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Twin
by FabFilter
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Product Twin
Developer FabFilter
Primary Type Synth (Analogue / Subtractive)
Price (MSRP) $129
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Twin

Twin contains two oscillators with triangle, sawtooth, and square wave forms. Hard sync, pulse width, phase sync, and stereo panning are provided, together with polyphonic portamento.

The two independent multi-mode filters in Twin are based on FabFilter's digital filter technology with three different filter characteristics, ranging from smooth with moderate overdrive to extremely raw and self-oscillating. The FabFilter One filter is also included. Low-pass, high-pass, band-pass responses and 12/24 dB/octave slopes are available, and each filter can be panned to create stereo effects without phase problems. Different oscillator-filter routings are possible.

Twin's 24 modulation slots provide flexible modulation possibilities. Setting up modulation connections is simple: just drag a modulation source to any knob that can be modulated to fill a modulation slot. Modulation slots can be inverted and bypassed, and it's also possible to modulate the level knobs of other slots.

There is no shortage of modulation sources with three LFOs, three envelope generators, and velocity, aftertouch, keyboard track, pitch bend, and mod wheel sources. Each LFO has triangle, square, sine, random triangle, and sample-and-hold wave forms, tempo sync in either straight, triplets or dotted mode, note-on sync, and a wave balance setting. The envelope generators have extra delay and hold parameters. All EG parameters and the LFO frequencies can be modulated.

Other Twin features:

  • 24-voice polyphony with unison.
  • Stereo processing of oscillators and filters.
  • Sample-accurate MIDI handling.
  • Smart parameter interpolation that ensures responsive yet smooth parameter changes.
  • MIDI Learn.
  • More than 500 factory presets.

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By 11011011
On 12th February 2007
Version: 1.20

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Pros:

I really liked being able to hook up a patch pretty much any way I wanted. There's a semi-modular type feel to it, and the UI for routing is really nice. It has the intuitive feel of wiring things together, and the convenience of, well, not having wires cluttering up the knobs.

The sound, especially the filters, is very very good. Definitely download and play with the demo to hear for yourself, but I was very impressed with the sound quality. It depends on the patch, of course, but I can get amazingly clear bass sounds, sweet twinkling leads and everything in between with relative ease.

Cons:

There are two good sounding oscillators (which can self-oscillate and go into an overdrive type state), but I would dearly love a third (but then it wouldn't be a "twin", I realize).

While there are a ton of presets, and they cover a wide variety of sounds, I wish more of them had velocity, mod wheel and pitch bend hooked up to some relevant operations. This almost made me pass up the Twin and it wasn't until I took the time to play with programming it that I got in the habit of hooking these things up.

Interesting note:

Unlike a lot of soft synths out there, the Twin does not come with any built-in effects like delay or reverb. This can either be a plus or a minus, depending on how you work. For me, it's a plus, because I already have high quality effect chains in place and like to swap presets without extra effects I have to disable. Also, I was amazed at how excellent sound quality made me pull back on the effects I normally drop in the mix, and find that I often leave a Twin track in totally dry.

Bottom line:

Sound quality and infinite programming variety make this a valuable synth, and worth looking at even if you already have a few subtractive synth plugins (and who doesn't?) If you're serious about sound quality and like to fiddle with the knobs, I highly recommend the Twin.
 
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By CWoodOne
On 18th September 2006
Version: 1.2

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FabFilter Twin

A really superior plug-in, and UB compatible to boot.
I had tried the download, but decided to buy it after the last revision, which added the ability to change presets via midi, very important to me.
You might ask yourself why another substractive synth at this point -- here's why:

1.) the sheer quality of the filters. Very impressive,
and very smooth.
2.) Your controller knobs and wheels will
respond as if they're hooked up to a real analog synth. I don't think any other manufacturer has come this close to getting it right.
3.) Modulation -- this is the easiest interface ever to
get in and experiment. While other synths may have more complex oscillators, very few have anything like FF's
modulation setup, so you can experiment very easily with how you PLAY the sound, not just how you make it.

-- Drawbacks -- I want a third oscillator! :)

This is really a great synth and kudos to FabFilter for making such a standout in a crowded market.
 
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By Shane Sanders
On 18th September 2006
Version: 1.2

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This is a "best of class" type VSTi.

I looked high and low for a synth that could offer a complete set of modulation options for shaping creamy lead and bass sounds with a view toward playability and "feel" and finally landed on this wonderful synth. From owning FabFilter1, I knew the filters were going to be very smooth, and so I downloaded the Twin demo and started tweaking. A few hours later I bought it. A few hours after that, I had a song nearly completed because I was so happy to finally have a low-end sound that could be punchy and yet offer some cool filter sweeps on sustained notes without any of the aliasing common on a lot of other subtractive synths.

The drag and drop routing system is a dream--just download the demo and experience it. This synth has a warmth that is lacking in most similar products. There's just something about how it sits in a mix. I highly recommend this for folks looking for a bread and butter bass/lead synth. Because it is a player's synth, you can coax even more out of it by combining it with a good amp/cab sim. The nuances of the synth can really come to life.
 
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