Synapse Audio Poly-850 shareware VSTi plug-in

This is a short audio demo of the Synapse Audio Software Poly-850 VST synthesizer which is an emulation of the Korg Poly-800. The Poly-850 uses ONE filter for all voices just like the original. It's a commercial plug-in but the only limitation of the demo version is that you cannot save your own patches (no annoying bleeps every few minutes or stuff like that).

The following three preset patches were used:

- Pizz Lead
- DM Bass
- Synth Cellos

The drums are samples from a Roland TR-707 drum machine (to create some kind of typical 1980's low budget studio sound feeling).

I added some effects from FL Studio 9 (compressor, delay, reverb). This is my first recording with the demo version of the new FL Studio 9.

The pictures used in this video are from the internet. No copyright violation was intended. All rights belong to the owners.

Pictures in order of appearance:

- Poly-850 VSTi
- Poly-800
- EX-800
- Poly-800 with reversed keys
- Poly-800 II

Please add "&fmt=35" (480 p), "&fmt=22" (720 p) or "&fmt=37" (1080 p) to the URL for better audio quality (without the quotation marks).

Feel free to leave comments.

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Music

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• analog
• hybrid
• keyboard
• rhythm composer
• electronic music
• image
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• freeware
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[plixness]

The double voice of X-Poly definetly improved Synapse's Poly. I wrote a review of it, but links don't seem to work, probably due to spam. Anyhow: it just got greater.

[sauermusicDE]

@plixness Where did you write it? On sonicstate? On kvr? On harmony-central? Just mention the major name of the page and I'm sure people will find it. 

[nvbrkr]

Sorry for the negative comment, but I don't think this sounds like a Poly-800. Not that there even needs to be a terribly realistic emulation of it, but I'm not hearing it in this case.

[sauermusicDE]

@nvbrkr In the meantime Synapse Audio created a more enhanced version of the Poly-850 called X-Poly. Among other improvements it has new preset patches.

[franfarnezi]

Its NO freeware. Only shareware are in the Synapse site.

[sauermusicDE]

I already explained in my description that we are talking about the demo version of a commercial plug-in here. Although demo versions are always "freeware" (Did you ever see one which you had to pay for?) I corrected the video title to your pleasure and to avoid further irritations. But I will add the word "freeware" to my tags so that people still can find my video if they can live with the limitations of the demo version.

[MetroSonus]

oh it sounds like the poly 800, but with none of the character.

[plixness]

@sauermusicDE It can be read on Original Sound Version. Just search for Original Sound Version google and look up Synapse in their search engine.

[v1o]

@sauermusicDE Oh yes that's indeed true. Most VST software emulations sound similar but not exacting to the original hardware analog unit. Even Arturia's CS80 doesn't sound quite like the real one. One exception I've seen is the SQ8L VSTi, its sounds about 98% like the ESQ-1 and can even load its patches.

[sauermusicDE]

I agree with you. You describe the differences exactly. There are only a few plug-in's that come close to their original hardware counterpart anyway. Nonetheless the Poly-850 sounds quite good compared to some other "wannabe-analog-sounding" plug-in's. Creating a "thicker" sound is no big problem (for example by using an additional chorus effect or stacking more instances of the plug-in and detuning them slightly against each other).