Can Spire do smth that Serum cant?
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 762 posts since 10 Mar, 2020
Hello,
is there any reason to buy Spire this day and age when you already own Serum?
Thank you.
is there any reason to buy Spire this day and age when you already own Serum?
Thank you.
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- KVRAF
- 35448 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
- KVRAF
- 2877 posts since 3 Jul, 2022
Spire is one of the best sounding synth I own. Presets are excellent. Many FM, AM, audiorate modulations available.
Serum is great too but I don't think they have the same sounds palette at all. Some of their filters are targeting the same emulation but in practice they sound very distincts and their workflow are different and brings you in different directions.
Serum has a better UI with better visual feedback. Spire has better sounding presets (for me) and even more character.
It is part of the synths I never ever regretted buying.
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vitocorleone123 vitocorleone123 https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=333504
- KVRAF
- 1896 posts since 30 Jun, 2014 from Pacific NW
I did the demo of both and bought Hive 2 instead (and never bothered getting the others).
The key is: use the demos and pick the one(s) you personally like best.
The key is: use the demos and pick the one(s) you personally like best.
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- KVRAF
- 5070 posts since 30 May, 2006 from Hollow Earth
If you want a good “seat back in the mix” go for it.
Great presets as well.
Serum is a beast but it will allow Spire to live in its own space
Great presets as well.
Serum is a beast but it will allow Spire to live in its own space
MuLab-Reaper of course
- KVRAF
- 35297 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Spire sounds nice but is super buggy
- KVRAF
- 2877 posts since 3 Jul, 2022
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- KVRAF
- 35448 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Frankly, it IS pretty buggy. Many of the recent updates broke something.
And, the VST3 version still has no MIDI learn.
Great synth, but, they seriously need do some beta testing.
And, the VST3 version still has no MIDI learn.
Great synth, but, they seriously need do some beta testing.
- KVRAF
- 2877 posts since 3 Jul, 2022
Well I have some vst crashing on me. Or even managing to crash the Bitiwig audioengine like stutteredit from izotope. Spire isn't. It plays what I ask and never crash. That doesn't mean it can't have bugs, but "super buggy", no, I don't think so.
- KVRAF
- 15007 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Spire plain and simply has the best sounding per voice distortion of a plugin with the most possibilities.
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- KVRAF
- 5070 posts since 30 May, 2006 from Hollow Earth
Or….
You are “super lucky”
MuLab-Reaper of course
- KVRAF
- 2877 posts since 3 Jul, 2022
That's very possible because I don't use it for deep sound design like avenger or "expression stuffs" like phase plant. It is mainly for lush pads, plucks, Hoover, leads...liquidsound wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:31 amOr….
You are “super lucky”
So not really going into the dark (maybe buggy) corner
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- KVRist
- 330 posts since 1 Jul, 2023
Curious what bugs you've encountered? I've been using it for only a month or so and only really scratching the surface but haven't noticed anything untoward yet. I guess it would be good to know what to look out for.
As to midi learn, I've been able to assign a controller to each of the 4 macros but haven't tried to do so with any other parameters. Is this not possible?
- KVRAF
- 35297 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Crashes mainly, particularly with the VST3, it's just not very stable