Native Instruments just shipped Absynth 6 after working with the synth's original designer Brian Clevinger, and the update brings MPE support plus an AI-powered preset browser that maps sounds on a 2D grid based on how they actually sound instead of making you scroll through endless lists. The hybrid engine still does its granular, FM, wavetable, and subtractive thing with that wild 68-point envelope system, but it handles per-note pitch and timbre control through polyphonic aftertouch.
The preset pack features work from Brian Eno, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and Richard Devine, and the plugin reads patches going back to the first version. You get surround-sound spatialization, microtuning through MTS-ESP, and updated effects like the Aetherizer with per-effect surround controls.
The full version costs 200 bucks, and people who already have versions 2 through 5 can grab it for 99.
The preset pack features work from Brian Eno, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and Richard Devine, and the plugin reads patches going back to the first version. You get surround-sound spatialization, microtuning through MTS-ESP, and updated effects like the Aetherizer with per-effect surround controls.
The full version costs 200 bucks, and people who already have versions 2 through 5 can grab it for 99.
