RAPID Synthesizer | Rapid 1.8.0 released | Free "SP - Granular Elements"

[Chris-S]

"Not avaible in Demo Mode" is that correct english?
Obviously this little bug will not be in the full version though.

[Frantz]

This is turning out to be the KVR popcorn thread for October.

I also don't need 8 layers. 3 could have been the max in my opinion.

I think it has 8 layers so you it can contain an entire dance track in one preset including drums, bass, arps, etc. Press one key and you can say, "Look mom, I am a producer!"

[chk071]

This is turning out to be the KVR popcorn thread for October.

I also don't need 8 layers. 3 could have been the max in my opinion.

I think it has 8 layers so you it can contain an entire dance track in one preset including drums, bass, arps, etc. Press one key and you can say, "Look mom, I am a producer!"

But... that would be valid for any synth featuring 8 layers then, say, Dune 2, LuSH-101 etc.

[starflakeprj]

This is turning out to be the KVR popcorn thread for October.

I also don't need 8 layers. 3 could have been the max in my opinion.

I think it has 8 layers so you it can contain an entire dance track in one preset including drums, bass, arps, etc. Press one key and you can say, "Look mom, I am a producer!"

But... that would be valid for any synth featuring 8 layers then, say, Dune 2, LuSH-101 etc.

Or any DAW, just hit the play button and play several tracks at once. It's like magic

[parawave]

Btw parawave, what patch is the flute / synth I can't find it, I heard it on your facebook page. Not sure if thats a factory preset?

It's
Splitted/Neverland
Instruments/Dream Flute

"Not avaible in Demo Mode" is that correct english?
Obviously this little bug will not be in the full version though.

You can't imagine how often I misspelled that word. Every single time. available .. avaible .. availablable .. availailbe .. what .. : D

FR: It'd be nice parawave, if we could overwrite,RENAME/ the area's LAYER/LAYER2 with our own unique names..

good point. i thought parawave already wrote this is possible but i couldn't manage to do it too. neither rigth click nor double left click does the magic

You can click on the small folder icon in the top menu and select "Edit Preset". There you can rename all layers, specify macro labels and select the preset category or set the author name. A quick way to open this menu is to double click the top display (the thing where the preset name is listed.

How big is the GUI in pixels? Just asking, I don't want to waste 300MB of my monthly traffic for nothing

Be careful, it's 302MB. We don't want to collapse the internet.

[Synthman2000]

I checked it out sound quality is good. In the same session I was using Spire a synth which I have always been unsure about. Spire is a fundamentally thin synth to my ears until you start applying processing to it (though it has some recently discovered sonic characters I appreciate so it redeemed itself) and Rapid sounded better and I also prefer Rapid compared to Zebra2 and Dune. That is my 2 cents on sonics. Rapid has a good big sweet spot up and down the keyboard and through all filter ranges. I like Rapid's envelopes as well, responsive. I like the visual feedback you get on the wave forms for modulations and on the WT's when you click on that oscillator graphic (even though I do not quite correlate what I see with what I hear specifically regarding the 3D WT's, but that is the same for any WT synth I have used.)

Rapid can use a lot of memory (up to 200MB depending on preset) which for me could be an issue 32 bit DAW on 64bit OS means I run out of memory before CPU almost always. Arguably this is my own predicament to resolve and sort out 64 bit throughout! CPU use is going to be a NON issue with rapid as far as I can tell here. This is very good sound for low cpu use.

GUI is fine by me. I don't have a problem with it. I was slightly confused at first with modulation "slots" at the bottom and ENV's/LFO's etc up to the middle right but I get it now. I don't tend to go modulation mad anyway preferring to automate synth parameters in real time or use multiple envelopes for pitch/filters and record it in for specific parts of the music rather than random LFO chaos going on through the patch.

I will keep on trying it out in forthcoming weeks.

I am on the discount list which all I will say is highly appreciated. Thanks.

[db3]

OK, there are some lucky dudes who got love from the dev. What about an intro price for all that other crappy begging mob before your frontdoor, parawave?

From the dev: If you are not on the list, please don't ask for a discount. Maybe you will get lucky next time. This has certainly been one of the more eccentric rollouts of a new product and new company that I can remember. I understand having an intro price and I understand not having an intro price. This approach to giving a discount to a handful of commentators, not even beta testers, is really odd. I am sure there is a method to the devs madness.

+1
Not interested at this time because I'm on mac, but that has to be one of the most badly thought out pieces of marketing I've seen on KVR

[Ridan]

This is turning out to be the KVR popcorn thread for October.

I also don't need 8 layers. 3 could have been the max in my opinion.

I think it has 8 layers so you it can contain an entire dance track in one preset including drums, bass, arps, etc. Press one key and you can say, "Look mom, I am a producer!"

But... that would be valid for any synth featuring 8 layers then, say, Dune 2, LuSH-101 etc.

Hey now. Leave Dune 2 out of this.

[BennyLucassi]

$230??? is this real life?

[DJErmac]

- Teaser : awesome video demo !

- 1st run : very very nice synth ! Will buy it if I can.

- Price check : jaw drop.

Please consider an introductory price ! Even Falcon, even Serum had one !

[fluffy_little_something]

Maybe it's Australian dollars

[mladi]

OK, there are some lucky dudes who got love from the dev. What about an intro price for all that other crappy begging mob before your frontdoor, parawave?

From the dev: If you are not on the list, please don't ask for a discount. Maybe you will get lucky next time. This has certainly been one of the more eccentric rollouts of a new product and new company that I can remember. I understand having an intro price and I understand not having an intro price. This approach to giving a discount to a handful of commentators, not even beta testers, is really odd. I am sure there is a method to the devs madness.

+1
Not interested at this time because I'm on mac, but that has to be one of the most badly thought out pieces of marketing I've seen on KVR

I also don't understand that some are picked out and others not. Don't get me wrong, i'm happy for every single person that get the huge price fall but i don't like any sort of unequal treatment, be it in this case or in real life. No hard feelings please, i only want that the dev consider that this can reject potential customers (like me).

Good luck for the launch!!! I hope they get the success they deserve!!!

[chk071]

Some people even get picked for beta testing... and pay nothing for the synth at all.

If it's ok for the dev, i would happily "donate" my price bonus to a person who actually wants to buy this synth btw. I don't really plan to do so anyway.

[JonSolo]

Rapid is thick, sick, and lovely. It seems awesome on CPU. I have lots more to test and play with but so far it is fantastic.

[parawave]

I also don't understand that some are picked out and others not. Don't get me wrong, i'm happy for every single person that get the huge price fall but i don't like any sort of unequal treatment, be it in this case or in real life. No hard feelings please, i only want that the dev consider that this can reject potential customers (like me).

Some people even get picked for beta testing... and pay nothing for the synth at all.

If it's ok for the dev, i would happily "donate" my price bonus to a person who actually wants to buy this synth btw. I don't really plan to do so anyway.

I would say we found a match.
If you accept it mladi, the special discount will be transfered from chk071 to you. Don't forget to give him a hug.