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fluffy_little_something · Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:51 pm

13 and already poor eyesight

Regarding sound, there is a reason why some synths cost $$$ and others are free. I don't know any freeware at the level of Sylenth, Hive, etc. Some have similar features, but the sound is not the same.

Noizefield also seems to loosely emulate Sylenth:
http://www.noizefield.com/products/4-tune
They have several similar synths...

Then again, when you don't have money, do you even have a powerful computer and good audio equipment to hear the difference?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 6:54 pm

fluffy_little_something wrote:I don't know any freeware at the level of Sylenth, Hive, etc. Some have similar features, but the sound is not the same.

Me neither tbh. Dune LE is ok, but the sound isn't at the same level as the mentioned synths IMO. Would be cool if Z3TA 1 would be still available as magware, because the sound is nice, especially for trance music, but i guess you can't order the mag issues it has been shipped with still.

lolilol1975 · Post by **lolilol1975** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:09 pm

Nielzie wrote:
Pure-fire wrote: fischkopf
I try this synths, they have poor sound.

You probably mean they don't look "cool"/modern enough..?

I've never found the sound of those compelling either and I wonder why so many people rave about them. They sound like the Commodore 64 to me (ok, the Commodore 128

).

Pure-fire · Post by **Pure-fire** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:13 pm

fluffy_little_something
I was born with poor eyesight. On the computer using NVDA screenreader.
I use daw Reaper For plugin OSARA, which helps to read the elements of the tracks.
My PC is weak, but there is an external sound card M-audio and headphones Koss ur-20, that's enough for me to compare the sound.

lolilol1975 · Post by **lolilol1975** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:24 pm

I would have recommended Synthmaster for small budget (you can get it for around $50) , but if you have a poor eyesight, it's probably not for you, as its GUI is packed with small things and text.

You should try Tyrell N6, and most free plugins by u-he, as they are great, and the GUI can be resized. Tyrell N6 in particular can be made quite large and its buttons are easy to spot.

Nielzie · Post by **Nielzie** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:29 pm

lolilol1975 wrote:
Nielzie wrote:
Pure-fire wrote: fischkopf
I try this synths, they have poor sound.

You probably mean they don't look "cool"/modern enough..?
I've never found the sound of those compelling either and I wonder why so many people rave about them. They sound like the Commodore 64 to me (ok, the Commodore 128 ).

That's exactly what I mean. They are well respected emulations of classic synths that are used in many classic songs from the past.

Saying that they sound poor or sound like a commodore 64 does not make them justice. Saying that you do not find them compelling to your personal taste I do understand, if you are looking for a more "modern" Virus-like sounding alternative.

Pure-fire · Post by **Pure-fire** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:33 pm

lolilol1975
Thanks, i been studying Tyrelln6.

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:59 pm

Togu Audio Line TAL-NoiseMaker

Helm

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 7:59 pm

double

garryknight · Post by **garryknight** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:14 pm

Sound-wise, the closest thing I can think of is Sonic Academy's ANA which is far cheaper than most synths and is very capable. If you want to learn to program synths, it's a good starter. It has a number of useful preset patches and there are 6 additional packs available at low cost.

Pure-fire · Post by **Pure-fire** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:30 pm

Garryknight
I want to find not only a synthesizer with a beautiful sound, but also convenient for use by the blind. Anna is available only visually, but in Reaper you can control the parameters of a synth using the keyboard. Very sorry, but most developers do so the synthesizer only for sighted people...

Sylenth1 i liked the fact that all of its settings and menus are available using the plugin OSARA in Reaper. Tyrelln6 like too can manage while trying to twist it.

fluffy_little_something · Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:51 pm

Sylenth would be ideal for you, as it uses very little CPU, you like its sound, and you could change the GUI size in the new version. Maybe LD are willing to give you a license at a reduced price.
It hurts me to see you already have such vision problems at your young age, not to mention your location (I suppose the war is not over).
Maybe we can donate you a Sylenth or Hive license together somehow

fluffy_little_something · Fri Jan 22, 2016 8:56 pm

Igro wrote:Togu Audio Line TAL-NoiseMaker

Helm

Noizemaker doesn't sound anything like Sylenth or Hive. It is more of a classic analog synth emulation. With 6 voices max even pads can run out of voices pretty fast. There is no voice stacking or anything.

lolilol1975 · Post by **lolilol1975** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:06 pm

You can run several instances of it and you get as many voices as you want (at the cost of a little more CPU). I think TAL NoizeMaker is a great suggestion as it also fulfills the visual impaired requirement quite well.

Helm looks nice but doesn't sound great unfortunately (imho).

Igro · Post by **Igro** » Fri Jan 22, 2016 9:07 pm

fluffy_little_something wrote:
Noizemaker doesn't sound anything like Sylenth or Hive. It is more of a classic analog synth emulation. With 6 voices max even pads can run out of voices pretty fast. There is no voice stacking or anything.

Then free Helix! But it has tiny gui and tiny letters.

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