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Samplecraze · Post by **Samplecraze** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 2:56 pm

I could be off the mark here but recently been attacking Synth Squad and the new Strobe 2 is excellent!

cron · Post by **cron** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:48 pm

Samplecraze wrote:I could be off the mark here but recently been attacking Synth Squad and the new Strobe 2 is excellent!

Another incredible machine. FXpansion's modulation system is really something else. It was already ridiculously powerful in Synth Squad, and the version 2 of Strobe and Cypher take things to another level. One of my favourite patches I've ever made was in Strobe 1, using unison voice number as a modulator to give each voice in a huge unison stack its own independent oscillator sync value. It was the fattest sound I've ever heard.

The Noodlist · Post by **The Noodlist** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:22 pm

New to me, at least.
Different, I don't know about the best.
Acustica's Navy demo. 1073/81
Cutting the mud with subtractive cuts opens things up and appears to make things sound louder, in some cases. Especially on my poor mixes.

Open and 3D with modest CPU demands.

Keith99 · Post by **Keith99** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:58 pm

Strob2 + ROLI seabord = heaven!

Samplecraze · Post by **Samplecraze** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:52 pm

Been eyeing the ROLI like a porn queen but, like the porn queen, I need the money.

V-Future · Post by **V-Future** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:56 pm

If you like Serum but the fact it consumes a lot of CPU scares you, use Synthmaster One, it's like sylenth1 with wavetables, very easy to use... Not like Synthmaster 2.9 which I don't understand at all

it can be the best synth ever because it has everything to be the most complete synthesizer but the GUI is so confusing at least for me...

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:24 pm

Keith99 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:58 pm Strob2 + ROLI seabord = heaven!

+1

There have been lots of great sysnths over the last few years buts its all evolution not revolution...nothing has realy blown my socks of other than hardware aside from Strob2 + ROLI and thats half in the hardware! Othr than that the most fun and invention I have seen with VST's are the Phase 4 and the new sampler used with bitwigs unified modulation system and MPE- heaven!

anomandaris1 · Post by **anomandaris1** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:35 pm

Underrated synths for weird sounds:Sugar bytes factory, Arcsyn.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 4:53 pm

cron wrote: ↑Fri Aug 24, 2018 3:19 am

If you're into Thorn, I'd say Europa is a must.

And Ill throw Linplug Spectral into the mix.

No longer supported but cheap and hugely powerful

Ranoka · Post by **Ranoka** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:26 pm

I've been looking at Europa and demoing Rapid, and thinking of getting Spectral for a while. However the synth I've recently fallen for while demoing, is Icarus. Can't believe I've been overlooking it until now! I'm trying to wait till black Friday but not sure I can manage, it's already in the basket

Got to the point where I have to stop demoing, because I'm disappointed when the demo expired notice comes up and I can't save the wavetables and patches.

Icarus has such powerful resynthesis and wavetable editor. The ability to apply the Morph to the wavetable and add a new one keep applying them has endless possibilities, and the FM, AM and Waveshape between oscillators. The self oscillating dual filters and distortion with really nice visual display. The vocoder is a really fun feature, I've found myself playing with the default preset "welcome to Tone 2 Icarus" for the whole duration of the demo session.

Also, this thread reminded me of Harmor, which I already have in FL. When I first tried it I found the UI quite intimidating and unintuitive, but now I've learned more about sound design I should go back and spend some proper time with it. Hopefully it'll distract me from getting Icarus before Black Friday.

Vospi · Post by **Vospi** » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:34 pm

A bit off-axis: Pianoteq 6 is a KILLER.

I never had this much fun experimenting with different pianos; amazing and character-full free stuff included; very, very tweakable to your needs. Usually you're expecting this from electronic stuff and not from "realistic" instrument, but this one utilizies the fact it's a synth just amazingly. Also, the interface is just brilliant. One of the best I've ever seen.

Drogers · Post by **Drogers** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 1:29 pm

Old, but new-

The update for Omnisphere 2.5 makes an already incredible product, more powerful. What I really like about it is all the new hardware synth soundsets and the multitouch support. Omnisphere is really blurring the lines between hardware and software.

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 1:54 pm

Vospi wrote: ↑Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:34 pm A bit off-axis: Pianoteq 6 is a KILLER.

I never had this much fun experimenting with different pianos; amazing and character-full free stuff included; very, very tweakable to your needs. Usually you're expecting this from electronic stuff and not from "realistic" instrument, but this one utilizies the fact it's a synth just amazingly. Also, the interface is just brilliant. One of the best I've ever seen.

Which version of Pianoteq 6 do you have?
Do you have any of it recorded?

BTW heard a few of your pieces.
Really like "lost and Found"

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:33 pm

well, Ive just spent 5 minutes with BYOME, so....

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:00 pm

Drogers wrote: ↑Fri Oct 05, 2018 1:29 pm Old, but new-

The update for Omnisphere 2.5 makes an already incredible product, more powerful.

Sure does, I wish the GUI wasn't so sluggish though. Can take 3 seconds for stuff to change after I click on it, never had these problems with V1. Maybe it's my fault by being poor and not having a better computerizer.

Best new vst you have tried?