beardo's forum posts 2

Sylenth has this sort of wow factor from the moment you play the first note. It sounds very punchy and fat. A lot of that is due to the preset quality. Now I know preset usage is a deeply dividing issue, but that aside Sylenth's presets for the most part sound amazeballs. Reminds me of scrolling through presets of hardware synths like the Nord Lead, Virus, or Korg MS-2000. I'm sure people will jump all over me for saying that but I find it to be true

I agree with jameskelly that its not deep or a super powerhouse like Massive, U he Zebra, etc but it doesn't have to be. Maybe that's what also makes it simple to pick up and play for beginners. Think of it this way there are WAY more beginners (and intermediates) out there than there are production, synthesis, and sound design pros. And if they can all find a tool which sounds great right from the start, but also offers a certain level of depth, thats the formula for a winning synth.

So that's also where I disagree with you jameskelly, I don't think its so liked BECAUSE its popular. I think its popular because its a great & accessible go-to synth for a certain, um, producer demographic let's call it - but there is a lot of that demographic.

That's my take on it at least 😀

very cool. i like the idea of there there being something other than guitar center, sweetwater, etc where i can browse gear. i think it could use better sorting. maybe by popularity, or number of artists that use certain gear, or star rating... not sure what the best options are, i'm sure different people might like different things.