#Omnisphere 1 price update

It's surprisingly tough to rank the update's content in order of preference, so I'll start with the most generous: the addition of 780 extra patches, pushing Omnisphere's database beyond the 5000 mark! As the synth's 'STEAM' engine has been boosted (in the oscillator department) by this upgrade, many new patches elect to demonstrate this rather than drawing from the core sample library. When it appeared, 1.5 was followed in rapid succession by two further bug‑fixing updates, so the version discussed here is actually 1.5.2. Thanks to enticing Youtube demos of a mysterious 'Orb” and details of an iPad application, plus rumours of a host of new patches, we users watched our calendars avidly until the Promised Day in February.

#Omnisphere 1 price update

In a world where you rarely get owt for nowt, this free update was keenly anticipated. That's over‑simplifying things a tad, though, and to get a better appreciation, I recommend a leisurely read of the December 2008 SOS review ( /sos/dec08/articles/spectrasonicsomnisphere.htm). Individual patches consist of two layers, each with extensive timbral and modulation capabilities, effects and filters. Spectrasonics' Omnisphere is a multitimbral virtual instrument whose patches are based on a 40GB collection of varied, often remarkable audio recordings, paired with a powerful DSP synthesizer. Click the ball (or touch the surface with your finger if using Omni TR) and then spin it around the circle to generate timbral changes. The Orb as it appears from within Omnisphere.

Spectrasonics bring yet more goodies to the Omnisphere party, aiming to make their highly acclaimed synth even better.