Why to you love Discovery or Discovery pro?

[Numanoid]

I downloaded the demo for zebra and of course very impressed but rather intimidated by all the programming stuff and not too impressed with the goofy non musical presets that are not well organized.

If you have tried ReFX Nexus 2 yet, I think that could be the synth for you, good review in MusicRadar: http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/ ... us2-173279

For a huge bank of high-quality, ready-to-go synthetic tones for contemporary genres, it's hard to beat Nexus2. Many of the sounds are instantly inspiring in themselves, and the slick interface and preset categorisation help to keep that inspiration flowing.

We can't say that about every virtual instrument and the majority of them don't sound as good as Nexus2, either.

[4damind]

The popularity is only based how often a product page was viewed. Maybe the developer hits often enough reload IMO this synth has not such a big popularity.
I see other synth with big threads and where users are interested about the sound and stuff. Discovery is a bit under the radar because... yes, because the sound is mediocre and the synth and features are average.

Which synth sounds fantastic in your opinion?

All U-He synth like Diva, Zebra, Ace, Tyrell.
Some Arturia Synth like SEM, Mini V.
Rob Papen Predator.
Some of this newer synth like Spire ("fantastic" of course more for people loving more a modern Virus like sound). There are other synth which can sound very good but needing a lot more work because they are relatively complex like Synthmaster.
Some older synth like Z3ta.
Tone2 Saurus (I would not say it has a "fantastic" sound but it's a very good digital synth with a bit analog touch)
There are some other very new synth like the Linplug "Spectral" but where I spend not enough time and it's still beta so not on my list (yet).
I think other synth will follow the next time: Dune2 is announced where I expect something new and different and a great sound too, maybe Tone2 NeoFM...

There are some other synth where I would say "very good" but more in the middle of the list
In my "list" DiscoDSP synth sharing some of the last positions (this includes also Corona which was a big disappointment). But this is of course only my personal opinion and everybody has a different idea about a good sounding synth.

[devaram]

I downloaded the demo for zebra and of course very impressed but rather intimidated by all the programming stuff and not too impressed with the goofy non musical presets that are not well organized.

If you have tried ReFX Nexus 2 yet, I think that could be the synth for you, good review in MusicRadar: http://www.musicradar.com/reviews/tech/ ... us2-173279

For a huge bank of high-quality, ready-to-go synthetic tones for contemporary genres, it's hard to beat Nexus2. Many of the sounds are instantly inspiring in themselves, and the slick interface and preset categorisation help to keep that inspiration flowing.

We can't say that about every virtual instrument and the majority of them don't sound as good as Nexus2, either.

Of course I would love to try that one but they dont seem to have a demo..

[djanthonyw]

I think that if someone just wants a Nord 2X emulation, Discovery is what they should get. If someone wants more than the features that are in the hardware, get Discovery Pro. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

I used to have Discovery years ago, I think it was version 1. The sound quality wasn't that great and did not compare to my Nord 2X, but I have been demoing again recently, and with the latest version, it sounds just as good as the hardware. I will be picking up the regular version of Discovery sometime soon! I actually like the blue skin on the regular version better than the black skin on the pro version. I'm sure when using Logic X, all of the black isn't that exciting...

[chk071]

I think that if someone just wants a Nord 2X emulation, Discovery is what they should get. If someone wants more than the features that are in the hardware, get Discovery Pro. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

I used to have Discovery years ago, I think it was version 1. The sound quality wasn't that great and did not compare to my Nord 2X, but I have been demoing again recently, and with the latest version, it sounds just as good as the hardware. I will be picking up the regular version of Discovery sometime soon!

I would love to see a good comparison of Discovery (Pro) to a Nord Lead, especially with the new filters in Discovery. Would probably raise the interest in it too, if it does the modelling well. From what i've seen on Youtube, the old filter sounded pretty different to the Nord Lead's (i found the Nord Leads way better). Probably the newer one is much closer though.

[djanthonyw]

When demoing, just be sure to turn on 2x oversampling and HQ distortion.

[Mushy Mushy]

I love Discovery.

The plan is (or will be)* to create patches on the train, then export to the NL2x later.


* When/if I get my Nord back.

[Davias]

I like DiscoveryPro but it is not my favorite synth.

What I like is the huge preset library quickly available after a few downloads.
With Big Tick Zen I think I could even grab more presets but the last version is not recognized by Zen for now

I find it not the easiest to program but not the hardest too.

I was a bit disappointed by the unison, I would have loved true unison up to 8 voices for each of the four oscillators, and not the 4 oscs detuning themselves limiting the unison to 4 voices for "1" oscillator. My mistake I didn't investigate enough, I bought it first to have a VA with a little bit the same features as Sylenth, but big miss Hopefully I have ANA and Spire that cover well that ground (except for CPU ).

I like the HQ distortion, can make some gritty basses with it.
But I don't like the CPU usage too much when all the quality options are enabled (os x2, HQ dist and zdf filters).
I love the sound when all quality options are enabled (but sometimes the old filters can be nice too).

I love to be able to import nord lead 2 patches. But I hate the process, I find it cumbersome.

For now I didn't spent enough time with it, and didn't read the manual so maybe some functions remain obscure to me.

I like Corona a lot, the oscillators combination algorithms can make really unusual and weird sounds, but it is hit and miss, most of the combinations are unusable. Corona has a great cpu usage on my rig. Sorry for off topic with Corona :p

[devaram]

Whoever mentioned Predator I would buy you a beer even though I dont drink Ive been playing with the demo for the past three hours and it is stunning exactly what Im looking for! Did not check out the price yet but assuming its around $ 200 Im sure I will get it.

[devaram]

The popularity is only based how often a product page was viewed. Maybe the developer hits often enough reload IMO this synth has not such a big popularity.
I see other synth with big threads and where users are interested about the sound and stuff. Discovery is a bit under the radar because... yes, because the sound is mediocre and the synth and features are average.

Predator is fantastic!

[animehaus]

Whoever mentioned Predator I would buy you a beer even though I dont drink Ive been playing with the demo for the past three hours and it is stunning exactly what Im looking for! Did not check out the price yet but assuming its around $ 200 Im sure I will get it.

Sometimes it's sold on Market Place for a very nice price (around$75 or $80).

It's a matter of being at the right place, at the right time.

[4damind]

Whoever mentioned Predator I would buy you a beer even though I dont drink Ive been playing with the demo for the past three hours and it is stunning exactly what Im looking for! Did not check out the price yet but assuming its around $ 200 Im sure I will get it.

Hihi Predator is about $179 (maybe cheaper) and for me the best Papen synth. I prefer it over Blue and over the discontinued Linplug/Papen Albino.
It's for me a secret weapon for thick pads, modulated sounds, leads and is shipped with a very large preset library.

[george]

Unfortunately they only give you a tiny selection of presets to try.

Hello, thanks for your interest in our products. Discovery / Discovery Pro include 40+ banks to try with the demo version.

There are < > arrows on the LCD bank name that will navigate thru them once clicked.