This review is based upon the MAX version. These contain 11, 22 and 33 synths respectively, with pricing to match. There are three versions: Syntronik 2 SE, Syntronik 2 and Syntronik 2 MAX. Whether the source was a single or multiple instruments, from the user perspective, a Syntronik instrument presents like a single instrument with a UI reflecting the look of the original hardware. By “synths” here, we mean a collection of sounds from a single source hardware instrument or multiple related instruments. Like the original, this new version comes in several sizes, from a small but potent free version (Syntronik 2 CS) to the everything-included package containing all 33 individual synths. But importantly for many Syntronik fans, what was of impressive scope originally has now grown a great deal larger. So it took a little over two years, but the new capabilities in the latest SampleTank have been exploited to create this latest version of Syntronik, and there are some significant improvements in a variety of areas like modulation possibilities, editing capabilities, and more. SampleTank continued to evolve, with version 4 having been released in mid-2019. I was far from alone in being blown away by the sounds the original Syntronik was capable of.Īn improved version of Syntronik appeared in 2018 with additional content, and that was it for a while. We can probably safely assume that a boutique recording chain was employed to help things along. But it did something that’s difficult to achieve with software-generated sound by producing the rich, complex sounds that vintage hardware could create. Such can’t be done with sample playback, at least when using samples of other than single-cycle waveforms. Syntronik didn’t deliver a full-fledged synthesis capability, of course. So Syntronik was not a new instrument, per se, but a new collection of samples delivered in a self-contained package with a custom UI that made the whole thing quite visually appealing, and, oh yes, that sounded most impressive. SampleTank, then at version 3, had originally appeared over 15 years earlier and IKM had been enhancing it over the years. IKM already had the software platform ready for sample-based sound delivery. The overall effort was impressive both in terms of scope and quality of the results. Instrument collector Erik Norlander supplied most of the 38 hardware synths used in the project. In 2017 IK Multimedia introduced a major product, Syntronik, that delivered a huge collection of sample-based synthesizer sounds.
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