Customer Reviews

  • Kinfonium

    ★★★★☆
    by Drew
    This is one of the most analog sounding softsynths I've heard. While it might seem to be limited it is actually capable of a truly wide range of sounds that sound great! The included effects are excellent and easy to use and overall it's a killer product. The reason for 4 vs 5 stars is I just got a new MacBook AIR with Sonoma and it won't load except with Rosetta - that's a drag as it's very CPU hungry and not being native keeps me from using it on my new machine. Hoping for an update soon as it's such a terrific and highly recommended synth!
  • Awesome Sounds

    ★★★★★
    by BakedBeats
    Very happy that I got this little big synth to my collection. REally enjoying the deep sounds.
  • Glad I bought it!

    ★★★★★
    by Boris M.
    This virtual instrument blew my mind. I was hesitant to buy it as I´m still an amateur when it comes to music production but I adapted to it pretty quickly. This is a beast of a plugin! The sounds are deep, rich, profound, very high quality. Playing around with the octaves between VCO 1 and 2 give me goosebumps, and the possibilities are endless. I got so much inspiration from it that I made a fantastic song on the second day after purchasing it. It´s totally worth the money, you will not regret it.
    I am a very visual person so the interface didn't look as exciting as others at first. Many plugins out there look modern with flashy colors, but I have now fallen in love with Knifonium's simple to understand User Interface. It truly feels like you own a relic, an antique mysterious instrument powerful enough to transform your ideas and impress human kind.
    Because of its potent engine, you'll need a good PC. My i5 16gb RAM laptop struggles when I increase voices so I'm already saving to buy a new computer. In the meantime, I have been exporting my patterns as WAV files and then importing them into my songs, so I don't force the CPU to utilize the plugin live. This is a decent workaround: don't try to have all your patterns as virtual instrument entries.
    I will continue unlocking it's secrets and so should you. Have fun.
  • Not just a synth

    ★★★★★
    by Meindert
    Sorry, bought this a view months ago, not really had time. Initial thought, okay fine. Another sort of minimoog vst...
    today took some more time, wow, what a warm sound!
    If you like analog, deep growling and warmness on a vst...this is it!
    This is certainly something different from a minimoog sound, a synth of his own....
  • Impressive!

    ★★★★★
    by AORUA
    This has to be one of the smoothest sounding, yet warmest synths I have ever heard. The sound it projects is beautiful. Super clarity with nothing harsh about the sound whatsoever. The more I mess with the the 2022 All Bundle and everything it has to offer, the more I am impressed with the outstanding quality Plugin Alliance provides.
  • Great Sounding Synth

    ★★★★★
    by sobrinN
    It indeed sounds really good but it is very cpu hungry though!
  • Favourite Synth

    ★★★★★
    by Markant
    I bought the synth just to try it out because I am very satisfied with all other Brainworx plugins. And I must say, this has taken off my shoes! I have been doing noise techno for over 20 years and have always been dissatisfied with the filters and sound bending characteristics of other manufacturers. Knifonium not only feels wonderful (sounds weird if you just using a mouse, but i think the feels somehow "free") but the sound is just incredible. No harsh highs no uncomfy noises just pure and evil synth sounds. The UI is in a way unique. It's so simple you understand the idea in no time.
    For now this is my all favourite Synth.
  • knifonium

    ★★★★☆
    by Herz
    mega Teil
  • Wow

    ★★★★★
    by The Second Law
    Bought this more or less on a whim after seeing the praise Junkie XL gave it. It was a turning point for me. Prior to picking this up, I was a guitar guy through-and-through. I never liked synth bass or synth horns and my intention was to use this for pads and background sounds in my productions.
    Instead, this helped change my life. The Berlin bass preset became the first synth bass sounds I ever actually loved, and as I got to know this synth my love for synths opened way up. Now I find myself reaching for this just as often as I reach for my bass guitar and Big Muff.
    This thing sounds thick and mean and powerful. A single well-designed patch is so cool to listen to, it almost seems like a shame to add other instruments into the mix. The feedback section is kind of like a secret weapon, just kind of hiding down there at the bottom of the window. The filter sounds massive, and I often map it to the knobs on my NI keyboard so I can perform with the filter like I do with my hardware synths (which I started collecting after getting this). The arp is incredibly powerful, and one of my favorite arps out there. If you want a cleaner, prettier sound, you can do that too. This reacts like a tube amp, turning up the volume anywhere (including the volume of the oscillators) will add drive, so the cleaner sounds are created by choosing a lighter output saturation on the knob at the bottom-right of the window and then pulling back the volume knobs throughout the interface. Don’t forget also to click on the little screws in the GUI. Some of them have functions like controlling stereo width.
    Also, explore the octave selection switch. I might be hearing things, but I swear you get a different character out of the synth by playing an octave down vs. selecting “-1” on the switch. So cool.
  • A great synth.

    ★★★★★
    by Yeah_3D
    I really love the sound of this synth plugin. It's nice, rich & solid. For me it's great because it holds up on both low & high octaves. I wish I could afford the original, though...