Not every section is robust (the percussion section in particular in pretty bare compared to the others), but you’re going to be swimming in synths and pads among other categories. In terms of what you’ll be hearing, there’s everything here from pads and synths to different kinds of bass, belltones (my favorite!), and even percussion. I guess this explains the new sorting category of “Recent User” so you can easily find the most recent patches you’ve been regularly using when browsing in the user category. And on the topic of more sounds and Trilian, users who register both Omnisphere and Trilian are given access to a special VIP Sound Library, further expanding upon already massive library. This allows you to find samples to be inspired by as well as allowing you to find something quickly if you have a particular sound in mind. Fortunately the navigation system that we described in detail in our Trilian review (also a Spectrasonics product) is also featured in Omnisphere, allowing the user to search for sounds by every imaginable parameter from generalized instrument group down into specific instrument, complexity, and genre types.

It’s so huge that it’s actually overwhelming, and the version 1.5 upgrade further complicates this matter by adding over 700 new patches, putting the current total at over 5,000. Hit the jump for our full review of Omnisphere v1.5!įirst off, Omnisphere is huge. While Dale reviewed the original release of Omnisphere a couple years ago, Spectrastonics recently launched version 1.5, offering more sounds and capabilities, so I thought I’d take a stab at this beast, and have even written two tracks using the software for your listening pleasure.

Well, if you’re like me and prefer to use synthesized sounds, you’ve probably heard of Omnisphere, Spectrasonics’ flagship soft synth (or ‘Power Synth,’ as they refer to it). Kunal mentioned in his review of LA Scoring Strings a few weeks back that strings are particularly challenging to recreate in a synthesized environment.

Omnisphere power synth