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Repulsion
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Posted - 2012/05/08 : 21:58:33

I have just got in to the production side and struggling with creating melody's. Can't seem the hang of it using vengeance samples. I know folk use Nexus but unsure where to get it.

Any1 help with this?

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Shades
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Posted - 2012/05/08 : 22:09:12

don't think you need to use vengeance & nexus because everyone else does

vengeance samples are great, yes.

& so is nexus

but there are many many other great sample packs & vst's out there

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Repulsion
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Posted - 2012/05/08 : 22:12:21

What VST would you suggest to get?

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Quicksilver
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Posted - 2012/05/09 : 03:42:09

My absolute favourite is Sylenth1.

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D-tor
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Posted - 2012/05/09 : 05:45:46

quote:
Originally posted by Quicksilver:
My absolute favourite is Sylenth1.

I second this.

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v-act
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Posted - 2012/05/09 : 07:31:49

quote:
Originally posted by Repulsion:
What VST would you suggest to get?

I use 3xosc, and Magical8bitplugin for chip stuff.

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Repulsion
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Posted - 2012/05/09 : 16:27:01

quote:
Originally posted by Quicksilver:
My absolute favourite is Sylenth1.

Thanks mate. Any idea the best place to get a hold of this?

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Shades
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Posted - 2012/05/09 : 17:43:22

http://www.lennardigital.com/modules/sylenth1/

well worth the cash, as is zeta 2 & korg's M1

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Hard2Get
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Posted - 2012/05/09 : 19:06:50

Nexus is sample based so very limiting. Best soft synths I've used are Albino 3 and V-Station.

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Edited by - Hard2Get on 2012/05/09 19:08:06

scottyd2k9
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Posted - 2012/05/10 : 14:53:10

toxic boihazard an sylenth1 are my favs

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DJ_FunDaBounce
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Posted - 2012/05/11 : 13:15:12

Just recently updated my Z3ta to version 2 and highly recommend it. The update they did on it is amazing, and still retains much of the original's classic sound.

check it out...

http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/

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Dys7
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Posted - 2012/05/14 : 00:00:01

The most widely used are:
*Sylenth1
*V-Station
*Zebra2
*Z3ta+
*Nexus
*Massive
Use VSTs for leads, try to stay away from using samples.

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scottyd2k9
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Posted - 2012/05/14 : 13:27:37

also dont use nexus, if you just use nexus an nothing else you will never learn, you need to get your head around one vst at a time, i would go for sylenth 1 first, learn how to use it proper.
Download presets an learn how there made an recreate your own or download presets for various vst's an recreate them in sylenth 1.

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Phobz
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Posted - 2012/05/14 : 17:05:25

I find myself liking styrus more and more each time I use it.

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happyraver89
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Posted - 2012/05/14 : 20:46:33

I suggest V-station as a first synth. It has got a really good interface to understand the basics. Multiple waveforms, a LP filter and unison detune for creating supersaw or some phattttt stuff =))

You can also use sylenth1, it's a really cool synth i use it a lot aswell. Nice interface, routing capabilites and built in effects stc.

I don't really suggest zebra or massive as starter synth, because you have to understand basics first .. I don't think that massive's user interface is that user friendly .. but clearly more friendly than FM8's :D ..

Also you can watch tutorials @ youtube to understand the basics, or get a really great idea to improve your music making skills ;)

I use sylenth1 and massive in most of my musix, sometimes v-station. If you got any question just ask :)!

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Essi
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