10 thoughts on “Free Ambient Music Synthesizer For Windows – Cygnus”
i've just downloaded this and had a test of it, it's more flexible than you think, why not just download it and give it a try before making a wide blanket statement on a product you've never tried?
I'm not going to bother picking this up for 2 main reasons.. First of all I consider the sounds not to be really special. They're nice, don't get me wrong, but simply not special. What I hear is something I can easily patch up together with Operator, then adding a few effects to it and I'm all done.
But what really stops me from even trying out this synth is its interface. At first I thought that I was looking at a movie-like picture and only focused on the sounds. Then I suddenly realized that it was actually the interface!
Moving slider-like pictures and hoping that it does what I intended? I don't think so, this has got to be the most unusable interface ever IMO.
Ok, having said that I clicked on the link and noticed the vst has 2 interface modi. Doesn't change my opinion on this interface, so I'm leaving it right in place 🙂
Having listened to the other movie as well I still think that although it sounds nice it also seems limited. At first you'll have fun, but in the longer run I think you'll notice lots of the same going over and over again. At least that's my impression after checking out that other video as well.
I'm not going to bother picking this up for 2 main reasons.. First of all I consider the sounds not to be really special. They're nice, don't get me wrong, but simply not special. What I hear is something I can easily patch up together with Operator, then adding a few effects to it and I'm all done.
But what really stops me from even trying out this synth is its interface. At first I thought that I was looking at a movie-like picture and only focused on the sounds. Then I suddenly realized that it was actually the interface!
Moving slider-like pictures and hoping that it does what I intended? I don't think so, this has got to be the most unusable interface ever IMO.
Ok, having said that I clicked on the link and noticed the vst has 2 interface modi. Doesn't change my opinion on this interface, so I'm leaving it right in place 🙂
Having listened to the other movie as well I still think that although it sounds nice it also seems limited. At first you'll have fun, but in the longer run I think you'll notice lots of the same going over and over again. At least that's my impression after checking out that other video as well.
i agree with you about the interface, but i think this sounds great i can work around interface issues easily with midi messages. and please, it's free, why bother being overly critical of a genuinely free item.
i agree with you about the interface, but i think this sounds great i can work around interface issues easily with midi messages. and please, it's free, why bother being overly critical of a genuinely free item.
i've just downloaded this and had a test of it, it's more flexible than you think, why not just download it and give it a try before making a wide blanket statement on a product you've never tried?
i've just downloaded this and had a test of it, it's more flexible than you think, why not just download it and give it a try before making a wide blanket statement on a product you've never tried?
You really need two tabs to get the full effect.
There's a "normal" looking gui version of Cygnus available at http://krakli.com/krakli-free-synths/ that will also load soundfonts to all three oscilators. And still free. How could you lose?
There's a "normal" looking gui version of Cygnus available at http://krakli.com/krakli-free-synths/ that will also load soundfonts to all three oscilators. And still free. How could you lose?
i've just downloaded this and had a test of it, it's more flexible than you think, why not just download it and give it a try before making a wide blanket statement on a product you've never tried?
I'm not going to bother picking this up for 2 main reasons.. First of all I consider the sounds not to be really special. They're nice, don't get me wrong, but simply not special. What I hear is something I can easily patch up together with Operator, then adding a few effects to it and I'm all done.
But what really stops me from even trying out this synth is its interface. At first I thought that I was looking at a movie-like picture and only focused on the sounds. Then I suddenly realized that it was actually the interface!
Moving slider-like pictures and hoping that it does what I intended? I don't think so, this has got to be the most unusable interface ever IMO.
Ok, having said that I clicked on the link and noticed the vst has 2 interface modi. Doesn't change my opinion on this interface, so I'm leaving it right in place 🙂
Having listened to the other movie as well I still think that although it sounds nice it also seems limited. At first you'll have fun, but in the longer run I think you'll notice lots of the same going over and over again. At least that's my impression after checking out that other video as well.
I'm not going to bother picking this up for 2 main reasons.. First of all I consider the sounds not to be really special. They're nice, don't get me wrong, but simply not special. What I hear is something I can easily patch up together with Operator, then adding a few effects to it and I'm all done.
But what really stops me from even trying out this synth is its interface. At first I thought that I was looking at a movie-like picture and only focused on the sounds. Then I suddenly realized that it was actually the interface!
Moving slider-like pictures and hoping that it does what I intended? I don't think so, this has got to be the most unusable interface ever IMO.
Ok, having said that I clicked on the link and noticed the vst has 2 interface modi. Doesn't change my opinion on this interface, so I'm leaving it right in place 🙂
Having listened to the other movie as well I still think that although it sounds nice it also seems limited. At first you'll have fun, but in the longer run I think you'll notice lots of the same going over and over again. At least that's my impression after checking out that other video as well.
i agree with you about the interface, but i think this sounds great i can work around interface issues easily with midi messages. and please, it's free, why bother being overly critical of a genuinely free item.
i agree with you about the interface, but i think this sounds great i can work around interface issues easily with midi messages. and please, it's free, why bother being overly critical of a genuinely free item.
i've just downloaded this and had a test of it, it's more flexible than you think, why not just download it and give it a try before making a wide blanket statement on a product you've never tried?
i've just downloaded this and had a test of it, it's more flexible than you think, why not just download it and give it a try before making a wide blanket statement on a product you've never tried?
You really need two tabs to get the full effect.
There's a "normal" looking gui version of Cygnus available at http://krakli.com/krakli-free-synths/ that will also load soundfonts to all three oscilators. And still free. How could you lose?
There's a "normal" looking gui version of Cygnus available at http://krakli.com/krakli-free-synths/ that will also load soundfonts to all three oscilators. And still free. How could you lose?