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Buy reaktor or buy individual soft synths?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:50 pm
by upadeg
After getting to grips with logics soft synths ive grown bored and am thinking in investing in new synths. Should i buy reaktor that has everything a producer could dream of, or buy 1 soft synth at a time a learn it inside out? Im finding that the es2 isnt the most intuitive synth to use (programming complex lfo patterns etc) and id like more quality presets. Having said that would anyone recommend upgrading to pro to get the sculpture synth?
Thanks
Re: Buy reaktor or buy individual soft synths?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:44 pm
by paradigm_x
Reaktor everyday IMO.
Theres not a single softsynth out there that reaktor couldnt do.
Theres something like 500 ensembles in the library, and then you can build your own.
Only issue is learning curve.
EDIT; and i own Albino3, all of komplete 5, and some freebies.
I like albino for quickness and deep bass but only really keeping now for compatibility for old projects.
edit2 - just for example, some really nice freebies;
http://www.radiansoundlab.com/
Re: Buy reaktor or buy individual soft synths?
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:48 pm
by VirtualMark
some reaktor synths can be a bit cpu heavy, unless you've looking at making your own, then i'd say to go for single synths. or get komplete, you get reaktor and also massive, fm8, kontakt, absynth and more - probably more than you'll ever need.
some other good ones to look at are alchemy, image line harmor, z3ta+2, dcam synth squad, rob papen synths and arturia synths(some nice retro ones)
Re: Buy reaktor or buy individual soft synths?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:19 pm
by DrastikMeazures
Yeah I vote for Komplete, I can't imagine needing anything else after that.