Synth overload?
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 31 posts since 23 Apr, 2023
Hi everyone,
Is it generally advised to work with 1 or few synth instruments or is the general sentiment to have as many synths as possible to be able to produce the broadest amount of sounds etc?
Curious on others' experience!
Is it generally advised to work with 1 or few synth instruments or is the general sentiment to have as many synths as possible to be able to produce the broadest amount of sounds etc?
Curious on others' experience!
- KVRAF
- 2814 posts since 8 Dec, 2008 from Global Cowboy
You have just started a civil war which will become quite uncivil
No auto tune...
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- KVRAF
- 10984 posts since 19 Jun, 2008 from Seattle
... perspective.
... or:
Work within the 'limitations/potential' of what you have available to you.
... or:
Work within the 'limitations/potential' of what you have available to you.
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I'm not a musician, but I've designed sounds that others use to make music. http://soundcloud.com/obsidiananvil
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- KVRAF
- 7828 posts since 24 May, 2002 from Tutukaka, New Zealand
It pretty well depends on how much money you have and how many toys you want, the rest is hot air. You use as many or as few synths as you want and no big mouth who sparks a war here is right or wrong. S/w is cheap enough to be able to use hundreds and some do. Personally I only use 2 or 3 softsynths regularly, but that's just because I don't like programming sw. But I regularly use at least 8 hw synths. I've made tracks with only 1 synth before and it's perfectly doable but I don't generally like the results that way. Probably I use 3 or 4 synths on most tracks, not including drums. Sometimes more...because I can.
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- addled muppet weed
- 105553 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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FranklyFlawless FranklyFlawless https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=586325
- KVRian
- 713 posts since 24 Oct, 2022 from Abbotsford, British Columbia
One quality hardware synthesizer should cover most needs. Having more can be useful if you are looking for certain synthesis methods, filters, etc. Softsynths can do similiar things depending on their capabilities.
- KVRAF
- 10401 posts since 20 Nov, 2003 from Lost and Spaced
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- addled muppet weed
- 105553 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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gentleclockdivider gentleclockdivider https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=203660
- KVRAF
- 6076 posts since 22 Mar, 2009 from gent
To get the broadest amount of soundsLoophole01 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:22 pm Hi everyone,
Is it generally advised to work with 1 or few synth instruments or is the general sentiment to have as many synths as possible to be able to produce the broadest amount of sounds etc?
Curious on others' experience!
Recommended option :Learn synthesis and apply knowledge ( reaktor , supercollider , tranzistow etc..) , now you're just going buy plugins because you want to support the developer for their outstanding work.
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- KVRAF
- 1969 posts since 23 Jan, 2022
Honestly, you need one super synth that can do a lot of stuff, you can master it and make anything you want.Loophole01 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:22 pm Hi everyone,
Is it generally advised to work with 1 or few synth instruments or is the general sentiment to have as many synths as possible to be able to produce the broadest amount of sounds etc?
Curious on others' experience!
Choose just one from (buy now when you choose) - Native instruments Reaktor (the big daddy), Arturia Pigments (little clunky but can do a lot of stuff), KiloHearts Phase Plant (one of the easiest super synths to learn and work with, they added granular sampling in the latest update), Uvi Falcon (one of the most capable supersynths, bad workflow), VPS Avenger (dont use the loops and percussions in your music, law suits), Omnisphere (never tried that)
Get Reaktor.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 31 posts since 23 Apr, 2023
Nice, thanks Martiu! This is excellent information I will definitely look into those synths.
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- KVRAF
- 6444 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
i'm more in the "a few" that you know well camp.
For me:
- u-he stuff (they cover majority of what i expect from synths)
I use all aside filterscape (but will probably get that too), but if i had to pick one u-he synth above all it would be Hive2.
Followed by ACE.
- Twin3 (recently)
- drum synths (drumspillage, microtonic, logic drum synth)
The problem i have with supersynths is that it can be annoying and hard to do simple stuff and modulation can be come unmanageable.
For me:
- u-he stuff (they cover majority of what i expect from synths)
I use all aside filterscape (but will probably get that too), but if i had to pick one u-he synth above all it would be Hive2.
Followed by ACE.
- Twin3 (recently)
- drum synths (drumspillage, microtonic, logic drum synth)
The problem i have with supersynths is that it can be annoying and hard to do simple stuff and modulation can be come unmanageable.
- KVRAF
- 2517 posts since 20 Apr, 2005
A ha haha aha h ahaha!FranklyFlawless wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2023 8:53 pm One quality hardware synthesizer should cover most needs. Having more can be useful if you are looking for certain synthesis methods, filters, etc. Softsynths can do similiar things depending on their capabilities.
Ok then - which one?
Seriously though, find an interesting sound you like, or even a simple more vanilla sound, and make it on different synths, or softsynths, and I think they will all be slightly different in timbre and tone.
I read something somewhere recently about using one synth and one drum machine for an entire EP to be a worthwhile exercise, and I whole heartedly agree, but to limit yourself once you done such a thing... Why?