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MuzikFreq · Post by **MuzikFreq** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 8:52 pm

Share with us the most impressive synth skin you have seen (good or bad)

For me, I fell in love with killihu's skins as the layout really gets rid of the junk you really don't need and also I find the layouts easier to work with.
Also just for the time and effort put in to transform rather than just simply recoloring
https://killihu.vstskins.com/
Sylenth1

Dune3

carrieres · Post by **carrieres** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:54 pm

Awesome

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Feb 26, 2021 9:56 pm

rizla.

Timfonie · Post by **Timfonie** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:07 am

While I like simple and clear interfaces with a good workflow I also have a soft spot for well done skeumorphic surfaces.

One great examples of the latter is Sugar Byte's Drumcomputer. You can almost pick up the knobs and eat them:

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:14 am

Spire:

Sylenth1:

Serum:

Largo:

Those are probably my favs. Not a big fan of third party skins, TBH. In most cases, they look worse to me than the factory ones.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:39 am

My current Dune 3 favorite. Easy on the eyes for long periods of viewing.

D3 022621-1.png

I prefer GUIs that look like hardware since I grew up using it....not a fan of flat skins or skins with lots of different colors.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:43 am

As for skinners themselves I'm a huge fan of the work of Mikael Eidenberg, ENV1, satYatunes, and Hoverland.

Sinisterbr · Post by **Sinisterbr** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 4:42 am

I don't know if it's easy to work with (never tried), but whenever I think about a beautiful skin I remember this one:

melomood · Post by **melomood** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:17 am

I do like a darker skin. I still have a copy of that little live skin editor program to tweak everything to taste. Lovely stuff tho.

yobare · Post by **yobare** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:19 am

garryO · Post by **garryO** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 5:32 am

made some ugly stuff...

Hot & Cold.jpg

more eye friendly

green.jpg

can someone beat the first one?

EnGee · Post by **EnGee** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 11:39 am

Most of the times, I find myself using the default skin (for an instrument or a DAW)! Anyway, there are exceptions like the Dark Massive X or Gearporn for Bazille:

Massive X _Dark.jpg

Bazille GearPorn.jpg

Anyway, from the most inviting GUI and design, Original Massive and Razor. I can spend long hours editing sounds with a smile using those two synths! I just love everything about them

Original Massive.jpg

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:04 pm

Audio Voltage · Post by **Audio Voltage** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:12 pm

Teksonik wrote: ↑Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:39 am My current Dune 3 favorite. Easy on the eyes for long periods of viewing.

D3 022621-1.png

I prefer GUIs that look like hardware since I grew up using it....not a fan of flat skins or skins with lots of different colors.

I agree! The Dune 3 GUI is a beauty.
I would add the work of Voger Design:

https://vogerdesign.com/pages/portfolio#prettyPhoto

They made the interfaces for Dmitry Shes plugins.

fgimian · Post by **fgimian** » Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:20 pm

Some awesome examples posted already. Here are my favs:

Sylenth1 Apox Skin

Native Instruments Passive EQ

Native Instruments Massive X (even though I don't actually use it much)

Native Instruments VC 76 (and the others in the vintage compressors package)

Cableguys Shaperbox 2

Mathew Lane TICo

As far as DAWs, I still feel that Cubase is the prettiest by far, but that's just me

Skins you're most impressed by