Omnisphere by Spectrasonics is a hybrid synthesizer that allows users to dive deeper into sound design. It is different from the other synths because it loads inside Native Instruments Reaktor player. Just like other synths, this has its oscillators and MM Filter. It has vintage sounding presets and good presets for house music. Monark is used predominantly for house music. It has straightforward filters and the cutoff knob and other knobs are seen clearly and can be tweaked very easily. It also has an arpeggiator which can make different arps, and they also have presets. The filters are very easy to understand and are very straightforward. The other big plus for nexus is that it uses very little CPU so it really won’t take a toll on your system and the sounds load so easily. The presets are so good that it immediately takes your track to a whole new level. One big advantage for Nexus is that it is very preset centric, that everything is ready to go and no real big tweaks are needed. Nexus2 is a synth which contains over 1000 patches that are apt for Electronic music production. More than presets, a lot of new sounds can be generated easily on Massive. When the dubstep genre was at its peak, most of the growls were made using massive. There are filters available which can be assigned to the LFO’s. The best part is a variety of waveforms can be used for 3 oscillators with which in-depth sound design can be done. Massive has three oscillators which control pitch, wavetables, and amp.

Every producer will have a phase where he uses massive literally on all of his tracks. Massive is everyone’s favorite synth for music production. The Serum has loads of expansion packs which make it more easier to get the sounds you want easily. Just like few other synths you have the 1/4th, 1/8th etc options for the oscillation. If you are a person who likes to tweak around and go in-depth into tones, it can do a lot of things like creating own wavetables, making customized LFO shapes etc. For me, it’s the go to the plugin as it has amazing presets of the best sound quality. I am listing out 5 synths that are really good for electronic music production. The more you try to master one synth, the more comfortable you get with it and you get the sound you have in your head. There is nothing like best or favorite synths, it’s more about how comfortable one is with the synth and how much the person knows about the synths and its features.

Omnisphere vs nexus