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must-have vi's?
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:42 pm
by kelldammit
To clarify...i'm not looking for "retro emulators"...i'm after versatile, capable unique synths.
what i have thus far:
dfhs
blue (man, i LOVE this thing)
applied acoustic systems ultimate analog
luxonix ravity (s)
so, drums, analogs, and fm are reasonably covered...
mx-4 is definitely on the list, as is either cube2, or cameleon (suggestions betwixt the two?).
what else would i need to cover "all the bases"?
Just curious. money no object...
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:49 pm
by macsterdam
My two favourites are:
MX4
Filterscape
Re: must-have vi's?
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:50 pm
by philbrown
kelldammit wrote:Just curious. money no object...
In order:
Stylus RMX - Reaktor (tie)
Trilogy
Battery
Absynth
Those are my must-haves.
then:
FM7
B4
Chameleon 5000
which are super-cool, but there are alternatives.
Phil
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 2:52 pm
by musnoz
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 3:03 pm
by chrispick
What? How can it be must-have when at this point in time it's still a can't-have? There isn't even a ship date for it yet.
If you're a salesperson, please label yourself as such, Musnoz from Paris, home of the UVI engine.
Anyway...
I have a bunch of VIs, all of which suit different needs, but the work horse among the pack: BFD. Hands down.
I'm pretty reliant on EWQLSO Gold, QL Stormdrum and Atmosphere for work though.
Still, for genre versatility and great sound: BFD
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 3:15 pm
by musnoz
Well there was a demo at the AES••¦
No denigration please, Chrispick of Pasadena, heart of the world
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 3:40 pm
by swiftness
All the spectrasonics are top notch
Ivory
Scarbee Vintage Keyboards
Money no object? Vienna Instruments: Symphonic Cube
I also hear RA is nice.
Re: must-have vi's?
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 3:45 pm
by Shooshie
kelldammit wrote:To clarify...i'm not looking for "retro emulators"...i'm after versatile, capable unique synths.
what i have thus far:
dfhs
blue (man, i LOVE this thing)
applied acoustic systems ultimate analog
luxonix ravity (s)
so, drums, analogs, and fm are reasonably covered...
mx-4 is definitely on the list, as is either cube2, or cameleon (suggestions betwixt the two?).
what else would i need to cover "all the bases"?
Just curious. money no object...
Well, piano is pretty retro, going back to the 17th century.
Just an excuse to plug Ivory, one of my favorite VIs of all time. They really got it right in version 1.5.
I'm rather fond of the new VIs in DP5, especially Modulo, Bassline, Polysynth, and Proton (roughly in that order).
Shooshie
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 3:58 pm
by philbrown
How I could have forgotten
Virtual Studio Visitor I can't imagine. I guess 'cause it's more of an effect than a VI, though that's debatable.
IMO a must-have plug for the professional studio setting, and optional for smaller home studio.
Phil
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:15 pm
by chrispick
musnoz wrote:Well there was a demo at the AES••¦
No denigration please, Chrispick of Pasadena, heart of the world
Hey, I'm not putting you down, man. If you're somehow connected to USB, you're welcome here as far as I'm concerned. I just think you should let people know.
FWIW: I think the new Plugsound looks cool. And I use a lot of USB and UVI-related VIs.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 5:07 pm
by mikebeckmotu
-BFD
-Cameleon 5000 (loved the demo, don't own it...yet)
-Blue: just installed the demo, and I'm impressed
-EVE 2: while it uses vintage samples, you can load three instances, blend, mangle and make weird noises, which I like
-Dimension Pro: deep synth, extensive capabilities
-daHornet: like somebody else said "it's free!" and it's cool.
-if we were listing analog emulations, I'd list the GForce Future Retro Pack (MiniMonsta, M-Tron, Oddity, impOSCar). Very nice, very affordable.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 5:33 pm
by chrispick
mikebeckmotu wrote:Blue: just installed the demo, and I'm impressed
I think Blue is pretty cool. Easy to program and make sound good -- if you know some synth patch programming basics.
-if we were listing analog emulations, I'd list the GForce Future Retro Pack (MiniMonsta, M-Tron, Oddity, impOSCar). Very nice, very affordable.
I'd say they qualify, sure.
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:32 pm
by thoth
I can believe no one has said Reaktor 5 yet. That is by far the most versatile VI out there. Synth, sampler, noise generator, sequencer, the only limits to what it can do are your imagination and cpu (and perhaps math skills, but you can rely on other peoples knowledge).[/b]
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:38 pm
by thracks
thoth wrote:I can believe no one has said Reaktor 5 yet. That is by far the most versatile VI out there. Synth, sampler, noise generator, sequencer, the only limits to what it can do are your imagination and cpu (and perhaps math skills, but you can rely on other peoples knowledge).[/b]
That's the one to get! Just browse the user library (I do at least twice a week) to get an idea of what's available. Reaktor can be just about anything. It blows my mind
Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:43 pm
by Phil Jeffers
Another vote for Absynth 3, this VI is mind blowing... especially it's surround support.
