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Athmospheric pads VST
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:50 pm
by lewisr
Hi, im looking for a good VST plugin for pads and sweeps and all that. looked at omnishphere that looks good, but a bit pricey.
Can anyone reccommend anything?
Cheers
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 1:40 pm
by deadly_habit
same company
atmosphere
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:14 pm
by lewisr
sweeeeeeeeeet
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:44 pm
by k_k
DSK Ethereal pads
DSK Darkness theory
Albino
Kore player has some nice pads/atmospherics
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:59 pm
by theedman
synth 1?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 7:12 pm
by r
any synth with an ADSR amp/filter envelope
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:23 pm
by rendr
....Any Synth
Why do people (no offense) ask such stupid questions?
Every synth has Attack & Release, therefore has the ability to make nice pads. So I would recommend any synth that has more than 3 oscillators with adjustable attack & release.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 9:31 pm
by darkmatteruk
Rendr wrote:Why do people ask such stupid questions?
now that, really is, a stupid question
coz dey iz stoo-pid enit
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:26 pm
by pyro_racy
Rendr wrote:....Any Synth
Why do people (no offense) ask such stupid questions?
Every synth has Attack & Release, therefore has the ability to make nice pads. So I would recommend any synth that has more than 3 oscillators with adjustable attack & release.
He didn't ask what synth can make a pad though, he was asking for advice on which synth's we think are good for making a pad.
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:48 pm
by rendr
pyro_racy wrote:Rendr wrote:....Any Synth
Why do people (no offense) ask such stupid questions?
Every synth has Attack & Release, therefore has the ability to make nice pads. So I would recommend any synth that has more than 3 oscillators with adjustable attack & release.
He didn't ask what synth can make a pad though, he was asking for advice on which synth's we think are good for making a pad.
Which is exactly my point, opinions are useless; in relation to making pads all you need is multiple oscillators and adjustable attack & release. 99% of synths are the same and have both these features standard. They are all good for making pads.
This question is like 'if a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? ...There is no right answer or opinion. Synths basically all do the same thing and are all good for making pads.
I mean for gods sake, if you think this is a great question/thread pyro, why don't I start a thread asking, I dunno... which synth is the best for making white noise?
Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:12 pm
by rendr
Depone wrote:Stop being a usual c*** to anyone whos asking for advice. Beefy
I take offense to that, i'm also a tnuc to people who's opinions differ to me & people who defend Pro Tools as a adequate DAW for creating electronic music.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:53 am
by reason
hows about reaktor? good for just about anything!
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:23 am
by knobgoblin
I highly recommend Alchemy by Camel Audio. Its my favorite "sound design" synth right now. Its kinda like Maelstrom in reason in that you can use long samples as granular/wavetable fodder as well as a crazy amount of filtering and modulation possibilities. But you can also load in your own samples and it also has a great VA and additive synth engine as well.
This is an example of some of the more metallic stuff I've done with it:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/54294227dc4e966f/
Everything, including the drums is from Alchemy.
I've said it before, and I'm saying it again: this is a production forum. Expect people to ask production questions. If you dont have anything to add to the discussion, no one is forcing you to make a comment. The topic of pads is pretty broad. Its not a stupid question, they wanted to talk about different ways of achieving atmospheres.
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:29 am
by dubc
If you're using FL Sytrus can be manipulated really well. A bit of time, reverb and mastering can do it lots of good.
Sytrus can also be downloaded for most other interfaces, other than reason, which doesn't accept VSTi's. =[
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 1:47 am
by spencertron
for pad or drone sounds i often go for granulizing audio files, stretching samples...and sampling the after effect of a big reverb. (mostly in Reaktor)...the detail in the sound can be more interesting.
just something different to do, rather than detuning oscillators and tweaking envelopes...
a friend pointed out some good Plug-ins specifically for this sort of thing, by a Michael Norris...
http://www.michaelnorris.info/soundmagi ... index.html
try out Spectral Dronemaker effect (for making drones from samples)
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:10 am
by knobgoblin
Those m norris fx rule