djfriendzone's Reviews

Fantastic sound; light

This is a great "go to" reverb plugin, just like ArtsAcoustic. It's an algorithmic reverb that can emulate any "standard" type of reverb (Hall, room, chamber, etc) as well as some weirder ones. Its even lighter on my CPU than ArtsAcoustic! I find that it offers the perfect amount of control while still remaining easy to use with a nice GUI. An excellent all rounder.

Great sound, perfect or those big spaces

This is a great reverb , especially for Trance. It works great on Leads, Pianos, Vocals, etc. Its particularly well-suited for those large, lush spaces and soundscapes. Not too bad on the CPU either.

Amazing Sound, Low CPU

This is one of the great "supersynths," however unlike many of them, the CPU usage is so low (lower even than Sylenth1). It sounds great and is incredibly flexible, with FM, Wavetable, Analog, and a great Virus-like Unison engine. A must have.

Great DAW, Great Price

Perhaps one of the least expensive DAWs on the market (Save Reaper and Mulab), Logic is a real powerhouse and has lots of features that other DAWs don't have. Its ashame that its Mac only, and some of the plugins look a bit outdated, but its perhaps the most feature-ridden DAW I've ever used. The MiDI event window is especially powerful, and it comes with a ton of great sounds/synths (ES2 anyone?).

Inspirational

While its a bit pricey, there are tons of great expansions (Hollywood I and II, Dance Orchestra in particular), and it is really inspirational to dial up a sound and get started on a track. Fantastic for trance, and the pianos are quite good.

Great sounding synth

It seems like everyone who uses it has some reason for why they love it; some think it has an analog flavor, while others say it has a "virus-like" sound. Either way this synth is something special and quite quick to dial up patches!

Great Stuff!

Traktor Pro is arguable the best DJ software due to its wide support and modularity, and S4 MK2 integrates seamlessly with it. The S4 also works with Traktor DJ (for iOS), is well laid out. It would be nice to have extra hot cue buttons, however; I find myself using more than 4 on a regular basis.

Great kickdrum synthesizer

Does exactly what it says: its a simple yet flexible way to create great sounding kick drums, and makes the process a lot of fun. Dance producers in general are always looking for "The Perfect Kick," and this plugin makes that journey a bit more attainable. You can even import your own samples. The only issues are that you can't drag samples from your DAW (that I'm aware of), so you actually have to manually find it, plus graphical overlays are not available to see where, for instance, the volume of the kick is relative to the pitch.

Versatile sound mangling with inspiring randomization features

Really nice for mangling up sounds beyond recognition. Great randomizing features too for instant inspiration.

classic synth with abundant free patches and easy programming

So many free patches; plus its easy to program and its a classic modeled after the Nord Lead 2.

Very nice sounding Compressor, especially for edgy stuff!

Innovative synth features with resynthesis and custom filters

Man, this synth has some of the coolest features ever. You get two parallel synths running in sequence, easy pluck features, the ability import images and sound for resynthesis, and you even draw your own filters.

FM for the masses!

It make FM Synthesis way easier than it has any business being.

Affordable synth with impressive sound and features

It was cheap, but it sounds really nice and has some cool features like the G-Envelope and some nice filters and oscillators that make it a steal at its price.

It came with Reaktor and is great for wobbly stuffs!

free powerhouse with excellent presets but challenging programming

I got it free from CM magazine. Its a real powerhouse, although its not as easy to program as to use the excellent presets...

A synth powerhouse beyond compare

The dev. is a great dude and the synth is a powerhouse monster Perhaps too much synth power for any one person to wield at a given time.

Sounds fantastic

Great sound, great synth, great people behind it! It has a very crisp yet warm tone to it that is fitting for electronic and includes some great filter types, onboard effects, and presets. Its a bit of a CPU hog though, so be careful when trying to run multiple instances.

Flexible and Inspirational

As a wise man on YouTube once said "And here, ladies and gentlemen, is the best software synthesizer in the world." This is probably due to the excellent modulation routing, the creator of which deserves a nobel prize because it's a lot of fun to try out new combinations of modulation. It can steer toward a colder, more edgy sound, however, so if you're looking for "warmth", additional post processing may be required. But if you're into EDM, you almost need this in order to follow the current trends. A lot of great resources and tutorials out there for this, too.

compact and efficient control with motorized fader

Can't complain; it came with Studio One. I actually find this preferable to a giant mixer setup, since I don't have to search for the specific fader that is correlated with the track; it is automatically adjusted to the selected track. Also, the fader is motorized, which is a nice touch.