Diva vs. Repro-5
- KVRAF
- 5624 posts since 23 Aug, 2014 from Boston/Cambridge
I sold Hive ‘cause I found it too harsh and metallic. Same feelings when I checked out Repro. Too aggressive for me.
Diva is so smooth, so full, so luscious. Divine.
Diva is so smooth, so full, so luscious. Divine.
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- KVRist
- 52 posts since 28 Feb, 2012 from United States
I never liked zebra for some reason. just not my cup of tea, and ace always seemed weird in the mix, dont know why.. Bazille is like the mean synth, it makes super mean stuff like nothing else does, and for industrial and edm this is great.
Bryan
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- KVRAF
- 6780 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
repro-1 is aggressive.Fleer wrote: Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:56 pm I sold Hive ‘cause I found it too harsh and metallic. Same feelings when I checked out Repro. Too aggressive for me.
Diva is so smooth, so full, so luscious. Divine.
repro-5 is smoother than diva imo
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- KVRAF
- 6780 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
i really need to spend more time with Diva, i find it a little harsher than ReproFleer wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:09 am I get you. Just not my kind of smooth. Always hearing harshness in there, the same harshness I hear in the real thing. Diva is hot chocolat.
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- KVRist
- 127 posts since 29 Dec, 2005 from Sheffield
I remember when I started producing In the box back in 2004, just couldn't get into the sound, found vst synths lacking in real character and fullness.
Then I discovered the demo of Zebra 2 and that was it, sounded proper and inspiring, who needs a virus or jp8000! Diva for me sounds very nice, but it's mellow. For me it's never grabbed me like zebra did, especially with its CPU consumption, preventing me from playing big chords and pads, with which I think diva excels! I just haven't fell in love with it.
Last year I tried repro and I was immediately impressed with its presence, raw clarity of the oscillators and that amazing filter, oh that organic sounding resonance! I have been using 4 or 5 instances of it in my last 3 tracks or so, that seals it for me. I just love Repro! I am considering buying it in the sale, but maybe Diva aswell and get a faster CPU. . Just love Repro!
Then I discovered the demo of Zebra 2 and that was it, sounded proper and inspiring, who needs a virus or jp8000! Diva for me sounds very nice, but it's mellow. For me it's never grabbed me like zebra did, especially with its CPU consumption, preventing me from playing big chords and pads, with which I think diva excels! I just haven't fell in love with it.
Last year I tried repro and I was immediately impressed with its presence, raw clarity of the oscillators and that amazing filter, oh that organic sounding resonance! I have been using 4 or 5 instances of it in my last 3 tracks or so, that seals it for me. I just love Repro! I am considering buying it in the sale, but maybe Diva aswell and get a faster CPU. . Just love Repro!
Hackintosh, Ableton, Various plugins inc Repro, Zebra, Tal bassline 101, Xpand, Serum. Mackie onyx audio interface, Presonus Eris e5, Samson Sr850/Yamaha RH5ma headphones, Novation nocturn, Korg nano control 2, Maudio keystation 49, AKAI APC25.
- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
Hive can do mellow, in many different ways that Diva doesn't...
- KVRAF
- 5624 posts since 23 Aug, 2014 from Boston/Cambridge
Interesting, then I’m at a loss for words. I took Hive upside down but couldn’t find that soft (mellow?) pad sound I always look for and until now only found in Diva.
- KVRAF
- 24447 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
That doesn't mean it's not possible to tweak it in.
But sure, it's different code alright. Hive has high quality filters, regardless (IIRC, and Urs will correct me if I'm wrong, they're also zero delay feedback like those in Diva and Repro are, just a cheaper way to calculate them).
- Banned
- 2288 posts since 24 Mar, 2015 from Toronto, Canada
I dont think the OP's thread title is a logical comparison. The two products are completely different.
Gear & Setup: Windows 10, Dual Xeon, 32GB RAM, Cubase 10.5/9.5, NI Komplete Audio 6, NI Maschine, NI Jam, NI Kontakt
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- KVRAF
- 6780 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
well they're both models of old analogue designs.telecode wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 1:30 pm I dont think the OP's thread title is a logical comparison. The two products are completely different.
- Beware the Quoth
- 35481 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
except where Diva is models of slightly-old digital designs, of course.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRAF
- 6780 posts since 17 Dec, 2009
sorry i spent most time in diva in the Moog modewhyterabbyt wrote: Sat Feb 09, 2019 2:12 pmexcept where Diva is models of slightly-old digital designs, of course.

