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Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:09 am

Sylenth1 is extremely good. It is very simple and that is a really nice way to get back to synth basics. It's got just enough complexity to be an ideal synth to learn synthesis on. It's sound is really good, especially at 96khz.

Imo though Zebra2 sounds every bit as good and has a lot more to offer.

I think it's strength is it's great sound coupled with it's popularity (so many sound banks available it's like every sound designer has their Sylenth bank) and it's simplicity because it's limitation push you to really think, learn and experiment.

As for soundbank's there was a pretty interesting one I saw at freshlysqueezed by SunnyLax that sounded good.
http://www.freshlysqueezedsamples.com/S ... ume-1.html

However the audio demo is over-compressed for my liking, makes it hard to know what you're actually getting imo.

I am working on a new bank for it and should hopefully release it soon:
http://soundcloud.com/aiyn-zahev/sylenth1-presets

The demo is only lightly processed and has some external reverb and echos and

It will also be reasonably priced.

Regards

Examigan · Post by **Examigan** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:11 am

I used to have it, it's great, nice quality sound etc, but after a while I was sorta burned out on the supersaw and virus sorta thing, I ended up trading it for impOSCar.

Rob Lee has some real nice EDM soundbanks for it

C-note · Post by **C-note** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:13 am

fisherKing wrote:not so much about the sound, as about 'modern compatibility' (i just made that phrase up).

1. all my other plugs are now 64bit; if Logic X no longer supports 32bit plugs...i'm done.
2. even the last version, a beta, works...EXCEPT on lion and logic.
3. just looking for, at the least, compatibility. whatever strengths or weaknesses S1 has...i love it, it's my ugly GF...

I don't do music on MACs any more and not trying to say you don't have trouble with it but...the Sylenth Master class I referenced above in CM Dub Step issue was done using EDIT: Sylenth 32 bit on OSX Lion in Logic.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:46 am

Aiynzahev wrote:Sylenth1 is extremely good. It is very simple and that is a really nice way to get back to synth basics. It's got just enough complexity to be an ideal synth to learn synthesis on. It's sound is really good, especially at 96khz.

Imo though Zebra2 sounds every bit as good and has a lot more to offer.

I think it's strength is it's great sound coupled with it's popularity (so many sound banks available it's like every sound designer has their Sylenth bank) and it's simplicity because it's limitation push you to really think, learn and experiment.

As for soundbank's there was a pretty interesting one I saw at freshlysqueezed by SunnyLax that sounded good.
http://www.freshlysqueezedsamples.com/S ... ume-1.html

However the audio demo is over-compressed for my liking, makes it hard to know what you're actually getting imo.

I am working on a new bank for it and should hopefully release it soon:
http://soundcloud.com/aiyn-zahev/sylenth1-presets

The demo is only lightly processed and has some external reverb and echos and

It will also be reasonably priced.

Regards

It sounds very nice to me

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:07 am

C-note wrote:
fisherKing wrote:not so much about the sound, as about 'modern compatibility' (i just made that phrase up).

1. all my other plugs are now 64bit; if Logic X no longer supports 32bit plugs...i'm done.
2. even the last version, a beta, works...EXCEPT on lion and logic.
3. just looking for, at the least, compatibility. whatever strengths or weaknesses S1 has...i love it, it's my ugly GF...
I don't do music on MACs any more and not trying to say you don't have trouble with it but...the Sylenth Master class I referenced above in CM Dub Step issue was done using Sylenth 64 bit on OSX Lion in Logic.

there IS no 64bit AU for mac; it's 64bit on a pc, and 32bit ONLY on mac (trust me, i've been thru this with Lennard...).

billcarroll · Post by **billcarroll** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:05 am

Sylenth is fantastic. It will be nice to see a 64 bit version for the Mac, but that being said it's also not a critical update for me yet. I'm on Ableton 8.3 and no 64 bit.

In any case, I can't think of any other synth I see used by so many pro producers. Maybe Massive comes close, but it seems everyone uses Sylenth.

I love Sylenth and I'm kinda sick of hearing people complain about lack of updates.

Go make some music

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:05 am

billcarroll wrote:it's also not a critical update for me yet. I'm on Ableton 8.3 and no 64 bit.

I love Sylenth and I'm kinda sick of hearing people complain about lack of updates.

Go make some music

"yet"...what happens when u do make a move to 64bit? anyway, i thought i was the only one complaining about sylenth1 not being updated since medieval times... u mean other people complain too?

i DO use it tho, nearly every day...

pavvel · Post by **pavvel** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:10 pm

I thought they had announced they will no longer be supporting or developing S1 anymore??

Or am I wrong?

P.s I would love to have a 64Bit AU Lion compatible version

samsam · Post by **samsam** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:17 pm

^ according to Lennard you are wrong. He says it hasn't been abandoned.

And just to clarify, the beta version bug isn't only a Logic/Lion thing, I had same issue on 10.6 on Live.

Aiynzahev · Post by **Aiynzahev** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:18 pm

Afaik the last post we got from Lennar was that it is being developed and supported and he hinted he would appreciate it if people did not spread baseless rumours.

Arglebargle · Post by **Arglebargle** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 1:30 pm

hibidy wrote: @updates: If it hasn't been updated since 2008, that is a red flag for a buyer.

Why? It works. Simple as that.

I guess if you want to future proof yourself for 128-bit operating systems, Sylenth1 might not be the best choice.

fisherKing · Post by **fisherKing** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:12 pm

Arglebargle wrote:
hibidy wrote: @updates: If it hasn't been updated since 2008, that is a red flag for a buyer.
Why? It works. Simple as that.

I guess if you want to future proof yourself for 128-bit operating systems, Sylenth1 might not be the best choice.

dude, the only thing i want to do is 'present-tense" proof for 64bitAU on mac (sylenth1 is only 64bit on windows)...
either way, the 32bit bridge works (often), and i continue to use (and/or misuse) S1...

pavvel · Post by **pavvel** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:10 pm

Im sorry I wasn't trying to spread rumors, I just thought thats what I heard and wanted to clarify.

I love this syntyh and would really love to see a 64bit AU version.

LeVzi · Post by **LeVzi** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:30 pm

I dunno what Lennard could to do Sylenth other than add features. The sound couldn't get any better, it's one of the best sounding synths of them all.

I'd love to see it updated though, with a heap more modulation options and maybe better FX (Reverb is a bit weak imo)

And skinnable legally.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:02 pm

Ok, so other than the lion/mac x64 thing it's perfect. Groovy, thanks for the info!