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Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by TritoneAddiction
Let's take the last 6 months or so and forward to today. Which synths typically get the most use?
It's fine to pick both VSTs and REs. Pick 5.
Just interested to see what people are into right now. If it's still old Thor or if people have moved on to other things.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by Oquasec
Stock & RE. Random.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by TritoneAddiction
I tend to change synths around all the time. But looking back on my recent music these synths seems to have been used more than others.
Scenic
Legend
Expanse
Zero
FM4
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by paulred67
Roland Zenology
anything from Korg Legacy Collection
Arturia Pigments
Arturia Analog Lab (V collection)
The Legend (VST version)
I would like to use Reason Rack Plugin (with a lot of REs I own) more, if it's GUI wasn't so tiny, that I can hardly read it (in Studio One and Cantabile).
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by Loque
Dune3
Europa
Phase Plant
Grain
Random selection
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by BRIGGS
subtractor
monotone
Europa
Grain
complex-1
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by guitfnky
which 5??
Grain, Grain, The Legend, Grain, The Legend
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by DaveyG
Korg Monotron Duo. It's the only synth I own.
Oh, unless you mean those soft synth things.
bx_oberhausen
Omnisphere
Padshop
Serum
Pianoteq
But Kontakt is probably my most use instrument VST - not really a synth
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by Zac
Europa
Monotone
Hive
Dune 3
Spire
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by Kalm
Europa
Grain
Everything else (Serum, Iris 2, The Legend, ReSpireetc.) are off and on.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by MrFigg
TAL U-NO-LX
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by danc
PhasePlant
UVI Vintage Vault 3
Serum
Monotone
Vengeance Avenger
... I use a huge amount of other synths (both hardware and software - RE / VST), but I do keep returning to those above, so they must be doing something right for me. I think I cheated there because Vintage Vault is like 100+ synths. Oh well - it's stunning and should get much more love from the community.
Oh... and I'll secretly say ANA2 (just to stir up Loque - 'cus it's a pet hate synth of his, every time someone asks if it's any good he chirps in within 2 minutes and says it's not cus he listened to it for about 3 minutes and thought it sounded average... even though I like it and use it and keep repeating straight after him that the chord and arp are cool) and my Moog Sub37 (hardware) which can sound mental and raw and angry and moody and soulful and groovy and fun and spiky and angry (oh I said that already) - I'll stop there. I think I've had too much sun.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by Jackjackdaw
CMI V
Halion 6
Grain
NNXT
I love to sample. I feed those four with the rest of V collection and Reason.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by gullum
I'm more a Guitar player, so I don't even use 5 synths enough to factor in which 5 get most used but I use piano in a lot of my songs.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by zoidkirb
Right at this moment:
Complex-1
Thorn
Europa
Lion
Viking Vk1
Special mention to RP Quad which I think I'll be playing a lot more with soon.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by VariableX
VK-2
Grain
Antidote
Thor
Parsec2
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 15 May 2020
by sdst
Expanse - I'm going to learn this in depth.
Grain - to invent with samples
the other synth are on vacation
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by Loque
danc wrote: ↑15 May 2020
PhasePlant
UVI Vintage Vault 3
Serum
Monotone
Vengeance Avenger
... I use a huge amount of other synths (both hardware and software - RE / VST), but I do keep returning to those above, so they must be doing something right for me. I think I cheated there because Vintage Vault is like 100+ synths. Oh well - it's stunning and should get much more love from the community.
Oh... and I'll secretly say ANA2 (just to stir up Loque - 'cus it's a pet hate synth of his, every time someone asks if it's any good he chirps in within 2 minutes and says it's not cus he listened to it for about 3 minutes and thought it sounded average... even though I like it and use it and keep repeating straight after him that the chord and arp are cool) and my Moog Sub37 (hardware) which can sound mental and raw and angry and moody and soulful and groovy and fun and spiky and angry (oh I said that already) - I'll stop there. I think I've had too much sun.
Its not "hate", but since it's not in your top5, i think my decision is right
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by BRIGGS
guitfnky wrote: ↑15 May 2020
which 5??
Grain, Grain, The Legend, Grain, The Legend
You forgot to mention Grain!
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by Boombastix
Arturia Analog Lab
ReSpire
eXpanse (after I did my CPU friendly ReFill)
Massive
Something else: Massive X, Zero, Parsec, Thorn, Harmor, Codex, Virtual Bassist, Diva, Addictive Keys, EzKeys, The Legend, Kontakt, Virtual CZ, FM8, SynthMaster Player, AutoSub
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by guitfnky
BRIGGS wrote: ↑16 May 2020
guitfnky wrote: ↑15 May 2020
which 5??
Grain, Grain, The Legend, Grain, The Legend
You forgot to mention Grain!
had to include a spot for The Legend!
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by BRIGGS
guitfnky wrote: ↑16 May 2020
BRIGGS wrote: ↑16 May 2020
You forgot to mention Grain!
had to include a spot for The Legend!
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by Heigen5
Eh...
Probably:
Antidote
Predator
Thor
Malström
Subtractor
But.. If we also would accept that Grain and Proton are synths too then these too as well then.
Re: Which 5 synths are you using the most nowadays?
Posted: 16 May 2020
by plaamook
Grain Grain Grain Grain Thor
I thought I was using a sampler but now I can chime in on the synth discussions!
