What's your favorite synth for ambient music?
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- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
DX7
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.
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- KVRAF
- 7796 posts since 28 Apr, 2013
Still Alchemy 1.55 for Windows.
Biotek 2 has been getting more use as well for sample based granular. Spectral synthesis in general has past its honeymoon period for me and those synths based on it rarely get opened now.
Pianoteq has become my core instrument and can get pretty out there with the right program and effects.
And most of the u-He synths/fx get regular use in any genre I happen to find myself in. String Studio, Chromaphone, Lounge Lizard adds interesting elements for me still.
The one synth I haven't taken the leap on owning yet is still in my demo folder is Plasmonic. Phase Plant is something I watch its development as well, but the demo period is relatively short, so I lose interest in it without an announced major change in its engine. (Anything granular triggers my interest.)
Biotek 2 has been getting more use as well for sample based granular. Spectral synthesis in general has past its honeymoon period for me and those synths based on it rarely get opened now.
Pianoteq has become my core instrument and can get pretty out there with the right program and effects.
And most of the u-He synths/fx get regular use in any genre I happen to find myself in. String Studio, Chromaphone, Lounge Lizard adds interesting elements for me still.
The one synth I haven't taken the leap on owning yet is still in my demo folder is Plasmonic. Phase Plant is something I watch its development as well, but the demo period is relatively short, so I lose interest in it without an announced major change in its engine. (Anything granular triggers my interest.)
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- KVRist
- 319 posts since 13 Sep, 2011 from UK
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240 - KVRAF
- 35191 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
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- KVRist
- 493 posts since 28 Dec, 2007 from The Netherlands
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- KVRian
- 809 posts since 2 Mar, 2018
Most synths can do ambient well, so I don't have any one fav for that kind of sound. If you do an internet search, I'm sure you can find some that lend themselves more to that though, esp with presets.
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- addled muppet weed
- 105878 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
depends what kind of ambient.
reaktor blocks can be very ambient.
as can audio thing "noises" with some nature samples and traffic sound.
reaktor blocks can be very ambient.
as can audio thing "noises" with some nature samples and traffic sound.
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- KVRAF
- 2244 posts since 21 Nov, 2015
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- KVRian
- 957 posts since 8 Mar, 2004 from Network 23
Phonec 2 is a good choice, also
We shall see orchestral machines with a thousand new sounds, with thousands of new euphonies, as opposed to the present day's simple sounds of strings, brass, and woodwinds. -- George Antheil, circa 1925 ---
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thecontrolcentre thecontrolcentre https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=76240
- KVRAF
- 35191 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
Being able to add and layer my own samples sold NOVUM to me ... altho' Abyss is very good too. Their effects processor LOVE is also pretty awesome.
The Jellyfish by MIMU is a cheaper, one sample alternative to NOVUM.
