Why Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.8 Is The BEST!

[@WaveBits]

Link for Omnisphere: amzn.to/44vSt0F (Amazon Affliate)

[@artysanmobile]

I’m floored by the effects quality. In a class of its own. Like having Eventide hardware.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

And it’s pretty light on CPU, for what it’s doing

[@hostilesavage4299]

Finally a review telling the truth... so many YT producer channels are always telling lies about why you should not use omnisphere despite the fact that it is the top tier of synths. Omnisphere is literally the synth of all synths... thats for sure. Great review.

[@MaximusWhyman]

Most channels that criticize Omnisphere don’t fully understand it. It is overwhelming. If you were looking though presets there are so many that I can see someone being put off by all the cinematic sounds. The sonic extensions are like buying another synth. I have the Seismic Shock one, and it is huge sounding.

[@TheRealCalijokes01]

I felt same way but why are hating?

[@MaximusWhyman]

@@TheRealCalijokes01 no hate, just a valid opinion.

[@truman90]

Maybe they don't know how to use properly Omnisphere

[@ProducedI]

I think they make those vids hating on omnisphere just to be different and to get more views. People that say xpand is better than omnisphere are crazy I immediately dislike the vid and just stop watching it

[@QuantumSynths1]

I own most softsynths but for me, what sets Omnisphere apart is the amazing quality of the synth waveforms. The raw sound is incredible.

[@ktreier]

Omnisphere 2 was the second VST synth I bought. Still exploring and discovering years later.

[@lilkingleo]

I had this on my wishlist since 2016 just finally bought it today 🤣

[@laserfloyd]

I had it on my wishlist since about 2008 and just now finally bought it. I'm disappointed......that I didn't buy it sooner! 😄

[@830jkl]

I hardly ever create a song without using omnisphere, even since it was atmosphere 🎹❤️

[@user-cv8ud8qo9f]

Had it since the day v.1 came out and it's still the only soft-synth I'll ever need. Nothing even comes vaguely close to this behemouth of a synth.

[@iKohnMusic]

Woow. This sounds amazing. Grabbing a copy within the next 2 weeks. You sold me on it. Great review

[@jclosed2516]

A little late to react, but it's nice to see another happy Omnisphere user. I am a long time user of Omnisphere (I bought it when it not even was version 2), and I still use it on a almost daily base. So far I have 3 synths from Spectrasonics: Omnisphere 2.8, Trilian and StylusRMX. And those are the most used synths in my stable. The only other soft synth I use very much besides the Spectrasonic ones, is HALion 6. That's a beast on it's own. I was dubbing between Falcon and HALion, but the last one clearly suits my needs by a large margin (I still have some eyes on U-he Zebra though). I certainly going to buy more stuff from Spectrasonics in the near future. If that will be one or more of those Sonic Extensions, of Keyscape depends a bit on my needs. I will probably buy both in the long therm, but it's a difficult choice witch one will be first. Anyway - Are you still a happy user after two months of use? I really hope so...

[@WaveBits]

Def, after a couple months it’s my favorite software synth to date! The Sonic Extensions are really useful and fun. Always something just right for a project in one of them. Followed by Serum, and then the Arturia V9 Collection since the Sale through NI shrsl.com/3vq7e - been using a lot of the JUN -6V synth modeled after the Juno-6. Love the arps of the 6V. Lots of great software. New sounds to explore. Always a joy to use.

[@ActualKaktus]

Omnisphere is so addictive and very easy to learn. Multis and imported samples are so much fun.

[@chriswilson4466]

I ordered Omnisphere today and it arrives on Friday. I primarily use Falcon 2 and Equator 2, but I think this will quickly become a go to source for sound creation.

[@WaveBits]

Awesome! Also take a look at the Sonic Extensions. Just started digging into them today and wow.. Def takes Omnisphere to another level. I pretty much use Omnisphere, Serum, and Arcade for the majority of my sound generation now.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

19:30 MEAN i love it! People need to learn Omnisphere for themselves and stop relying on presets. Once you learn it, it’s an insane playground.

[@itinerantghost]

It does sound amazing, great overview!

[@QuantumSynths1]

Would love to see more Omnisphere videos. Thanks!

[@burongaroso2538]

Omni + Soundpaint FTW !

[@DJGlashammer]

I also own Omnisphere and this synth is just bomb. The only criticism I have is that it feels so heavy. of course everything runs super fast and cool. nevertheless, he likes to radiate the feeling of heaviness for me because he can do everything 😂👍

[@WaveBits]

I hear ya 😄 Can’t wait to try Sonic Extensions. Love the genre focus, also the Custom Controls/New FX

[@DJGlashammer]

@@WaveBits Oh yes. I had already watched the demo videos for it. very convincing. but the price of €150 is also convincing. there are so many good toys for this amount that can do something. as always, it remains difficult in the VST world 😄

[@laserfloyd]

There are many great synths out there, but there is only one Omnisphere. It's seems like a steep price, but considering the power and endless possibilities, it's actually quite a steal. I recently took the plunge myself and I'm blown away. Worth every penny. 😁

[@HiFi-Yeah]

The thing is that Omnisphere is a real pro studio tool, in use all over the world by the big artist names and production houses. And of course it’s priced accordingly for that market. I differentiate this from the “plugin kids” market of hobbyist toys with flashy user interfaces, but lacking in the fundamentals we need in studio use.

[@DBTHEPLUG]

Translation: It sucks.

[@thewizrdofoz1]

Nice content bro. I really enjoyed watching 🔥🔥

[@WaveBits]

Appreciate it!

[@TheRealCalijokes01]

Me 2 just got box version I’m ready to learn this baby-I’m same reason you said wanted to wait to my journey was ready and I’m ready baby

[@RaquelFoster]

If you like Omnisphere you should check out one of the old PCM synths. Eric Persing made tons of patches for everything from the D-50 -> JD-800 -> JD-990 -> JV-1080 -> JV-2080 -> XV-5080. The D-50 had two waveforms per patch, but everything after that was 4-layer. They all have a lot of similarities. The XV-5080 is 32-part multitimbral with two LFOs and multiple envelopes per layer, and 3 global FX sends + chorus/reverb... so that's about 132 LFOs at once. The funny thing is that Roland never had an arpeggiator even on the Integra 7. It's cool that they added one to Omnisphere. And all the E-Mu rack synths are like being in a different world where Eric Persing was replaced by Depeche Mode and a bunch of nerds making patches for the Emulator II on floppy disks, and it evolved into rack synths with a market split between hip-hop producers and UK movie/TV/video game music producers. There's no version of Omisphere for that world, though. Just really bad sample libraries trying to play the patches with no modulation.

[@amphitheatre]

omnisphere is old, outdated... and it STILL surprises me every time i use it. i.e. all these edm patches I've never liked but you made some of these presets sound good

[@tigress1girl]

13:06 interesting sound

[@RagnaroK81X]

Best thing for music creation and production ewer created period!

[@786Muzik]

Thanks for sharing this UnBoxing , how long did it take to deliver from begging to your doorstep? Thanks in advance

[@issiewizzie]

try the multi mode that's where the power is ...

[@julianmartin7502]

What a marvelous creation such a deep and rich sound, limitless, expansive and multidimensional. Few instruments I know have achieved this kind of depth and mastery of sound. Nonetheless don’t people think it is such a great shame that just very few people in our living time get to use and play this hugely marvelous human creation? I’m not a musician but an instrument than would be played just by a very few cos of its restrictive price range where it can go? It’ll be mostly unheard. Imagine what great music could be done with it if it would be accessible to those musicians out there? What it bothers me the most is that quite a bit of the underpinning technologies and knowledge behind the hood are concepts and ideas that we inherited from the past FOR FREE like math’s, algebra, geometry, sound design just to mention a few. I mean is just sad and unfair that marvelous things like this instrument are locked away for most of us cos we don’t have the means to afford it.

[@NNokia-jz6jb]

Got buy a hardware synth, way more expensive.

[@CannedFunkMusic]

I wonder if you can use the effects within your daw from Omnisphere, because they sound better than most effects I've heard in actual DAWs.

[@farmersuiticles]

I've subscribed. Good arguments well made. ;)

[@chandeleerjet5637]

Coming from hardware I couldn’t believe the price of omnisphere and all that it offers. I mean if you paid for a product by the hours put into it, it might be the most expensive instrument of all time. I know software is easily duplicated but for anybody wondering if it’s worth it, without question it is. I would have paid $1,000 for it.

[@burninglcd]

Careful, might give Spectrasonics an idea 😂

[@julianhigginson5946]

Omnisphere is a crackin synth great for inspiration and all things 👍

[@Acoustic-Rabbit-Hole]

Dear, WaveBits. This is possibly important. I am a person who sees a color-shape for note. These perceptions have led me down a vast rabbit-hole of research and experimentation into the nature of hearing. I wound up created alternate circle of 5th charts, a Honey-comb keyboard to read my music, as well developing what I call my Theory of Pitch Psychology. I was actually tuning to A-432 Hz reference pitch even before computers could do eMail. ANYWAY, pitch is extremely important to my work. Money is no object, but do you recommend me starting with Logic (i'm experienced with computer DAWS), or jump into Omnisphere. There is this intellectual who recently created was might be the ultimate fix to equal temperament. He calls it Precise Temperament, and it sound amazing. So, my goal is to combine this with the Hermode tunig setting on Logic or Omnisphere. It seems like a no-brainer to just get Omnisphere for Mac, but I'm afraid it might be overkill. Also, do you think it would be beneficial to have both programs? - Signed, "Desperately Seeing Muses," at _The Acoustic Rabbit Hole_

[@amunahm3324]

How do you think about this in comparison to U-he, Native Instruments, Arturia, and UVI? You said it better than everything else you had, but what other syns do you have?

[@WaveBits]

Hey Amunah! I have every synth you mentioned except UVI. And I enjoy different aspects of each of them. Overall Omnisphere and Serum have been the two synths used most in the tracks I plan on putting out publicly. Both Omnisphere and Serum just feel and work right for me. It’s going to be different for each music maker, but I find Omnisphere’s expansive sounds, Sonic Extensions, and deep capabilities make it the strongest among them all. Serum is fantastic for all my bread and butter sounds. Native Instruments is great for Sampled Libraries, Drum Expansions, and Play Series Instruments. Arturia is amazing for legendary synths and sounds with a modern twist. All have their unique benefits! I just got the chance to start using Arturia’s V9 Collection recently and I’m impressed with the new JUN-6V. It’s in my newest track a lot for its beautiful arp sounds. I’m grateful for all these products and I never feel lacking for inspiring sounds. But it’s important to be super selective on what sounds right for YOU. I’ve watched hundreds of hours of reviews, tutorials, and promo videos over the years to find the plugins that personally work best for what I want out of music. It’s important to be decisive and experimental at every stage, always exploring but deciding what it actually is that you like from these products unique workflow, features, and sound sets. Hope this helps!

[@amunahm3324]

@@WaveBits Omnisphere seems to be the most flexible syn, in terms of ability to tweak the sounds. I don't have Serum, but will check it out. Thank you so much for your time and your video!

[@repellentment]

I almost cried because of how beautiful this is. Decent!

[@ZETONEproductions]

I have omnisphere and its very powerful ,, but I must say that falcon and Uvi stuff is on par and even above in some areas ,,

[@issiewizzie]

I've had my omnispare now for 6 years its always my Go-to in terms of cost NI Komplete (even on sale ) is my most expensive then UVI falcon suite . My omnisphere 2 cost $320 . if you shop around it's far cheaper.

[@cm16533]

Wow how did you find it at that price? Any sites you can point me to browse?

[@issiewizzie]

@@cm16533 In the uk where I am its £319 in vat (Just googled it)

[@TheAtheistworld]

Guys. But is there a synth with RANDOM generator of sounds/patches/pads that randomly creates a synth sound of various complexity, so I don’t have to create it from scratch. And if I like that randomly generated sound/patch I can further edit/modify it and save it for future use. I guess it would be some kind of FM synth etc. Right? Thnxx❤

[@partlysimpson5154]

Did sawtooth sounded analog? INIT preset 😵‍💫

[@WaveBits]

Whatcha mean?

[@drydessert4198]

9:29 13:46 17:15 18:21 18:46 19:37

[@blossom_rx]

500 DSP waveforms!!! I can't believe it, it says right on the box, they are in there. They are not normal waveforms, no! They are specialized DSP waveforms. I can't fathom this level of innovation. Also we still ship our digital product in a box... because the user needs to know that they "really have something serious here"... I mean, like a real product to put your hands on. And it get's even more serious because of the totally serious plastic seal we've serously put on our serious box.

[@artysanmobile]

Here’s a newbie question. Does Omnisphere support user samples?

[@WaveBits]

Yes! You can load user samples and run your samples through all the FX 👍🏻 Also “The User Audio import feature allows users to add their own audio and manipulate it by taking advantage of Omnisphere’s powerful synthesis capabilities.”

[@WaveBits]

For more info on User Audio: support.spectrasonics.net/manual/Omnisphere2/25/en/topic/concepts-header-page03a

[@artysanmobile]

@@WaveBits Thank you so much for your assistance. It is much appreciated!

[@user-ey1gg9ny4j]

9:42

[@OleksiiSafonov]

HI:) Is it good for m1,m2? thank you.

[@dver89]

Omnisphere runs with no issues on my M1 macbook air

[@partlysimpson5154]

What MacBook Pro is on that video, how much ram ?

[@WaveBits]

15-inch, Mid 2014 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel i7 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

[@partlysimpson5154]

@@WaveBits and still runs tracks in logic?

[@WaveBits]

@@partlysimpson5154 I use Logic Pro 10.7.4 and it handles multiple tracks if that's what you mean

[@2seriouzz]

over powered stuff right there

[@leejohnson197733]

I have been considering getting this for year's but thr price always puts me off and I only work with dance music so the videos and tutorials never really sold me. I am still considering this or triton

[@WaveBits]

Hey Lee, The price is high and never comes down. But Omnisphere is great for Dance! The catalog of sounds it contains is very robust. My biggest realizations with using Omnisphere since November is the level of fidelity and quality of sounds in Omnisphere. Because it combines Samples from very unique Sources, as well as Analog and Virtual Synthesis with a big library of built-in fx you get a tool that is capable virtually anything. The Browser is handy for creating Projects within Omnisphere to help you sort your favorite Sounds as you explore the he vast array of Omnisphere patches. I have also thoroughly enjoyed the new Sonic Extensions, between Nylon Sky, Unclean Machine, Undercurrent and Seismic Shock these are some of the most colorful and rich Patches I’ve ever played. If you consider getting Omnisphere, def look at Interest-free Payment Splits you can use. I use Payment Splits all the time when investing in expensive Plugins and Gear. zZounds has this option to break up total cost and split it in 4 payments for the boxed version: www.zzounds.com/a--3979391/item--SPCOMNISPHERE2 My biggest advice is to spend hours watching videos and listening to demos wherever you can find them. Tutorials can be hit or miss, because it is an expensive and robust tool. But I find Omnisphere my most prized tool to date! Hope this helps ❤️

[@leejohnson197733]

@@WaveBits thank you that does help, the only thing that does put me off is i havent really seen many videos showing off sounds that are suitable for deep house, rhodes, heavy moog bass or round bass sounds, organs etc, it comes over as a cinematic and orchestra focus plug in, i am probably wrong but this is my impression

[@mekosmowski]

Sweetwater looks like it'll do 24 monthly payments no interest if that matters to anyone.

[@leejohnson197733]

@@mekosmowski good to know cheers

[@michaeludeze8470]

"Apple of Synths." What does that even mean?

[@WaveBits]

It means everything is refined to be as enjoyable as possible for the user. As someone who worked at Apple, everything in the customer experience is carefully considered. From the discovery experience, purchasing experience, unboxing experience, and lifetime user experience - it’s all about becoming an owner of a solid brand. Apple is about making products that enrich people’s lives. I feel this way about Omnisphere and Spectrasonics in regards to how they and this product inspires and helps music makers!

[@Flashback_Jack]

That looks like a solid state drive. Not the best option for longterm storage. I'd suggest copying all 65 gigs to a spindle drive. Also, is your Macbook Pro an M1 or M2 model?

[@vaiman7777]

SSD is fine, especially for library data. Reads only. I’ve 6x 3TB ones.

[@Flashback_Jack]

@@vaiman7777 I mean, if you no longer value your data after about two or three years, by all means. SSDs depend on electrical charges to keep their data intact, and they lose it gradually over time. SSDs are terrible for longterm storage. Ever plug an old flash drive into your computer and it fails to recognize it, and you knew for a fact you had data on it? Basically the same thing.

[@vaiman7777]

@@Flashback_Jack Nonsense, I work with SANs all day. And you realise library data is easily replaced in a DR situation?

[@user-ey1gg9ny4j]

17:20

[@Heisenberg2097]

At that price point... i recommend anyone to rather buy an NI MAScHINE MK3.

[@WaveBits]

I have both and I’d prob pick Omnisphere still. Maschine is long overdue for an update - you can’t even record direct-to-timeline with audio in Maschine, it only has step automation, no vector/curves. Very outdated.

[@justinjones2595]

Will start to catch this video on your channel, but a little disappointed. I didn’t see a lot more Contant on ominsphere after you said it was gonna be a main stay on your channel.

[@WaveBits]

Omnisphere is still my favorite sound generator overall, but there's this unexplainable experience I have with it... it's the breadth and depth of options functionally and preset-wise that make it a task to incorporate when I'm inspired in the moment and riffing on the spot. I find it hard to nail down and get the upper hand with it. I find I'm using Teletone Audio plugins a lot more lately. I like that each of their instruments really focuses on the most inspiring set of 50-70 presets per instrument, making it feel more graspable and inspiring in the moment. Hope that makes sense!

[@f00kwhiteblackracismwarsh07]

unless you are good at sound design, i don't think it's made for Trap genre in mind. So many of the sounds sound like dance genre.

[@Wampus]

shillemotry

[@user-ju4wr6cg7i]

😂 I'm still using atmosphere with a wrap around. I love resampling some of the pads esp in amigo, but I'm still using an EMU E5000 ultra as well, it's long but weighty

[@Debilletsplays]

I wish that people who cant afford it would able to get it at a resonable price. Why do companies keep giving expensive things like these plugins to people that can clearly afford them for free? I guess you have to make it to make it?? how does that make sense?