Not quite sure if this will help me decide...GRUMP wrote: Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:14 pm Picture Richie Hawtin on a pony and what else you could do with that ammo. And is techno about Synth sounds again?
Your opinion about Zebra 2
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- KVRist
- 78 posts since 7 Jan, 2021
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- KVRist
- 78 posts since 7 Jan, 2021
Although Diva has the sound I like (Anything Moog bass rules...), I'm a little more into Hive right now. As you state Hive (the presets...) sounds more suitable for dance music. Zebra is a bridge too far for my current experience. If I had the money, I would buy Diva and Hive. But still have to choose one. Just a few hours leftPieBerger wrote: Thu Jan 07, 2021 2:56 pmSince the clock is running down for the sale, I'd say go with Diva simply because it's the more straight forward of the two. For a many synth styles workhorse, Zebra is more streamlined than other similar synths, with a great workflow but it has some funny quirks and the oscillators in particular require some head scratching and practice to get good results with, imo.Dust_NL wrote: Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:55 pm I have tried both demo’s, but have very little experience with synth programming.
That being said, if you have time you should give Hive a go too, it covers way more ground than Diva with wavetables at your disposal on top of the usual analog style waveforms, but it is much more simple to use compared to Zebra. It has a typical subtractive synth layout/workflow but with a few tricks up it's sleeve to make more interesting, experimental sounds for dance music. Your ears will have to judge how good it sounds compared to Diva and whether it's more important to have a "better" analog character in Diva vs more sonic possibilities with Hive.
You might also consider getting Zebra and the Dark Zebra now, this way you get access to everything that Zebra has to offer in terms of possibilities with the addition of Diva's tasty filters via ZebraHZ. You'll also get a free upgade to Zebra 3 when that gets released, which is AFAIK will include the same or extended versions of features implemented in Hive like the wavetable engine and Shape Sequencer.
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- KVRAF
- 2248 posts since 10 Apr, 2002 from Saint Germain en Laye, France
no, tomorrow night will be full of new sounds
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- KVRian
- 1189 posts since 11 Jun, 2019
That was a bit .. am... cynic.?
But however - when I think of that name I remember the earth shaking and no Diva singing
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- KVRist
- 78 posts since 7 Jan, 2021
Hi all, thanks for your help. Based on your advice and the demo's, I finally went for Hive 2. (Yeah @zvenx, you were right ). I'm very happy with it, but already know that I'll buy Diva when it'll be in a sale in the future. But first I'm going to enjoy programming Hive...
). I'm very happy with it, but already know that I'll buy Diva when it'll be in a sale in the future. But first I'm going to enjoy programming Hive...At the beginning of something beautiful...
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- KVRist
- 78 posts since 7 Jan, 2021
Now I know what you meanGRUMP wrote: Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:08 pmThat was a bit .. am... cynic.?
But however - when I think of that name I remember the earth shaking and no Diva singing
But.... Richie is using a lot of 303/808/909 and modular stuff. Does a modular synth produce no synth sound, according to you?At the beginning of something beautiful...
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- KVRAF
- 35671 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Might have to wait a while for that... u-he don't do sales and stuff...Dust_NL wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:20 am Hi all, thanks for your help. Based on your advice and the demo's, I finally went for Hive 2. (Yeah @zvenx, you were right
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- KVRist
- 78 posts since 7 Jan, 2021
I don't mind. I expect I have to learn a lot about synthesis which will take a lot of time. And I think Hive will do for most things I want to do, so I don't need Diva right now.chk071 wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:15 am Might have to wait a while for that... u-he don't do sales and stuff...
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- KVRAF
- 2296 posts since 23 May, 2012 from London
I bought Diva for myself, on your behalfDust_NL wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:20 amI don't mind. I expect I have to learn a lot about synthesis which will take a lot of time. And I think Hive will do for most things I want to do, so I don't need Diva right now.chk071 wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 10:15 am Might have to wait a while for that... u-he don't do sales and stuff...
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