KVR Audio

Local Man · Post by **Local Man** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:37 am

Michael L wrote:
pdxindy wrote:Is there a free sampler?
Yep, AIR Xpand!2 (free now)

What?! I paid one dollar for that!!

braj · Post by **braj** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:40 am

Local Man wrote:
Michael L wrote:
pdxindy wrote:Is there a free sampler?
Yep, AIR Xpand!2 (free now)
What?! I paid one dollar for that!!

I paid $249 and got a free keyboard and other software with it. I feel ripped off!

It is pretty great though, it covers a lot of bases even if you can't tweak much of anything.

AJYoung · Post by **AJYoung** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:44 am

ghettosynth wrote:Only for the first five hundred times

Heh. Yeah, this questions a strong contender for the "Most Reposted Thread on all Audio Forums" award. I can see the value of reposting a question every once in a while. New users, new answers, new discussion. But certainly not as often as I see this particular question.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:50 am

AJYoung wrote:But certainly not as often as I see this particular question.

I actually thought this was an earlier thread on the very same topic

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:53 am

Michael L wrote:
AJYoung wrote:But certainly not as often as I see this particular question.
I actually thought this was an earlier thread on the very same topic

LOL! I'm not sure which is worse, asking the same question yet again, or necro-ing an old thread.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 5:06 am

ghettosynth wrote:LOL! I'm not sure which is worse, asking the same question yet again, or necro-ing an old thread.

I have often thought there should be a "Necro Forum" where all questions are moved after they have been asked more than five times.

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 5:43 am

braj wrote:
Local Man wrote:
Michael L wrote:
pdxindy wrote:Is there a free sampler?
Yep, AIR Xpand!2 (free now)
What?! I paid one dollar for that!!
I paid $249 and got a free keyboard and other software with it. I feel ripped off!

I wish that all threads have light hearted jokes like these!

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 7:28 am

wagtunes wrote:
AJYoung wrote:Probably the old VST version of ZynAddSubFX that everyone forgets about. Sure it's only 32-bit and the interface is disastrous, but it's THE most powerful freeware synth out there, period. 16-part multitimbral, 3 synthesis engines per part (one of which has 8 OSC's and Mod OSC's), and an internal mixer where you can route effects anywhere in the chain. You can write entire songs using only one instance of this thing.
Worthless if you can't use it. And no rational sane human being will want to go near that train wreck.

This dude is/was using it a lot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E34mSaSSaQE

he later bought Electron Analog Four and Virus TI though

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:00 am

What's the point of these threads? Boredom?

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:02 am

do_androids_dream wrote:What's the point of these threads? Boredom?

Because global warming will gradually leave us with nothing but a laptop and solar charger, we take these questions very seriously!

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:17 am

eclipsis is a free one with built in fx and an arp made with flowstone
that doesnt get enough use from me, but should. x32 only of course.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfsMXN1qNpE

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:25 am

Michael L wrote:
do_androids_dream wrote:What's the point of these threads? Boredom?
Because global warming will gradually leave us with nothing but a laptop and solar charger, we take these questions very seriously!

That's what I thought. It's addressing a very real and serious situation. When faced with catastrophe and just the right conditions that dictates we only have one - free - compiled piece of code for sound generating.. Man, I'm glad we discussed it at such great length otherwise I would be screwed.

atya · Post by **atya** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:32 am

Multicellular wrote:Oatmeal.

That's probably the one free synth I'd pick myself but most likely I'd end up with Xpand!2 or sforzando and a truckload of SFZ's.

fluffy_little_something · Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:17 am

I think if I had to use free synths (thank god I don't), I would probably use a Noizefield one, they seem to be most similar to Sylenth1, i.e. what I am used to. Their user interfaces are also intuitive, which is important to me.

https://www.noizefield.com/products/clu ... sti-plugin
https://www.noizefield.com/products/vac ... vst-plugin
https://www.noizefield.com/products/4-tune

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:25 am

do_androids_dream wrote:Man, I'm glad we discussed it at such great length otherwise I would be screwed.

You're welcome and yes, you would. But now, when disaster strikes you will thank God for this thread

Best free synth to rule them all?