Electronic Musician

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Surely the big draw of the virtual synthesizer is that you are not limited by any physical restraints as you would be in the real world, just by how much grunt is delivered by your computer processor. You want dozens of filters and oscillators? No problem. Hybrid design? Yes please. A lime green GUI? Well, maybe. But then the ability to have unlimited features can have an adverse effect. Many software synthesizers have become unwieldy, weighed down by their own bloated offerings, unable to focus on anything in particular, jacks of all trades and full of so many options that you become terrified of the choice and loading them up.

A powerful, feature-packed synth with a smooth workflow is something

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