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Omnisphere 2 Vs Alchemy 7
Omnisphere and serum: Two giants of the software synth world.
Weâve all wondered how they compare to each other, and today, after thorough analysis of both, we will come up with a winner.
It is, however, important to note that this article isnât an attempt to determine which one of these beastly VSTs are âthe best.â
What is actually the best is far too subjective for any one person to ascertain.
What you are about to read is merely a comparison of 2 industry leading virtual instruments in order to help you understand the differences and similarities between them.
If youâre on the fence about purchasing either one, or if you own both and struggle with which one to use for a particular task, you could benefit from the information in this article.
If youâre not familiar with either of these, we strongly recommend checking them out.
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Weâll start with the most obvious differences, then we will break things down into various sections:
Obvious Differences
Omnisphere 2 is an 8-part multitimbral VSTi, meaning you can play up to 8 different sounds at once with one instantiation.
Serum can only play one sound at a time, so if you want to play more than that, youâll have to have to use a different instantiation for each different sound you use from it.
Spectrasonics hasnât provided a demo of Omnisphere 2 yet, so there is no way to test it out unless you buy it. A demo version of Serum is available with Splice.
To get more acquainted with each synth, please check out the links below:
Oscillators
Omnisphere 2 comes withover 400 new waveforms each of which is a morphing wavetable.
Ethnic instruments and unusual sound sources like a burning piano are also included and can be used as oscillators.
Additionally, you can add your own sounds and use those as oscillators or mangle them in the granular synthesis section.
However, when compared to other dedicated granular synths like Mangle or PadShop, Omnisphere 2 falls a bit short in terms of editing features.
Serum on the other hand, comes with 144 wavetables and also gives you the ability to draw waveforms or load your own sounds and use them as oscillators.
Aside from being an âadvanced wavetable synthâ, Serum is also capable of performing additive and VA synthesis with classic waveforms (saw, square etc.) + a sub oscillator + noise oscillator.
Because of the array of waveforms and synthesis techniques that can be applied in both synths, they both could very well be referred to as modern hybrid synthesizers.
Filters
Serum has a variety of filter types. All the filters from Xferâs LFOTool are included in addition to some new ones like Flangers, Phasers and the dirty sounding French LPF.
There are also Dual Filter types allowing you to morph between filter types.
Omnisphere 2 boasts a more flexible filter engine and 8 new filters giving you the ability to create your own filter sound with stereo control, drive and a host of other parameters to further customize your filters.
Also, it now includes all of the filters from GForce Softwareâs virtual synth, âimpOSCarâ.
Modulators
Personally, my favorite thing about Serumâs modulators is how easy it is to drag and drop a modulation source to a destination.
This makes for a much faster workflow when creating or editing complex a patch.
Then there are the drawable LFOs, Envelopes and Macros which, depending on your preference, are more fun to play with than mousing around with percentages or virtual knobs.
Omnisphereâs Modulation Matrix is unbelievably massive and flexible!
Omnisphere 2 Vs Alchemy 3
Almost every parameter can be modulated and there are a plethora of modulation sources and targets.
All 4 Effect Racksâ parameters, all the granular parameters, all the FM parameters, numerous parameters in the arpeggiator and envelopes can all be modulated by a multitude of sources.
But with all this modulation power, there is no drag and drop ability.
Effects
In addition to Serumâs classic synth effects and advanced effects such as a multiband compressor, Serum can be used as a dedicated FX processor as well.
Off the top of my head, the only other synths I can think of that have this feature are Native Instruments Absynth 5, FM8 and Reaktor 6.
The results of running an audio source through an effect with synthesizer parameters can be extremely inspiring and a lot of fun!
Omnisphere 2 has a wider variety of effects.
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Vintage effects like echoes, choruses and compressors as well as various reverb types are included.
And remember, all of the parameters in each effect can be modulated. This does come at the cost of higher CPU usage, however.
Iâd be curious to see what kinds of sounds could be generated if Omnisphere 2 was able to be used as a dedicated FX processor, but that feature isnât available.
Overall Winner
I think Omnisphere 2 has a better sound library and is well-rounded as far as sound selection thanks to some of the best sound designers of our time, Eric Persing and Diego Stocco. Therefore, it takes the prize.
Serum may have a more flexible wavetable engine and deeper sound design capabilities with the wavetable editor, formulas and additive engine.
Synthesizer Alchemyâs flagship product Camel Audio, which is absolutely possible in the formation ofsound, will make your dreams a reality.Synthesizer has exclusive and virtually inexhaustible possibilities, and at the same time easy to learn, thanks to competently rebuilt interface.Modern sound library gives you a chance to explore new dimensions of musical space from the air pads and multi-layered texture to fat basses and leads.
Alchemy is ideal for those who want to quickly and easily get the original sounds.Perform section contains the most important parameters for the selected preset, making the process of change available.Panel Remix Pad allows you to quickly try different variations.
The factory library contains more than 3GB of exclusive samples and a set of more than 600 presets from famous around the world sound designers.Coupled with 8 carefully tuned Variations per preset, you get 4800 presets.Note that the sound of the widest range from soft spheres to extraordinary arpeggios.All sounds are divided into categories for quick access to the sound that you want.Also available are additional libraries.
Alchemy allows you to manipulate sound like no synthesizer or sampler.It is equipped with the most powerful additive engine with a very accurate resynthesis.With Alchemy is also possible spectral and granular synthesis methods along with sampling and sale of the advantages of fat analog engine.Itâs like five sintezatorv in one bottle.You can import their own samples in the formats SFZ, WAV or AIFF.In addition to the above, in Alchemy implemented a wide range of analog filters, flexible rack that includes both well-known effects of CamelPhat and CamelSpace, and new.The innovative modulation system is extremely flexible and at the same time easy to learn.
The Alchemy integrates a powerful arpeggiator with the ability to import a MIDI file for immediate synchronization for your track.
However Alchemy marked protsessra low consumption of resources.This synthesizer was developed about 4 years, a huge team of programmers and designers
Version: 1.25
Platform: PC (x86.x64)
Tablet: Is present (patch)
Format: VSTi.RTAS
System Requirements: XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 6GB HD Space, VST / RTAS 32-bit or 64-bit host
How to install?
1) Remove the previous version;
2) Set the synthesizer; At this stage, you can choose a place where you will put all the presets and samples Alchemy (factory library, add-ons and your custom presets stranded);
Installation of factory preset banks picked up automatically.
3) After all the settings, use the patch
This release includes:
â Alchemy v1.25 x86 Installer (VSTi and RTAS)
â Alchemy v1.25 x64 Installer (VSTi)
â Latest Alchemy Factory Presets
â Alchemy v1.25 Patch.
We strongly recommend that you remove all previous versions. Delete files, and registry keys will take care of our patch.
After installation of the library you will be asked key. Just click Next, for our release does not need this.