Seems like a beast of a synth. One of the more interesting instruments I've seen in quite a while. Amazing that the analogue mono synth still brings such good thinking and design.
Thanks for the in depth review! Convinced me to buy one and it’s an incredible machine! The knob per feature makes for a super accessible and flexible instrument. One hand on the keys, the other on the knobs it’s a gratifying experience! And it sounds gorgeous!
I love synths like this... but I hate the price of admission.... I do own a few unique synths and they all had steep price tags for a guy who lives just above the poverty line. I do love when people make sample packs of unique synths though 👌 😍
One of the better sounding monosynths I have heard in quite a bit. Also a breath of fresh air in comparison to some of the same ole tired designs we see. Well done!
@@SolarReannex NGL, I would swap analog for digital if it meant I could have 6-8 voices of this synth engine. I really do wonder why more synths don't have a wave folder and a resonant filter.
Yeah I love the concept of it all just being there. I have so many pieces of gear that I know have functionality beyond what I am aware of but I can't remember all the shortcuts and shifts and key combos to access the right function.
@@Oliver_Hallowee Indeed. From my experience, inspiration waits for no one. So many tunes get lost because the danm gear slows everything down. This synth has PLENTY of functionality already. I don't need shift key shenanigans getting the way of artistic flow. If I had the cash, I'd buy one of these right now.
Badass outro! I tried this at Perfect Circuit and the tones are inspiring. The price was the only thing keeping me from getting it that day. Definitely not an impulse buy for most people!
I love this synth and have spent many hours in sonic exploration. It has a rich complex sound when you need it but also a great solid simple analogue sound for creating basses. The build quality is excellent - 5 stars.
good review as always. The huge value for me from these videos is that they help me both add and remove items form the GAS -list. This holds especially true for gear i was not aware of. FWIW, i am in a strange place: i have the essential gear i wanted for my projects, so everything is extra, and i hesitate to pull the trigger on new items because i know the future holds even cooler noise toys.
Enjoying new Buchla 208c, while still love my Moog! Here two in a small package ... writing to Santa. Cool part Loopop' persistent reminder to manufacturers in the need of visual feedback starts materialize over the knobs now :)
Thanks for the in-depth demo as always. Cool looking Synth but the cost is way over what it can do. For about the same price you can get into modular which has more patching options and a better chance of unusual sounds because modular has infinite possibilities.
Great work! In spite of its minor flaws I can see this being a great “addition” to anyone’s eurorack setup or hardware synth collection for sequencing melodies. Also, might be fun for textures and soundscapes!
At 19:00 I love how you explained the DAC requirements. Sometimes I am in awe at the sheer number of DAC that are required for analog synths that have digital control. When I think about the Prophet 12, which even has digital delays that are independent to each of its 12 analog voices, and with all the patch points, it must have like 100 or more DAC inside
In the case of the Prophet at least, there is most likely only one DAC but multiple S/H circuits fed by multiplexers. (This is how the Prophet 5 works.)
Those LED half-rings are nice, as are the time division buttons. I don't think it's for me, but it looks like it's hit a nice point in the design space.
I gotta be honest. While it looks nice, it sounds nice enough. But for all those hardware limitation, all those weird quirks, the price, and how basic it truly sounds. Idk it sounds like my first eurorack setup put into a fancy box. I guess I don't see what function it truly serves. It doesn't sound very unique, it sure looks unique! But then the weird limitations, and it's not like a lyra-8 where there's a very clear design you're kind of expected to bend to, this is just kind of a bland palette to me. Great video as always of course!
I was all in, until you pointed out that there's no key tracking for the filter or legato functionality. Sadly, those two features are a must-have on a mono for me. Too bad. And here I'm shopping for a new synth... Sigh. Cheers!
That would do great leads with my Analogue solutions Impulse Command. Definitely a match. Both seem unpredictable in their own way. Also only because of the fusion WestCoast (Buchla) handling.
Great sounding wavefolding. So often the wavefolding in synths just quickly gets ugly. Certain folks like Instruo (and this one) have designs that create a harmonic timbre without just making it sound like a chainsaw.
I was eagerly awaiting this thing, but ultimately decided to get into modular and buying a pair of Instruo CS-L modules which got me the westcoast sound I was wanting. The Implexus is still far cheaper than a Buchla Easel and sounds very good, whilst I wouldn't buy one as I can get those sounds with what I have, it would be nice to have when I'm not feeling like patching up modular.
So many of these cool synths and other hardware that you bought at discounts, what happens when you're done with the review, do you keep all these? You must have the largest studio in the world!
it is only 1400$ and it has two envelopes, a basic delay, two lfos, almost full midi AND you can choose your own color of power cable when you buy one. honestly, it's almost too good to be true.
This sounds so great it’s ridiculous to gripe about midi and cc commands . And the build quality IS usually the weakest link in chain on oh say 60% of what’s on offer from the same percent of manufacturers with shift hell and it’s associated klan of geeky bells and whistles that those looking for admiration of their posey want of course . ( who cares ) Plug in a controller and go “ sounds good to me . And I think this “Sounds MUCH better than the brutes you spoke of For sure . 👽
That RE-909 - what on earth is filling that box? There must be some super-complex circuitry and high-end power supplies to justify that much desk space.
Ableton's Man: it's really a huge expensive synth to just turn a few knobs... Hardware Man: I'm tired of updating my mac for 1 hour before starting anything, I just dream of turning a few knobs :)
I always get excited till I check out the price then the excitement dies away especially being in Australia where any new cool synth costs an arm / leg and a lung
I know the feel man, I have it on pre-order and hoping the dollar doesn't take a massive slap before next months shipping day for the rest of the amount side note, do you find half the stuff here is stupidly overpriced? bought some stuff from thomann and saved a tonne. It's also shipped a lot faster
Little nuance here! It won't "damage" it right away, we have protected the synth against any direct "damage ". However, inserting a TS cable into a 1/4" TRS jack output driver (fully balanced) will short Ring to Sleeve. This "short" will cause one of the opamps outputs to be shorted to sleeve, we have taken precaution to protect the opamp, but for the long term it is better to use TRS cables. ps: this might be different in other gear!
@@MajellaAudio I guess you can use properly "shorted" TS cables then without harming it. I'd recommend to use balanced cables anyway. It's great that you implemented that. I wish other manufacturers would do that as well.
are you planning to do a video on the re909? i know there isn't that much to talk about but i'm on the fence about it and no one has a proper video about it. i'd love to hear what you have to say
@@bojangprodoktschns5428 Oh, don't understand me wrong, I actually have quite a few things from SchneidersLaden in my Eurorack, but for something like this I would prefer having a shop closer. And I wouldn't call a 10 hour (one way!) car drive close. ;-)
Thanks for another great review 👍 Just to confirm, the LFOs do not have a re-trigger function, is that correct? I guess the looping Mod Envelope does, but then you can’t get a random S&H value per note? Per-note random being useful for PsyTrance...
This looks great, but even though design and build quality seem to be great, it seems that -except for the relatively simple-filter most of its sound range would be covered by the 0-coast at 1/3rd of the price?
@@loopop Thanks for your reply! In this case, I´ll just order an Implexus and give it a shot, small developers deserve support. Subscribing to your channel has become increasingly expensive though ;)
Synth sounds good but not sure if it's the 1500$ US or so that the UK dealer wants after currency conversion. Like it sounds fucking fantastic but damn that price is getting into a semi competent small-ish eurorack set up.
Thank you for that. Now, the high price is mentioned more then once however it is not mentioned what the price is. Why? And when one clicks on the Implexus link below the video- no price again:) What's is the deal with hiding the price of the products these days?
Price for Europe is 1499 including VAT. But as loopop mentioned in comments below, price might change while video is still from the past! Also people outside EU do not pay VAT, then you have currency conversions, import and duties, sales tax etc. So it the price might differ from place to place!
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In a time where there are some well designed synths out there, this is one the most beautifully designed pieces of hardware I have ever seen. Wow.
I don't comment much, but just wanted to say thank you. Your videos are much appreciated 😁🤙
Oh, what a beautiful sounding synth!
Seems like a beast of a synth. One of the more interesting instruments I've seen in quite a while. Amazing that the analogue mono synth still brings such good thinking and design.
Thanks for the in depth review! Convinced me to buy one and it’s an incredible machine! The knob per feature makes for a super accessible and flexible instrument. One hand on the keys, the other on the knobs it’s a gratifying experience! And it sounds gorgeous!
This channel is better than Netflix!
Beautiful synth in design and its sound absolutely blew me away.
Good morning loopop
I love synths like this... but I hate the price of admission.... I do own a few unique synths and they all had steep price tags for a guy who lives just above the poverty line. I do love when people make sample packs of unique synths though 👌 😍
This is why I'm a sampler junkie
Currently in the process of sampling my Dominion I and then planning on selling it... but then I see this costs about the same. Hmmm. Maybe not.
1700!!! 😑
One of the better sounding monosynths I have heard in quite a bit. Also a breath of fresh air in comparison to some of the same ole tired designs we see. Well done!
extra thumbs up for the dinsync 909
This is the sexiest analog mono I've seen in a while.
This is a work of art, not a synthesizer! Fantastic features and interface. Your oscilloscope footage is appreciated as always.
With 10+ of polyphony for the price it could be it.
@@SolarReannex NGL, I would swap analog for digital if it meant I could have 6-8 voices of this synth engine. I really do wonder why more synths don't have a wave folder and a resonant filter.
You and Stimming do the best reviews!
Knob per function. No shift keys. No menus. You have my attention.
Yeah I love the concept of it all just being there. I have so many pieces of gear that I know have functionality beyond what I am aware of but I can't remember all the shortcuts and shifts and key combos to access the right function.
@@Oliver_Hallowee Indeed. From my experience, inspiration waits for no one. So many tunes get lost because the danm gear slows everything down. This synth has PLENTY of functionality already. I don't need shift key shenanigans getting the way of artistic flow. If I had the cash, I'd buy one of these right now.
I really like the time divisions of sync right on the front. Every synth should have that.
That is a very nice synthesiser and an equally well-made review.
Badass outro! I tried this at Perfect Circuit and the tones are inspiring. The price was the only thing keeping me from getting it that day. Definitely not an impulse buy for most people!
To my ears the main beauty is in modulation of the wave folder. It's cool to have east and west in one synth too. Incredibly versatile
Knob per function and analogue? That's the way, all the way! :) Sounds fantastic!
This thing just sounds beautiful. Absolute stunner.
Stupendous tone from this little gem.
Wonderful outro Ziv, great sounding synth.
I like how you add your book in
10 seconds in this video and I already want it!!!
I had my eye on this from day one. Couldnt abandon the expressive e osmose early bird special though. Next month we all hope!!
Those sounds!! ❤️ 22:22 YES!
Wow, this sounds absolutely amazing
Just got it.
Truly a wonderful sounding and built synth.
Sounds amazing, and what a great layout!!
I love this synth and have spent many hours in sonic exploration. It has a rich complex sound when you need it but also a great solid simple analogue sound for creating basses. The build quality is excellent - 5 stars.
Is the an echoe in here? 😉
@@mikemeengs5720 - yeah - hehe - must have entirely agreed with me :)
I own their filter module (made a demo of it) and it's one of my favourites!
my most used filter too!
Very cool synth
Wonderful little synth!
Beautiful synth design. This would look great on black also, and some different colors, like blue for example. :D
limited version someday?
@@MajellaAudio why limited.
This looks like a device I definitely want to get my hands on.
Love that outro!
Thanks so much for this amazing review!!
I just ordered from KMR in the UK. Hopefully, it will make it to US soon.
Lovin’ the complex generator! More filter options would have been nice. Great review! Thanks.
good review as always. The huge value for me from these videos is that they help me both add and remove items form the GAS -list. This holds especially true for gear i was not aware of. FWIW, i am in a strange place: i have the essential gear i wanted for my projects, so everything is extra, and i hesitate to pull the trigger on new items because i know the future holds even cooler noise toys.
Nice Jam!
Synth looks great.
Enjoying new Buchla 208c, while still love my Moog! Here two in a small package ... writing to Santa.
Cool part Loopop' persistent reminder to manufacturers in the need of visual feedback starts materialize over the knobs now :)
Great synth and also really nice jam on the end!
Awesome content as usual Loopop, great stuff.
Thanks!
Love the clock to gate! Gonna experiment with that now that I got a keystep
Thanks for the in-depth demo as always. Cool looking Synth but the cost is way over what it can do. For about the same price you can get into modular which has more patching options and a better chance of unusual sounds because modular has infinite possibilities.
Great work! In spite of its minor flaws I can see this being a great “addition” to anyone’s eurorack setup or hardware synth collection for sequencing melodies. Also, might be fun for textures and soundscapes!
At 19:00 I love how you explained the DAC requirements. Sometimes I am in awe at the sheer number of DAC that are required for analog synths that have digital control. When I think about the Prophet 12, which even has digital delays that are independent to each of its 12 analog voices, and with all the patch points, it must have like 100 or more DAC inside
Top tip: write in the time 19m like this 19:00 and a link to that time is automatically created by youtube
In the case of the Prophet at least, there is most likely only one DAC but multiple S/H circuits fed by multiplexers. (This is how the Prophet 5 works.)
@@cockur that’s a good tip - thanks!
I think Pink Floyd just called :) Very thorough review for sure...the outro jam is worthy, cool!
Those LED half-rings are nice, as are the time division buttons. I don't think it's for me, but it looks like it's hit a nice point in the design space.
great review as usual. I’m gonna try those patch methods on my minibrute
I gotta be honest. While it looks nice, it sounds nice enough. But for all those hardware limitation, all those weird quirks, the price, and how basic it truly sounds. Idk it sounds like my first eurorack setup put into a fancy box. I guess I don't see what function it truly serves. It doesn't sound very unique, it sure looks unique! But then the weird limitations, and it's not like a lyra-8 where there's a very clear design you're kind of expected to bend to, this is just kind of a bland palette to me.
Great video as always of course!
Even for a boutique it costs about twice what I'd be prepared to pay for it. Looks lovely though, those LED bars are great.
Sounds great! 👍😽
Yes !
nice jamz
one good looking synth
Think I would go for a Pro 3 at that price.
Yummy sounds
Looks & sounds like a beast! And good fun that the creators live closeby where I live :) Invited for a visit, can't wait :)
Invite still stands!
@@MajellaAudio jow thnx man, some c*vid inbetween, but now ready. Will mail you tomorrow. Cheers.
Looks nice.
I’m not so sure about the sound yet. I’ll stick with the Easel and Syntryx for now.
I was all in, until you pointed out that there's no key tracking for the filter or legato functionality. Sadly, those two features are a must-have on a mono for me. Too bad. And here I'm shopping for a new synth... Sigh. Cheers!
The gear lust is strong
Now there's lurvely 👍
That would do great leads with my Analogue solutions Impulse Command. Definitely a match. Both seem unpredictable in their own way.
Also only because of the fusion WestCoast (Buchla) handling.
I’d love to see you do a review of the “Sound objects” No.5 synth.
Is the sound coming out of this synth monophonic or stereo? Thanks
Delay is stereo!
Great sounding wavefolding. So often the wavefolding in synths just quickly gets ugly. Certain folks like Instruo (and this one) have designs that create a harmonic timbre without just making it sound like a chainsaw.
Yes, there was a lot of time spend on making the wafefolder sound not to harsh when you apply a decent amount of it! :)
- sounds pretty sweet...but 2 LFOs and no knob to mod the Filter?
No power cable? For how much? Sounds great, looks great.
bellooooo!!!!
I like the wooden end cheeks 🤓
woowwww
BTW a printed version of your book like you said about the instruction manual would be a plus. I hate using a home printer for printing manuals.
Touche! The problem is I keep adding to it, so I'd always feel like it's a waste to make a "hardware" version
@@loopop Makes sense. Thanks for all your informative videos.
I'd like one of these in black and I'd like to mount it in my car. Maybe overhead like ths flight deck of a 747...
I was eagerly awaiting this thing, but ultimately decided to get into modular and buying a pair of Instruo CS-L modules which got me the westcoast sound I was wanting. The Implexus is still far cheaper than a Buchla Easel and sounds very good, whilst I wouldn't buy one as I can get those sounds with what I have, it would be nice to have when I'm not feeling like patching up modular.
So many of these cool synths and other hardware that you bought at discounts, what happens when you're done with the review, do you keep all these? You must have the largest studio in the world!
it is only 1400$ and it has two envelopes, a basic delay, two lfos, almost full midi AND you can choose your own color of power cable when you buy one. honestly, it's almost too good to be true.
This sounds so great it’s ridiculous to gripe about midi and cc commands . And the build quality IS usually the weakest link in chain on oh say 60% of what’s on offer from the same percent of manufacturers with shift hell and it’s associated klan of geeky bells and whistles that those looking for admiration of their posey want of course . ( who cares ) Plug in a controller and go “ sounds good to me . And I think this “Sounds MUCH better than the brutes you spoke of For sure . 👽
1500 € - looks nice and Eurorack would be more expensive, but maybe start with a Makenoise 0-coast..
Kind of kicking myself for skipping out on their KickStarter campaign. Oh well, another day, another new synth to pine over ;)
That RE-909 - what on earth is filling that box? There must be some super-complex circuitry and high-end power supplies to justify that much desk space.
heaps of analog stuff on monstrous circuit boards in it... have you ever seen a TR-909?
nice :)
Ableton's Man: it's really a huge expensive synth to just turn a few knobs...
Hardware Man: I'm tired of updating my mac for 1 hour before starting anything, I just dream of turning a few knobs :)
Nice synth but it's up against the Pro 3 at the same price, and that's a no brainer buy when compared to this. Pity.
Hi! 2 questions: is there a german version of your "electronique book"? how did you connect exactly your keystepPro with IMPLEXUS? thanks, sylvie
Thanks for asking about the book, unfortunately no german version for now. Regarding the connection - a simple MIDI cable.
I always get excited till I check out the price then the excitement dies away especially being in Australia where any new cool synth costs an arm / leg and a lung
I know the feel man, I have it on pre-order and hoping the dollar doesn't take a massive slap before next months shipping day for the rest of the amount
side note, do you find half the stuff here is stupidly overpriced? bought some stuff from thomann and saved a tonne. It's also shipped a lot faster
an 0-coast XL ? sexy!
Oh hello there :)
Thanks for the video review. Great synth, tempting.
I wonder, why TS cables would damage a synth. Isn't that a sign of poor design?
Little nuance here! It won't "damage" it right away, we have protected the synth against any direct "damage ". However, inserting a TS cable into a 1/4" TRS jack output driver (fully balanced) will short Ring to Sleeve. This "short" will cause one of the opamps outputs to be shorted to sleeve, we have taken precaution to protect the opamp, but for the long term it is better to use TRS cables. ps: this might be different in other gear!
@@MajellaAudio I guess you can use properly "shorted" TS cables then without harming it. I'd recommend to use balanced cables anyway. It's great that you implemented that. I wish other manufacturers would do that as well.
Nice, but for the money I'd get a Subsequent 37
You might as well get a Tesla
Take my money!!!!
Link to buy?
second batch taking pre-order via e-mail
are you planning to do a video on the re909? i know there isn't that much to talk about but i'm on the fence about it and no one has a proper video about it. i'd love to hear what you have to say
thanks but no plans - a friend popped by with it so I hooked it up for a little jam
@@loopop aw, okay
I’d love to see one with six-voices, for us polyphonic players. Otherwise, it has a nice sound, and they did a stellar job with the overall design.
Now if only there would be a dealer for them in Switzerland!
SchneidersLaden is just a short trip to Berlin. They also ship to Switzerland but I'd recommend going there in person - just for the experience.
@@bojangprodoktschns5428 Oh, don't understand me wrong, I actually have quite a few things from SchneidersLaden in my Eurorack, but for something like this I would prefer having a shop closer. And I wouldn't call a 10 hour (one way!) car drive close. ;-)
@@FrediBach There is a shop in Switzerland that will have them in stock real soon!
Thanks for another great review 👍 Just to confirm, the LFOs do not have a re-trigger function, is that correct? I guess the looping Mod Envelope does, but then you can’t get a random S&H value per note? Per-note random being useful for PsyTrance...
Thanks and all correct
I came for the pretty synth but I stayed for the bad ass 909
This looks great, but even though design and build quality seem to be great, it seems that -except for the relatively simple-filter most of its sound range would be covered by the 0-coast at 1/3rd of the price?
not exactly but 0-Coast is awesome regardless, no doubt about that. You do however get about 1/3 the synth for 1/3 the price
@@loopop Thanks for your reply! In this case, I´ll just order an Implexus and give it a shot, small developers deserve support. Subscribing to your channel has become increasingly expensive though ;)
Synth sounds good but not sure if it's the 1500$ US or so that the UK dealer wants after currency conversion. Like it sounds fucking fantastic but damn that price is getting into a semi competent small-ish eurorack set up.
Thank you for that. Now, the high price is mentioned more then once however it is not mentioned what the price is. Why? And when one clicks on the Implexus link below the video- no price again:) What's is the deal with hiding the price of the products these days?
Price for Europe is 1499 including VAT. But as loopop mentioned in comments below, price might change while video is still from the past! Also people outside EU do not pay VAT, then you have currency conversions, import and duties, sales tax etc. So it the price might differ from place to place!
@@MajellaAudio Great- I had to google that. Why don't you just post it right there on the product page to give the potentially interested a ball park?
ah no NA supplier, will cost quite a bit to import. Very Boutique, def in my wish list if maybe a local distrib comes up with it.
Do you have a website of your local dealer?