IK upgrade Syntronik
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Now we love Syntronik, IK Multimedia’s sideways look at an entire catalogue of vintage synth gear. Yes, V Collection has the glory and the emulations but Syntronik just gets to the heart of it all a bit quicker and cheaper. Like a dirty plate of pie, mash and gravy, compared to a fancy plate of oysters.
Now Syntronik 2 is here and were we to take that food analogy too far, we’d say that IK have added another half pie, some mushy peas and chips. You get an additional 11 synths, making 33 in total, plus extra presets for a mind boggling 5,500 (although fans of the original v1 presets will be happy that those remain intact).
Syntronik uses a layering system so you can mix and match synths with ease to create super-patches. Version 2 boasts an all-new Edit panel that lets you apply IK’s DRIFT technology – that emulates the way real analogue circuits behave over time – to individual oscillators, as well as adding envelopes, LFOs, modulation and oscillator options for “a new level of sound design”.
This being IK Multimedia, Syntronik was never going to be short of an effect or two. You get 71 from IK’s T-RackS 5 suite, MixBox and AmpliTube 5, and up to five of them can be used together on every instrument.
Syntronik 2 is out in a range of options, the most pricey being MAX (€399.99) which gives you everything described above. Three other versions (CS, SE and Standard) give you various cut-down specs detailed at
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