KVR Audio

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:09 pm

Mine are Harmless and Sytrus (I'm an FL kid)

In fact, I don't think I've ever used a 3rd-party synth on any of my releases (If I wanted to I'd use Sylenth1 because of its UI and FX).

Here are a couple of my tracks for demonstration (they both use Harmless (Sytrus for drums) for the majority of them)
https://soundcloud.com/hipster-bales/angelica
https://soundcloud.com/hipster-bales/hi ... s-heatwave

EDIT: I shared my tracks as examples, not just for self-promo.

james_laverc · Post by **james_laverc** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 4:54 pm

I like Vital, Dune 3, OBx... But I always end up using some FLS` native stuff as well, like Drumaxx.

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 4:56 pm

james_laverc wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 4:54 pm I like Vital, Dune 3, OBx... But I always end up using FLS` native stuff as well, like Drumaxx.

Nice! do you have any tracks I can listen to?

james_laverc · Post by **james_laverc** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:02 pm

Hipster Bales wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 4:56 pm
james_laverc wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 4:54 pm I like Vital, Dune 3, OBx... But I always end up using FLS` native stuff as well, like Drumaxx.
Nice! do you have any tracks I can listen to?

At the moment I only have this demo/test, on Soundclound. I`m currently working with a friend of mine who sings, then we will start releasing "proper" songs

https://soundcloud.com/jaime-laverc/syn ... al_sharing

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:06 pm

Not too bad actually!

ksandvik · Post by **ksandvik** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:07 pm

Logic's Alchemy is underrated, lots of gems hiding inside that synth.

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:11 pm

ksandvik wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:07 pm Logic's Alchemy is underrated, lots of gems hiding inside that synth.

4 types of synthesis in 1 synth! I don't know why people overlook it?

Kai Enaki · Post by **Kai Enaki** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 5:23 pm

If I ignore platform availability, KORG multi/poly is my favourite.

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:02 pm

Hardware synths! nice.

Vortifex · Post by **Vortifex** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:04 pm

There is section of the forum here for promoting your music: viewforum.php?f=14

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:09 pm

Vortifex wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:04 pm There is section of the forum here for promoting your music: viewforum.php?f=14

I was actually showcasing the synths I was using and those tracks were the examples. Thanks though.

Seafire Mk2 · Post by **Seafire Mk2** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:53 pm

Hipster Bales wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:02 pm Hardware synths! nice.

It's software

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 7:02 pm

Seafire Mk2 wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:53 pm
Hipster Bales wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 6:02 pm Hardware synths! nice.
It's software

There's a hardware version as well. I'm talking about that one.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 7:45 pm

A large part of my workflow includes hardware and I have a lot of analog synths, so when it comes to soft synths, I tend to prefer synths that are proudly digital and/or offer sounds that go well beyond what analog gives me. Omnisphere and Rob Papen Blue have been go-tos since the day they were released. In recent years, I find myself routinely going to Spire, Nexus 5, and still good ol' Sylenth1. More recently, I picked up the Roland Cloud versions of the JV-1080 and XV-5080 and have already started using them in some new song ideas. I suspect they'll get good use in my workflow going forward.

Hipster Bales · Post by **Hipster Bales** » Mon Jul 20, 2026 7:46 pm

Amazing choices!

Favourite synth plugins? (DAW-native ones count too)