OMNISPHERE TUTORIAL - Learn The Basics In 10 Minutes

A quickstart tutorial helping you get up and running quickly with SPECTRASONICS OMNISPHERE.
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[@jessicagreene8083]

This is one of the best overviews of Omnisphere that I have seen.

[@jasonwhitecomposer]

Thank you for this tutorial. I've had Omnisphere for awhile now and this has been really helpful!

[@XavierRadix]

Well, I pulled the trigger about a week ago on this... It's honestly the best synth purchase I've ever made. Easily. What an incredibly powerful instrument this is. I instantly started programming patches, because the user interface is so intuitive! Some folks think this synth is made just for big movie soundtrack pads and stuff, but nah. It can do some AMAZING simple synth sounds, and at the highest quality possible.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I prefer plugins that look like actual hardware most of the time.

[@mrflynn01]

@@HOLLASOUNDSKeyscape is bad ass, 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@mrflynn01 I dont know much about Keyscape, I mainly use Reason and Arturia.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

glad to hear your happy with it & congrats. should keep you busy for a few years!

[@Aethelvlad]

that's the silliest thing i've ever heard@@HOLLASOUNDS

[@LucBoeren]

Amazing demonstration. Super concise. Super excited to get into this!

[@arthurk.4240]

Thank you, very helpful tutorial!

[@thegood9]

i've owned this since it came out, having been a fan of Spectrasonics from the very beginning, with Stylus. I use it all the time, and have never regretted it. They keep it well updated. Very good job here, my man. Great start.

[@speakthetruth110]

Yes ! I found a great teacher ! Thank you so much. I like that your presentation is pre-planned and organized. You are also clear and concise. I look forward to learning more with you and your channel. Subscribed ! 🎹💙😎👍

[@barrystevens3550]

Very clear and useful.

[@glennlangford5897]

Cheers Woody, just bought Omnisphere & Keyscape for live use, this is a great introduction to Omnisphere.

[@Capt-Cran]

I've watched a number of Omnisphere video tutorials ... this video is the most straightforward and substantive video I've seen ... FABULOUS insights ... thank you very much!!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hey appreciate that!

[@furiobisotti8150]

Thanks Woody. I will buy soon both Omnisphere and Keyscape. Every vid from you is extremely useful

[@WoodyPianoShack]

glad to hear that, i haven't even got started on keyscape apart from the felt piano launch video. something to enjoy for sure in the coming months.

[@jamisbillson4872]

Just found this channel. Brilliant first video. Omnisphere is the only soft-synth I’ll ever need. I can take a sound recorded on my phone, import that sound into Omnisphere and then sculpt in whatever direction I want. From massive hits and explosions to drones with or without required musicality to soft sine sounds with sweeping filter, porches, panning, or any of the over 50 different Omnisphere Fx which are also often at Soundtoys quality levels. Or I can just use the Soundtoys 5 Fx inside (thanks to Bitwig) to do whatever I can think of with the fewest steps plausible back inside of Omnisphere. We are very lucky these days.

[@a2roland]

Thank You!

[@jamisbillson4872]

And Thank You for this tutorial.

[@huubrum]

thanks 👍👍

[@ThePsyMinded]

It is really hard to make a very complex sound in Omnisphere, so atm I can only make more basic sounds, but it works really well into my electronic compositions. It doesn't have to be utterly complex always. :) nice video!

[@jeffevansmusic]

Thanks Woody much appreciated. In fact your first videos on Omnisphere inspired me really to invest in it. And like many others here agree that it is one hell of an instrument. Thanks for this video as well. It is a bit daunting but this is an excellent and well done. It has helped me a lot already. Great introduction. And yes please keep going as you get deeper.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

hi and congrats on your purchase! have a couple more ideas for omni topics.

[@jeffevansmusic]

@@WoodyPianoShack When you click on Diagnostics what number of factory patches do you see there. On mine its 9,223. I asked Spectrasonics about it and they said there are two sets of figures. The 9223 number and also the other number for the factory sound sources provided which is 4911. Add these for 14,134 all up.

[@polznbladz3242]

I've just bought Omnisphere after watching many tutorials on it over the last few weeks. I bought it due to watching some vids on the pads and plucks it has for trance music. I've no idea atm how to find these trance patches on the patch browser however after watching lots of tutorials. Very complicated but the sounds I've stumbled across sound great. Would just like an easier search option for presets

[@glennlangford5897]

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[@xDannyRBNx]

Hi Woody, Omnisphere is a very interesting instrument. Omnisphere's sounds have a certain heft I'm missing from many other plugins. I don't want to name any names. The usual suspects, you know? lol I listened to some Omnisphere sounds, chords and backgrounds. When I compare it to some other soft-synths, Omnisphere is in a whole other league. It has the refined sound of a commercial recording. While others in direct comparison might fall flat and sound like home recording. If I understand it right, Omnisphere is specialized in backgrounds, pads, spheres and such. That doesn't have to be bad. I'm thinking of setting the stage for a song. Setting the stage with a solid fundament. And then bring in a vocalist or live musicians. Missing synth-instruments like piano bass or drums can be acquired elsewhere, there is a big market. And then there is sampling, that every decent DAW (like Ableton Live 😀) should already have. The most important part for a solid musical fundament (as far as keyboards) is the ability to play the piano and compose. I never learned to play the piano, and that's a disaster. I found my way around, I even recorded music in a studio at one time. But all that was limited. Long story short... Hah, too late. 😑😄 I wanted to suggest to you, if you want to do something for music as such: Campaign the importance of learning to play the piano and to acquire some composing skills. Be it with a teacher or with online courses. Tell the mostly younger audience, if you don't know how to play the piano, all the software synthesizers you can find out there ARE WORTHLESS! Learning to play the piano comes first, long before gathering software and instruments! If they can play the piano, it opens up a whole world for them. You can demonstrate not being able to play the piano, by trying to play a keyboard with boxing gloves. lol I'm impressed by Omnisphere. I had to think what a skilled keyboarder like Steve Porcaro could get out of it. 🙂

[@MarioDj3333]

to aprendendo aos poucos

[@nekow1785]

Woody I must say, you are really really pushing me to buy Omnisphere, such a wonderful synth!

[@WoodyPianoShack]

oh gosh, pushing anybody to buy anything is never my intention! :) it's a lot of dough, so don't do anything hasty!

[@nekow1785]

@@WoodyPianoShack Oh its all good! :) I’ve been meaning to get this synth for awhile now!! I’m in the midst of updating my recording rig, and this is the first software I’ll get my hands on!! Love your channel :)

[@jeffevansmusic]

@@nekow1785 Please jump in and get it. You will not be sorry. As I mentioned in another post I have over 350 software instruments and spent thousands really in getting these. I really wished I had bought Omnisphere first! I would have pretty well stopped there. Yes maybe got a few of the others for sure but I regret not investing in Omnisphere much sooner. It sounds divine. Simple as that.

[@wilkopiano]

New free update for omnisphere users. Definitely worth checking out.

[@hugoriders]

For me there are 2 kings when I’m making music, my Korg Kronos( just because it’s at my fingers already) and Omnisphere. I also own a Nord stage 3 and the following vsts : Diva(love it so much), Serum, Arturia pigments, etc… But Omnisphere together with Keyscape and Trilliam are the king of VST. if I was forced to choose one VST and 1 keyboard it’s my powerful Korg Kronos and Omnisphere( with Keyscape of course).😅

[@WoodyPianoShack]

some pretty good shoutouts there, although I bet you could get most of it done with just the kronos!

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I think I have more than enough sound possibilities with Reason 12 and Arturia that I probably dont need anything more for about a decade considering I made all of My music for 10 years with nothing but Reason 4.

[@mrflynn01]

What do you think about Keyscape?

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@mrflynn01 I don't know it enough to comment, certainly never used it.

[@mrflynn01]

@@HOLLASOUNDS have you seen the Keyscape video?

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i agree, reason's & arturia got you covered!

[@TortovRoddle-yq2mz]

nice, what kind of model is your keyboard?

[@zachshoupnotshoop7374]

how’d you disable the auto-preview feature?

[@GodAtum]

what keyboard you using?

[@ajmartins720]

Can you explain how you use the midi learn function to configure your Novation midi controller? I suppose Omnisphear in standalone mode.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Depends what DAW your using, in Reason and Ableton (The DAW Woody is using) you select the learn midi from the drop down menu.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i'll cover that in an upcoming video!

[@dubzy21]

Whats your midi?

[@federicovalmassoni3827]

Am I wrong if I put Omnisphere close to Wavestation / Wavestate...it seems vectorial...😊

[@willowmusic5]

Wave table synthesis is one of the many modes that Omnisphere is capable of.

[@federicovalmassoni3827]

@@willowmusic5 Seems to be really powerful, but really inspired by Wavestation I can see. Interesting software and video, I wait for your further videos on it, with explanation of the synthesis engines 🙂

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i would say the wavestation has its own tricks with wave sequencing and vector synthesis, but i suppose you could achieve something approaching that with OS.

[@federicovalmassoni3827]

@@WoodyPianoShack Yes, it seems so. Anyway Wavestation "idea" remains one the best sounding "solutions" ever, for me 🙂

[@michelleparsons9881]

Spendy program!

[@KozmykJ]

Way to get Omnisphere for free. Slag em off on your KZbin channel 😜

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Woody told them that He will do a honest review and not let the fact that it was given to Him change his opinion.

[@marcom.]

If Woody can keep the copy for free, he really should mark these videos as advertisements.

[@WoodyPianoShack]

please refer to my policy statement on my website, thanks.

[@hozzer68]

I’m sorry Woody, but until you have at least 8 years with Omnisphere you have no right to do a tutorial 🤣🤣🤣

[@WoodyPianoShack]

haha, yeah, there's some truth to that... :D

[@leslie1526]

I think we have enough by now of super rompler please…

[@leslie1526]

Please not again… can we forget the megabloat Omni pls

[@mrflynn01]

Nope, not so fast!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@WoodyPianoShack]

i believe I should cover of arguably the most successful, infuential and popular softsynths of all time, from one of the greatest sound designers. or if we turn it around, what do you think I should cover instead?

[@mrflynn01]

@@WoodyPianoShack you can’t please a hate!!! It seems he don’t want to spend any money!!! Let’s keep it moving!!!

[@apreviousseagle836]

@@mrflynn01 Every single hater is exactly this.

[@mrflynn01]

@@apreviousseagle836, ?

[@Josell1028]

All this yapping and nothing about saving and loading patches.

[@burnaccount0019]

Pro tip: Don't waste your time with these "sample-based" Rompler-Hybrid synths that limit your sound creation possibilites and waste storage space with their multi-gigabyte sample libraries. Instead, just invest in a top of the line professional synth like: u-he Diva/Zebra/Hive/Repro, etc., Dune 3, Gforce OB-E/ImpOSCar 2, Phase Plant, Spire, or even a golden oldie like Sylenth1, and never look back.

[@arcanics1971]

Hi, I'm sure nobody would disagree that the synths mentioned are great. But... we've already established that despite having many preset sounds, Ominsphere is in fact a fully functioning synth that allows complete sound design from scratch as well as far more options than many of its competitors (see Woody's video about Omnisphere not being just a rompler.) Also, what works for one person is not necessarily what's best for another.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I'm a Reason and Arturia user so I don't need Omnisphere, or any of the services you mentioned I can literally make any sythersizor sound I want very easily.

[@mrflynn01]

Omni is next level, still waters run deep.

[@mrflynn01]

I have all plugins you named and Omni still is on top. Just hit that HW button and watch magic happen!!!

[@mrflynn01]

And I love to mix diva and Omni, 🔥🔥🥹🥹🥹

[@DeltaUK_]

Greetings. I am. Human Man. I heard. that. humans. like. music. So. I speak. in. staccato!