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e@rs · Post by **e@rs** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:46 am

Microtonic, because for me drums are the most important part of a song. It can also do enormous basses and you can play melodies when enabling the Pitched MIDI Mode. It is very light on CPU and has a tiny size, so I'll have lots of HDD space for pr0n...

ATN69 · Post by **ATN69** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:25 am

That would be a hard choice between Hive or Sylenth1...hmmm...I guess it would be Hive if I really must choose.

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:35 am

How dull to be on a desert island... and stuck staring at a laptop screen..

Kinh · Post by **Kinh** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:49 am

why would you take a vst synth on a desert island. For starters you need a computer, then you need to plug it in. Where are you gonna find the power?
If you were on a desert island and you could take just one thing wouldn't water or food be priority?

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:54 am

Jack3l wrote:I think this was a post topic way back in 2004 - but I wanted to see what people would choose and why since technology has moved on to where we are in 2016?

I will be limiting myself to just one synth as a creative experiment as I have never tried and I simply have too many VST synths (I think I am some sort of synth hoarder or something) that I am struggling to focus on finishing any tracks.

In my case it may have to be the old Alchemy (before Apple) - partly because it is really flexible in terms of modulation, it is a pretty good sounding synth, and it has the ability to load in samples and do some Granulization and some Additive to boot.

I admit I was torn between the following in my collection:
Alchemy
NI Massive
Serum
NI FM8
Omnisphere 2
UHE Zebra
Synthmaster 2.7
NI Reaktor 6
Cycling 74 Max 7
FL Studio Harmor
UHE Diva
UHE Bazille
NI Razor
NI Rounds

So what VST synth would you pick and why?

From your list I would choose NI Massive. It can do most everything with a very nice layout/design and without being heavy on the CPU. But, it is a very difficult choice against the others (like Zebra and SynthMaster, Omnisphere, ..etc).

For my own setup, it would be a big fight between NI Massive and Dune 2. Dune 2 is relatively easier to program (for me), but Massive has a better visual presentation of the modulation. If I add Blofeld to my No.1 candidates, I think that Blofeld will be the winner because I know it better than the others and it can do almost everything I need. (still Reaktor Razor beat it in edgy sharp digital sounds, and Monark beat it in analog bass/leads, other than that, it is a great all round synth). Massive and Dune come after Blofeld in an equal place!

Why not three different synths? This, I believe, would make it easier for you to find the exact sound you want. I would limit myself to Diva, Razor and FM8 (from your list). I would choose synths that easy to program and have very different characters.

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 9:57 am

I would just take a microphone instead.

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:00 am

do_androids_dream wrote:How dull to be on a desert island... and stuck staring at a laptop screen..

No laptop only 1 VST synth.

Michael L · Post by **Michael L** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:20 am

Why a desert island? Why not the best synth if you are.....
1. Spending your life in prison
2. Working for the CIA
3. An astronaut on the International Space Station
4. Living in "Groundhog Day"
5. Blind
6. Teaching young children in a preschool
7. Wanting to look sexy to twentysomethings
8. Composing music to help cabbages grow bigger
9. Designing ringtones for United Nations delegates
10.Obsessed with Dubstep Polka

Chris-S · Post by **Chris-S** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:52 am

If there is power supply on the island: Zebra2.
If not: An acustic guitar.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:57 am

Come on everybody, let's make another list with all the same synths as was mentioned in the previous list thread

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:17 am

Kinh wrote:why would you take a vst synth on a desert island. For starters you need a computer, then you need to plug it in. Where are you gonna find the power?
If you were on a desert island and you could take just one thing wouldn't water or food be priority?

Stop it, or this kitten's horrible accident will be entirely your fault:

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:22 am

We don't need "list your favourite plugins " threads at KVR. All threads at KVR should be reasonable and infromative.

Sorry, little kitten ...

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:43 am

I would take an acoustic guitar over any vst ... or maybe a melodica. Stupid question really ...

flugel45 · Post by **flugel45** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 4:54 pm

Michael L wrote:Why a desert island? Why not the best synth if you are.....
4. Living in "Groundhog Day"

This to me makes a more interesting question. You have the resources of the town, but only 24 hours at a time until it gets reset.

And most importantly, you don't age. Bill Murray's character got it right -- he picked one musical instrument and learned to master it (Over who knows? 20 years?).

fallacy · Post by **fallacy** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:29 pm

Synth1

Stranded on desert island and you can only have 1 VST synth...which one?