Both synths sound great, but Serum offers more possibilities.įor me, Serum is the winner. So here’s what I think: Maybe Sylenth sounds a bit warmer than other synths do, but the basic shapes (without any processing applied) don’t seem to sound any different than the ones from Serum. Sure, I could have also tested filters and effects, but I think at a certain point you wouldn’t be able to tell if the differences in sound are due to the synth or just the settings. So I added 7 additional voices, tried to match the detuning of both synths and. I started with a plain saw wave on both synths, matched their volumes and. I opened up both plugins on different tracks, but with the same MIDI clip. But does it even sound good? Well, there are a lot of people claiming that Sylenth1 sounds notably warmer than a lot of other, digital synths do. SoundĪt this point it should be clear: Serum offers more features. And again (I know I’m repeating myself) almost all effect parameters can be modulated in Serum, while you can only modulate cutoff, resonance, phaser frequency and distortion amount inside Sylenth. I know that the quantity doesn’t say anything about the quality, but I feel like I can do more using Serum’s effect chain. Sylenth comes with 7 effects, Serum with 10. I could write down some additional features, but I think the point is clear once again. In Serum, almost everything can be modulated. In Sylenth, mostly basic parameters like cutoff, resonance, pitch or phase can be modulated. It also comes with some additional modulations sources, including Chaos or NoteOn Random. Using Serum in contrast you can literally draw any kind of LFO curve + you can use up to 8 different shapes at once. Just like with the oscillators, Sylenth’s 4 LFOs are limited to 11 basic shapes. The next part I want to talk about are the modulation possibilities. Or in other words: Serum clearly wins the OSC battle. Additionally, there’s a noise oscillator you can use to load audio samples. And if that wasn’t enough, every OSC further comes with 22 warp modes, empowering you to process and modulate waveforms in real time. But that’s not all! It also allows you to import third party wavetables, edit wavetables and import samples to create completely new tables. Serum in contrast comes with 144 different wavetables, each consisting of up to 256 waveforms. OscillatorsĮvery Sylenth oscillator comes with 8 basic waveforms. Yes, Sylenth1 is great for creating all kinds of basic sounds, but in contrast to Serum you actually can’t do that much with it. The overall functionality is probably the biggest difference between both synths.
#ICARUS VST VS SERUM INSTALL#
Anyways, the structure is still logical and if you’re not a fan of the design you can simply install a custom Sylenth skin. However, if you’re completely new to it, it might be harder to figure out what every knob is doing. That said, there isn’t any visual feedback at all, which isn’t a big problem if you are already familiar with the basics of sound design. Sylenth in contrast has a GUI, which reminds more of an “analog” synth.
#ICARUS VST VS SERUM UPDATE#
And these are just some of many useful tricks.ĭid you know? Xfer released an update allowing you to install different Serum skins. For example: you can double-click to type in values with your keyboard, “cmd + click” to reset parameters or copy a LFO curve to another one. Furthermore, there are plenty of little workflow features included. This is especially great for beginners, who aren’t that familiar with synths yet. No matter if you’re adjusting an envelope, LFO, waveform or filter, you basically get visual feedback for almost everything you’re doing. Serum is a synth with a great visual feedback. Although you might think that it isn’t that important, you’ll still see it every time you’re working with the plugin and things like the overall arrangement of different sections can have a big impact on your productivity. The interface or GUI is the visual part of the plugin. In this post I’ll go through all the pros and cons of Serum vs Sylenth and will eventually make a recommendation on which to get first. Although both are without any doubt great tools, they still have quite a few differences. Two the most popular plugins are Xfer’s flagship synth Serum and Lennar Digital’s Sylenth1.
#ICARUS VST VS SERUM SOFTWARE#
There are countless software synths available these days, so it’s hard to find the ones that are actually worth spending any money on.
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