This came with my Akai MPK Mini MK2 and I never even bothered downloading it even though it was free with the controller. After watching this, it's clear that I really should just hurry up and download it already, cause this is amazing!
Very helpful and informative overview - thanks. I just got Hybrid 3 today, and its sound is stunning. As the narrator in the video indicates, it's all about the music, and from the short time I've had Hybrid 3, this synth has already inspired me musically with just a brief, cursory tour through its amazing set of presets. The pads alone are worth the price of admission. Highly recommended!
This review is very well done. Just note, you have to skim past EDM sounds if you want to really see what a synth can do. Again, hats of to this review for taking us on a spin around this plugin
Brilliant review - you're coverage is amazing - enjoyed the overview for the first half and the all the examples of sounds in the second half - a real treat - Thanks!!!!
I have Air Loom and Hybrid and I must say I am more impressed with those synths than Sylenth, Hive or Massive which all sound flat to me. It all depends on the kind of music we want to make I guess. Air Loom sounds robotic which I like, it's great for making weird sounds and effects, and Hybrid sounds very warm and dark.
I simply can't understand why this synth isn't being discussed more. It might not have as many bells and whistles as Spectrasonics upcoming Omnisphere 2 (which is awesome), but there is a strong attention to detail in the overall sound of the instrument that I REALLY dig.
Love this synth!!!! And I own Omnisphere and an Ob8 as well. Instant inspiration.. these guys did an awesome job putting together a solid product, killer patches, clear interface. I got it on sale at such a steal I have to at least give it praise.
5 years later, it's still a formiddable synth, and it doesn't eat too many reasources so I can have a project with quite a few instances of it. I picked it up for about $5. Unreal. No need to spend hundreds on synths.
Why should it become unrevelant after any time? It’s a piece of extraordinary software that’s not going to get old, I don’t believe it’s capabilities are ever going to be lesser than my demands :)
Can't tell any difference in the doubling on or off at 9:15. Maybe my ears are too dull. **EDIT** I just downloaded a copy from Plugin Boutique after getting a special offer in my email. Tried the Doubling for myself and yup, there's a difference! Sweet synth!!
IN my opinion Nexus 2 is more powerfull than Hybrid also have high quality fantastic collection of samples from Virus Ti, Virus Snow and top shelf analog and digital synthesizers:)))especially i love it new modern commercial expansions:))..just sounds magnificent:)))
From what I hear here there isn't much that gets me excited. But, you never know where your next sound is going to come from. So it finds a place in my VST folder.
Sounds really great i've check it out price of AAX Hybrid 2 wchich is 150$ for the version 2.0 but i guess everybody waiting for final price that 3.0.On the other hand some people wish to compare Hybrid 3 to ReFx Nexus 2 ( last time it was 199 Euro for 1100 basic presets and samples unfortunately now is 249 Euro and 46 Euro for ech selected by customer additional expansion).I hope Air Hybrid 3 will be more affordable:))and compete with that stuff: as well:)
i'm really not good at synthesis, i remember a synth where you could select a random button which would then randomize all paramaters and come up with new original sounds. That would be cool.
Fantastic review! I hate to say this because I'm a huge fan of u-he Zebra 2 ... but some of the sounds here _might_ _just_ _be_ more sophisticated than in Z2 ... and I say that with a heavy heart because I _love_ Zebra 2. However, I'm sure the oscillators aren't nearly as sophisticated as the wavetable engine in Z2, but still, the depth and tone of these sounds are inspiring, as you've pointed out. This looks to be well worth the $150.00 price tag :)
This is a beautiful sounding synth and what a great review. This synth is currently(for a few days only), on offer for just $1 through vstbuzz. As long as it's 64bit(which the air website seems to confirm), I'll be snapping their hand off. Thanks for the review.
this synth is incapable of General Midi, check out a synthesizer by Sonic Cat called Purity, it supports GM and will get the job done and sounds wonderful
dude airtech was Wizoo in the past They made stuff for steinberg , then avid bought them out ; Same thing like camel audio wich is now bought out by apple ; It happens all the time .
Hey maybe you can help me with this problem. I have edited some presets that come in the library of Hybrid and save them in a folder I created on my desktop. Now the problem is when I go and try to open the saved presets Hybrid doesn't recognize the file. What am I doing wrong? The files save as .tfx
Neat synth, nice sounding, and independent A/B parts is a great feature (reminds me of Surge). But I don't understand, why there is no simple crossfade control to morph between the parts (like in Linplug MorphoX). it is obvious feature to have for such a synth.
anybody else have the problem where you get everything downloaded and you go to your plugins and hybrid is nowhere to be found, then you try to retype the code and it says the limit has been reached?? please help!
hey, the presets are in the application/program directory, and they did not show for me b/c the permissions were set wrong when it installed I had to right click on the application folder and set the permission to where I owned the folder, then my presets worked.
This VST comes bundled with the m audio code series of midi controller, and i think, i will buy one of them. Is this a good replacement for something like sylenth? I don't want to spend another 150€ on software.
Hey, i am a new music producer, i started about like 8 months ago or something.. And i just started adding vsts to my fl studio. and now that i know how to use fl, can you add hybrid to Cubase & fl??
I'm more of a hardware dude that was flipping sounds on my 6Hd Through Logic,,, this synth came with the MPC Ren and I just feel in love with it. I've tried other solfsyths and after a while I lose interest in them fast. I really like this 1 and haven't even pull sounds from my 6hd in a while.
This came with my Akai MPK Mini MK2 and I never even bothered downloading it even though it was free with the controller. After watching this, it's clear that I really should just hurry up and download it already, cause this is amazing!
That patch at 8:15 is very inspiring. It's not often these days a patch excites me, but I love this. You have good taste Russ!
Very helpful and informative overview - thanks. I just got Hybrid 3 today, and its sound is stunning. As the narrator in the video indicates, it's all about the music, and from the short time I've had Hybrid 3, this synth has already inspired me musically with just a brief, cursory tour through its amazing set of presets. The pads alone are worth the price of admission. Highly recommended!
This review is very well done. Just note, you have to skim past EDM sounds if you want to really see what a synth can do.
Again, hats of to this review for taking us on a spin around this plugin
Brilliant review - you're coverage is amazing - enjoyed the overview for the first half and the all the examples of sounds in the second half - a real treat - Thanks!!!!
16:20 Of course this thing can emulate orchestral strings! I'm gonna go get this right now
I have Air Loom and Hybrid and I must say I am more impressed with those synths than Sylenth, Hive or Massive which all sound flat to me. It all depends on the kind of music we want to make I guess. Air Loom sounds robotic which I like, it's great for making weird sounds and effects, and Hybrid sounds very warm and dark.
I just got this last night. It was on sale at 90% off. I can easily see this becoming one of my favorites!
Hey mine isn’t the full version
@@aatir1323 I haven't found any limitations on mine.
@teodoro cobbo fernandes On ADSR Sounds.
www.adsrsounds.com/product/software/air-music-tech-hybrid-3-high-definition-virtual-synthesizer/
Awesome I have hybrid 2.0 looking forward to free update. Love your videos Russ. When it come to pro tools and plugins info your the man. :)
I cannot believe this synth was available for 1 Euro! This synth even in 2018 is versatile and sounds great. Thanks for the video.
at last a review where the guy knows what he is talking about
I simply can't understand why this synth isn't being discussed more. It might not have as many bells and whistles as Spectrasonics upcoming Omnisphere 2 (which is awesome), but there is a strong attention to detail in the overall sound of the instrument that I REALLY dig.
here we are
Got this todat wih my MPK mini and I'm blown away by the presets. Love the bell and arpeggio ones. Great video!
Love this synth!!!! And I own Omnisphere and an Ob8 as well. Instant inspiration.. these guys did an awesome job putting together a solid product, killer patches, clear interface. I got it on sale at such a steal I have to at least give it praise.
4 years on Hybrid is STILL my go to Synth. Couple it with a Fishman Triple Play on a guitar will have jaws dropping everywhere.
This really makes me want to write some synthwave
FREE WITH AN AKAI APC MINI
+Synthematix Also the MPK Mini!
And m-audio zone
But you can install it only on one computer. I bought new laptop and cannot activate licence on it :(
how do you do that ?
and m-audio code 61
Love that introspection sound. Sat for half an hour myself just playing a few ideas as well. Only paid £1 from plugin boutique 😉
Same. It's a steal. Now that black friday is coming, i will be on Plugin Boutique hunting plugins ;)
@@manuelvanderzee9926 I got 10 plugins for Hybrid 3 for £1 each on Black Friday
5:32 = sound examples start
Wow 10 yrs ago
Thanks for a great review. I just purchased this because of you.
Great and inspiring video! Just got my AKAI MPK mini together with Hybrid 3 and stumbled upon this Hybrid's review!
I got this synth bundeld with my midi keyboard Just checking out what it can do
Thanks so much! This really helped me get my hands around this awesome synth!
Some wonderful sounds coming from this my man.
is there anyway to record the sounds u make on this awsome app.. GREAT Vid M8
Thank you for review.
Do you know when Hybrid 3 will be available ?
By the way, play this on speed 0.75 on the setting of these tutorial videos, just in-order to be able to understand a bit better.
ahhh such an underrated software .....and yet powerful. I have Omnisphere and yet this is still is my goto synth
great review! And i gotta say, I have listened to a lot of the factory presets and some of em blew my mind. They just sound SO COOL!
Thanks for this, I’m gonna buy it now.
Xpand!2 also came with Pro Tools and a bunch of other synths as I've been told.
Absolutely enjoyed watching thank you.
Perfect presentation!, Very good quality for the voice over and great voice to listen too! Question: What mic do you use and Soundcard!
thanks for the detailed look! just got the Akai MPK Mini II and the synth came with it; now I'm pumped to mess around with it
Did you have any problems getting it to insta? Cant get the actual application to download.
+9monsoon DUDE SAME HERE
Just got this with Akai MPK 225. Can't wait to use those cinematic pads on some trap beats!
5 years later, it's still a formiddable synth, and it doesn't eat too many reasources so I can have a project with quite a few instances of it.
I picked it up for about $5. Unreal. No need to spend hundreds on synths.
Why should it become unrevelant after any time? It’s a piece of extraordinary software that’s not going to get old, I don’t believe it’s capabilities are ever going to be lesser than my demands :)
@@OskarCzechowicz-OmniMusician Everyone wants the latest thing but for an old synth it still sounds great.
Awesome! Can't wait to use mine! Thanks!
Can't tell any difference in the doubling on or off at 9:15. Maybe my ears are too dull.
**EDIT** I just downloaded a copy from Plugin Boutique after getting a special offer in my email. Tried the Doubling for myself and yup, there's a difference! Sweet synth!!
Just bought this looking forward to it
This is the best synth out there bang for buck. It's definitely in the top 5 of all synths
Nice presentation sir. I am new to this and it helped out a lot. Cheers from Canada!
This is a great vst. Keep an eye out on plugin boutique as this plugin can be on special quite often. I actually got it for £1.
Can NOT wait for this upgrade! Wow...looks fantastic! A gorgeous compliment to my Nexus 2!
IN my opinion Nexus 2 is more powerfull than Hybrid also have high quality fantastic collection of samples from Virus Ti, Virus Snow and top shelf analog and digital synthesizers:)))especially i love it new modern commercial expansions:))..just sounds magnificent:)))
Yes, Nexus is a great ROMPler...but it is not a fair comparison because Hybrid is a true virtual synth not a ROMPler. They do different things.
fuserproducer i also like nexus but after 5 XPs they all sound the same.
From what I hear here there isn't much that gets me excited. But, you never know where your next sound is going to come from. So it finds a place in my VST folder.
Pretty insane that this is free with the Akai controllers. Makes them an even better deal.
This looks fantastic!
For one Euro on sale at PlugIn Boutique, it sounds incredible. No complaints. Inspirational sounds.
Sounds really great i've check it out price of AAX Hybrid 2 wchich is 150$ for the version 2.0 but i guess everybody waiting for final price that 3.0.On the other hand some people wish to compare Hybrid 3 to ReFx Nexus 2 ( last time it was 199 Euro for 1100 basic presets and samples unfortunately now is 249 Euro and 46 Euro for ech selected by customer additional expansion).I hope Air Hybrid 3 will be more affordable:))and compete with that stuff: as well:)
Thank you for this!!
This vid is fantastic even for its historical production educational content. Thanks for pointing out all those artist and style similarities. :)
Great review
Great plugin 💙💙💙
Great reviews !reminds me on Prologue Steinberg
thank you sir. Now we talking power moves! Let's get it...
Interesting, your channel's name is Pro Tools Expert, but that instance is clearly open in Reaper. Just something I noticed.
Hey when does this come out?
does anyone know how to install and run this plug in?
man, u got an amazing voice thank you
This is amazing I just don’t know how to program it to make music with it and record all of it like I can with like beat maker or something like that
sounds really great
I`ve used it recently, and i think for Pad sounds or anything that is supposed to sound docile and light but big, Hybrid is incedible
PLAY MOARRR! Haha. What a plugin!
Which library is this?
8:11 is that a chord or a single key?
a chord
you are absolutely right about the some of the preset ..kind of omninsphere ish
14:37 Sounds like Night Ranger's 'Secret of My Success'.
i'm really not good at synthesis, i remember a synth where you could select a random button which would then randomize all paramaters and come up with new original sounds. That would be cool.
just learn synthesis. its not hard
@@ezassegai4793 gottem
@@airplane4470 haha
This was helpful, thanks.
Is their a regular piano on hybrid?
can you record a midi melody and then use this program to play it???
Fantastic review! I hate to say this because I'm a huge fan of u-he Zebra 2 ... but some of the sounds here _might_ _just_ _be_ more sophisticated than in Z2 ... and I say that with a heavy heart because I _love_ Zebra 2. However, I'm sure the oscillators aren't nearly as sophisticated as the wavetable engine in Z2, but still, the depth and tone of these sounds are inspiring, as you've pointed out. This looks to be well worth the $150.00 price tag :)
+imyouandurme dude get the Akai Apac Mini which come with full Hybrid 3 full version and even cheaper than just the software.
This is a beautiful sounding synth and what a great review.
This synth is currently(for a few days only), on offer for just $1 through vstbuzz. As long as it's 64bit(which the air website seems to confirm), I'll be snapping their hand off.
Thanks for the review.
Hi, any General Midi soundbank ?
this synth is incapable of General Midi, check out a synthesizer by Sonic Cat called Purity, it supports GM and will get the job done and sounds wonderful
how can I record with this software? I can't find the record button
Available for 1$ at the moment via plugin boutique ;)
Can u synthesize drums with these
please tell me this is a free update... just bought hybrid 2 like a month ago lol
Avid always taking fee for upgrades to higher version, some updates are available for free;))classic=D
fuserproducer Not made by Avid
dude airtech was Wizoo in the past
They made stuff for steinberg , then avid bought them out ;
Same thing like camel audio wich is now bought out by apple ;
It happens all the time .
Air tech was wizoo? damn, was a big fan of wizoo.. they made amazing percussion samples especially the darbuka
Hey maybe you can help me with this problem. I have edited some presets that come in the library of Hybrid and save them in a folder I created on my desktop. Now the problem is when I go and try to open the saved presets Hybrid doesn't recognize the file. What am I doing wrong? The files save as .tfx
Great vid, thank you
For sure it is trance orientated synth.Those pads and supersaw leads.Yummy.
Hello, in standalone mode, where is it possible to decrease the sequence arpeggio tempo please?
I always forget turning the modwheel before deleting factory presets I don't wanna have.
Thanks for reminding me not to do that
Is this still just for Pro Tools, or is it available in AU, or VST?
AU and VST
How do you record it onto MPC Essentials?
I installed the Hybrid 3 but it's not showing up? Only the Hybrid Authorizer is showing up?
Can we synthesize drums with these plugin like serum
Neat synth, nice sounding, and independent A/B parts is a great feature (reminds me of Surge). But I don't understand, why there is no simple crossfade control to morph between the parts (like in Linplug MorphoX). it is obvious feature to have for such a synth.
can u synthesize drums with these like ni massive
Can compare the quality and power with Virus TI?
This is amazing!
i downloaded the ilok manager but i dont see how to get the trial key. its really weird like that.
Is there a way to rescale this Vst size?
anybody else have the problem where you get everything downloaded and you go to your plugins and hybrid is nowhere to be found, then you try to retype the code and it says the limit has been reached?? please help!
hey, the presets are in the application/program directory, and they did not show for me b/c the permissions were set wrong when it installed I had to right click on the application folder and set the permission to where I owned the folder, then my presets worked.
how do u get regular acoustic drum sounds?
Is this software also compatible with windows?
Universe on an M1 - yes indeed.
Just got this thing for 1 pound :) thanks for the review
This VST comes bundled with the m audio code series of midi controller, and i think, i will buy one of them. Is this a good replacement for something like sylenth? I don't want to spend another 150€ on software.
Hey, i am a new music producer, i started about like 8 months ago or something.. And i just started adding vsts to my fl studio. and now that i know how to use fl, can you add hybrid to Cubase & fl??
I'm more of a hardware dude that was flipping sounds on my 6Hd Through Logic,,, this synth came with the MPC Ren and I just feel in love with it. I've tried other solfsyths and after a while I lose interest in them fast. I really like this 1 and haven't even pull sounds from my 6hd in a while.
I just have one question: How can you change the tempo in this program?
Change the Tempo in your DAW and it follows it. :)
@@LightWingStudios What's the DAW again? I'm still new to this program.
@@dinothebetatt6733 The software you use to record with.