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parktben · Post by **parktben** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:43 am

Hi, I'm very new in this forum. I love to listen to ambient music, synthwave, chill wave. Just want to ask you guys. What is your fav synth?

El°HYM · Post by **El°HYM** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:49 am

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 11:50 am

Waldorf Largo. All the Waldorf synths are very good in that regard.

kritikon · Post by **kritikon** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 2:22 pm

Wavestate.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:13 pm

Still Alchemy 1.55 for Windows.
Biotek 2 has been getting more use as well for sample based granular. Spectral synthesis in general has past its honeymoon period for me and those synths based on it rarely get opened now.

Pianoteq has become my core instrument and can get pretty out there with the right program and effects.
And most of the u-He synths/fx get regular use in any genre I happen to find myself in. String Studio, Chromaphone, Lounge Lizard adds interesting elements for me still.

The one synth I haven't taken the leap on owning yet is still in my demo folder is Plasmonic. Phase Plant is something I watch its development as well, but the demo period is relatively short, so I lose interest in it without an announced major change in its engine. (Anything granular triggers my interest.)

mgiambro · Post by **mgiambro** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:22 pm

BBFG# wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 6:13 pm Still Alchemy 1.55 for Windows.

First synth which came to my mind when reading this question. Since that is no longer available to Windows users, I'd also recommend U-he Zebra 2/Legacy.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:09 pm

Dawsome NOVUM

llevante · Post by **llevante** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:27 pm

How good is Novum? I just got Abyss and really like it so far. But Novum seems very tempting too. Overlapping a little maybe?

peterdh · Post by **peterdh** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:55 pm

Omnisphere

mixyguy2 · Post by **mixyguy2** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 2:39 am

Most synths can do ambient well, so I don't have any one fav for that kind of sound. If you do an internet search, I'm sure you can find some that lend themselves more to that though, esp with presets.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:52 pm

depends what kind of ambient.
reaktor blocks can be very ambient.
as can audio thing "noises" with some nature samples and traffic sound.

El°HYM · Post by **El°HYM** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:57 pm

vurt wrote: Mon Oct 09, 2023 4:52 pm depends what kind of ambient.
reaktor blocks can be very ambient.
as can audio thing "noises" with some nature samples and traffic sound.

gnu23 · Post by **gnu23** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:17 pm

Phonec 2 is a good choice, also

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 5:24 pm

llevante wrote: Sun Oct 08, 2023 8:27 pm How good is Novum? I just got Abyss and really like it so far. But Novum seems very tempting too. Overlapping a little maybe?

Being able to add and layer my own samples sold NOVUM to me ... altho' Abyss is very good too. Their effects processor LOVE is also pretty awesome.

The Jellyfish by MIMU is a cheaper, one sample alternative to NOVUM.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:40 pm

Ambient music? Is that music for the cats while you're away, or is it like regular music, but without a point?

What's your favorite synth for ambient music?