Reviewed By rictheobscene [all]
December 10th, 2025
Version reviewed: 6.0 on Windows
The champ returns complete with a facelift and a clever new trick or two. I will admit the frugal part of me would have loved it if this was included as part of Komplete 15, but the practical part of me recognizes that the $99.00 USD upgrade fee was more than fair and overridden the frugal part. However, I will be the first to admit that this is a 'beauty in the eye of the beholder' principle.
In my opinion, this upgrade did exactly what upgrades should do; it brought the things that the synth did well up to current standards and added a couple of things to compliment an already mature and stable product. The same high-quality synth engine that we all know and love is still there and sounds as awesome as ever. The additions include improving the GUI, overhauling the preset browser, adding MPE, and supporting VST3. In all, I feel this upgrade hits the mark quite well.
4 numbers after the point in absynth.(osc)
That is why more imaginable.
rosko12 didn't completely understand the Absynth, so he wrote a lot of non sense.
Yup.
Re: 25th October 2013 review.
I nearly stopped reading at, "arbitrary set of parameters"...And I suggest any potential buyer/demo-er synthesist possessing the slightest amount of patience to -learn- a software do the same. Absynth's interface is the only issue I've personally ever had with the synth, however be aware that with a proper understanding of this instrument there are sounds and performance features to be had that young lad Massive can presently only dream to achieve.
I say these things being a owner of the nice Massive synthesizer myself. One must have a massive amount of respect for the Deep programming potential and complex modular synthesis that Absynth can provide the right user. I would even go so far as to say that Absynth is more than likely one of the most complex software synthesizers ever developed and requires a good measure of patience/study (versus a need for instant gratification) in order to understand that statement.
Well stated.
I don't think it's reasonable to write such a review.
If you would write, "I didn't feel comfortable with the UI of Absynth so i had no motivation to explore it", that would be okay.
But don't adjudicate something you obviousley don't understand...
Mess around with this and mess around with that, what a silly "review".
What nonsense this review is, Absynth is a very deep and capable piece of software indeed.
Guys, what the file format inside SIT archived file "Cubico AbSynth"? Unpacked SIT and inside was file named "Cubico suitcase" without extension and with strange file header "CLaM"... cannot figured out how to use this "bank"...
Link is dead. I found the demo here https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/absynth-5/downloads/
Absynth 5 is dicontinued at Native Instruments. No selling - no activating via Native Access 3. Installed version runs on your computer.
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