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Native Instruments Absynth (Macintosh and Windows)

A legend in its own time, Absynth returns in a more powerful, creative and intuitive guise than ever before. Renowned for its organic, evolving sounds that range from the simple yet sublime to outlandish sonic textures, Absynth 4 continues to build on its exceptional reputation. The addition of new features combined with an optimized workflow and user interface brings fluidity and simplicity to the creation of intricate and intriguing sounds. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
Loaded with more tweaks than I'll probably ever bother with!

Value:
Great bang for the buck if you've got a good CPU to handle it.

Sound:
If you want out-of-the-box stunning, amazing, complex, phat, nifty synth sounds, buy this. It sounds to me like a lot of guys spent a lot of time putting these presets together. Twice already I've found an untouched preset to be just perfect for the peice I'm working on. Ranges from beautiful and pristine to downright huge, ominous, and gurngy!

Support:
No issues yet.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
It could have had more options for filters on the delay effects. Also the sampler needs to have more options.

Quality:
Does a fine job. Crashes rarely.

Value:
Can do so many things with enough midi controllers.

Desirability:
Love It!

Sound:
The sound of this synth is incredible. If you know the basics of sound design, this synth will take you new places. You can emulate any type of instruments with enough effort. Try it in the 96Hhz mode with a good sound card.

Support:
Never had to call.

Overall:
I would recommend this to anyone looking to create their own unique sounds.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
The design is very innovative, with the ability to use midi controllers to dynamically alter pretty much any parameter.

Sound:
The sound is very versatile, and it is possible to come up with very expressive sounds.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
So many options, easy to follow and setup.

Quality:
I'm running a P4 2.3 with a gig ram. This is the only synth that seems to crash a little more than I find acceptable. I run it with Sonar 3 Producer DXi.

Value:
A lot of synth for very little money

Desirability:
For soundtrack or Goth music very appealing.

Sound:
Very cool sounds for Gothic/Industrial music or soundtrack work

Support:
Good

Overall:
Good, better sounds than Project 5 but not as stable.

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