Forum Overview :: No Stairway to Heaven :: Soft synths and sequencers (mainly for FoK)

[quote name="Entropy Stew"]After having fucked around with a bunch of synth shit, I have found these three bits of software that give me wood: 1. <a href="http://www.e-officedirect.com/FLStudio/English/frames.html">FL Studios</a> (formerly FruityLoops) Studio-in-a-box with a <b>gorgeous</b> interface. VST host, great sequencer, effects, a few generators, etc. 50$ on the low end to 150$ with all the fixings. 2. <a href="http://www.pluginspot.com/English/frames.html">SimSynth Live</a> Sounds somewhere between a minimoog and an oberheim (at least that's what they say). CHEAP at 35$. I liked this one because my unskilled self could actually get a wide variety of cool sounds to eminate from it, as it had a relatively simple interface. A demo of this comes with FL Studios. 3. <a href="http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?absynth2_us">Absynth</a> Holy FUCK this thing is amazing. It's orgasm of envelope editing capabilities are something like 2 generations beyond anything else I've played with. Nice interface, but hard to use (mainly due to the 2000lb gorilla fuckton of features and flexibility, and my lack of a manual). Expensivish (like most Native Instruments products) at 150$, but easily worth the price. Also happens to sound amazing. -/ES/-[/quote]