KVR Audio

S1gnsOfL1fe · Post by **S1gnsOfL1fe** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:39 am

So it IS true! I got so fed up waiting for anything interesting coming from reFX I stopped reading the newsletters. The announcement wasn't even in the title so I threw it in the trash...just dug it out and there it was.

I'm still a user of the original Vanguard...it was one of the first soft synths I ever actually purchased. There's still some cool banks in the KVR archives too...when I'm looking for that sound, I put it up and let it rip.

That said, I'm stoked! Finally...

dalor · Post by **dalor** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:43 am

Kudos to reFX for showing people haven't wasted their money in their products and keep them alive years later. Well done reFX!

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:45 am

mhog wrote:ReFX newsletter: Vanguard2 on the way! 64 bit, fully backwards compatibility, free upgrade for license owners.

Weirdest thing. I actually contacted them not more than a couple of months ago asking what happened with Vanguard 2 - they wrote back and said it wasn't being developed.

But this is good news! Let's hope there are some new stuff in it as well!

/C

knowix · Post by **knowix** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 7:57 am

DrGonzo wrote:
Weirdest thing. I actually contacted them not more than a couple of months ago asking what happened with Vanguard 2 - they wrote back and said it wasn't being developed

Sounds like it could be just an overall repackage of the old Vanguard synth engine, like Z3ta+2.

HcDoom · Post by **HcDoom** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:19 pm

I hope they'll rebuild complete synth engine, if they only update V1 to 64bit and call it V2, than I am not interested in more plastic and metallic sounds.

beely · Post by **beely** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:36 pm

HcDoom wrote:I hope they'll rebuild complete synth engine, if they only update V1 to 64bit and call it V2, than I am not interested in more plastic and metallic sounds.

Realistically, if it was a huge rewrite onto a different engine, they'd most likely be charging upgrade fees.

That fact that it's a free update suggests it's basically a reworking of Vanguard 1 into a 64-bit version, which probably won't have much in the way of new features...

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:37 pm

In it's day Vanguard was a cool synth but there are so many better synths now that it's become obsolete (to me). I might be interested in an updated Vanguard but supporting ReFx isn't something I'm too interested in doing anymore. V2 would have to be a significant update in sound and function and not be dongled. I have my doubts it will meet that criteria.............

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:38 pm

beely wrote: That fact that it's a free update suggests it's basically a reworking of Vanguard 1 into a 64-bit version, which probably won't have much in the way of new features...

If that's true then no it won't have any new features............

mhog · Post by **mhog** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:24 pm

Why new features? Vanguard 64 is just what we asked for. Now, I just bought 32 lives (32 to 64 bridge) BECAUSE of it (and Sylenth1). So... I don't want a different synth. I like it as it is: typical sid-vintage, supersaw and trancegate-ready. I hope it won't change, I like that "plastic" sound. Vanguard

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:25 pm

ReFX seems to get alot of the same things said I notice on this website, their synths sound plastic blah,blah lol - I still use this synth as well as Nexus,and I think they sound amazing.

I wonder what some of your monitoring setups are, because those synths, sound warm, clean in many cases, and are coded smooth as butter. I actually sold off my TI at one point,because of Nexus and Vanguard, I just didin't think the TI replaced what these we're doing for me.

Cheers for the great news x64 good job ReFX!

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:28 pm

Isn't QuadraSID 32bit only as well?
I'd rather see this one updated - but who knows.

bronxsound · Post by **bronxsound** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:35 pm

i think Vanguard would deserve more update than adding 64bit functionality. mainly i hope the gui will a bit bigger (at least knobs). from the newsletter refx assures backwards compatibility, which could suggest adding some new features...

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:59 pm

It would be great to have a proper browser.

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:04 pm

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Chapelle · Post by **Chapelle** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:31 pm

Vanguard2!