Just spent last few weeks exploring Sylenth and the result is new soundset.
"EDM Factory" - 165 presets for Lennar Digital Sylenth1 synth. Suited mostly for EDM (Electronic Dance Music) genres. Around 165 presets: 23 pad sounds, 18 bass sounds, 25 big-room pluck sounds and ... about 100 lead / synth sounds.
Lots of great sounds in there. I really like some of the pads.
DNA_pl
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Originally posted by cryophonik
Lots of great sounds in there. I really like some of the pads.
Great to hear that :) to be honest i wasn't expecting that I'll be able to create some interesting pads, my main focus was on lead / synth sounds. Also, I always thought that i'm actually quite poorly skilled when it comes to designing pads. But then I spent quite a lot of time playing with Gladiator2 synth which offers entertaining HCM synthesis, useful primarly for big textures, ambient pads etc. and I fall in love with pads creating :d
deadmau5
i dont get what the big hype around sylenth is anyway... 197123764 presets later... i can still hear the bloody thing a mile away. I guess it must be easy to use or something.
Nelly Banely
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Originally posted by deadmau5
I guess it must be easy to use or something.
Yeh. That + it's pretty versatile and sounds good enough for what most people need.
DjWoody
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Originally posted by deadmau5
I guess it must be easy to use or something.
That!
TBH, I don't like using virtual synths. It bores me to death. I like real knobs and real hardware. The problem is that synths are en expensive so I have to settle for virtual synths. One of these days I'll finally pull the trigger on a real synth.
:toothless
Nelly Banely
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Originally posted by DjWoody
TBH, I don't like using virtual synths. It bores me to death. I like real knobs and real hardware. The problem is that synths are en expensive so I have to settle for virtual synths. One of these days I'll finally pull the trigger on a real synth.
:toothless
The difference isn't really that great, from what I know. In the end, it's all just plain tools to make something worthy. I already have some nice softsynths, pretty good ones, so going hardware wouldn't really make much sense in my case.
Don't get me wrong, hardware is great, but the price for some of them sometimes just doesn't do the justice. And soft isn't all terribly bad actually.
deadmau5
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Originally posted by Nelly Banely
The difference isn't really that great, from what I know. In the end, it's all just plain tools to make something worthy. I already have some nice softsynths, pretty good ones, so going hardware wouldn't really make much sense in my case.
Don't get me wrong, hardware is great, but the price for some of them sometimes just doesn't do the justice. And soft isn't all terribly bad actually.
fair enough.
Evolve140
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Originally posted by deadmau5
i dont get what the big hype around sylenth is anyway... 197123764 presets later... i can still hear the bloody thing a mile away. I guess it must be easy to use or something.
I know a guy who uses it as his only synth primarily, and yes it is pretty noticeable, and sometimes yeah a mile away... but he's still making good tracks that work on the dance floor, and he's doing quite well. He's certainly not using it because of the fact there are a million presets, and I honestly doubt he concerns himself with the hype; he just gets the job done. An exception though, I'm sure...
DNA_pl
My personal reason using Sylenth is because ... I like simple synths, with clean GUI, that don't overwhelm me :) My favourite synth of all time is ... V-Station. Why ? Hmm clean design, very intuitive GUI invites me to program some presets, boosts my creativity. I like "one screen gui" concept without tons of tabs etc. (that's why I like V-Station, Sylenth, Toxic Biohazard).
About the architecture, I actually like synths that have pretty strict boundaries - I like to reach those boundaries and push the synth to the limits.
Big, bloated synths, with "unlimited" possibilities quickly make me feel bored, uninspired. For example Camel Audio Alchemy is great but ... it wasn't for me. If it was a hardware I would probably love it. I just don't like to tweak tenths of knobs (using mouse) to actually make some interesting sounds - I prefer synths where one knob / slider really matters. At the end I sold Alchemy because I just didnt use it and bought Tone2 Gladiator because I liked the general workflow much more. It offered me possibilities to create sounds much faster which for me is crucial (i don't like to spend too much time programming , especially when I'm doing arrangement part)
Yea, I actually think that hardware is "better". Why ? Tweaking real knobs, buttons somehow inspires me better, "connects" me better with my creativity.
I remember that when I entirely mapped V-Station to Novation Remote Zero SL MK 1 controller (that one with tons of knobs and lcd panels), it felt like hardware and I had tons of fun.
Yes, I know that there are plenty of Sylenth soundbanks - well, it's another one. I hope that it's a little bit different or at least it'll expand sylenth library more.
Overall I think that the value is nice (mainly because sound design is my hobby, I have another "main" job, I can't offer 24h/d amazing support :) ), there are 64 preset banks for 20 pounds :)
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small tip
As user / song writer / hobbyist I actually like having one synth with tons of presets. Of course navigation sucks if you have 5000 presets coming from third party banks, from different sound designers. Is there any solution ? Well, for song writing I like to create "my personal/favourite bank" which contains only the sounds i like, only the sounds that fit my genre, my taste. So, for example, if i have 10 third party sylenth banks, i open each one, scroll through every preset, save the ones I like and then put them all (minihost is great free software for doing it - it has great preset manager) into one "favourite" bank. As a result 5000 presets turns into ie. 500 sounds I really like. Yea, ok - it's a boring job which takes one/two days but it really pays off quickly, during song writing, when you have quick access to "best sounds"
It's just my small tip to create your own, ultimate synth machine with great presets ;) who knows, maybe from these new 165 presets you'll find few, good enough to put them into your own, personal, favourite bank :)
Raphie
So, I sort of lack talent in the composing area, but i'm a nut for sound quality and depth and detail. And I have to agree Sylenth has a "certain" sound, which you either like or you don't.
You can have an "init" patch or a preset bank, it's DNA still "shines" through.
