Sylenth1 teaser on Facebook

[Teksonik]

Hmmm. I did not wait your remarkable comments ( ... ) to realize that some people have the necessary talent to make synths sound right. These people are usually called musicians btw, and they use musical instruments, like, sometimes, analog synthesizers . Your anti analog synths crusade just sounds weird ( imho, etc ), but well, I guess nobody cares, so, just carry on

You're not making any sense....again. Your comment that analog synths were used on many "legendary" records begged the obvious response that they were the only thing available for many years so that's what got used.....when digital and hybrids came along the old analogs fell out of favor. For example I sold my Juno 60 for quite a bit less than I paid for it new and many times less than I could have sold it now....and was lucky to find someone to buy it. I wouldn't pay $50 for a Juno 60 now.

Certainly even you.....or perhaps everyone but you...can understand that "synthesis" is far more than a Saw Wave run through a Low Pass Filter.

My point that many of those classic analog synths you cherish so much would have been replaced in a heartbeat by VSTi instruments if they were available at the time is valid and stands as written.

[Teksonik]

Listening to that song made me want to go on a killing spree..............

[fluffy_little_something]

Listening to that song made me want to go on a killing spree..............

Why don't you just go to bed? You should be sleeping if you stated your real location

[david.beholder]

Analog synths were used on many "legendary" records begged the obvious response that they were the only thing available for many years so that's what got used.....when digital and hybrids came along the old analogs fell out of favor. For example I sold my Juno 60 for quite a bit less than I paid for it new and many times less than I could have sold it now....and was lucky to find someone to buy it. I wouldn't pay $50 for a Juno 60 now.

There is plenty of sense in your point actually.
1. Lot of companies trying to do VA emulating VA already. I'm speaking about supersaw market.
2. There might be "s1 was so analog and warm" aficionados in a decade or so just because 1/3 of hits has it sound.

[Xenos]

In the end, it all comes down to personal taste. Opinions are like a**holes - everybody has one hehe. I like Hive better, but there are strong, valid reasons why Sylenth is so popular.

I compared Sylenth and Hive side by side. If you were able to use Hive's "Dirty" mode unison, with Hive's "Normal Mode" filters, you could get EXTREMELY close to Sylenth's sound - IF both patches were dry, with no effects. Sylenth's effects are a significant part of it's sound. I particularly like the way you can use Sylenth's phaser effect, with the rate set to "0", to carve out frequencies. You can't do that with Hive.

[basslinemaster]

My point that many of those classic analog synths you cherish so much would have been replaced in a heartbeat by VSTi instruments if they were available at the time is valid and stands as written.

I totally agree. I really can't understand how companies are getting away with selling (often monophonic) and crappy sounding 'analogue' hardware synths nowadays, why are people buying them? Do they really think they sound better than anything they can do with umpteen different VSTs today? Then add on all the hassles of hardware - the physical size of the thing, recording the output, inability to run multiple instances of it - duh - it's hardware! - etc. I am so constantly amazed at the quality of the sounds that my VSTs can produce, and that I can just open a song in FL Studio and everything is loaded, perfectly, no set up, no plugging in cables, no hardware taking up half my bedroom - I can't imagine why people would use hardware nowadays.

[Lotuzia]

Hmmm. I did not wait your remarkable comments ( ... ) to realize that some people have the necessary talent to make synths sound right. These people are usually called musicians btw, and they use musical instruments, like, sometimes, analog synthesizers . Your anti analog synths crusade just sounds weird ( imho, etc ), but well, I guess nobody cares, so, just carry on

You're not making any sense....again. Your comment that analog synths were used on many "legendary" records begged the obvious response that they were the only thing available for many years so that's what got used.....when digital and hybrids came along the old analogs fell out of favor. .....

As I see your -very limited- tolerance treshold Vs those who think in a different way than you has been exceded, and due to the fact that you reiterate your truisms for the 3rd time, which I find a bit boring, I'll close this discussion. And the following ones.

[tehlord]

there's no evil in music

[Teksonik]

Listening to that song made me want to go on a killing spree..............

Why don't you just go to bed? You should be sleeping if you stated your real location

Really ? I have to start getting ready for work at 4:30 am. You do the math. I live in Vegas and have since you were still at your mother's teat........not that I need to prove anything to you.........

[Teksonik]

As I see your -very limited- tolerance treshold Vs those who think in a different way than you has been exceded, and due to the fact that you reiterate your truisms for the 3rd time, which I find a bit boring, I'll close this discussion. And the following ones.

Hey you picked a fight with me. You got your arse kicked and are now running away. As expected........

[Teksonik]

My point that many of those classic analog synths you cherish so much would have been replaced in a heartbeat by VSTi instruments if they were available at the time is valid and stands as written.

I totally agree. I really can't understand how companies are getting away with selling (often monophonic) and crappy sounding 'analogue' hardware synths nowadays, why are people buying them? Do they really think they sound better than anything they can do with umpteen different VSTs today? Then add on all the hassles of hardware - the physical size of the thing, recording the output, inability to run multiple instances of it - duh - it's hardware! - etc. I am so constantly amazed at the quality of the sounds that my VSTs can produce, and that I can just open a song in FL Studio and everything is loaded, perfectly, no set up, no plugging in cables, no hardware taking up half my bedroom - I can't imagine why people would use hardware nowadays.

Perfectly said....... +10000

[chk071]

Just had your daily mug of anabolics, Captain America?

[fluffy_little_something]

Really ? I have to start getting ready for work at 4:30 am. You do the math. I live in Vegas and have since you were still at your mother's teat........not that I need to prove anything to you.........

Oh, that's what I call an early bird

Probably not, I am much older than my avatar suggests That photo was taken decades ago

[fluffy_little_something]

So, when will the new version be released?

Let's make a little list of features they should add or improve (But only reasonable features that don't change the character of the synth.)
I'll start:

- Ability to lock individual parameters across parts.
- Ability to save and load individual parts (after all, S1 is basically two synths in one, so it would be cool to be able to combine two different 1-part patches; this could also be randomized if the part folder were integrated).
- Turning Mod Enf 1, LFO 1, and Misc 1 into part-specific envelopes, LFO's and misc sections (Mod Env A and B, LFO A and B, Misc A and B), so that what is currently Mod Env 2, LFO 2, and Misc 2 become global envelope, LFO and misc sections without number. This would increase the number of each category from 2 to 3, and it would make sense to give each part above all its own envelope (default setting filter cutoff).
- PW knob per osc so that one does not have to waste an entire part in order to get one pulse wave.
- More modulation targets, e.g. individual envelope stages.

[Regnas]

Let's make a little list of features they should add or improve

Me?

Just FM.