#1 vsti ?

[sheephead]

so what is the best synth vst out there. I'm looking for the one that dose it all an sounds the best.

[Matt Sanborn]

Well "best" is a very subjective term. It depends what you are looking to get out of it.

I can tell you a few that I couldnt live without:

Trilogy by Spectrasonics.- This is it when it comes to a bass synth. It is a sample based VST that is used heavily in the EDM community.

(this isnt a synth) but Battery 2 by NI- hands down my favorite sampler to use for drums. (not just drums either, you can use it for any samples you want to plug into it)

I also am a big fan of: the entire Native Instruments line (Electrik Piano is one I use a lot), Lounge Lizard, Broomstick Bass, FM7, B4, Arturia's: Moog Modular, MiniMoog, ARP2600, CS80.

And:
G-Force's MiniMoosta, G-Media's Oddity and Oscar, The Korg Legacy Collection, Linplug's Saxlab, Novations VStation and Bass Station.

lol- hope that helps, or at least gives you some ideas

[Heider]

lol- hope that helps, or at least gives you some ideas

gave me some ideas :onethumb:

[john c]

Well "best" is a very subjective term. It depends what you are looking to get out of it.

I can tell you a few that I couldnt live without:

Trilogy by Spectrasonics.- This is it when it comes to a bass synth. It is a sample based VST that is used heavily in the EDM community.

(this isnt a synth) but Battery 2 by NI- hands down my favorite sampler to use for drums. (not just drums either, you can use it for any samples you want to plug into it)

I also am a big fan of: the entire Native Instruments line (Electrik Piano is one I use a lot), Lounge Lizard, Broomstick Bass, FM7, B4, Arturia's: Moog Modular, MiniMoog, ARP2600, CS80.

And:
G-Force's MiniMoosta, G-Media's Oddity and Oscar, The Korg Legacy Collection, Linplug's Saxlab, Novations VStation and Bass Station.

lol- hope that helps, or at least gives you some ideas

trilogy isnt a synth. its a rompler. huge difference since its basically sampled synths with some extra controls. i dont use it personally cause it makes u sound like everybody else and doesnt push u to learn how to make your own bass. you can just sample bass from your fav song and load it in, same principle almost. im kinda anti-trilogy to be honest but thats another discussion :)
but to each their own.

the best vsti is the "hit maker" vsti. u push a button and boom a hit comes out. it rules.
nah but seriously, the overall best weapon for me is Z3ta+ because it kicks ass at making anything. bass, pads, synths, stabs, you name it, it can do it and do it better than most synths. it just has so much punch and presence. deep as fuck lows and sharp highs. but its not the easiest to program. an easy but versatile synth thats easy as hell to learn is albino.

[Matt Sanborn]

trilogy isnt a synth. its a rompler. huge difference since its basically sampled synths with some extra controls. i dont use it personally cause it makes u sound like everybody else and doesnt push u to learn how to make your own bass. you can just sample bass from your fav song and load it in, same principle almost. im kinda anti-trilogy to be honest but thats another discussion :)
but to each their own.

the best vsti is the "hit maker" vsti. u push a button and boom a hit comes out. it rules.
nah but seriously, the over best weapon for me is Z3ta+ because it kicks ass at making anything. bass, pads, synths, stabs, you name it, it can do it. but its not the easiest to program. an easy but versatile synth thats easy as hell to learn is albino.

You are right about Trilogy, it is very over used. We mainly use hardware for basslines (our Moog Voyager or the Korg), but he asked about good VSTs.

[john c]

word. def have been wanting to check out the miniMoog but havent had the time to sit down yet and try it.

[Matt Sanborn]

word. def have been wanting to check out the miniMoog but havent had the time to sit down yet and try it.

Def give the Arturia line a whirl if you havent. Some pretty cool, good sounding synths.

[OhNoesIt'sJohn]

for overall sound control and flexibility:

absynth

sampler:

kontakt(incredibly advanced, even allows you to automate midi functions via the writing of scripts)

out of the box, simple to use vsti:

z3ta+(patches available for it are amazing.)

[Matt Sanborn]

for overall sound control and flexibility:

absynth

sampler:

kontakt(incredibly advanced, even allows you to automate midi functions via the writing of scripts)

out of the box, simple to use vsti:

z3ta+(patches available for it are amazing.)

Native Instruments rules. Kontakt I like a lot, I have Absynth but dont use it much. Still- the whole NI line is dope. I like Intakt a lot- sort of like Phatmatik but a lot better, its great for chopping up vocals and assigning them to keys to play on your MIDI keyboard.

I have not dug into Z3ta+, we have it but I havent played with it. Might do that this weekend.

[OhNoesIt'sJohn]

Native Instruments rules. Kontakt I like a lot, I have Absynth but dont use it much. Still- the whole NI line is dope. I like Intakt a lot- sort of like Phatmatik but a lot better, its great for chopping up vocals and assigning them to keys to play on your MIDI keyboard.

I have not dug into Z3ta+, we have it but I havent played with it. Might do that this weekend.

i have the instructional DVD for absynth and kontakt...one of these days i'll make ISO's and post links to em.

[NightWatch]

arturia stuff is over-rated.

g-force stuff is good.

things that i paid for and use: korg legacy (analog and digital), fm8, battery 3, reaktor 5. i do not recommend reaktor 5 though--too complex.

[NightWatch]

cube is also great but rather expensive. kraftwerk use it.

also, if you buy cubase you get loads of vst and vsti. and it's yamaha so it should sound good. i hate cubase though.

[method]

i like:

fm8
massive
albino
surge

i hear great things about absynth, but i haven't been able to try it yet.

[n3u7r0n]

Massive---its also a massive memory hog...Sounds real good and very flexible

Predator

[Matt Sanborn]

cube is also great but rather expensive. kraftwerk use it.

also, if you buy cubase you get loads of vst and vsti. and it's yamaha so it should sound good. i hate cubase though.

The stock Cubase VSTs are pretty crappy sounding in my opinion. We never got any use out of them.