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  • Most unique synth I've ever come across, so interesting!

  • I hate using it

  • is there a full track to 3:26 ?

  • nice track in the end

  • one of the coolest synths I've ever seen, so fun

  • simply...Amazing its like my dream came true...a piece of software inspired by nature with amazing feel...5/5

  • 0:35 massive reece

  • Exquisite patches for percs and melodies and also environmentally friendly : )

  • wowowow =D very cool!!! gotta go with this one =)

  • unreal.. i've got to buy this.

  • 2:00 Great sound there.

  • Nice Track at ends... ^_^

    ID ? ?

  • Hi men,

    Can you tell me where have you get the SHARPBASS preset?

    Thanks a lot

    Nior :)

  • this is amazing plugin then i opened first time and saw tuorials and all these plant stuff i thought wtf but now i this its the bbest shit by far for creating new sound!

  • hello man .. i'm facing a stupid problem with my synplant ... everytime i try to control the sound form the manipulate .. sum thing wrong happens and the circles which u control the amount of envelope - lfo and all the effects moves everywhere so fast and the names of the buttons itself like the envelope - decay and all the others change to 1 word >> karkkahed ... i duno how can i fix this problem ?? plz tell me wat to do .. thx

  • Oh Shit! I need this

  • Is it possible to record the chances or create automation to clip ?

  • 1 of the most powerfull VSTs ever made... !!

  • This is just to awesome, I've been searching the whole internet for something like this, and now I'm working in my garden suddenly i find this :o

  • man this vst is the shit this might just as well as replace all my vst's on my fl studio

  • SWEET

  • Alright lets start all over...how do i get the same sound for salvia divine please

  • Android version please.

  • We have a winner! Glenn Gutierrez (@glenng) was the first to hit command-shift-4 and send us a screenshot counting 100.007 views. Being a long time MicroTonic user I am sure he will get much joy out of his new botanical audio toy. Congrats! And thanks to everyone else who e-mailed us. Better luck next time.

  • @malstrom72 I bet I was the first to send an Ipod screen of 100007 views though ;-)

  • @malstrom72 I bet I was the first to send an Ipod screen of 100007 views though ;-)

  • @tonalaxis Of course you were, if hell freezes over and we make an ipod version of Synplant we'll send you a copy. (If Apple allows freebies.)

  • @malstrom72 Actually, due to the high amount of people Jail breaking their ipods. Its not illegal anymore, so they decided its fine to do it now.

    SO GIVE AWAY! :P

  • @malstrom72 Many thanks! I really appreciate it. And yes, I've used MicroTonic in productions for years now. Best drum synth there is. Looking forward to growing some fresh sounds with this one!

  • @malstrom72 What the heck! I know who that guy is. He's done some great freestyle beats back in the day! Was this some sort of contest?

  • Sonic Charge are artists. I love using their creations

  • OMFG CMON ABOUTA YEAR AGO I WANTED THE SALVIA IVINE THING I HAVE ITBUT IT DOESNT SOUND LIKE IT AT ALL. PLEASE I WANT IT SOUND THE SAME THING.

  • @Tasthedeadcomedian Are you using Ableton Live? I have tried to recreate the eq and compression used on the video in this Live document : j(dot)mp(slash)c9Sn5o

  • @malstrom72 I use fl studio.

  • @malstrom72

    dont forget, there is also mod wheel modulation or something.

  • salvia divine ftw!

  • Holy cow. We are hitting 100.000 views soon. To celebrate this feat we will give away a copy of Synplant to the first person sending us a screenshot showing a view count of 100.000 or greater. Send the e-mail to ahundredk(at)soniccharge(dot)c­om. Include your full name and country of residence, and don't forget to attach the screenshot.

  • awsome

  • It's astonishing how much fun you can have with what is basically a fancy randomize button! The whole idea is pure genius, and it doesn't hurt the synth sounds good on its own too. Purchsed it today.

  • hey how do i get the file for the plastic malimba setting? ...i made one that was close to it but i want the preset file to compare and for use. so could u let me kno where to get it???

  • Very cool and a fresh creative way to grow sounds...wait did I just say grow?

  • I just got it, it´s AWESOME!

  • Yo.......for 6 months I was trying to figure out the same sound........for SALVIA DIVINE and I don't know....plz tell me....

  • @Tasthedeadcomedian I have uploaded a zip containing the original patch and midi file. It should give you approximately the same sound. There might be some subtle compression / eq on the video as well, I don't remember to be honest. The file is on: bit(dot)ly (slash) b8CNFF

  • thnx i got it but it doesnt  sound the exact as all....

  • @Tasthedeadcomedian Well, if it isn't something simple like tempo, pitch-bend range setting or a problem with the midi-file in your host it must be the mastering chain. I don't recall the exact tools we used, but it sounds like there is a compressor and some treble boost. Have you tried that? For example a shelfing high-pass +4.5db eq at around 1khz. This setting sounds very close to the original here on my setup. Play with your compressor and eq. I am using Live btw.

  • tunes absolutely banging at 2.25!!

  • @purkyisgod Thanks. It's from a track of mine called RuckZak. It is featured on the Synplant product page. (In the player on the middle of the page. Click forward two songs.)

  • be nice to see this synth have a remote app on iPAD........... so live you can tweak on stage maybe even throw it on a screen...... so peeps can see what you're doing

  • lol i can totally see some guy in the confrence going

    "I KNOW, WE'LL MAKE A PLUGIN OUT OF PLANTS"

    *everyone laughs*

  • that a lot more creative than boring hardware or vsti interfaces !

  • This is so stupid to be honest... Well good quality on the synths, but really, growing seeds?

  • Synplant is among my favorite softsynths. I love the mix of the intuitive branch method of sound creation, plus the DNA interface allowing hardcore traditional programming. Great for matching the creative mood I am in.

  • That is SOOOOO cool :-)

  • If you live in the UK you shouldn't miss the documentary on Brian Eno on the BBC site (up for only a few more days). He is having lots of fun with Synplant 17 minutes into the program circa.

  • Guess I've missed it as I've searched for Brian Eno and can't find it, but what was it called?

  • It was an episode of "Arena" called "Another Green World". Unfortunately it is not available online at the BBC site anymore (they remove their online videos after just one week). I don't know if it is online somewhere else. Have you tried googling for it?

  • update: the Eno documentary is available on Vimeo if you haven't seen it. vimeo(dot)com(slash)9091096. I can highly recommend it. The part where he plays with Synplant begins around 17:25.

  • I think this would be awesome with multitouch interface !

  • ok what's up with synth programmers and plants

  • @weed3000smokeup - answer is hallucinogens

  • Synthethizer made from plants. God damn it. It was the stupidest idea i've ever heard, but now I see that the effect is genious...

  • well, the patch demos are pretty impressive (it's just 1 vsti producing evrything you hear)

  • i thought this as well, so unique

  • i have Fl 9. can you u take the synplant sounds and play them through the digital keypad?

  • I have a hard time getting the same exact sound for salvia divine.

  • @Tasthedeadcomedian Man if you do, please give me some guidelines on how to do it XD, I'll be forever in your debt :)

  • @MetalAtmospheres i didnt find out how to yet....its hard....this guy knows....

  • @MetalAtmospheres i really want to know to...

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  • Salvia Divine can be found in the supplementary patches. If you have bought Synplant you can download these from our site.

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  • Lucid Dreams♥

  • one of the greatest, if not the greatest softsynth of all time. sheer brilliance, control, and power, all combined into a small, CPU-light package. beautiful!

  • @nsrrenard I agree!

  • this is the coolest plug out there !! go and buy it =)

  • It it a single program or only a plugin for a software like reason or reaktor?

    I wanna learn sound design and I think this is pretty good for it!

  • It is a VST and AU plug-in so you need a host program. There are plenty of free or very cheap hosts that you can google on: VSTHost, is a good one for Windows. On Mac you have VSTLord, AU Lab. GarageBand can also load plug-ins.

  • Wow

  • This is truly genius...

    ...Seriously

  • Any plans in the future for double helix? Or maybe a mutating structure feature?

  • now THAT'S A VST'I..!!!!!:-D

  • plastic malimba and salvina divine are awesome, fantastic synth.

  • this looks awesome, how have I not heard about it sooner?!

  • I want this one !

  • That's pretty cool

  • i am in love with GarbPiano, it sounds precious,

  • Thanks. A lot of people like GarbPiano. It is included in the package called Crop Of Year One which is a free download for registered users. Check out the patch previews on our site.

  • i think im gonna have to! once i get a bigger hardrive though, but i will definetly check it out.

  • Btw, if anyone is interested in grabbing some of the Ableton song files for the "Synplant Radio" I've but them up on bit(dot)ly(slash)104EuN . They only use Synplant. No other synths or effects. Have fun!

  • That "garb piano" sounds awesome

  • I've been using the trial for about three days and already I've been getting so many ideas from it and been messing around a ton with it. This is an awesome VST! Plus, can't beat that price!

    One of these days I'm hopefully going to buy it, that's for sure. =D

  • Absolutely amazing programming. I love generative synths and this is one of the most original I have ever seen. Great work!

    Now, why isn't Mod2 - Wheel Whirl a preset?

    Buy this people. Support great programmers like Magnus.

  • Thanks a lot for your support. Appreciate it. Wheel Whirl *is* a preset. It is called NE Wheel Whirl and you can find it under the Pads category.

  • holy fuck this is sick...is this on the pirate bay yet? :D haha.

  • Glad you like it Nick. Concerning TPB, you do realize that you are commenting on a video that was posted by malstrom72 = Magnus Lidström = Sonic Charge = the developer of Synplant = me?

  • I know I know, I kid, I kid.

  • hahaha. funny, nice product man ill have to look into getting it :D

  • yeah

  • sounds and looks great!! great job!

  • Fantastic!!!!Favorite!!by Dj Sadri ! Thank You !!!

  • fantástico....

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  • This looks and sounds amazing - sonic charge have always put out innovative stuff that always sound good

  • wicked synth! tidy design, distinct sound, and the idea is very inspirational. we need more of this)

  • I WANT MORE FROM THAT FIRST PATCH DEMO.

  • Really glad you like it. It is from the first half of the final track on the "Synplant Radio" that runs on our home-page, but with different instrumentation. YouTube doesn't allow direct url:s in comments, but decrypt this: our-home-page slash "static" slash "mp3" slash "surfixe" dot "mp3".

  • I don't know how to run this Programm? I've got Garage Band or RAX.... HelP! :-D

  • Synplant works in both GB and RAX. In GB you need to double-click the track and select Synplant as the generator for the "software instrument". It is a bit backwards, but google on plug-in and GarageBand and I am sure you can find some tutorials. In RAX I remember it to be pretty straight forward, since it is basically a plug-in player. I suggest you check the user manual.

  • Any chance on making an RTAS version?

  • No RTAS version in the making, sorry. I can reveal that a minor upgrade (v1.0.1) is on its way and this one should be compatible with fxpansion's RTAS wrapper.

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  • I own this synth. It is absolutely inspiring and increible sounding. It is a great way to sound unique! Well worth the cost. Try the demo out..

  • The design is cute. But this just isnt very convincing =.

  • dose the program work with reason 4? if not what programs can run it?

  • Reason cannot run plug-ins. Propellerheads have chosen to make it a closed system with only built-in instruments and effects. If you want to use Synplant with Reason you will have to use another host that supports plug-ins and ReWire and "rewire" Reason to this host. A few examples: Ableton Live, Cubase, FL Studio, REAPER, Sonar, Logic, Bidule, Tracktion, Sony Acid.

  • Ic ic.Thank you for the usefull information!

  • Is there a way of controlling all the parameters in the gene manipulation via the VST automation lanes i couldn't see that there was or am i missing something ?

  • Sorry to say, this is not possible in version 1.0. There were some design issues as well as technical problems with exposing all the genes as VST parameters. However, this is probably the most common request so I'll do my utmost to come up with a solution in the future.

  • sjukaste pluggen där ute :) alla borde ha den!!! ett måste i studion

  • If you want to see more of Synplant in action, check out some of Torley's clips here on YouTube (e.g. v=DWC6YPXONos). They certainly put a big smile on my face...

  • where can I find the garb piano patch?

  • I think this patch was something I cooked up for one of the radio tunes. Not sure if it made it to the factory sound bank. I am planning on uploading the Live documents for a few of the radio tracks plus the patches soon. (I have also tried making standard midi files out of a few radio tracks, but it was quite hard with all automation etc.)

  • Hi peeps. Just want to check in and say thank you for all the wonderful feedback on my software. It warms my heart to read all these positive impressions. Some people have asked for an mp3 link to the outro tune. Unfortunately I don't think I can post urls here, so please contact our support for a link. The track is called Synplant Mohito and you can hear the full version on our myspace page (search for sonic charge) as well as on the Synplant product page on our site.

  • its ok i have it don't use it much but a good enough vsti either way fire bird is better for me!

  • I want that

  • There's a million great Synthesizers out there... and each one often caters to a certain mood you're in.

    But sometimes you just don't know what you want to make... sometimes you don't really know what kind of sound you're going for. For those moments there's Synplant!

    You fiddle around with it, something catches your attention and you go with it. I love it! :)

  • I am pretty amazed. Need to have it.

  • Absolutely genious... incredible. Kudos to the creators of this, i mean this is insanely innovative.

  • Funny

  • I need that at 2:00 ....

  • cannabis?? :D

  • whats that?

  • I know man, and that's just a random preset. It's gorgeously warm

  • Vrilliant!

  • fuckkking awesomeo!

    this looks and sounds fuckkin awesome!

  • Unbelievable !!! Great Plugin

  • Very intense VSTi for sure.

    Massively inspirational at the least.

  • Outstanding VSTi. I actually use this more than my Access Virus Snow to be honest...

  • oh I know I totally want one of these and more

  • Super fun Plug-in, affordable, and makes some really nice sounds

  • Wow, it actually does sound as interesting as it looks

  • I lost it when you opened the gene editor window...

    This looks and sounds really, really good

  • This sounds cool!

  • can't take this one serious... it's more a game or something then a plugin to make nice synths out....

  • What does that matter? it makes gorgeous sounds

  • well i think you're not realy in control of the sounds...

  • If you have actually downloaded the 21 day trial, you realize that you have total control of all the sounds. Try it...you will like it...

  • The thing about it, is that you slowly sculpt the sound by weeding out bad "genes" and keeping the ones you like. You still have the knobs and controls you're used to (it's depicted in a big fancy DNA chain thing), but the oscillators' controls are meant to be "sculpted" with the plant concept.

    Honestly, when it comes down to it... I have a million synths, and I love them all, but frankly they're not imaginative. They all work generally the same way. This doesn't. It's innovative and inspiring.

  • They gotta put this program on the ds

  • ghehe, lol, a vst plugin for the ds:P

  • They got a plug-in for the ds?

  • no, you said they should do it, and i had to laugh about it a bit:P

  • The korg ds-10 has gotten me really exited about the prospect of portable synths! I hope they keep making more

  • I'm in love with this thing. I just got omnisphere and alchemy (love both) but this was 1/3 the price and funner. I've hooked it up to tiction and pulled some amazing random performances out of it. absolutely a joy to play with.

  • Wow!!!! I have tried the demo and now I am buying this. As a producer I find it important to get ideas from conception to the marketplace as quickly as possible, so I must thank you for helping to speed up my workflow. If you develop any new synths with an interface similar to this I would be very interested. I love innovation when it works and this does.

  • the outro song is great ...mp3 link please :)

  • i got this synth a few months back. very very inspiring. i love the dna parimeters lulz!

  • that;s the most funny vst and the most cool one iv'e ever saw in my life =]

    thiz is my favourit vst

    it's good for psytrance too

  • magnus I've got a question ...the dna helix alters the sound ass well as the branches ...But when you alter a branch ( stretch it ) does it randomly alter the parameters in the dna helix ?

    Cause when I do and move back to the dna helix I see no changes in the settings ...enlighten me

  • Yeah, the branch mutates the dna by random when you stretch it, but the dna you edit with the gene manipulation tool is the dna of the seed. The root settings for all the branches so to speak. Sorry to say, but you cannot see exactly how a specific branch changes the dna, except for planting it as a new root seed.

  • Too bad the parameters in the dna helix aren' tautomatable ..maybe in  a future update ..magnus ;)

  • this synth deserves a nobel price! this is the most single inspiring synth ever - big kudos!

  • The main purpose is to clone the mod-wheel behavior. The mod-wheel makes all branches grow simultaneously, which you can see in some of the patch demos. If you find a branch that grows and morphs nicely, you can clone it to make all keys behave the exact same way. We didn't go that deep with this video, but there is a built-in step-by-step tutorial in the software that I can recommend.

  • genius

  • forreals man. new hobby right there

  • anyone know where i can get a free VST host for this plugin. I think it has to be at least version 2.4

  • Actually, the PC version ought to work in any host supporting VST 2.0 or higher. During the development I've been using Hermann Seib's free VSTHost for testing purposes. It is not a full blown sequencer, but it is sufficient for trying out plug-ins with a MIDI keyboard.

  • cool, id like to see a little more sound banks and presets, since im a preset klicker in general.

  • Do you mean that you would like to see more patches demoed in the video (or in another video) or do you mean that 550 factory patches is too few?

  • I answer yes for your both questions. Well, im sorry to say this but this video gave me the impression that the vst had a lot fewer presets than 550. And neither did I see any famous sounds from successful songs,just a bunch of nonsense sounds that i probably will never use. As a producer i often get requests to make songs that sound like other songs, so this is of the highest importance for me- therefore i think i will continue to use vanguard with all the presets available to download. thx

  • The downloadable trial version (which is fully functional for 3 weeks, including saving and loading) includes 300 patches, and another 250 is available for download if you register. The idea is that you create your own patches by exploring offspring from these factory patches.

  • Thanks for the responses. You will have to bear with us for the intolerance, all musicians is like nazis when it comes to new VST's. It takes time for us to get comfortable with something new. I will for sure try this vst.Thanks.

  • The interface is cool. But I can't see anything new... Sounds are quite ordinary. That's a great toy to play with, but I wouldn't use it to record a song or to play live.

  • Sorry to hear that you find it ordinary. Out of curiosity, which software *would* you use to record a song or play live with?

  • I wouldn't say the plug-in itself is ordinary, I was speaking about the sound and the way sound is created. The interface is really something new and interesting but I have the feeling that the sound could be produced by a few modules on a modular synth (that's what I use) and I don't really feel the link between the sound and the seed. The idea is interesting but you could go further. It would probably be less "mainstream sound" though and less easy to access...

    Cheers, keep going.

  • Ah. Glad you appreciate the interface. Sure, I don't doubt that you could produce these types of sounds on a modular system and if that offers you the workflow that you prefer, there are hundreds of products to choose from. Which is exactly why I didn't design a modular synth. :)

  • Bravo!

    A remarkable, revolutionary concept!

    Well done!

    Thanks for breathing new life into the virtual instrument realm.

  • Congrats Magnus,

    This is a great video for a great instrument!

    ;)  Urs

  • Thanks Urs! Your plugins aren't too bad either. ;-)

  • A truly revolutionary instrument, albeit just from a GUI standpoint.