User interface Hall of Fame

If software has a really great user interface it can take you much further than a great piece of kit with an impenetrable interface. Having just acquired the FabFilter Pro suite I just had to find out from other folks here what software they find just is so well done that it makes using it not only a pleasure but a creative enhancement. My current "Hall of Fame" nominee's that I have been privileged to use include the following:


Spectrasonics Omnisphere - An incredible synth with an interface that is simple but unfolds in complexity as you want to go deeper. Further, the patches are ordered by a fantastic tagging system that allows you to quickly zoom in on starting points for sound creation. The included libraries of sounds are really well done.

FabFilter Pro plugins - The EQ is a complete game changer. They just seem to understand what information you need for a task and how to present it in an optimal way.

Honorable mention for Valhalla Room which I just got but have not used enough yet to elevate it to another level. Really nice plug and a great price.


Strangely, Kontakt did not make the cut ;-)

So what does it for you? Let's share!

Ken

yorolpal


+1 on all the Spectrasonics stuff and the FabFilter.  But for sheer form follows function it's hard to beat a UAD LA2A or the new WAVES "One Knob" series.

Too bad that the UDA LA2A requires a UAD DSP card...or so they say. You really can't get much simpler than the Waves plugs lol! Perfect for effects tuning after one too many scotches.
 
Ken