Soft synths with massive preset libraries

[spaceman]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I went for Predator in the end.

[Numanoid]

I'm looking to acquiring a shedload of bread and butter presets. Usable presets, none of those 'sound great by themselves but you can never ever use them in a mix' sort of nonsense.

A difficult question to answer, as it has a lot do with what kind of music you want to make, a bass patch for one style might not fit another.

My thinking is that you use EQ's and FX to tweak the instrument you are using so that the patch melds into the final mix.

[Teksonik]

The most impressive is
Native Instruments FM8 - 40 000 presets

Do you mean the 39,000 DX7 presets available is sysex format or actual FM 8 presets ? I'd certainly like to get more.........

[fisherKing]

massive.
sylenth1 (UNLESS you're on logicX...it's 32bit only).
zebra.

[Numanoid]

massive.
sylenth1 (UNLESS you're on logicX...it's 32bit only).
zebra.

I think the OP has already gone for Predator

[Tp3]

Lotop Atches v1.4 by Thomas Eve-Library

If you want free start with synth1... 12,000 immediate presets floating around.

[Numanoid]

Lotop Atches v1.4 by Thomas Eve-Library

If you want free start with synth1... 12,000 immediate presets floating around.

Pheeew, that's nothing:

I'm amazed that nobody has mentioned IL's Autogun yet, which features
4294967296 (Four Billion Two Hundred Ninety Four Million Nine Hundred Sixty Seven Thousand Two Hundred Ninety Six) presets

That they all sound more or less the same, is another matter

[tehlord]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I went for Predator in the end.