Favorite Physical Modeling VSTi in 2021... and Beyond!

[TonalDynamics]

Afternoon lads,

I've been delving into the world of granular synthesis of late, trying to discover the 'zen' of what its true musical possibilities are, and it got me wondering if there were any new P.M. offerings out there that have flown under my radar (I'm a big fan of AAS, but have yet to try Chromaphone 3, been using 2 for years).

What are some of your favorite/more recent physical modeling instruments (synth, acoustic simulation or otherwise)?

Cheers!

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[Alchemedia]

Chromaphone 3, Plasmonic, Kaivo, Mutable Instruments Rings, Expressive E Noisy.

 

[wxyz]

Respiro

 

[DivingInSpace]

Mutable Instruments Rings

Nice to see some modular gear on here. I am hopefully going to DIY one in he near future

 

[doctoremmet]

Rhizomatic Plasmonic
Chromaphone 3
Madrona Labs KAIVO

And using some modeling principles in MSoundFactory and Voltage Modular patches

 

[Alchemedia]

Rhizomatic Plasmonic
Chromaphone 3
Madrona Labs KAIVO

Great minds think alike!

 

[Trash Panda]

IK Multimedia MODO Bass and MODO Drums have allowed me to free up hard drive space that used to be dedicated to bass and drum libraries.

Aaron Venture Infinite Brass and Woodwinds are also awesome if using a combination of samples and physical modeling is allowed.

 

[doctoremmet]

Respiro

Bought it this friday. Learned Nusofting’s Luigi (Liqih) was involved in Respiro’s development. Remembered how I liked Modelonia. Went to the website and I bought their new Sinmad. Will try it and report back here

 

[doctoremmet]

Also keen to find out if @Troels Folmann is applying pysical modeling principles in the realtime rendering of acoustic instruments under the hood of Soundpaint.

 

[Wes Antczak]

Korg Prophecy.

 

[Markrs]

MODO Drums and Bass
Pianoteq
SWAM instruments

Love them all, though I still think SWAM as a bit of a way to go but the others are incredibly realistic, and for me can replace using samples

 

[doctoremmet]

Korg Prophecy.

I did notice that - tempting… *)

*) assuming you meant the recently released polyphonic plugin version

 

[doctoremmet]

Is my assumption correct that the only way to ever play Friktion is to subscribe to a 19.99/m Reason+?

Edit: wrong assumption. They’ve just hidden the store really well.

 

[doctoremmet]

Rhizomatic Plasmonic
Chromaphone 3
Madrona Labs KAIVO

And using some modeling principles in MSoundFactory and Voltage Modular patches

I am definitely adding REAKTOR to my list. Having fun with some really old ensembles (Chet Singer stuff) and this one:

 

[AceAudioHQ]

Modo bass and drum

 

[doctoremmet]

 

[Markrs]

I love Reaktor but struggle to find the time to really have a good play with it. You could argue it is too deep of a synth, which becomes a barrier to many of us using it, which is a real shame.

 

[doctoremmet]

I hear you. But boy… is it fun once you dive in. I sometimes wonder how REAKTOR has not really become THE platform for physical modelling? But I bet it has something to do with what you’re saying… complexity.

 

[doctoremmet]

3:35…

 

[Monkberry]

MODO Bass
SWAM String Bundle
SWAM Woodwind Bundle