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Sylenth VSTi

I just got Sylenth. Does anyone have any (free) patches or soundbanks that have some nice trance or electro patches in it?

there are plenty of vids on youtube... design ure own... presets are for amatuers. Imean this in a contructive way...what is the point in having one of the best synth around if your not going to learn how to use it. sound design may seem solid but most trance sounds are just detuned sawtooths with unison and modulation on pan and osc etc....

if u just doing it for fun and want presets...if you want anything half decent ure going to have to pay..... and if you have bought it then there many be some on there forum or something

best of luck....

awesome! Great suggestion! Just visited the KVR forum and found a bunch of freebies. I'll let you know how they sound!!

Link

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Originally posted by maximlee there are plenty of vids on youtube... design ure own... presets are for amatuers. Imean this in a contructive way...what is the point in having one of the best synth around if your not going to learn how to use it. sound design may seem solid but most trance sounds are just detuned sawtooths with unison and modulation on pan and osc etc.... if u just doing it for fun and want presets...if you want anything half decent ure going to have to pay..... and if you have bought it then there many be some on there forum or something best of luck....

presets aren't for amateurs. presets are just more likely to be used by amateurs because they aren't designing their own sound. if a sound works in your track, regardless of if its a preset, it doesn't matter. of course you are an amateur if you go through your whole track using presets, the whole concept of production is coming up with something aesthetically original and cohesive. same with sampling. of course not every component of your track will be entirely samples, but the right sample in the right spot makes a track. maybe the right sound choice of a preset will do the trick when its needed. but as max said, you need to learn how to design sound with a synthesizer. it would be like being in a rock band and not having a grasp on the guitar. the point you need to get to is where you're making your own presets, but as i mentioned if you use a preset and it's a proper sound selection in your production, use it; you'd be a fool not to use a proper sound if it sounded good. I have almost never used a preset, but if it's the sound I need I'll do it right away. I take the time to craft sounds, it's fun. It's rewarding when you spend 3 hours working on one instrument and at last it cliques. The euphoria is amazing. If anyone is looking for shortcuts, instead of choosing your sounds excellently, you should find another hobby.

I can't believe how powerful this thing is.

Even though it sounds decent it's pretty limited compared to other synths these days though imo.

I have Alchemy and Massive too =)

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Originally posted by DJRYAN� I can't believe how powerful this thing is.

Then go try Zeta+2 or Rapture.

Even alchemy is much more flexible than sylenth.

Just wanted to share the love for sylenth. Since I started using it, my hardware synth is actualy gathering dust.

i never liked it. The routing, for some reason i just found weird almost like a bug. The mod capabilities are really limited. Like they just forgot some basic things. It sounds good. I won't deny that. But i've just never enjoyed using it. I think for standard things , pluck stuff, unison lead stuff it does the trick well but , i mean is it just me or has this synth been in dire need of an update. I mean it is used by everyone. Either it is the most pirated synth ever, or the developer just took the money and moved to Thailand.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney i never liked it. The routing, for some reason i just found weird almost like a bug. The mod capabilities are really limited. Like they just forgot some basic things. It sounds good. I won't deny that. But i've just never enjoyed using it. I think for standard things , pluck stuff, unison lead stuff it does the trick well but , i mean is it just me or has this synth been in dire need of an update. I mean it is used by everyone. Either it is the most pirated synth ever, or the developer just took the money and moved to Thailand.

Probably the latter.

I've heard from a pretty good source that he's made an amount of money that's sufficient to retire on out of it.

It's very much a one trick pony that does that trick very well. I use it all the time tbh.

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Originally posted by tehlord I use it all the time tbh.

Same with me, always have few channels (3~6) with Sylenth lead, pad, fx and/or bass line.

Cheers.

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Originally posted by TranceLover007 Same with me, always have few channels (3~6) with Sylenth lead, pad, fx and/or bass line. Cheers.

Last trance track I did had 44 instances of Sylenth


Luckily for me, it's CPU efficient.....

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Originally posted by tehlord Last trance track I did had 44 instances of Sylenth

You are the winner G, nobody can't beat this number

Robby has.

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=0

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney i never liked it. The routing, for some reason i just found weird almost like a bug.

I always have had that impression, don't enjoy using it for this reason. I'm more apt to go into Zebra or Vanguard than Sylenth.

IMHO the only interface I've came across more irritating than Sylenth is Albino's.

but if i needed a typical thick unison detuned sound, i would go to sylenth. I think that is what tehlord meant by its use. The FX are also better than average. one thing that i care about is distortion and saturation and it has a pretty good on board effect.

IT doesn't take long either. My favorite synths, reaktor and Zebra can take a while to setup how you want it.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney but if i needed a typical thick unison detuned sound, i would go to sylenth. I think that is what tehlord meant by its use. The FX are also better than average. one thing that i care about is distortion and saturation and it has a pretty good on board effect. IT doesn't take long either. My favorite synths, reaktor and Zebra can take a while to setup how you want it.

Pretty much it really.

The distortion is really great, the only other synth I have that comes close is dune or karmaFX, although that tends to be left alone as it confuses me. The reverb on sylenth is a bit crap but I'd never use an onboard anyway.

Retrig is a genius touch and the filters are brilliant too.

I have to say I love sylenth, I use it for all my basses, plucks and leads I should really try some other synths but don't want to have lots and lots of vst synths that I don't use or understands how to use. I always try to init my presets and create my own sounds or if there is a preset that I think could work well in my track I have a look how it has been made init the preset and try to recreate something similar that will fit within my track.

today was the first day I actually played w/ Sylenth all day.. It was awesome!! I started about 2pm and in my main speakers, grabbed my keyboard and pounded out a little melody. Then from there, rewired ReDrum into Ableton, created a drum loop (which doesn't show up to well in this clip) and went to town. I love Sylenth!! What a beast!!

Black keys by DJRYAN�

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Alright, so I got back into it and did some additional work to the loop. I corrected the melody, pumped the bass, created a ping pong effect on a synth, which now slices through the mix. Staggered the drums, and some other stuff.

Black Keys Fixed by DJRYAN�

I had to buy it to be able to open some files I got sent.

I used to praise it, but I am now having a lot of mixing issues because of its impotent filter and drive.

And most horribly, it has no hardsync.

A waste of time and money. I'll stick to other synths most of the time.

I know of this guy Mark Denken who uses only Sylenth. You be the judge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llP05P0fcTc

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Originally posted by Lolo having a lot of mixing issues because of its impotent filter and drive.

This mostly for me. Sometimes I find myself in need of more modulation features. It does come in handy every once in a while, surely not my best investment though.

that said, very good weapon for true analog kicks. But only for that and unison... without filter drive.

Damn I wish they come with an update soon, meanwhile I'm going back to my other monsters

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