Product: Future Audio Workshop Circle
Price Paid: USD 199
Submitted
10/14/2008
at
09:28pm
by
Mike D
Reviewer Background
:
I have been making music for 6 years and play keyboard. The version of the software is 1.0.3 and I use it with Logic Pro 8. I use it for making electronic sounds for video games. I am using it on a iMac Intel. I use monitor speakers and headphones.
Ease of Use
:
8
Yes, the software is intuitive and easy to learn. The copy protection is a serial code scheme which was not too much hastle. Setting up controllers was easy using the midi learn button in the top corner of the plug-in window. The sounds that came with Circle were good, but found it was really easy to mess around and start making my own sounds.
Sounds/Sound Quality
:
8
It sat in the mix well. Somtimes it can sound a little lo-fi, especially with some of the wavetables. The presets were good and it was easy enough to make changes to a sound to make it more personal. The instrument is as expressive as you would expect from a soft synth. The max polyphony is 32, but it would choke at this many voices. I'd say true polyphony is 10 on my iMac.
Overall Rating
:
9
Yes, it was worth the price. I chose it over omnisphere because it was cheaper and easier to use. I love the sound and the way it is easy to program. I don't like the CPU hit. It hasn't crashed which is good. In general I am having a lot of fun with Circle. Some extra filter shapes would be nice.
