Tone2 Saurus - Best of its price range?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1141 posts since 2 Feb, 2005
Hi, I am looking for a simliar price range ($119) synth like Saurus though one of my friends said - Not many that he can think of.
I know the members here have a lots of "hunting" experience of goodies. Mind to let me know if there are any similar synth so that I can do a comparsion before buying.
Cheers!
Cowby
I know the members here have a lots of "hunting" experience of goodies. Mind to let me know if there are any similar synth so that I can do a comparsion before buying.
Cheers!
Cowby
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- KVRian
- 1383 posts since 1 May, 2010
If you mean classic VA emulation synth then Saurus is pretty good for that price. But, if you want value for money, nothing beat Synthmaster for me. With this coupon code you can get it for 84.15 $.
http://www.synthmaster.com/synthmaster. ... SOUNDCLOUD
They also occasionally have sales with more discount than that.
The downside is the GUI is not that user friendly (lots of tabbed menu). But it does sounds great.
Or if you want something like Saurus then Retrologue is your next best bet for 50$.
http://www.synthmaster.com/synthmaster. ... SOUNDCLOUD
They also occasionally have sales with more discount than that.
The downside is the GUI is not that user friendly (lots of tabbed menu). But it does sounds great.
Or if you want something like Saurus then Retrologue is your next best bet for 50$.
musisikamar.com
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- KVRAF
- 8414 posts since 4 Jul, 2012 from Alesia
Saurus is good!
Synthmaster can be really CPU heavy at least in my experience. I think for good vintage analog synth sounds Synthmaster sucks in comparison to Saurus.
Synthmaster can be really CPU heavy at least in my experience. I think for good vintage analog synth sounds Synthmaster sucks in comparison to Saurus.
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- KVRian
- 1383 posts since 1 May, 2010
Yes, i meant to say Synthmaster is a good value for an all round synth. I think the cheaper alternative for vintage VA is Retrologue and honestly for me it's not as good as saurus.
Or you can always put an ad on Market place and hope somebody is mad enough to sell Diva for that price. I've seen some people selling it for 120$ actually.
* Diva is a cpu killer, don't even think of getting it if u have a slow cpu.
Or you can always put an ad on Market place and hope somebody is mad enough to sell Diva for that price. I've seen some people selling it for 120$ actually.
* Diva is a cpu killer, don't even think of getting it if u have a slow cpu.
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- KVRAF
- 10261 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Agreed. It's one of the nicest sounding synths around in that price range, not to mention a very intuitive layout and good range of features.V0RT3X wrote:Saurus is good!
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
Where is Ingo aka Mr. Saurus when you need him
Element is currently on sale for 99 dollars. Unfortunately it does not work properly in my DAW (they have a list of approved DAW's), but judging from the stand-alone version it has a pretty good bass, very solid. The envelopes also seem to be pretty snappy. It has a very effective equalizer, which really is a key sound-shaping tool with that synth.
Another alternative might be Kilohearts' One. It can sound very good, but somehow it never appealed enough to me, maybe it's the user interface, dunno.
Ultra Analog sounds very good, maybe you can get version 2 on the market place for 100 bucks. According to AAS there will be an update featuring a bigger user interface. Sound-wise it is excellent.
Poly-Ana also sounds very good, but its user interface is not to everyone's liking, to put it mildly.
Element is currently on sale for 99 dollars. Unfortunately it does not work properly in my DAW (they have a list of approved DAW's), but judging from the stand-alone version it has a pretty good bass, very solid. The envelopes also seem to be pretty snappy. It has a very effective equalizer, which really is a key sound-shaping tool with that synth.
Another alternative might be Kilohearts' One. It can sound very good, but somehow it never appealed enough to me, maybe it's the user interface, dunno.
Ultra Analog sounds very good, maybe you can get version 2 on the market place for 100 bucks. According to AAS there will be an update featuring a bigger user interface. Sound-wise it is excellent.
Poly-Ana also sounds very good, but its user interface is not to everyone's liking, to put it mildly.
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- KVRAF
- 10260 posts since 19 Feb, 2004 from Paris
Maybe Xils-lab Oxium ?
Affordable ( = similar price range ), only protected by serial, 3 skins (IceWhite, Orange and Grey), hundreds of presets, 3rd party support, capable of both vintage sounds and the most modern patches, easy to understand, easy to operate, some unique rythmic modulators, double analog filter structure, etc etc.
( And for those who are interested in the vintage vibe, check my 64 Oxium Vs Jupiter 8 comparison clips and make your own opinion )
LtZ
Affordable ( = similar price range ), only protected by serial, 3 skins (IceWhite, Orange and Grey), hundreds of presets, 3rd party support, capable of both vintage sounds and the most modern patches, easy to understand, easy to operate, some unique rythmic modulators, double analog filter structure, etc etc.
( And for those who are interested in the vintage vibe, check my 64 Oxium Vs Jupiter 8 comparison clips and make your own opinion )
LtZ
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77 Exclusive Soundbanks for 23 synths, 8 Sound Designers, Hours of audio Demos. The Sound you miss might be there
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- KVRAF
- 2746 posts since 13 Feb, 2012 from Amsterdam
If I were to shop around for a synth with a feature set similar to Saurus, kHs One would definitely be high on my list. Also check out FAW Circle. If it's 'analog' sound sound you're after, complement it with TAL Bassline-101 or U-NO-LX, oh and don't forget to add TyrellN6 (free )
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- KVRAF
- 7760 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
Saurus is great, I agree kHs ONE is nice as well, Synthmaster of course is great.
Also OP-X Pro II is in that range now (on sale).
For me Saurus and ONE are the easiest to use, but out of those 4, Synthmaster is the most flexible.
Nori Ubukata's vintage sounding presets for SM are very good, and inexpensive.
Also OP-X Pro II is in that range now (on sale).
For me Saurus and ONE are the easiest to use, but out of those 4, Synthmaster is the most flexible.
Nori Ubukata's vintage sounding presets for SM are very good, and inexpensive.
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- KVRAF
- 1637 posts since 21 Dec, 2012
JFI: You can buy Saurus from Jrr Shop with the GROUP Code for 99,96 Dollar
- KVRian
- 1193 posts since 6 Jul, 2005
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- KVRAF
- 2448 posts since 12 Sep, 2004
Saurus is aiight...but it ain't no Diva...
But seriously folks...the more I use dune2 the more tempted I am to sell off some other synths... All of the recent batch of hybrids are really really solid...
But seriously folks...the more I use dune2 the more tempted I am to sell off some other synths... All of the recent batch of hybrids are really really solid...
You need to limit that rez, bro.
- KVRAF
- 10546 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
I'd say the Xils stuff is comparable to DIVA's lushness. All my Xils stuff has that thick cottony sound with major bottom.
Ultra Analog is also very good. v2 sounds even better.
I think Retrologue uses dongle, no?
AIR Structure Pro I hear has a very wonky install process
KhZ is good solid synth, but hardly any banks for it.
Ultra Analog is also very good. v2 sounds even better.
I think Retrologue uses dongle, no?
AIR Structure Pro I hear has a very wonky install process
KhZ is good solid synth, but hardly any banks for it.
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
Used to have Retrologue, it doesn't require a hardware dongle, but some software mechanism, iLok if I remember correctly.