The 'vintage feel' is more achievable in say, Obsession, where each voice can be individually adjusted to get the imperfections. I personally do a similar thing in Dune. Though it doesn't work the same way, it does add a more 'analogue' vibe to the sound.SonicDimension wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:05 am Synapse Audio, u-he, and Softube are definitely in the top tier or analog modeling softsynths these days, but I've noticed that Synapse and u-he synths tend to have more of a 'modern' voicing of the synths they emulate. The Softube Model series synths tend to have a more authentic 'vintage' sound, as if you're playing a real fifty-year-old synth.
Part of that comes from the extended features and built-in FX, of course, but I think it goes beyond that. It reminds me of the modern recreations of classic hardware synths, like the Sequential OB-6 and Prophet-6. Those synths sound great, but they don't quite capture the subtle imperfections of the old beasts, I think.
Maybe the u-he and Synapse teams decided that a modern, polished analog sound is more in demand than a super-authentic emulation? Anyway, it's cool to have both options!
Interesting article:
https://www.voicecomponentmodeling.com/
However, once more it’s tucked away in the background, and having to constantly jump back and forth whenever I want to refine or fine-tune a generated patch really disrupts the creative flow. Genetics is such a powerful sound design tool, but its current placement makes iterative work unnecessarily cumbersome. Richard, please consider a streamlined version. Maybe a slim, collapsible header bar with just the amount knob and a generate dice, or something that keeps it accessible during patch development. And while you’re at it, allowing more than three source patches for the DNA mix would make it exponentially more flexible. Congrats on the new release. An impressive achievement as always 