What's with LennarDigital?

[Beany]

Err... just to clear something up Sylenth has been 64bit since 2008, the demo is 32bit only.

I really like Sylenth, still sounds great to me

[samsam]

Originally Posted by Beany

Err... just to clear something up Sylenth has been 64bit since 2008, the demo is 32bit only.

I really like Sylenth, still sounds great to me

Mac.

[zaxmalloy]

I really like Sylenth, and have had the demo loaded for months now.

What has stopped me from pulling the trigger is Apple potentially dropping 32 bit support. With no 64 bit update plan for Sylenth announced, well it makes me a bit gun shy at the $175US cost of a new license.

Lennar keeping secrets about their plan plus Apple keeping secrets about theirs means I'm still sitting on the sidelines. So not Lennar's problem I suppose, but they aren't helping their case.

That said, I've been in the market for a used license...

[ohmicide]

Originally Posted by zaxmalloy

I really like Sylenth, and have had the demo loaded for months now.

What has stopped me from pulling the trigger is Apple potentially dropping 32 bit support. With no 64 bit update plan for Sylenth announced, well it makes me a bit gun shy at the $175US cost of a new license.

Lennar keeping secrets about their plan plus Apple keeping secrets about theirs means I'm still sitting on the sidelines. So not Lennar's problem I suppose, but they aren't helping their case.

That said, I've been in the market for a used license...

Try ANA

[JimmiG]

Originally Posted by zaxmalloy

What has stopped me from pulling the trigger is Apple potentially dropping 32 bit support. With no 64 bit update plan for Sylenth announced, well it makes me a bit gun shy at the $175US cost of a new license.

Aren't there bit-bridging solutions for Mac? I'm quite happily running 99% of my 32-bit plug-ins in 64-bit Studio One using JBridge and 64-bit Reaper using the inbuilt bridging, under 64-bit Windows 7. The same should be theoretically possible on a Mac.

[ohmicide]

so I posted a thread comparing Sylenth1 to ANA, Massive, Strobe, ElectraX, Saurus, Zebra2 and Dune complete with audiofiles and my thoughts on every alternative Sylenth1 64-bit Alternatives for Mac

[Beany]

Originally Posted by samsam

Mac.

Ah, Oki.

[zerocrossing]

Originally Posted by metrosonus

I've really been digging saurus. Sadly I haven't found a vst that sounds as good as an sh201 yet.

Wow, that's pretty much the exact opposite of what I found. I couldn't find a VST that sounded as bad as the sh-201 and Saurus sounded harsh to me. I guess it takes all kinds.

[ohmicide]

Originally Posted by zerocrossing

Wow, that's pretty much the exact opposite of what I found. I couldn't find a VST that sounded as bad as the sh-201 and Saurus sounded harsh to me. I guess it takes all kinds.

even with the soft filter option and boost turned off? sounds pretty good to me like that haha

[metrosonus]

I think when I typed that, I was thinking of the synth in Halion. Call it a brain fart...

Although I do like Sarus. I like more of a crunch tone for certain things. Retrologue sounds good to me too and so does Diva.

Although, you think the 201 sounds bad? I'm going to eventually buy one just for the supersaw. I do more ambient than anything and in the lower registers, it's got a sound I really like that I can't get from software.

[ChristianRock]

The SH201 is definitely harsh but it's a good kind of harsh, especially in the lower notes. A supersaw+square wave -1octave, is absolutely killer on it.
Why oh why did I sell mine.

I can understand where ohmnicide is coming from, the fact that it's only 32bits on Mac made not even consider sylenth1, even though I hear so much about it, I am completely ignoring it.

[nznexus]

sylenth 1 sucks!

[metrosonus]

So.. Are we saying that 64 bit improves the quality, stability.. Or what?

[blue monk]

Originally Posted by metrosonus

I'm just saying he most likely dedicated enough time to it get it to a critical mass where it ran stable and he could put it on the backburner. the website Has been static for a number of years and he turns up and says hey mind your own business...for such a great and influential product, I'd like to see him be a bit more open about what he does and if it was just a side project, I don't think anyone would mind. In contrast he'd probably be overwhelmed with positive support. Indeed I'd like to see other products.. I'd be really curious to see what he'd come up with.

Yes, can`t argue with that. Works for a band like Kraftwerk but as a technology provider more communication would be appropriate.
Then again, when users have issues he seems to reply quickly.
When he had his sale last time, I requested a few particular patches to try with the demo an Lennard replied quickly and sent a zip file.
I understand that people get nervous but I think it is not more and not less justified than with any other independent developer.
Lennard is not indifferent and does not ignore paying customers with technical problems.
But it can cost an incredible amount of time to compete in our attention society (facebook, twitter). Also not everybody is a great communicator.
You can wish to know a little more but we don`t have a right to that information.
He has a product on offer. It works. When there is a bug Lennard takes care.
Seem OK to me.

[Wildfunk]

Originally Posted by blue monk

You can wish to know a little more but we don`t have a right to that information.

The fanbase don't want detailed infos, just a short statement like:

1) "There will be no new updates for Sylenth1, only bugfixes."

or

2) "I'm working on a new product (it's done when it's done)."

or

3) "Don't expect new releases from me."

[fuse]

Originally Posted by Wildfunk

The fanbase don't want detailed infos, just a short statement like:

Wanting equals getting, amirite?

[ohmicide]

Originally Posted by metrosonus

So.. Are we saying that 64 bit improves the quality, stability.. Or what?

32-bit can only access up to 4gb of ram, this is a huge deal for srs bsns producers like moi who expect to get the best out of their machines

Ableton Live just finally went 64-bit with its latest beta and no more out of memory crashes for me! Wooo! Only "problem" is that there is no 32-bit bridge built-it which makes sense since everyone else is pretty much dropping 32-bit, so whoever doesn't get on the 64-bit boat quick is gonna get left behind left behind

Every major plug-in company I can think of has either already made the jump or has publicly stated that they're full gear working towards 64-bit updates, Lennard is the only one I know of that's completely silent

Pretty dick if you ask me, specially for all the Mac owners of Sylenth who are now scratching their heads wondering it there'll ever a 64-bit version

[zerocrossing]

Originally Posted by metrosonus

I think when I typed that, I was thinking of the synth in Halion. Call it a brain fart...

Although I do like Sarus. I like more of a crunch tone for certain things. Retrologue sounds good to me too and so does Diva.

Although, you think the 201 sounds bad? I'm going to eventually buy one just for the supersaw. I do more ambient than anything and in the lower registers, it's got a sound I really like that I can't get from software.

If you like it, you like it, don't listen to me. I had one for a week. Bought it for the supersaw and I thought the D-Beam would be fun to play with. I thought it had an ugly harshness to the sound or at the very best, just bland. I didn't like it at all and back up on Craig's List it went. I thought Sylenth1 sounded better. Hell, I used to have a SH-32 I thought sounded better. For supersaws and other trance type sounds I usually go to Gladiator II.

[metrosonus]

Hell, I used to have a SH-32 I thought sounded better.

If you're playing higher octave, arpeggiated supersaw leads and such, I can see why you'd like those though. But for me, since I tend to hang out in the low end, I haven't really found anything I'm happy with other than the sh201 and virus.. which I kinda regret selling mine. I wanna pick up a rack XL sooner or later, but the tidy profit I made on my C makes it hard to miss.