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chilly7 · Post by **chilly7** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:06 pm

Best modular synth AU?

What you think is or are the best modular AU(s)?

P.s.
I tried Uhe Ace demo and there is a chance it will be my purchase.
I tried to play with it and i got some interesting sounds i was not execting to get from analog synth.
I tried to recreat the same sound with Fxpansion Cypher which i own and i was not able to recreate even remotely close even though Cypher has awrything which i used in Ace.

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:26 pm

Have you tried Audulus its cheap and completely nuts.

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:41 pm

Xils-Lab Xils 3 & 4, NI Reaktor, Aalto, Kaivo, Bazille deserve to be considered I think

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:46 pm

The best?

Reaktor 6 blocks IMO

Naenyn · Post by **Naenyn** » Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:55 pm

Surprised no one said Zebra.

Jax Pok · Post by **Jax Pok** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 7:25 am

Zebra HZ with massive modular addon.

Bazille

ACE

Im keen on Reaktor 6 but there's no demo.

Plugmon redesigned the GUI for Zebra and Zebra HZ. Notice the Diva filter

BDeep · Post by **BDeep** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:36 am

Jax Pok wrote:Zebra HZ with massive modular addon.

Bazille

ACE

Im keen on Reaktor 6 but there's no demo.

You can demo Reaktor. Just download the player version and create a new ensemble, it will ask to run in demo mode.
Only drawback is that it doesn't come with the library, so you have to make do with stuff you downloaded from the user library.

werp · Post by **werp** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:58 am

Audulus 3 is available for mac...that looks mental but I haven't tried it.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:18 am

V0RT3X wrote:The best?

Reaktor 6 blocks IMO

Is there a ready made blocks ensemble that can be re-wired like with ACE?

Ed A. · Post by **Ed A.** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:00 pm

werp wrote:Audulus 3 is available for mac...that looks mental but I haven't tried it.

Audulus 3 looks like it has something similar to Reaktor Blocks now.

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:07 pm

UVI Falcon has a modular architecture too and should be availabkle in all plugin formats (except RE...). The oscillator modules offer tons of features including Analog, 8 Osc Analog , Wavetable, FM, Organ (drawbars), Sample playbacky, Granular and others. Includes lots of filter, modulation and FX modules.

Besides that there should be other Modulars like e.g. Reaktor 6, XILS 4 (+ v3) and Arturia Modular V that offer an AU plugin.

Stanoli · Post by **Stanoli** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:39 pm

http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/13- ... nts-610221

If you are into Psytrance, KarmaFX has a lot of dope (303)Presets.

chilly7 · Post by **chilly7** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:24 pm

Lotuzia wrote:Xils-Lab Xils 3 & 4, NI Reaktor, Aalto, Kaivo, Bazille deserve to be considered I think

Yes Reaktor is nice thing but i am on 5. Waiting for new Komplete to get 6.

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:51 pm

pdxindy wrote:
V0RT3X wrote:The best?

Reaktor 6 blocks IMO
Is there a ready made blocks ensemble that can be re-wired like with ACE?

Nothing like this unfortunately exists in reaktor afaik. A.c.e is incredible but i answered the op based on his request for the best modular synth. Seeing how you can add or remove as many modules as you want you, it lets you go as deep as you want. This in my opinion makes reaktor an incredibly complex and deep modular synth and surpasses ACE, Zebra and bazille with the amount of never ending possibilities. Sure most blocks patches require you to wire them constantly to make new more complex patches, and it's nowhere near as cool as the hardwire style patching experience you get in Ace or bazille, but it is just as capable if you know what you are doing. However once you know what you are doing you'll find it can surpass either ACE or Bazille because you can add as many modules as you want. As far as the synthesis capabilities goes, reaktor is deep.

You have access to sampling, FM, Granular, Additive, Modal, VA, wavetable, waveshaping, etc which easily surpasses the combined types of synthesis that U-hes products contain to date. Should you wish you can attempt to program your own algoritms using core, and good luck with that.

However when in boils down to immediacy, sound, stability and well thought out workflow U-he stuff is hard to beat. Right now I own everything they make except Zebra2 and Hive which i intend to purchase very soon

My closing thoughts for the Op

Buy ACE & Bazille if you want to learn. They both compliment Synthsquad nicely, but when you want something even crazier then buy Reaktor 6 or wait for Komplete 11.

transverb · Post by **transverb** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:11 pm

Agreed - I just picked up ACE and Beatzille to begin my modular education. Price of admission for Beatzille is a no-brainer in my book.