You can now use your own audio file as a soundsource in Omnisphere 2, by simply dragging onto the interface! Go wild with using the new Granular Synthesis, Harmonia.

We are proud to announce a major new version of our award-winning Power Synth ® - which includes a host of new features, in particular a new interactive interface called “The Orb” offering stunning real-time synthesis manipulation capabilities, along with many deeply expanded additions to the synthesis engine and user interface. The update also includes many important user-requested features such as the new 5-Column Browser view and support for polyphonic aftertouch. The new version also includes a significant update to the factory patch library - 780 brand new patches which take advantage of all the new sound design capabilities and brings the total number of included sounds to over 8,000. Omnisphere 1.5 is available now from the area as a free update for all registered users.

Expanded Synthesis Omnisphere 1.5 includes new and expanded synthesis capabilities, with newly designed “zoom” interface views for Harmonia, Waveshaper and Granular synthesis areas. Harmonia can create extremely rich sounds by adding up to 10 oscillators per patch with new independent modulation possibilities on each oscillator. The Waveshaper now includes more extreme sound mangling capabilities with the new polyphonic “Crusher” and “Reducer” modules, which include ‘Animation’ and ‘Force’ parameters that can all be modulated. Omnisphere's Granular synthesis area has been made significantly more powerful by including new ‘Speed’ and ‘Position’ modes, which create dramatic polyphonic shifts through the audio and time spectrums. At the center of the Granular Zoom interface is a new real-time ‘Granular Visualizer’ showing a colorful graphic model of the effect of parameter edits, all of which makes Omnisphere's complex Granular synthesis easier to understand and more fun to use. “Our goal for Omnisphere has always been to make it the ‘best of both worlds’ – awesome sounds AND a dream instrument for sound design,” says Eric Persing, Founder and Creative Director of Spectrasonics. “As longtime synth geeks ourselves, we are just as excited as our customers to see how Omnisphere is growing and evolving as a synthesis platform.

We’re really looking forward to hearing how our users explore the new sonic worlds this version opens up. I think it’s some of our best work yet.' The Orb The innovative “Orb” feature of Omnisphere 1.5 is both a remarkable sound manipulation tool and an intuitive performance interface — it can be thought of as a ‘circular controller.’ Now with a single click of the mouse, the user can instantly customize the sound. Best of all, the Orb automatically works with every patch a user has, there’s no setup necessary. The user simply moves the Orb cursor with a mouse, a MIDI controller or in the case of an iPad, with fingers directly on the Orb itself.

As the Orb moves around the concentric circles, it morphs between automatically generated parameter scenes in Omnisphere’s STEAM engine in a highly intelligent and musical manner — all patch dependent — manipulating the sound in subtle or radical ways appropriate to that particular patch. If the user doesn’t like what the Orb has created, a complete new set of manipulations can be chosen by simply rolling the “Dice” button, which instantly creates a brand new group of intelligent sonic modifications and effects to try. There’s no limit to how many serendipitous sonic variations the “Dice” can create – opening up the vast power of the STEAM engine to every user, regardless of synthesis knowledge. For advanced synthesists seeking maximum flexibility, the Orb can also be setup manually and used as a new modulation source in Omnisphere’s sophisticated Mod Matrix. The Inertia slider of the Orb allows the user to create a ‘movement trail’ after letting go of the Orb, just like a ball might roll and bounce off the walls of a circular enclosure, adding a musical symmetry to the “performance” of an Orb interaction. Users can also Record their performance movements directly into the Orb and play the performance back in sync with their controller or host.

The Orb’s movements and sonic results are saved within the patch, multi or the host’s session for later recall. The movement of the Orb can also be automated in the users host. The ideal control surface for Omnisphere’s new ‘Orb’ is the multi-touch interface of the simultaneously announced “” iPad app, but the Orb can also be used with standard mice, trackpads and MIDI controllers.

Hands-On Expression Omnisphere 1.5 includes support for Spectrasonics new “” iPad app, which provides wireless multi-touch performance control over the instruments. Alternate controllers that send multiple simultaneous MIDI channels have improved handling with the new “Clone Part” feature, making it easier to edit with multichannel systems like Guitar synths and the Eigenharp™ controller. Omnisphere 1.5 also adds support for MIDI keyboards and devices that send polyphonic aftertouch. A special new MIDI Learn mode enables hardware controllers that send a single channel to have all of their learned knobs, sliders and switches affect any parts currently selected in Live Mode – making Omnisphere even more intuitive when controlled from a hardware synth such as a Moog Little Phatty™. Highlights of Omnisphere 1.5 • Innovative “Orb” ‘circular sound manipulation’ interface with Motion Recording and “Dice” button for infinite variations and one-touch sound customization • Expanded Synthesis capabilities: - Harmonia: New zoom page shows all Harmonia parameters per layer adding up to 10 oscillators per patch with new independent modulation options for Levels and Fine Tuning on each Harmonia oscillator. - Waveshaper: New zoom page with extreme new processing modules including polyphonic ‘Crusher’ and ‘Reducer’ sections with ‘Force’ and ‘Animation’ controls that can all be modulated.

- Granular Synthesis: New ‘Speed’ and ‘Position’ modes. New zoom page with new ‘Granular Visualizer’ showing a graphic model of the effect of parameter edits which makes Granular synthesis easier to use. • Patch Library Update: 780 brand new patches created by renowned Spectrasonics sound development team gives Omnisphere over 5,000 patches and 8,000 total included sounds! • New 5-Column Browser view displays more sound categories and attributes simultaneously • Support for new ‘’ iPad app • New “Most Recent” Browser sorting option • Added support for MIDI devices which send polyphonic aftertouch • New ‘Clone Part’ feature allows easier editing/setup with multichannel MIDI controllers • New MIDI Learn hardware control mode follows Live Mode selection • Modulation Envelope points can be key-command snapped to semitone when modulating pitch • User-assignable Legato Interval rule added • FREE update for all registered users of!

Hi all, Really need some help with trying to install this sonofabeech. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it, close to around 15 times now. Upon my first install i managed to get it working, by installing disc 1-6 and then just installing the software with the '1.5.8d update incl air keygen.' But i noticed that they were hardly any sounds included. SO (and this is where it all started to go wrong.) I read up on the install process and deleted my spectrasonics folder and started from scratch. I've followed the instruction to the letter, and watched countless youtube videos, but every time i try to load a patch i get the error: 'cannot load soundsource 'blabla' because directory 'core library' not found.

I have also noticed that when i initialize the program, where the 'check for updates' bit is, it shows the patches version, the software version but no soundsource version at all. Please tell me where I am going wrong? I'm on windows 8.1 Many thanks. Click to expand.I have gone to great lengths to verify the answer to this question because it's been the cause of much confusion. I had always thought that the idea that they were incremental was incorrect and that they were actually cumulative (as all updates generally are).

However many people were telling me that this was not the case so I actually tracked down a legitimate Spectrasonics customer and asked them what updates they had available to them. The answer was, as I thought, only the latest ones. If you only use Omnisphere then you want the latest Patch and Soundsource updates as well as the Bob Moog Tribute library update (if you have that installed) and the latest software update. If you use Trilian as well then you would also likely want the VIP Patch library update. So install the latest updates of each from the desktop to avoid problems. So finally we can put a bullet in at least one insidious problem. Click to expand.

You can install it where ever you like on windows I have Omnisphere content installed on G:/Plugin Content/Spectrasonics/STEAM and the Vst files are installed in two different folder one for 32 bit and one for the 64 bit and it is also installed on a differnet drive then the common C: it is located in I:/Vst Plugins and I:/Vst Plugins x64 I also have a subfolder called 'Synth' and that goes for all others Vst:s aswell all Delays in the subfolder Delay folder all Reverb in the Reverb subfolder all EQ in the EQ subfolder you get the idea? That way it is very easy to find all plugins You can of course sort them exactly how you like some like to sort them by manufactors i.e all Linplug plugins in one folder all Tonebooster plugins in one folder etc etc. Also if you one day is gonna do a format C: or you buy/build a new PC so when you install Omnispehere again and you have all the content on a different HD you only need to install DVD 1 no need to install everything again (i know i have done it a couple of times over the years) when asked to put in DVD 2 just klick on the x in the right corner and then install the update Then after loading Omnisphere in your host of choice search for Steam folder and klick that bowed arrow. You can install it where ever you like on windows I have Omnisphere content installed on G:/Plugin Content/Spectrasonics/STEAM and the Vst files are installed in two different folder one for 32 bit and one for the 64 bit and it is also installed on a differnet drive then the common C: it is located in I:/Vst Plugins and I:/Vst Plugins x64 I also have a subfolder called 'Synth' and that goes for all others Vst:s aswell all Delays in the subfolder Delay folder all Reverb in the Reverb subfolder all EQ in the EQ subfolder you get the idea? That way it is very easy to find all plugins You can of course sort them exactly how you like some like to sort them by manufactors i.e all Linplug plugins in one folder all Tonebooster plugins in one folder etc etc.

Also if you one day is gonna do a format C: or you buy/build a new PC so when you install Omnispehere again and you have all the content on a different HD you only need to install DVD 1 no need to install everything again (i know i have done it a couple of times over the years) when asked to put in DVD 2 just klick on the x in the right corner and then install the update Then after loading Omnisphere in your host of choice search for Steam folder and klick that bowed arrow. I have gone to great lengths to verify the answer to this question because it's been the cause of much confusion.

I had always thought that the idea that they were incremental was incorrect and that they were actually cumulative (as all updates generally are). However many people were telling me that this was not the case so I actually tracked down a legitimate Spectrasonics customer and asked them what updates they had available to them. The answer was, as I thought, only the latest ones. If you only use Omnisphere then you want the latest Patch and Soundsource updates as well as the Bob Moog Tribute library update (if you have that installed) and the latest software update.

If you use Trilian as well then you would also likely want the VIP Patch library update. So install the latest updates of each from the desktop to avoid problems. So finally we can put a bullet in at least one insidious problem.

Click to expand.Great, thanks for clearing that up Catalyst! I still have a nagging problem and I'm wondering if others have this too.

I've installed both Trilian and Omnisphere, both are apparently up to date: Trilian >software v1.4.3d >soundsources v1.0.1 >patches version 1.4.0 Omnisphere >software v1.5.8d >soundsources v1.0.2 >patches version 1.5.5 Almost all of the presets work in both libraries, EXCEPT a lot of the 'TR' bass presets in both instruments, especially those involving Modern Slap, Modern Pick and Modern Funk. Each patch gives me a 'missing or corrupted' error msg, always pointing to a sound sources file from the Trilogy library. The Electric Bass folder in the Trilogy Library folder has only one composite file: 'Trilogy Electric 01.db', which is 1.56 Gb and dates from Mar 1 2011. I replaced it from my backup but the problem persists. Is there another sound sources file I should have?

If so, where can I get it? If not, any idea what's up with this one? Any insight much appreciated, as always. Click to expand. Does anybody know what the correct file structures are for all the 6 disks and the installers, I think mine may be wrong because: When I try installing on a Mac, both the first installer and data updater skip the 'preparation' step which is when the steam library is installed. As a result the Omnisphere program installs correctly for me but it asks for a valid Steam folder when I start it in a daw. I checked my Library/Application Support files and I cannot find any Spectrasonics folder.