Softsynth recommendations

[MBTC]

Based on what you said Papi and the kind of synths you like, you might want to check out Omnisphere. Its very good at some of the theatrical / sound scape type sounds you allude to. I have it, and I keep it updated (patch and sound library updates), but I only occasionally reach for it, and I haven't quite figured out why. I think its because it feels like a work station in itself (I think Kore is like this? not sure). Whereas I seem to have an affinity for letting the DAW be the workstation, treating each instrument individually. You can do that with Omnisphere I guess but the whole UI is just more feature rich (thus heavy feeling) than a standard plug-in. Just installing the thing takes hours, I think the library it came on 6 or 8 DVDs!

Some of the demo videos show off what it really can do. As I said it feels like a high-end workstation. I just find it's a little too much for trancey type sounds like I prefer to make.

[PaPi]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Based on what you said Papi and the kind of synths you like, you might want to check out Omnisphere. Its very good at some of the theatrical / sound scape type sounds you allude to. I have it, and I keep it updated (patch and sound library updates), but I only occasionally reach for it, and I haven't quite figured out why. I think its because it feels like a work station in itself (I think Kore is like this? not sure). Whereas I seem to have an affinity for letting the DAW be the workstation, treating each instrument individually. You can do that with Omnisphere I guess but the whole UI is just more feature rich (thus heavy feeling) than a standard plug-in. Just installing the thing takes hours, I think the library it came on 6 or 8 DVDs!

Some of the demo videos show off what it really can do. As I said it feels like a high-end workstation. I just find it's a little too much for trancey type sounds like I prefer to make.

I do have Omnisphere. At the beginning it was my go-to synth, and I still think it's excellent. But it's not as flexible and easy to program as Alchemy. Once I used its most exotic samples (you know, like the burning piano or the bowed drying rack...) I kinda lost a bit of interest in it. If you want to play with samples and synthesis, Alchemy is a lot more intuitive and achieving the desired results is a lot easier.

If you're using Kore like a "workstation", you're really barely scratching its surface. What Kore gives you is complete integration of every sound and effect. I don't know of any workstation capable of that.