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Howard · Post by **Howard** » Tue May 05, 2009 3:58 pm

Which one should I download from http://www.grapefruitwarez.com so I can think of buying one of them (or not)? Aliasynth or Sizzlemaster?

palebluedun · Post by **palebluedun** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:04 pm

Howard wrote:Which one should I download from http://www.grapefruitwarez.com so I can think of buying one of them (or not)? Aliasynth or Sizzlemaster?

Hi Howard,

Well, it's really hard to say-- unless you also download the 70,000 Existential presets that take things to a fantastically fabulous level. Wow!! It's virtually awesome to use either then; except one is different and one is digital. Maybe both.

But one of them has a switch I think. I forget which. Maybe both.

Take care,
joji

PaulSC · Post by **PaulSC** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:10 pm

Hello Howard, welcome to KVR!

Have you tried Zebra? I would recommend it over either of the synths you mention. The learning curve is a bit steep, but the developer is a genius and a nice guy (even though he stubbornly refuses to make the GUI size a modulation target).

My 2 cents.

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Tue May 05, 2009 5:14 pm

Aliasynth all the way! I saw DJ Popular-now live in NY and he used it for most of the show! To me it sounds more alive and creamy and analog than anything else. I also love the way the interface just knows what I want to do next. I heard some people complain it's written in visual basic and powershell so it's a CPU hog but for this kind of power get a complete PC to run it like a standalone synth!!!!1!11

I guess sizzlemaster is ok if you like to make far out space effects or the famous "cooking bacon" preset used by ProgRockLegend. The filters sound weak to me when I listened to three presets and moved the modwheel.

If you do get aliasynth from the site you mentioned don't forget to also download the presets palebluedun mentioned. All the songs I haven't written wouldn't be completed without them!

billstei · Post by **billstei** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:56 pm

How am I supposed to be objective and scientific about this if there is no thread poll?

1) Aliasynth
2) Sizzlemaster
3) Depends on the type of wires.
4) Bananas and buffalo wings are yummy.

Debby747 · Post by **Debby747** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:02 pm

Hm, Sizzlemaster has this very transparent yet "warmer than everything else" magic dust vintage analogue sound upon it.
Also its oscillators are not so overly bright -

I'd download that one every time again!
And it's free (kind of...)

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:06 pm

billstei wrote:3) Depends on the type of wires.

I only use http://www.dedicatedaudio.com/inc/sdetail/2409 power cords with Aliasynth and they really bring out the character of this super powerful VST.

Aliasynth + 1000 !!

billstei · Post by **billstei** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:14 pm

One nice thing about Sizzlemaster is it runs equally well on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

cyanogen · Post by **cyanogen** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:26 pm

I prefer the George Foreman grill. It makes the most analog bacon around.

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:32 pm

Do you get any of these at http://www.supersynth.com ?!?

red37 · Post by **red37** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:35 pm

Go for whichever offers 64bit....oh and an arpeggiator latch.

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Tue May 05, 2009 7:56 pm

Urs wrote:Do you get any of these at http://www.supersynth.com ?!?

Such a tease

Howard · Post by **Howard** » Tue May 05, 2009 9:09 pm

PaulSC wrote:Hello Howard, welcome to KVR!
Have you tried Zebra? I would recommend it over either of the synths you mention. The learning curve is a bit steep, but the developer is a genius and a nice guy (even though he stubbornly refuses to make the GUI size a modulation target).
My 2 cents.

WTF? I'm not touching that Zerba thing unless knob size and label font are *individual* modulation targets (doing that from an arpeggerator is totally awesome, BTW), with selectable lin, log or random law. How the frak am I supposed to automate the GUI to my liking otherwise? Gimme a break!

I checked out Sizzlemaster for at least half a minute today (and made 17 of my own fantastic trance presets in the process - watch this space!). Sizzlemaster lets you route any modulation source into the sync input of the combined reverb/trasher module. Can Zerba do that? Eh?

The only problem I see with Sizzlemaster is that the package costs $29 - OK, you get over 40,000 presets, but I don't see why I should pay so much for ANY software... where's the education discount?

Next stop - Aliasynth. Woot!!

PaulSC · Post by **PaulSC** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:13 am

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Wed May 06, 2009 1:00 am

JUST DONT TRY IT IN FOOTYLOOPS USE CUEBASE BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BETTER AND FROOTY SUCKS BECAUSE IT SOUNDS BAD

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