Dune 2 - I'm speechless, what have they done

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by AndrewM

I purchased Dune 2 a couple weeks ago. Really amazing synth from what I've discovered so far. Blends really well with Virus sounds, and dare I say, does some things better. Looking forward to diving in further!

Yes, it does some things that none of my other synths including the Virus can match. If they made a dedicated hardware version with plugin integration of Dune2 I'd be one of the first to sign up (assuming the integration worked well).

[AndrewM]

Originally Posted by MBTC

Yes, it does some things that none of my other synths including the Virus can match. If they made a dedicated hardware version with plugin integration of Dune2 I'd be one of the first to sign up (assuming the integration worked well).

Even still... The CPU isn't THAT bad unless you are using crazy polyphony. Hardware versions of anything are always gonna be cooler though, you are right.

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by AndrewM

Even still... The CPU isn't THAT bad unless you are using crazy polyphony. Hardware versions of anything are always gonna be cooler though, you are right.

Oh don't get me wrong. The sound of Dune2 is well worth it. It is a next-gen soft-synth, so higher CPU usage than older synths is to be expected.

Depending on the types of sounds you are after, you can make Dune2 very efficient, and it's unison algorithms produce some of the fattest/warmest harmonics of any of my synths. But, sometimes it sounds so good that it makes you want to add a little here, a little there, and before you know it you've got a multi-timbral sound that's eating 20-25% of your CPU.