KVR Audio

JoaquinAce · Post by **JoaquinAce** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 3:50 pm

Viper, Diva and Hive

Jbravo · Post by **Jbravo** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:23 pm

ThornCM

I made a whole load of presets too. I might put them online soon

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:29 pm

ENV1 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:54 pm If you want to gush a bit about something you have discovered only this year and that really turned you on, this is the place to do it.

Cadmium. One of only two software synths I have added in 2018 (the other was Chipsynth PortaFM).

This synth has a sort of "West Coast" approach and sound that appeals to me: complex, shifting timbres from audio rate modulation of simple waveforms, not necessarily at exactly perfect ratios. It cries out for something like VCAs to modulate modulation amounts, for PM synthesis for instance, but I'm told that's coming in a future update.

Close runner ups only because they all hit me in December 2017: Aalto; Mutable Instruments Plaits, Stages and Marbles.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 4:51 pm

I smashed a Yamaha SY85 to pieces. It was great fun.

ZeePok · Post by **ZeePok** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:34 pm

AnX wrote: ↑Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:51 pm Dune 3

Neopneumokok · Post by **Neopneumokok** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 6:49 pm

Obviously, U-he's synths: Ace, Bazille, Diva, Repros, Hive and Tyrell. They're all BEASTS. Unbeatable. The best of the best.

But I couldn't live without Absynth, too. The most otherwordly sounds you can produce in a computer. Plus hundreds of Reaktor ensembles, but that's cheatng.

I'm glad some people mentioned Aparillo and Factory. Kinda niche, but so unique.

nilhartman · Post by **nilhartman** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:09 pm

Bazille, hands down. Such a marvelous piece of code. My very fav synth, period.

Julien Unison · Post by **Julien Unison** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:37 pm

I don't have a LOT of fun with synths alone.

I have a VERY BIG LOT of fun with the awesome modular system formed by my daw (Logic) + synths + kontakt banks + fx's used in regular ways and non-regular ways.

But my most used synths this year are Zebra2/HZ, Avenger, Cypher2, Repro5/1, MS20, Polysix, Phonec.

And Byome after them is a fantastic new toy.

nachenko · Post by **nachenko** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:46 pm

Giving this a second run: I tried Thorn demo yesterday, and now I understand why the fuss. Amazing sonic possibilities right at your fingertips, streamlined interface, very responsive, super fun glitch grid, surprisingly powerful distorsion, and an overall feeling of "I don't know what the hell are these knobs doing but it sounds fun"

George_Michael · Post by **George_Michael** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:27 pm

hardware: waldorf streichfett
software: u-he repro

ZeePok · Post by **ZeePok** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 9:57 pm

Although it's not a synth I'm having a lot of fun using Colour Copy. It can really create those 'out there' sounds!

The new procedural wavetables function in Hive is a nice 'challenge' too!

And there's a greatly overlooked and underrated great new FM Synth: Aurora FM. (Now with new waveforms!) I'm enjoying that very much too!

Runners up: Fathom, Aparillo, Tera, Dune

noiseresearch · Post by **noiseresearch** » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:46 pm

/* whitenoise */

dandezebra · Post by **dandezebra** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 2:28 am

Factory and Aparillo are beasts too.

AutoMotto · Post by **AutoMotto** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 6:22 pm

Having fun with Dead Ducks Deduktion and Full Bucket's ModulAir.

whannel · Post by **whannel** » Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:55 pm

Thorn and ANA 2, still only figuring out all of Dune 2 which is fun so 3 will be something, expect Image-Line are cooking something up too.

The Synth You Had The Most Fun With This Year