Synths loaded with CHARACTER - what's yours?
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- KVRian
- 983 posts since 9 Feb, 2013 from dallas tx
Rapture and Z3ta since Im a sonar user are both fun to use and synthmaster is my absolute fave in terms of presets along with OPX.
I have scanned synth pro and it's got some really useful presets and using the random generator is always cool. Wish all synths would add this feature.
Among the synths I recently took a look at I have to say all the korg stuff is great for period character and gforce synths rock as well. Air AAS and Arturia also make my list but on the other end of the alphabet Uhe and Xils lab work plus NI synths, Lush and Lin Plugs Spectral is looking to get used in the near future.
I'd say on the whole my favorites are the moogs and it can be any synths moog sound, I like them all. To have character a synth has to be able to get moogy. If I can't get moogy with it then its just not for me. I may be identifying character with a synths inner moog.
I have scanned synth pro and it's got some really useful presets and using the random generator is always cool. Wish all synths would add this feature.
Among the synths I recently took a look at I have to say all the korg stuff is great for period character and gforce synths rock as well. Air AAS and Arturia also make my list but on the other end of the alphabet Uhe and Xils lab work plus NI synths, Lush and Lin Plugs Spectral is looking to get used in the near future.
I'd say on the whole my favorites are the moogs and it can be any synths moog sound, I like them all. To have character a synth has to be able to get moogy. If I can't get moogy with it then its just not for me. I may be identifying character with a synths inner moog.
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- KVRAF
- 16157 posts since 12 Oct, 2008 from Here and there
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Aalto, A.C.E, Bazille, ...
For hardware ... Arp2600, Buchla 200e, and Arturia's Minibrute.
For hardware ... Arp2600, Buchla 200e, and Arturia's Minibrute.
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
I think it is:
Arto Vaarala - Kirnu_1_2_1_Win32
That is 32 characters, think that is the one with most in my VST folder
Even though SymptohmPE_vstwin_x64 comes close with 21 characters
Arto Vaarala - Kirnu_1_2_1_Win32
That is 32 characters, think that is the one with most in my VST folder
Even though SymptohmPE_vstwin_x64 comes close with 21 characters
- KVRAF
- 9577 posts since 16 Dec, 2002
+1AnX wrote:Arturia MiniBrute
A very surprising synth
Amazon: why not use an alternative
- KVRAF
- 7691 posts since 11 Jun, 2006
microtera
HW SYNTHS [KORG T2EX - AKAI AX80 - YAMAHA SY77 - ENSONIQ VFX]
HW MODULES [OBi M1000 - ROLAND MKS-50 - ROLAND JV880 - KURZ 1000PX]
SW [CHARLATAN - OBXD - OXE - ELEKTRO - MICROTERA - M1 - SURGE - RMiV]
DAW [ENERGY XT2/1U RACK WINXP / MAUDIO 1010LT PCI]
HW MODULES [OBi M1000 - ROLAND MKS-50 - ROLAND JV880 - KURZ 1000PX]
SW [CHARLATAN - OBXD - OXE - ELEKTRO - MICROTERA - M1 - SURGE - RMiV]
DAW [ENERGY XT2/1U RACK WINXP / MAUDIO 1010LT PCI]
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- KVRAF
- 8414 posts since 4 Jul, 2012 from Alesia
I like character synthesizers.
Sometime it can be too much but I think PPG Wave 3.v wins
It can make some pretty impressive lo-fi wavetable glitch sounds. It also does warm musical sounds with it's analog filter emulation.
The CPU usage is low, it's multi-timberal and as a bonus it can play samples.
I like it for quick vintage pad sounds. The limitations on it make you approach sound design a bit differently.
Another great Low-Cpu character synth that I often like to use and abuse is Digital Suburbans Dexed. It's free but the amount of strange sounds that you can Coax out of this is always intriguing. It's actually great for creating drones or sci-fi sounds. I think the quality is easily on par with a commercial synth.
When i need something super different i often load up Reaktor 6. You never seem to run out of strange instruments when you browse the user library. Then of course there is the ability to make your dream synth using blocks.
Sometime it can be too much but I think PPG Wave 3.v wins
It can make some pretty impressive lo-fi wavetable glitch sounds. It also does warm musical sounds with it's analog filter emulation.
The CPU usage is low, it's multi-timberal and as a bonus it can play samples.
I like it for quick vintage pad sounds. The limitations on it make you approach sound design a bit differently.
Another great Low-Cpu character synth that I often like to use and abuse is Digital Suburbans Dexed. It's free but the amount of strange sounds that you can Coax out of this is always intriguing. It's actually great for creating drones or sci-fi sounds. I think the quality is easily on par with a commercial synth.
When i need something super different i often load up Reaktor 6. You never seem to run out of strange instruments when you browse the user library. Then of course there is the ability to make your dream synth using blocks.
- KVRAF
- 3879 posts since 28 Jun, 2009 from Wherever I lay my hat
Stretching the "synth" label a little, but what the hey, that's what it's for: TAL-Sampler. Buckets of character.
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- KVRAF
- 35191 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
I can't choose just one ...
Doepfer Dark Energy
Teisco 60F
Arturia Microbrute
SugarBytes Cyclop
Admiral Quality Poly-Ana
Vember Audio Surge
Doepfer Dark Energy
Teisco 60F
Arturia Microbrute
SugarBytes Cyclop
Admiral Quality Poly-Ana
Vember Audio Surge
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3471 posts since 24 Oct, 2000 from A Swede Living in Budapest
Another good choice I didn't think of! I think you and me have the same tasteariston wrote:Stretching the "synth" label a little, but what the hey, that's what it's for: TAL-Sampler. Buckets of character.
/C
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HARDWARE SAMPLER FANATIC - Akai S1100/S950/Z8 - Casio FZ20m - Emu Emax I - Ensoniq ASR10/EPS
HARDWARE SAMPLER FANATIC - Akai S1100/S950/Z8 - Casio FZ20m - Emu Emax I - Ensoniq ASR10/EPS
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- KVRAF
- 16977 posts since 23 Jun, 2010 from north of London ON
Poly-Ana definitely has a lot of character to it.
Barry
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing
If a billion people believe a stupid thing it is still a stupid thing