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Synth Sounds
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:04 am
by johndalenow
Who can recommend some "Modern" synth sounds right out of the box?
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 3:51 pm
by DouglasKnight
Omnisphere looks great:
https://www.spectrasonics.net/products/ ... /index.php I don't own it myself, but really impressed with the demos and reviews....
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:00 pm
by cosmicdolphin
Depends on what type of music you want it for.
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:20 pm
by johndalenow
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:28 pm
by johndalenow
cosmicdolphin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:00 pm
Depends on what type of music you want it for.
If YOU personally wanted to spend about $500, covering as many "bases" as possible, what would a few of your choices be? (Not interested in Hip-Hop nor Trap, but rather Cinema, Trailers and EDM, primarily.)
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:51 pm
by cosmicdolphin
johndalenow wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:28 pm
cosmicdolphin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:00 pm
Depends on what type of music you want it for.
If YOU personally wanted to spend about $500, covering as many "bases" as possible, what would a few of your choices be? (Not interested in Hip-Hop nor Trap, but rather Cinema, Trailers and EDM, primarily.)
Kontakt ( various Libraries ) : trailer etc
Serum -Massive : EDM
Omnisphere - Good all rounder so maybe if you can only get one it would be the first to go for.
You won't get that lot for $500 though , I think Omni is more than that alone.
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:55 am
by superkons
cosmicdolphin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:51 pm
johndalenow wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:28 pm
cosmicdolphin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 4:00 pm
Depends on what type of music you want it for.
If YOU personally wanted to spend about $500, covering as many "bases" as possible, what would a few of your choices be? (Not interested in Hip-Hop nor Trap, but rather Cinema, Trailers and EDM, primarily.)
Kontakt ( various Libraries ) : trailer etc
Serum -Massive : EDM
Omnisphere - Good all rounder so maybe if you can only get one it would be the first to go for.
You won't get that lot for $500 though , I think Omni is more than that alone.
Omnisphere is actually priced at $499

Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:07 am
by cosmicdolphin
superkons wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:55 am
Omnisphere is actually priced at $499
Ahhh OK...I don't work in $$
Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:17 am
by AlanHall
cosmicdolphin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:07 am
superkons wrote: ↑Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:55 am
Omnisphere is actually priced at $499
Ahhh OK...I don't work in $$
That's right, the English use
metric dollars

Re: Synth Sounds
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:51 am
by Ted
I have several great synths and synth libraries from NI and IK and just recentlly got Arturia's Analog Lab V and I really love it.
Last year I bought a top of the line NI Komplete MIDI controller with 61 keys but as of this year was frustrated with trying to play piano parts-- I needed 88 keys and wanted to buy a relatively cheap MIDI keyboard controller to rotate with my 61 key synth controller. I was looking at different models and the Arturia Keylab 88 Essential stood out to me; the white color with faux wood panels was pretty damn stylish looking. It also had semi-weighted keys which is a nice compromise when you want to be able to play both synth and piano parts. And the most appealing extra feature was that it came bundled with Arturia's Analog Lab V (and version 4 too). I"m gonna have to do a review of this keyboard on its own one of these days too-- it's a fantastic piece of studio hardware for such a reasonable price.
I am extremely impressed with the sounds in Arturia Analog Lab. It's basically a collection of presets drawn from across Arturia's synth collection. It's a $200 piece of software that I had already considered buying on its own-- getting it bundled free with a nice 88 key keyboard for a total of $370 was one of the best deals I ever got in on.
I'm thinking of getting Arturia's full V Collection 8-- I got a half-off deal on it.
I think you can do trials of Arturia's stuff, so you might want to check it out.