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Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:42 pm

Hi,

Which one of these Tone2 Synths do you recommend, or like better : Nemesis or Electra 2

Thanks,
Muziksculp

twolegstoneworks · Post by **twolegstoneworks** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:47 pm

I've worked with both and my personal fave is Electra 2.

Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:48 pm

twolegstoneworks wrote:I've worked with both and my personal fave is Electra 2.

Thanks for the feedback.
Muziksculp

Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:51 pm

Depends what you want. They are very different. I like Nemesis more.

Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 1:14 pm

Aiynzahev wrote:Depends what you want. They are very different. I like Nemesis more.

Hi,

I am leaning more towards Nemesis. FM Synthesis (Primarily), but it offers much more !

Q. What makes you like Nemesis more than Electra 2 ? Flexibility, Sonic Quality, Sound Design Potential, Programming/GUI, ...etc ?

Thanks,
Muziksculp

core · Post by **core** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 1:56 pm

Bit hard to choose, I gave both 9/10 http://rekkerd.org/tag/reviews+tone2/
If you're looking for FM type sounds, Nemesis would be the right choice I reckon.

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:01 pm

If you want FM then Nemesis is the clear choice. But you can still get some conventional sounds out of it. It's not subtractive per se, so you'll get that digital tone (in a good way for once).

ElectraX can pretty much cover most syntheses. Can do FM, but no where near what Nemesis can do. Ex is a very good mid range synth with lots of different tones.

Nemeses has bass to boot. It has a much rounder low end.

But they are both very good!

Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:05 pm

core wrote:Bit hard to choose, I gave both 9/10 http://rekkerd.org/tag/reviews+tone2/
If you're looking for FM type sounds, Nemesis would be the right choice I reckon.

Hi,

Yes, they both sound great, making a bit hard to choose one.

The unique FM synthesis in Nemesis is what I was initially attracted to, but coming across Electra 2, and listening to some of the demos, I like it as well. So, I guess they complement each other, but for FM type sounds, I can't go wrong with getting Nemesis first.

Oh, I do visit rekkerd.org to see what's new, and read reviews, etc. great site. I will check out your reviews on both these synths.

Thanks,
Muziksculp

Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:08 pm

Robmobius wrote:If you want FM then Nemesis is the clear choice. But you can still get some conventional sounds out of it. It's not subtractive per se, so you'll get that digital tone (in a good way for once).

ElectraX can pretty much cover most syntheses. Can do FM, but no where near what Nemesis can do. Ex is a very good mid range synth with lots of different tones.

Nemeses has bass to boot. It has a much rounder low end.

But they are both very good!

Hi,

That's exactly how I perceive them without owning or demoing either one.

I will most likely go for Nemesis, and consider Electra 2 in the future.

Thanks,
Muziksculp

Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:14 pm

Oh.. on a side note, I wanted to mention that I'm also impressed with Tone2's Website.

Very nicely designed, easy to navigate, and find info. on any of their Synths, plus great video demos, that are entertaining, professionally produced, and get to the point. Plus, ample demo music for each of their synths that provide a good idea of what each synth is able to produce in a wide spectrum of genres, and styles.

I wish more Synth/Sample developers can learn from Tone2's Website. I also like their Synths GUI designs.

Cheers,
Muziksculp

Robmobius · Post by **Robmobius** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:33 pm

Muziksculp wrote:
Robmobius wrote:If you want FM then Nemesis is the clear choice. But you can still get some conventional sounds out of it. It's not subtractive per se, so you'll get that digital tone (in a good way for once).

ElectraX can pretty much cover most syntheses. Can do FM, but no where near what Nemesis can do. Ex is a very good mid range synth with lots of different tones.

Nemeses has bass to boot. It has a much rounder low end.

But they are both very good!
Hi,

That's exactly how I perceive them without owning or demoing either one.

I will most likely go for Nemesis, and consider Electra 2 in the future.

Thanks,
Muziksculp

I have both, and they really complement each other. That said I love Gladiator as well.

Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:48 pm

Muziksculp wrote:
Aiynzahev wrote:Depends what you want. They are very different. I like Nemesis more.
Hi,

I am leaning more towards Nemesis. FM Synthesis (Primarily), but it offers much more !

Q. What makes you like Nemesis more than Electra 2 ? Flexibility, Sonic Quality, Sound Design Potential, Programming/GUI, ...etc ?

Thanks,
Muziksculp

Mainly it's a UI workflow thing. But I also like the concept of Nemesis. It's very complex sounds with a simplified approach.

As for Electrax it's very powerful but in actual use the layout and UI design puts me off. I have other synths to go for of that stuff but nothing else I have is like Nemesis. It's amazing for wild sounds.

That said, I really need to spend more time with both.

Right at the top of the review I did I included an audio demo of what I was doing with Nemesis. I was fairly impressed

http://www.aiynzahev-sounds.com/reviews ... e2-nemesis

Muziksculp · Post by **Muziksculp** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 2:49 pm

Robmobius wrote:
Muziksculp wrote:
Robmobius wrote:If you want FM then Nemesis is the clear choice. But you can still get some conventional sounds out of it. It's not subtractive per se, so you'll get that digital tone (in a good way for once).

ElectraX can pretty much cover most syntheses. Can do FM, but no where near what Nemesis can do. Ex is a very good mid range synth with lots of different tones.

Nemeses has bass to boot. It has a much rounder low end.

But they are both very good!
Hi,

That's exactly how I perceive them without owning or demoing either one.

I will most likely go for Nemesis, and consider Electra 2 in the future.

Thanks,
Muziksculp
I have both, and they really complement each other. That said I love Gladiator as well.

What type of sounds does Gladiator shine at producing ?

db3 · Post by **db3** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:12 pm

Have to say that while I own none of the Tone2 synths, I heavily demo'd Nemesis and Electra2 recently. I was surprised how great they both sounded. Not sure why I'd never done it before.

Nemesis certainly doesn't sound like a typical FM synth, really has a unique warm hybrid FM tone. Electra 2 can create some lovely rich layered tones and I could easy use in place of Dune 2.

If I had the funds I'd certainly consider purchasing them both.

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:17 pm

Muziksculp wrote:..................

What type of sounds does Gladiator shine at producing ?

ironically they released a new bank for gladiator 2 today called futureworld bank, and I was immediately reminded that even though I have all their current synths ( I don't have installed, the now free, firebird), that gladiator is still my favourite sounding of them.

rsp

Tone2: Nemesis or Electra 2 (Which one do you recommend) ?