Trance Synths--Lets discuss

by **Jose Colon** on Tue Feb 27, 2007 5:41 pm

or the microkorg

by **synthologist** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:41 pm

Yes, but are you tired of the ION already???? :lol:

by **Jose Colon** on Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:39 pm

no i am just looking for other sounds

by **synthologist** on Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:49 am

The ION and the Micron have the same synth engine. Just about anything you hear with a MicroKorg you can probably do with an ION.

That's what the knobs are for.....programming!

by BF on Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:27 am

I thought they were just for selecting the next patch. :wink:

by **synthologist** on Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:36 am

Ah yes...... :wink:

by **synthologist** on Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:45 pm

So Jose.....how's the ION doing?

by **Jose Colon** on Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:34 pm

i like it...i dont love it..but i like it

by **synthologist** on Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:19 pm

It will grow on you. I've had mine for over a year now and am still discovering new things with it.

I assume this is your first hardware synth?

by **Tesseract** on Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:26 pm

Access Virus user here

I'd recommend the virus synths for your needs

But then I really like the Roland JP-8080 and Waldorf MicroQ
Nord leads are pretty cool too

For trance or any other electronic music you cant go wrong with any of those

by **Tweak** on Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:52 am

Micron is a similar engine, if not the same, as the ion. Virus is going to win in this field, but for under 400 the Micron could be a good friend.

Atmosphere can add some nice flavors to trance; Massive, Absynth, FM8 all great too if you have the horsepower.

http://www.zzounds.com/a--3745/item--AL ... --showroom

by **synthologist** on Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:07 am

Tesseract wrote:Access Virus user here

I'd recommend the virus synths for your needs.

I don't think he has the budget for a Virus. :lol:

by **Tesseract** on Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:34 am

synthologist wrote:
Tesseract wrote:Access Virus user here

I'd recommend the virus synths for your needs.

I don't think he has the budget for a Virus.

I didnt read the whole thread. just the first post

On a low budget you can still get decent gear if you buy pre owned

by **nishgriff** on Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:37 am

You can buy a used Virus B within that budget, and get great sounds. You can program it easily, and also download lots of 'trancey' presets from teh Access website. You can also use V-Station, Massive, Z3ta+ in teh software dept. Those are teh ones i know anyway. I hear the JP8080 is great.

by **sushipunk** on Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:47 am

This a difficult question to answer for me but here goes:

My favourite synth to use for uplifting trance, prog house, or even prog breaks, is my Kawai K5000 (and I secretly suspect that one particular multi-patch from it was used in tiesto's track `dance for life' with maxi bass).

Its my favourite because it always has so much `presence' in a mix and I don't have to fiddle around with it to make it sound awesome. It just IS awesome. I also think it has the best resonant filter I've ever listened to (apparently it was factory error, for which kawai provided a `fix' lol. And lol)

But I also love it because, unlike my Juno 106 and my former JP8000, it has enough polyphony to play beautiful pads, whilst also acting as a sublime bass synth and providing incredible filtering (can do beats as well, if you want)

A close second choice is my Yamaha A5000, which I basically treat as a 128 note polyphonic synth with 6 outputs. Its just beautiful to listen to, and so powerful & flexible.

by **tecnolover** on Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:10 am

Softsynths all the way.

Here's what I use for trance

RGC Audio Z3ta+
NI Absynth
Big Tick Rhino 2

Plain and simple it's true any synth can be use for trance. However, many can sound thin also. Trance is about BIG super saws and stuff. That means lots of oscilators. The softsynths I listed have that power and sound fantastic!

by **sushipunk** on Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:45 pm

tecnolover wrote:Softsynths all the way.

Here's what I use for trance

RGC Audio Z3ta+
NI Absynth
Big Tick Rhino 2

Plain and simple it's true any synth can be use for trance. However, many can sound thin also. Trance is about BIG super saws and stuff. That means lots of oscilators. The softsynths I listed have that power and sound fantastic!

I totally agree with you about NI absynth- its really amazing! I haven't used the other two. Can you recommend either of them (as being in the same calibre as absynth?)

by **tecnolover** on Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:27 pm

sushipunk wrote:
tecnolover wrote:Softsynths all the way.

Here's what I use for trance

RGC Audio Z3ta+
NI Absynth
Big Tick Rhino 2

Plain and simple it's true any synth can be use for trance. However, many can sound thin also. Trance is about BIG super saws and stuff. That means lots of oscilators. The softsynths I listed have that power and sound fantastic!

I totally agree with you about NI absynth- its really amazing! I haven't used the other two. Can you recommend either of them (as being in the same calibre as absynth?)

Yes, I would say they are both in the same caliber as Absynth. Each have their unique strengths though. Z3ta+ is superb for bass particularly and decent at really most other stuff. Absynth can do everything pretty well but is better at atmospheric stuff and tripped out syncronized sounds because of it's amazing and complex envelope programing. Rhino2 is my newest softsynth and I'm still learning it but it has a little of both synths and is a great all round performer.

by **trancexcore** on Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:22 am

i actually really like some of the presets on my juno d for trance. nice big buzzsaw kind of leads. and the arppeggiator is very good on the juno as well.

by **synthologist** on Sun Apr 29, 2007 7:36 pm

I think the original poster for this thread has long gone.

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