Sylenth1 is a virtual analog VSTi synthesizer that takes the
definitions of quality and performance to a higher level. Until now
only very few software synthesizers have been able to stand up to the
sound quality standards of hardware synths. Sylenth1 is one that
does.
Sylenth1 is not just another synth. It was built from a producer's
point of view. It was built to produce superior quality sound and
music. It was built to perform. A lot of research has been invested in
order to achieve unheard warmth and clarity. The graphical interface
ensures the highest level of usability so you can fully unleash your
creativity.
Oscillators
At its core Sylenth1 houses 4 alias-free unison oscillators, which
generate analog shaped waveforms. Each oscillator is capable of
producing 8 unison voices in full stereo, adding up to a total of 32
voices per note. With its 16 notes of polyphony this means you can
play up to 512 voices simultaneously! The oscillators perform
extremely well in both the very low (down to 0.01Hz and below!) and
very high (all the way up to half the samplerate) frequency regions
without losing their sharpness, liveliness or character. This makes
them well suited for all kinds of sounds, from the deepest basses
imaginable to the highest crystal clear bells.
Filters
On top of that there are 2 state of the art, pure analog sounding
filter sections. Each of these consists of 4 filter stages with
nonlinear saturation incorporated, in order to emulate the warmth and
drive of a real analog filter. The resonance control can be turned up
to a level way beyond self-oscillation and combined with the drive
control this makes it possible to let the filters SCREAM! Where a lot
of digital filters sound like they're made out of cheap plastic, these
filters sound rock-solid, warm and raw.
Modulation
Sylenth offers many modulation options to sculpture the sound any way
you like. There are 2 ADSR envelopes and 2 LFO's which can be used to
modulate a whole set of different parameters. Next to that, it is
possible to use the extra 2 amplitude envelopes, velocity, keyboard
track or modulation wheel as a source for modulation.
Master FX
The final part of this synth is the master effects section. A set of 7
professional quality sound effects and an arpeggiator, conveniently
grouped into an LCD panel structure.
Arpeggiator ? 10 different melodic modes, built-in step sequencer with
adjustable pitch, velocity and hold settings. Outputs Step Velocity as
a modulation source.
Distortion - Five different types of distortion (overdrive, foldback,
clip, decimator and bitcrusher) in full stereo, uses 4x oversampling
to minimize aliasing artifacts.
Phaser - 6-Stage stereo phaser, with 2x oversampling, an embedded LFO,
feedback and frequency spread adjustment.
Chorus/Flanger ? 4-Stage stereo chorus, with 2x oversampling,
adjustable delay time, depth, rate and feedback for flanging effects.
Equalizer - Bass and treble adjustment by frequency and amplification.
Delay - Delay module with low and high pass filters, unique echo
smearing function, pingpong mode with stereo spreading, independent
left and right delay time and adjustable stereo width.
Reverb - Smooth reverb with adjustable pre-delay, damp, size and
stereo width.
Compressor - Stereo compressor with attack, release, threshold and
ratio settings, which can be used to increase punch, drive, warmth and
analog feel of your sounds.
Performance
With all the functionality and processing horsepower mentioned above,
you might expect that this synth would max out even the fastest CPU in
no-time, especially considering the high sound quality of each single
voice and effect. Well, one of the many benefits of this synth is that
it doesn't. It uses highly optimized code and SSE instructions in
order to reduce the CPU usage to a minimum. It will also automatically
turn off any parts that are not used, to save extra CPU time. This
enables you to create pure quality sound using only minimal system
resources.
Features
* 4 Ultrahigh-quality bandlimited unison oscillators in full stereo,
each of which can generate 8 voices per note.
* 2 State of the art analog-sounding 4-stage stereo filters per note.
Selectable lowpass, bandpass and highpass modes with 12dB or 24dB
attenuation. A filter drive knob controls the analog emulation of
overdrive in each filter stage.
* 16 Notes of polyphony, which adds up to a total of 512 simultaneous
oscillator voices and 32 filters in realtime.
* 4 ADSR envelope generators per note.
* 2 Low Frequency Oscillators with 11 different waveforms.
* 16 Modulation slots with 24 different selectable modulation
parameters each.
* Easy to use built-in master effects section consisting of an
arpeggiator and 7 professional-quality sound effects: distortion,
phaser, chorus, equalizer, delay, reverb and compression.
* Arpeggiator with built-in step sequencer, 10 different melodic
modes, adjustable pitch, velocity and hold settings. Outputs Step
Velocity as a modulation source.
* 4-Stage stereo chorus, with 2x oversampling, adjustable delay time,
depth, rate and feedback for flanging effects.
* Five different types of distortion (overdrive, foldback, clip,
decimate, bitcrush) in full stereo, with 4x oversampling to minimize
aliasing artifacts.
* Equalizer with bass and treble adjustment by frequency and
amplification.
* 6-Stage stereo phaser, with 2x oversampling, an embedded LFO,
feedback and frequency spread adjustment.
* Delay module with low- and high-pass filters, unique echo smearing
function, pingpong mode with stereo spreading, independent left and
right delay time and adjustable stereo width.
* Smooth reverb with adjustable pre-delay, damp, size and stereo
width.
* Stereo compressor with attack, release, threshold and ratio
settings, which can be used to increase punch, drive, warmth and
analog feel of your sounds.
* Heavily optimized code using high-performance SSE processor
instructions.
* Easy to use user-interface.
* Onboard preset browser.
* Fully controllable by MIDI. Knobs can be simply assigned to MIDI CCs
or RPN/NRPNs using the MIDI learn function.
* Sync button for syncing LFO and delay parameters to host tempo.
* 2 Modes of portamento sliding, which will slide both velocity and
pitch parameters in polyphonic or monophonic mode.
* 1000+ presets.
System requirements
Any CPU that supports SSE (Intel Pentium III and above, AMD XP and
above, all Intel Macs but no PPC)
128MB RAM
Windows 2000/XP/Vista or Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
VSTi compatible host software
v2.01 Changes:
* Improved graphical interface responsiveness, reduced CPU usage and
improved compatibility and stability with certain video cards.
* Added menu option for randomizing presets.
* Host GUI blocking issues solved.
* Phaser frequency modulation bug fixed.
* Crashes in Chainer fixed.
* Numerous other minor bug fixes and improvements.
* Now also compatible with Receptor.
* Over 200 new presets, including the RadioCarbon soundbank from Nucleus
SoundLab.
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