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4damind · Post by **4damind** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:32 am

ANA is a bit special. I own it since it was released but have not used it a lot. Development seems to be stopped, there was not so much going on the last years and this remembers in this part a bit to Sylenth. There are still aliasing issues and after Spire was released it's a lot harder to find a usage for ANA. Because ANA is IMO not so well known and not used by many people it's also not the biggest playground for preset users.
Yes, it's really cheap (70€ ?) but I don't know if I would recommend ANA... hmm

ATN69 · Post by **ATN69** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:37 am

Personally I would go for Synthmaster 2 if you don't own it. I bought quite a few different and I have Omnisphere, ANA from Soniq, Nexus 2, Dune 2, Spire and Zebra 2, among others. Of all those I favour Synthmaster because there is almost no limit to what you can do with it and the sound quality is Amazing. It is not the most expensive of the bunch and it starts out at around 80 USD and up, depending if you want to buy soundbanks also. Soundbanks are also among the cheapest of all VST synths. It is very suitable for progressive Music. It takes a Little while to get familliar to more advanced sound design in Synthmaster but the basics are the same as for any other VST synth.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:39 am

4damind wrote:As a musician: Spire
As a sound designer: Synthmaster

(Sylenth is still good but Spire has IMO more the sound for the future)

IMO, Spire is as close to Sylenth's sound as it gets. And for pads and supersaws, and spacy sounds which use a lot of filter resonance, it even excels IMO. Envelopes are more snappy too. If i had the choice between the two, it would be obvious for me which to pick.

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:09 pm

I agree, if we talk "EDM" synths, Spire offers the best combination of sound quality/versatility/ease of use. But I'm not sure it may be qualified as "affordable" at its current price.

However, the thing to consider is that when you outgrow your "affordable" synths you'll quite probably be buing something "pro" anyway, and these money spent on "affordables" may turn out to be spent in vain.

mcc> · Post by **mcc>** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:52 pm

i'm reminded why i never frequented the forums in 10 years...you guys are costin me money!
but how does one NOT get synthmaster for $79?
despite every demo putting me to sleep the latest run-through video confirms what everyone here is saying....
the thing is a most versatile beast and it sounds great...and it's my birthday.

but seriously lennar's gonna have to get a bag to put over sylenth's mug as that's the one synth i'm unable to even watch a review about
for more than 40 seconds without really feeling sorry for it....i mean gosh.
it seems FL provides a version which is much more acceptable...but for almost $200 i don't care if she can recite keats while ummm you know.....i still think a bag would be good.

nothing is spent in vain if yer having fun.
if yer not having fun...then it's ALL in vain anyway.

Ridan · Post by **Ridan** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:18 pm

Where are you guys seeing Synthmaster for $79?
http://www.kv331audio.com/purchase.aspx
Very tempted to buy it..

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:33 pm

Oh, Sytrus comes with FL Pro

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:36 pm

Ridan wrote:Where are you guys seeing Synthmaster for $79?
http://www.kv331audio.com/purchase.aspx
Very tempted to buy it..

Maybe get it cheaper in the Call to Arms auction.

DubLifeSD · Post by **DubLifeSD** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:50 pm

Wait until Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales next month....most synths will be ''affordable"

Silaris · Post by **Silaris** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:18 pm

DubLifeSD wrote:Wait until Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales next month....most synths will be ''affordable"

+1. This my recommendation.

However, if you need to make a purchase before then, AAS Ultra Analog VA-2 is 50% off at Plugin Boutique through Oct 13th. It might be worth checking out.

kv331 · Post by **kv331** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:35 pm

Ridan wrote:Where are you guys seeing Synthmaster for $79?
http://www.kv331audio.com/purchase.aspx
Very tempted to buy it..

Look carefully on the header

Ridan · Post by **Ridan** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:50 pm

kv331 wrote:
Ridan wrote:Where are you guys seeing Synthmaster for $79?
http://www.kv331audio.com/purchase.aspx
Very tempted to buy it..
Look carefully on the header

Reefius · Post by **Reefius** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:05 am

Synthmaster may sound good, but it has a horrible GUI and an even more horrible browser. I would never recommend it to anyone.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:43 am

KV331Audio donated many licenses of SynthMaster to the charity today

You might want to check if you want to bid on a license and might get one in the end of the charity.

For me, mostly I will grab a license. I just need to see first how much in the red my bank account will be this month

The GUI diffidently needs some enhancements. But when I demoed it last time, I really didn't feel it is bad. It has a unique original style and if it gets polished more in the future, it would be really a very nice interface IMO.

cocoazenith · Post by **cocoazenith** » Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:53 am

@OP:

I would go with Hive as well for your making music within the genres you mentioned.

What is the good "affordable" vst synth?