if you had to pick1 softsynth...

fn86 · 22nd April 2007, 06:19 PM

which would it be? if you had to pick just one.

steffenb · 22nd April 2007, 07:44 PM

vanguard without any doubts

mix-it-well · 22nd April 2007, 08:22 PM

Albino or Vanguard

Lagerfeldt · 22nd April 2007, 08:33 PM

Vanguard

(wohooo, I think I've spotted a tendency here...)

cynic · 22nd April 2007, 08:52 PM

absynth or fm7 :p

Agzilla · 22nd April 2007, 09:04 PM

iMPOSCAR!

Zz.

steffenb · 22nd April 2007, 09:39 PM

imposcar sounds amazing but i never learnd how to tweak it
proper...

with vanguard i can do any sound i want :)

minimonsta is my new love for basslines

Traxx · 22nd April 2007, 10:15 PM

Steinberg Hypersonic 2...If you want just a "synth" then it would have to be "Pro-53"

carllock · 23rd April 2007, 12:36 AM

No one mentioned that freebie Synth 1 out of Japan? That is one thing anyone with an internet connection needs to have!

Igotsoul4u · 23rd April 2007, 02:22 AM

stylus.

Randall · 23rd April 2007, 02:48 AM

Moog Modular Arturia | Analog synthesizers and virtual instruments | Home

Notron Fan · 23rd April 2007, 03:07 AM

zebra 2

blayz2002 · 23rd April 2007, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carllock

No one mentioned that freebie Synth 1 out of Japan? That is one thing anyone with an internet connection needs to have!

Have you got a link to where you can find this?

Saiiry's · 23rd April 2007, 03:13 PM

Nexus , he have the fat sound and professional synth programming , you even can build your own layer, arpeggiator etc...
There a lot of good synths like : Blue , FM8, Absynth4, Rapture, Albino, Pro 52, Hartman Neuron or although the Hypersonic2 workstation sounds nice , it's depend of what you expect from your work to sounds like ...
in any case it's what i think !

dirtygringo · 23rd April 2007, 03:52 PM

Would probably have to be N.I's Massive. I love that thing but it really eats up my old laptop

d.dot · 23rd April 2007, 04:04 PM

If I had to pick only one soft synth I would lay down in the fast lane of the 405.
However Imposcar and Massive are my current favs.

ten · 23rd April 2007, 06:16 PM

To hard to pick just one...

vstation
massive
fm8
imposcar
and the new one from Rob Papen, Predator are all the dogs bollocks..

tom

azwun25 · 23rd April 2007, 06:20 PM

Minimonsta or Vanguard

MarkusColeman · 23rd April 2007, 06:31 PM

Synth1.

Methlab · 23rd April 2007, 06:35 PM

Imposcar is nice. I need to learn it better though. I got it for backups in rock songs, but Id like to learn how to tweak it better for beats...post up tips if you want.

One synth I think that is really good for beats is Sytrus.

I also have to throw out some love to Disco DSP, I have used the hell out of that synth for years.

gsilbers · 23rd April 2007, 06:45 PM

i have to say for pc : z3ta cause its uses waves in the OSC making it fatter than hell.
and discovery.

mac:

rapture (also with the waves as OSC)
ES1 for the low subwoofer (juno bass preset)

virus tdm/powercore.
vengeance essential bass samples (with EXS or kontakt sampler)

but #1 in my list

virus control (TI) , yep, its cheating but it comes up as a plugin!

Gear Tramp · 23rd April 2007, 06:55 PM

If I had to pick just one softsynth, I would sink into depression!

carllock · 23rd April 2007, 10:34 PM

Software Synthesizer Synth1

p.s. make sure you get extra banks

Methlab · 23rd April 2007, 11:06 PM

How do u install this thing? Do you unrar and run the setup and then let it install into the folder it picks (/programfiles/synth1). Or do you force it to install into the /vstplugins dir?

The reason I ask is because I did the latter, and put the extra presets in there too and I don't see them in the list when I go to load it up.

Kappi · 23rd April 2007, 11:27 PM

fire-resistant underwear on...

I really use Digi's Hybrid a lot,

beside of this i do a lot of stuff in Kontakt,

and

Papamm!

I Love Reaktor!!!!!!

Ken Lewis · 23rd April 2007, 11:44 PM

great thread, but its gonna cost me money reading this. more stuff to buy. I cant possibly pick one soft synth. I use EXS Sampler on Logic more than anything but thats cheating cause my library is ridiculous.

some i really like are

Arp 2600
Stylus RMX (for adding extra stuff not for the main beat)
Absynth sounds amazing but the sounds are really out there
V station
Miroslav Philharmonik is great for nuts n bolts orchestral stuff.
both the Logic and NI organs are great, both electric pianos leave a little to be desired but can work.
all the Logic soft synths packaged with Pro are very useful
i'll stop there, feeling slutty

think i might have to buy Massive and Vangaurd

carllock · 23rd April 2007, 11:52 PM

If I remember right when I did my install I put it in the VST plugins folder to know where it was. The I put the extra banks into that same folder.

Then once I did that and brought up the program then I think I clicked the program window and that brings up the various banks

cynic · 23rd April 2007, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken Lewis

great thread, but its gonna cost me money reading this. more stuff to buy. I cant possibly pick one soft synth. I use EXS Sampler on Logic more than anything but thats cheating cause my library is ridiculous.

some i really like are

Arp 2600
Stylus RMX (for adding extra stuff not for the main beat)
Absynth sounds amazing but the sounds are really out there
V station
Miroslav Philharmonik is great for nuts n bolts orchestral stuff.
both the Logic and NI organs are great, both electric pianos leave a little to be desired but can work.
all the Logic soft synths packaged with Pro are very useful
i'll stop there, feeling slutty

think i might have to buy Massive and Vangaurd

v-station is really underrated.......i use it on every track pretty much.

but - you can get regular sounds out of absynth too. that's why i dig it.

modistylee · 24th April 2007, 01:18 AM

Reaktor 5, then Kontakt 2/ESX24 , Dimension Pro, and Imposcar in that order

YUGA · 24th April 2007, 01:23 AM

Absolutely Absynth

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Ken Lewis Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 753	great thread, but its gonna cost me money reading this. more stuff to buy. I cant possibly pick one soft synth. I use EXS Sampler on Logic more than anything but thats cheating cause my library is ridiculous. some i really like are Arp 2600 Stylus RMX (for adding extra stuff not for the main beat) Absynth sounds amazing but the sounds are really out there V station Miroslav Philharmonik is great for nuts n bolts orchestral stuff. both the Logic and NI organs are great, both electric pianos leave a little to be desired but can work. all the Logic soft synths packaged with Pro are very useful i'll stop there, feeling slutty think i might have to buy Massive and Vangaurd

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