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Cole1012 · Post by **Cole1012** » Fri May 22, 2020 11:38 am

What are the best vsts, soundsets, etc that aren't based on or sound like vintage synths or older analog synths?

I used to have camel audio alchemy but I'm having trouble installing it on my new computer since they took everything down. I feel like alchemy had a wide variety of sounds. I imagine there are a lot of options in Komplete 12. What else would you recommend? I have a lot of plugins that are supposed to sound like vintage synths or older analog synths and I'm looking for something different.

kvotchin · Post by **kvotchin** » Fri May 22, 2020 12:30 pm

So many.

I mean, take your pick. Sample-based, additive, wavetable, physical modelling, etc., etc.

Even some subtractive or FM softsynths sound absolutely nothing like vintage synths, and/or can go far beyond those.

Plus, of course, many softsynths can combine synthesis types, and do so in ways that hardware never has.

And “best” to my mind means an interface and workflow (and sound) you happen to like.

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Fri May 22, 2020 7:33 pm

If you have Komplete 12, the Razor Reaktor additive synth is not is definitely not the same-old. Neither is Madrona Labs' Kaivo (granular/physical modeling). Likewise for Applied Acoustics Systems' physically-modeled String Studio and Chromaphone.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Fri May 22, 2020 7:44 pm

Double post

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pm

Pretty much anything by Sugar Bytes, Glitchmachines or Inear Display. Symptohm by OhmForce is unusual ... as are Icarus, Electra & Rayblaster from Tone2 and LION from Unfiltered Audio. Quanta, Axon and Phosphor2 by Audio Damage are cool and different too.

For free there's SURGE

vitocorleone123 · Post by **vitocorleone123** » Sat May 23, 2020 4:29 am

Hive2 is one

jdanzig · Post by **jdanzig** » Sat May 23, 2020 5:39 am

Make your music. Why u ask a dumb af question?

jeffb01 · Post by **jeffb01** » Sat May 23, 2020 3:22 pm

thecontrolcentre wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pm Pretty much anything by Sugar Bytes, Glitchmachines or Inear Display. Symptohm by OhmForce is unusual ... as are Icarus, Electra & Rayblaster from Tone2 and LION from Unfiltered Audio. Quanta, Axon and Phosphor2 by Audio Damage are cool and different too.

For free there's SURGE

I thought Phosphor was based on the AlphaSyntuari synth...

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Sun May 24, 2020 2:11 am

Dune 3

ztrauq · Post by **ztrauq** » Mon May 25, 2020 8:01 am

thecontrolcentre wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pm Pretty much anything by Sugar Bytes, Glitchmachines or Inear Display. Symptohm by OhmForce is unusual ... as are Icarus, Electra & Rayblaster from Tone2 and LION from Unfiltered Audio. Quanta, Axon and Phosphor2 by Audio Damage are cool and different too.

For free there's SURGE

I would second much of this, and also add Tone2's Gladiator synth, which I have found is abundantly capable of making the sort of cuttingly digital tones that to me are the opposite of vintage analog...

fairlyclose · Post by **fairlyclose** » Mon May 25, 2020 8:04 am

lots of cheapies are very good eg Waves Flow Motion, 2ndSense Wiggle, Air Loom2. More expensive - Falcon covers a huge range

Brother Greg · Post by **Brother Greg** » Wed May 27, 2020 4:51 am

I was impressed recently with Sugarbytes' Aparillo, which gets you plenty of weird, if busy, options easily, especially using its planetary screen.

imrae · Post by **imrae** » Wed May 27, 2020 10:23 am

Lazerbass was one that really jumped out at me as "how would you even begin to do this with other synths?" Razor is a bit more polished and does similar things.

Soundemote's oscilloscope music synths also have a really fresh digital sound to them.

EdSfer · Post by **EdSfer** » Wed May 27, 2020 2:44 pm

DS Audio Thorn is one of them.

e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Wed May 27, 2020 3:09 pm

Sonic Charge Synplant.

What are the best plugins that don't sound like vintage synths / older analog synths?