Tracktion & DAWesome Abyss £129

>As implied by the name, Abyss is a soundscape creation synth that has the ability to craft some very experimental and complex timbres. The UI is beautifully designed with cool interactive features such as the gradient slider. This allows you to drag and drop a selection of pre-defined ‘oscillator’ sounds from the edit panel, and to reposition those timbres over time in order to create evolving soundscapes.

The synth boasts MPE and aftertouch functionalities, which give the user an expressive, tactile sound-shaping experience that also makes it a dab hand when it comes to performance duties.

Overall, Abyss is a fantastic tool for composers, sound designers and sound artists. Even anyone who just enjoys the process of discovering new timbres and soundscapes will be able to lose themselves for a few hours when playing around with it. If you’re looking for experimentation or sounds you’ve never heard before, this should definitely pique your interest.

VERDICT 7.0

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