What synthesizers lend themselves to creating ambient or abstract sound effects, rather than music?

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Soundly

I’m a motion designer (animated graphic design) and I’ve lately been really interested in exploring sound design in my work. Part of this is using recorded sound effect samples from sites like Soundly or freesound. However, I’d also really like to be able to play with making ambient, atmospheric sounds and abstract sound effects. I like the idea of having a hardware interface to play with for this purpose, so I’m considering buying a hardware synth.

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Freesound

I’m a motion designer (animated graphic design) and I’ve lately been really interested in exploring sound design in my work. Part of this is using recorded sound effect samples from sites like Soundly or freesound. However, I’d also really like to be able to play with making ambient, atmospheric sounds and abstract sound effects. I like the idea of having a hardware interface to play with for this purpose, so I’m considering buying a hardware synth.

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VCV Rack

In which case I'd suggest you follow the modular route, where you have manual and voltage control of many parameters to build your sound. The problem is that with 'real' modular there are so many modules out there and you could spend a lot and not achieve what you are aiming for. A good starting point would be VCV Rack a virtual rack based modular system which would let you get experience of modular without or with minimal expense.

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