Softsynth recommendations

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Based on what you said Papi and the kind of synths you like, you might want to check out Omnisphere. Its very good at some of the theatrical / sound scape type sounds you allude to. I have it, and I keep it updated (patch and sound library updates), but I only occasionally reach for it, and I haven't quite figured out why. I think its because it feels like a work station in itself (I think Kore is like this? not sure). Whereas I seem to have an affinity for letting the DAW be the workstation, treating each instrument individually. You can do that with Omnisphere I guess but the whole UI is just more feature rich (thus heavy feeling) than a standard plug-in. Just installing the thing takes hours, I think the library it came on 6 or 8 DVDs!

Some of the demo videos show off what it really can do. As I said it feels like a high-end workstation. I just find it's a little too much for trancey type sounds like I prefer to make.