Ah, now I understand what you meant.Ingonator wrote:Well what i mentioned is Synthmaster version 1 (the version before v2), not Synthmaster One...braj wrote:I happen to like Synthmaster One. It has its own character actually. It is a pretty decent economy all around synth really.Ingonator wrote: FWIW i had used Synthmaster since version 1 and i do not talk about Synthmaster One (most people here will not even remember that version of Synthmaster).
Anyway Synthmaster One is very nice too.
Best all-round synth with character?
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- KVRAF
- 9096 posts since 5 Feb, 2004
If you have requests for Korg VST features or changes, they are listening at https://support.korguser.net/hc/en-us/requests/new
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- KVRist
- 425 posts since 27 Apr, 2006
Off the bat, late to the party post, but if you want a synth with a distinct sound for free, try ZynAddSubFX or Synth 1. Zyn offers tons of synthesis types, but tends to work best for ambient and pad sounds. It IS quite a beast, though.
If you want paid for, well, depends on what character. What age? What defines character to you? I end up using a mix of Korg and Roland stuff, because the 90's is my jam, but what makes something special to you?
If you want paid for, well, depends on what character. What age? What defines character to you? I end up using a mix of Korg and Roland stuff, because the 90's is my jam, but what makes something special to you?
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- KVRist
- 40 posts since 7 Apr, 2016
IMHO, Predator 2 has a lot of old school character (i.e. not modern sterile clean but a bit dirty and warm). It still includes a lot of different synthesis types, some more modern like wavetables.
And, if you are more of a preset browser than sound designer, it ships with thousands of presests!
And, if you are more of a preset browser than sound designer, it ships with thousands of presests!
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
- Banned
- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
Funny that people recommend TAL, Synth1 and similar synths here when the guy asks for a synth with as many different synthesis types as possible 
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
Virus TI is the answer.
In the VSTi domain it's either the character or the versatility.
In the VSTi domain it's either the character or the versatility.
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
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- KVRAF
- 3303 posts since 6 Jul, 2012 from Sick-cily
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- KVRAF
- 2418 posts since 9 Nov, 2016
The most versatile, while being quite characterfull, is Zebra 2 for me.
But as already mentioned, you can't have all colors with just one synth.
A solution that also covers a lot of ground is Syntronik. It's samplebased but with modeled filters and a drift engine. So it's no pure synthesis but it does cover a lot of ground and you can freely switch oscillators and filters around.
But as already mentioned, you can't have all colors with just one synth.
A solution that also covers a lot of ground is Syntronik. It's samplebased but with modeled filters and a drift engine. So it's no pure synthesis but it does cover a lot of ground and you can freely switch oscillators and filters around.
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- KVRAF
- 35439 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
I agree, although i think that Waldorf Largo combines both pretty well.recursive one wrote:Virus TI is the answer.
In the VSTi domain it's either the character or the versatility.
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- KVRist
- 169 posts since 9 Dec, 2006
As an aside: For me, one of the most characterful/versatile things I use is an effect -- Modnetic by Surreal Machines. I would love to see them make a proper synth.
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- KVRAF
- 8828 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
It seems no one mentioned Halion yet.
List of synthesis methods: subtractive, wave table, granular, sampling, additive...
Anything missing?
List of synthesis methods: subtractive, wave table, granular, sampling, additive...
Anything missing?
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- KVRAF
- 14981 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
There are so many synths that have great character.
It really comes down to "which" character is playing the synth......
It really comes down to "which" character is playing the synth......
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Sound Mechanics Sound Mechanics https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=54454 - KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1618 posts since 10 Jan, 2005 from UK
Thanks for the replies.
I've recently bought Largo & PPG wave v.3 which seem to have a particular sound of their own. I would class it as characterful in terms of having their own distinguishable colour of sound.
I've recently bought Largo & PPG wave v.3 which seem to have a particular sound of their own. I would class it as characterful in terms of having their own distinguishable colour of sound.
