KVR Audio

Trancit · Post by **Trancit** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:01 am

I am really torn apart between these options (owning none atm)... perhaps I am tending a bit towards Silo...

If you had to choose one...which ones would you pick?

Perhaps I should mention I am looking more for not going too crazy on granular stuff... I am not really interested into the complete distruction of sound and weird blips and blops but leaving in some musicality... so perhaps a bit more towards creating drones...adding depth and sparkle...

But on the other hand I like to keep my options and better have a plugin which got several tricks under it´s sleeve...

Dirtgrain · Post by **Dirtgrain** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:38 am

I like Portal the best, but there is cost to consider. If you don't want to pay that much, Silo can be had between $15 and $25 with a sale and a voucher.

tactile_coast · Post by **tactile_coast** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:45 am

Trancit wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 1:01 am I am really torn apart between these options (owning none atm)... perhaps I am tending a bit towards Silo...

If you had to choose one...which ones would you pick?

Perhaps I should mention I am looking more for not going too crazy on granular stuff... I am not really interested into the complete distruction of sound and weird blips and blops but leaving in some musicality... so perhaps a bit more towards creating drones...adding depth and sparkle...

But on the other hand I like to keep my options and better have a plugin which got several tricks under it´s sleeve...

I've got both and between the two have found it much easier to dial in musical results with Fragments where Silo provides more experimental sounds.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:55 am

I’ve got Fragments and Portal. I like both of them, but I’m still new to Fragments. I tried to like Silo… I couldn’t get into it. It’s OK… I felt it needed polish.

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:20 am

Crusher..... Is da bes

Trancit · Post by **Trancit** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:45 am

Thx for the infos so far

Trancit · Post by **Trancit** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:46 am

Ah_Dziz wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:20 am Crusher..... Is da bes

I think it would be a complete overkill for me...

UncleAge · Post by **UncleAge** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:07 am

Dirtgrain wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:38 am...Silo can be had between $15 and $25 with a sale and a voucher.

I can wait for the sale. Where do I find a voucher?

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:09 am

Trancit wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 7:46 am
Ah_Dziz wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 5:20 am Crusher..... Is da bes
I think it would be a complete overkill for me...

It is a bit much. You will not find any granular effect that it can't do though.

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:43 pm

I think Fragments tend to be more friendly & tamed, sound wise and in term of workflow as well. Very easy to use, almost hard to make it sounds bad.

Silo as some others mentioned, is probably a bit more experimental and abstract in term of results. (Less « musical » as some people like to say). That said, it’s not less powerful and personally I tend to like that experimental edge it has.

Portal is a very well rounded effect, not just a granulator. But very pricy. Most of the Portal users love it, I haven’t heard or read much complaint about it.

For the price VS your needs, I would consider probably Fragments first. On a plus side, Arturia is in fire these days with constant updates. I'm pretty sure we'll see a Fragments update in the near future.

Give both Silo and Fragments a try, they have trail versions.

psynical · Post by **psynical** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:22 pm

You haven't tried any of the demo's yet? Why not?

Trancit · Post by **Trancit** » Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:40 pm

psynical wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 11:22 pm You haven't tried any of the demo's yet? Why not?

It´s not possible atm time wise... I just try to get my head around for now... this is the way I function...
I first have to make my mind up and with a set mindset and some theoratical goals I can go afterwards and try stuff out when I got the time to do so...

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:07 am

UncleAge wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:07 am
Dirtgrain wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:38 am...Silo can be had between $15 and $25 with a sale and a voucher.
I can wait for the sale. Where do I find a voucher?

Buy one in the sales thread or open a PA account and buy some plugins ... vouchers will follow. Make sure to sign up for the newsletter.

UncleAge · Post by **UncleAge** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:12 am

thecontrolcentre wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:07 am
UncleAge wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:07 am
Dirtgrain wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:38 am...Silo can be had between $15 and $25 with a sale and a voucher.
I can wait for the sale. Where do I find a voucher?
Buy one in the sales thread or open a PA account and buy some plugins ... vouchers will follow.

gondii · Post by **gondii** » Wed Mar 23, 2022 7:18 am

UncleAge wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:12 am
thecontrolcentre wrote: Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:07 am
UncleAge wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:07 am
Dirtgrain wrote: Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:38 am...Silo can be had between $15 and $25 with a sale and a voucher.
I can wait for the sale. Where do I find a voucher?
Buy one in the sales thread or open a PA account and buy some plugins ... vouchers will follow.

The monthly $25 voucher has been a generic code for the past few months, so just wait for it to go on sale. Won't be too long.

Silo vs. Portal vs. Fragments??