9 year old Sylenth1 just keeps kickin

[2ZrgE]

Bottom line is: Even if handling may be foolproof mechanically, you still can run into a lot of problems when combining components (then you may have all sorts of blue screens, freezing system etc.)

So without any deeper experience I wouldn't build up a PC system on my own, there's enough shops who can do that kind of work as a service. I rather spend my time making music.

And the argument that a computer musician should know how to backup/restore a system is utter nonsense, especially when it comes to restoring a full working system to new hardware (which is possible but not trivial).

You're spreading FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt). What do you mean by "combining components?" Plugging in a new graphics card and a new sound card? Adding a new hard drive? Sheesh. I've been building my own PCs for twenty years, any problems you MAY come across are almost always down to bad drivers, and you are just another 'Wagtunes' who can't be bothered to just read a few webpages and watch a few videos, and are trying to put other people off learning by spreading your nonsense here.

Nobody suggested restoring a system to new hardware - I suggested making a backup so that if your new hardware caused your installation to stop working, you could go back to the old hardware and THEN restore the old installation, and you'd be back where you started, with a working system again.

And Sylenth is still fantastic, it works for me.

Hopefully your music isn't as bad as your manners.

[basslinemaster]

Hopefully your music isn't as bad as your manners.

[ontol]

[moonfiremusic]

What I can't understand is new musicians coming onto the scene and choosing this synth over the multitude of options that are more powerful, more versatile, sound just as good, can do all the same sounds, AND...are cheaper or just as cheap. That doesn't even touch on the 64 bit issue. I am not spending that kind of money on a synth that may not run well on my machine.

Well, if you assume that everyone that uses Sylenth1 actually buys it, I'd have to agree. I think, though, that the popularity has to do with a cracked version being widely available (with 800+ soundbanks included in one download).

Spire is becoming more popular; unsurprisingly, it is cracked as well. Same for Serum.

Personally, I think Sylenth1 is still a great synth. Yes, there are synths with more features and better prices, but most of them are not as fast to edit as Sylenth1. Only the upcoming Hive seems to be designed with that in mind. With that being said, for beginners (that actually buy software) I think Sylenth1 is still a great choice for a first synth.

I would never risk getting a cracked version. Many of them end up getting downloaded with nasty viruses. Why would you take the chance?

Just for your curiosity, I've tried many cracked synths and never got infected. Most of them are false positives and the real ones get blocked by the antivirus before executing.
Serious cracking groups don't put nasty viruses inside their cracks or keygens.

[trimph1]

What I can't understand is new musicians coming onto the scene and choosing this synth over the multitude of options that are more powerful, more versatile, sound just as good, can do all the same sounds, AND...are cheaper or just as cheap. That doesn't even touch on the 64 bit issue. I am not spending that kind of money on a synth that may not run well on my machine.

Well, if you assume that everyone that uses Sylenth1 actually buys it, I'd have to agree. I think, though, that the popularity has to do with a cracked version being widely available (with 800+ soundbanks included in one download).

Spire is becoming more popular; unsurprisingly, it is cracked as well. Same for Serum.

Personally, I think Sylenth1 is still a great synth. Yes, there are synths with more features and better prices, but most of them are not as fast to edit as Sylenth1. Only the upcoming Hive seems to be designed with that in mind. With that being said, for beginners (that actually buy software) I think Sylenth1 is still a great choice for a first synth.

I would never risk getting a cracked version. Many of them end up getting downloaded with nasty viruses. Why would you take the chance?

Just for your curiosity, I've tried many cracked synths and never got infected. Most of them are false positives and the real ones get blocked by the antivirus before executing.
Serious cracking groups don't put nasty viruses inside their cracks or keygens.

[trimph1]

I've got 2 archived systems in here with older chipsets...one being a Pentium II based thing and another a 486 based whatzit...both are loaded and ready to go. No need for all kindsa FUD raising here...basslinemaster is correct in that. All you need is a backup...period.

[fluffy_little_something]

One good thing about Sylenth are the envelopes, which are excellent for plucks and other fast sounds.
I was just comparing them to those of other synths. Charlatan's are already pretty good, but when you compare them with cutoff at max and both envelopes at zero except a tiny bit of amp decay, Sylenth starts out full, clear, well-defined whereas Charlatan's and others' envelopes sound fuzzy, inconsistent even.
Maybe it also has to do with zero-crossing of the oscillators. When I turn the phase knob in the osc section to 12 o'clock or more, the snappiness goes away like on Charlatan.
I wonder why other developers don't pay attention to this detail, especially when they don't include a phase knob.