Sylenth1- Safe to buy?

[airborne]

Cutting edge? Since when is Cubase 4.5 + Intel Core2Duo + 2GB RAM cutting edge? And you run 64-bit OS/software on this gear? Hmmmm...

Hahaha!

As I said above I should change my signature as this is from 5-6 years old!

FYI, right now I am on an i7 cpu running Windows 7 64bit and Cubase 6.02 64 bit, and all these on 12Gigs of Ram.

Makes sense now?

[tehlord]

Lennard has an NDA with himself.

LMFAO

[dune_rave]

safe to buy Sylenth?
No way - You'll be addicted

[airborne]

safe to buy Sylenth?
No way - You'll be addicted

Yeah, I like it.

What I don't like is the fact that this is supposed to be the LennarDigital forum and no reply has been given about whether a 64bit Mac version will be released at all.
Yesterday, even Eastwest Play got 64bit. So now the majority of the plugins I own have ported to 64bit. I am not investing in something that will be useless in a full 64bit environment.

The lack of an official reply will not make me shell out any cash. I am going to buy the Virus Snow anyway at some point, but until then I wanted to have a good VA synth in my arsenal.

If development has ceased maybe then the price can drop as well. I am not paying near 200 euros for something that does not seem to develop.

I don't want to be misunderstood. I really wish I there was a Mac 64bit version out so I could get Sylenth.

I am not buying Nexus until it is 64bit(although they say they WILL relase it). But I would buy Sylenth even if the mac version isn't out yet IF there was an official statement that the development has not ceased and that a 64bit mac version is at the works.

[John Dev]

We're in the same boat. I would buy Sylenth in a heartbeat if there was an official statement on bringing it up to Mac 64 bit. I've tried the demo in a 64 bit Logic project using the AU Bridge and it was a huge problem, to the point that I had to unload it. My understanding is that LennarDigital is a one man operation and things move slowly. I emailed Lennar 6 months ago about the subject and never received a reply. As popular as Sylenth is, you would think that there would be a plan on the table to upgrade it.

[John Dev]

We're in the same boat. I would buy Sylenth in a heartbeat if there was an official statement on bringing it up to Mac 64 bit. I've tried the demo in a 64 bit Logic project using the AU Bridge and it was a huge problem, to the point that I had to unload it. My understanding is that LennarDigital is a one man operation and things move slowly. I emailed Lennar 6 months ago about the subject and never received a reply. As popular as Sylenth is, you would think that there would be a plan on the table to upgrade it.

[filkertom]

What they all said. If it does what you want and works, that's everything. Heck, I bet most of us still have Ambience reverb, MDA Piano, and a few other things like that in our arsenals, just because they're small, fast, and they work.

[dune_rave]

These posts...... dunno, but I can't get the point:

1) 32 bit VST and VSTI can work in 64 bit hosts - who thinks the opposite?
If you have problems, there are workarounds, for example: Jbridge http://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridge/ or other tools.

2) lack of development is not always bad ....
There are a bunch of synths that reached the level they need not to be improved - why would you modify somnething that works well?

[John Dev]

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This software works on Windows XP/Vista/7 only - To make use of all its features, a 64bit Windows OS such as Vista or 7 is recommended.

For those of us on a Mac, the AU Bridge in Logic/Snow leopard causes problems. Some 32bit Apps work ok and some don't, like Sylenth. While it's very cpu friendly in 32bit, most of us want to be able to use the extra ram available in 64bit.

DiscoDsp Discovery Pro is an alternative at the same price, but I much prefer the sound of Sylenth.

[tom27]

1) 32 bit VST and VSTI can work in 64 bit hosts - who thinks the opposite?

This is not the problem. The problem is, that Hosts and OSes are quickly moving to be 64-bit only. This means that add-ons, such as a 32-bit bridge, will soon be abandoned. They cause loads of trouble in Cubase, Logic and the likes - and all DAW-manufacturers push developers to release 64-bit native plugins in order to get rid of translation stuff.

2) lack of development is not always bad .... There are a bunch of synths that reached the level they need not to be improved - why would you modify somnething that works well?

Sorry to disagree, but with the continuous enhancements of operating systems, all plugins of course require further development. Maybe not in terms of sound or GUI, but it is essential that they "adapt" to new OS features and possibilities in favour of the users. Lack of development equals death of plugins. It's as easy as that.

BUT: What is most disturbing here is the total lack of communication. We probably don't want to push anyone into releasing stuff in a certain timeframe, but no feedback at all - not even to paying customers - is not the right thing to do in order to attract new customers.

Since over a year, I am constantly monitoring lennardigital.com and hope for some small bits of news, I am reading this forum and would purchase immediately, if I had the feeling that development continues. But I have personally spent enough money on "dead products" in the past and a new buy should just be as safe as possible.

[Ingonator]

For all other needs there is also Synapse Dune. Many people praising it as the successor of Sylenth. I will not jump to 100% on this bandwagon but if you are not sure try Dune before buying Sylenth.

+1 for the Sylenth1/Dune combination...


Ingo

[randyandyvandaman]

But I have personally spent enough money on "dead products" in the past and a new buy should just be as safe as possible.

I think the next best choice is Nexus 2.

Development is continuing and v2+ plus should enable you to program your own patches.

It is super stable and has a good range of sound bank add ons.

I'm trying to use just two products and Sylenth and Nexus are those two.

Also lets not get into the rompler V synth thread.

Cheers

[rob_lee]

But I have personally spent enough money on "dead products" in the past and a new buy should just be as safe as possible.

I think the next best choice is Nexus 2.

Development is continuing and v2+ plus should enable you to program your own patches.

It is super stable and has a good range of sound bank add ons.

I'm trying to use just two products and Sylenth and Nexus are those two.

Also lets not get into the rompler V synth thread.

Cheers

I will buy Nexus again at some point Andy if it enables you to program your own patches for sure

Rob

[randyandyvandaman]

And we will be waiting for you to do a bank or three.

Cheers

[dune_rave]

Sorry to disagree, but with the continuous enhancements of operating systems, all plugins of course require further development. Maybe not in terms of sound or GUI, but it is essential that they "adapt" to new OS features and possibilities in favour of the users. Lack of development equals death of plugins. It's as easy as that.

No no no - at least not in 100%.
Maybe you've heard of Virtualisation. You can run virtual machines in your "host OS" - these are running "guest os" instances in a separate window.
VMWare is one of the great developers of such virtualisation software.
So assume you have NOW 5 vst synths that can be "dead" in the future - nothing can stop you, to put your current setup to a virtual machine, and run this setup later in the future in a new environment. It can sound radical, but it's a workaround.