If you could only pick one, Spire or Hive?
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- KVRist
- 218 posts since 31 Mar, 2025
You should try them , spire and hive are not the same .spire have a special sound you cant use for everything, hive is a lot more neutral.
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- KVRAF
- 6458 posts since 8 Jun, 2009
If the OP hasn't decided in 11 years, they're probably never going to.
But it looks like Spire was the choice: viewtopic.php?p=6703184#p6703184
But it looks like Spire was the choice: viewtopic.php?p=6703184#p6703184
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- KVRAF
- 9910 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
I have both. 
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- KVRAF
- 7250 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
This is an easy one for me. U-he supports Linux. I use Hive.
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRAF
- 9910 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
Hive.
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- KVRian
- 597 posts since 10 Jan, 2026
Fish
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- KVRAF
- 12229 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Funny how things change over 11 years and I guess this is one benefit of thread necros - some of us get to realize that we're not all closed-minded.cryophonik wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2015 3:16 am I owned both. I sold Spire because of its CPU use and occasional instability, but not because I owned Hive, or Sylenth, etc. That said, I use Hive in almost every project since buying it.
I re-bought Spire a few years ago and it has become one of my go-to soft synths ever since. I'm guessing there's a combination of my much faster computer these days and optimization of Spire's code, but its performance has been rock solid and I don't even notice how much it hits the CPU.Logic Pro | LUNA Pro | OB-X8 | Prophet 6 | OB-6 | Rev2 | TEO-5 | Pro 3 | SE-1X | Minitaur | Deepmind 12D | Slim Phatty | TR-1000 | Analog RYTM mk2 | Digitakt 2 | TD-3 MO | TD-3 | Maschine+
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- KVRian
- 820 posts since 21 Jan, 2017
Zebra3, Diva & Bazille are 3 of my top synths however I give the nod to Spire on this one. It's not a hill I'd die on, both are fine choices.
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- KVRAF
- 9910 posts since 15 Sep, 2005 from East Coast of the USA
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- KVRAF
- 7250 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
I've always liked the sound of Spire, and the interface looked good too. I have nothing against it as a typical bread and butter VA synth. It it worked on Linux natively, I would probably own it.
Vendor‑Dependent Copy Protection: Customers lose. Pirates win.
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRAF
- 3463 posts since 25 Apr, 2011
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- KVRian
- 1386 posts since 24 Sep, 2021
Did you deliberately searched for this 11 year old necro topic to revive?Korg Supporter wrote: Mon Jul 06, 2026 2:57 am Spire has many filter saturation options that Hive lacks. Spire also uses less CPU than Hive 2 for the most part. Hive has more of a cold and neutral sound that brings it to Novation Peak territory, while Spire sounds brighter, more plastic, and is often in your face. Spire wins for presets and sound design, but Hive is more of a bread and butter synth.