"Absynth 5 holds onto its place at the very top."
Future Music Platinum Award!
Future Music UK - 11/2009

"Absynth 5 is still the mind-blowing synth that it always was, and if you're a serious sound designer, it's a must-have."
Computer Music Performance Award!
Computer Music UK - 11/2009

"An assured evolution of one of the best software synthesizers in the business."
Music Tech Excellence Award!
Music Tech UK - 11/2009 (Absynth 5)

"This synth is a monster! If you need tracks with an extra dose of flavor, don't wait another minute: Download the demo and try out Absynth 4 for yourself."
Keyboard, US, 12/2007

Native Instruments' efforts to simplify operations are everywhere, from the KORE browser and the navigation bar to the ability to save and reuse waveforms, envelopes, and signal chains. There's no better synth on this (and most likely any other) planet for delivering otherworldly, extra-dimensional soundscapes."
Virtual Instruments, US, 04/2007

"Absynth 4 improves workflow and enhances its unmistakable sound, making it an essential upgrade for current users or a streamlined and intuitive synth for first timers."
Remix, US, 03/2007

"Ergonomics and enhanced sonics multiplied to the power of four give this upgrade a serious lick of paint. Absynth is a wonderful instrument, made even stronger by these improvements."
Future Music, UK, 02/2007

"Absynth is still hard to beat for sheer sound-design power and originality. It is now more powerful than ever and offers unprecedented ease of use."
Recommended Award!
MusicTech, UK, 01/2007

"Absynth 4 goes down as an extremely powerful synth for the expert sound designer, an exceptional preset bank for the casual synth user, and an increasingly approachable training synth for novice programmers."
Performance Award!
Computer Music UK, 01/2007

"Version 3 offers a myriad of tweaks and additions that further cement Absynth as an awesome software synth from another dimension... Absynth 3 is an easy Editors' Choice recipient."
Editors' Choice Award!
MacAddict, USA, August 2005

"Besides the ability to produce incredible lush sounds, what puts Absynth 3 into a category of its own is that nearly every parameter is controllable with user-editable envelopes. Absynth lends itself perfectly to a variety of uses - from sound design to film scoring... Absynth 3 is an exceptional musical tool."
Electronic Musician, USA, 07/2005

"The best synth in the world has just got even better. If you only buy one soft synth for your music studio, make it this one!"
Choice Award!
Macformat, UK, Issue 155

With these exciting additions Absynth 3 has significantly expanded and refined its scope... a very distinctive instrument, a synth with its priorities firmly set in the digital future."
Future Music, US, 06/2005

"Absynth 3 is an evolution rather than a revolution, but it's very worthwhile and capable of some fantastic sounds that I feel any other synth would be very hard pushed to approach, let alone replicate."
Sound on Sound, UK, 04/2005

"Absynth 3 is a worthy update to this supremely well-established synth... the audio inputs facility alone justifies its price, and the surround sound facilities open exciting possibilities for the sound designer in you."
Future Music, UK, 03/2005

"In its third version, Absynth successfully defends its pole position. Hardly any other synthesizer offers such a versatile architecture, such a broad sound spectrum and such a large, colorful preset library... a unique and great sounding synthesizer has become even better"
Keys, Germany, 02/2005

"In its third incarnation, Absynth shines once again with innovations and practical new features, and maintains its exceptional position in the realm of software synthesizers. The new Absynth is recommended to anyone looking for the ultimate soundscape generator and synthesizer."
Keyboards, Germany, 02/2005

"Absynth 3 offers incredible power and more presets than almost all of its rivals. A worthy update for one of the most powerful and challenging synths on the market."
Editor's Choice and Performance Awards!
Computer Music, UK, 02/2005