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Windows Software Synth

  • 28-07-2019 3:40pm
    #1
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    Still a noob in the Synth world. I am doing a few Udemy courses to get more understanding of it all.
    I have Windows laptop. Some courses are based on Sylenth.
    So wondering, was wondering what would people think of that?

    I would need a DAW to play this, as it is a VST, so wondering what is the best or cheapest or best free DAW I can get in Windows to play most of the popular VSTs?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    Reaper or Flstudio have reasonable budget versions. PreSonus has a free 30 day trial.


  • #3
    Tim Robbins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,023 ✭✭✭Tim Robbins


    mordeith wrote: »
    Reaper or Flstudio have reasonable budget versions. PreSonus has a free 30 day trial.

    I went for FL Studio. It has a trial version.

    Thanks


  • #4
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    Tim Robbins wrote: »
    I went for FL Studio. It has a trial version.

    Thanks

    Yeah, fully functional apart from the ability to save projects.


  • #5
    Stab*City
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,413 ✭✭✭Stab*City


    Also try Ableton, they have a free demo and also an intro version for €79.


  • #6
    kronox20022002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭kronox20022002


    Sylenth 1 is a goodway to start.
    Check Reaktor if you need more advanced stuffs


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  • #7
    auplant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭auplant


    Sylenth 1 is good as an educational synth yes, it also will give you a good sound when you know how to tweek it correctly.

    You could check out trancedrive as well, which is a really good free synth in my opinion.

    http://www.vsti.pl/download/instrumenty-vst/175-yedey-trancedrive-vst.html


    edit.. Just realized the post was bumped. Still good to check out trancedrive though.


  • #8
    jiltloop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭jiltloop


    Reaper is a good starting point for SAW without having to spend money. If you like it it's only 50 for the license, if you don't like it you still have all the features once you click past the nag screen so you can test out any VST you want... It's maybe not as intuitive as Abelton to pick up how to use but with YouTube videos you'll pick it up handy enough ��


  • #9
    Neurojazz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,759 ✭✭✭Neurojazz


    Dune 2 kicks ass also... works really well with sylenth in the mix.


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