Lane Visitor Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Let's discuss... What is everyone using these days? Outboard gear / hardware synths/drum machine discussion is welcome, but I'm particularly curious of what ya 'll are using these days on the digital side....? Me, ive been rocking fm7 a ton, as well as sylenth, pro52, albino 2. miroslav philharmonic on the softsynth/sampler end and countless drum hit libraries including Wave Alchemy, Black Octopus Sound, Vengeance, Normal 909... Nicky Romero's "Kick" vst and a slew of others. So many good tools out there right now.. Hard to keep track of (: Edited January 19, 2015 by Lane Visitor Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 U-He Diva and Bazille when it comes to synths. Audiospillage DrumSpillage and Elecktroid, as well as Wave Alchemy's Transistor / Digital Revolution for drums. I have an Analog 4 gathering dust until my to-be-completed mini-LP is done: I'll never finish it if I start incorporating the A4 to that current project... I'd love to buy a Rytm as well : I'm saving for it, and hopefully will have the money when the LP is finished (by this summer hopefully). Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Nil's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2272965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ded4m Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Tremor & Battery for beats, Harmor and all sorts of Reaktor custom/weirdos for synths... EDIT : Hardware synths includes Microbrute,Dark energy 2,Syb3. Edited January 19, 2015 by Ded4m Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Ded4m's signature Hide all signatures @hreinth https://soundcloud.com/hreinth Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2272970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grain Bastard Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Battery 4 for some drums although its shit compared to V3. That along with MD SPS-1 Mk2 & OP-1 for sampling. Kontakt in the box, plus Absynth, FM8 & Reaktor. I have 3 analog synths too, Mopho, Microbrute & TT-303. Also iPad synths like Nave, Animoog & Wave Generator etc. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Grain Bastard's signature Hide all signatures http://bewegungrecords.bandcamp.com/https://soundcloud.com/punishahttp://altered-echo.com/ http://weeklybeats.com/#/grainbastard/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2272983 Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 ts404 wasp wasp xt fl3osc Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273005 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Mainly samples in renoise and use the 3.0 envelope/modulation/dsp possibilities in the instrument editor. You can dl some of my older made instruments here; http://forum.renoise.com/index.php/files/file/17-ravy-padsynth-stuff/ These instruments use the padsynth tool as base material ( http://www.renoise.com/tools/padsynth). The CDP tool is also one of my goto dsp tools for mangling sounds, too many possibilities. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 alchemy massive fm8 zebra max/msp synthesis supercollider synthesis microtonic kontakt ableton's synths reason's synths Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Visitor Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 On 1/19/2015 at 7:21 PM, xox said: alchemy massive fm8 zebra max/msp synthesis supercollider synthesis microtonic kontakt ableton's synths reason's synths +1 ... how do you like zebra compared to massive btw? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Visitor Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) On 1/19/2015 at 10:59 AM, Ded4m said: Tremor & Battery for beats, Harmor and all sorts of Reaktor custom/weirdos for synths... EDIT : Hardware synths includes Microbrute,Dark energy 2,Syb3. Nice! I DLed the demo of harmor and fell in love with it.. definitely on my list of things to buy.. some of the tones and transients are just punchy and clean as fuck. I already use FM7 and Sylenth so I have the capability of both subtractive and additive, but I feel like the possibilities for experimentation on Harmor and the deep potential for detailed sound design may make it worth getting, plus even the stock sounds are incredible. Wonder how it compares in terms of sound engine/ envelope quality to FM8 / Razr and other FM staple soft synths.. and how it's subtractive side sounds compared to Massive/Zebra/Sylenth. Edit: Plus i know soft synth graphics/skins means little to nothing, but I LOOOVE Harmor's 1995-97 dystopian/ noir-ish aesthetic. I feel like I'm in the movie Se7ev or 12 Monkeys while working on production for David Bowie's Outside album. Edited January 19, 2015 by Lane Visitor Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 On 1/19/2015 at 7:43 PM, Lane Visitor said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:21 PM, xox said: alchemy massive fm8 zebra max/msp synthesis supercollider synthesis microtonic kontakt ableton's synths reason's synths +1 ... how do you like zebra compared to massive btw? at first zebra looked very complicated and unintuitive to me but once i figured it out it became my "no.1 guy" for non-fm synthesis. massive is easy to build sounds (and set up modulations) and massively sounding indeed, although zebra sounds much more 'smooth' and 'deep' to my ears. if i'd need to choose between them i'd take zebra. definitely! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273092 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Visitor Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 On 1/19/2015 at 8:07 PM, xox said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:43 PM, Lane Visitor said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:21 PM, xox said: alchemy massive fm8 zebra max/msp synthesis supercollider synthesis microtonic kontakt ableton's synths reason's synths +1 ... how do you like zebra compared to massive btw? at first zebra looked very complicated and unintuitive to me but once i figured it out it became my "no.1 guy" for non-fm synthesis. massive is easy to build sounds (and set up modulations) and massively sounding indeed, although zebra sounds much more 'smooth' and 'deep' to my ears. if i'd need to choose between them i'd take zebra. definitely! Ah that's cool, good to know.. it's hard to know unless you've been using it for a while, so sometimes demoing doesn't quite tell.. I'll have to look more into Zebra.. I know that there's that Massive sound that's used on so much dubstep/complextro type stuff that's a pretty played out sound (like Sylenth as well), so it's cool to try something a little less used. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 You can't go wrong with anything by U-He, really. Best softsynths IMHO. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Nil's signature Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 On 1/19/2015 at 8:16 PM, Lane Visitor said: On 1/19/2015 at 8:07 PM, xox said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:43 PM, Lane Visitor said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:21 PM, xox said: alchemy massive fm8 zebra max/msp synthesis supercollider synthesis microtonic kontakt ableton's synths reason's synths +1 ... how do you like zebra compared to massive btw? at first zebra looked very complicated and unintuitive to me but once i figured it out it became my "no.1 guy" for non-fm synthesis. massive is easy to build sounds (and set up modulations) and massively sounding indeed, although zebra sounds much more 'smooth' and 'deep' to my ears. if i'd need to choose between them i'd take zebra. definitely! Ah that's cool, good to know.. it's hard to know unless you've been using it for a while, so sometimes demoing doesn't quite tell.. I'll have to look more into Zebra.. I know that there's that Massive sound that's used on so much dubstep/complextro type stuff that's a pretty played out sound (like Sylenth as well), so it's cool to try something a little less used. i know what you're saying. it's hard to sound 'fresh' these days. that's why i like to use (or better to say abuse/misuse) reason's malstrom and reason's built-in effects and to use max/msp and supercollider 'cheep' sounds on top of the 'smooth' vst synths' sounds... and so on. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Visitor Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 On 1/19/2015 at 8:33 PM, xox said: On 1/19/2015 at 8:16 PM, Lane Visitor said: On 1/19/2015 at 8:07 PM, xox said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:43 PM, Lane Visitor said: On 1/19/2015 at 7:21 PM, xox said: alchemy massive fm8 zebra max/msp synthesis supercollider synthesis microtonic kontakt ableton's synths reason's synths +1 ... how do you like zebra compared to massive btw? at first zebra looked very complicated and unintuitive to me but once i figured it out it became my "no.1 guy" for non-fm synthesis. massive is easy to build sounds (and set up modulations) and massively sounding indeed, although zebra sounds much more 'smooth' and 'deep' to my ears. if i'd need to choose between them i'd take zebra. definitely! Ah that's cool, good to know.. it's hard to know unless you've been using it for a while, so sometimes demoing doesn't quite tell.. I'll have to look more into Zebra.. I know that there's that Massive sound that's used on so much dubstep/complextro type stuff that's a pretty played out sound (like Sylenth as well), so it's cool to try something a little less used. i know what you're saying. it's hard to sound 'fresh' these days. that's why i like to use (or better to say abuse/misuse) reason's malstrom and reason's built-in effects and to use max/msp and supercollider 'cheep' sounds on top of the 'smooth' vst synths' sounds... and so on. Yes! good point, i also like combining cheap grainy digital sounding stuff with smooth vsts.. love that combo! Dude, yes, that Malstrom can sometimes sounds incredible for weird spectral polysynth type stuff... Also Scream4's tape setting: yummm Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest laco Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 battery and max. have been using razor (reaktor synth) a lot recently, trying to get some digital sounding percussion out of it. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fiznuthian Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Oatmeal Charlatan Obxd SQ8LShortcircuit Synth1 Tyrell N6 Uncle Sam Dexed (^^ all free except for Uncle Sam. WOK gave it away for free if you emailed him on new years) Then there's Polysynth, Sampler, and FM-4 in Bitwig too.. they're both fantastic and easy to use. Edited January 20, 2015 by fiznuthian Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fiznuthian Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 On 1/20/2015 at 1:23 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said: charlatan is a boss hog freebie. looks great, sounds great, slightly different architecture to most softsynths. yeah it's very simple but sounds amazing. doesn't have much internal modulation so i route my own externally to it in the 'wig. hot damn does it sound delicious. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273226 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Visitor Posted January 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) My dream setup for vst synths: *Diva (for lush warm analogue-ish) *Harmor (For FM/subtractive hybrid/deep sound design) *Spire (for solid trusty bass synths from what ive heard) *Serum (For wavetable / cutting edge / in your face/3d/super deep sound design) .. Getting a little bored of my Sylenth and it's sound. It does what it should for the modern vst sound, but i need some new character. Edited January 20, 2015 by Lane Visitor Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 (edited) Drumspillage 2 for synth drums http://www.audiospillage.com/drumspillage.html Edited January 20, 2015 by Kcinsu Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2273482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I basically just use battery 3 and the FM8. Most of my tracks in the last two years have been made like that. Building my own drum kits and patches. Going to start using my Volcas once I get a new audio interface. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Braintree's signature Hide all signatures colindyer.bandcamp.com williamsbraintree.bandcamp.com Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2274889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 On 1/20/2015 at 3:06 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said: i also forgot to mention the TAL plugins as they sound just as great and are also free. everyone should have the whole set, go google them TAL have some great filters... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide YEK's signature Hide all signatures Reveal hidden contents !:/music Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2274936 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest skibby Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 MPowerSynth by Meldaproduction really caught my ear while going through the presets. Incidentally, their freeware suite has become indispensable to me. Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2275042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaptop Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 As far as sample libraries go (kontakt and such), Soniccoutures 'The Attic' is my go to for vintage synth emulations. I use a lot of NI's Abbey Roads 60's Drums too. For software synths, mostly Zebra 2. I used the shit out of battery 3 until I started making my own drum racks in ableton, but i recommend using some of 'xoxo's' vsts if your using battery 3. he makes an instrument called 'series' which pretty much sends midi signals to certain channels within a sampler so you could come up with instant random glitchiness. like instant autechre. it's super fun! Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2281950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 samplephonics has great samples Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide geosmina's signature Hide all signatures https://animanoir.xyz/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2281955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosmina Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 On 1/23/2015 at 2:34 PM, skibby said: MPowerSynth by Meldaproduction really caught my ear while going through the presets. Incidentally, their freeware suite has become indispensable to me. their paid stuff is ace Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide geosmina's signature Hide all signatures https://animanoir.xyz/ Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/86389-vst-synths-drum-machines-drum-sample-libraries/#findComment-2281958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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