No idea...I think I had too much coffee that day.fluffy_little_something wrote:That sounds wild and hectic, what genre is that?!Examigan wrote:This is a track I made 7 years ago. All Sylenth1 except Battery 3 for the drum/percussion track.
https://soundcloud.com/examigan/blueshift
What is it about Sylenth1 ?
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- KVRAF
- 7777 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
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- KVRAF
- 7777 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
It’s a bit all over the place I guess -hehechk071 wrote:It's Hectic Electric.
Ok, i just made that up. Seems like a mélange of different styles. Old school House, Rave, Trance, and others.
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
Reminds me of thisExamigan wrote:No idea...I think I had too much coffee that day.fluffy_little_something wrote:That sounds wild and hectic, what genre is that?!Examigan wrote:This is a track I made 7 years ago. All Sylenth1 except Battery 3 for the drum/percussion track.
https://soundcloud.com/examigan/blueshift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0b1tdAfW2I
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- KVRAF
- 7777 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
I wasn’t into preset design quite yet back then. I mean, I made a few before I bought OP-X Pro II, but these two songs both use built-in presets of Sylenth1 that might have been used in other songs at that time (who knows...).
Anyway here is the other one, again using just Battery 3 and Sylenth1:
https://soundcloud.com/examigan/metropolis
Anyway here is the other one, again using just Battery 3 and Sylenth1:
https://soundcloud.com/examigan/metropolis
- KVRAF
- 3055 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
Although i like sylenth1, it has been superseded/surpassed by other vst's, imho.
The lack of a proper pwm parameter still annoys me.
Synths like Icarus, Dune2, Diva, Largo (and a couple others) give me way more control, sound as good as or better (to my ears that is) and have a huge overlap with S1.
I rarely open S1 because of this...
But still, a pretty good "starter"-synth for sure
The lack of a proper pwm parameter still annoys me.
Synths like Icarus, Dune2, Diva, Largo (and a couple others) give me way more control, sound as good as or better (to my ears that is) and have a huge overlap with S1.
I rarely open S1 because of this...
But still, a pretty good "starter"-synth for sure
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do_androids_dream do_androids_dream https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164034
- KVRAF
- 2908 posts since 26 Oct, 2007 from Kent, UK
Yes.. and still I think Sylenth is the closest to what you describe about hardware. Folks keep mentioning Spire and Hive - neither of these have the fatness or warmth or presence of Sylenth to my ears.chk071 wrote:I wouldn't say that. But, there's surely some truth that soft synths took a long time to get anywhere near even VA hardware synths in terms of sound. And, again, i don't mean super clean, aliasing free oscillators, and the latest ZDF tech in filters. I mean punchy, rich, fat sound like you get in the older Waldorf hardware synths, the Virus, and the Nord Lead synths. No idea why soft synths often sound so weak, flat, and soft. Seems like the softies developer's soft spot.do_androids_dream wrote:Yes.. and still nothing sounds better 12 years on.DJ Warmonger wrote:Sylenth1 (2006) may seem a bit dated today, but nonetheless thousands of releases were made with this synth
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- addled muppet weed
- 106007 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
- KVRAF
- 25515 posts since 3 Feb, 2005 from in the wilds
Seems rather subjective... There are some sounds with Sylenth where I particularly like the shimmery high end... but besides that I think it sounds kinda weak... especially the low end.do_androids_dream wrote:Yes.. and still I think Sylenth is the closest to what you describe about hardware. Folks keep mentioning Spire and Hive - neither of these have the fatness or warmth or presence of Sylenth to my ears.chk071 wrote:I wouldn't say that. But, there's surely some truth that soft synths took a long time to get anywhere near even VA hardware synths in terms of sound. And, again, i don't mean super clean, aliasing free oscillators, and the latest ZDF tech in filters. I mean punchy, rich, fat sound like you get in the older Waldorf hardware synths, the Virus, and the Nord Lead synths. No idea why soft synths often sound so weak, flat, and soft. Seems like the softies developer's soft spot.do_androids_dream wrote:Yes.. and still nothing sounds better 12 years on.DJ Warmonger wrote:Sylenth1 (2006) may seem a bit dated today, but nonetheless thousands of releases were made with this synth
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fluffy_little_something fluffy_little_something https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=281847
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- 12880 posts since 5 Jun, 2012
I think it deliberately sounds a bit flat, that's why there is an equalizer, basically bass and treble controls, unfortunately no third band, though.
(Same with Wave Element, its bass is not very pronounced, but there is a nice equalizer to change that.)
If Sylenth1 did not have the EQ and the phaser, I would not be using it, frankly.
Then again, that applies to every soft synths I have tried so far.
(Same with Wave Element, its bass is not very pronounced, but there is a nice equalizer to change that.)
If Sylenth1 did not have the EQ and the phaser, I would not be using it, frankly.
Then again, that applies to every soft synths I have tried so far.
- KVRAF
- 8184 posts since 22 Sep, 2008 from Windsor. UK
There are a few things that Sylenth just nailed.
1) The unison/supersaw sounds fantastic. Very easy to dial in just the right amount, and it sounds good everywhere. A lot of synths have a small unison sweet spot, Sylenth has a massive one.
2) The filter sounds good. It doesn't sound analogue, it doesn't sound fat and dirty, it just sounds good.
3) The envelopes are made of voodoo. I don't know how Lennar did it, but the envelopes are always 'just right'.
The sum of these parts mean that especially for dance music, it's very easy to dial in a really good basic sound VERY quickly. It's as if Lennar predicted was dance music would want for the next decade.
1) The unison/supersaw sounds fantastic. Very easy to dial in just the right amount, and it sounds good everywhere. A lot of synths have a small unison sweet spot, Sylenth has a massive one.
2) The filter sounds good. It doesn't sound analogue, it doesn't sound fat and dirty, it just sounds good.
3) The envelopes are made of voodoo. I don't know how Lennar did it, but the envelopes are always 'just right'.
The sum of these parts mean that especially for dance music, it's very easy to dial in a really good basic sound VERY quickly. It's as if Lennar predicted was dance music would want for the next decade.
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- KVRAF
- 35502 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
You're right. Sylenth1's envelopes sound great. Actually, that's an often underrated thing in my opinion, and can make the difference between a weak sound, and a very punchy, aggressive, powerful sound. Also can make the difference between a organic sound, and a synthethic, plastic-y/whatever sound.tehlord wrote: 3) The envelopes are made of voodoo. I don't know how Lennar did it, but the envelopes are always 'just right'.