KVR Audio

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:57 pm

vurt wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:45 pm i need more data.
how has this occurred? what is the impetus for having just one synth? have alien overlords invaded and this is a new rule? is it a financial constraint? hard drive space?

Well... the shortage is everywhere. Toilet paper, flour, oil, pasta... and now it's plugins as well.

Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:05 pm

I know it’s cliche, but for me I think I’d be happiest with my Virus TI

dmbaer · Post by **dmbaer** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:29 pm

Easy choice for me: MSoundFactory

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:57 pm

tony10000 wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:15 pmI think Dune is on the vast majority of my tracks...that is why it is my choice.

If that was the criteria, then it would be JP6K for me and I'd be f**ked. Synths like DUNE and Thorn are more like my symths of last resort - if nothing else works, they will - which is what makes them qualify as "my only synth". DUNE, in particular, is just way too complicated to be using all the time. I'd never get any work done.

foosnark wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 2:23 pm
If you could have only one synth
Why though?

It's a mental exercise, to make you think about thngs in a different way. WHo knows what insight it could trigger?

dellboy wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:14 pmOver the years the only hardware synths that I have liked have been subtractive analogue, FM, or just plain old Romplers. Oh, and obviously hardware samplers. So now I am more or less "in the box" with just four hardware synths, (and two of those have recently broken down), I still like the same things in software. "Do it all" synths just do not appeal. As the old saying goes, " Jack of all trades - master of none". So there is no single "do it all synth" that would ever satisfy my needs.

I spent 20 years trying to whittle my hardware down to just one synth, I could see no reason to have to cart around a van full when I felt like I could find one to do it all. My Korg Trinity came very close, with its MOSS board and samlping option, but I never quite got there. In software there is absolutely no reason to restrict yourself to one but it's still an interesting thing to comtemplate.

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 11:24 pm

Dune 3 probably... Love the sound, easy to use and has lots of features. Or maybe Icarus Or maybe Zebra.

Second would be Serum or Vital for more techy stuff.

tony10000 · Post by **tony10000** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:09 am

Interesting that no one mentioned Diva or Serum as their first choice.

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 12:32 am

dellboy wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 5:14 pm Over the years the only hardware synths that I have liked have been subtractive analogue, FM, or just plain old Romplers. Oh, and obviously hardware samplers. So now I am more or less "in the box" with just four hardware synths, (and two of those have recently broken down), I still like the same things in software. "Do it all" synths just do not appeal. As the old saying goes, " Jack of all trades - master of none". So there is no single "do it all synth" that would ever satisfy my needs.

The Waldorf M would be my choice if I could only have 1 hardware synth.

JockMcRonan · Post by **JockMcRonan** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:04 am

outta here

OzoneJunkie · Post by **OzoneJunkie** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:14 am

Conditionally... Vital. Under the condition that it receives regular updates. I don't mean that as a slight, and I know that the GUI engine rewrite was/is time consuming. But yeah, assuming that Vital will be supported the way Serum is - and I have no reason to believe otherwise.

Between the 2 filters, and the 3 OSC that can FM, I can get the sounds that I was shooting years ago. My needs aren't too complex, but also to that point, I sort of do need what I mentioned, and Serum isn't quite enough.

GHOST is sort of on my radar but I've realized that 3 OSC, with 2 doing FM, is really enough for me.

mothra · Post by **mothra** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:36 am

JockMcRonan wrote: Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:04 am (oh yes, and it cost me $125 Australian, brand new )

I got that beat, mine was given to me when I traded a guy my Virus for his Nord Modular back in 2004 or so. He had 'that old thing' just sitting around and said 'Here take this too and get it out of here'.. I won't ever be putting batteries in it after looking at the bottom but otherwise free SH-101 to rock the house!

MattLeschuck · Post by **MattLeschuck** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:36 am

Dune 3 would be the easy choice for me. Dual filters, dual arp, dual FX, great MSEGs and a really low CPU hit (the low CPU consumption is a big one).

And IMO its the best sounding of the bunch i own (pigments, vital, hive 2, phaseplant, rapid, europa, etc.)

A runner up would be DS Thorn as its one of the easiest synths to make sound good. Building patches in it is a lot of fun.

Schmidi · Post by **Schmidi** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:01 am

I guess Pigments or Synthmaster. Versatile but not overwhelmingly open ended.

Kypresso · Post by **Kypresso** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:29 am

Camel audio Alchemy and yes i'm on a pc and yes i'm still bitter.

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:30 am

Absynth...oh wait, I mean Absinth.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:34 am

Vortifex wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:39 pm Choice between Icarus 2 and Dune 3. Icarus is more versatile but I prefer Dune's interface. Can't decide tbh.

Icarus is more versatile? I’d love to hear your explanation.

If you could have only one synth, what would you choose?