Absynth 6 by Native Instruments

Absynth 6 has an average user rating of 4.15 from 13 reviews

User Reviews by KVR Members for Absynth 6

Reviewed By weaponEX [all]
December 14th, 2008
Version reviewed: 4 on Mac

I've had Absynth 4 for over a year and I'm not tired of it's presets yet. It really does have top notch presets! They vary from outstanding to very good.
Being a musician (rather than a synthesis engineer) my interest lies in playing music rather than crafting sounds. I also play the violin but I wouldn't know how to make one. For those who do, Absynth must be a wonderful tool. It's what they used for all the SFX sound design in The Matrix.

I use it for ambient, reverby, ever-evolving, tempo-synced pads and granular/metallic/percussive effects (very long notes or very short notes). The sounds twinkle and flitter about while they growl and scrape and crunch beautifully. They, in fact sound a lot like the sound design used on The Matrix!
It does lots of very good leads, basses and arp presets, although these sound 'decorated', with use of clever FM, resonances-sweeping and effects which will make the sound stick out and be noticed (rather than sit back and gel). You wont escape the soundscape territory. It's not the obvious choice for basic or 'bare' sounds (unless you can make them yourself). I don't use it to play melodies.

Since playing with it, I've noticed it's presets cropping up on professional tracks, but so what. This is always a problem with very good presets. I also play the violin and I've noticed it's sound cropping up from time to time. It's really doesn't matter. Having such great presets is a Godsend to musicians like me!
Absynth is the ultimate pad machine. If you make industrial, it's the ultimate companion to Massive.

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Comments & Discussion for Native Instruments Absynth 6

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tadiasmi
3 May 2012 at 8:24am

4 numbers after the point in absynth.(osc)

That is why more imaginable.

HcDoom
26 October 2013 at 1:20am

rosko12 didn't completely understand the Absynth, so he wrote a lot of non sense.

ariston
26 October 2013 at 6:04am

Yup.

snigelx
26 October 2013 at 7:58am

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.

jobi7
26 October 2013 at 4:53pm

Well stated.

Arrested Developer
28 October 2013 at 5:25pm

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...

Sampleconstruct
28 October 2013 at 10:43pm

Mess around with this and mess around with that, what a silly "review".

KingofBeers
29 October 2013 at 12:29am

What nonsense this review is, Absynth is a very deep and capable piece of software indeed.

m5g
15 February 2016 at 11:20am

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"...

Dewed
7 July 2020 at 5:10pm

Link is dead. I found the demo here https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/absynth-5/downloads/

pauleamca
12 December 2022 at 10:19pm

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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