Add movement and life using the shape sequencer, or instantly record, rotate and arpeggiate note sequences. Underneath its sleek exterior, Hive 2 lets you go as deep as you like. Scope to view the audio output or any modulation signal, with freeze option and zoom controlsĢ000+ NKS-ready factory presets by some of our favourite sound designers, many more available online Solo buttons let you audition individual oscillators and filters during sound design Panel presets for oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs, sequencer, FX and modulation matrix Unique 8-step shape sequencer with 4 independent outputsĢ function generators which can serve as extra envelopes, gate generators, LFOs, slew limitersħ rearrangeable effects: distortion, chorus, delay, phaser, EQ, reverb, compressor Now packed with more controls than ever, version 2 opens up new dimensions of expression… and sheer fun!Ģ oscillators with standard waveforms or 2D wavetables, up to 16x unison, tunable sub-oscillatorsġ2 x 2 modulation matrix slots with modifiers for curvature, rectification, quantization, sample & hold, slew rateĪrpeggiator, step sequencer with real-time recording Although surprisingly CPU-friendly, Hive doesn't sacrifice flexibility or audio quality. You can always add some external effects after too, but its cool to play around with what it can do internally as well.Hive's clear layout and easy workflow let you create stunning patches in next to no time at all. There's so many possiblities, and synkotron, I agree, leave the effects on. And I'm doing it all with synths haha :-) But anyway, back on track, Hive has so much available for all different kinds of music. I can fake jazz better than I can fake EDM. EDM is actually one of my weakest points as a composer. But sometimes you have to check a box on a website or something, and my sometimes I'm forced into this "EDM" ghetto where everything is hard core dance music, and my track just happens to have a lot of synths in it but is totally chill and meant to be beautiful haha. I'm happy with creating music that's at times ambient, at times electronic, at times alternative, at times film score, at times (rarely) EDM. That's actually a constant struggle with my career haha, defining my music. Still, if you are familiar with analogue synths, Hive is still intuitive and easy to use. May be I just turn off the reverb and delay and still use the flanger/chorus/phaser type effects. I'm turning off all the Hive on-board effects, for now anyway.
I'm opting to use Sonar's Step Sequencer for now, because I'm not up to speed with the built in one, so it's easier to stick with what I know. I'll be making heavy use of envelopes to sweep the usual cutoff and resonance settings, amongst other things, so this will be one of those "evolving" things.
I'm just going to have to dig out the manual. Things I like so far: Using the mouse scroll wheel to fine tune values Everything is virtually on one page (well, the main synth is on one page but the effects shares the view in the middle with the built-in sequencer section).
Still early days but once I have something worthwhile posting on my SoundCloud site I'll say so here. Started a "Test" project with Hive being the only instrument I will use.
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