Favorite Synth/Genre

**mpetersen3** · 12-05-2009, 12:56 PM

What are your favorite synths, what genres are you using for them? maybe it is more relevant to say the sounds you make with them (ex. stab, atmosphere), but I thought that maybe this will discourage creativity.

**Von Burn** · 12-05-2009, 01:45 PM

The Wasp5 is an amazing synth thats pretty simple to operate. I use it about 60% of the time in my music production. Toxic3 is also another amazing one, but its a little difficult to understand so it takes some studying to get to know. Here is a track I did using only drum samplers and the Wasp5 without any sidechain effects(I say that so you can hear the clarity of the synth). The trebles a little high on this so just wipe that out of the picture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0q-sVtM_Sc

Oh, and I do electro, lounge, deep trance.

**BentoSan** · 12-07-2009, 08:02 AM

Massive for dnb reese basslines, infact massive is good for lots of stuff <3 that synth

**janzak** · 12-07-2009, 09:14 AM

+1 for Massive but it can be overwhelming...

I've also been riding Peach, a free NES synth with LOADS of classic gaming waveforms

There's also Toad for drums... I love these two little free VSTs

**BestLegsinHD** · 12-07-2009, 09:57 AM

i use massive, but its pretty complicated! i'm still getting the basics of synths down. i bought a copy of Computer Music Mag that teaches you the basics of synth sound design. it came with about 10 free VSTs that i have yet to use. i use it for nu disco/indie dance but it will work for anything.

**wrong chris** · 12-07-2009, 09:18 PM

massive and wasp. wasp used to be my 'go-to' synth, but now as i'm gettin more comfortable with massive i'm finding that massive has become my new 'go-to' synth.

i make bassline music... from hiphop to breaks to dubstep.

**Rumblejazz** · 12-07-2009, 10:39 PM

rob papen albino 2 and 3 are wicked

**Von Burn** · 12-07-2009, 11:47 PM

hmmm.....I'm going to have to definetly look into massive considering what you said Duerr. Sounds like a good synth from the sound of it. Anyone got any tracks theyve made using only massive? I've been trying to find a new synth to look into anyways.

btw, Does anyone know what David Guetta useslol? Just out of curiosity.