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felis · Post by **felis** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:35 pm

I'm sure there must have been a thread like this already, but a search didn't turn it up.

I've bought tons of soft synths over the years, but find that there are a lot I don't really use.
Some rarely, and others almost never.

If I were starting today with what I know of my usage,
I would only get Absolute, Matrix 12V, SynclavierV, and Largo.

How about you guys?

vitocorleone123 · Post by **vitocorleone123** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:21 pm

It’d be what I now have after trying many many out. It's actually a bit hard to not buy more and get back to where I was. But so far I'm resisting.

Repro
Diva
Hive
Legend
Omnisphere
Kontakt

Hardware: SE-02

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:29 pm

Logic Pro (incl. Alchemy) (and perhaps NI Komplete Standard)

EdSfer · Post by **EdSfer** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:51 pm

Quite the same as vitorcorleone123, with Monark instead of Legend, and adding TAL U-NO-LX (so much love for this one) + Serum/Massive to the list.

But I'll take it from the other side, the ones I've bought and never use:

Arturia V collection 4 (except for Matrix 12V - still I'm considering updating for the new synths and the larger GUI, being the main issue in v4)
Lush-101 - Liked it at the beginning, but can't find any use to it, regarding what I already have. Still like the vowel filter though.
Synthmaster - Keep it for the "can-do-everything" aspect, but never really clicked with it.
Most NI reaktor based synths that came with Komplete (Spark, Rounds, Kontour, Prism) - Couldn't even say anything about them. I just never understood what they do, nor why I would need them

kevvvvv · Post by **kevvvvv** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 2:55 pm

I love thinking bare bones

I can do almost everything with Avenger and Dune, with a bit of Aruria help, and Kontakt of course.

The rest are "luxury synths".

A bit like having super subs in a footy match

Forgotten · Post by **Forgotten** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:03 pm

I don't really think of it that way. I have a bunch of instruments, but I still pick them up once in a while, so it's good to have something that inspires me differently.

There might be certain instruments that I spend a lot of time on, but it's always good to have others that I can get back to and be pleasantly surprised how much I like playing them.

twitewhite · Post by **twitewhite** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:34 pm

All I really need would be the following:

Drums - BFD3
Guitars - Amplesound
Bass - MODO Bass
Synths/pads/effects/keys - Rapid
Other instruments like clarinet, violin, etc. - Samplemodeling/Audiomodeling
Vocals - Nectar 3
Other processing - Reaper plugins/various freebies (although I may spend money on a good set of mixing/mastering plugins in the future)

The rest was all wasted money, unfortunately.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:36 pm

twitewhite wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:34 pm The rest was all wasted money, unfortunately.

or valuable experience to bring you to where you are today, with the right tools.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:13 pm

I don't think anything would change starting over. I always try to get rid of anything I don't see myself ever using again.

twitewhite · Post by **twitewhite** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:10 am

vurt wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:36 pm
twitewhite wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:34 pm The rest was all wasted money, unfortunately.
or valuable experience to bring you to where you are today, with the right tools.

Haha, so true! I need a more positive attitude!

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:10 am

vurt wrote: ↑Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:36 pmor valuable experience to bring you to where you are today, with the right tools.

If I were starting over with software now but keeping my hardware, I might be tempted to go for a no-software-synths sort of thing. But more likely I'd run with:

- Serum (for wavetable editing for my hardware)
- LuSH-101 (favorite software polysynth)
- Aalto or Buchla Easel V, and Plogue Chipsounds -- not because I actually need them but just for the cool factor. (I love Aalto, but I'd lean toward BEV for its character; I can do the clean digital FM complex osc thing in ER-301 very well.)

For FX:
- Valhalla Plate & Delay
- TB Barricade & EQ4
- Presswerk
- Izotope RX6
- SpecOps
- FogConvolver
- mTransformer

That's considerably stripped down from what I have, but that plus the host's included FX, a few freebies and a couple of plugins I wrote, would cover everything.

Not sure whether I would stick with Maschine -- I know it really well, but its drum sampler / groovebox heritage is a little weird given when I do. Bitwig might be the smart choice.

cgnat · Post by **cgnat** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 4:33 am

I would be happy with an Omnisphere/VCV rack (or Softube Modular) combo

NewDelhiTommy · Post by **NewDelhiTommy** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 5:07 am

My top 5:
Avenger, Icarus, Diversion, Dune 3, Razor

plus Kontakt for acoustic stuff

Drew Lake · Post by **Drew Lake** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 1:07 pm

Instruments:
Spectral
CrX4
kHs ONE
BioTek
Hybrid 3
Bass station
Xpand! 2
Kontakt
Native DAW Sampler
Reaktor (for everything in between & Modular)

Effects:
WarmVerb
PSP stompDelay
Phasis
Replika
H-Comp
DCAM FreeComp
The rest are all the native DAW effects

crimsonwarlock · Post by **crimsonwarlock** » Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:04 pm

I am actually stripping down my setup, even though it is all freeware. Having a small but rounded set of instruments makes me that much more productive.

- Ragnarok.... for obvious reasons

- PG-8x
- OB-Xd
- Dexed

Those three in hardware would already be a dream setup. Having that available for free as plugins is totally awesome.

- Tyrell N6 because it is the best sounding free synth
- Viking VK-1 because everyone needs some sort of Moog emu
- Synth1, just to round things out nicely
- Surge, for the more complex sounds, wavetable stuff, etc.

Of course I do have some other stuff laying around, but I tend to focus on the above setup.

Do Over - the Essentials