I’m late to the Synplant party. In case you are too I thought I’d write about it. I saw coverage of SonicCharge Synplant on various blogs last fall. When I saw the interface I have to admit I just assumed it was an iPhone app and for some reason just skipped over it – doh.
Then the other day Ramin Sakurai of the Supreme Beings of Leisure dropped me a note asking what I thought of Synplant. So I swung over to the Synplant page downloaded the demo and have been obsessed with this Synth since. Thanks Ramin!!!
Synthplant was developed by Magnus Lidström’s who also deveoped Propellerhead’s Malström. SonicCharge describes Synplant in the following way:
“Instead of creating patches the conventional way by turning dials and knobs, Synplant lets you explore a world of organic sounds by planting seeds that grow into synth patches.”
Once you get your mind around the the extremely unique and interesting interface, Synplant really excels at creating sounds with “motion” – especially when you get into modulating and automating the synth. I’m using it in Ableton Live 8 and the CPU drag is extremely low.
It’s also great if you into experimental composition as you sometimes get unexpected results which can lead to creative compositional leaps. I actually created two almost complete tracks in one night using lot so Synplant as ideas just kept flowing.
The bottom line is that the approach and interface could help break you out of the standard synth programming metaphore in a good way. For me, Synplant is boosting my creativity.
I’m considering producing a video of how I’m using Synplant within Live on my YouTube Channel, but for now I’m so excited about it I wanted to share so below are some videos on links to get you started.
Links:
- Official Web Page with free demo version, demo sounds etc… – http://www.soniccharge.com/synplant
- Great review of Synplant by Ronnie over at http://rekkerd.org/review-sonic-charge-synplant/
Mark Mosher
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2 responses to “SonicCharge Synplant = Great Synth for Boosting Creativity”
I agree. Since the original post I started using Synplant more and more. You can hear it in the the last few tracks or Reboot – http://markmosher.bandcamp.com/
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It is nice to see a soft synth designer thinking outside the box. Looking forward to getting my hands on one to see what unexpected creative avenues it leads me down!
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