what if you could have only ONE...

[Aiynzahev]

just a hypothetical question:

what if you could have only one SYNTH plugin (no drum plugs, or hardware).

IF it came to it…really hard to decide. i love variety, the differences between plugins. but if i could only choose one, i'd choose… sylenth1. it's FUN, great at pads, basses, leads. weird stuff. mostly, i just enjoy PLAYING it; i have deeper, newer synths, but i guess "fun" is important to me.

so...no second choices, or alternatives. am daring you to choose just ONE...

Lately I'd agree with this, though sometimes things change.

I make dance, but every if not I still might choose Sylenth1.

No wavetables and not as phat as Diva it's true, but as something all-round it is fantastic and I can rely on it to do almost anything well.

Zebra2 may be another contender but I've not been able to get into that much yet.

I think simplicity of Sylenth1 is one of its great strengths.

[zerocrossing]

Zebra

Zebra is the correct answer! Thanks for playing everyone! All losers will receive a consolation price of the home game as thanks for playing!

[Charlie Firpo]

Agree with V-Ger! I would choose Vaz Modular without hesitation. The sound feels "alive" and there's endless possibilities with it.

[fisherKing]

i would shoot the person who said i could only have one. no one tells me how many i can have.

interesting choices. i could see my own choice changing on a different day (ie zebra. maybe z3ta+ 2...if they get the bugs out). some cheating going on.... no cheating! a synth plugin ONLY...

[trimph1]

Reaktor, without a doubt.

ew

Reaktor for me too

which is sort of cheating, considering its more of a programming language than an actual synth.

actually i think it's cheating because it's hundreds of synths, fx, drum units

I don't. I Reaktor....

[Nielzie]

MUX definitely, maybe not as pretty as many but you could make so many variations. Would it be cheating to slip another VST into the MUX?

You would need to run that one synth of choice in a DAW and that'll be MuLab of course, and.. tadaa! The MUX is already integrated in there So you still have one choice left!

[liquidsound]

Sorry for stretching the topic but a Zebra inside the MUX would seal the deal.

[braj]

MUX definitely, maybe not as pretty as many but you could make so many variations. Would it be cheating to slip another VST into the MUX?

You would need to run that one synth of choice in a DAW and that'll be MuLab of course, and.. tadaa! The MUX is already integrated in there So you still have one choice left!

You are a brilliant, brilliant fellow!

[bluedad]

reaktor

[el-bo (formerly ebow)]

reaktor

another cheat

ok, i'mma pick omnisphere

[cryophonik]

i would shoot the person who said i could only have one. no one tells me how many i can have.

So, Artillery 2 then?

Personally, I'd go with Rapture because I wouldn't want to live in a world where only one synth was allowed.

[pdxindy]

Would have to say ZebraHZ

[trimph1]

Feigh on ONE synth!!!

[fluffy_little_something]

I have never been happy with drums made by synths, they somehow lack the typical sound of real drums. So I suppose the synth would have to include a sample player. MuTools' Mux seems one of the most complete solutions as it includes a sample player among many other things.
But frankly, I don't know any ideal solution, yet, and I am happy I don't have to make such a difficult decision

[Vintage73]

I don't know Reaktor well enough yet, so I'll have to go Zebra2 (which I sold to get Reaktor! ).