I have been using Logic pro x for a while now with no external plugins and I’m planning on buying a vst synth.
I’m after a workhorse synth that can make a wide range of sounds and that I can use for bass sounds, leads, and pads etc. as I can only afford one right now.
Sylenth1 seems good and is affordable at £99. I’ve considered massive but it would take me while to save up enough to buy it.
This is some of the music I’m into. Would I be able to create sounds similar to those made by these artists if I knew the synth very well? Mount Kimbie, James Blake, Floating Points, Jon Hopkins, Four Tet, Joy Orbison, FaltyDL etc. (I’m aware these artists cover quite a lot of electronic music sub genres and that a lot of these artists don’t make dubstep, but I like this community so I though I would ask in here anyway)
Sylenth is a pretty good, clean, crisp sounding synth. I own it and I would say it’s strengths are pads, arps, etc. but not necessarily bass sounds. Prob the best thing to do is download the demo and try it:
I just realised I’ll need to use a bridge to use it with Pro X as it’s only supports 64 bit plugins. Sylenth1 plus a bridge costs almost as much as massive.
What are the main differences between the two and which do you think I should go for?
Check out some online demos/videos of each and decide from there. I would say Massive is better for bass, and Sylenth is better for pads, but each will do both, so the decision should be based on your own personal taste.