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Space Synthesizer / Effect
Reviewed By PA [all]
September 3rd, 2002
Version reviewed: 1.2 on Windows
Space Synth does just what it says. Complex slowly changing spacey textures. It is probably best suitable with ambient tracks, background textures for any kind of music and sound design.
It is in fact much more than a VST synth since you get a bundle with Space Synth, Space Effect(the synth w/o oscillators, and the five individual individual fx as separate plugs. The most interesting effect is the Resonator.
A not so commonly found feature is a sequencer which can affect most of the Synth or Effect parameters.
Most section in the Synth or Effect can be sync’ed with the host tempo.
V1.2 comes also with no less than 26 waveforms ! including an “mute” one (read the manual) . A very clever Intelligent Patch Generator (IPG) is provided as a small separate tool. I have seen nothing like it elsewhere. Included are also 64 stunning patches.
When it was first released earlier this year I was more impressed by Space Effect than Space Synth. V1.2 has changed that and the synth is now a very unusual and rich instrument.
All in all for 39 $ this is quite a good deal (I think).
The GUI is clear and makes patch tuning pretty straightforward, thought the graphics themselves could be more sophisticated. The only limitation is that sliders and knobs are sometimes not so easy to set precisely to a given level.
The user manual is short (which I like) and at the same time very helpful to understand all supplied features.
I found no problem with stability. The main limitation is probably the relative burden on the CPU. With a 700 Mhz Pentium and 128 Mb of RAM I was often between 20 and 50% of CPU usage. Because of the very nature of the sounds I think it is probably easy to stream the Synth output to wave and include it as a sample in your host. Space Effect is much more easy with the CPU.
At last but not least Mikael’s support is very good.
The demo version is fully functional only limited to 30 days. Try it I hope you will share my enthusiasm.Read Review
It is in fact much more than a VST synth since you get a bundle with Space Synth, Space Effect(the synth w/o oscillators, and the five individual individual fx as separate plugs. The most interesting effect is the Resonator.
A not so commonly found feature is a sequencer which can affect most of the Synth or Effect parameters.
Most section in the Synth or Effect can be sync’ed with the host tempo.
V1.2 comes also with no less than 26 waveforms ! including an “mute” one (read the manual) . A very clever Intelligent Patch Generator (IPG) is provided as a small separate tool. I have seen nothing like it elsewhere. Included are also 64 stunning patches.
When it was first released earlier this year I was more impressed by Space Effect than Space Synth. V1.2 has changed that and the synth is now a very unusual and rich instrument.
All in all for 39 $ this is quite a good deal (I think).
The GUI is clear and makes patch tuning pretty straightforward, thought the graphics themselves could be more sophisticated. The only limitation is that sliders and knobs are sometimes not so easy to set precisely to a given level.
The user manual is short (which I like) and at the same time very helpful to understand all supplied features.
I found no problem with stability. The main limitation is probably the relative burden on the CPU. With a 700 Mhz Pentium and 128 Mb of RAM I was often between 20 and 50% of CPU usage. Because of the very nature of the sounds I think it is probably easy to stream the Synth output to wave and include it as a sample in your host. Space Effect is much more easy with the CPU.
At last but not least Mikael’s support is very good.
The demo version is fully functional only limited to 30 days. Try it I hope you will share my enthusiasm.Read Review
