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VST Synths
I've been trying these out for a while. It's time
consuming, but the possibilities are quite attractive. For some reason, every synth I try, is either monophonic or not velocity sensitive. What are the creators thinking? One little multiply operation, and you have velocity sensitivity (Ok, a little more than that, but...). My question is, does anyone know of any interesting VST synths that are polyphonic and velocity sensitive? I actually found one called PM4 that is a pared down version of a Yamaha FM synth. That's pretty cool, but I owned a DX27 and even had a computer based editor for it. I flogged that thing to death, finding out what it could do. I'm a little over FM. Never tried subtractive, but that sounds interesting. What else is out there? I should have mentioned that I am talking about free products. I saw Reactor, but the price tag is intimidating. They have that Komplete 8 thing though for $599. I almost pulled the trigger on that tonight, but thought I'd look around at more affordable (free?) options. I would throw $20 at a decent example in a heartbeat. Thanks! Tobiah |
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"Tobiah" :
I've been trying these out for a while. Which ones? There thousands of VST synths and there are BIG differences between those! It's time consuming, but the possibilities are quite attractive. For some reason, every synth I try, is either monophonic or not velocity sensitive. So, you have a good hand for making the wrong choices. There are enough, that support all of those functions. IF you choose to go the free plug-ins route, you need time. My question is, does anyone know of any interesting VST synths that are polyphonic and velocity sensitive? I actually found one called PM4 that is a pared down version of a Yamaha FM synth. That's pretty cool, but I owned a DX27 and even had a computer based editor for it. I flogged that thing to death, finding out what it could do. I'm a little over FM. Never tried subtractive, but that sounds interesting. What else is out there? go to http://www.kvraudio.com I should have mentioned that I am talking about free products. I saw Reactor, but the price tag is intimidating. They have that Komplete 8 thing though for $599. NI´s Komplete is a big package with a lot of stuff in there. But you don´t need to buy the whole package (including Guitar Rig), everything is available separately. thought I'd look around at more affordable (free?) options. Try Native Instrument´s free versions: http://www.native-instruments.com/#/...ktor-5-player/ http://www.native-instruments.com/#/...r/mikro-prism/ http://www.native-instruments.com/#/...takt-5-player/ I would throw $20 at a decent example in a heartbeat. AFAIK the good sounding stuff costs more than that. There are nice VST synths for free, but once you´ve heard a direct comparison to a decent commercial synth, you´ll know why the price difference is there. |
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I use DreamStation that comes bundled for free with Cakewalk's SONAR Producer. It's very much like a MiniMoog, but without the hiss and distortion and pitch drift. It's also velocity sensitive and polyphonic. You can see a demo he
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMF8F9z7Zr8 --Ethan |
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On Apr 2, 12:22*pm, wrote:
I use DreamStation that comes bundled for free with Cakewalk's SONAR Producer. It's very much like a MiniMoog, but without the hiss and distortion and pitch drift. It's also velocity sensitive and polyphonic. You can see a demo he http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMF8F9z7Zr8 --Ethan What do you think about the version of Dimension Pro that ships with Sonar? |
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What I've seen of DP so far is very cool, and it has a LOT of stuff. So much that I haven't use it enough to comment knowledgeably.
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NI´s Komplete is a big package with a lot of stuff in there.
But you don´t need to buy the whole package (including Guitar Rig), everything is available separately. Yeah, but Reactor is $399, while Komplete 8 is $599. There is no way I'd buy separately. I can afford Komplete. I'm sure that when my credit card and a bottle get into the same room as the computer, I'll order it. It looks quite tempting. Thanks for the links, I'll check them out. |
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