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BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 2:37 pm

I think awhile ago on this thread I may have said Padshop Pro and Omni2. Still true, though I think we're getting to the point where just about ANY synth/ROM/sampler out these days has great pads or great pad potential.

More and more I'm finding that if I need a pad and I have another synth already racked up, I can just stick with that and be fine.

Cheers
-B

Kalamata Kid · Post by **Kalamata Kid** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:40 pm

Touch The Universe wrote:
Kalamata Kid wrote:
recursive one wrote:Virus TI (like for pretty much anything else)

But it seems that Rapid may finally take its place
I would like to see a thread
Make Rapid Pads
I had removed Rapid from my Possible Buy list.
I would like to see a video that shows Rapid making pads.
I made a video where I just start exploring the synth for pads. I made it after spending 20 minutes with it, so haven't really scratched the service of its potential.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mkkp8AxDUo

Thanks for the video.
I will put back Rapid to my Possible Buy list.

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:59 pm

BERFAB wrote:I think awhile ago on this thread I may have said Padshop Pro and Omni2. Still true, though I think we're getting to the point where just about ANY synth/ROM/sampler out these days has great pads or great pad potential.

More and more I'm finding that if I need a pad and I have another synth already racked up, I can just stick with that and be fine.

Cheers
-B

Sure, if you just want a pad sound like the sound you have, just give it a slower attack, a bit more release, add a little bit of motion somewhere and you're done. So I think that it comes down to those synths that do a better job of adding motion in interesting ways, somehow, or those (like Diva) that just sound better because of better sounding modules.

damoog · Post by **damoog** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:03 pm

My OB6 gives the best pads that no soft synth can even get close to...it takes you to another dimension...im currently somewhere floating around in space...the year is 1982...the filter is wide open..now...lets turn up the resonance...arrghhhhhhhh

damoog · Post by **damoog** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:05 pm

damoog wrote:My OB6 gives the best pads that no soft synth can even get close to...it takes you to another dimension...im currently somewhere floating around in space...the year is 1982...the filter is wide open..now...lets turn up the resonance...arrghhhhhhhh

There is a good softy though to be fair..diva its called..i can reccomend that beauty for pads

Cruba · Post by **Cruba** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:08 pm

Synth1 and my favourite is a fast arp with much release on unison pitched sound. Never got such pads out of other synths lol

Vospi · Post by **Vospi** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:35 pm

Actually, if you can find a mod reverberation plugin, you can do detuned washy pads out of anything, really. It's so much fun. Just kill Dry signal and tweak the parameters.

Free options: TAL-3 has it, Abstract Chamber has it, a bunch of others I bet, also, new stock Fruity Reeverb 2 in FL Studio 20 has the option.

In a paid world, there're plenty of them. Valhalla UberMod can be lovely for that, but it's not that cheap (it's also a goddamn awesome multipuprose swiss army knife). Serum or SerumFX users can go to town with MOD, too.

jethrobull · Post by **jethrobull** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:45 pm

For me it's a draw between Alchemy and Synplant.

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:00 pm

I recommend drone samples through Zynaptiq Adaptiverb (with harmonizer on). Whooosshhhh..................

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:15 pm

Repro-5 pads blow my mind. The factory library is just so full of amazing pads I never feel the need to design my own.

Those Wolfgang palm synths like wavemapper and infinite have some darn nice digital ones, judging from the demos. Can’t get my around sound design with infinite though.

Viper has some damn nice virus like pads as well.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:55 pm

One of those threads you're sure you posted in... then you do a post search.. and, yep... posted in it.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:56 pm

Has Maxi been mentioned yet?

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:02 pm

PPG Phonem is one of my favorites for pads...
Bazille for noisy somewhat inharmonic pads...
PPG Wavegenerator 2 for evolving pads...
RePro for classic analog pads...

BlackWinny · Post by **BlackWinny** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 9:57 pm

For pads I always use one of these instruments (depending the type of pads... and the tastes of the moment):

Audiority Abstract Textures
BigTick Cheeze Machine (but 32-bit only)
DiscoDSP Corona
Rumpelrausch Taips Crazy Diamonds (but 32-bit only)
Full Bucket Music deputy Mark II
Best Service Desert Winds
Digital Suburban Dexed
DiscoDSP Discovery Pro
NuSofting EMM Knagalis (for drones especially, not really for pads)
Seaweed Audio Fathom Synth
Native Instruments FM8
Taron Lord of the Springs
Korg M1
XILS miniSyn'X
Full Bucket Music Mono/Fury
Korg Mono/Poly
Linplug MorphoX
Full Bucket Music Nabla
The Interruptor Night Flight (but 32-bit only)
Linplug Octopus
SonicProjects OP-X Pro II
XILS Oxium
XILS PolyKB III
XILS PolyKB II Player
Korg Polysix
Linplug Spectral
AAS String Studio VS-2
NuSofting Strings Dream Synthesizer (will be very soon re-released in 64-bit)
Togu Audio Line TAL-Mod
Togu Audio Line TAL-U-NO-LX
U-He Triple Cheese
AAS Ultra Analog VA-2
Oli Larkin (Plugin Boutique) VirtualCZ
Waldorf Edition: PPG Wave 2.V
Korg Wavestation
U-He Zebralette

And I'm going to purchase U-He Repro within the next weeks (it's not yet done, each month I set a limit to the expenses), the SCI Prophet 5 having always been awesome for pads.

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Sat Jul 28, 2018 10:51 pm

Didn't they ask for your "first" choice?

I'd have to think about it for a minute or two as there are so many good synths out there. For me (at this moment in time) it would be between OP-X Pro II, Spire, Synthmaster 2.x, and Diva. But it is tough to choose just one.

Pads: your first choice?