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mcnoone · Post by **mcnoone** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:19 am

I say that U-he Diva has the best "character" of any software synth.

core · Post by **core** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 11:10 am

mcnoone wrote:I say that U-he Diva has the best "character" of any software synth.

+1

A lot of synths have character, but Diva stands out to me too.

evilantal · Post by **evilantal** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:04 pm

Not mentioned yet..... Psychic Modulation's Phonec

tungee78 · Post by **tungee78** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 12:25 pm

NuSoft DaHornet
Archetype Lokomotiv
ImpoScar
Odddity

Saukar30 · Post by **Saukar30** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 2:57 pm

Tal Noisemaker

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 3:30 pm

DrGonzo wrote:What's your favourite synths that is loaded with character?
I know that character is highly subjective - but what I am after is synths that doesn't sound like (or is trying to sound like) everything already on the market Doesn't have to be software.

The first synth that comes to my mind is the old synth plugin OLGA - that's a synth with some serious character

/C

Funny, as soon as I saw the topic I thought, "Olga."

Let's see... Absynth comes to mind.
Nemesis
Oxium
Obscurium
Iris
Toxic Biohazard
Millions of Reaktor instruments...

Norrin_Radd · Post by **Norrin_Radd** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:27 pm

FMDrive. Probably my all time favourite VST. The distortion for model 1 and 2 Megadrives is such a great touch!

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:53 pm

Norrin_Radd wrote:FMDrive. Probably my all time favourite VST. The distortion for model 1 and 2 Megadrives is such a great touch!

That's Aly James right? I read something that they might be ported to Mac - then I'll be all over it

/C

JerGoertz · Post by **JerGoertz** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 4:59 pm

Agree with lots of the synths already named...

One I didn't see is Xhun Audio's LittleOne. I really like it for vintage-type sounds.

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 8:08 pm

Phonec = dusty vintage, lofi character

Gribs · Post by **Gribs** » Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:13 pm

Hardware in my studio: Cwejman S1 (original not mk2)

Software that I license: Arturia Solina V or Xils V+ and U-He ACE or Xils Oxium.

Character Kontakt instruments: Hollow Sun Pulstar, Hideaway Studio Chromatix

fluffy_little_something · Thu Feb 11, 2016 9:32 pm

MogwaiBoy wrote:Phonec = dusty vintage, lofi character

They are porting it away from the limited SynthEdit platform at the moment

mumpcake · Post by **mumpcake** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 3:45 am

No synth has character like this one

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 5:24 am

fluffy_little_something wrote:
MogwaiBoy wrote:Phonec = dusty vintage, lofi character
They are porting it away from the limited SynthEdit platform at the moment

I know! *grin* Can't wait. 64-bit too! If the price is good it'll be a must-buy for me.

malachy5 · Post by **malachy5** » Fri Feb 12, 2016 11:05 am

I like U-He ACE when you tweak the crosstalk and capacitor bleed, changes it completely! GForce Oddity is also great, seems to take on a life of it's own sometimes. XILS Labs VCS3 of course for random mayhem and their PolyKB I also see as something with special character.

But for real character iOS has some treats like Animoog as already mentioned and Soundscaper http://www.musicappblog.com/soundscaper-review/ which is really great. Then there is crazy stuff like Virtual ANS, a model of the optical ANS synth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR6lwvBuZnM

Synths loaded with CHARACTER - what's yours?