Product Reviews by KVR Members

I bought Phonec because I like the vintage sound of old electronics that is used in the music of Boards of Canada. There is many patches that comes with the synth that are spot on that kind of washed out, detuned "VHS" lofi sound that I love so much! It's also quite easy to come up with your own patches, there is a lot under the hood but it's easy to use because everything is logically laidout and you understand the signal flow right away. The special features are the melt and drift parameters that emulate the sound of VHS. The emulation is as close as you'd expect from a software, and it's quite fun to load a patche and play with the melt function hearing how it morph the sound into a more organic tone.

There is a lot of filters available and the routing options are simple but efficient. I'm not a synthesizer expert when it comes to programming patches, but with Phonec I feel I could make some worthwhile preset banks without it taking too much time. Some of the tones can be hear piercing, so it's important to put a limiter to prevent hear damage as with all instruments). The way the synth is programmed, you really feel that it's open to experimentations, as the parameters covers a wide range of tones.

Even if the price is a bit high for what it is, I feel that it's a must for anyone seeking that particular vintage tone. In a effect chain with tape delays and stereo flangers it sounds terrific!!!

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Don't judge a book by it's cover, because the Red Dragon synthesizer VST may look like a bit "amateur" when looking at his GUI but it's a very good instrument in it's own right. The included 384 presets really shows the possibilities & the synth is quite capable in creating a lot of diverse sounds. The Tim Conrardy presets are, for me, some of the best in the batch with his trademark space & galactic atmosphere. Kriminal also supply some tasty basses! There's some good FXs, basses, leads, ambient pads & textures included & I think it can suit a wide range of styles. Even if the interface seems a bit weird at first it is really easy to use & you can come up with good usable sounds very quickly. I think that's it main strength. I also like to browse the wide range of presets when looking for inspiration plus the fact that it's a synth with it's own oscillators makes the sounds more versatile than using samples one-shots. You can play on a wide range of notes/octaves & still have a good musical tone. Well worth the 10$ asking price!Read Review