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[@xzchc]

Awesome and free: VCV Rack. It's a standalone soft sim of a Eurorack modular, but comes with a VST bridge, so you can connect it to your DAW. I love it, but it can be very CPU hungry, so most of the time I'm not using it in parallel with the DAW, but just sample it for re-use. It also can be combined with hardware (unfortunately I don't have any).

[@damiengreen28]

Its fun to play around with but this is a best synth list. VCV sounds like crap in the grand scheme of todays softsynths

[@LazorLaRue]

I've used pigments for about a month, its great. The indicators across the bottom of the interface that visualize all your control signals are very convenient, as are the little dots that trace across the envelopes, it really helps you figure out what makes your sounds tick. My favorite synth vst overall is UVI Falcon, it is like omnisphere and kontakt put together, modular without the hassle, insane modulation abilities, excellent effects, vast sound library. Another one to look out for 2019 wise is the upcoming kilohearts Phase Plant. My top5 : Falcon Pigments Arturia V 6 (DX7 and Prophet mostly) NI Komplete (fm8 in particular) Tie between Zynaddzubfx/tunefish - both of these are open source free downloads, I pull them out when I need something different and weird, tunefish is simpler and computery sounding, zyn is a never ending rabbit hole, the closest comparison you can make to it is probably sytrus. You ought to try a nicer hardware synth. I bet you'd enjoy something like a montage/kronos/prophet x/quantum/virus/nord/etc.

[@esoteric6178]

Thanks for this. I hadn't heard of the Arturia plug-in. I suppose I probably ignored it because Arturia usually only releases emulations of old analog synths. I bought Geist a while ago. Still haven't learned to use it though. Any good videos you could recommend to get started with it?

[@chrisronan]

Hey thank you for this. Have you tried the Roland cloud yet? Curious what you think. I’m in my 30 day window. Also what is that mixer on the left side of your desk?

[@Laotzsa]

Any advice would be awesome guys, I’m working on a laptop that is hitting max resources in large projects. I’m deciding between getting Omnisphere or a universal audio Apollo device. I heard the UA Apollo will take some weight off the computer when and if I use UA plugins. My question is will my computer be at a wall if I get Omnisphere before offloading plug-ins onto UA Apollo. I will get both but deciding on one now. Is ominisphere even that power hungry???

[@Nirwanaa]

I'm trying to get into edm music and since the beginning you've helped me a lot! One of my fav yt channels. Keep up the great work!

[@Maubedo28]

Hi great video. I'm starting to study emusic and I would like to ask you which usb controller (with keyboard) should I get? Something that is good for beginners and not that expensive?

[@lennardvillasenor5151]

John, have you had a chance to try PhasePlant? It is a new 2019 VST from Swedish company Kilohearts.. I would be curious to hear your opinion as to how it stacks up to your list. Thanks.

[@marlenaking]

hey jon cool selection u have there but jon where their your first vst plugins ? , i mean you didnt use free plugins when you started ? i remember i did started with free plugins and they were great like MicroSynth/xsynth/and alot of plugins from from linplug company back in the day like gakstoar /alpha/delta and that lead me to and their teaming with big daddy plugin maker himself ROB PAPEN which where i started tweaking knobs more with albino and then i got my hands on the rest of goodiesthose were my first choices their early versions like BLUE ,Predator, albino , and you are right jon about narrowing collection of plugins ,i do have now over 800 plugins from old and new and i started to forget the old ones and use the ones that you mention them in the video but its the thing that old plugins still can be useful after all these years and i do have plenty of space on my 3 externals (kontakt libraries are HUGH indeed and i have all of them )

[@dabugrecords]

Vps Avenger is also one of my top favorites ... what do you think about it ?

[@gabenght9316]

I didn't know about existence of Bolt, love it !! Thanks for a great tip.

[@WinstonGuitar]

A wealth of information here - not only the soft synths, but the work you put into the video Description - very helpful !!!

[@dbmusicproductions9181]

Very helpful video. I liked the style and the brevity. Gave me exactly what I was looking for.

[@dermundwerker]

What is it for a controller at the left of the MacBook?

[@surenoblack2658]

Great vid, by chance, is that (what looks like) midi controller a nektar? Ergo Bolt? If not could you shed some light on who makes it, curious

[@surenoblack2658]

my bad, arturia drum brute ;-)

[@moa2252]

Hi, do you use any stock instrument from Logic ?

[@Urk0000]

Great list thanks. Haven’t heard of Bolt till now. Will check it out..

[@chandraiyer1710]

Yaaas!!! Was waiting for this

[@rico1979]

Dune 3, Hive, Spire, Avenger are also good synths Looking forward trying out the new synth by Kilohearts "Phase Plant".

[@analogsynthesizer]

What do you think about Caustic 3 app for Android?

[@ivansoto9723]

Ana 2 and Dune 3 are also really good, I recommend those to anyone as they are very underrated gems.

[@jmcoffin1]

UVI Falcon is my favorite...best sound & capability’s... user interface is challenging at first, that makes sense when you get used to it. I also like Omnisphere, Diva & Serum.

[@St0ckwell]

The last word in music production, period. Falcon with a few expansions or libraries can generate any style of music in superior detail, and mix it too.

[@yashkummar]

Jon, how did you connect two monitors on you macbook?

[@Jonsine]

Just thunderbolt 3

[@micromoon93]

Hey bro where do you buy your plugins?

[@anchior6398]

I just got Electra2 by Tone 2 and really like it. But I guess it's subjective; I like resonant or scientific sounds and so the mod matrix combined with wavetable presets is useful to me

[@KYLOWW]

To me each plugin has it's own unique style and that's what I like about it since music is so different and diverse today. 😃

[@jasonparker1454]

nice video but would have loved to hear more sound examples and how the options translate into the sound.

[@biggrime]

Learn to program your own sound and then it matters less how many different synthesizer do you have. Find a few that you love programming on and you have Limitless sound selection. Great video. Clear and direct

[@muddyrelic3009]

Big Grime you get tired of doing it 🤷🏾‍♂️ prefer faster workflow

[@biggrime]

@Shaxx i love it

[@biggrime]

@@muddyrelic3009 never get tired of doing something that you love

[@ravirana2001]

@@muddyrelic3009 may be you will be tired by searching presets. 😉 its hard to find good presets so i make my own sounds.

[@gabrielrf1]

Looking for a nice VA emulation synth. Should I grab Arturias V7 Collection for $250 or go for U-He Diva for $179?

[@kavinm3659]

Diva would be my choice, but what kind of music u make? So I can help u

[@gabrielrf1]

Kavin Manikandan Thanks! I mainly make house music and idm. Why diva?

[@ElSmusso]

I just bought DIVA. Love it. Thanks for the video.,

[@JulianMerghart]

Hi - I am a hard rock - heavy metal guitarist - never learned how to use synths - can you do a video that explains how to add synced synths over a basic rock track?

[@allywilkeforsenate]

I been wanting to try this also.

[@amirharony3859]

thank u. Very usefull info

[@ATAMusic]

Worth mentioning Reveal Sound Spire which sounds amazing. Harmor worh mentioning for i's additive capabilities and resampling and it's good too for wobbles and stuff.

[@j.lindback]

I'm glad you mentioned Pigment, because it's an amazing synth. More people should discover it! I actually prefer it to Serum.

[@gabenght9316]

Me too! So much fun to program.

[@pachacache5186]

Johan Lindbäck 😂thanks🤣

[@baverproduction3503]

I really liked these tips

[@JulianMerghart]

I like your room setup - no BS just big speakers and a computer

[@Jonsine]

thank you :)

[@TheDude-vx6wn]

Synthmaster 2.9 and Sylenth1?

[@leaningtower73]

Excellent list. I would add: U-He Repro-1 and Repro-5 for classic prophet sounds, Sonicprojects OP-X Pro II for Oberheim beauty, Native Instruments Monark for that fat Moog Bass

[@Table-Top]

Jon, dude, VPS Avenger synth ! Sounds great right out of the box and is versatile. Can mix Oscillators with Samples. I prefer it over Serum.

[@andysgtslick4425]

Exactly! Can't be beaten.

[@St0ckwell]

@@andysgtslick4425 It was beaten before it came out. UVI Falcon is the last word in synthesis, sampling, and rompling. Avenger is a close second and Rapid not far behind that. All three can outperform the far more esoteric and expensive Omnisphere.

[@nothinglastsforeverbabe]

What about ANA 2?

[@CodexII]

Yes VPS Avenger seems very underrated in many of those "best VSTi" videos. I think it's because it had a rough start. The first releases were buggy and some functions were not in yet, I'd even say it was released to early. However it has grown up in the meantime, and it is a real beast by now. It might not be as deep into wavetables as serum (mainly because you can't generate your own wavetables as good as in serum), but it combines the best of all worlds: classic oscillators, (multi-)samples, wavetables, granular synthesis, multilevel fm-synthesis, am-synthesis, spectral/additive editing, resynthesis, a very powerful arpeggiator and modulation programming.

[@gamerturniton3081]

arturia collection really good, but the one you should have would be the mini v4, better sound than Diva. How about Vital, Spire, Massive X?

[@jackcimino8822]

Have you heard of PPG Infinite Pro?

[@gabenght9316]

Very interesting and unique.

[@FEVERDREAM1983]

Great advice right out of the gate.

[@elliott7268]

Awesome budget wave table thats really really really cheap is synthmaster one. i love it

[@penwoopydo]

ELLIOTT Edit: just wanted to move my edit to the top. Also there’s splice Rent To Own for serum or pigments. you should keep a lookout for Vital on Matt Tytel’s twitter @matttytel (he’s the creator of helm). There’s also a website called vital.audio/ which links his discord and KZbin and gives a description to the upcoming free and open source wavetable synthesiser!

[@stu9000]

Personally my favourites are Repro, Monark and Dexed. And although it’s maybe not my style DS Thorn sounds great.

[@mikeexits]

Monark is pretty damn phat isn't it?

[@TonyThomas10000]

I would say that Dune 3 is my current fave. Absolutely amazing synth. I also love the latest version of Hive (1.2). There is a new version 2.0 that will be released later this year. Other great synths for EDM include Avenger, Zebra, Spire, Ana 1 & 2, Repro 1/5, Ace, The Legend, Predator, Go2, Harmor/Harmless, TAL U-No-LX-V2, and Synthmaster. I also love Serum, Sylenth and Reaktor. There are plenty of great synths out there!

[@PsychoCaki]

Yeah I agree with dune! Dune is most similar to access virus sound which is analog. For me Dune, Omnisphere, Avenger then rest serum, spire ,sylenth etc.

[@TonyThomas10000]

@@PsychoCaki Actually, Dune 3 is a combination of virtual analog, FM, and wavetable. It even has a wavetable editor similar to Serum. It also has 8 layers, dual arp/sequencers, a range of filters and dual effects chains. You can do all kinds of sounds with it and the possibilities are limitless.

[@nfrno7927]

Sweet. 🎶🎶🔥

[@majastman]

My Honorable Mentions: Image Line Sytrus is very underrated. Propellerhead Europa can be used instead of Serum. There is Blamsoft Viking VK-1 mono synth that is free and has very deep bass sounds. And last but not least - Dexed. It is free Fm synth that has ton of DX7 style presets(download separately).

[@emiel333]

Lovely video. The most common are Serum, Nexus, Sylenth and Kontakt. But like you mentioned it’s overused many times. IK MultiMedia has also some synths like Syntronik. That’s an emulator for old skool synths and sounds but it has a lot similarities with Arturia’s Legend collection. I have SampleTank 3 but its average sounding at best. They recently presented SampleTank 4 which sounds a lot better. Your also on Mac and did you ever tried Korg Gadget? It can be used as a DAW but the best definition of Gadget is that it is a hybrid between a groovebox and a DAW. You can really make good stuff with it but it’s not the cheapest DAW (around €300) Next month Korg will update it to Gadget 2 for free. The sounds from the synths inside Gadget are really lovely and ideal for edm music. But with all soft and hardware you love it or you hate it. Nevertheless I like it to mess around with.

[@simenbjerkeli6685]

Why is this man so relaxed

[@edutuoy1757]

Sylenth1 is still amazing to this day

[@codytysonloans8635]

Yep. Honestly, might be my favorite overall.

[@eshaandahiwadkar4386]

Nexus 2?

[@LipHop22]

Honorable mention: Logic Pro X Alchemy. btw, danke für Deine Videos und Reviews usw. Machst sehr gute Arbeit!

[@bennyceca]

Spire is absolutely brilliant, a ton of useful sounds, so versatile in the quality and usability of sounds possible! I also have Synthmaster, Diva, Massive etc, but Spire is by far my fav, I'd get that over any of the others, very light on the CPU too. Only downside at the moment is the preset management, it's pants, hopefully, it'll be updated soon. Also for drums, I'd recommend you have a look at Algonaut Atlas.

[@gabenght9316]

Love the synth, totally agree the presets management is ridicoulously stupid.

[@wowerman]

Spire,Thorn?

[@vailant]

How about Sylenth1? I don't think you mention it, but there are a lot of music producers who used it on their projects. It's definitely a popular synth.

[@fencefirst2722]

Its great

[@benirodriguez9516]

good but overused!... Jon did talk about it.

[@cr.official7]

🎼 who are we 🎼 - sounds good 👍

[@fischergreen4134]

Have you not used UVI Falcon ? That can be the only reason why it is not on your list. It is deep

[@shadowhenge7118]

Pigments and phase plant are my personal top two now.

[@jensbarth8523]

I personally own almost all of the introduced plugins. In some cases I agree, in some not. Serum, as an example, I own since 2017 and it did not find a place into my productions. It is too much EDM - focused and would be the first I sort out. Like other plugins (sylenth, avenger) it don't bring something really new, even though is is easy to use. Otherwise I am a big fan of U-he and Spectrasonics, they have the best plugins. For some cases I use Arturia, NI rather seldom. Gforce has some great plugins, Synthmaster, Spire, Gladiator I use heavily.

[@renestjacques1]

cheers ..!!

[@kalairubinvenkat8333]

I thought soft/low synths but never expected to be software 😂

[@houmangf]

I suggest you the Legend!

[@mjmusictest2434]

Good morning Jon Sine!! 👋👋👋 #GoodMorning #JonSine #Top10SoftwareSynthesizers

[@nicf8978]

missing a lot of plugins, spire, sytrus, harmor, synthmaster, ana2 , strobe.. i guess none of them is really a must-have but all of them are very unique. they don't outclass these synths per se but most of them are pretty affordable for what they can do, unlike omnisphere for example.

[@ratlinggull2223]

believe it or not, this guy probably doesn't even know about these and just list the popular ones, look at him, fm8 over sytrus??

[@kavokei1337]

Great to see Diva in the list, but if you're listing collections like Komplete and Arturia, and you're not using the other U-He synths, you're missing out, mate 😉

[@CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy]

Pigments is great but a few things missing: 1. direct out mono sub osc. 2. Unison for the analog engine! Why is that not there?! 3. option for constantly cycling phase for unison in the wavetable engine, so when you have a constantly repeating sound like an arp bass, the wave phase continues to cycle away and you don't get the "machine gun" effect.

[@saricubra2867]

U-he Zebra 2 should be mentioned, it's a semi modular beast. It has many synthesis types, many oscilators (basically 8), 8 envelopes, many filter types, waveshaping processors... Definetly for sound design capabilities, it rekts Massive and Diva. Even Hans Zimmer used it.

[@CaptJackAubreyOfTheRoyalNavy]

Dune, Spire, Hive, Sylenth. I've never even used those but I know people swear by them. There are so many great soft synths!

[@prahlendj1068]

Just loaded repro 5 and it crashed my new pc

[@jank-official]

IKEA speaker stands - nice!

[@Jonsine]

Not anymore. Check one of the newer videos 😜

[@rythmm9516]

I don't have any favourite cause I usually use almost all that I have👍👍👍

[@YoMichaelRay]

I might be a biased Reason user but Europa is pretty dope and versatile.

[@Piter32199]

Yep sounds good but....UVI Falcon. This is the Monster!!!

[@gazzel64]

Yep and Shhhh.

[@layzer80]

monster CPU and HD hog. yeah, i give it that.

[@Piter32199]

@MB Guwop UVI.Net

[@petrnovotny8850]

Jon, you should test Roland Cloud :).

[@redirishmanxlt]

+Petr Novotny - I demoed the Roland cloud stuff about a year ago, and while the sound was great, the CPU demands made them impractical. So have they improved, is it worth me taking another look?

[@petrnovotny8850]

@@redirishmanxlt It´s still crazy CPU killer :[

[@redirishmanxlt]

@@petrnovotny8850 Well the cloud is good for one thing, listening to the sound quality of the plugouts before buying them for a System 1 or a System 8. I have neither so it's not much use to me.

[@astrarivm]

Thank you, Jone! But the right pronunciation of u-He is [ju:hi] cause it comes from "Urs Heckmann" (developer)

[@Jonsine]

I know. I could also pronounce it German to make it 100% correct but than no one knows what i‘m talking about. 😜👍

[@astrarivm]

@@Jonsine haha right😀

[@xzchc]

@@Jonsine Actually, I think people seriously interested in music production would understand, if you did. ['u:he] :)

[@user-uz1vy7oo2o]

А он как? У-ХИ называет?))) Знал бы он что это по-русски значит))))

[@kb1629]

Let's keep things simple and narrow down our choices. So here's my TOP10 soft synhs...

[@valentin_boes]

I think, Sylenth1 is still great. It's the first synth I bought for learning how a synth works - and after I discovered Serum, I thought I shouldn't have wasted money on Sylenth. Nevertheless, I am still using it - because it's simple and really CPU-friendly compared to Serum. I mean you aren't forced to use presets :)

[@newday6211]

You really mentioned top also most popular ones. I just want to add U-he Hive, Spire & Rob Papen Blue to this great list. By the way Alchemy which comes with Logic is a monster Synthesizer & Sampler & everything. I suggest you to give it a try. but watch some tutorial videos before using it since its very complicated because of massive amount of features & technology.

[@KVBA]

My favourite synths are Sytrus (by: Image-Line; powerful substractive+additive+FM+RM synth), Harmor (by: Image-Line; powerful additive synth), 3x Osc (by: Image-Line; simple, yet powerful (again)), GMS (by: Image-Line; really cool synth with several built-in FX), Synth1 (NOT Sylenth1; by: some single Japanese coder whose name I don't remember; analog emulator synth), Europa (by: Reason; shapeshifting synth, something like wavetable+additive), DX10 (by: Paul Kellet - implemented by Image-Line; simple and underrated FM synth), Patcher (by: Image-Line; something like Reaktor but it uses VSTs) and don't buy nexus, it's overpriced and kinda crappy

[@ronin6643]

Something tells me you're an FL user 🧐

[@rizla4606]

Massive X 2019?

[@M0NEYSH0W]

greatfull

[@mikeexits]

Is it that much better than OG Massive? I have Komplete 9 and still don't feel a need to update/upgrade yet.

[@fafski1199]

No Zebra 2.8? My personal favourite softsynth of all-time, It's simply the best all rounder (Jack of all trades) softsynth, out there and still produces awesome sounds. Also what about other U-he synths (Repro-5, Hive, Brazille), any Tone2 synth (Gladiator, Icarus, Electra ect,), Dune 3, Avenger (another good all-rounder) and the underrated as hell ANA 2 & KV331 Synthmaster.

[@dalichtioui8810]

i was actually surprised by not mentioning Zeba, i think if you have zebra + skills you can achieve whatever sound you want

[@SnowAngelfish]

Can't believe sylenth1 isnt on here!

[@saranafshin]

you should test the (Dune 3)

[@gabenght9316]

Dat warm sound!

[@jdwfq]

Make a video about VITAL

[@luciddoron7141]

That M-Audio Air collection tho! 😂😂😂

[@Jonsine]

Those are a synth and a drum sequencer by Arturia 😜

[@edutuoy1757]

There’s nothing wrong with the air music tech synths, Xpand!2 has some great sounds,

[@luciddoron7141]

@@edutuoy1757 Oh I agree! Loom is one of my GO TO for leads! :-D

[@damiengreen28]

@@edutuoy1757 I paid £1 for hybrid 3 and tbh I want a refund. Theres a lot of things wrong with air synths starting with they sound like junk. xpand isn't a synth though but I'll agree there are some great sounds mixed in there amongst the sea of shit.

[@edutuoy1757]

Damien Green You want a refund of £1 man I feel bad for your life, Hybrid is class, but you see it’s no good to preset surfers my friend

[@IHMadeThis]

I can't stop using Pigments.

[@justinheat1]

Glad you mentioned Arturia, the whole collection is pretty amazing.

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

My problem with the Arturia collection is that none of them sound like the originals..by a long way out. The collection is decent enough for someone who's not used or heard the originals, take there emulation of the ARP 2600 for example..it sounds nothing like it..nor does it act the same. There Moog Modular is pretty decent attempt though I'll give them that, but that's about it. I used an American emulation of the ARP 2600 a few years ago and it was absolutely brilliant in both sound and actions...I honestly don't know how they managed it. On screen it didn't look very pretty and polished like arturias but then again...neither did the real one:).

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

@Shaxx lol, yeah I guess. I'm more old school, I was lucky to play the originals and owned quite a few back in the late 70's. I just assumed the idea of these Software synths where to replicate the sound of the original, thought that was the whole piont. But hey I'm not saying they are no good, I'm sure they are interesting enough to use, although they don't sound anywhere near the originals. I tell you something though that I didn't expect, I used to own an ARP Odyssey, and recently I came across Behringers clone Odyssey, and I got to admit, it's pretty outstanding, put it this way I would have no hesitation in swapping my original for it...due to the Behringer clone having really good effects built in and fully Midi and sounding spot on...really surprising...and well worth the money if your into Anolog sound.

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

@Shaxx Well, I've always been interested in synthesizer's, ever since the 70's to present day, I have a lot of them ranging from both older Anolog to today's digital. In the 70's I was all about Jean Michel Jarre. Oxygene is still to this day one of the most fascinating pieces of work I've heard from synthesizers. Then in the 80's More musicians became popular who based there entire tracks around synths such as Gary Numan etc..Cars wasn't too shabby:). I also like the odd album from Pink Floyd and U2...yeah I know..go figure:). I think Pink Floyd's live album Delicate sound of thunder is great, I could listen to David Gilmore play his guitar all day and night...the best I've heard...so yeah quite varied. I've been lucky in my life to meet Jean Michel Jarre, I had an amazing few hours talking about his synthesizers and his experiences. I'm an Airline Captain you see and I had the pleasure of having him on-board as a passenger once, so once up in the air I decided well..he can't go anywhere so I'll take my opportunity to meet an idol of mine:)...so I handed control over to my first officer and had some great conversations with Jarre. Going back to synths though, I must admit, I do love my Anolog synths more than digital. Saying that, I've just ordered the new Akai MPC ONE:).. looking forward to getting my hands on that. I'm thinking of sampling a lot of Anolog sounds and using them from inside the MPC ONE whilst combining them with the features of the MPC and it's own samples and drum beats.

[@kingivey4672]

MayDay GoingDown!! the main reason i bought the V collection was because it had many of the synths Michael Jackson used on his albums and i thought it would be similar 😕

[@celticprogeny1569]

Top 10 synths:- Omnisphere Done.

[@trevor4835]

if all you want are presets then yeah

[@CRASS2047]

Serum vs omnisphere???

[@celticprogeny1569]

@@trevor4835 Sounds like you haven't used it.

[@trevor4835]

Celtic Progeny it’s a rompler isn’t it?

[@trevor4835]

@@celticprogeny1569 i definitely want to check it out after reading their website. haven't paid much attention to it

[@thefantasticmro3619]

Reveal Souynd Spire is at least an honorable mention. It’s an excellent synthesizer with overwhelming third-party support. It’s also great for sound design.

[@mwdiers]

IMO, it's terrible for sound design. Not because it lacks the capability, for it sounds incredible, but it is stunted by its horribly bad preset management. It's ridiculously difficult to save a patch in progress and actually get the damn thing to save. This should be a one-click operation. It's more like a 10 click operation. If they would fix this, I'd use it again. They've been promising a revamp of the preset system for years, but development seems to have completely stalled.

[@gabenght9316]

@@mwdiers Browsing thru 3rd party presets it's huge pain in the ass.

[@jimbrightman6672]

NEXUS 2 !! In video don´t speak a word about it. For my opinion one of best ! Also: SYNTHMASTER from KV331 and FabFilter`s TWIN 2 is AWESOME Sounds and mindblowing interface

[@Jenny-od9wx]

I'm exactly the 58,000 subscriber!

[@Jonsine]

Congrats 🎊🎈

[@doggieking1014]

Wow

[@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522]

No sound examples!

[@davmar9923]

Ever hear of the concept of cable management?

[@Jonsine]

hahah yes but the studio is extremely new still waiting for a proper desk and than we will take care of the mess :)

[@davmar9923]

@@Jonsine At least you recognize the problem. I see so many videos of studios that are a complete mess. I'm actually in the initial phases of gearing up to produce a KZbin video on the topic of DIY music studio construction, including the actual construction of the furniture itself. I have fabricated a number of iterations of studio furniture for myself over the years and have developed some configurations that address a number of common issues, including integrating cable management into the furniture itself as well as how to fabricate acoustic isolation enclosures for studio PC's (allowing for ventilation of course). I'm a big fan of VSTi's but the 100 or so that I have are all freeware. Perhaps I should consider discussing the best of those on KZbin at some future time. Thank you for your videos.

[@jeromeweaver809]

Vengeance Avenger all - in - one.

[@TheFusionRecon]

ANA 2 by Sonic Academy is the best IMO and Pigments.

[@synriser6742]

No DUNE? Shame on you ; ) and Thorn for those glitches.

[@shadowbanned5164]

Love Dune

[@NeonPLotus]

That’s not true. There are a ton of synths like serum. I have pigments, synthmaster, zebra. All of those are essentially as good as serum.

[@logeswaranlogesh9250]

I have Serum.. it's good... but Synthmaster is my current favorite......

[@daze-telltaleshtposts5488]

I love the fact that Synthmaster2 is slept on haha

[@djaudeze250]

you mean Sh!tmaster2 its been slept on for years!