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).

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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

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.

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

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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

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

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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)?

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

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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.

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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^

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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

+1

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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...

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