Arturia MatrixBrute Review - Sonic LAB

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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Комментарии • 517

  • @VickersDoorter
    @VickersDoorter 7 лет назад +16

    This chap nails concisely and eloquently within the first five minutes, what all other YT videos of the MatrixBrute fail miserably to do. As a result, this is certainly is on my wishlist.

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 2 года назад +2

      Same here. This bloke knows what he's doing and how to really show off what is of interest and what needs to be known.

  • @OscillatorCollective
    @OscillatorCollective 2 года назад +10

    This would be a great synth to have as a center piece learning tool…
    If this was the first synth I ever saw or played, I would be a synth addict for life.

  • @maxheadrom3088
    @maxheadrom3088 Год назад +3

    e-ink displays require energy only when changing the image and therefore they generate less noise - something important on an analog synth.

  • @MySugarWallz
    @MySugarWallz 7 лет назад +25

    Just your intro is the best I've heard it sound so far.

    • @slavtrash
      @slavtrash 7 лет назад

      MySugarWallz sounded like he tweaked main synth melody from Roygbiv by boards of canada

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 7 лет назад +2

      Go watch the videos by yusynthman, they're by far the best ones on this synth, and literally the only ones on YT that really showcase the sound design capabilities of this synth.

    • @craigshaw141
      @craigshaw141 6 лет назад

      Mmmmm. Some nice deep analogue goodness. It almost seemed like detune was coming from aftertouch.

  • @shookstylez
    @shookstylez 7 лет назад +18

    I pressed the like button without even noticing I hit the like button already. I was like, let's like this video, but subconsciously I already liked the video! Oh my! Having said that..
    NICK BATT FOR PRESIDENT!
    AND THE MATRIXBRUTE IS MASSIVE! Huge respect for Arturia for pulling this off!

  • @TheFragile79
    @TheFragile79 4 года назад +10

    Tried it at the music store. Even if it's one of the most intimidating synth at first sight it's impressive how simple and fun it is to get into and how its workflow is so natural. I think Arturia has really become the king of delivering the best user interface. Or, better, the user interfaces that people actually want. The sound is incredible, it seems like a vintage synth but from another futuristic planet (if that makes sense). I've always seen myself spending the range of 2k for Moog/DSI only and this is the first exception for me. If I had the money I'd go buy it in a minute, it really got me more excited than the matriarch and the prophet 6. And god, I crave those synths.
    Only con: it's built like a tank (20kg!) but the keybed didn't feel on par with the rest, way worse than the one on the sub37/grandmother

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah, the keybed receives a lot,of criticism … same with the Polybrute’s …
      Fortunately, I don’t think much of its sound, either … so that’s that … !!

  • @russellbutterfield1419
    @russellbutterfield1419 5 лет назад +4

    Ive got one, and I tell you what, there are a lot of sweet spots, you just got to search for them, yes it can sound huge, bloody huge!!!!

  • @arachnidiscs
    @arachnidiscs 7 лет назад +20

    Previously I'd thought "The Matrix is more synth than I need" but now I'm thinking "I need more synth."

  • @Asmotiv
    @Asmotiv 2 года назад +2

    I saw hundereds of Matrixbrute videos and most of them let the Matrixbrute burb and fart. Two days ago i saw this vido and today i bought one of these beasts.
    Thank you Nick !

  • @automaticgainsay
    @automaticgainsay 7 лет назад +65

    Just stopped by for a moment... I never watch other demonstrations of synths I'm going to demonstrate before I demonstrate them... but I did stay long enough... with envy... for the opening melody you played... and I think it says everything. Absolutely exquisite.
    I'll watch yours after I've done mine... but I don't have it yet!

    • @stillvisionsmusic
      @stillvisionsmusic 7 лет назад +1

      AutomaticGainsay I look forward to the breakdown you'll do and the awesome sounds you'll make with it!

    • @automaticgainsay
      @automaticgainsay 7 лет назад +1

      Thanks, Kevin!

    • @TheJonHolstein
      @TheJonHolstein 7 лет назад +1

      Some nice youtube hours to look forward to =)

    • @sonicstate
      @sonicstate  7 лет назад +7

      +AutomaticGainsay Thanks Marc, looking forward to yours....

  • @fretnoize
    @fretnoize 7 лет назад +4

    Thanks for the great reviews, not only this one but across your channel! It has become my go-to for any gear I'm interested in. You sold me on this one, mine should be arriving in a few days!

  • @cray56
    @cray56 7 лет назад +11

    Having bought and played on many of the classic synths during the 90's Xpander, CS80, Prophet5, Jupiter8 etc and not really been interested in "keyboard synths" anymore, I am huge into Buchla, euro etc, This is really going to be a future classic synth. Such a huge sound and so much sound sculpting options. Like a Minimoog meets a VCS3 and much more! Only Nick could do such an in depth review. Well done Nick and well done Arturia!

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 2 года назад +1

      Yeah i think so too. ESPECIALLY for the massive routing matrix. I don't think i have seen THAT amount of routing freedom so far on a analog monophonic keyboard synth. The only other keyboards that come into my mind would be the classic Alesis Andromeda A6 and Behringer's DeepMind 6/12, even though both are polyphonic analog synths. And yes, Nick really made me drool for the Matrix Brute while most other folks who showed it off made me look at it like "Yeah it's quite nice but.. do i really need one?". I might sell my Roland Gaia to make room and also get back some of the investment for this bad boy here. Even though i'm not a fan of Arturia's Filters and Oscillators, this thing here sounds way more like what i want while the Gaia (as much fun as it is) sounds just a little too thin and the digital filters are just wayyyyy too prone to clipping.

  • @TheSlowGrowth
    @TheSlowGrowth 7 лет назад +8

    wow, what an impressive feature set! I'm liking the sound of as well. What a bold machine.

  • @rain_irl6460
    @rain_irl6460 7 лет назад +543

    this is a midlife crisis synth if ive ever seen one

    • @rodzeroher
      @rodzeroher 7 лет назад +40

      mmm, no, quite cheap for that. A modal would be.

    • @ogasi1798
      @ogasi1798 7 лет назад +4

      hahahaaa, yeah its more like hey i have got a teeny one but who cares? look at my synth :-)

    • @rain_irl6460
      @rain_irl6460 7 лет назад +16

      when youve got a micro you need a matrix ;)

    • @dukeofpearl
      @dukeofpearl 7 лет назад +1

      jamie munro ha ha ha! Yep! I have one........and own one! Ridiculously immense synth!!!

    • @ogasi1798
      @ogasi1798 7 лет назад +1

      dukeofpearl it's lovely mate , bravo 👌🏻

  • @davidbenasulin
    @davidbenasulin 2 года назад +3

    loved this review!! thank you for the wonderful and clear explanation tour around this amazing and complex synth!

  • @maestromike8694
    @maestromike8694 7 лет назад +33

    Played one at a local music store. Great keybed, solid controls, and it definitely has a flexible sound. It's a bit like a voyager meets a pro 2.

    • @Bigmojo75
      @Bigmojo75 5 лет назад

      I’d go with that. I have a pro-2 and love it but this has a different sound and the interface is totally different.

    • @marcopulega7036
      @marcopulega7036 4 года назад +1

      Compared at Pro 2 and overall Sub 37 (that i own), very distintictive and beatifully sonding , for me Matrixbrute lacks personality, it has an unconvincing sound , common.. Beatifully sinth but now not few person sell out it .. overall Arturia is born producing software version of vintage old big sinths.. I dream of Moog or ,Dave Smith or Oberheim that realize an hardware like Matrixbrute but with their sounds and filters (probably more expansive).

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      The keybed receives a lot of criticism … same with the Polybrute’s …

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      @@marcopulega7036 Agreed. If it has a character, it’s some kind of dirty, grainy, industrial sound. So, unless I become a hardcore German techno artist, or something, there are about 1,000 synths, higher up on my list … Which is fine: whatever distracts others from buying the synths I want … 😉

  • @MinusNoir
    @MinusNoir 5 лет назад +2

    One of the most understated synths ever.

  • @inthefade
    @inthefade 7 лет назад +4

    A lot of criticisms from Nick, but somehow I found all of them to be simply "quirks" of the synth; Good to know going into it, but nothing that I would consider a deal-breaker. That being said, despite how much this gets me excited, I can't picture getting one unless I had a roadie to move it and set it up at gigs. The thing is a monster! Very unique sound as well, and sure to go down as one of the notorious mega-synths. Good job, Arturia.

  • @therealborischang
    @therealborischang 6 лет назад

    Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day...

  • @RockyMountainSounds
    @RockyMountainSounds 5 лет назад +2

    Just got this and wow- what a massive beast!

  • @SoundsandImages
    @SoundsandImages 7 лет назад +4

    Great review as always Nick! Some impressive sounds coming out of it in your capable hands, big and warm for almost any kind of genre and application. Not much to dislike at all.

  • @teashea1
    @teashea1 7 лет назад +1

    As always, you do great videos. I have had mine for about a week. What a solid piece of work. Excellent quality control. Mine is flawless. The sound is beautiful. So many possibilities.

  • @MattGreerMusic
    @MattGreerMusic 7 лет назад +10

    I was reluctant to like this one. The early, preliminary demonstrations did not impress me. It sounded mostly like an overbloated minibrute (which I guess it sort of is) but nothing I heard made me interested.
    But recently I've started hearing much better demos (this video included) and I finally go to play one myself and man oh man, I instantly fell in love. Every sound to me was so inspiring. Just plinked around in the first 3 presets, I was like, "That's a song! And that's a song. And THAT'S a song too!"
    I really like it.

  • @NedBouhalassaVideos
    @NedBouhalassaVideos 7 лет назад +7

    Thanks for the fine review, Nick. While there are some limitations, the timbral and modulation possibilities are pretty outstanding. The fact the the instrument is of high-quality build-wise is also a very good thing. I just picked mine up yesterday, and am chomping at the bit to finish my soundtrack work so I can really dig into this super mono!

  • @co.agmusic
    @co.agmusic 7 лет назад +13

    This looks and sounds incredible synthesiser would take some time to get your head around it all

    • @therealborischang
      @therealborischang 6 лет назад +6

      @CO.AG Music That’s what I love about instruments like this. That you can spend years (if not a lifetime) getting your head around it. Sort of the antithesis of a kazoo.

    • @NuisanceMan
      @NuisanceMan Год назад

      @@therealborischang No kazoos here

  • @8bitDude0
    @8bitDude0 7 лет назад +4

    This thing is a beast.. speechless!!

  • @187onasimp
    @187onasimp 6 лет назад +2

    This is by far the best Mono synth out there right now and I mean it IT IS THE BEST one. No synth is offering as many feature for $2K and for that price the best you get is a Moog bass synth you need 1.5K more to get a Model D and even that won't be doing as much as the Auturia (yes I own an expensive Moog too). Played around with this for hours at GC it has some really crazy and innovative features. It's a synth for people that like exploring sound and digging deep to create stuff. It's not a Moog where you just twist a couple of knobs and call it a day I mean this thing does a lot. Each of those little buttons is a different setting that makes a different sound. That should be the first thing to note. You will literally sit all day going through all those sounds. Only thing I didn't really understand was the tiny screen it's barely noticeable. It's a cool idea I guess but it's like why is there here? The synth has so much going on you barely notice it. It's not going to offer every single feature but it offers a lot. It's just not a novice synth it's a pro synth. It's something you buy when you already have other synths and want something different because you really need to understand how it works or how these types of synths work in the first place to get the best use out of it.

  • @tomphillpotts
    @tomphillpotts 5 месяцев назад +1

    Nick's keys playing is really nice

  • @Zinfidel1
    @Zinfidel1 7 лет назад +4

    My jaw! It's on the floor! Also, 5:50 Silent Hill/Akira Yamaoka patch. o_o

  • @GangiFilms
    @GangiFilms 6 лет назад +2

    step aside moog. i am sold on matrix brute

  • @macronencer
    @macronencer 7 лет назад +2

    Best review I've found so far. Thank you! You really cover pretty much everything :)

  • @skyreadersociety6183
    @skyreadersociety6183 7 лет назад +4

    was very sceptical, but this review changed my mind. Makes me also looking forward to Arturia's first poly!

  • @geecen
    @geecen 7 лет назад +6

    Nice layout. Emphasises how cramped most Euro is in knob spacing.

  • @davidviner4932
    @davidviner4932 7 лет назад +7

    God that sounds good, like I've travelled back in time, 30 years

  • @Lexcoaster
    @Lexcoaster 7 лет назад +3

    This thing sounds immense!

  • @basverhage
    @basverhage 7 лет назад +8

    I would like to hear a side by side comparison of the matrixbrute and the MFB Dominion-1. I know that there are quite a few differences, but both have amazing modulation possibilities.
    Thank you very much for the clear review, loved it!

    • @kixxalot
      @kixxalot 7 лет назад +3

      Bas Verhage I own a Dominion 1. It has much more of a vintage sound than the Arturia, which sounds similar to the minibrute: kind of harsh and metallic. The Dominion can do harsh and brutal, but it can also do a wide range of juicy vintage sounds.

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 7 лет назад +2

      I've never heard a metallic sound from any MatrixBrute demo. The ladder filter can sound pretty much exactly the same as a Moog Subphatty, there is a video from Flux302 that compares the two side by side, and not only they sound the same, the waveforms through an oscilloscope are almost identical, showing that the Brute can output the nearly same sounds as the Moog.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      @@InXLsisDeo🤣😂😅🥲☺️

  • @plasmaforce11
    @plasmaforce11 7 лет назад +3

    Beauty machine. And that sequencer 😊 Tangerine dream Wicked

  • @timothymcjury72
    @timothymcjury72 7 лет назад +35

    I know this won't happen but I would be interested in a polybrute Arturia....just saying

    • @testohtoby
      @testohtoby 5 лет назад +3

      I'm dreaming a Polybrute one day 🤭🤭🤭

    • @SorchaSublime
      @SorchaSublime 5 лет назад +1

      @@testohtoby or even a twinbrute (similar design to the microbrute but with one longer keyboard and two of everything else except things like the sequencer)

    • @testohtoby
      @testohtoby 5 лет назад +2

      @@SorchaSublime we need a solid 2 vco 1 filter 2 lfo 2 adsr 1 loopable ad/r synth with maybe 6 or 8 voices (that won't cost a kidney...)

    • @charlesrochfort1228
      @charlesrochfort1228 4 года назад +1

      Amen !! What a beast that would be. Perhaps with some nice digital onboard fx. 🤪

    • @moonsofjupiter
      @moonsofjupiter 4 года назад

      Very powerful and fun to sample into my MPC and play polyphonically:)

  • @daikuone
    @daikuone 7 лет назад +1

    Nick,
    They should have given you one of these to create some presets for them. Great job!

  • @mfb5642
    @mfb5642 7 лет назад +2

    This is like Reason Thor in hardware mode. I think I love it. Gotta try it.

  • @Pulse2AM
    @Pulse2AM 7 лет назад +2

    WANT! I remember when the Andromeda (I think that's the name) came out, this reminds me of that Bigly synth.

  • @YOtuamigoelpuma
    @YOtuamigoelpuma 4 года назад +2

    One beast of a synth !

  • @tim789jesus
    @tim789jesus 4 года назад

    As soon I as saw that guys face I knew it'd be a cracking review. Monster sounds!

  • @SCOREWIZARDSMUSIC
    @SCOREWIZARDSMUSIC 7 лет назад +2

    best demo of MatrixBrute so far

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 7 лет назад +2

      You need to watch the videos made by yusynthman.

  • @petersirca223
    @petersirca223 2 года назад

    In 10 years The MatrixBrute may be remembered or it may be not, who knows. But one thing is certain, i will remember this mesmerising melody of yours for a long time. This is true Quality, as in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" :)

  • @104fingers
    @104fingers 7 лет назад +3

    I really wanted to love it, but I went for the Voyager XL instead. Less features, but a sonic monster. I would love to see a review of the Voyager even though it's more or less end-of-life.

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude 7 лет назад

      Well the Voyager better be a sonic monster considering how much it costs.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      You made the right choice. These Arturias sound like industrial-sounding, soviet-bloc garbage. If they call that a characterful sound, they can keep it!! The mod matrix implementation is cool, but worth nothing if the sound sucks …

  • @Ryan_Thomas
    @Ryan_Thomas 6 лет назад

    For everyone saying how it only being mono is disappointing, it isn't! It has up to three voices. There is a button to switch it on the lower left

  • @halcyondaystunes
    @halcyondaystunes 7 лет назад +1

    Great review as always Nick, and what a synth!!

  • @Wagoo
    @Wagoo 7 лет назад +1

    What a beast, great review Nick!

  • @MatheusLeston
    @MatheusLeston 7 лет назад +2

    wow. that's a massive review for a massive synth. congrats for the amazing work again, nick! i got very intersted in the mod routing. the example you did really got me curious. could you show a little more? perhaps some strange patches?

  • @terrymacklin5935
    @terrymacklin5935 7 лет назад

    Thanks for keeping it real Nick. Let's hope the Matrixbrute is just the beginning for Arturia. I am not a massive fan of softsythns but I do find myself using them a lot. Arturia are brilliant for producing this real thing! I would like to think that that USB socket will be used for updates and sequencer programming and DAW things. Just started using my 35 year old Korg Mono poly with a Beatstep with Cubase and I'm like that a lot. Heaven know the possibilities the Matrixbute bestows. It would have to work with DAW to drag me in. Arturia's next NAMM release The Arturiadaw like a bridge over troubled audio. I do like Arturia stuff especially my Keystep!

  • @mikesavi5081
    @mikesavi5081 7 лет назад +1

    When I listen to an SH101 I can hear character immediately. The desirable qualities of those sounds are so obvious and apparent. I search for that magic in the new analog mono synths and i just can't seem to find it. Great review, Nick! Love your channel.

    • @marcus268
      @marcus268 7 лет назад +1

      have a listen to dreadbox synth, they have a lot of character, and possiblities.

    • @blakecasimir
      @blakecasimir 7 лет назад

      I feel the same - love the SH-101 sound, just a bit of env mod + low cutoff + adjust filter decay BLISS - and agree with your sentiment. Also agree with Marcus: try Dreadbox. Also BSII has some of that character and benefits from some chorus...

    • @mikesavi5081
      @mikesavi5081 7 лет назад

      Marcus Sannig I agree. I've spent quite a bit of time with the Erebus, and it sounds great. My comment was in regard to new analog mono synths with keys. I agree Dreadbox is making great stuff

    • @mikesavi5081
      @mikesavi5081 7 лет назад

      BlakeCasimir I actually had a BSII for a while and I thought it was great. I think Novation did a great job with it. There have been so many new analog mono synths lately. I still would prefer the 101 over all of them, though. That thing is exceptional

    • @blakecasimir
      @blakecasimir 7 лет назад +1

      I really wish Roland would have made a proper analogue 101 Boutique.

  • @graviton9282
    @graviton9282 7 лет назад

    6:00 preset sound Awesome! so textured. And of course the very first personal preset was a very massive sound. Love it!

  • @ZanBizar
    @ZanBizar 7 лет назад +36

    "this is a midlife crisis synth if ive ever seen one"
    No it absolutely not.
    It's a synth we wanted for a long time because of modern technology. It should have been made years ago.
    Its cheap, its big, its good. Finally, a synth that's fuses a lot off ideas together its about time

    • @benanderson89
      @benanderson89 5 лет назад +12

      "It's cheap"
      €2299
      A Deep Mind 12 is cheap. This is professional money.

    • @MrQurutin
      @MrQurutin 5 лет назад +12

      @@benanderson89 Cheap and affordable are not the same thing. If you could find Ferrari 458 for 10000€ it would be cheap, but still not affordable. This thing is pretty cheap for what it is.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      Who cares how many features it has, if its sound has no character?!

  • @InXLsisDeo
    @InXLsisDeo 7 лет назад +1

    Firmware update 1.1 adds real time sequencer recording, a 16 step Matrix arpeggiator, and it corrects a few quirks like the noises between presets.

    • @electroinblack3322
      @electroinblack3322 5 лет назад

      does it allow the sequencer to control the upper part of the keyboard in split mode.

  • @Mark_Ocain
    @Mark_Ocain 7 лет назад +1

    This thing is set to takeoff in a big way! Brilliant kit!

  • @noiselabproject9659
    @noiselabproject9659 7 лет назад +2

    Great review as always Nick. Out of my price range but I think that it`s a hell of a piece of hardware and would prob cost another £1000 or more if anyone else had made it !

    • @KRAFTWERK2K6
      @KRAFTWERK2K6 2 года назад +2

      Oh definitely. This thing being under 2 grand is quite a fair price. Out of my range too but still considerable once i can justify the expenses.

  • @cray56
    @cray56 7 лет назад

    I have played/ programmed on it for 3 days now and a few things I would
    love to see added. 1. LFO pan of sound 2. Option to set filter post fx 3
    random patch. 4 expression sequencing. I dont mind the FX they are vintage-ish
    sounding slightly dull but do have their place.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah … the FX are analog … which sounds more vintage, by definition …

  • @NyakzOTSD
    @NyakzOTSD 7 лет назад +2

    is it a Moog voyager XL on steroids?

  • @teashea1
    @teashea1 7 лет назад +1

    Fifth time I have watched this video ------ you do a great job presenting and dissecting synths. Thanks. It helps me use my synths better.

  • @rodzeroher
    @rodzeroher 7 лет назад

    I am getting one, no doubt.

  • @Flohr
    @Flohr 7 лет назад

    Best video of this by far. Great work as always!

  • @ppilasiewiczz
    @ppilasiewiczz 7 лет назад +1

    Great review, many thanks. Very inspiring, fantastic patches. Would be great to look inside them :-)

  • @mxdbld7100
    @mxdbld7100 7 лет назад +4

    amazing... i did try the filter tracking on the unit they had on display at Synthfest last year and indeed it was tracking poorly
    hardly a deal breaker on such a powerful beast, but still a shame

  • @MadelnMachines
    @MadelnMachines 7 лет назад

    Yessss Finally! This is the one i've been waiting for! Thanks

  • @soundethersinfo135
    @soundethersinfo135 5 лет назад +4

    Feels like it can give endless hours of sound explorations.

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      Great. I mean - who wants to write music, anymore … ?!!

  • @stildom
    @stildom 7 лет назад +2

    I got my Virus TI and got my Nord Lead 4 and loads of vst's, and now I got this beast. But still wondering what the hell i'm going to do with it. It sounds so very different then the digital stuff. A single osc will destroy my speakers and that of my neighbors. Yet still, it creates wonderfull sounds just with tinkering, especially the mod matrix. I don't mind clipping a finger off for this one.

  • @MrSNEAKFREAK96
    @MrSNEAKFREAK96 7 лет назад +19

    No sequencer outs?! This thing has some great features, but that really is a shame.

    • @MarsOneBeatz
      @MarsOneBeatz 7 лет назад +4

      yeah that really surprised me, for the matrix and sequencer being essentially the selling point for this synth I am flabbergasted that it does not offer external sequencing.

    • @Trottelheimer
      @Trottelheimer 7 лет назад +1

      As mentioned elsewhere in the comments: There are VCO 1 and VCO 2 pitch CV outputs. The sequencer mod can also be routed to one or more of the CV outputs. I'd assume the gate output runs from the sequencer too, being tied to the envelopes.

    • @MrSNEAKFREAK96
      @MrSNEAKFREAK96 7 лет назад +1

      Trottelheimer There is no way to sequencer an external synth, right?

    • @Trottelheimer
      @Trottelheimer 7 лет назад +5

      +MrSNEAKFREAK96 Yes, there is. As mentioned above, the sequencer drives the synth and it in turn outputs CV for VCO 1 and VCO 2, a gate output, sequencer mod out (if you assign it to a matrix output) as well as MIDI out. While the sequencer can't be entirely decoupled from the synth voice (which was Nick's objection), in the Duo Split mode the sequencer will only control the lower part of the split, and you can play the upper part manually, so you can get half way there using that.

  • @AdamTheAd-vanc3d
    @AdamTheAd-vanc3d 6 лет назад +2

    The only health and safety warning this synthesizer needs, is the fact it will drain hours of your life away in sound sculpting and tweaking. I dont think i can think of a synth that has as much as much tweakability !!

  • @AnalogMonoxide
    @AnalogMonoxide 7 лет назад

    Great review as always, Nick. Thanks.

  • @astrophonix
    @astrophonix 6 лет назад +3

    What I would love to see is someone take this idea of a programmable patchbay and use it to make an updated EMS Synthi-A with LEDs instead of a pin patchbay so you could save the sounds, a delay instead of a spring reverb, retaining the joystick and retailing it for about £500.

    • @MS-Patriot2
      @MS-Patriot2 4 года назад +1

      astrophonix standby... Behringer are working it right now..

    • @kierenmoore3236
      @kierenmoore3236 10 месяцев назад

      Yep - time to flash the B signal into the sky …

  • @seeyouintheeighties
    @seeyouintheeighties 6 лет назад

    Outstanding review as always

  • @ChrisSmout
    @ChrisSmout 7 лет назад +3

    "LOOK AT MY SYNTH" - and a new meme was born. Excellent review as always Nick

  • @jeffpedlow5049
    @jeffpedlow5049 7 лет назад

    I came to see Nick tell us about his love of PWM, did not disappoint.

  • @johanvancauteren6203
    @johanvancauteren6203 7 лет назад

    Another brilliant demo Nick!

  • @K0r0n1s
    @K0r0n1s 7 лет назад +1

    1:34 "Isn't flimsy in any way."
    And the first thing that catches my eye is the misalinged fader of the ladder filter envelope generator (sustain, I believe).

  • @Sonakinesis
    @Sonakinesis 7 лет назад

    As always, thanks very much for this review!

  • @Hirsbrochannel
    @Hirsbrochannel 7 лет назад +2

    after have experienced the build quality of the beatstep pro I would not go near this with a ten feet pole.. shame sounds kinda good, but I always enjoy your reviews.

    • @sonicstate
      @sonicstate  7 лет назад +3

      +Hirsbrochannel no issues with mine and I've gigged with it. Mind you I got one of those usb magsafe connectors.

    • @Hirsbrochannel
      @Hirsbrochannel 7 лет назад

      That's it I didn't get that in time before the usb plug died... should not be necessary though and the unit was only moved a very few times

  • @PeterStuart0
    @PeterStuart0 7 лет назад +2

    A beautiful synth & review. not sure if I want to trade in my MFB Dominion1 to get it though.

  • @gregkeen4907
    @gregkeen4907 5 лет назад +2

    Sounds as good as any Moog.

  • @MrKKmusic
    @MrKKmusic 7 лет назад

    Well done. Very grateful!

  • @umusachi
    @umusachi 7 лет назад

    excellent review as always! thanks guys!!!

  • @annother3350
    @annother3350 7 лет назад +1

    It sounds alive!!

  • @thecasualreviewer2148
    @thecasualreviewer2148 7 лет назад

    I see they fixed the gate problem the MiniBrute had on the Arp. That's nice.

  • @amillionorangedolphins9663
    @amillionorangedolphins9663 7 лет назад +2

    Great demo as always! Thank you! Seems like the Matrixbrute got some curious limitations thuogh among all its capabilities. I could almost hear you were superimpressed? I've tested it a couple of times my self and is quite ambivalent.

  • @Trottelheimer
    @Trottelheimer 4 года назад +3

    Coming back to this review 2 and 1/2 years later, I'm blown away again! I want this synth! Oh... wait... I've had one for all that time, and I still want one - does that make sense? :-D

    • @RodneyD
      @RodneyD 4 года назад +1

      Trottelheimer
      Totally understand
      IM seriously considering this unit

  • @gaiusgrdn
    @gaiusgrdn 7 лет назад

    I saw those pads and thought, "Did they shove a whole Push in there?" Love the combination of digital and analog controls, though. I really dig hybrid synths

  • @psilocybin3819
    @psilocybin3819 7 лет назад

    he loves this one

  • @sunilsolanki
    @sunilsolanki 7 лет назад

    I have to say it looks and sounds fantastic. And man. 16:50. Pure Orbital vibes there...

  • @freesolja1
    @freesolja1 7 лет назад +1

    what a beast

  • @Dan2Hibiki
    @Dan2Hibiki 7 лет назад +20

    @5:40 Sweet Dreams Are Made of This? haha

    • @CaalamusTube
      @CaalamusTube 7 лет назад +1

      Pretty close huh?! :P

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 7 лет назад +1

      Yes but changed the melody for copyright reasons.

    • @mpmi7588
      @mpmi7588 3 года назад

      That's gonna be a NO for me dog. :)

  • @mpmi7588
    @mpmi7588 4 года назад +1

    Is this Arturia's 2600? Serious question.

  • @Psychlist1972
    @Psychlist1972 7 лет назад

    Nick overwrote the "on the run" preset for that intro sound. :)

  • @mk1st
    @mk1st 7 лет назад

    Brings tears t'my eyes

  • @trevor4835
    @trevor4835 5 лет назад +1

    i think this is the coolest looking synth ive ever seen :'(

  • @movax20h
    @movax20h 4 года назад +1

    I guess the real time sequencer should be possible to implement with some firmware upgrades.
    Also, as of the MIDI in, can you control all the same things you can control using all the knobs on it? It looks it might be the case, because all the knobs can already be controlled via the routing / mod matrix, so the knobs arent actually hard wired to the audio blocks, but are probably digitized and then put back as analog to vco,vcf,etc. What about the envelope sliders? Can these be controlled via matrix or MIDI in too? If so, then this is a really awesome hybrid beast. And if that is the case, then I can save the full patch digitally and recall it, without touching the knobs or sliders?
    Edit: Never mind, found it in the manual. All the knobs and sliders are actually digital (they are encoders for the knobs probably, and potentiometers for the sliders), and can be fully saved and recalled to presets and via MIDI. After recalling, they will not do anything, until you move them through the set position from the preset, so it is easy to restore the preset, as well start tweaking the patch, immediately after recalling, even if all the knobs and sliders are in the "wrong" positions.
    PS. The knobs are actually potentiometers, 270 deg, not digital encoders with limits. Feels a bit more expensive than encoders, but adds a bit of extra resolution and nice friction feel to them. :)
    Awesome.

  • @vegettoblue8705
    @vegettoblue8705 7 лет назад +4

    The price maybe little bit high , 1500 euro will be ok ... But boiii i litterally love that noise mod on vco , awesome . +sonicstate are the noise sources analog ?

    • @geecen
      @geecen 7 лет назад +4

      They are yes

    • @Dan2Hibiki
      @Dan2Hibiki 7 лет назад +2

      definitely not cheap but $2000 for what it does is pretty reasonable I think. Not really my thing personally but super powerful synth for sure

    • @rodzeroher
      @rodzeroher 7 лет назад +8

      It is a bargain for what it does

    • @InXLsisDeo
      @InXLsisDeo 7 лет назад +3

      Other companies charge $3,500 for synths with less features.

  • @EarmonkeyMusic
    @EarmonkeyMusic 7 лет назад +5

    But I'm saving for a Minimoog Nick! Dammit!

    • @bond4177
      @bond4177 6 лет назад

      Earmonkey Music I was too... I'm going with this though I think.

  • @urbannpa
    @urbannpa 5 лет назад +8

    The problem with the MatrixBrute, it didn't come out before I got married.

  • @doctorsynth1
    @doctorsynth1 7 лет назад

    Brilliant review.