Sylenth1 is a masterfully created VST/AudioUnit synth with a sound quality that can compete at the same level as hardware synths! Created by Lennar Digital, the entire premise of the instrument is to combine intuitive hands-on editing and sound design with exceptional sound quality, warmth and clarity. The Sylenth1 comes with two layers of editing, each with dedicated filter, envelopes, LFO's, oscillators, as well as a global effects bank with an arpeggiator and step-sequencer.

Sylenth1 has four band-limited oscillators, with each one having up to eight stereo voices that can be panned, detuned and phased. Overall, the Sylenth1 has 16 notes of polyphony, but the polyphonic oscillators means you can achieve 4 x 8 x 16 = 512 simultaneous voices!

Sylenth1 has two highly acclaimed analog style filters, each of which has four filter types as well as analog overdrive to generate warmth and bite. These include 12 or 24 dB/oct lowpass modes, bandpass and highpass. They can also be driven into self-oscillation.

There are two LFO's that can be routed to almost all of the parameters, as well as the two ADSR envelopes, creating a jungle of sound possibilities. Keyboard velocity, tracking and mod-wheel data can also be used to modulate most parameters. The LFO's can be synced to the host program's tempo.

The Master FX section includes 7 high quality effects: Chorus/Flanger, Phaser (6-stage), Delay (with low and high pass filters and tempo sync), EQ, Distortion (5 types), Compressor and Reverb — all with multiple modes and parameters. The Arpeggiator features 10 different melodic modes and has a built-in step sequencer with adjustable pitch, velocity and hold settings.

Sylenth1 runs exceptionally well on a Mac or PC system. CPU usage is highly optimized so its RAM and processor requirements are well within the reach of even the most budget restricted musicians (almost any Intel with 128 MB). Overall, this is probably one of the best-sounding VST's out there if you're trying to get an analog sound from a synthesizer that is "in the box".

OhCrapMyNameDoesn'tFi

March 31, 2013 @ 10:49 am

Man, I have to say, Sylenth has to be one of the best synths I've ever used. It is so much better than Logic's ES2. I use it for basically everything.

Fruity Taint

October 20, 2012 @ 6:52 pm

sounds lovely but the interface is an utter nightmare. I cant work out why anyone would make a gui so crummy

ferran

September 30, 2012 @ 5:31 am

Only for trance and techno stuff. Too harsh and noisy, a beast hard to tame. Not my cup of tea, sorry.

Moog-Source Vermona

July 3, 2012 @ 6:05 pm

@Alex well good for you if you don't like Avicii, guess what no one came here to debate on who's the better musician. Now let's just forget about this and continue using the comments to talk about how amazing this softsynth is instead of abusing the comments section with this crap.

alex

April 30, 2012 @ 4:01 pm

@ moog source vermona

what is Avicii ??? people who made this kind of music should use nothing to make music so no ears will get damaged.

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