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SynthMaster 3

Modular Synth Plugin by KV331 Audio
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SynthMaster 3 has an average user rating of 5.00 from 2 reviews

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SynthMaster 3

Reviewed By DJStriden [all]
August 3rd, 2024
Version reviewed: 3 on Windows

This is a very special synthesizer, capable of almost anything. In fact, at this point in time, I would put it in the top 3 best digital synthesizers ever.

The latest version is straight up op. Want to have an analog modelled oscillator with a digital comb filter? You can do that with this synth. Want to take that oscillator and filter, and run it parallel with a phaser filter, just for kicks?

Let me explain. SynthMaster 2, while legendary in it's own right, was limited by it's semi-modular architecture. You were limited by a set number of modules, and the order they went in. You had 2 layers to work with ONLY. It was a synth with pure potential, but no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't compete with your Phase Plant's, your Vital's, your Serum's...

Until now.

SynthMaster 3 went fully modular, or as modular as it could get while still having backwards compatibility with presets from SynthMaster 2 AND SynthMaster One. Let's just say this change was... Very stupidly overpowered.

You can now have up to 16 layers (yep, their was a limited 2 measly layers in SynthMaster 2), and each layer can have up to 16 modules (oscillators, filters, mod oscillators, , etc). Finally each layer can have up to 32 modulators (LFO's, etc). So if you are counting along with me, that's 256 total modules, and 512 total modulators in a single instance. It may not be EXACTLY as much as "your CPU can handle", but if you fry your PC by capping out the engine, I guess the saying still works?

But what about depth? Because we all know those synths that are wide as an ocean but deep as a puddle. Well, how about a waveform editor? Not impressed? How about a waveTABLE editor? Still not impressed? How about a multisample editor? Now how about splitting them across multiple layers for some wonky sound design business, because yeah, all layers have their own FX section separate from the global FX.

The most beautiful thing about SynthMaster 3 however, is it's genius interface. It is so straight forward, and does not give you information you do not need until you are ready to receive it. It is surprisingly user friendly, for a synth that you would otherwise think would be impossible to achieve any form of simplicity. But it did.

SynthMaster 3 comes with thousands of presets, ready to use out of the box. They are all usable. Some are good only in certain contexts, but they are still usable regardless.

I first purchased SynthMaster 2 way back in 2017. It changed the way I make music. I never thought there would be a synth to rule them all. I didn't know if that would ever be SynthMaster 2, due to minor bugs and inconveniences that made working with it a pain. With SynthMaster 3 however, those pains are gone.

SynthMaster 3 is absurdly overpowered. This is not hyperbole. I say it's in my top 3 synths of all time, but if I'm being honest, it's just my top synth of all time. There is no reason to compare anything to it. It doesn't get better than this.

This is a synth that you can grow into.

This is a synth that can make literally any sound.

This is SynthMaster 3.

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randallk
randallk
3 May 2024 at 2:46am

The Synthmaster line seems to be an underrated source of wide breadth, high-quality sound sculpting that is also underpriced. I swore that I wouldn't by anymore VIs, but this latest release is extremely tempting. The addition of layers and extended mod sources seems like Unify meets Avenger rolled into Synthmaster.

kv331
kv331
3 May 2024 at 7:09am

Thank you for your encouraging comments.

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