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reFX Claw [Freeware] - moosers's review
ReFX's Claw is a free VST software synthesizer for both Mac and PC operating systems. You can easily download the soft synth from a number of different places on the web, and once downloaded, instal…
Arturia ARP 2600V - moosers's review
The Arturia ARP2600 V is a software synthesizer that aims to emulate the original ARP 2600 modular synthesizer. There is a second version of this synthesizer that is out now, but this review is for …
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Smartelectronix Taurus [Donationware] - moosers's review
SmartElectronix's Taurus is a free software synthesizer that is available in VST format and for PC only. It's a software emulation of the classic Moog Taurus bass foot pedals. It's been a while sin…
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Big Tick Audio Software Cheeze Machine [Freeware] - moosers's review
Big Tick Audio Software's Cheeze Machine is a free piece of software synthesizer that aims to emulate cheesy string sounds. I'm no longer running this software in my current set up, as my current sy…
Digidesign AIR Vacuum - moosers's review
Digidesign’s AIR Vacuum plug-in is a virtual instrument that is new to Pro Tools 8 and comes free with it. It’s a synthesizer with a lot of control and a built in keyboard. It’s part of Digidesign’…
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rgc:audio Triangle I [Freeware] - moosers's review
RGC Audio's Triangle I is a simple virtual synthesizer that is available for free. It's only available on PC as a VST based instrument as far as I know. You can download the synth free from a varie…
Steinberg Embracer - moosers's review
Steinberg's Embracer is a virtual synthesizer designed for use in their DAWs like Cubase. I've only used the software in Cubase SX 2.0 for the most part, and a bit with SX 3. It has been a while si…
Native Instruments Massive - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues running this synth on my macbook. I have not needed to reference a manual as this is your basic synthesizer setup. Yes, the general configuration is simple enough…
DiscoDSP Discovery - songboy's review
I run this plugin on a Macbook with Presonus interfaces and it seems to work great so far. I have not needed to use the manual as this synth is setup up like a table top synthesizer and has a very s…
Korg Legacy Collection - Digital Edition - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues with this plugin so far on my Macbook. I have not needed to use the manual as the synths included are similar to other plugins I have used. The general configurat…
Loomer Aspect - songboy's review
I run this on a Macbook with Leopard OSX. So far this plugin has worked great. I have not needed to see the manual as it is a very simple synth to figure out. Yes, the general configuration and se…
Tone2 Gladiator 2 - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues with this plugin. I run it on a Macbook with Presonus interfaces and it seems to work great. I have not needed to reference the manual as it is very similar to mo…
Vember Audio Surge - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues so far on a Macbook. The manual is clear enough and is a good reference to help get comfortable with the complexity of this synth. General Configuration/Setup sim…
Waldorf PPG Wave 2.V - songboy's review
I have no compatibility issues with this synth except for some strange reason both of my waldorf plugins do not play well with my macbook keyboard in ableton 8. Sometimes notes play and sometimes th…
FabFilter One - songboy's review
So far I have had no compatibility issues but I did have one problem. When I first started it up, I had to locate the presets folder. Once found, it worked fine. The manual is clear enough. There…
GForce Software GForce Oddity - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues so far on my macbook. I have not had the need to use the manual as this is a reproduction of a hardware synth, so everything is very easy to understand. Yes, the …
Spectrasonics Omnisphere - moosers's review
Since I used the Spectrasonics Omnisphere at a studio that is not my own, I didn't have anything to do with the process of installing it. I will say that I don't believe there were any compatibility…
Rob Papen Predator - songboy's review
I run this on a macbook and there were no compatibility issues whatsoever. The manual is fairly helpful but in all honesty I haven't needed it much. One thing I should mention is it seems to be wri…
Applied Acoustics Systems Tassman 4.x - songboy's review
I run this on a Macbook with Leopard (10.5) and the Tassman 4 works perfectly. The manual is decent enough and is very useful when it comes to really learning this massive synth. The general config…
Native Instruments PRO-53 - songboy's review
I primarily run this unit in Logic 9 and Ableton 8. It does have a stand alone feature but I rarely use it. In all modes there were no compatibility issues. Due to the fact that this plugin is phy…
IK Multimedia SampleMoog - songboy's review
There were no compatibility issues using this in Logic 9, Ableton 8 and as a standalone unit. I did not need to reference the manual as IK Multimedia's synth plugins all run off the same style inter…
Korg Legacy Collection Analog Edition 2007 - songboy's review
I run ableton 8 and Logic 9 and there have been no compatibility issues so far. Smooth running a smooth sounding. The manual is pretty short and sweet, but it gives you all the basic knowledge you …
reFX Vanguard - mooseherman's review
This "virtual analog synth" operates great and performs well, but it doesn't have the sounds that I traditionally associate with analog synths. It actually sounds exactly like what I imagine digital …
Spectrasonics Omnisphere - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues as of this day. I don't believe I have ever referenced the manual for this synth. There is really no need in my opinion. It behaves like a traditional synth and…
GForce Software GForce Imposcar - songboy's review
I have had no compatibility issues using this plugin on a Macbook with Logic 9 and Ableton 8. As for the manual, I have never referenced it. The great thing about these virtual reproductions of vin…
