Got suggestions for bargain synths below €/$/£ 20 ?

[mikebenson]

I'm interested in getting beat with Dune BE but in what issue are there the best additional synth is firebird from tone 2 in every issue now as well? NI Skanner sounds cool as well. Is Dune BE in issue 76? I had BE version of dune on my crashed computer and did not back it up so now I need to get the magware versions.

I already have Z3ta 2 with sonar producer.

I was thinking of snagging wusik station6 for $6 as well.

This should be the best deal: http://www.falkemedia-shop.de/product_i ... cts_id=963

I bought this issue at Christmas time, and it took 2 months to get the mag...it was worth it just for Firebird+. Sounds great. I also bought the awesome Wireless soundset http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/ ... ection-100

[chk071]

I bought this issue at Christmas time, and it took 2 months to get the mag...

I honestly wonder what takes them so long... it's really weird, a letter or a package from far south germany takes one day to reach far north germany, but the same letter or package from austria (close-fitting country south from germany) takes like 1 or 2 weeks, and a letter to US takes 2 months. That's ridiculous, shouldn't take longer than a week or 2. Well, nothing you can do about it really.

[yessongs]

Synths galore on DVD
The DVD for the output shows off 15 full versions for VST and AU: Cakewalk Z3TA +, Xil-Lab Xil BE 3, Tone2 Firebird +, NI Komplete 8 player, Waldorf Attack, PPG Wave 2V and D-Pole, FXpansion Spirit Lite, DUNE LE , nuclear BE, Plex 2, u-he Bazille, DiscoDSP Phantom and the sample player Zampler. To 2.6 GB of samples for Techno, House and Electro and ten video lessons come to NI Massive.

thanks to google translate

But I want the NI skanner as well. Already got z3ta 2 and hopefully xils lab polykab BE has other presets than the CM version. I guess for tone 2 firebird, nuclear be, dune le and phantom it should be a good deal. bazille beta has already expired I believe.

[V0RT3X]

how about you buy a copy of Computer music magazine and get Curve2CM, ZebraCM, SynthmasterCM etc

All are just as good as any expensive synthesizer you would normally pay like 100$ for.

[ferez21]

NI Skanner is not available anymore, they are out of serials... I thing the same goes for z3ta+.

[timius]

I would also recommend the Planetoid/Meteoroid package by Simple-Media, a Monark-killer for just £12,5

I tried the demos last night, must say, i am impressed. I too am afflicted from the synthedit ''syndrome'',so to tell the truth wasnt expecting much, but was glad to be wrong.
To me the sound of these synths seems quite good.It has a fat vintage flavour to it. In terms of presets more could have been done, but still these are not complicated synths so its easier to get some good presets. Definitely worth the money.

[Numanoid]

To me the sound of these synths seems quite good.It has a fat vintage flavour to it. In terms of presets more could have been done, but still these are not complicated synths so its easier to get some good presets. Definitely worth the money.

True, it is lacking in the preset department, but what I like about it is that it is so easy to tweak your own vintage sounds,

On the Planetoid, just set the VCO section to Saw, 16', sub to full, unison on and detune slightly, and there very quickly is a fat fat lead/bass. Then change the 16' to 8' and turn the 5ths on, and et voila -> instant Keith Emerson lead

[fluffy_little_something]

It looks nice and the features are ok, but the sound quality is not so good, lots of annoying noise the higher you go. Seems that even among SE synths there is a huge difference regarding aliasing etc. Phonec for instance sounds so much better in my view. Admittedly it costs twice, but still...

[fluffy_little_something]

Samsara Cycle Audio (there is an Indian touch on that entire site) has one synth that stands out from Samsara's synth portfolio in terms of sound quality and flexibility, N-Lite-N. I guess it has to do with the dual signal path architecture, so you get that wide stereo effect and at the same time very little unwanted noise.

N-Lite-N just got updated, owners of earlier version should be able to get it for free

Yes, I know, got it yesterday (Actually that image is the old version.)
I am in the process of recreating my old presets, will take some time... There are N-Lite-N sounds I can't even do on Retrologue as its filter section is not as flexible. Unfortunately as Retrologue does sound better in terms of mere oscillator and filter quality of course.

N-Lite-ND got updated again, it has matured quite a bit recently Also looking good, not just sounding good:

https://www.box.com/s/j1siyz75pw54h5v5qr2b

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

if you want to 'upgrade a bit' from free synths, and without spending a lot of money; try getting a copy of Computer Music magazine. there's a 1-edition online subscription through zinio.com for $5.

off of the top of my head, there are CM versions of rhino, zebra, curve, and synthmaster, etc. they're generally not full-blown commercial versions, but they could be considered a 'step up' from a lot of freeware; all for $5.

also, you might get a further $10 voucher out of that initial purchase (that's what happened to me anyway).

in other words; for $5, CM could be the 'best value' there is. ymmv.

[GaryG]

in other words; for $5, CM could be the 'best value' there is. ymmv.

Agreed. And if the zinio offer is still open you could get it all for free. Again.

[Numanoid]

I found some enjoyment with this simple synth. Very easy to get into and make some useable sounds in no time

To be able to load custom waveforms would be great though. Now there are only four to select from, which makes it a bit limited.

http://www.maxsynths.com/vsti_wts1.html

[yessongs]

there is a thread here that siad the zinio offer is back again so its free to get CM and all the synths for a few months if you find that thread and can follow directions.

[fluffy_little_something]

I bought Superwave Trance Pro a couple of days ago

I know it is ancient and SE, and that company has a stained reputation. But somehow that cheap synth sounds very pleasant to me. Its sound is kind of finished, ready to be used. It is good for the kind of sound I like, compact 80s sound (Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, etc.) rather than bombastic synth stuff that shatters your windows

Its features are somewhat limited, few modulation capabilities etc. by modern standards.

But when using the superwave knobs carefully (to avoid the Trance sound ) it creates a nice dense, yet not offensive sound that I don't know from other SE synths. Even aliasing is surprisingly little. A HP filter and TAL's chorus is all I need to make patches that fit in the mix just like that

Unfortunately, the developer has told me he no longer makes VST's. It is a bit of a pity, I wish he updated his stuff to modern standards as he clearly got talent and knows SE inside out...

He is one of the few developers who even implemented the filter envelopes in a way that they restart from zero with every note, without there being a click or whatever when pressing the same key repeatedly. That alone makes it treasure for me.
Another plus is that despite using 14 waves at the same time, it uses little CPU, I can use a dozen or so instances without any problems

I love that little synth There is a certain charm in trying to get the best out of something limited

Professional, the sibling of Trance Pro, is the same thing except for the Gibbs effect applied to peaks, which makes it sound a bit warmer. But I wanted the brighter sound. It's much easier to take away excessive high frequencies than to create them when they just aren't there

They are 20 pounds each, by the way. But there are also various bundles of which they are part...

[Numanoid]

I bought Superwave Trance Pro a couple of days ago

I've been thinking about getting Tarkus, it's on my list

Got Pentagon during the Cakewalk sale now. An old plugin, a chance buy, but very happy with it, the same guys that coded z3ta+ so it is quality.

500+ presets, 4 OSCs, and meaty FX and LFO section's Wish it could have had an arp section like z3ta+ too, but I'll manage without it.