Of course, Roland enjoys doing the same, and with Zenology there is plenty of the brand’s library to explore, with over 7,000 patches, 80 drum kits and 90 effects taken from vintage and modern instruments.
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As we’ve mentioned in this guide, software developers enjoy basing their software synths on Roland’s sounds and effects. Roland’s vintage synths are incredibly sought-after, from the Junos and Jupiters to the 808 and 303. Price Requires Roland Cloud Core subscription, $2.99/month or $29.99/year Synthesis Virtual analogue, In the hands of virtually any synth enthusiast, OB-E is capable of earth-shaking basses, massive and impossibly wide pads, and lead sounds big enough to reach the halls of Valhalla.
It also makes getting excellent sounds swift and efficient. Critically, the performance controls and ease of programming make it enormous fun to use. The emulated analogue filters are rich and smooth, and the oscillators are fat and punchy. In our review, we said: “OB-E is, quite simply, brilliant. This is a wonderful sounding synth, and is sure to please anyone who has ever wanted to get their hands on this historic icon. GForce’s authentic recreation will give you the same Octophonic architecture with modern additions such as an eight-step sequencer, unison chords, and 600 presets. The Oberheim Eight Voice was a behemoth subtractive synth in the 80s with a huge, thick sound courtesy of eight stacked Oberheim SEM modules. With the addition of a vintage sample library, vocoder and two iconic synths, this is a must-have for anyone chasing the vintage synth sound.” V Collection 8 ticks all the analogue and digital boxes. In our review, we said: “We thought it couldn’t possibly get any better than this staggering collection of vintage instruments (and wealth of patches). You may not have access to hardware versions of Jupiter-8, OB-Xa, Moog System-55 and a Mellotron but, with Arturia’s V Collection, you can fit it all in your laptop. It’s not the most affordable product on this list, but the investment will keep you tweaking and designing patches for years. There are plenty of polysynths in this collection, but also some emulations of electric keyboards, monosynths, and a piano. Speaking of emulations, Arturia’s V Collection comprises a whopping 28 virtual instruments, all emulating classic synths and instruments. Price $439 Synthesis FM, AM, virtual analogue, modular, sample, vocoder No matter what blend of engine modes you are using, the wide choice of filters, extensive modulation and top-notch effects make for a sublimely versatile synthesizer that’ll be as satisfying for sound designers as it surely will be for musicians and producers.”
In our review, we said: “Pigments is an exceptionally deep and powerful synthesizer, oozing with capability and flexibility. You’re given a wealth of modulators and effects to choose from and an advanced sequencing engine to transform your unique patches into musical movements. Considering how deep and intuitive it was before these additions, it’s now one of the more capable soft synths out there, by far. Pigments 3 takes it to new levels with additive synthesis, 64 new wavetables and a new Utility engine.
Price £179 Synthesis Virtual analogue, wavetable, additive, sample and granularĪrturia’s Pigments has been a roaring success, with the previous iteration being voted as the best soft synth of the year by our readers in 2020.
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