Last year, I went from using outboard hardware synths to almost exclusively using software synths. At first I wasn't sure how the quality would turn out but they ended up sounding better, overall.
Here's the list of what I'm using right now for sounds:
SampleTank 2L (sampler and wavetable synth)
Miroslav Philharmonik (realistic orchestral wavetable synth)
Dimension LE (general purpose synth)
Cakewalk TTS-1 (great bread-and-butter synth with basic sounds I need!)
Z3TA+ (the grand-daddy of all analog modeling synths - has HUGE sounds)
DSK TechSynth Pro (another awesome analog synth I use a LOT)
DSK Church Organ
DRFusion Drums
DSK AkoustiK GuitarZ
DSK Brass
DSK ChoirZ
DSK Darkness Theory
DSK KaoS Beta
RGC Audio SFZ+ (Soundfont Player)
DSK ZetH and ZitH (Analog modeling synths)
DSK Synthopia 2
DSK B3x
LightBag II (amazing drawbar organ synth)
Matnitron
Turntablist Pro (turntable simulator that plays any .wav file as a vinyl record)
My DAW is Cakewalk Music Creator 5.
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