IK Multimedia Sonik Synth (Macintosh and Windows)

Go back in time to find vintage analog synths, and catapult forward to the future of sound with this workstation's enormous collection of samples and effects.

Overall User Ratings (based on 10 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted April 8, 2007 by a customer from aol.com

"Good lord!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This product is worth every penny if not more! it's awesome, I produce hip hop beats and if you have a creative mind this thing will blow you away!
Sound
I have to admit, I'm in love!! digging through sounds to find the right one is a very small price to pay for such a kick @ss plug in!! first off, the orchestra sound are unbelivable, the nuances areincredible in their detail. you can hear the vibrato and bow strokes!! love it!! the electronic sounds are cool, though you have to sift thru them as alot of them are quite basic and similar sounding, however you can stack 16 instruments, so if you can find a sound you want for that particular beat, you can make it!!!
Features
It included exactly what you need, 8 gb of instruments, 5000+ patches is all the features I need!
Ease of Use
plug it in a start playing, as simple as that. obviously if your buying it, you probably have plug in experience already, and thats all you need.
Quality
This thing is the best money I have spent since I started building my studio. it's hard to beat 256 note of poly. in a synth plug-in!
Value
It isn't even expensive considering the fantom, (which I have is over a thousand bucks) and has 4 times as many sounds! I still love my fantom though, it they compliment each other well
Manufacturer Support
haven't been able to use yet.
The Wow Factor
This tool is one of the most inspirational I have used in a LONG time! I've had to use it on FL studio while I wait for the Intel Mac patch to be released and I have made some of the best beats I've ever made just in the few days I've had it!!

Musical Background:

Producer/Songwriter

Musical Style:

Hip-hop
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Submitted October 28, 2005

"Great when combined with SampleTank - enough stock sounds to make hot beats..."

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
The sounds are obviously geared towards the synth/electronic side, but you can still come up with some REALLY useful sounds for any genre (I produce Hip Hop). While something like this can't compete with a keyboard, it definately has so many useable sounds that I don't think any other product comes close to it.
Features
I'm pretty happy with the features. I have Halion as my main sampler, and I gotta be honest, I can't figure out how to make the most out of it! It's just too complex...But sampletank and sonik synth do a good job of being easy to use and create new presets/sounds.
Quality
No complaints here
Value
It is a bit expensive, but like I said, I can't think of too many products that give you SOO many sounds for this price range...Certainly alot will not be useful, but many are.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't needed.
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