Serum 2 vs Sylenth1
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Which should you buy?
On the Dubspot Score, Serum 2 comes out ahead (9.2). That said, the right pick depends on your workflow and budget — read both reviews before deciding.
Specs compared
| Serum 2 | Sylenth1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $249 | €139 |
| Dubspot Score | 9.2 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Oscillator engines | 5 (Wavetable, Multisample, Sample, Granular, Spectral) | — |
| Factory presets | Over 626 presets | — |
| Wavetables | 288 wavetables | — |
| Plugin formats | VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit) | — |
| Platforms | Windows 10+ and macOS High Sierra+ (Intel) / Big Sur+ (Apple Silicon) | — |
| Additional tools | Arpeggiator, clip sequencer, flexible effect routing | — |
| Synth engine | — | Virtual analog (subtractive) |
| Oscillators | — | 4 alias-free unison oscillators; up to 8 unison voices each (32 voices per note) |
| Polyphony | — | 16 notes (up to 512 voices simultaneously) |
| Filters | — | 2 filter sections, each with 4 filter stages and nonlinear saturation |
| Effects | — | Arpeggiator, distortion, phaser, chorus/flanger, EQ, delay, reverb, compressor |
| Presets | — | Over 2,500 presets included |
See the full plugin database for more comparisons.