg. £39.99)
Try the free demo at https://newloops.com/products/twin-3-presets-bundle
- KVRAF
- 3341 posts since 6 Aug, 2009
great, but still hoping for newer soundbanks (i have both of those; both excellent btw)...
- KVRAF
- 2376 posts since 9 Jan, 2014 from Worldwide
Wow, thank you! If more people by these then I will be inspired to make more! Hopefully they add new features to Twin 3 as well.fisherKing wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 2:36 pm great, but still hoping for newer soundbanks (i have both of those; both excellent btw)...
Dune 3 presets! - https://newloops.com/collections/dune-presets
Diva, Hive, Repro, Presets - https://newloops.com/collections/u-he-synths-presets
185 Omnisphere Presets https://newloops.com/products/omnispher ... -2-presets
Diva, Hive, Repro, Presets - https://newloops.com/collections/u-he-synths-presets
185 Omnisphere Presets https://newloops.com/products/omnispher ... -2-presets
- KVRAF
- 10444 posts since 3 Feb, 2003 from Finland, Espoo
I may just have made the most awesome simple synth sound ever (kind of synth brass(ish)). It's suuuuuper playable with very nice velocity response and gentle envelopes. Or at least it is on my K2500x keybed. I'll share it here for now as a "beta" preset to get some feedback. Is it playable and nice? Or am I just imagining things?
Be sure to play with modwheel (adds resonance in a nice way!) and aftertouch (opens up filter a bit and adds some vibrato).
This will most likely go into the still unfinished factory preset addition coming at some point (probably quite a while still).
Anyhow, enjoy and give some feedback!
Gentle Giant bM (Google Drive, .zip 1kb)
Be sure to play with modwheel (adds resonance in a nice way!) and aftertouch (opens up filter a bit and adds some vibrato).
This will most likely go into the still unfinished factory preset addition coming at some point (probably quite a while still).
Anyhow, enjoy and give some feedback!
Gentle Giant bM (Google Drive, .zip 1kb)
"Wisdom is wisdom, regardless of the idiot who said it." -an idiot
- KVRAF
- 10444 posts since 3 Feb, 2003 from Finland, Espoo
It's not their fault. It's mine. It's simply not ready yet. I'm constantly tweaking and adding and mulling over tiny nuances. I'm a bit stuck to be frank.
I've currently fine tuned about 90 presets that are ready for release but have over 200 half-done and other misc sounds.. and some that I'm not that happy with. The problem is that I put quite a high bar for "factory sounds" making the original factory presets (well most of them anyways) as every single one of them are extremely carefully tuned to play nicely over the whole keyboard range and with really carefully thought out modwheel and aftertouch assignments.. not to mention all the green XY pads and sliders. None of those, on every single preset, was done in haste or as an after thought.
Which is why it breaks my heart to see so many youtube videos of people not even touching them or using the modwheel.. sigh..
I've currently fine tuned about 90 presets that are ready for release but have over 200 half-done and other misc sounds.. and some that I'm not that happy with. The problem is that I put quite a high bar for "factory sounds" making the original factory presets (well most of them anyways) as every single one of them are extremely carefully tuned to play nicely over the whole keyboard range and with really carefully thought out modwheel and aftertouch assignments.. not to mention all the green XY pads and sliders. None of those, on every single preset, was done in haste or as an after thought.
Which is why it breaks my heart to see so many youtube videos of people not even touching them or using the modwheel.. sigh..
"Wisdom is wisdom, regardless of the idiot who said it." -an idiot
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- KVRian
- 1135 posts since 6 Mar, 2004
The aftertouch sounds a like a big cat's meow!bmanic wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 1:11 am I may just have made the most awesome simple synth sound ever (kind of synth brass(ish)). It's suuuuuper playable with very nice velocity response and gentle envelopes. Or at least it is on my K2500x keybed. I'll share it here for now as a "beta" preset to get some feedback. Is it playable and nice? Or am I just imagining things?
Be sure to play with modwheel (adds resonance in a nice way!) and aftertouch (opens up filter a bit and adds some vibrato).
This will most likely go into the still unfinished factory preset addition coming at some point (probably quite a while still).
Anyhow, enjoy and give some feedback!
Gentle Giant bM (Google Drive, .zip 1kb)
- KVRAF
- 13405 posts since 16 Feb, 2005 from Kingston, Jamaica
Ah my bad, I thought you had turned in a set of them last year.
Thanks for the explanation.
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