What's New in Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2

Spectrasonics are synonymous with high-quality sound design instruments. I was a big fan of Atmosphere, which was then succeeded by Omnisphere… which was so huge and expansive it its sonic capabilities, we all questioned whether it'd be possible to explore all it can offer in one lifetime!

Well, after many years of development, Spectrasonics are releasing Omnisphere 2.0 on April 30th 2015 for $499 US / 399€ Euro.

And yours truly is most excited about importing audio! 

Here's just a little of what Omnisphere promises:

Vast New Synthesis Possibilities:

• Audio Import - Use your own audio file as a soundsource in Omnisphere
  
• Over 400 New DSP Waveforms for the Synth Oscillator - an increase of 100X
  
• Wavetable Synthesis - Each Waveform is now a Morphing Wavetable
  
• Powerful New Granular Synthesis algorithm
  
• Deeper FM/Ring Mod capabilities for aggressive timbres
  
• 8 New Filter Types - New Power Filters, Vowel, Resonators
  
• New Unison Drift models Analog Polysynth behavior
  
• Expanded Modulation with new sources and many more targets
  
• Polyphonic LFO and Modulation Envelope options
  
• Soundsource Reversing
  

Now includes over 10,000 sounds!

• More than 3,000 New patches and soundsources from acclaimed Spectrasonics Sound Design Team
  
• New Omnisphere EDM library with cutting-edge, modern sounds
  
• New Exclusive Soundsources from Diego Stocco's Custom Built Instruments
  
• New category of Phrase-based Soundsources for granular synthesis
  
• Hundreds of new Circuit Bent Soundsources
  
• Many Innovative new Psychoacoustic Soundsources
  
• New Melodic Cave Stalactites Soundsources 
  
• …and much, much more!
  

New Interface:

• Redesigned Wider User Interface with many improvements
  
• New Show Modulation pane opens modulation routings/sources on left side
  
• New Mini-Browser available at all times
  
• Larger Full Browser Design
  

Enhanced Browsing Experience:

• Sound Match™ feature instantly locates any related sounds in the library
  
• Sound Lock™ allows endless useful variations by locking sound aspects while you browse
  
• Easy Sound/Project Sharing for collaborators and third party libraries
  
• Greatly Improved sound organization system
  
• Fast Progressive Loading allows rapid auditioning
  
• Browse Patches by Mood
  
• Expanded Genres
  
• Browse by Oscillator type
  
• Boolean search options
  

New Arpeggiator Features:

• Note transposition for step seq-style patterns
  
• Arp pattern lock while browsing
  
• Speed Offset control allows slow down/speed up effects
  
• New modulation capabilities
  

25 New FX Units:

• Innerspace
  
• Quad Resonator
  
• Thriftshop Speaker
  
• Classic Twin
  
• Bassman
  
• Hi-Wattage
  
• Rock Stack
  
• Brit-Vox
  
• Boutique
  
• San-Z-Amp
  
• Stompbox Modeler
  
• Metalzone Distortion
  
• Toxic Smasher
  
• Foxxy Fuzz
  
• Analog Phaser
  
• Analog Flanger
  
• Analog Chorus
  
• Analog Vibrato
  
• Solina Ensemble
  
• Vintage Tremolo
  
• Envelope Filter
  
• Crying Wah
  
• Stomp-Comp
  
• Precision Compressor
  
• Studio 2-Band EQ
  

Flexible New FX Features:

• 16 FX units per patch
  
• Full matrix modulation of every FX slot
  
• New Aux FX rack per patch with Pre/Post fader sends
  
• Hundreds of New FX Presets and Racks
  
• Lock FX while browsing 
  

Improvements/Special Features:

• Live Mode with key splits
  
• Enhanced Orb with Attractor mode
  
• Tweak Trilian Custom Controls Interface inside Omnisphere
  
• Global Clock Speed (Halftime, Doubletime, etc)
  
• - and more!