Does any synth sound as good as another? You're intelligent enough to know that that's 100% subjective. I think Omnisphere sounds great. Some people (no names mentioned) think a free synth with some reverb sounds just as good if not better.fluffy_little_something wrote:That is exactly the point. Does it sound as good as Sylenth1? If so, I might switch to Ana 2, because, judging from the user interface, it has a couple of nice additional features I have been missing in Sylenth1.wagtunes wrote:Not asking this to be a wise guy, but does it matter what synths ANA 2 sounds like? The only synth, to the best of my knowledge, that you own and like is Sylenth1. So I have to assume that all other synths ever made fall short for you. If that's the case, comparing ANA 2 to another synth is pointless.
Judge it on its own merits and how you like the sound of IT and not how it sounds compared to XYZ.
My 2 cents for whatever they're worth.
It does have an Oberheim filter, so naturally wonder if the result indeed sounds close to an Oberheim or whether it is just marketing babble.
I think most synths sound better than 13 year old technology. So don't go by me. And yes, from what I heard from the ANA 2 demos, I think it blows Sylenth1 out of the water. Does my opinion matter? To you, probably 3000% less than anybody else's here.
All I know is I have NEVER bought a synth because somebody here told me they thought it sounded great. I buy it if I think it sounds great or I think I can use it in my business. Usually the two go hand in hand but not always. I have bought synths that I knew I'd never create a library for simply because I knew there was no market and I just loved the way the synth sounded anyway.
ANA 2 will most definitely fit in the category of great sound and definite business potential, just like when I bought Diva. Did I need another analog emulation? No. Did the synth sound great? Yes. Did I know for a fact it would sell like crazy? Yes.
But business aside, ANA 2, IMO, sounds amazing enough that I'm buying it the second it comes out. In fact, it might be, again, IMO, one of the top 5 sounding synths today based on what I heard.
YMMV a whole ton.
And knowing you as well as I do (at least as far as your taste in synths) I'd be totally stunned if you pulled the trigger and bought this. In fact, I'll go 10,000 to 1 odds with anybody here that you won't get it.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Blows Sylenth1 away and a lot of other synths to boot.
