

I see plenty of complexity, but little simplicity. Maybe I'm lazy / ignorant of what else is out there, but it's the Omni paradigm of having very simple basic controls at the top level, and the Orb for quick and dirty changes, yet each area can be mined at great depth if you want to get into it. In the end, I always end up in the same place, of being more interested in Omni expansions than anything else. Zebra might be worth investigating, but again from the demos there's not been a "must have" vibe for me.

in that regard Omni seems to be almost inexhaustible with some programming and starting with the soundsource browser, whereas Absynth sounds "cheaper" and less organic to me.
#Kontakt vs omnisphere how to
Dunno how to get that sound in Omni / Trilian, but there again 10-1 that reflects my own shortcomings) The synth bass as it drops down has an amazing quality where you hear the individual clicks that make up the sound, but they sound cool rather than horrible. (tangential for example of my need for something else - listen to this track at 1'02. Occasionally I'd like somewhere else to turn as an alternative, but I think it's gotta be as easy to use - I just don't have the patience! I hear Zebra gets a lot of love (and, hey, Zimmer uses it almost exclusively apparently) and Alchemy too - with the latter, again I couldn't get too excited about it next to Omni, though it seemed a good product for what it is. Everything else feels like a chore now, and usually doesn't sound so good. In the end it was Omni's ease of use and diversity that won the day.
#Kontakt vs omnisphere upgrade
FM8 seemed pretty good - nevertheless I'd sold my Komplete upgrade 2 weeks after I bought it! Reaktor was pretty much an engineering platform, and an incomprehensible one at that. Very similar to my experience, similar response to Massive too.
