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User Interface: Like many I don't care for the color scheme at all. I've seen skins that looked stellar, but sadly Lennard doesn't want the synth to be skin-able so they are hard to find and often won't work with current versions. I don't understand this approach. However, this is purely aesthetic; the layout itself is very functional and clear.
Sound: The best thing about this synth. Very few other VA soft-synths can rival the sound quality of Sylenth. It's up there with Zebra and Omnisphere, among the very best sounding instruments on the market. It can be smooth and lush or gritty and biting; it can do any kind of sound type, and it cuts through the mix like crazy. Unison modes work on a per-oscillator basis, so you can stack 8 voices into each of the 4 oscillators. This means HUGE sounds can be made. But the crazy thing is how smooth and silky the unison detuning sounds; there is absolutely no trace of the weird, phasey effect that so often shows up in soft-synth unison. It's a thing of beauty and the real reason why this synth stands out.
Features: It's a straight-forward synth (other than the crazy unison options), but that's part of what I like about it. For complexity there is stuff like Zebra; this is a fantastic, bread-n-butter instrument that doesn't need crazy features or bells and whistles. Everything offered is approachable and usable.
Documentation: Good manual.
Presets: They're really good, and there are lots of them. They certainly lean towards Trance / Dance, but even small tweaks can shift them into other territories.
Customer Support: I've used the KVR forum to get quick responses, including some from lennard himself.
Value For Money: amazing. this is a must-have synth.
Stability: light on CPU, which makes no sense. this synth is a "too good to be true" synth if there ever was one.
Read ReviewSound: The best thing about this synth. Very few other VA soft-synths can rival the sound quality of Sylenth. It's up there with Zebra and Omnisphere, among the very best sounding instruments on the market. It can be smooth and lush or gritty and biting; it can do any kind of sound type, and it cuts through the mix like crazy. Unison modes work on a per-oscillator basis, so you can stack 8 voices into each of the 4 oscillators. This means HUGE sounds can be made. But the crazy thing is how smooth and silky the unison detuning sounds; there is absolutely no trace of the weird, phasey effect that so often shows up in soft-synth unison. It's a thing of beauty and the real reason why this synth stands out.
Features: It's a straight-forward synth (other than the crazy unison options), but that's part of what I like about it. For complexity there is stuff like Zebra; this is a fantastic, bread-n-butter instrument that doesn't need crazy features or bells and whistles. Everything offered is approachable and usable.
Documentation: Good manual.
Presets: They're really good, and there are lots of them. They certainly lean towards Trance / Dance, but even small tweaks can shift them into other territories.
Customer Support: I've used the KVR forum to get quick responses, including some from lennard himself.
Value For Money: amazing. this is a must-have synth.
Stability: light on CPU, which makes no sense. this synth is a "too good to be true" synth if there ever was one.