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Posted by cryophonik on Aug-11-2010 19:01:

Your go-to synth(s) by sound

Sorry for another synth poll, but it's a slow day at work and another forum/thread got me thinking about which synths excel at different sounds. So, WTH, which synth(s) or instruments (hardware, software, analog, digital, sample-based, etc.) do you typically go to for different types of sounds? I'll go first, but feel free to use these or your own categories.

Basses: Trilian, Strobe
Plucks: Virus, Sylenth1, Alchemy
Arps: Alchemy, Virus, Omnisphere
Pads: Alchemy, Virus, Omnisphere, Gladiator, Yamaha FS1R
Leads: Gladiator, Virus, Strobe
SFX/Weird: Cypher, Absynth, samples
Real Instruments: Kontakt, Kurzweil PC3X

These are the synths that come to mind for me right away when I want to start with a preset to get an idea down, or create the sound from scratch (except for the FS1R, which requires a LOT of patience and more brains than I have to program it).

Posted by Zombie0729 on Aug-11-2010 19:16:

Basses: Trilian, Operator, Sylenth (drum basses ie toms, etc)
Plucks: Virus, Sylenth1, Nexus, Massive
Arps: Moog Modular!
Pads: Atmosphere, Albino
Leads: what's a lead?
SFX/Weird: every synth
Real Instruments: Trillian for the slap bass

on the subject of real instruments, can anyone recommend me a good horn/brass sampler or rompler? willing to pay up to $300 for something decent

Posted by floyd741 on Aug-11-2010 19:49:

Re: Your go-to synth(s) by sound

Basses: Vanguard, Harmless
Plucks: Harmless
Arps: Harmless
Pads: Albino
Leads: Harmless, Albino
SFX/Weird: Albino

As of yet, I haven't totally figured out Oatmeal but as soon as I do, I'm sure it will be part of this list somewhere.

Posted by Stephen Wiley on Aug-11-2010 20:11:

bass - mopho, trillian
pads - nexus2, omnisphere
leads - virus
backing vocals - soundtank, nexus2, omnisphere
arp - omnisphere
sfx - sample cds
everything else, nexus2 and omnisphere

Posted by tehlord on Aug-11-2010 20:59:

Leads - Sylenth
Bass - Predator for low and Sylenth for mids
Pads - Sylenth (see a pattern here?)
Arps......Sylenth, although I don't use premade arps.
Real stuff - Kontakt

Posted by cryophonik on Aug-11-2010 21:11:

Oh yeah, how could I forget Absynth as one of my go-tos for SFX/weirdness?

quote:
Originally posted by Zombie0729

on the subject of real instruments, can anyone recommend me a good horn/brass sampler or rompler? willing to pay up to $300 for something decent

Do you have a good sampler (e.g., Kontakt, Halion)?

Posted by Subtle on Aug-11-2010 21:18:

Leads: Virus, Nexus, Omnisphere
Bass: Moog, Vanguard
Pads: Omnisphere, Nexus
FX: Omnisphere, Samples
Special Units: Kjaerhus Classic Delay, Nomad Factory Liquid Delays

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Aug-11-2010 21:51:

For sound effects and weirdness for me, still nothing beats Reason (well, maybe Max/MSP, but I'm not always in the mood to tackle that).

This is pretty much all Reason, for example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOJu4c_Ssw4

Same with my other noise tracks. The cable system is brilliant for hooking up weird configurations and making twisted sounds.

Posted by sako487 on Aug-11-2010 22:04:

quote:
Originally posted by tehlord
Leads - Sylenth
Bass - Predator for low and Sylenth for mids
Pads - Sylenth (see a pattern here?)
Arps......Sylenth, although I don't use premade arps.
Real stuff - Kontakt

basically this^

Posted by Nightshift on Aug-11-2010 22:30:

Posted by derail on Aug-11-2010 23:36:

Re: Your go-to synth(s) by sound

Basses: Virus KC, Nord Lead 3
Plucks: Virus, Supernova II
Arps: Virus, JP8080
Pads: Virus, JD990
Leads: Virus, JP8080, NL3, MicroQ
SFX/Weird: Sample libraries, Microwave XT
Real Instruments: JV1010, K2500R

When I get a new production machine I might move away from the hardware a bit more...my computer's quite old, it helps to have all the sounds generated by hardware...

Posted by MSZ on Aug-11-2010 23:40:

bass: malstrom, subtractor, thor
leads: malstrom, subtractor, thor
pads: malstrom, subtractor, thor
arps: malstrom, subtractor, thor
sfx: malstrom, subtractor, thor
sampled sounds: nnxt

Posted by Bren-F on Aug-12-2010 02:25:

I like to mix and match myself.

But for dirty basses and grimy ambient fx - OranZe vsti is excellent. The randomize button on it is great fun as well. And, it's freeware which makes it even better :P

Posted by evo8 on Aug-12-2010 02:42:

Bass: Trilian/Predator
Pads: Alchemy/Synth1
Arps: Z3ta/Alchemy
Plucks: Z3ta/Alchemy/Synth1
FX: Alchemy/Surge
Drones & Sweeps: Trilian/Synth1/Alchemy

thats the usual but of course can change to whatever im feeling like using at the time...

Posted by Kysora on Aug-12-2010 03:14:

Basses: Trilian, Predator
Plucks: z3ta+, Nexus, Predator
Arps: Predator, FM8
Pads: Omnisphere, FM8
Leads: z3ta+, Predator, Omnisphere
SFX/Weird: Absynth, Omnisphere
Real Instruments: Usually use soundfonts for these

Posted by atxbigballer1 on Aug-12-2010 04:07:

Reason for 80% of my sounds and vst the other 20%.

If I had the money!

Bass- Moog / Roland TB-303

Supersaw/Hypersaw/synth sounds - Roland JP-8080/ Access Virus

Other/Real - Roland vx-5080/5050 (I ready have a 5050)

Posted by Waza on Aug-12-2010 07:22:

Basses: V-Station,Sylenth1,Powercore 01
Plucks: Virus, Sylenth1, V-Station
Arps: Alchemy,
Pads: Nexus, Alchemy, Virus, Sylenth1, Yamaha sy85
Leads: Sylenth1, V-Station, Virus
SFX/Weird: Samples, Alchemy

Posted by orTof�nChiLd on Aug-12-2010 07:32:

Basses: Virus TI
Plucks: Virus TI, Sylenth1, ES2
Pads: Omnisphere, Virus TI
Leads: Sylenth 1, ES1, ES2

Posted by Xilver on Aug-12-2010 08:14:

Only a few people that use Albino, and so many that use Z3ta. Haven't checked out the latter, guess I should go and try it, if it's so highly regarded.

Posted by Waza on Aug-12-2010 08:29:

Z3ta is a great plug in and cakewalk was doing a deal on it a while ago, don't know if there still doin it.

Yip still doing it just go to there site.

Posted by tehlord on Aug-12-2010 08:30:

quote:
Originally posted by Waza
Powercore 01

MOST underrated

Posted by Lascodi on Aug-12-2010 08:34:

Bass: Gladiator, Sylenth1, Genesis, Hydra
Plucks: Sylenth1, V-Station, FM-7
Leads: Sylenth1, Pro-53, Gladiator, FM-7
Arps: Sylenth1, Albino, Predator
Pads: Sylenth1, Albino, Tarkus, Pro-53
SFX: Sylenth1, Absynth, Alchemy, Samples
Real: Kontakt, Reason - Combinator/NN-XT Patches

Posted by Xilver on Aug-12-2010 08:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Xilver
Only a few people that use Albino, and so many that use Z3ta. Haven't checked out the latter, guess I should go and try it, if it's so highly regarded.

Seriously, $20 for the downloadable version? Insta-buy!

Posted by PlasticSoul on Aug-12-2010 12:10:

Bass: Predator, Blue (most underrated ever)
Plucks: Sylenth1, z3ta
Leads: Sylenth1
Arps: Vanguard
Pads: Albino, Atmosphere, z3ta
Strings: atmosphere/sampletank
SFX: Samples

Synth1 1.12: everything, well... 9000 patches...

This list can vary.

Posted by alexlosy on Aug-12-2010 14:11:

Bass: Trillian / V-Station / Novation Bass Station / KORG Polysix
Leads: Sylenth1 / V-Station / Predator
Pads: V-Station / Nexus 2 / Sylenth1 /
Plucks: V-Station / Sylenth1
Ambient & Random: Gladiator / NI Massive

Of course, there are a whole host of others which I use, but there are what I would call my 'go to' synth's.

I think my favourite ever audio proocessing vst would have to be the Waves Renaissance Compressor or the Sonnox Oxford Inflator. Both are so true it is unreal.

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