fav soft synth?

[cley]

hey everyone,

I'm wondering what soft synths everyone uses here, as I'm interested in getting one within a few months. So far I've picked out the Applied Acoustics "Lounge Lizzard"

http://www.applied-acoustics.com/loungelizard.htm

because it is geared towards the Rhodes/Whurlitzer vintage style. For general use though, what does anyone use and why?

c.

 

[afriquedeluxe]

hey i checked dis out, it looks dope. but man if i ever got enuff money i cudnt resist buyin a real fender rhodes ting 4 a luxury , hehe

 

[WingsOfAnAngel]

Computer Music Magazine - Review Quotes

"It's when you pump the Lounge Lizard hard and dirty the thing up that you get the best results... As well as coming up with filthy tones that retro funksters will love, we managed to create plenty of sounds that bore little or no audible resemblance to those that would be produced by a 'traditional' electric piano, so there's no denying that AAS have produced a versatile instrument."

"(Lounge Lizard) does offer something genuinely different at a very competitive price. It may have a slick name, but this bad boy can be funky as the devil."

"Provides a fantastic degree of realism and control over your electric piano tones. Couple this with a powerful and specialised effects systems, and you have a selection of classic tones that range from the gritty to the smooth, and from the laid-back to the truly full-on."

Reviews:

1. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Oct02/articles/lounglizzard.asp

2. http://www.kvr-vst.com/get.php?mode=show&id=191

Good Luck,
Wings

 

[God]

I would recommend Native Instruments' REAKTOR. The ultimate solution, I believe, for the creation of any synth.

Sincerely,
God

 

[Formant024]

Lounge lizard sounds very good. Fits in nicely with the NI B4.

 

[DjDelay]

Moog Modular is real nice. If you know how to tweak all those little buttons, the amount of sounds you can get out of it is amazing

 

[Formant024]

Arturia also emulated the CS80, but it's not as good as the Modular.

 

[cley]

has anyone tried Atmosphere by Spectrasonics? It sounds like a wicked ambient kind of soft synth.

and if i had the cash I'd buy an actual Rhodes too, how dope would that be.

 

[WingsOfAnAngel]

i've worked with Atmosphere by Spectrasonics.
it's an outstnading 6-cd monster. very heavy though...

 

[eka]

if you are looking for a rhodes, this one is for free:

http://www.yohng.com/rhode.html

you should also check out the emagic piano, real nice rhodes.

 

[cley]

thanks for the link, but I can't run the download since I'm on a mac.

thanks anyways