You're about to cause me to pick one of these up. Never even heard of this until I found your video. Your sound design is incredible. As much as I love fm, I've never heard it sound anything like this. Never heard synth strings sound so real. Can't wait for your website to go up
@@sawssman965 Haha nice! I think the micron is a very special machine, it really goes beyond what one would expect from a simple FM engine, and you can create some really unique sounds, but also some more traditional sounds that you wouldn’t expect to hear out of an FM synth! They’re extremely underrated, a kinda “hidden gem” so go for it! :)
@@Ambientnauts at this point any day now, just been trying to find a decent, reliable and fast enough service provider to upload the website & the files :) I’ll keep all the subscribers updated, will be making the announcement very soon :)
Any chance you could upload the holy water patch somewhere - I really want to deconstruct how you used rhe formant filters to achieve that. It's incredible work! All of the work is stunning.
@@RDijt thank you so much, and yeah I know it’s been a long time but all will be available on my upcoming website, will be updating the subscribers as soon as it’s up and running, I just haven’t had the chance to work on it recently unfortunately - but soon! :)
Hi! Your videos are so inspiring. Would you be willing to share how you start a preset from scratch? On my own micron I can only seem to edit the existing presets, but I would really like to create new patches completely from scratch. I have the manual but perhaps I’m just not comprehending the information 😅 Any advice you could give would be so appreciated!
@@charliehald thank you very much! I’ve actually been meaning to put together an explanation / tutorial video maybe it’s the right time just to put something out while I’m still working on the website… but yeah i just made an initial patch where all the values are zeroed out or set to a default value, name it something like “INIT PROG” and save so you always have a starting point :) never save over this patch - always “create a copy” with your changes
Ive listened to the whole playlist of the mocron sounds. Wow, the little synth is so very powerful. Where can i get all of the patches you have created??
@@martinwicker7015 thank you so much! They will be available on my upcoming website, I’ll be notifying all subscribers as soon as we’re up and running ;)
Thank you! And yeah, some of these presets will not sound the same without the micron reverb. Mostly the string and choir patches. It’d be so awesome if alesis re-released the micron but with the interface of the Ion, and some more polyphony and maybe more modulation, possibly a variable architecture?
Thank you ever so much! I never thought the formant filters could sound so lush until these choir patches came out, was a right surprise! 😃 the micron is the absolute king of FM - hands down, the most versatile virtual analog synth, the best Fm engine & an amazing sound design tool :)
HOW! HOW! Until 8 buy these, it's hard to believe this isn't MIDI. I have NEVER heard synthesis sound this realistic nor inspirational! You have a true gift. Now i REALLY wish the Ion/Micron/Miniak bosted at least double their polyphony. And, you're a FANTASTIC musician! Will you be providing patches for other synths? I buy VSTs & cheap synths because I just don't use typical synth sounds that often. I've recently purchased a Studio Logic Sledge 2 & would love to see what you'd do with that.
Haha thank you! I know right I don’t think any regular virtual-analog synth can sound like this! The micron is crazy capable - the FM engine is like no other… but yeah, if you have an ION, these presets won’t sound quite as good… they will be similar, but not the same, especially the string sounds, as the reverb is a huge part of the sound…
I can't believe you managed to create such incredible sounds for the Ion...😮 I have just bought a second hand Miniak: do you sell your presets?! I would gladly buy them... In any case, congratulations for the incredible work, respect...
@@Oddmongers38 thank you ever so much for the kind comment, the presets are available very soon, my website is basically ready to go, just making some minor improvements and we’re all set - I’ll be notifying all subscribers as soon as we’re up and running :) and yes the micron is an absolute sound designer’s fun house, I have 2 aswell and love both to bits, they’re extremely powerful & versatile - very underrated!
@@ptr_new great news! This must have been very hard work, I sincerely hope it pays off and your efforts are justly rewarded! I've had a few VA synths and never managed to recreate such realistic strings and pianos, even with my beloved Blofeld. Then again, I'm not a very talented sound designer...😉👍
@@Oddmongers38 I think the magic really just lies within the micron’s sophisticated FM engine, it’s such a crazy machine, continuously variable wave shapes, various FM & sync algorithms, ring mod, like 19 filter types, amp simulations, mod matrix and the effects… it’s a crazy capable machine for sound design! Check some of my other videos aswell - you won’t be disappointed ;)
WOW These are amazing. They inspire you to want to create whole tracks of soundtracks. I have the Akai Miniak, which hasn't been used for some time. The idea that these patches are usable on it is great. Only wish they were available to download. Thank you for sharing. 😀👍
It is indeed underrated, a hidden gem so to speak… a lot of people don’t even know how much power this synth has! The formant filters are great indeed for choir like patches :)
@@ptr_new I always tried to find a synth other than yamaha fs1r (that has formant sequences onboard) which could be on par with it in simulating vocalization (singing vowels), may be this is the one.
@@euggie2000 oh yeah it’s extremely versatile, check my previous video aswell - organs, choirs, piano, acoustic guitars - you name it, the micron can imitate almost anything using the simplest oscillators known to man haha, sine, triangle and square - with a very sophisticated FM engine & awesome filters! Get one quick as the prices are going up already :)
Haha I’m very close to the competition of the website! I’ll be notifying the subscribers as soon as we’re up and running :) also, check my previous micron videos, there’s some crazy stuff in there!
Absolute magic yet again. I'm amazed at how skilled you are at creating such realistic non-synth sounds with this thing, even knowing how powerful the engine is. Great work. :)
I understand if you wanna keep your secrets, but how on earth do you get those vocal patches? Do you use the dual-peak filters? I've never tried to make a vocal patch, so I'm curious what the starting point is.
@@Overcrox thank you so much! It’s really all in the FM settings and then passing the sound through the formant filters and then loads of reverb :) the presets will be available soon on my upcoming website, will be notifying subscribers :)
Really amazing work, once again. Honestly if this was a blind listen where I had to multiple choice pick what instrument these sounds were coming from, I wouldn't guess the Micron, or any VA really. Many of them sound like really great presets from 90's / 2000's romplers. Some sound better.
Thank you! I love the sound of 90’a romplers (M1, X5D, Trinity, JV/XP, Kurz K2) so I’ll take that as a complement :) pretty unexpected sounds from a VA, but that’s what makes it all the better!
Thank you! Nope not yet I’ve not even spent that much time on these presets, they just kinda “happened” and sounded so good I thought I’d share them before the website launch (just been working on that most of my free time) I did however find a factory preset that sounded very similar to that synclavier patch you mentioned, while I was going through the machine to delete some factory sounds I didn’t like/need as I’m running out of space cause of all the custom presets haha!
@@Gerald_Daniel I will have to go through it again I think it was in the Comp category, I remember deleting loads of presets from there to make room for mine :P I’m not anywhere near my synths at the no but will be again in a few days, I’ll find out and get back to you
BY far the most underrated synth of all time, and I'm happy with that! I have two, and that's enough power to do almost anything live! Still under 300 bucks... because it' "looks like a toy"- yep! That's right folks! avoid this, it is a toy. HAHAHAHAHA!
It does look like a toy but has the most sophisticated sound generating engine Virtual Analog has ever seen :) it’s crazy versatile and can create textures other VA-Synths can only dream to… honestly it’s ridiculous how awesome the Micron is and it never stops… I’ve got some sounds I’ve not even demo’d yet like bass guitars and stuff…
It is very underrated, but the most underrated would be Kurzweil V.A.S.T. synths: even when their capabilities are lauded, people only know or use around 10% of their full potential. I could create a Micron in a newer-generation (from 2008+) Kurzweil... Imagine that.
@@yashnu I’m a huge Kurzweil fan, I have 2 fully expanded like-new K2661s, my pride and joy! I’ll admit that even I haven’t really dig deep into them but in the future I’m really planning to, and to make more videos!
I don’t think it does, the waveforms don’t reset, it is pure VA I think, but it can sound like something way more - just listen to the choral patches or the organ… and the string presets from my previous video with the guitar patch, piano, all those… other VAs can’t do that
100% VA, just look at the Filter models and the number of them, or listen to the punchy V.A. version of Analogue Drums. The overall sound of the Micron is quite good. You can hear differences when changing the filter models and the resolution of control over parameters is fantastic, but the digital nature is there too, probably less than older V.A.s apart from the AN1x. Super powerful, but suffers from a couple of common complaints by the usual suspects (much like for Kurzweil V.A.S.T. synths): "not enough real-time control, too much menu diving". Here and in the links though, you can see and hear some of what it can do in the hands of a competent programmer with a keen ear.
@@yashnu I agree, it’s an extremely capable, very versatile sound design tool… hundreds if not thousands of textures could be made on it… I’m always amazed just how much you can get out of it… :)
Thank you so much! I try :) the micron makes it very easy to come up with beautiful textures, so I can’t take all the credit haha, and nope I’m not sure where you could get those, I don’t think yahoo is a thing anymore is it?
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Other micron videos:
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You're about to cause me to pick one of these up. Never even heard of this until I found your video. Your sound design is incredible. As much as I love fm, I've never heard it sound anything like this. Never heard synth strings sound so real. Can't wait for your website to go up
@@sawssman965 Haha nice! I think the micron is a very special machine, it really goes beyond what one would expect from a simple FM engine, and you can create some really unique sounds, but also some more traditional sounds that you wouldn’t expect to hear out of an FM synth! They’re extremely underrated, a kinda “hidden gem” so go for it! :)
Astounding! When does the preset pack come out?
@@Ambientnauts at this point any day now, just been trying to find a decent, reliable and fast enough service provider to upload the website & the files :) I’ll keep all the subscribers updated, will be making the announcement very soon :)
What kind of music do you listen to?
“Peter Klnn synth patch demos’
That is literally one of the coolest comments I’ve ever got :D thank you so much! Really appreciate the support :)
Any chance you could upload the holy water patch somewhere - I really want to deconstruct how you used rhe formant filters to achieve that. It's incredible work! All of the work is stunning.
@@RDijt thank you so much, and yeah I know it’s been a long time but all will be available on my upcoming website, will be updating the subscribers as soon as it’s up and running, I just haven’t had the chance to work on it recently unfortunately - but soon! :)
Hi! Your videos are so inspiring. Would you be willing to share how you start a preset from scratch? On my own micron I can only seem to edit the existing presets, but I would really like to create new patches completely from scratch. I have the manual but perhaps I’m just not comprehending the information 😅
Any advice you could give would be so appreciated!
@@charliehald thank you very much! I’ve actually been meaning to put together an explanation / tutorial video maybe it’s the right time just to put something out while I’m still working on the website… but yeah i just made an initial patch where all the values are zeroed out or set to a default value, name it something like “INIT PROG” and save so you always have a starting point :) never save over this patch - always “create a copy” with your changes
Ive listened to the whole playlist of the mocron sounds. Wow, the little synth is so very powerful. Where can i get all of the patches you have created??
@@martinwicker7015 thank you so much! They will be available on my upcoming website, I’ll be notifying all subscribers as soon as we’re up and running ;)
Wow, these are awesome. If these patches have effects baked in do you know if they will load onto an Ion?
Thank you! And yeah, some of these presets will not sound the same without the micron reverb. Mostly the string and choir patches. It’d be so awesome if alesis re-released the micron but with the interface of the Ion, and some more polyphony and maybe more modulation, possibly a variable architecture?
Could you record tutorial lessons on this synthesizer?
I will eventually - I’ve just been working on my website literally non-stop, but yeah tutorials and new videos in general are coming soon :)
Crazy skills, these patches are out of this world. I love 'Aahs', it reminds me of Orbital or something.
Thank you ever so much! I never thought the formant filters could sound so lush until these choir patches came out, was a right surprise! 😃 the micron is the absolute king of FM - hands down, the most versatile virtual analog synth, the best Fm engine & an amazing sound design tool :)
@@ptr_new It does sound great. I have one and love it but my sound design skills don't hold a flame to these patches, I'll have to dig deeper!
HOW! HOW! Until 8 buy these, it's hard to believe this isn't MIDI. I have NEVER heard synthesis sound this realistic nor inspirational! You have a true gift. Now i REALLY wish the Ion/Micron/Miniak bosted at least double their polyphony. And, you're a FANTASTIC musician! Will you be providing patches for other synths? I buy VSTs & cheap synths because I just don't use typical synth sounds that often. I've recently purchased a Studio Logic Sledge 2 & would love to see what you'd do with that.
Haha thank you! I know right I don’t think any regular virtual-analog synth can sound like this! The micron is crazy capable - the FM engine is like no other… but yeah, if you have an ION, these presets won’t sound quite as good… they will be similar, but not the same, especially the string sounds, as the reverb is a huge part of the sound…
amazing, publish those patches and you will see the micron market price going up 😊
Thank you so much :) and yeah, I’m already seeing that happen haha, I think I’ve now seen asking prices above £300! Very impressive
"VHS vibes" is a freaking awesome sound!
Thank you very much! I love those out of tune cassette-tape like sounds, trip hop vibes :)
I can't believe you managed to create such incredible sounds for the Ion...😮
I have just bought a second hand Miniak: do you sell your presets?! I would gladly buy them...
In any case, congratulations for the incredible work, respect...
@@Oddmongers38 thank you ever so much for the kind comment, the presets are available very soon, my website is basically ready to go, just making some minor improvements and we’re all set - I’ll be notifying all subscribers as soon as we’re up and running :)
and yes the micron is an absolute sound designer’s fun house, I have 2 aswell and love both to bits, they’re extremely powerful & versatile - very underrated!
@@ptr_new great news! This must have been very hard work, I sincerely hope it pays off and your efforts are justly rewarded!
I've had a few VA synths and never managed to recreate such realistic strings and pianos, even with my beloved Blofeld. Then again, I'm not a very talented sound designer...😉👍
@@Oddmongers38 I think the magic really just lies within the micron’s sophisticated FM engine, it’s such a crazy machine, continuously variable wave shapes, various FM & sync algorithms, ring mod, like 19 filter types, amp simulations, mod matrix and the effects… it’s a crazy capable machine for sound design! Check some of my other videos aswell - you won’t be disappointed ;)
@@ptr_new I can't wait to dive deep into my new Miniak / Micron...and look forward to your website and soundset!!!
@@Oddmongers38 thank you, I’ll keep you all updated - not long now ;)
WOW
These are amazing.
They inspire you to want to create whole tracks of soundtracks.
I have the Akai Miniak, which hasn't been used for some time. The idea that these patches are usable on it is great. Only wish they were available to download.
Thank you for sharing. 😀👍
Thank you so much, and they will be available on my website soon, I’ll be notifying subscribers as soon as it’s up and running ;)
Such an underrated synth! Voice-like capabilities are really cool
It is indeed underrated, a hidden gem so to speak… a lot of people don’t even know how much power this synth has! The formant filters are great indeed for choir like patches :)
@@ptr_new I always tried to find a synth other than yamaha fs1r (that has formant sequences onboard) which could be on par with it in simulating vocalization (singing vowels), may be this is the one.
@@euggie2000 oh yeah it’s extremely versatile, check my previous video aswell - organs, choirs, piano, acoustic guitars - you name it, the micron can imitate almost anything using the simplest oscillators known to man haha, sine, triangle and square - with a very sophisticated FM engine & awesome filters! Get one quick as the prices are going up already :)
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Thank you, Sir!
Thank you for the support, I really appreciate it :)
take my money!!!
Haha I’m very close to the competition of the website! I’ll be notifying the subscribers as soon as we’re up and running :) also, check my previous micron videos, there’s some crazy stuff in there!
@@ptr_new Many thanks I'm so so excited!! Your demo reminds me the same intensity I got with patches from Tblv9300 for the Microkorg
@@TracknJoy thank you so much for the kind comment! I’ll need to check that out :)
Need the VHS patch!!
Soon soon :) I’ll be notifying subscribers once the website is up and running
Absolute magic yet again. I'm amazed at how skilled you are at creating such realistic non-synth sounds with this thing, even knowing how powerful the engine is. Great work. :)
I understand if you wanna keep your secrets, but how on earth do you get those vocal patches? Do you use the dual-peak filters? I've never tried to make a vocal patch, so I'm curious what the starting point is.
@@Overcrox thank you so much! It’s really all in the FM settings and then passing the sound through the formant filters and then loads of reverb :) the presets will be available soon on my upcoming website, will be notifying subscribers :)
@@ptr_new Ahh, awesome. :)
@@ptr_new Solid!
@@yashnu :)
Really amazing work, once again. Honestly if this was a blind listen where I had to multiple choice pick what instrument these sounds were coming from, I wouldn't guess the Micron, or any VA really. Many of them sound like really great presets from 90's / 2000's romplers. Some sound better.
Can't find mentioned 'shapeless' in your uploads :)
Thank you! I love the sound of 90’a romplers (M1, X5D, Trinity, JV/XP, Kurz K2) so I’ll take that as a complement :) pretty unexpected sounds from a VA, but that’s what makes it all the better!
@@darwiniandude oh wow not sure why… here’s a link anyway, all micron:
ruclips.net/video/B2N4DH2ZFr8/видео.htmlsi=1wICD6QQgX1EFWyC
:)
@@ptr_new ahh, thanks :) I was searching for “Sleepless” which isn’t in the description so it didn’t come up.
It’s “Shapeless” haha :D but sleepless would have worked too, has that mood haha, but yeah, check out that track, it’s all micron
I need to dust of my Miniaik!
Definitely! Do it :)
Again amazed! You haven't tried the Synclavier patcht, have you?
Thank you! Nope not yet I’ve not even spent that much time on these presets, they just kinda “happened” and sounded so good I thought I’d share them before the website launch (just been working on that most of my free time)
I did however find a factory preset that sounded very similar to that synclavier patch you mentioned, while I was going through the machine to delete some factory sounds I didn’t like/need as I’m running out of space cause of all the custom presets haha!
Ok, It's time to check. Do you remember the patch's name? So far, since I've ions & microns, none reminded me of the Synclavier preset.
@@Gerald_Daniel I will have to go through it again I think it was in the Comp category, I remember deleting loads of presets from there to make room for mine :P I’m not anywhere near my synths at the no but will be again in a few days, I’ll find out and get back to you
Thank you!
Need to dust off my Miniaik!
BY far the most underrated synth of all time, and I'm happy with that! I have two, and that's enough power to do almost anything live! Still under 300 bucks... because it' "looks like a toy"- yep! That's right folks! avoid this, it is a toy. HAHAHAHAHA!
It does look like a toy but has the most sophisticated sound generating engine Virtual Analog has ever seen :) it’s crazy versatile and can create textures other VA-Synths can only dream to… honestly it’s ridiculous how awesome the Micron is and it never stops… I’ve got some sounds I’ve not even demo’d yet like bass guitars and stuff…
It is very underrated, but the most underrated would be Kurzweil V.A.S.T. synths: even when their capabilities are lauded, people only know or use around 10% of their full potential. I could create a Micron in a newer-generation (from 2008+) Kurzweil... Imagine that.
@@yashnu I’m a huge Kurzweil fan, I have 2 fully expanded like-new K2661s, my pride and joy! I’ll admit that even I haven’t really dig deep into them but in the future I’m really planning to, and to make more videos!
@@ptr_new I know, brother: I commented on your V.A.S.T. patches before :D
@@yashnu oh nice :D I remember your thumbnail (micron) just didn’t remember which videos you commented on haha!
It seems to have samples, instead of being pure VA.
I don’t think it does, the waveforms don’t reset, it is pure VA I think, but it can sound like something way more - just listen to the choral patches or the organ… and the string presets from my previous video with the guitar patch, piano, all those… other VAs can’t do that
100% VA, just look at the Filter models and the number of them, or listen to the punchy V.A. version of Analogue Drums. The overall sound of the Micron is quite good. You can hear differences when changing the filter models and the resolution of control over parameters is fantastic, but the digital nature is there too, probably less than older V.A.s apart from the AN1x. Super powerful, but suffers from a couple of common complaints by the usual suspects (much like for Kurzweil V.A.S.T. synths): "not enough real-time control, too much menu diving". Here and in the links though, you can see and hear some of what it can do in the hands of a competent programmer with a keen ear.
@@yashnu I agree, it’s an extremely capable, very versatile sound design tool… hundreds if not thousands of textures could be made on it… I’m always amazed just how much you can get out of it… :)
These are awesome patches. You are very talented to make these. Do you know of anyone with access to the Yahoo user group presets ? ❤
Thank you so much! I try :) the micron makes it very easy to come up with beautiful textures, so I can’t take all the credit haha, and nope I’m not sure where you could get those, I don’t think yahoo is a thing anymore is it?
I read that there was loads of patches on the now defunct Yahoo users group. Shame as they could be a source of inspiration for new patches. ❤
@@simonnomis9822 possibly, I wonder what may have been there, there’s not a lot of people making custom sounds usually
I believe patches for the Ion & Micron were created by users. These synths have been around for quite a long time. 🙂
@@simonnomis9822 I wish there were demos somewhere to check them out at least :D