Essential Software: Omnisphere

 

15 Apr 2010

 

 

A year since it was released, Spectrasonics' Omnisphere has become essential studio software. Let's take a look at this modern classic's path to the heavens.

 

It all started with this in 2004:

 

Spectrasonics Atmosphere

 

Spectrasonics Atmosphere [discontinued] was a simple synthesiser with a difference: it was the brainchild of sound-designer extraordinaire Eric Persing.

 

Next up was...

 

Spectrasonics Trilogy

 

Trilogy is to this day a staple in dance music studios around the world. Simple and powerful, Trilogy sampled real analogue basses, and didn't try to emulate them. This meant the true fatness of the original synthesisers could be accessed easily in music productions.

 

Next came Stylus, and its successor Stylus RMX:

 

Stylus RMX

 

RMX set new standards in drum loop editing and playback, and can be found in most music producer's studios today.

 

Finally, arrived Omnisphere. With a new interface and engine called S.T.E.A.M., this product took the best bits of all its predecessors (hence the name) and created something more powerful, deep and expansive than the classic Atmosphere ever was. Just look at the extreme effort that went into creating it:

 

 

Now let's have a look as some Omnisphere presets:

 

 

Here is a professional composer displaying the melodic possibilities of Atmosphere:

 

 

In 2010, Omnisphere has an impressive range of achievements to its name:

 

  • Omnisphere was named Software Synthesiser of the Year in Future Music and Electronic Music magazines.
  • Omnisphere 1.0.3 update added 2000+ new patches across every category [total: 4000].
  • Omnisphere won prestigious Musikmesse International Press Award [MIPA], chosen by the editors of over 100 music industry magazines from more than a dozen countries:
Omnisphere MIPA award ceremony
  • Omnisphere was used to score the movies Terminator Salvation, District 9 and Avatar.


Today, Spectrasonics are showing users how to build new patches on Omnisphere from scratch, presented by one of the software's master sound designers:

 

Episode 10: "Diego Stocco Masterclass from Spectrasonics on Vimeo.

 

If you're interested in picking up Omnisphere, you can do so at the official distributor here.

 

Check back soon for our review of the latest Spectrasonics gem - the sequel to the classic bass machine Trilogy - known as Trillian:

 

Spectrasonics Trillian


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