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by FabFilter
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Product One
Developer FabFilter
Primary Type Synth (Analogue / Subtractive)
Price (MSRP) $59
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Instrument(s)VSTAudio UnitRTAS
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Key features:

  • Ten-voice polyphony mode in addition to the original monophonic mode.
  • Aliasing-free oscillator with triangle, sawtooth, square, and noise waveforms with three pulse width modulation modes and additional white or pink noise.
  • Exceptionally fat and smooth self-oscillating digital 12 dB/octave low-pass filter, with cut-off frequency keyboard tracking.
  • Extensive frequency, filter cut-off, and pulse width modulation by the envelope generator and modulation generator. The envelope generator can be inverted, and the modulation generator features both square and triangle wave forms with adjustable balance. The modulation generator can now be synchronized to the host's tempo and song position.
  • Smooth and evocative portamento feature, fine-tuned to perfection, which works also in polyphonic mode so you can play sliding chords.
  • Velocity sensitivity for both volume and filter cut-off modulation.
  • Smart parameter interpolation algorithms ensure responsiveness and smooth transitions when changing any parameter to avoid digital clicks and zipper effects, even with MIDI controller changes.
  • Straightforward and modern user interface with large knobs and buttons for easy and precise adjustments.
  • Platform-independent preset system with over 100 great sounds and the ability to save your own presets as well.
  • Sample-accurate MIDI handling.
  • Arbitrary sample rates.
  • High 24 bits per sample accuracy.
  • Complete documentation with included help file.
  • Free support with online discussion forum to share experiences and ask questions on www.fabfilter.com/support.
  • Available for Mac OS X (Audio Units) and Windows (VSTi plug-in and stand-alone version).

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By MLR
On 18th March 2007
Version: 3.04

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Fabfilter One is my favorite synth.
It is responsible for almost every sound in my tracks. I forgot about other synth since I purchased One.
You can program great basses, leads, pads, effects and whatever You wish - keep in mind that this is one oscillator subtractive synth. It is realy hard to belive that you can make such a great palette of sounds with only one oscillator.

I love One for it's simplicity. It keeps the creativity level very high. The panel is well laid out and simple to program - there are no hidden menus. Two mouse modes (circular and linear) for knobs is vary nice thing.

Now for the main thing that One is almost all about - the filter. It sounds just awesome. There is some dirt and acid in it, it lives, it has this "analog" feeling, it is rich. It reminds me a little KORG filters like in MS-10, MS-20.

The best sounding filter and unique portamento make this synth very good value for money.

One is very stable. Beside studio, I use One in live performances and there are no problems with it - this is one of those rock solid synth.
 
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By >v^<^^
On 2nd May 2005
Version: 3.00

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Great sounding synth, I use it in almost every track these days. It is very much like a Korg MS-10. I agree with their claims that the filter sounds great and is very musical. I love that FabFilter paid proper attention to the portamento as well... this is the first time I've seen a developer do that. The portamento feature on most VA plugins isn't nearly as playable or musical as on an analog synthesizer, but FabFilter got it right with this one.

One is a simple, well laid-out synth that is easy to use and very stable. The internal preset system is nice, the presets install to the "My Documents" folder on Windows which is a little different but you can move them. Works with my host's internal patching system as well. Registering the synth was easy.

FabFilter's thinking behind this synth is that pure, quality sound is more important than extensive features. I agree completely, however I find myself wanting a second oscillator more often than not. Typically I'll layer two instances together to achieve this, although programming patches this way is twice as much work. If FabFilter were to release a "Two" with features similar to the MS-20 I would be all over it.
 
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By gunark
On 28th July 2004
Version: 2.x

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I haven't posted a review for a VSTi before as I usually only had demos and there hasn't been any that have really grabbed me. However I got to try the FabFilter One at a friends, who, like me isn't loaded and so only gets something if it's really worth it - so when he buys, I'm interested! He got the One after checking the demo (something I have done since) and mailed me excitedly about this top little synth. I was sceptical - 1 filter? Pff, how's that gonna sound any good? I had visions of DaHornet (thin, indifferent and not really that good), but how wrong I was..

The One has one (sorry!) of the sweetest filters I have heard in a VSTi, all in part due to it's ability to self oscillate and it's fine tuned slope. To my mind it is on par with the impOSCAR - the only other soft synth to really remind me of analogue - and it sounds like my beloved old (and sold :( ) Roland MC202 (SH101 too I guess)! It has the kind of sound where you can come up with a nice arp like pattern and sit for hours opening and closing the filter, changing the waveshape and varying the pulsewidth without it getting boring. It's like making Pete Namlook like ambient tracks which are just a manipulation of an arp but as the sound is so nice you just lose yourself in it!

Ok - it has a really nice filter. It also has a touch of noise on the waveforms too - analogue synths had noise too, and the One seems to benefit from this.

On the minus side tho...

No LFO sync, no sine wave, odd EG implementation (also a good thing as you may get results you didn't expect!), no actual real world values on the knobs (hz, etc) and I couldn't find a way of assigning controllers - although we didn't RTFM :). Oh, and it's mono - you should know that tho!

Overall - Well, any synth that even gets close to my old MC202 in terms of inspiration and quality of sounds is a winner. If it's a VSTi - even better. If it's this cheap - it's a steal!

Roll on One v3 with sync, polyphony, sine wave and more!

Oh, and their forum and support seems quick and friendly too, which is cool!
 
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