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InsertNameHere · Post by **InsertNameHere** » Mon May 20, 2019 5:16 am

I still need to get this one. Anyone know how often it goes on sale and what % off? Quick google search showed a 40% off sale in may last year. Any hope for a repeat?

Stefken · Post by **Stefken** » Mon May 20, 2019 5:23 am

Anyone has insight whether we can expect a future performance boost in Dune 3 as well?

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Mon May 20, 2019 6:03 am

Dunno. DUNE is already pretty good and the problem with using AVX is that older machines don't support it.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Mon May 20, 2019 6:16 am

Yeah, 8 years old or so. Plenty enough of a cutoff point I'd say.

Stefken · Post by **Stefken** » Mon May 20, 2019 6:28 am

I guess the argument could go either way.
As Dune3 is somewhat regarded as being on par with a hardware synth, the requirement of a modern cpu is not too much to ask. Personally, i've never used a computer longer than 6 years. Median is around 3-4 years.

nichttuntun · Post by **nichttuntun** » Mon May 20, 2019 6:50 am

Is DUNE comparible in quality to THE LEGEND? And how is it in comparison concerning HIVE (formost upcoming HIVE2 - I watched the video about the new features and I think it will get great). Does one need DUNE when already using HIVE or ZEBRA?

Legend has a awesome sound quality in my opinion and its reletively low on CPU even with the new 8 voices polyphony update. Thank you for that one by the way. I love it / As a keyboard player I appreciate that update very much.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Mon May 20, 2019 7:46 am

no avx here, wont have till my pc dies

v1o · Post by **v1o** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:06 am

nichttuntun wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 6:50 am Is DUNE comparible in quality to THE LEGEND? And how is it in comparison concerning HIVE (formost upcoming HIVE2 - I watched the video about the new features and I think it will get great). Does one need DUNE when already using HIVE or ZEBRA?

Legend has a awesome sound quality in my opinion and its reletively low on CPU even with the new 8 voices polyphony update. Thank you for that one by the way. I love it / As a keyboard player I appreciate that update very much.

Dune 3 is newer and costs more. Quality is the same, difference is feature set and character.

v1o · Post by **v1o** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:14 am

InsertNameHere wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 5:16 am I still need to get this one. Anyone know how often it goes on sale and what % off? Quick google search showed a 40% off sale in may last year. Any hope for a repeat?

My guess Black Friday or in December.

Stefken · Post by **Stefken** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:24 am

nichttuntun wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 6:50 am Is DUNE comparible in quality to THE LEGEND? And how is it in comparison concerning HIVE (formost upcoming HIVE2 - I watched the video about the new features and I think it will get great). Does one need DUNE when already using HIVE or ZEBRA?

Best way is to demo them. Hive 2 demo will be out soon and Dune3 demo lasts for a month so you can try them alongside.

Some pointers:
Zebra is thing on its own.
Hive and Dune have a similar soundflavour ( for what that comment is worth). Dune has 3 osc's; Hive has 2.

Strong points of Dune for me are the sheer amount of voices/layers it can master and very nice analog filters and effects. The sound quality is quite stunning.

The new modulation lanes of Hive 2 bring it into a new ballpark with possibilities of extensive modulation and even generative music. The number of slots in the mod matrix is limited (we'll see how this plays out).

sacer · Post by **sacer** » Mon May 20, 2019 8:52 am

nice update

AdvancedFollower · Post by **AdvancedFollower** » Mon May 20, 2019 9:06 am

Seeing as Dune 3 has 3 virtual analog oscillators and a 24 dB Transistor Ladder filter model, is there anything sonically that The Legend can do that Dune 3 can't?

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Mon May 20, 2019 3:00 pm

Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 3:02 am Well the udpate made me want to try the demo so I downloaded and installed it. Oh sorry, your 30 day demo period is over. Oh I guess I demoed it at some point in the past. What a stupid f'n demo policy. They really don't want to make a sale huh? Apparently not if you can never ever try it again.

Just buy it. Trust me. It’s so worth it.

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Mon May 20, 2019 3:16 pm

zerocrossing wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 3:00 pm
Echoes in the Attic wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2019 3:02 am Well the udpate made me want to try the demo so I downloaded and installed it. Oh sorry, your 30 day demo period is over. Oh I guess I demoed it at some point in the past. What a stupid f'n demo policy. They really don't want to make a sale huh? Apparently not if you can never ever try it again.
Just buy it. Trust me. It’s so worth it.

Thing is I already have Monark. I'm always sort of on the fence about maybe buying Diva again as well. And I don't remember being blown away by the Legend when I first tried it. But I've changed my mind plenty of times about synths. I do sort of have an issue with a product that doesn't even give you the chance to take a second look at some point though. I mean it's just a stupid strategy for trying to sell something.

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Mon May 20, 2019 3:21 pm

The Legend does 8X oversampling for the engine. Dune 3 i think just up to 3x (and only for analog filters).
If you need that? Sometimes, sometimes it does not matter much.

Synapse Audio Minimoog emulation "The Legend" for VST/AU and RE released!