No just different business plans. Personally I think $75 should be the high side on VSTi. For some stupid reason the market wants expensive instruments because they think more money = better quality sound.
SM1 sounds great, period.
No just different business plans. Personally I think $75 should be the high side on VSTi. For some stupid reason the market wants expensive instruments because they think more money = better quality sound.
Well, that's not true at all. It's rather that companies think that 150 € or more is the sweetspot for such instruments. AIR Hybrid 3 for 1 € doesn't sound any worse than many 150 € soft synths. The fact that KV331 Audio does well with a lower price shows that it's definitely possible to sell in such price regions. It's obviously rather that companies don't dare.
Isn't the official price of Hybrid 3 also around 150?chk071 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:18 pmWell, that's not true at all. It's rather that companies think that 150 € or more is the sweetspot for such instruments. AIR Hybrid 3 for 1 € doesn't sound any worse than many 150 € soft synths. The fact that KV331 Audio does well with a lower price shows that it's definitely possible to sell in such price regions. It's obviously rather that companies don't dare.
I’ve not heard anything to indicate that Hybrid can compete with the big boys. The market determines prices. If Hybrid was worth 150 bucks then Air wouldn’t be giving it away for free hoping you’d buy their other stuff.chk071 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:18 pmWell, that's not true at all. It's rather that companies think that 150 € or more is the sweetspot for such instruments. AIR Hybrid 3 for 1 € doesn't sound any worse than many 150 € soft synths. The fact that KV331 Audio does well with a lower price shows that it's definitely possible to sell in such price regions. It's obviously rather that companies don't dare.
You should try it out before judging. Actually, it's a really capable synth.v1o wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 1:05 amI’ve not heard anything to indicate that Hybrid can compete with the big boys. The market determines prices. If Hybrid was worth 150 bucks then Air wouldn’t be giving it away for free hoping you’d buy their other stuff.chk071 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:18 pmWell, that's not true at all. It's rather that companies think that 150 € or more is the sweetspot for such instruments. AIR Hybrid 3 for 1 € doesn't sound any worse than many 150 € soft synths. The fact that KV331 Audio does well with a lower price shows that it's definitely possible to sell in such price regions. It's obviously rather that companies don't dare.
Sylenth is greatly overrated. The reputation is from the past, not the present. It is old and outdated and if it were released today, wouldn't even be noticed. It has some lovely qualities even now, but other areas it has been far surpassed sound quality wise. It does use very low CPU (and you can hear that sonically), so for someone with an old CPU it could be a good choice.
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