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I've had Absynth 4 for over a year and I'm not tired of it's presets yet. It really does have top notch presets! They vary from outstanding to very good.
Being a musician (rather than a synthesis engineer) my interest lies in playing music rather than crafting sounds. I also play the violin but I wouldn't know how to make one. For those who do, Absynth must be a wonderful tool. It's what they used for all the SFX sound design in The Matrix.
I use it for ambient, reverby, ever-evolving, tempo-synced pads and granular/metallic/percussive effects (very long notes or very short notes). The sounds twinkle and flitter about while they growl and scrape and crunch beautifully. They, in fact sound a lot like the sound design used on The Matrix!
It does lots of very good leads, basses and arp presets, although these sound 'decorated', with use of clever FM, resonances-sweeping and effects which will make the sound stick out and be noticed (rather than sit back and gel). You wont escape the soundscape territory. It's not the obvious choice for basic or 'bare' sounds (unless you can make them yourself). I don't use it to play melodies.
Since playing with it, I've noticed it's presets cropping up on professional tracks, but so what. This is always a problem with very good presets. I also play the violin and I've noticed it's sound cropping up from time to time. It's really doesn't matter. Having such great presets is a Godsend to musicians like me!
Absynth is the ultimate pad machine. If you make industrial, it's the ultimate companion to Massive.Read Review
Being a musician (rather than a synthesis engineer) my interest lies in playing music rather than crafting sounds. I also play the violin but I wouldn't know how to make one. For those who do, Absynth must be a wonderful tool. It's what they used for all the SFX sound design in The Matrix.
I use it for ambient, reverby, ever-evolving, tempo-synced pads and granular/metallic/percussive effects (very long notes or very short notes). The sounds twinkle and flitter about while they growl and scrape and crunch beautifully. They, in fact sound a lot like the sound design used on The Matrix!
It does lots of very good leads, basses and arp presets, although these sound 'decorated', with use of clever FM, resonances-sweeping and effects which will make the sound stick out and be noticed (rather than sit back and gel). You wont escape the soundscape territory. It's not the obvious choice for basic or 'bare' sounds (unless you can make them yourself). I don't use it to play melodies.
Since playing with it, I've noticed it's presets cropping up on professional tracks, but so what. This is always a problem with very good presets. I also play the violin and I've noticed it's sound cropping up from time to time. It's really doesn't matter. Having such great presets is a Godsend to musicians like me!
Absynth is the ultimate pad machine. If you make industrial, it's the ultimate companion to Massive.Read Review
