Which free synth would you say has the best routing?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1891 posts since 9 Oct, 2004 from Columbus,Ohio
I am bored, and I want to make as complex sounds as I can, for free of course. I just want to see if there is a free synth out there that has a lot of routing capaibility and a good overall sound, for free. Beside Polyiblit (which i've always felt knocked the socks off of plenty of payware synths indeed. Any suggestions?
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live."
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- KVRist
- 185 posts since 12 Mar, 2002
well, you can just make very complex patches if you want in KarmaFX
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- KVRAF
- 3517 posts since 18 Apr, 2002 from British Columbia, Canada
i would say karmaFX too.
or you could try Arppe2600va - it's a free "clone" of the arp 2600 patchable modular synth.
or you could try Arppe2600va - it's a free "clone" of the arp 2600 patchable modular synth.
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- KVRist
- 436 posts since 18 Jun, 2004
Yes , Crystal & Karma FX and besides Evol, Intro ,Seeq one, & specially Foorius
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- KVRAF
- 12555 posts since 7 Dec, 2004
http://xhip.cjb.net/xhip/audio/jiveturkey.mp3
it really depends upon what type of 'complex' you mean. if you mean 14 lfos, well, try something made in synthedit.
if you mean complex timbres, layers, try a combination of a good synth with external modulation. you're using modular software here, do you not realize the possible things you can do?
it really depends upon what type of 'complex' you mean. if you mean 14 lfos, well, try something made in synthedit.
if you mean complex timbres, layers, try a combination of a good synth with external modulation. you're using modular software here, do you not realize the possible things you can do?
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1891 posts since 9 Oct, 2004 from Columbus,Ohio
Well, karmaFX seems like a way to go. I messed with it some back when it was first released but never got into it before I bought a new DAW and erased it. The ARP close just didn't seem to do the job for me. I do have crystal on my DAW, forgot all about it though. Maybe i'll re-dl karmafx and give them both a go.
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live."
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1891 posts since 9 Oct, 2004 from Columbus,Ohio
Oh, I surely know the possibilites, the wonderful things I can do with a clavinet when a phaser and bit-reducer on it, I love the particular talkbox sound you can get from a phaser when you maximize the depth and feedback enough. .aciddose wrote:http://xhip.cjb.net/xhip/audio/jiveturkey.mp3
it really depends upon what type of 'complex' you mean. if you mean 14 lfos, well, try something made in synthedit.
if you mean complex timbres, layers, try a combination of a good synth with external modulation. you're using modular software here, do you not realize the possible things you can do?
"You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live."
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- KVRAF
- 12555 posts since 7 Dec, 2004
totally not what i was talking about.
i mean you can apply modulation to any parameter, from any source. you have a total modular capability here. some people go out and buy huge modular analog systems to patch up simple poly-synth sounds. you can actually connect anything to anything, you know?
try using an average synth, use multiple instances and apply modulations. try something like energyxt. there are also lots of midi vst plugins which will do cc/vstparam routing for you. lfos, envelopes, audio->cc convertors, tons more.
here is a simple pad i did with 4 instances of xhip, sampled and played the sample back in a solo instance of xhip to apply the envelope.
http://xhip.cjb.net/temp/simplepad.mp3
i mean, you can do so much with basic instruments, just put in some effort. this took me 2 minutes to patch up and sample, and another minute to play.
it doesnt sound so great because i appled the eq before sampling, so the eq gets transposed. but think about how long it would take you to layer up a fat pad sound like that 20 years ago? this is like a synthesizer wet-dream created in 2 minutes.
typically the one-key-magic guys cant handle more than one key.
i mean you can apply modulation to any parameter, from any source. you have a total modular capability here. some people go out and buy huge modular analog systems to patch up simple poly-synth sounds. you can actually connect anything to anything, you know?
try using an average synth, use multiple instances and apply modulations. try something like energyxt. there are also lots of midi vst plugins which will do cc/vstparam routing for you. lfos, envelopes, audio->cc convertors, tons more.
here is a simple pad i did with 4 instances of xhip, sampled and played the sample back in a solo instance of xhip to apply the envelope.
http://xhip.cjb.net/temp/simplepad.mp3
i mean, you can do so much with basic instruments, just put in some effort. this took me 2 minutes to patch up and sample, and another minute to play.
it doesnt sound so great because i appled the eq before sampling, so the eq gets transposed. but think about how long it would take you to layer up a fat pad sound like that 20 years ago? this is like a synthesizer wet-dream created in 2 minutes.
typically the one-key-magic guys cant handle more than one key.
