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Originally Posted by namnibor
Yes, Kawai broke it's back in making it's final synthesizer, the K5000S, which is an additive synthesizer that's actually pretty deep but otherworldly sounds abound. It literally broke their financial backbone because people did not want to spend the time it took to make usable sounds. I think Camel Audio's Alchemy comes really close to making that a better visual and easier programming interface, which is also kind of like morphing a Wavestation into the mix as well.
The evolution of softsynths *may* be also part of the motivator of the resurgence of real analog making a comeback. As Stephen King wrote, "Sometimes, they come back..."
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I own Alchemy and think highly of it overall, but for whatever reason it has not worked itself into my music as much as some of my other soft synths. I know it does additive, but doesnt it require you to import the custom waveform rather than giving on the spot editing?
One nice aspect of Zebra is that you can easily redraw the harmonic timbres on the spot as you listen. I loaded up a few other plugins I own, and I was surprised how few of them really let you do this. KarmaFX does and Harmor does (Harmor is very interesting in the sense it lets you import an audio sample, then synthesize it, allowing you to edit the synthesized sample!)
One plugin I have called Morphine is a dedicated additive synth that really feels like the spritual successor to the Kawai K5 at least with regard to the way you edit sounds. However just like the K5 it feels like one of those synths that is very impressive on paper, but the real-world sounds you tend to get out of it in practice tend to leave you wanting. At least that's how I always felt about my K5...