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Synthesizer (VSTi / Win) - Magic Music Machines (VSTi / Win) - Soundsets
Synthesizer (VSTi / Win) - Magic Music Machines (VSTi / Win) - Soundsets
Special May 6th news:
Alphatron Pro Synth & Atonoise 2 Pro now free NFG!
New Backlist: Serenity Pro, Ultra Swamp Pro, Avatar St Pro & Alien Space Weaver Pro at a special bundle price!
Price dop at the Machines too!
New: Astral Dreamer Synthesizer
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News in short: Soundset Alien Vanguard for Waldorf Blofeld Synthesizer So in some way HGF goes hardware in order to have the typical HGFortune sound on hardware synthesizer. Soundset with 86 special waveprograms plus 256 patches! 
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If You are looking for special VSTi synthesizers with a different and complex sound but straight easy editing this is the place for You to look! Customer Steve Mahkonen wrote on facebook: I'm old enough to remember using things like the VCS3, Synthi A, Polyfusion, Moogs and Arps. I remember how they were and the amount of crap written by people who had never used them live. The H.G.Fortune synths re-create the sense of investigation and magic that the early synths but without the cost, exclusivity reliability problems. Jesse James Allen mailed: "I just came home from a Hollywood recording project today and tried out The Tiger, absolutely incredible! You have really taken it to another level with this one; the interface is great and the sounds are just stunning. I haven't been able to stop messing around with this since I fired it up hours ago. ... I will most certainly be using this one on upcoming tracks!" |
Astral Dreamer Demotrack by Jesse james Allen:
This piece is more-or-less a one synth challenge except for the drums all I used to compose this piece was the HG Fortune Astral Dreamer. I'm adding in the patch data into the comments if anyone is interested in how it was put together. I am a big fan of HG's synths www.hgf-synthesizer.com/ mostly because I'm a huge sci-fi fan and these patches just make it so inviting to do tracks like this. For this track I went after a feel that was very cinematic yet remained very electronic (as Daft Punk did with Tron) of course being a huge "Mass Effect" fan it has a Jack Wall influence, thus how I decided on a title...so I suppose that makes this fan art ? As for the drums, they were done with a classic Reaktor patch called Newscool that I have adored for years, a few epic drum hits for drama as well as a basic kick\snare\HH from my old friend Battery 3. |
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Ranjarresh wrote on kvr: I have most of HG Fortune's synths and I think they are unique. They have warm, organic and spatial sound, which distinguishes them between other VSTi synths, often sounding like electronic door bells.
Moreover, absolutly fantastic "Lazy" buttons giving possibility to not only create, but also to discover. In my opinion humans are limited in their decisions and choices, which applies also to area of artistic creativity. This is why psychologist can actually "read" a person from her/his drawing. "Lazy" buttons makes available for us creation by choice, not by pure constructing labor. We are able to use sounds, which we "recognize", when we hear them, but which were not constructed by us. No, this is not lazyness, this is "unconsciousness creativity sonar". In this context, HGF's algorithmic machines (DreamMachine, GhostMachine, Spaces Wizard) are just perfect examples of such unbiased, unleashed yet structurized and koherent creation (BTW: I love idea of spoken quotes as "OneShot" sequences. These quotes work simply powerful out of their initial context - excellent food for imagination! - Just try DreamMachine3 and Patch 87 "Ready for the movie"). |
Another thing: perfectly crafted SF2 soundbanks. They are very good matched with their host instruments. And sounds in these banks are not only samples from some synthetic sources - they contain "organic" sound materials, including sonifications of various graphic materials (photos, drawings, etc). Playing with images sonifications myself I know that such sources create unique sounds.
Aesthetics and ergonomics: HGF's synths *look* good, and have clear interface. The philosophy of all options in reach of hand (no tabs, no infinitely scrolling/expanding menus) is optimal, IMO. Prices are more than fair. I saw many "two oscillators crossed with two filters" type synths, being sold for few dozens of $. Such "instruments" could be at best modules in complex HGF's synths. His synthesizers are THE Sound Machines, not simple music-boxes. And they are worth their price. And HGF himself is creative. I read someone on this forum called him "Bob Moog of VSTi". This is right. New instruments, new ideas, new sounds, new creative opportunities. All served in clear interface. |
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HG Fortune's basic philosphy on creating synthesizers is to keep all GUI i.e. control elements on one screen for best overview and ease of use. So one does not notice the internal complexity under the hood to achieve some very special sound with optimized control. Join / follow HGF on social sites: |
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