ASM Leviasynth for NAMM 2026
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- KVRAF
- 8686 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
Strangely it appeals more as a first-time big synth owner. Depsite all its bells and whistles I can't see it appealing to that many gnarly old collecters like so many of us here. This is the equivalent of that old Korg M1 or Yamaha SY or whatever mega workstation was our fist big buy. However, as already mentioned there is really strong competition out there for the single big synth owner, Yamaha or Roland still being front runners IMO.
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- KVRian
- 880 posts since 9 May, 2005
Sounds better in this video (IMO).
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- KVRist
- 75 posts since 23 Oct, 2003 from Port Arthur, TX
I've got a Virus TI I've had for 12 years. Been playing the heck out of presets bought online. Recently I've decided to learn how to program my own sounds. Not that I need to, everything I want has been covered in presets.
This is the first synth that has made me think it might be time to sell the TI to help pay for it.
This is the first synth that has made me think it might be time to sell the TI to help pay for it.
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Constructed Identity Constructed Identity https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=288890 - KVRian
- 1311 posts since 29 Sep, 2012 from Minnesota
Here is Starsky Carr demonstrating how to make patches from scratch:
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- KVRian
- 880 posts since 9 May, 2005
I've got Leviasynth.Constructed Identity wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2026 6:04 pm Here is Starsky Carr demonstrating how to make patches from scratch:
The Analog Filter actually sounds very good.
To my ears, it sounds better than the Muse or PolyBrute 12 Filters.
The Digital Filter doesn't sound great.
For whatever reason, ASM seems to gravitate toward presets that sound like Hydrasynth.
Leviasynth can sound significantly better... and much different than what's been shown in a lot of demos.
The poly-aftertouch keybed feels pretty decent (synth action).
There's a Moog type lead preset that makes good use of it.
I tweaked that preset a little... and used it for a recording session.
At first, I had ProTools set to filter out poly-aftertouch.
Upon playback, the sound was a lot more static sounding than when I had played to record.
Went back and re-recorded the parts with poly-aftertouch enabled (not filtered)... and the sound was a lot more "alive" (small inflections with pitch, vibrato, level that were sorely missed).
Out of the poly-aftertouch synth-action keyboards I've played, Levisynth's keybed is one of my favorites. It definitely feels better to me than the Hydrasynth Deluxe keybed.