Product Reviews by KVR Members

I am very picky about what VSTi's I use and I use this one everyday! It sounds GREAT!!

It is straight forward to use and there really isn't anything else like it at present.

I no longer record my acoustic into my Mac, I use VG insead. It is quicker has better timing and is much easier to edit the parts.

To tell you the truth I use VG and Sonic Synth/SampleTank almost exclusively at the moment. Between the two I have all I need to get to writing music, which is what I really like to do.....

Sven also has giving great support and I trust the support will continue and new players will be added in the not so distant future.

Oh ya, it it WAY FUN!!

Let me make this perfectly clear. Sonic Synth is the best all around VST or stand-alone tone generator I’ve ever used, PERIOD! The variety of sounds and quality are astounding. It truly feels as if it is a REAL instrument or rather instruments. Usually, I shy away from composing on my Mac, I end up with two hours of riffs and no real substance. But Sonic Synth has changed my mind in this regard. When you play the piano, bass, pads, strings, drums, guitar, ethnic stuff or whatever: it feels like you are playing something with soul, not just a sample playback. It could be because most of the samples are fairly large, or expertly created: Whatever the reason it is a living beast and I love it. (Can you tell?)

Sonic Synth resides in Sample Tank, which I am really pleased about. It is easy to get around and amazingly quick to use. I really don’t understand how it loads sounds so quickly. I have HALion and it takes much longer to load the same size sample and HALion is only playing the first 2 seconds of the sample and streams the rest, go figure. (In fact most of the Sonic Sounds load almost instantly.)

I have PPG, HALion, M-Tron, Pro-52, Battery, Electron, Tau Pro, Attack, Atom Pro, and few other things. They all take a back seat to Sonic Synth! I only wish I had bought Sonic Synth first, then decided which of the others I needed. For now I’ll be collecting the Sonic Reality eRoms.

Should you buy Sonic Synth yourself? Can’t say, but I don’t really think you can go wrong with it.

As I play SS more and more I have one reoccurring question in my mind, “Why doesn't this thing cost more?”

New version of M-tron is out, so I'm editing this review..

First things first, is this VSTi buggy? NOT ANYMORE!

It is stable and the CPU usage is way down!
The VST Keyboard is now fully functional and it is much easier to get to your sounds...

This thing sounds amazing! It is completely different from any other VSTi. I have the extra tape banks that are really a necessity. It is a very organic sounding beast. Most VSTi’s have been designed to be clean and perfect sounding, which has its place. M-tron goes for a sound all its own, well its actually a Mellotron, but in the computer world it stands out.

The GUI is simple and to the point. Basically, you load a tape bank (sample) and set the attack and release. The samples are from actually Mellotron tapes and other instruments. They vary a LOT from key to key as well as over an 8 second duration (no loops!) This is what makes it sound so unique!

If you’re looking to give your music a new (or old) flavor go and get it!

I Love this thing!

peace,
david