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GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:48 am

Charlatan

David Carpenter Wind Core · Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:40 pm

Korg plugins, Yamaha XG, True pianos, Linplug, and Applied Accoustics.

olepro · Post by **olepro** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:45 pm

IrionDaRonin · Post by **IrionDaRonin** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:15 pm

Here goes a list of freebies synths with low CPU usage.

Charlatan
Synth1
Zebralette
Zebra CM
Helix
Deputy MK 2
SQ8L
GTG K1.3
Uno-FM
Farbrausch V2
MicroModular
Xhip
MonoFury
Waldorf PPGWave 2.v
Korg MonoPoly
ZynAddSub
38911 bytes v3 (Odo)
Unknown 64 (Odo)
Triangle 2
Square 1
Leto
JXSynth
Note Graphica
Model Pro (elektroStudio)
Impulse
Ivor
Angular Momentum Warfare 1

And many others.

Tested on my computer. AMD 3 - Phenom 2 - Quad Core 3.2 GHz.
CPU usage 4.5 out of 5 and 5 out of 5

Have a good day, i hope it helps

cyphersuit · Post by **cyphersuit** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:20 pm

for low cpu usage i use

Fabfilter Twin2
reFX Nexus²

Steplton · Post by **Steplton** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:24 pm

I'll add LinPlug Alpha / FreeAlpha

Kalee · Post by **Kalee** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:33 pm

Hey,

I 3rd Charlatan, nice sounding synth and even better coupled with nice delay like nasty DLA mk2

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Edit: Seems that this plugin is made for 64-bit too.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:21 pm

FM8, Sylenth1, Oddity, impOscar2, Synplant, Helix, Ultra analog, Gladiator, ElectraX, older Arturia synths (ex.ARP2600).

You mention reaktor - some of the reaktor synths from V4 are quite good and low cpu (Carbon, Photone etc.)

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:59 pm

Xaviero2012 wrote: - Korg Legacy Edition plugins

- Aujdoo Helix

I agree that these are good sounding plugins with very low CPU usage.

breakmixer · Post by **breakmixer** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:00 pm

Alchemy
OP-X Pro II

any good FM Synth!

High CPU use is something that definately can/may put me off some of the newer synths, I'm still on a Dual Core...

breakmixer · Post by **breakmixer** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:02 pm

olepro wrote:SQ8L

+1, forgot that...my fave/only freeware/donationware synth installed...

kv331 · Post by **kv331** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:32 pm

BDeep wrote:That's weird, when I demoed Synthmaster I actually found it to be a bit too CPU heavy to be my goto synth (which I was after). Could very well be a Mac/PC thing though, I believe some synths run smoother on one platform, others on the next.

Well, it depends on the modules used in the preset. Analog filters and unison drain the CPU a LOT, so they should be used with caution!

BDeep · Post by **BDeep** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:36 pm

kv331 wrote:
BDeep wrote:That's weird, when I demoed Synthmaster I actually found it to be a bit too CPU heavy to be my goto synth (which I was after). Could very well be a Mac/PC thing though, I believe some synths run smoother on one platform, others on the next.
Well, it depends on the modules used in the preset. Analog filters and unison drain the CPU a LOT, so they should be used with caution!

Hi, thanks for your reply. I must note that I didn't find it a CPU hog like Aalto and the likes, but somewhat more heavy than say, FM8. But since I'm still drawn to it, I'll give it another spin and pay extra attention to these factors.

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:19 pm

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Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:23 pm

breakmixer wrote:Alchemy

Is this a joke? One of the highest cpu synths I have! I suppose if you're doing really simple VA with it, it's not bad, pads can eat half a core easily!

Recomended low CPU impact VST instruments?