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PALU · Post by **PALU** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 8:32 am

I love the driven filters of Largo - so it will be Largo for sure.

I'm NOT in love with Massive, but I use it a lot. It's versatile, has a lot of presets and is simple to tweak. But the sound is sooooo overused

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But I've bought Zebra just now and I hope it will be me second go-to synth

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:17 pm

szalonykp wrote:I love the driven filters of Largo - so it will be Largo for sure.

I'm NOT in love with Massive, but I use it a lot. It's versatile, has a lot of presets and is simple to tweak. But the sound is sooooo overused .

But I've bought Zebra just now and I hope it will be me second go-to synth

Trying to find some love for Massive myself. I figure since it's part of the bundle I should at least try to use it. It has a 'buzzy' quality in everything it does I find to be not to my tastes though. I'm hoping the sound bundle I picked up in the auction will get me to see it differently enough to spend more time with it though. Generally, Rapture and Gladiator fill the spot of what I think Massive is suppose to do for me. But they have their pros and cons also.

But Zebra HZ seems to really cover almost all the my basses in that realm. So don't be surprised if you find yourself going to more and more as time goes on.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:17 pm

szalonykp wrote:I love the driven filters of Largo - so it will be Largo for sure.

I'm NOT in love with Massive, but I use it a lot. It's versatile, has a lot of presets and is simple to tweak. But the sound is sooooo overused .

But I've bought Zebra just now and I hope it will be me second go-to synth

Trying to find some love for Massive myself. I figure since it's part of the bundle I should at least try to use it. It has a 'buzzy' quality in everything it does I find to be not to my tastes though. I'm hoping the sound bundle I picked up in the auction will get me to see it differently enough to spend more time with it though. Generally, Rapture and Gladiator fill the spot of what I think Massive is suppose to do for me. But they have their pros and cons also.

But Zebra HZ seems to really cover almost all the my basses in that realm. So don't be surprised if you find yourself going to more and more as time goes on.

VoltAirOhm · Post by **VoltAirOhm** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:06 pm

Zebra - what else ?

Harmor

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:15 pm

BBFG# wrote:
Trying to find some love for Massive myself. I figure since it's part of the bundle I should at least try to use it. It has a 'buzzy' quality in everything it does I find to be not to my tastes though. I'm hoping the sound bundle I picked up in the auction will get me to see it differently enough to spend more time with it though. Generally, Rapture and Gladiator fill the spot of what I think Massive is suppose to do for me. But they have their pros and cons also.

If only NI would add another waveshaper that could soften the internal waveforms' shapes (make them mild and mellow).

Serum can do this....

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 6:24 pm

Igro wrote:
BBFG# wrote:
Trying to find some love for Massive myself. I figure since it's part of the bundle I should at least try to use it. It has a 'buzzy' quality in everything it does I find to be not to my tastes though. I'm hoping the sound bundle I picked up in the auction will get me to see it differently enough to spend more time with it though. Generally, Rapture and Gladiator fill the spot of what I think Massive is suppose to do for me. But they have their pros and cons also.

If only NI would add another waveshaper that could soften the internal waveforms' shapes (make them mild and mellow). Serum can do this....

Unfortunately, I find Serum to not have any sound I find to be special enough to make it a 'must have'.
Generally, the thing I find best about the NI synths included as part of Komplete bundle is their low CPU usage for what they do in comparison to what others take to do the same thing.
Serum is still in its fad stage. Not anything I would consider as a first or second synth at this point if I could only keep two.

V'ger · Post by **V'ger** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:20 pm

Zebra and ZynAddSubFX for me.

V0RT3X · Post by **V0RT3X** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:52 pm

Igro wrote:
BBFG# wrote:
Trying to find some love for Massive myself. I figure since it's part of the bundle I should at least try to use it. It has a 'buzzy' quality in everything it does I find to be not to my tastes though. I'm hoping the sound bundle I picked up in the auction will get me to see it differently enough to spend more time with it though. Generally, Rapture and Gladiator fill the spot of what I think Massive is suppose to do for me. But they have their pros and cons also.

If only NI would add another waveshaper that could soften the internal waveforms' shapes (make them mild and mellow). Serum can do this....

I'm hoping the release of Serum has gotten the NI guys worried enough to start working on Massive 2.

Mushy Mushy · Post by **Mushy Mushy** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 12:06 am

You know what, acid is all this world needs.

I'll go for:
- Phoscyon
- Drumazon

Of if drum machines are excluded:
- Phoscyon
- Phoscyon

Lee702 · Post by **Lee702** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:10 am

Dune CM
Vacuum Pro

Lotuzia · Post by **Lotuzia** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:54 pm

Xils-Lab PolyKB II and NI FM8.

Because they blend so well and make awsome stacks.

The_Hidden_Goose · Post by **The_Hidden_Goose** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:17 pm

If I can't count Kontakt (thus all the stuff that can be run from it), and this was a purely soft-SYNTH question,r ather than "instrument plugin" then I'd go for Diva and Bazille.

One for analogishness and the other for digital & more complex sounds.

None of the wavetable-y synths have really grabbed me, soundwise.

I'd never have just two though. I could live with 5, maybe, if Kontakt was one of them (which seems like cheating really!)

Taoist · Post by **Taoist** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:40 pm

If I could choose Reaktor and my other "sample player/mangler", I would have access to practically everything I consider my go-tos at this point. But, excluding Reaktor, all sample playback synths and looking only to soft synths that use their own oscillators I would have to say Sylenth and Bazille.

Which is strange because I own neither of them, but would prefer their sound/capabilities if I had no other options.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 3:45 pm

Omnisphere and Diva
rsp

Taoist · Post by **Taoist** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 4:06 pm

zvenx wrote:Omnisphere and Diva
rsp

Well, I was afraid to admit it lest my head be bitten off. But yes I would substitute Omnisphere in the place of Sylenth if it is considered a "soft synth". Not without the samples though.

I don't know.... I must be admit that Serum sounds pretty amazing as well. Little bit aggressive but I bet it could be calmed a bit and sound quite nice.

Okay.....In a perfect world where anything goes.... Kontakt and Reaktor

In a world where they are considered too much of a Swiss army knife for this question........Omnisphere and Bazille

If Omnisphere is likewise disqualified.......... Serum and Bazille

If you could only keep 2 soft synths ...