KVR Audio

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:26 am

I'm not sure if now all existing Sylenth users will replace Sylenth with Hive. We had some other synth (IMO better sounding and with more features and better support) after the release of Sylenth but I have not seen a big move away from Sylenth.
I remember if Sylenth was released... it was not a love at the first sight. It needs month (years) and dozens of presets to change this.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:54 am

He he he he he he he

So price is dumped to combat Hive

Sylenth1 Christmas sale: 40% off until December 26th

http://www.lennardigital.com/store/

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:01 pm

I don't think that's the reason, neither do I think Sylenth needs to "fear" Hive. What 4damind wrote probably holds true. It would take a long time for people who are used to use Sylenth and presets to switch to another synth. Also, regardless what's being written or said, they are 2 different animals. And there's almost an entire genre with "that" signature sound. Don't think that'll change tomorrow.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:55 pm

Btw. Dune2 goes a lot deeper. If it comes to a limited feature set and "close to Sylenth"... We speak about Hive. If understand Urs correctly, Hive was developed after a lot of requests in the direction "make a synth similar to Sylenth". It seems that also the Waveform is similar (I saw a image with the clean model compared to a Sylenth saw and there was not so much difference).

mhog · Post by **mhog** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:16 pm

U-he guys were kind enough and let us try the Hive beta as a "consolation prize" (so to speak), since it was supposed to come out before 2015. Unfortunatelly it comes with only six presets, so one cannot taste its power. The first patch is not even comparable to the original "preset n.1" in Sylenth1 (IMHO). Sylenth1 has the "wow" factor, it is a question of sound. Hive is still in the "mmmh" phase. Not a Sylenth1 killer, for sure. I would compare it to RP Predator.

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:24 pm

4damind wrote:I'm not sure if now all existing Sylenth users will replace Sylenth with Hive.

Being a Win guy and a long-term Sylenth user, I feel no need to replace it with anything. It is pretty good at what it does.

However, for the newcomers and Mac owners, who need a workhorse "dance" synth, Hive may be a better investment, at least given full compatibility with current systems and the overall U-he reputation.

VitaminD · Post by **VitaminD** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:30 pm

Why does kvr get stuck into continually thinking it is one versus the other? Stop the nonsense!

There is no battle here.. get both -- they play well together.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:32 pm

Yah, you're right. Even though I must admit I love threads like these.

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:41 pm

VitaminD wrote:Why does kvr get stuck into continually thinking it is one versus the other? Stop the nonsense! There is no battle here.. get both -- they play well together.

Would youtube exist without top 10 lists?

It's a worldwide curse

mhog · Post by **mhog** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:44 pm

VitaminD wrote:Why does kvr get stuck into continually thinking it is one versus the other? Stop the nonsense! There is no battle here.. get both -- they play well together.

"Obsolescence", I guess. For instance, I've been waiting for Sylenth1 64bit AU since 2008

No updates since then. I've been waiting for Vanguard2, too. These are "milestones", the kings to be "killed" (but never die).

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:44 pm

VitaminD wrote:Why does kvr get stuck into continually thinking it is one versus the other? Stop the nonsense! There is no battle here.. get both -- they play well together.

May be because some people are not dripping with money, or don't have enough time to learn all existing synths, or even both

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:46 pm

VitaminD wrote:Why does kvr get stuck into continually thinking it is one versus the other? Stop the nonsense! There is no battle here.. get both -- they play well together.

It's not just KVR - to some extent, worryingly, it's human nature and I don't think any of us are immune. I sometimes find myself doing plugin comparisons - all too easy to forget that the old plugin did the job fine before.

Kaboom75 · Post by **Kaboom75** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:47 pm

Just Tried Dune 2 I really like it. It's not the same sound as HIVE so at some point I might also get DUNE 2 if I get hooked on it's sound.

fese · Post by **fese** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:26 pm

I think Hive is a much cooler name than sylenth - that always looks like a speling error.

Now who dares to lower the bar any further?

el-bo (formerly ebow) · Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:29 pm

fese wrote:I think Hive is a much cooler name than sylenth - that always looks like a speling error.

it's the only synth with a speech impediment

Now Hive is here, is it RIP Sylenth?