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Need a second softsynth
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| cl0ckw3rk |
I'm really really on the fence about a second synth here. I have Sylenth1, but I'm looking for one more awesome soft synth to fit the bill. My current considerations:
z3ta
zebra2
Gladiator
FM8
I'm really leaning towards Gladiator, since it seems to offer multiple synthesis methods that I haven't gotten to play around with much...Does anybody have a lot of experience with it, and have you used it regularly in your projects? |
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| Acton |
| I haven't used Gladiator personally, but I would highly recommend getting FM8. It's brilliant once you have put the effort into understanding it. |
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| Tarpex |
Practically everything I do nowadays is with Gladiator.
It's an amazing piece of software, combining different methods of synthesis and then providing crazy options for mashing, destruction and reconstruction of the sound on a unparalleled level.
Word of caution though, getting a simple sound out if it the most difficult part, and it's easy to get lost in the gazillion options, but once you master it, it becomes a great tool.
Gladiators sound is a league above everything else in the softsynth market, also a point worth mentioning :)
It's really not expensive considering it's features, coupling sylenth with gladiator is a great choice, I'd recommend looking into Alchemy as well, and then you'll have the best softsynths known to man I'd guess :) |
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| cryophonik |
Another Gladiator 2 user here - actually, it's my favorite soft synth. I definitely recommend downloading the demo and going through the sound design tutorial in the manual. It's very clearly written and, within a very short time, you'll have a good understanding of what HCM synthesis is all about and you'll know your way around the synth. It's a very powerful synth. But, I will add that, in general, it's a little more "digital" sounding synth than Sylenth1, which is generally more "warm" sounding - makes them a good complement to each other IMO.
But, since you already have a good subtractive synth in Sylenth1, you may want to consider an FM synth like FM8 or Rob Papen's Blue, or as Tarpex mentioned, something completely different like Alchemy, which is a sample mangling additive/granular/spectral synth with subtractive capabilities. |
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| Luke Terry |
| I would personally go with FM8 for the reasons already suggested |
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| [Alpha]Dave |
| Either z3ta or zebra2. I haven't used the other you mentioned. But these two is very nice, I don't know which one of those I like the best. But if I gotta choose, I'd say go for z3ta+ ! The interface is simple and user-friendly and easy to work with! And it's sound is brilliant. Zebra2 is also very nice, but I feel it's quicker to work with z3ta+. |
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| sixofour.604 |
| Id say z3ta also.If you really get into it, you can do some nice stuff, it has Addaditve, FM, Ring, PM and "sync" synthesis. It has 6 operators and build in verb, delay, chorus, phaser, distortion, and a compessor, it has a graphic EQ though :( It has a wave shaper/editor. And it has one of the biggest and [imho] best modulation matrixes ive seen. It has some of the other standard stuff too, like an arpeggiator [with 250 patterns, incl basic up down updown downup and random], 6 LFO, 6 EG, 2 filters. Did I mention you can also import your own wavforms? |
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| alanzo |
| Largo or Omnisphere. Seriously, is there another synth to consider here? WTF. Well, alright, I guess I would *consider* Arturia synths synths they desperately try to emulate classic analogs, but still manage to sound NOTHING like them. Whatever. Go with Largo. Waldorf for the win. |
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| Nightshift |
Sylenth1 is a beast. The suynth I live by currently.
You ever consider Rob Papens Predator?
more importantly what kind of music you tryna produce? |
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| Eric J |
| quote: | Originally posted by alanzo
Largo or Omnisphere. Seriously, is there another synth to consider here? WTF. Well, alright, I guess I would *consider* Arturia synths synths they desperately try to emulate classic analogs, but still manage to sound NOTHING like them. Whatever. Go with Largo. Waldorf for the win. |
Although the Arturia may not faithfully replicate the original hardware, they still sound great and feature fairly prominently in my productions. The Minimoog V is definitely a lot "cleaner" than an original Minimoog.
The Minimonsta, on the other hand, does a pretty good job of emulating the "grit" and "raw" character of the original. Really, really good for a software instrument.
These guys did a comparison of the Minimonsta versus the Voyager, and the results were surprisingly close.
http://www.rhythminmind.net/presetb...sta-comparison/
For me, the Minimonsta has become my "go to" synth for just about everything monophonic. The other G-Force emulations are really good as well. Highly recommend impOSCar as well. The G-Force guys seem to be putting out some really good software ATM. |
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| mfitterer1 |
I love the Minimoog V!
It may not be as gritty as the original but I have gotten some nasty basses out of it. it's def my go to for anything nasty. |
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| cristianokeller |
Why don't u add to your setup all the Rob Papen/Linplug beasts? Blue, Albino and Predator.
They are incredible! |
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