Waves Introduces its first SYNTH!!!

cclarry


New Synth from Waves....called Element

http://www.waves.com/content.aspx?id=12081

Yay, Bapu gets it for free (it's included in Mercury and I'm WUP'd for 2013)

strikinglyhandsome1


as does an endorsement by Jordan Rudess.

LOL, yeah, that guy must have every soft synth created, although I can't blame him.


For me though, I've got to give this one a miss, as enticing as it looks. I've got too many as it is, and not enough time to learn them properly.

Plus a new version v9.2.3, support for Windows 8 in X2.

@bapu
-remember to use accept version update, run Waves licenser & install with WOLI.
Took  only a few minutes to install Elements & upgrade Mercury.

Elements appears as 9.2.4

Bapu et al,

let us know what you think of it.

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Bapu et al,

let us know what you think of it.

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Just opened it up and took a basic look at about 8 or 10 of the arp presets. Like what I heard so far.

Glyn Barnes

bitflipper



The demo sounds great - just like every other "Classic VA" synth out there. $99 is a decent price, though.

That's the introductory price. Full price is $200. Does it really have something that sets it apart from the not insignificant competition?

What?  You mean like the all-enticing Omnisphere for $479 :):):)  


@Bapu: 'Glad you got Waves-Everything up and running OK!  That's probably my dream ... in due time ... since Waves is portable.  I wonder if installing Waves, EWQL samples, and other samplers ... ALL on a dedicated USB drive might facilitate work-flow operations and repairs for us travelers.

Philip


What?  You mean like the all-enticing Omnisphere for $479 :):):)  


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I was thinking more along the lines of UHE's Diva ($179) in particular, and Zebra ($199), D16 Lush 101 ($163), ASS Tasman ($199), Synthmaster 2.5 (from $99), several virtual analogue synths from GForce and Arturia and Cakewalks Z3ta, Rapture and Pentagon. There is also also NI Reaktor ($399, but I have it as part of Komplete 8) 
 
It looks like a reasonably standard 2 VCO analogue emulation. There seems to be a lot of competition at or below its price point, I'm just wondering if anything sets it apart?

Glyn Barnes

I'm just wondering if anything sets it apart? 

Hmmm... Probably nothing really. I mean, if you are already a loyal Waves customer, and you are in the market for another VA soft synth, then it's probably a "no brainer." It certainly doesn't disappoint in the sound department, just listening to the demo, and is pretty much what I expect.

And you cannot blame Waves for getting in on the soft synth act. It appears to me that some of us suffer from serious GAS and buy stuff we don't really need. Or is it just me?


I must admit that I like the full and open interface. A|A|S Virtual Analog is similar, although I'd say that the Element interface is easier to handle because it looks larger. In fact, thinking about it, I would probably base my desire to get this synth solely on its interface, rather than the sound. It is pretty much a given now that all of the soft synths mentioned in this topic alone all produce quality sound, and what sets them apart for me is ease of use. In my opinion, of course :-)

I generally overlook step sequencers too, because I prefer to do all that kind of stuff in Sonar anyway. So I wouldn't have put that down on my list of what sets a soft synth apart from its competitors.

synkrotron


I generally overlook step sequencers too, because I prefer to do all that kind of stuff in Sonar anyway. So I wouldn't have put that down on my list of what sets a soft synth apart from its competitors.

I'm just the opposite - I love having a good on-board arp, although I'm not so keen on step sequencers for sequencing notes/riffs, but I do like them as a source for modulating other parameters.  A good arp allows me to work arpeggiated parts out in real-time while I figuring out chord progressions or voicings, alter the arp pattern, velocities, range, gate/length, gaps, ties, etc.  I guess I see them as a handy tool for not only sound design, but also for composition and performance.  Omnisphere's arp is great for this, and Element's arp looks like it could be a winner, too.

$69 at PluginDiscounts...

www.plugindiscounts.com

strikinglyhandsome1


It's getting cheaper by the day. I'm in at $35.

Just pretend you'r buying two at plugindiscounts?

ampfixer


Am I the only one that thinks it looks very much like Z3ta with fewer oscillators? Everything else is there from the arp to the effects suite. I find this a very odd product offering, as it really doesn't offer much more than the Waves logo. I am Kompletely full up on synths.

I did!!  I said it, in post #12 of the thread...  It looks like a mashup of Z3ta and Superwaver P8...   

We all know what Z3ta looks like, "here is the superwaver."  http://www.superwavesynths.co.uk/product_p8.htm


IMHO, "this synth from waves is plain silly."

pathos

Linear Phase

IMHO, "this synth from waves is plain silly."

Why? for around $80.00 you get a decent synth of this type.
It works & sounds fine, nobody's holding a gun to your head to buy it.
I think they're testing the waters with their first synth release.

You know something, "your right."  I should be as good at marketing my idea, my products, and my services as waves is with theirs.  I'm giving this synth my seal of approval.  Officially moving it from, "silly, ------------>" to brilliant!!

with regard to superwave.. the buy versions are better optimised..

but in the past they did a runner and I couldn't authorise my synth for years... so I am wary to endorse them due to that..

bought Lush and Diva.. so waves don't get a look in  

what some people are like with guitars, I am like with synths :)