Sylenth1- Safe to buy?

[airborne]

I have been using Sylenth1 as a demo and I must say I like it very much. I have also worked on it extensively in the studio I work.

So I am thinking of buying it for my own studio as well.

However:

I am really reluctant to spend any money on software that is not future-proof.
I have read numerous posts here referring to the stop of development of Sylenth1. This is really something that puts me off spending any money on it.

Also, when I went to the website with my credit card on hand so I could make the purchase my jaw fell on the floor: Last update on November 2008??? This is close to three years!

And if that was not enough, there have been posts here talking about how inefficient the support is.

All these make me really think a lot of whether I should invest any money on what seems to be a legacy software. And considering the rate in which OS's get developed and updated these days, it makes me feel really unsafe for the future compatibility.

Sylenth right now costs 1/8 of the price of a Virus TI Snow. It's worth what it costs but it is worth nothing if it does not get updated or have proper support in my book. So I would rather save the 165 euros and throw it on a Virus TI Snow.

So, what do you guys think?

I swear, my credit card was on my hands, but this seems a dead synth after all.

[koalaboy]

I swear, my credit card was on my hands, but this seems a dead synth after all.

Does it do what you want ? buy it.

Don't buy *Anything* in the hope that it will become what you want. Buy things that already do what you want.

I own Sylenth and love it. I don't care if it's never updated, because it is what is is, and was that when I bought it. The same applies to all the software I buy.

[keel]

It's not dead. v.2.211 is latest and it has been released on this year. I do agree that Lennard doesn't talk much, but if you have problems, he will help you. Sylenth 2.211 is 110% stable for me. Actually, sylenth has never crashed on me.

Just buy it, man. One of the best sounding vsti out there. You won't regret it

[tehlord]

You install it and it works.

What's the 'future proof' worry?

Just be glad you didn't buy a Kore package 3 months ago.

[airborne]

Thank you for the replies guys!

Well the thing is I LOVE its sound and I really believe it is one of the best VA VSTi's out there but this does not mean anything. If I didn't actually like it I would not even bother to consider it as in software, I only buy things that are on the cutting edge and updating regularly. I totally believe that we should support developers, that's why I want to buy it. But just looking at the website it does not give me enough confidence.

I mean the synth does not even seem to be OSX 64bit compatible!
I don't want to learn how much it will take for it to get updated AFTER I have paid the money. I don't want to be chasing anyone for giving me what I should get in the first place. So an indication of whether updates will be available is a vital thing for me.

To be honest, I am going through the forums here and I see what you tell me. Lennard does not talk too much indeed and many people seem to resent this fact.

All I can say is if he talked, I would be much more confident to spend money on his software.

[4damind]

The deal with Sylenth is: Don't expect feature upgrades or big activities from Lennard. He doesn't talk about announcements, update plans etc.
So, buy it and use it as it is. It's rock stable and used in many productions this days, so there is nothing bad with Sylenth.

For all other needs there is also Synapse Dune. Many people praising it as the successor of Sylenth. I will not jump to 100% on this bandwagon but if you are not sure try Dune before buying Sylenth.

[airborne]

The deal with Sylenth is: Don't expect feature upgrades or big activities from Lennard. He doesn't talk about announcements, update plans etc.
So, buy it and use it as it is. It's rock stable and used in many productions this days, so there is nothing bad with Sylenth.

For all other needs there is also Synapse Dune. Many people praising it as the successor of Sylenth. I will not jump to 100% on this bandwagon but if you are not sure try Dune before buying Sylenth.

Yes, I see what you mean.

It is the same reason I am not buying Nexus as well. It is not 64 bit. I am tired of waiting for developers to release proper 64bit versions. I work entirely on 64bit these days (btw I should update my system specs hahaha) and I find bridges buggy and troublesome. I won't give a penny to ReFX until they release a 64bit version.

It is not perfectly clear if Sylenth is 64bit in Mac, although it seems like it is on Windows.

[koalaboy]

I only buy things that are on the cutting edge and updating regularly

And here was me thinking making music was all about the sound

[randyandyvandaman]

Lennard has an NDA with himself.

Also MSVG recently stated that Nexus would be programmable in future versions .

The amount of presets om offer not only in Sylenth factory but sound designers like rob lee, cyforce etc are enough to keep you going for years.

cheers

[airborne]

I only buy things that are on the cutting edge and updating regularly

And here was me thinking making music was all about the sound

IMO it's all about the sound AND tools that do not destroy your creativity.

You cannot imagine how many times I have a great flash of inspiration totally ruined because of a stupid plugin that would not work on the stupid bridge. Or when a project would not open because the bridge could not find the plugin. Or how many hours of frustration went in vain trying to contact a "sleeping" developer for a bug found in his software.

It's all about the sound *if* you can play the sound easily and trouble free.

[randyandyvandaman]

You should be able to tweak a sound in the Motif and send the signal straight to your DAW over USB or MIDI. The es series was released in 2003 and does it come with the Karma GE.

I just bought the MOX 6 ( arrives Wed ) and intend to use it as a plug in within DAW or Maschine and have Sylenth and Nexus run alongside in 32 bit mode.

I can honestly say that both softsynths mentioned are 2 very cpu efficient and stable softies.

Cheers

[PerunZG]

Cutting edge? Since when is Cubase 4.5 + Intel Core2Duo + 2GB RAM cutting edge? And you run 64-bit OS/software on this gear? Hmmmm...

[ObsoleteAcc99]

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[rob_lee]

The deal with Sylenth is: Don't expect feature upgrades or big activities from Lennard. He doesn't talk about announcements, update plans etc.
So, buy it and use it as it is. It's rock stable and used in many productions this days, so there is nothing bad with Sylenth.

For all other needs there is also Synapse Dune. Many people praising it as the successor of Sylenth. I will not jump to 100% on this bandwagon but if you are not sure try Dune before buying Sylenth.

Yes, I see what you mean.

It is the same reason I am not buying Nexus as well. It is not 64 bit. I am tired of waiting for developers to release proper 64bit versions. I work entirely on 64bit these days (btw I should update my system specs hahaha) and I find bridges buggy and troublesome. I won't give a penny to ReFX until they release a 64bit version.

It is not perfectly clear if Sylenth is 64bit in Mac, although it seems like it is on Windows.

I can't speak for sylenth, i would buy it myself if an osx 64 bit version was released,

but i DO know that Michael Kleps has spoken to me via email and has confirmed a native 64 bit nexus WILL be released this year, and vanguard 2 will be 64 bit from get go. He's onto it.

If Nexus2 goes x64 then i'll buy it outright Theo

Rob

[risome]

I dont think its a dead synth it has many happy users.