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Help me decide – which of these hardware synths should I get? – Hardware (Instruments and Effects) Forum

December 27, 2021admin

I will get one of these and am stuck on the fence. I’m not in need of getting a synth with keyboard though it’s fine on the Microfreak. This will…Read moreHelp me decide – which of these hardware synths should I get? – Hardware (Instruments and Effects) Forum

Next Softube Synths – Page 4 – Instruments Forum

December 21, 2021admin

Introspective wrote: ↑ Sun Dec 19, 2021 4:23 pm Agreed. Their VSTs sound like toys. …which is fine for the digital synths (Triton, Wavestation, M1, Prophecy), but their analog emulations…Read moreNext Softube Synths – Page 4 – Instruments Forum

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Is Serum worth cashing out for, when you get Vital for free? – Page 9 – Getting Started (AKA What is the best…?) Forum

December 21, 2021admin

That’s one of the things I always find the most obvious, when comparing synths: The sound when you “close” the filter envelope. Some sound really lame then, no power, no…Read moreIs Serum worth cashing out for, when you get Vital for free? – Page 9 – Getting Started (AKA What is the best…?) Forum

ACOUSTICS & DSP EVENTS INTERVIEWS

[Interview] Rok Koritnik, Slovenia (flute maker, sound engineer, composer, performer)

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021admin

Rok Koritnik is a composer, a performer, and music instruments maker, making his own flutes, kalimbas, percussion instruments and studio gear. Today we talk to him about his exploration in…Read more[Interview] Rok Koritnik, Slovenia (flute maker, sound engineer, composer, performer)

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Does anyone like Izotope Iris 2? – Page 2 – Instruments Forum

December 20, 2021admin

skyscape wrote: ↑ Sun Dec 19, 2021 7:24 am I honestly think Iris 2 is one of the most interesting synths out there, there is nothing else like it. I’m…Read moreDoes anyone like Izotope Iris 2? – Page 2 – Instruments Forum

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Simple synths are great – Page 4 – Instruments Forum

December 19, 2021admin

I recently started to appreciate simplicity of synths. However, many times I found out they’re too simple and don’t allow me to make a modulation that I need, or have…Read moreSimple synths are great – Page 4 – Instruments Forum

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Good Bye Reaktor, good bye NI synths (in: Instruments)

December 17, 2021admin

By: vitocorleone123 17 Dec 21:41 NI no longer seem to have the will, means, or ability to innovate or update as rapidly as before – their Golden Years, so far,…Read moreGood Bye Reaktor, good bye NI synths (in: Instruments)

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Good Bye Reaktor, good bye NI synths – Page 9 – Instruments Forum

December 15, 2021admin

Sinisterbr wrote: ↑ Wed Dec 15, 2021 8:40 pm Well, I like the simplicity of Studio One’s GUI (although it certainly can be improved). Me too. It’s not perfect, and,…Read moreGood Bye Reaktor, good bye NI synths – Page 9 – Instruments Forum

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IK Syntronik 2 is out (looks like ‘MAX’ version required to get new synths) – Page 16 – Instruments Forum

December 7, 2021admin

Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑ Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:13 pm dmbaer wrote: ↑ Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:57 pm Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑ Mon Dec 06,…Read moreIK Syntronik 2 is out (looks like ‘MAX’ version required to get new synths) – Page 16 – Instruments Forum

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Arturia V8 Collection or Syntronik 2 Max? – Page 9 – Instruments Forum

December 7, 2021admin

seismicfm wrote: ↑ Tue Dec 07, 2021 7:33 pm After avoiding Arturia for years since I’m a U-he fanboy, I finally demod most of their synths and I’m kind of…Read moreArturia V8 Collection or Syntronik 2 Max? – Page 9 – Instruments Forum

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The release of U-he Zebra 3? – Page 3 – u-he Forum

December 7, 2021admin

Googly Smythe wrote: ↑ Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:26 am Been coming for 10 years, safe to say it’s vapourware. Prove me wrong! That’s honestly a really toxic attitude. Sort…Read moreThe release of U-he Zebra 3? – Page 3 – u-he Forum

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UVI Falcon – hybrid instrument – version 2.5 released – rumors, ads, praise and off-topic inside! – Page 446 – Instruments Forum

December 5, 2021admin

hogberto wrote: ↑ Sat Dec 04, 2021 3:52 pm Just bought Drum Designer. Fairly happy with it so far, but turns out it won’t sync to Logic’s transport controls. Weird.…Read moreUVI Falcon – hybrid instrument – version 2.5 released – rumors, ads, praise and off-topic inside! – Page 446 – Instruments Forum

ACOUSTICS & DSP

Synths, Mixers, and Racks (in: Getting Started (AKA…)

December 4, 2021admin

By: Winstontaneous 4 Dec 22:48 You may run into latency issues using the audio interface as described, at least if you’re also recording audio from other inputs on the interface…Read moreSynths, Mixers, and Racks (in: Getting Started (AKA…)

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Rack Pro by VCV – Synth Plugin VST

December 2, 2021admin

VCV Rack is the engine powering VCV modules. Add modules, connect cables, edit parameters, and save/load patches. Create generative patches with your mouse, perform with your MIDI keyboard controller, or…Read moreRack Pro by VCV – Synth Plugin VST

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PluginGuru Unify – Demo Version – ADSR ignored? how stable? – Instruments Forum

November 28, 2021admin

Caine123 wrote: ↑ Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:55 pm hey guys i demo UNIFY atm and i kinda like the LAYERING idea but i dunno how crashy or non crashy…Read morePluginGuru Unify – Demo Version – ADSR ignored? how stable? – Instruments Forum

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Something new to match raw sawtooth power of old Strobe? – Instruments Forum

November 27, 2021admin

Can I have some recommendation for a synth that can match the raw sawtooth sound of the old Strobe? (1, not 2. I had Strobe2 and it just didn’t do…Read moreSomething new to match raw sawtooth power of old Strobe? – Instruments Forum

ACOUSTICS & DSP

Omnisound Leads – Omnisphere 2 by Vicious Antelope Productions

November 25, 2021admin

Omnisound Leads is our second preset pack for Omnisound series. It consists of 50 unique lead mono synths for Omnisphere 2 that can be used for electronic music, techno, rock,…Read moreOmnisound Leads – Omnisphere 2 by Vicious Antelope Productions

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Are VST3 widely adopted now? – Page 7 – DSP and Plug-in Development Forum

November 25, 2021admin

deskew wrote: ↑ Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:44 pm Hmm, if you’re on a Mac and you get a crash, the crash report should show exactly what plugin is failing…Read moreAre VST3 widely adopted now? – Page 7 – DSP and Plug-in Development Forum

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Cherry Audio Releases Quadra Synthesizer! – Page 3 – Instruments Forum

November 24, 2021admin

I have almost all of Cherry’s synths, so I didn’t even bother to demo this, because why waste time? I just bought it, installed it and I played around with…Read moreCherry Audio Releases Quadra Synthesizer! – Page 3 – Instruments Forum

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Cherry Audio Releases Quadra Synthesizer! – Page 2 – Instruments Forum

November 23, 2021admin

WatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑ Tue Nov 23, 2021 7:23 pm It’s fun having all the splits. I could set up similar in Unify already, but feels more organic on this and…Read moreCherry Audio Releases Quadra Synthesizer! – Page 2 – Instruments Forum

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Which synth for deep and lush atmospheric pads – Dune3, Zebra2 or Largo? – Instruments Forum

November 18, 2021admin

There are many way which lead to Rome, but, I would say Largo and Dune are very well suited for such sounds. Dunno about zebra, simply because I only ever…Read moreWhich synth for deep and lush atmospheric pads – Dune3, Zebra2 or Largo? – Instruments Forum

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Official Serum thread! – Page 158 – Instruments Forum

November 18, 2021admin

Biome_Digital wrote: ↑ Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:47 pm fmr wrote: ↑ Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:06 pm Biome_Digital wrote: ↑ Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:14 pm Serums Wavetable editor…Read moreOfficial Serum thread! – Page 158 – Instruments Forum

ACOUSTICS & DSP

The Wall – Omnisphere2 by Vicious Antelope Productions

November 17, 2021admin

“The Wall” is a pack consisting of 50 flat dynamic distorted mono synths for Omnisphere 2 This one is very experimental and unique in terms of sound or how it…Read moreThe Wall – Omnisphere2 by Vicious Antelope Productions

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Do you program all of your sounds from scratch? – Page 7 – Production Techniques Forum

November 15, 2021admin

I use mostly presets with plugin instruments. But I program all of my own presets on my hardware synths because the hands on control makes the patch creation process so…Read moreDo you program all of your sounds from scratch? – Page 7 – Production Techniques Forum

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Bug, midihub discarding note offs – Support

November 14, 2021admin

Hi,After debugging a problem I’ve encountered in my setup I finally narrowed it down to midihub eating note offs for me in certain situations when notes are overlapping. In this…Read moreBug, midihub discarding note offs – Support

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Speedy-J – G-Spot: Synths to use to make music similar to this album? – Sound Design Forum

November 14, 2021admin

notably, basically everything out. You can find videos of his studio from this time. What I remember… Sherman Filterbanks, Akai rack samplers, Ensoniq Mirage, Arp 2600, System 100, Waldorf Microwave,…Read moreSpeedy-J – G-Spot: Synths to use to make music similar to this album? – Sound Design Forum

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If the theory of most effects is similar, then how come there are so many incarnations of it (i.e. different plug-ins)? – Page 2 – Effects Forum

November 8, 2021admin

Ploki wrote: ↑ Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:37 pm Tbh in a context of a mix, most do Maybe if you get the same person who always makes everything sound…Read moreIf the theory of most effects is similar, then how come there are so many incarnations of it (i.e. different plug-ins)? – Page 2 – Effects Forum

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Arturia Moog Modular – Page 4 – Instruments Forum

November 4, 2021admin

I am demoing it right now and to me it’s one of the best vintage analog emus all around in my humble opinion (Most recent version..V3). I tried many recent…Read moreArturia Moog Modular – Page 4 – Instruments Forum

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Unfiltered Audio Lion – Page 89 – Instruments Forum

November 3, 2021admin

pierb wrote: ↑ Wed Sep 29, 2021 9:39 pm I’m running a Ryzen 3700X and Lion seems to be running at less than 30 fps. Specially when dragging modules, it’s…Read moreUnfiltered Audio Lion – Page 89 – Instruments Forum

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TB303 style arpeggiator vst plugin – Instruments Forum

October 31, 2021admin

This one’s driving me nuts! I’m looking for an arpeggiator that has a note slide function similar to that found on the roland tb303 I’ve been through a few arpeggiator…Read moreTB303 style arpeggiator vst plugin – Instruments Forum

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Bazille (and zebra) sidechain input? – u-he Forum

October 22, 2021admin

Ploki wrote: ↑ Fri Oct 01, 2021 8:40 pm Could bazille get sidechain input? it makes sense since it supports audio rate modulation, could really make some interesting noise with…Read moreBazille (and zebra) sidechain input? – u-he Forum

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Reaper Vst ~ 35+ images reaeq by cockos, how to add vst plugins to reaper, power reaper vst

October 20, 2021admin

This post is called Reaper Vst. You can download all the image about Reaper Vst for free. Here are the image gallery of Reaper Vst, if you want the image…Read moreReaper Vst ~ 35+ images reaeq by cockos, how to add vst plugins to reaper, power reaper vst

LINUX & ANDROID

From Linux : Running Windows versions – u-he Forum

October 19, 2021admin

The context is this: I got a sequencer (Sugar Bytes’ Nest), a Windows plugin that runs nicely in Linux using wine and linvst, that itself can host plugins. The Nest…Read moreFrom Linux : Running Windows versions – u-he Forum

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Ways to make Wavetables for Hive?! – Page 6 – u-he Forum

October 18, 2021admin

Hive 2 has the cleanest wavetable morphing so when I want that I write an UHM even if I already have a sample-based wavetable. The other advantage is any UHM…Read moreWays to make Wavetables for Hive?! – Page 6 – u-he Forum

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Stochas: transpose the pattern while playing (in: Effects)

October 17, 2021admin

By: JordiTR 17 Oct 13:29 Hi fairlyclose, I’m afraid your right, Stochas is not having that feature, is not possible to use it as a “super-arpeggiator” and then it looks…Read moreStochas: transpose the pattern while playing (in: Effects)

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Cherry Audio Releases Mercury-4 Compuphonic Synthesizer! – Page 14 – Instruments Forum

October 15, 2021admin

Maybe I’m insane or hearing things, but it sounds like there’s something interesting happening on the initial attack of the analog synths single notes. Like a timbre change or something…Read moreCherry Audio Releases Mercury-4 Compuphonic Synthesizer! – Page 14 – Instruments Forum

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Re-engineer a patch from Alchemy – Page 2 – Sound Design Forum

October 15, 2021admin

k2006 wrote: ↑ Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:28 am Alchemy player for windows is still available for download,I think it has 15 days demo of full version (not very sure,I…Read moreRe-engineer a patch from Alchemy – Page 2 – Sound Design Forum

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Synth freedom – Instruments Forum

October 11, 2021admin

I was part of a genre for 15 years that really limited my enjoyment of synths . But now I’ve made a genre change , I am open to synths…Read moreSynth freedom – Instruments Forum

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rob papen – predator 3 – Page 10 – Instruments Forum

October 10, 2021admin

I’ve spent some more time with Predator 2 in the last couple of days and it really is a lovely sounding synth. Do all Rob Papen synths have a similar…Read morerob papen – predator 3 – Page 10 – Instruments Forum

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Waldorf M Wavetable Synthesizer – Page 9 – Hardware (Instruments and Effects) Forum

October 8, 2021admin

zerocrossing wrote: ↑ Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:54 pm Vortifex wrote: ↑ Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:57 am Listened to the demos but didn’t really hear anything that screams “this…Read moreWaldorf M Wavetable Synthesizer – Page 9 – Hardware (Instruments and Effects) Forum

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Long Live the Soft Synth, Hardware Synths are dead – Page 13 – Instruments Forum

October 7, 2021admin

MitchK1989 wrote: ↑ Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:23 pm Softsynths have improved by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years. Can hardware say the same? Much of those ‘leaps…Read moreLong Live the Soft Synth, Hardware Synths are dead – Page 13 – Instruments Forum

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Long Live the Soft Synth, Hardware Synths are dead – Page 12 – Instruments Forum

October 6, 2021admin

MitchK1989 wrote: ↑ Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:23 pm Softsynths have improved by leaps and bounds over the past 15 years. Can hardware say the same? It depends on how…Read moreLong Live the Soft Synth, Hardware Synths are dead – Page 12 – Instruments Forum

One Synth Challenge #152: WhispAir by Full Bucket Music – Page 6 – Instruments Forum

October 6, 2021admin

Definition: A wavetable is a collection of 1-n single cycle waveforms. n is the maximum number a synth can manage. I call each of them a “slot”. Others call them…Read moreOne Synth Challenge #152: WhispAir by Full Bucket Music – Page 6 – Instruments Forum

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Call to Action: Charity 2020 (auction ended, $31886 raised) – Page 20 – Instruments Forum

October 4, 2021admin

As far as I know, some members contacted Luftrum and he explained to them how to do it. So, I really don’t know what happened after that. I also offered…Read moreCall to Action: Charity 2020 (auction ended, $31886 raised) – Page 20 – Instruments Forum

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Which synths have multi-layers to program (e.g Rapid) – Page 2 – Instruments Forum

September 27, 2021admin

chk071 wrote: ↑ Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:38 pm Layers are the most horrible things ever invented. In hardware synthesizer it is quite useful as you can’t duplicated a synth…Read moreWhich synths have multi-layers to program (e.g Rapid) – Page 2 – Instruments Forum

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What's the easiest DAW to learn for someone new to music software? (in: Getting Started (AKA…)

September 27, 2021admin

By: vitocorleone123 27 Sep 01:38 I couldn’t stand Ableton and found it hard to learn. But easier than Reaper. Everyone is different, which is why people need to try different…Read moreWhat's the easiest DAW to learn for someone new to music software? (in: Getting Started (AKA…)

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TOP 10 ‘Must have’ old free synths – Page 4 – Getting Started (AKA What is the best…?) Forum

September 26, 2021admin

There’s no “must haves”, I’ve got a handful of (commercial) synths and any one of them would be enough to make fantastic music until the end of my days. If…Read moreTOP 10 ‘Must have’ old free synths – Page 4 – Getting Started (AKA What is the best…?) Forum

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Is Serum worth cashing out for, when you get Vital for free? – Page 4 – Getting Started (AKA What is the best…?) Forum

September 23, 2021admin

Here’s an opinion that might not make me popular, as a wavetable player Pigments is better than Vital and Serum. I got Pigments a while ago, but haven’t really looked…Read moreIs Serum worth cashing out for, when you get Vital for free? – Page 4 – Getting Started (AKA What is the best…?) Forum

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Plogue OPS7 (bit-accurate DX7 emulation!) – Page 6 – Instruments Forum

September 23, 2021admin

briefcasemanx wrote: ↑ Thu Sep 23, 2021 5:04 pm Plogue is not great for intuitive, user-friendly UI’s. Yes, I can live with “not so user friendly” GUIs, but this is…Read morePlogue OPS7 (bit-accurate DX7 emulation!) – Page 6 – Instruments Forum

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New MPE synths… (in: Roger Linn Design)

September 23, 2021admin

By: Tj Shredder 23 Sep 05:06 Arturia seemed to have learned their lesson. The new SQ80 V supports MPE. Lets hope for future updates to the other Vs… And Cherry…Read moreNew MPE synths… (in: Roger Linn Design)

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What do you listen to your instruments on? – Page 3 – Instruments Forum

September 23, 2021admin

wwjd wrote: ↑ Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:52 am DJErmac wrote: ↑ Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:05 pm A pair of Event Opal and a potato when I just need…Read moreWhat do you listen to your instruments on? – Page 3 – Instruments Forum

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Similar alternatives to Hybrid 3 for digital sounds (in: Instruments)

September 23, 2021admin

By: Jazzguitar 23 Sep 00:21 For arpeggios and sequences, any basically capable synth plus a post audio filter/vol fx like a ducker, gate, shaper like Tantra, ShaperBox2, Duck, or a…Read moreSimilar alternatives to Hybrid 3 for digital sounds (in: Instruments)

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DAW settings PLEASE – Computer Setup and System Configuration Forum

September 22, 2021admin

Hi all, and thanks for reading… Here is my setup : 1 laptop running Win101 DAW Cakewalk by Bandlab + various VST synths1 Tascam 2×2 sound module hooked via USB1…Read moreDAW settings PLEASE – Computer Setup and System Configuration Forum