Spire vs Sylenth1
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which synth to buy.
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Specs compared
| Spire | Sylenth1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $189 | €139 |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST2, VST3, AU, AAX, CLAP | VST, VST3, AU, AAX |
| Oscillators | 4x multimode polymorphing oscillators (Classic, Noise, FM, AMSync, SawPWM, HardFM, Vowel) | 4 alias-free unison oscillators; up to 8 unison voices each (32 voices per note) |
| Unison | 9x unison voices per oscillator (supersaw/hypersaw capable, spread by chords and octaves) | — |
| Filters | 2x multimode filters with analogue and digital types (Perfecto, Infecto, Acido, Scorpio, Combo, Shaper) | 2 filter sections, each with 4 filter stages and nonlinear saturation |
| Built-in FX | Shaper/Decimator, Phaser/Vowel, Chorus/Flanger, Delay, Reverb, plus X-Comp multiband compressor and 3-band EQ | — |
| Modulation | 4x Macros, 4x Envelopes, 4x LFOs with morphing shapes, 15x matrix slots (2 sources + 4 targets each), 2x Steppers, Arpeggiator | — |
| Factory presets | Over 1000 factory presets (arpeggios, basses, leads, pads, plucks, drums, FX) | — |
| Current version | 1.5.19 | — |
| System requirements | macOS 10.15+ (Intel/Apple M1) or Windows (64-bit and 32-bit); legacy builds for macOS 10.8-10.14 | — |
| Synth engine | — | Virtual analog (subtractive) |
| Polyphony | — | 16 notes (up to 512 voices simultaneously) |
| Effects | — | Arpeggiator, distortion, phaser, chorus/flanger, EQ, delay, reverb, compressor |
| Presets | — | Over 2,500 presets included |
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