As other people here have mentioned, this synth is the end all and be all for pads and atmospheric type effects. You can also make some incredible basses and leads with it as well.

Well, I've held my tongue too long about this. I have to say that the leads on Atmosphere are the best I have EVER come across. With all of the programming versatility of it, one can make an almost unlimited amount of, not Virtual Analog, but analog (in a way) leads.

With the legendary, that's right, legendary, pads and the monster leads and legendary atmospheres and HUGE basses, I dare say it's the most stunning acheivement in synthesis since the Minimoog.

Eric Persing has dedicated himself to making "sample-based instruments" (rather than his former concentration on sample cds). These "sample-based instruments" are the future of sound.

It's funny, I see a lot of posts around here about trying to get good basslines and bass sounds. One word. Trilogy.

Think about it, this is Persing's FIRST attempt at an instrument. Can you imagine what's in store for the future at Spectrasonics?!.

For those of you who are interested in Mr. Persing work, and if you say you haven't heard it then just go watch three or four commercials, I guarantee you'll AT LEAST one of his sounds, there is a VERY interesting interview with him at Northern Sounds.



Interview

Read it, it talks about his vision of the future of computer-based music.

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Last edited by Etherium on Nov-24-2003 at 18:32

Feel like giving some tips on Atmosphere leads? =)

I've had it for about a month and haven't touched much beyond the pads and basslines.

Yes, first of all, try out the existing leads. There some in the leads folders and some in the another folder called synths or something to that effect.

Most of the leads are two layers, try out each layer and see if you like one of them soloed.

Take advantage of the sample start position paramater. This can help on leads, but where it really shines is making a pad or atmosphere into a lead. Take a pad or most any sustained sound in Atmosphere, not just any, you'll have to find the right ones, decrease the attack time, then experiment with sample start position.

Run the existing leads through Amplitube.

There's a few pointers.

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Been playing around with it for the past 2 hours and have already come up with some incredible sounding stuff, and that was without touching the sample start time.

Thanks for the pointers!

would like to clarify with u guru here. so basically when i use atmosphere, i just need my midi keybaord to trigger will do , right? as same goes to syth when my Local is OFF. am i right to say?

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Atmosphere is a VST and DX instrument, so you can run it in all sorts of programs. Yes, you can trigger it from your midi controller, but you can also trigger it from your sequencer (fruity loops, logic, Cubase, Digital Performer, etc).

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thanks mate for the ncie help! Cheers!

wait till i get my hands on Atomsphere been dreaming for a long time!!!

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Try this for a lead. Go to Strings-->Analog Strings-->Phat Strings

Increase the sample start time and decrease the amp and filter attack to zero for both layers.

Who needs a JP8080 when you have an analog lead as good as this?

Seriously!

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Also, another Atmosphere leads tip would be to turn off the glide paramater. Almost all of the patches in the lead section have glide activated. Turn it off and it's like a whole different patch.

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IMO, atmosphere is just a giant sampler


i would prefer on getting something like absynth2