VSTi's and Samplers
There are many professional VSTi's on the market. Emagic ES2 is one of the most powerful. Native Instruments range of VSTi's are also world class, as are the Arturia range of Moogs. Absynth and Reaktor allow you to create a wide variety of unique and interesting sounds. Some people may find the editing process rather bemusing. This is why it is important to have a good understanding of synthesis before your proceed with sound design.
NI also produce some of the best VST samplers on the market including Kontact and Battery. Emagic and Steingberg also produce the EXS24 and Halion respectively. Remember all of the above are world class and expect a very powerful machine to run one, let alone all simultaneously.
Aside from VST's intended for sound design and sampling there are also a host of other VSTi's which emulate older analogue machines. FM7 from NI emulates the classic Yamaha DX series which appeared on several eighties records. B4 from NI emulates the classic sixties hammond organ which is ideal for creating warm chords reminiscent of the psychedelic era. Emagic's EVP 88 is also outstanding for this purpose, its tremolo, phase and distortion features allow for a wide variety of sixties based keyboard sounds such as the rhodes and the wurlitzer.
Thanks to Davide Carbone from www.bs1records.com for this article - See his great Sample collection at Loopmasters today.
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