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All are enhanced by the presence of a modelled Solina Ensemble. If classic string machines are more your bag, youвЂ™ll appreciate the addition of the ARP Solina and Roland VP330, along with an oddly noiseless Logan.

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Lovers of vintage keyboards arenвЂ™t left out either the collection includes various Mellotrons (strings, choir and flute, but sadly no brass), plus a playable Vox Continental. Composers of cinematic soundtracks are going to love the many dark, evolving textures and subterranean booms, each ready to add instant class to any production. The friendly database easily isolated the v2 entries and revealed a treasure trove of sounds comparable to those that turned me on to Omnisphere in the first place. I started by whiling away several hours playing a selection of new patches. At this point IвЂ™d recommend that Omni virgins peruse the original review (and later 1.5 catchвЂ“up) and get up to speed with this powerful sample and synthesis hybrid. Zoom icons are used whenever a more detailed menu is available, a philosophy that keeps unnecessary clutter at bay. To all intents and purposes youвЂ™re presented with the same blue synth - slightly wider and with a few subtle layout tweaks - but otherwise as clear and accessible as ever. Looking around, I was glad the interface hadnвЂ™t been pointlessly reimagined or rearranged. Suffice it to say that if you have a newish computer capable of running highвЂ“end plugвЂ“ins such as UвЂ“heвЂ™s Diva or Xfer RecordsвЂ™ Serum, you should have no fear of Omnisphere 2. I only experienced crackles with a few of the new factory patches, typically those that were heavily loaded with effects or other processor hitters. Fortunately, my fears have so far proved groundless and existing songs have loaded and played without issue, even those relying on multiple instances. After all, this is a complete replacement - you canвЂ™t simply open up the previous version when the going gets creaky.

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Understanding the refined granular engine is greatly assisted by the 3D visualisation.Knowing my Mac was close to the minimum system requirement (see below), I was concerned the update might prove too demanding or, worse, that old songs wouldnвЂ™t play correctly. In my wildest fantasies, I even dare to dream of an Omnisphere running on dedicated hardware. This may be of little relevance to studioвЂ“based composers, but for anyone planning to gig with Omnisphere, a standвЂ“alone version remains desirable. As before, there is no standвЂ“alone option. I was immediately directed to pick up an updated version (2.0.2c, and about a week later 2.0.2d) to reflect the small fixes made as OS2 spreads to a wider audience.

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Once the Download Manager completes its dataвЂ“grabbing, installation proceeds as a call and response system, after which Omnisphere 2 can finally boot. You are also advised to back up the download itself once complete, in case reinstallation is ever necessary. During the download (mine took a leisurely five hours) youвЂ™re advised to back up your STEAM folder this contains everything needed should the unforeseen occur.

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The upgrade is available exclusively as a download, although new users can purchase version 2 as a boxed edition. Whether youвЂ™re in either of those categories or are simply curious about all the fuss, read on. those with Omnisphere, Trillian and Stylus RMX) earn a bigger reduction. Existing owners are offered the upgrade at a discount and VIP Spectrasonics users (ie. If the need to program is secondary to a requirement for a vast, easily accessed pool of quality sounds, I can report that the updated grand total now tops over 12,000 (I didnвЂ™t count)! Over 4500 new sounds and sound sources were added this time, which is more than many plugвЂ“ins achieve in a lifetime. For the first time, original audio material can join the вЂsoundsourcesвЂ™ (in Omnisphere speak) being processed by the toolkit of synthesis and effects - a toolkit that itself has been upgraded. Not surprisingly, this update isnвЂ™t free, but even creative types have to eat!ДЄrguably the most significant advance is вЂaudio importвЂ™.

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Finally it was revealed that Eric Persing and his team had been quietly adding features and content to what would eventually become a full Omnisphere version increment.

To some of us, the NAMM 2015 announcement that Omnisphere 2 was in the pipeline totally stole the show.

With its hundreds of new sounds, remote-controlled вЂOrbвЂ™ function and more, I doubt anyone would have felt let down if that marked the winding up of development. The last major update (1.5) arrived four years ago and was free to existing users. Since its appearance in 2008, SpectrasonicsвЂ™ Omnisphere has enjoyed a celebrated existence for a plugвЂ“in synthesizer. This fine instrument is called the вЂExperibassвЂ™ and is typical of the lengths Spectrasonics have gone to to provide interesting and unusual material for their soundsources.ДЄs it reaches its second incarnation, we ask: is SpectrasonicsвЂ™ Omnisphere the worldвЂ™s best soft synth?

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