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uniquu
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Registered: Aug 2005
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Best synth for Tech/dirty sounds?

Hi!

Looking for hardware synth.
Hoping to get some cool sounds for tech-music (benny Benassi/Royal Gigolos style sounds)?

What do you think is the "best"?
Also it would be nice if it is easy to use with Reason?
Maybe Novation XioSynth?

Last edited by uniquu on Aug-06-2006 at 05:27

Aug-04-2006 19:30 Finland

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RivalMan
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Registered: Jun 2005
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Definately go for the Virus if you want the Benassi-sound...

Basically it's what he uses (and obuses ;-) ) on 90 % of all his tracks. In this interview he mentions his gearlist:

http://www.futurestyle.org/archives/b/benassiBenny.htm

His gearlist also includes the Clavia Nordlead. I don't know this personally, but I know for sure that the Access Virus has just the "sound" I think you're after.

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mysticalninja
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Registered: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles

possible with software. get just a singe 1 oscilattor saw wave, eq boost lows and boost high-mids half as much as lows.. abit of reverb, alot of comrpession, and bam benny benassi saw.

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djillicit
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the virus ti is a hardware/softsynth combination. haven't used it personally, but it is on my wish list. check it out, i'd go for the desktop...

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uniquu
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Registered: Aug 2005
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Thank you for helping!!
I will look/think about the Virus!

Do you know/think, is Virus easy to use with Reason?

Aug-05-2006 06:26 Finland

MrJiveBoJingles
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Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.

Reason does not record audio or host softsynths. Do you have a Rewire host?

Aug-05-2006 06:55 United States

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uniquu
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Registered: Aug 2005
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Thank you again!

There is no audio record or vst/host softsynths in Reason, it is very true...
But I like the way Reason works, and it has some very nice sounds

But I did read, that with Novation XioSynth (it is also much cheaper than Virus...) I can control Reason (twek the Reason sounds + play them with the hardware synth) stright with the XioSynth.... And that should be very easy (at least that what they say in novation)

But I don't know about the sound in XioSynth...

Aug-06-2006 05:26 Finland

mzvirbulis
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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Ballarat, Victoria

what about reaktor5?
thats pretty much a hybrid synth and seems capable of anything.
just have to master it though! not sure on cpu useage? but u can always freeze.

Aug-06-2006 07:18 Australia