ANA 2 vs Thorn
ANA 2
sonicacademy.comThorn
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| Figure | ANA 2 | Thorn |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Software Synthesizers | 8.3 (#8) | 7.4 (#22) |
| Headquarters | Bangor, Northern Ireland | Minsk, Belarus |
| Intended users | The maker describes ANA 2.5 as suitable for beginners, professional producers, sound designers, live performers, and music educators. | The maker describes Thorn as suitable for any genre of modern electronic music production. |
| Maker | Sonic Academy Limited’s privacy policy lists its postal address as 5 Downshire Park, Bangor, BT203TP; the maker pages reviewed do not state a founding year. | Dmitry Sches says he runs DS Audio Software since 2010 and identifies himself as a software developer from Minsk, Belarus. |
| Operating systems | The technical specifications list macOS 10.8 or later and Windows 7 or later. | The product page lists Windows Vista or higher and OS X 10.9 or higher as system requirements. |
| Product | ANA 2.5 is a software synthesizer plugin for creating sounds in a DAW. | Thorn is a software synthesizer designed for modern electronic music production. |
| Synthesis | The synth has six voices, three wavetable oscillators, three multisamplers, and analog-modelled filters. | Its three spectral oscillators let users shape harmonics and support FM, RM, PWM, and hard sync. |
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In their own words
Thorn
Thorn is a software synthesizer for modern electronic music production, available as a 64-bit plugin for Windows and macOS. Its three spectral oscillators shape harmonics and support FM, ring modulation, pulse-width modulation and hard sync. Sixteen-frame spectrum tables provide editable, morphable harmonic sources, while additive spectral synthesis, harmonic filtering and spectral effects form the sound engine. Two analog-modeled multimode filters and nine effects extend sound shaping. Modulation includes three ADSR envelopes, three LFOs and two multistage envelopes. A flexible 16-step arpeggiator outputs MIDI, and a grid-based Glitch sequencer supplies another sequencing method. Plugin Alliance lists more than 600 presets. Thorn runs in VST2, VST3, AU or AAX hosts and is not a standalone application. Listed operating-system support is Windows 10–11 and macOS 13–26, including Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. A 14-day trial is offered; earlier-license owners are quoted a $19 USD upgrade.