Computer Music top 10 Soft Synths

Computer Music has posted on their blog a couple videos showcasing the top 10 Software Synths as voted on by their readers.  Whether or not you agree with the list order it does form a really cool overview of some of the smokiness soft synths on the planet today.  There were a few that I didn't know existed, a few old favorites that I now miss, a few that are in my arsenal that I can't live without, and a few I knew about but didn't KNOW about.  Ah, so many synths so little Benjamin's (er, time). 

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Harry Krishna

I've been eyeing the release date for Krishna ( a cool new soft-synth from the folks at Devine Machine) for some time and today it's here!:D

I'm definitely a fan of these guys ever since I picked up Lucifer a while back. When they announced Krishna earlier in the year it peaked my curiosity because it seemed to have a unique tonal character with its so called "Frame Oscillators". Although I've been setting aside some Benjamin's for it, last week I cracked and picked up the AKAI MPD24 instead (which I'm loving, btw) so I'll have to wait a little bit longer to pick it up. In the meantime there's a demo (PC/MAC) on the site that I'm downloading as I type this. I'll give it a whirl over the next few days and report back on my thoughts.-m