What should i do??

[benjackal]

You could use anything for prog house and trance?

Massive, ANA, Nexus (if your into romplers), Pro-53.... ANYTHING...

[sphilibin]

So with $200, is there is a better option than sylenth1?

[benjackal]

I used to love Sylenth1, but massive has become my favourite... It took me quite a while to like it... but hey now its my preference.

$199US

http://www.native-instruments.com/en...ducer/massive/

[sphilibin]

Yeah, i've used massive, and i love it for supersaws, but it felt like a hassle to make big, house leads on it. I believe native instruments even says that it is BEST for gritty leads and strong basses. What style do you make?

[benjackal]

HARDSTYLE -
http://soundcloud.com/techone-music/...-one-producer/

HOUSE -
http://soundcloud.com/ben_jackal

Use both sylenth1 and Massive

[sphilibin]

First off, nice stuff man. And second off, i have used both, massive a torrent version, and sylenth1 the demo, and right off the bat, sylenth1 made me feel more at home, where as with massive, i felt like i couldn't manipulate it as well as i'd have liked. Maybe it's just preference for me, but massive seems like it's a bit more bass, and grit oriented. Not that that couldn't be changed by skillful programming, but for me, it's not worth the hassle...

[benjackal]

Then you have your answer, lol. Its up to what feels right for you.

[sphilibin]

Yes sir! I feel as though we probably should have started there in the first place. What DAW do you use?

[JasonBay]

Massive has a bit of a learning curve because you have to learn how to route all the envelopes and LFOs, it's really different compared to most soft synths out there, plus it's FM and that alone is a learning curve in itself.

But with that being said, it truly is the swiss army knife of all synths out there I'd say.

I have Sylenth as well, and feel comfortable with it but always feel like it's holding me back compared to something like Massive or even RP Predator.

[sphilibin]

I'm feeling like i'm going to go with sylenth1, just because of how at home i feel with it. What about the synth Dune, as a second. A lot of people call it a "software nord." Would that be accurate?