“Since the beginning of computer-based music, the biggest limitation of software synthesizers has been the lack of physical interaction. Most importantly, it’s easy for musicians to use - simply by selecting the hardware synth from the drop-down HW menu! Expanded Synthesis Capabilities The new development system also allows Spectrasonics to add new profiles for new hardware synths in the future. This new system allows Spectrasonics to enable sophisticated interactions from a single touch of a knob, including the ability for Omnisphere to automatically recall entire FX racks, assign multiple scaled parameters and even instantly create complex modulation matrix routings on-the-fly. Under the hood, Spectrasonics development team has carefully designed unique “Hardware Profiles” for each supported hardware synthesizer, to make the special features of that hardware work seamlessly with Omnisphere by translating MIDI messages from the hardware into satisfying sonic results in Omnisphere. On the technical side, the new Hardware Synth Integration feature in v2.5 goes far beyond the typical “MIDI Learn” approaches that most software synthesizers employ.
