IK MULTIMEDIA Syntronik
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€59.99 EACH
CHOICE AWARD 9/10
VALUE AWARD £€$
Key features
• 17 Instrument collections representing 38 classic synths and string machines
• 2,000 presets
• 4 classic types of circuit-modelled filters to shape sounds
• DRIFT technology for subtle oscillator variations
• Mix-and-match oscillators with filters for new original sounds
• 4 dynamic arpeggiators
• 38 effects derived from AmpliTube and T-RackS
• Resizable interface
• 4 keyboard modes
• Standalone or plug-in for Mac/PC
The hunger for the sound of classic synths seems to be stronger than ever. So many companies are either emulating them in software or recreating them in hardware and we all lap them up, in all shapes and forms: soft, hard, brand new or second-hand. Whether it’s the continued popularity of EDM or the revival of 80s soundtracks that’s to blame, everyone from the original innovators to the young software upstarts are cashing in on the synth – so models from the likes of Roland, ARP, Moog, Yamaha, Korg et al have been recreated more times in software and hardware than perhaps they really deserve.
This latest collection from IK Multimedia is doing just that, but slightly differently as well. There are the usual synth suspects – Junos, Oberheims and Moogs all named in that way that I hate, slightly close to
