Best VST For Ambience?

[e-motion]

IMHO the top ambience synths are the Spectrasonics stuff (Omnisphere or Atmosphere). Closely followed by Absynth.

[Electric_Head]

I use Rhino 2 for almost everything.
Ambience, pads, etc. are entities on their own with their own character when using FM.

I enjoy Omnisphere but I find the output to take up too much across the frequency ranges.

[idontreallygiveashit]

I've been messing around with Alchemy with the past few days, and i have to say this might be one of the greatest plug-ins i have ever used. The possibilities of sexy drones and pads through the granular editor are mind blowing. Really innovative and Camel have some great tutorials on their youtube page. Learning to use the whole thing has really helped in getting a better footing on sound design in general which was pretty poor before (stretch sample, add sample, add breaks, add bass).

VST and a half.

I would like to use Omnisphere i just cant find a way to pirate it and im not throwing £100+ on a plug in.

Rhino 2 i have never heard of, i'll give it a shot.

[Today]

I would like to use Omnisphere i just cant find a way to pirate it and im not throwing £100+ on a plug in.

learn to make pads with freeware then.

[liquify]

Ambitron is pretty spiffy and cheap, although it's only Windows (which may or may not be a problem for you). There's a demo and plenty of audio clips to check out.

http://m-rgt.com/Ambitron.html

[travis_baker]

http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/ - Crystal is a very extensive freeware vst.

sorry man but i cant see why you think its good

[BonerJams04]

http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/ - Crystal is a very extensive freeware vst.

[Immerse]

the layout is gross on crystal and the sounds are 2 dimensional and plasticy, not to say you still cant do cool things with it, as you can with every synth

[nowaysj]

Have gotten redonculous sounds out of crystal. And if you are a nasty fucker, gawddamn you can make some harsh sounds in there.

[Sonika]

Are there any other freeware VSTS that are good for ambience? I'm trying to save up for a bunch of stuff (Saffire interface, KRK monitors, some DJ machine, etc) so I'd really like to drop as little money as possible on stuff right now.

[Electric_Head]

Crystal, Oatmeal, Zebralette .....

[Sonika]

Crystal, Oatmeal, Zebralette .....

Do they all have au versions that would work on a Mac?

[nowaysj]

^ haha jokes.

[Immerse]

crystal works, i have to put some time on it now that i really understand synths better. but rhino 2 is only 15 bucks, which makes me really tempted. would you reccomend the purchase electro head?

[Electric_Head]

crystal works, i have to put some time on it now that i really understand synths better. but rhino 2 is only 15 bucks, which makes me really tempted. would you reccomend the purchase electro head?

You don`t even understand how good Rhino2 is.
Additive, FM, Subtractive, Sample import, sfz support, etc.

While you`re at it, by the Daniel maurer presets.
Texture and Grain Fields are awesome for pads and atmospheres.
Amazing additive sounds, perfect real world creations of birds singing, violins, etc.
If anything, they show the full potential of Rhino.
I find FM to be a great experience with Rhino.

[skiplit]

I second crystal for sure, its really confusing to use and has a weird "mutate" button that completely changes up the sound, but you can make some rediculous sounds with it

[Immerse]

i think rhino will be a purchase in the near future, ive been looking for a cheap atmosphere synth. thanks man

[Electric_Head]

i think rhino will be a purchase in the near future, ive been looking for a cheap atmosphere synth. thanks man

I primarily use Rhino in my productions.
Take a listen to the atmospheres and sounds.
Listen to FM Dream, it`s not called that for nothing.
That tracks is 90% Rhino.
It`s even super capable as a drum/instrument synth.
Wave morphing, built in sequencer, key tracking............etc. etc.

[Elkie]

crystal works, i have to put some time on it now that i really understand synths better. but rhino 2 is only 15 bucks, which makes me really tempted. would you reccomend the purchase electro head?

Am I missing something here? Says 99$ on Big Tick's site?

[Ongelegen]

crystal works, i have to put some time on it now that i really understand synths better. but rhino 2 is only 15 bucks, which makes me really tempted. would you reccomend the purchase electro head?

Am I missing something here? Says 99$ on Big Tick's site?

There was a no-brainer deal a while back for just $15, I assume it has ended already, not sure though, maybe someone can confirm.