Product Reviews by KVR Members

Just for reference, I've been noodling with this synth since the early 2000s. Back then I thought it was a really basic poor man's softsynth, but that's because I had no idea how to make synthesis work for me. Once I properly learned synthesis on hardware, I found myself drawn to synth1 again based on some demos I had heard.

In today's usage, all I can say is this synth is so insanely versatile it's mind-boggling when you look at how simple the interface is. I guess the credit lies with nord since that was the inspiration.

At any rate, I use it on every track - it really excels at doing those late 80s Roland sounds, it does acid lines, and easily handles FM-esque percussive sounds and keys. It also works fantastically well for modern EDM, you just need to know how to process it. With a little work it can do long evolving pads.

I can't find any negative other than the modulation matrix should be blown wide open in a separate page so anything can modulate anything. And I would kill to be able to use my own waveforms, or at least have the waveform list expanded.

This should be every synth enthusiasts first softsynth, no question, and it should be in every tool box - it's just that flexible and good sounding.

Don't listen to the forum trolls, they can't handle the fact that a free synth blows away their premium softsynths.

Thank you Ichiro Toda - your gesture of goodwill is still making waves in modern music production.