KVR Audio

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:15 pm

Hi folks!

Is it just me, or Vertigo pretty much always goes under the radar when we discuss about resynthesis synths? I know it's been around since some time and it's an old guy, but I almost never hear of it or very rarely.

For the first time I decided to give it a try, and what a great surprise. Yep the GUI is not very user friendly and feels pretty old I admit, but sound wise I'm really surprised. For bizarre,atmospheres, textures and experimental sound design and research, this thing seems to really deliver interesting sonic results.

What do you guys think of this thing? So far, I like it! For 55$ (it's in sale right now) I think it's a no brainer for resynthesis lovers.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 5:03 pm

It's a plug I struggle with, can't get my head around it

That's why I haven't got round to upgrading to 3.5 yet.

foosnark · Post by **foosnark** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 5:32 pm

It sounds great but the interface is a bit fiddly, IMHO.

marmess · Post by **marmess** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 2:34 am

I did a a-b-c comparaison with harmor (beta) and alchemy 2. You don't get exactly the same result but it can compare. But you'll get more control on your sound (parameter to tweak) with harmor and alchemy.

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:57 am

Yes, it´s a great synth, but the GUI could get a facelift.

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:51 pm

A solid facelift I agree. Interesting sound nonetheless

sinkmusic · Post by **sinkmusic** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:15 pm

vector-based (à la Bliss), or in the same vein as Discovery Pro would be good and convenient.
Hiring a designer like SatyaTune or LimeFlavourwould be outstanding

Taika-Kim · Post by **Taika-Kim** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:11 pm

I don´t understand what´s wrong with the interface? It´s all there and it´s pretty straight forward.

I tried this, and the demo of Cube, and I think Cube has a more crisp sound, and with the FFT editor interesting resonances and comb filtering effects can be made.

I´d like to have the option to use small window sizes like 128 or so for more artefacts, and also a freehand FFT editor like in Cube would be great. Also having a few more states to morph between would be great.

Alchemy is way better, but I´m moving ti Linux now, so I think I might buy this anyway. I´m not still sure how well Alchemy will work under Winde and a bridge in Bitwig...

Harmor has a lot cleaner sound, especially with hissy sounds and sharp transients, but it lacks the morphing option, which is a deal breaker for me. I've yet to check out IL´s Morphine, how it competes.

Lejurai · Post by **Lejurai** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:24 pm

Great synth. Old I believe and IMO starting to fall in category "make this freeware". With complete remake I'd propably buy it.

Taika-Kim · Post by **Taika-Kim** » Sun Sep 27, 2015 10:41 am

Well, they are working on version 4 they told me, so it´s not still quite abandoned.

mcbpete · Post by **mcbpete** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:43 am

My hope for version 4 is a freehand draw tool on the FFT Operations section. Would practically be an Iris killer if it had it (especially given the price)

george · Post by **george** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 11:48 am

Vertigo 4 will get a GUI revamp amongst other goodies

Taika-Kim · Post by **Taika-Kim** » Fri Nov 06, 2015 12:02 pm

Great. I have played with VirtualANS lately,the image export\import in combination with Gimp is a lot of fun... Something similar would be great! Since VirtualANS does not do morphing, and anyway is not a realtime plugin.

lentferj · Post by **lentferj** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 12:50 pm

George wrote:Vertigo 4 will get a GUI revamp amongst other goodies

When will this happen?

Totolitoto · Post by **Totolitoto** » Fri Nov 18, 2016 1:17 pm

lentferj wrote:
George wrote:Vertigo 4 will get a GUI revamp amongst other goodies
When will this happen?

+1
I'd like to know

discoDSP - Vertigo ?