KVR Audio

bjokib · Post by **bjokib** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:01 pm

Love this little plugin. A bit too heavy on the CPU though, and I have some issues when bouncing from Logic Pro X. Pops, crackles and distortion :/

Lets hope things get better when I get my 2010 MBP upgraded to the latest retina, should arrive any day now!

vega555 · Post by **vega555** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:10 am

Aiyn Zahev sounds is back with a new bank, this time for Spire!
An incredible synth with punchy envelopes, rich filters and an extensive modulation system.
This 70 preset bank takes the great feature set and delivers the very best Aiyn Zahev quality.
http://www.aiynzahev-sounds.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQVzfp2SfB4

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:41 am

Any word on when the preset browser will be ready?
I have been holding off buying any more preset banks till then...
thanks
rsp

vastarray · Post by **vastarray** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:47 am

vega555 wrote:Aiyn Zahev sounds is back with a new bank, this time for Spire!
An incredible synth with punchy envelopes, rich filters and an extensive modulation system.
This 70 preset bank takes the great feature set and delivers the very best Aiyn Zahev quality.
http://www.aiynzahev-sounds.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQVzfp2SfB4

Very nice work! I'm also enjoying Joseph Hollo's set:
http://sound.artenuovo.com/emotion.html

I too look forward to the patch browser update with great anticipation.

elipsis1 · Post by **elipsis1** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 9:53 pm

Anyone know if they will have a Christmas sale for Spire?

I did email Reveal Sound, haven't heard anything yet.

Great synth for sure...

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:07 pm

SPIRE gets 100% rating in latest issue of Beat

They say: Ein beeindruckendes debüt, das direkt in der liga von Massive und Diva mitspeilt. Absolut empfehlenswert!"

I guess they mean that Spire already is playing on level with Massive and Diva ?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:11 pm

"A remarkable debut, which immediately plays in Massive's and Diva's league. Highly recommended!"

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:12 pm

Spire sounds lovely, but I've been doing a sound to sound comparison with Massive and there are things you can do with Massive you just can't do in Spire. Also, I still get 99% CPU with some Spire presets, mostly chorded pads .
I am wondering if the LFO's would benefit from an on/off switch like the oscillators? (I know this helped CPU when I was making SE synths, but I know this is totally different, but possibly worth exploring.

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:18 pm

At first, Spire sounds attractive. After the initial hyped "wow" you realize it sounds thin compared to others, even just listen to Aiyn Zahev's Spire demo compared to his Sylenth demos and it should be easy to spot. I think Aiyn should do a z3ta and BassLine-101 bank.

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:53 pm

I think Spire sounds better than Sylenth overall. Not that Sylenth doesn't do some things better, but the same can be said for Spire. However I certainly wouldn't describe Spire as sounding thin.

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:54 pm

i understand our need to compare things...we DO live in a competitive world. but for me, spire has become essential, ALONG WITH massive, zebra, etc. no one synth does it all, and it's great to have options. just my 2cents...

Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 4:59 pm

djanthonyw wrote:At first, Spire sounds attractive. After the initial hyped "wow" you realize it sounds thin compared to others, even just listen to Aiyn Zahev's Spire demo compared to his Sylenth demos and it should be easy to spot. I think Aiyn should do a z3ta and BassLine-101 bank.

I don't know if I'd say it sounds thin, but I'd use the term clean. I can understand what you're saying. Sylenth1 is actually quite "warm" sounding in comparison. I find Spire to be quite modern sounding. I am happy it was released anyway, I feel it dominates it's own particular niche in the soft synth world.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:13 pm

That's a very good description.

fgimian · Post by **fgimian** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 10:52 pm

fisherKing wrote:i understand our need to compare things...we DO live in a competitive world. but for me, spire has become essential, ALONG WITH massive, zebra, etc. no one synth does it all, and it's great to have options. just my 2cents...

+1 for me too. Spire is now one of my go-to's along with Massive. I also love having Sylenth1 around for more specific tasks which it excels at and naturally Zebra2 rocks as well.

I could easily live with only Spire and Massive for all my tasks, especially if Spire gets lower CPU usage in future (as per the video posted previously).

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 12:19 am

Definitely excited for CPU optimization and the new patch browser

Spire Synthesizer