Hive preview (April 1 update)

[chilly7]

Thats what i was not expection from Uhe, product with compromises. There are infinity companies who make products "easy of use" and "low CPU usage". I expect from Uhe only high end prpducts!!!
P.s. But even with Diva u can make it "low CPU usage" if u put it in to draft mode, but if the draft mode is the only awailable choice then it is bummer!!!

[Tricky-Loops]

Hello Everyone!
I've done my best to collect all the presets posted so far to this thread into a single zip file on the PatchLib...

[Infinite5ths]

Thats what i was not expection from Uhe, product with compromises. There are infinity companies who make products "easy of use" and "low CPU usage". I expect from Uhe only high end prpducts!!!
P.s. But even with Diva u can make it "low CPU usage" if u put it in to draft mode, but if the draft mode is the only awailable choice then it is bummer!!!

Did you even TRY the FREE public beta yet?? There is nothing missing here in quality.

[Echoes in the Attic]

Thats what i was not expection from Uhe, product with compromises. There are infinity companies who make products "easy of use" and "low CPU usage". I expect from Uhe only high end prpducts!!!
P.s. But even with Diva u can make it "low CPU usage" if u put it in to draft mode, but if the draft mode is the only awailable choice then it is bummer!!!

This isn't a lower quality synth. It just has fewer features than some synths and a more focused design. Not for me, but I can see why people would want it. I have my arsenal of simpler cpu efficient synths and they are not lower quality just because they have less features.

[trance_lucent]

So, nobody wants to say something? I think it is a very important aspect to discuss, after all unison is a key feature of this synth.
Everybody likes the Dirt-mode unison detuning law?

BTW, about detuning laws. While Normal (exponential) and Clear (somewhat 8k-like) sound really great, I strongly dislike detuning law in Dirt mode with usual linear even detuning law that I have tired (90% of other synths use this law). There is nothing pleasant in all these uniform beatings. I think if this detuning law is a feature, it would be good idea at least to somewhat randomly move pitches of voices for every new note either in a local manner (every pitch can be randomly placed at its own segment between neighbors, that is detuning_range/unison_voices long) or in a global manner (every pitch can be randomly placed at a full detuning range). It will break this beating.
Also, as for the names. I personally feel that exponential detuning is more appropriate for Clear mode. Although it is very subjective.

[bmrzycki]

Today I made 25 presets for Hive.
If you want to try them, download the zip file link below.
http://up.cool-sound.net/src/cool45431.zip.html

Did anyone manage to download these presets? I'd like to add them to the PatchLib archive. Unfortunately that site doesn't seem to have the archive any more. I've sent a PM to Kenit but wanted to ask the users if anyone has it, and if they do would they send me a link to download it? It'd benefit everyone here.

Thanks!

[pdxindy]

So, nobody wants to say something? I think it is a very important aspect to discuss, after all unison is a key feature of this synth.
Everybody likes the Dirt-mode unison detuning law?

BTW, about detuning laws. While Normal (exponential) and Clear (somewhat 8k-like) sound really great, I strongly dislike detuning law in Dirt mode with usual linear even detuning law that I have tired (90% of other synths use this law). There is nothing pleasant in all these uniform beatings. I think if this detuning law is a feature, it would be good idea at least to somewhat randomly move pitches of voices for every new note either in a local manner (every pitch can be randomly placed at its own segment between neighbors, that is detuning_range/unison_voices long) or in a global manner (every pitch can be randomly placed at a full detuning range). It will break this beating.
Also, as for the names. I personally feel that exponential detuning is more appropriate for Clear mode. Although it is very subjective.

Post some audio examples of where you don't like it...

[dune_rave]

I think Hive will be similar to Predator too - almost everything in one screen and ready to use presets ...
Though I think in the number of presets Predator can't be beaten (includes 4400 presets according to its product page) ...

[Chris-S]

FX-Bypass On/Off is NOT saved in the patch.

Bug or by design?

Chris

[bmrzycki]

FX-Bypass On/Off is NOT saved in the patch.
Bug or by design?
Chris

Likely by design. That's how Zebra works. If you don't want any FX on a patch just double click all the modules until they're off and then save.

[LFO8]

Or Command-click! (much less frustrating)

[Howard]

Single-click. Least frustrating

[Howard]

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[Photontic]

Single-click. Least frustrating

Mind-reading. Not at all frustrating. ;P

[Kenit]

Today I made 25 presets for Hive.
If you want to try them, download the zip file link below.
http://up.cool-sound.net/src/cool45431.zip.html

Did anyone manage to download these presets? I'd like to add them to the PatchLib archive. Unfortunately that site doesn't seem to have the archive any more. I've sent a PM to Kenit but wanted to ask the users if anyone has it, and if they do would they send me a link to download it? It'd benefit everyone here.

Thanks!

Sorry.
I PMed you.
Cheers,
Kenit