For a more musically appealing example, you can use audio mod to get a large range of Bell Sounds Here's how : - In the mixer, turn off VCO 1, set VCO 2 level to 2 o'clock, send VCO 2 to the ladder - in VCO 1 and VCO 2, turn down the saw wave fully, set Sub wave to sine (fully counter clockwise) - in VCO 1, set Sub level to half - in VCO 2, set Sub level to 3 o'clock, set Coarse tuning to +1 octave (turn it clockwise until the LED lights up) - in the FM section, set VCO 1 > VCO 2 to 3 o'clock - in the performance section, set the Octave to +2 (compensating for the fact that we use Sub oscillators) - in Env 2, set Attack to minimum, set Decay ,Sustain and Release to half - in LFO 1, select sine wave, set Rate to 1 o'clock - in the Mod matrix, assign LFO 1 to VCA, set the amount to 30 (to get wavering/shimmering) Credit : Tip from DR Justice Big up to Trottelheimer for his comment and link to Arturia's forum.
So little panel space given to such a powerful section. Also, I like that they gave each type of noise the appropriate color LED (or whatever they used.) That attention to detail is reassuring.
While Marc is coaxing up all kinds of mayhem, a musical application of FM might be e.g. getting the most beautiful bells, chimes, and metallic sounds. We were just discussing that on the Arturia forum, btw. Just wanted to mention that analogue FM is not all crazy noises. I'm getting lots of _musical_ FM sounds here. It requires careful programming though, with the right settings and subtle knob twiddling.
MatrixBrute owners may want to have look here, maybe try out some of those FM tips for starters: forum.arturia.com/index.php?topic=90708.0 Oh, and I really appreciate your video series, there just so much to go into with this one - you'll be doing several seasons :-))
You can get a lot of great sounds out of keytracking the resonance with VCO 3 modulating the filter, and then having some envelope movement on the cutoff. Makes kind of a YAAAOOOIII sound if you do it right.
fantastic wrk w this series as usual Marc, man ya know as I'm watching u go through the functionality of this section I'm trying to wrap my mind around the possibilities cuz I'm lookin at the different options and you could have vco 2 modulated by vco 1 right, whilst at the same time having vco 3 either modulate vco 1 or 2, whilst having vco 1 modulated by noise, and that's not taking in to account the modulation that could be implemented by using all that in conjunction w using the matrix filters and lfos simultaneously. .. I'm just in awe over here ya know I was attracted to this synth since it's arrival a couple years ago at Namm and I was on the fence w a) the whole matrix part being "gimmicky " and b) spending 2000 on an arturia w new technology that hadn't been thoroughly put through its paces and I gotta say the matrix part has really showed it's weight and usefulness and the sound and overall functionality is just blowing me away, we are so fortunate to be in a time of analog revolution I just bought the minilogue and the ob6 a few months ago and already there are several new analog synths I feel are must have , thanks for the great wrk man
Thank you very much! Yes, I am constantly overwhelmed with the possibility in regard to this synth... and the fact that the outcomes seem to be always interesting and nice-sounding. It's really an achievement in design and sound.
I wish I did, too! That's the shortcoming of my demonstration procedure... I demonstrate function, and that doesn't give me time to demonstrate application. But in this case, I am going to be doing some more in-depth (and more musical) videos for an online company... I'll keep everyone updated!
At 9:10 you should that you can modulate the Audio MOD VCO1 > VCO2 with the MOD Wheel. Did anybody tried this for example with the other 3 AUDIO MOD knobs, like VCO1
14:25 The pitch of the oscillator goes up with increased noise modulation. Intuitively, this seems to imply a unipolar noise waveform. Do you know if that's the case?
@@InFamousProductions I'm sorry, no I didn't. I'm actually about to put my MB in a flight case for a month or three while I find a new place to live, so it will be a while before I can do more experiments too...
Marc, could you possibly provide your thoughts on the Matrixbrute vs. DSI's Pro2? I know they're fairly different beasts, but I'm curious since you've had a good deal of experience with both now.
I've been getting that question a lot! And rightly so, I think. First of all, I think the Pro 2 is weirdly ignored by the general public compared to how truly powerful and great-sounding it is. It's the synthesizer that made me not care about digital oscillators! But it is essentially a digital modular with a staggering list of functions and basically infinite possibilities... all wrapped up in a great interface. The MatrixBrute has different functions, different interface, and different sound... but also provides a staggering list of functions and basically infinite possibility wrapped up in a great interface with analog sound. They are the same in a sort of global way, but quite different in sound and application. This is one of those situations where I think people are really going to have to compare the two in person to discover what it is that they personally want from a super-powerful monosynth. Not to be irritating, but I think people would benefit from having both... and then probably wouldn't need another monosynth for the rest of their lives. :D P.S. Every time I type "monosynth" I want to argue with myself and point out that they're both polyphonic!
Well, good synthesizers with a great deal of functionality are usually expensive. The point is that this one has way more functionality than some synths that are considerably more expensive!
You would have to go modular to match this beast and it would be over $4000 and not nearly as easy to use, and it wouldn't be able to do presents. The matrixbrute is a hell of a deal
What a cool set of audio rate effects with those knobs. 🎉
Really appreciate these videos Marc.
For a more musically appealing example, you can use audio mod to get a large range of Bell Sounds
Here's how :
- In the mixer, turn off VCO 1, set VCO 2 level to 2 o'clock, send VCO 2 to the ladder
- in VCO 1 and VCO 2, turn down the saw wave fully, set Sub wave to sine (fully counter clockwise)
- in VCO 1, set Sub level to half
- in VCO 2, set Sub level to 3 o'clock, set Coarse tuning to +1 octave (turn it clockwise until the LED lights up)
- in the FM section, set VCO 1 > VCO 2 to 3 o'clock
- in the performance section, set the Octave to +2 (compensating for the fact that we use Sub oscillators)
- in Env 2, set Attack to minimum, set Decay ,Sustain and Release to half
- in LFO 1, select sine wave, set Rate to 1 o'clock
- in the Mod matrix, assign LFO 1 to VCA, set the amount to 30 (to get wavering/shimmering)
Credit : Tip from DR Justice
Big up to Trottelheimer for his comment and link to Arturia's forum.
So little panel space given to such a powerful section. Also, I like that they gave each type of noise the appropriate color LED (or whatever they used.) That attention to detail is reassuring.
While Marc is coaxing up all kinds of mayhem, a musical application of FM might be e.g. getting the most beautiful bells, chimes, and metallic sounds. We were just discussing that on the Arturia forum, btw. Just wanted to mention that analogue FM is not all crazy noises. I'm getting lots of _musical_ FM sounds here. It requires careful programming though, with the right settings and subtle knob twiddling.
Yes! I have to experiment more with this!
MatrixBrute owners may want to have look here, maybe try out some of those FM tips for starters: forum.arturia.com/index.php?topic=90708.0
Oh, and I really appreciate your video series, there just so much to go into with this one - you'll be doing several seasons :-))
Trottelheimer yeah dude.
We bow down to you Marc for your most excellent reviews. Thank you!
That's not necessary, Paul, but thank you!
In the midst of Absolute chaos “now if your trying to emulate a violin…” I nearly fell over laughing 😂😂❤️
You can get a lot of great sounds out of keytracking the resonance with VCO 3 modulating the filter, and then having some envelope movement on the cutoff. Makes kind of a YAAAOOOIII sound if you do it right.
ok, so, I love the red noise into the filter. I could think of so many sounds i could use that with. amazing.
"I can barely look at it"
Best intro ever :D
6:24: “... you just got a really nice timbre” (indeed!)
6:31: turns knob to kill that really nice timbre and continues with random noise. :D
Man, your video's are super helpful. Thanks a lot!
yes, you can get those great synclavier sounds on the matrixbrute. WOW...
Wow those noise types make a big difference.. neat.
fantastic wrk w this series as usual Marc, man ya know as I'm watching u go through the functionality of this section I'm trying to wrap my mind around the possibilities cuz I'm lookin at the different options and you could have vco 2 modulated by vco 1 right, whilst at the same time having vco 3 either modulate vco 1 or 2, whilst having vco 1 modulated by noise, and that's not taking in to account the modulation that could be implemented by using all that in conjunction w using the matrix filters and lfos simultaneously. .. I'm just in awe over here ya know I was attracted to this synth since it's arrival a couple years ago at Namm and I was on the fence w a) the whole matrix part being "gimmicky " and b) spending 2000 on an arturia w new technology that hadn't been thoroughly put through its paces and I gotta say the matrix part has really showed it's weight and usefulness and the sound and overall functionality is just blowing me away, we are so fortunate to be in a time of analog revolution I just bought the minilogue and the ob6 a few months ago and already there are several new analog synths I feel are must have , thanks for the great wrk man
Thank you very much!
Yes, I am constantly overwhelmed with the possibility in regard to this synth... and the fact that the outcomes seem to be always interesting and nice-sounding. It's really an achievement in design and sound.
I never before had so much fun with designing sounds. This is incredible machine.
crazy synth for the money
love the beatles tribute at the end !
13:13 trumpet!
Anyone know why my MB sounds completely change when I hit the record button? Does it have to do with presets?
I kind of wish you did some more subtle examples of the audio mod with more musical patches!
I wish I did, too!
That's the shortcoming of my demonstration procedure... I demonstrate function, and that doesn't give me time to demonstrate application.
But in this case, I am going to be doing some more in-depth (and more musical) videos for an online company... I'll keep everyone updated!
I'm already seeing insane possibilities assuming those modulations can be put in the matrix and modulate other things as well.. is it possible.??
At 9:10 you should that you can modulate the Audio MOD VCO1 > VCO2 with the MOD Wheel. Did anybody tried this for example with the other 3 AUDIO MOD knobs, like VCO1
14:25 The pitch of the oscillator goes up with increased noise modulation. Intuitively, this seems to imply a unipolar noise waveform. Do you know if that's the case?
I observed that as well. did you find anything out about that?
@@InFamousProductions I'm sorry, no I didn't. I'm actually about to put my MB in a flight case for a month or three while I find a new place to live, so it will be a while before I can do more experiments too...
Great vids Marc!! Now just need to get myself one :)
Marc, could you possibly provide your thoughts on the Matrixbrute vs. DSI's Pro2? I know they're fairly different beasts, but I'm curious since you've had a good deal of experience with both now.
I've been getting that question a lot!
And rightly so, I think. First of all, I think the Pro 2 is weirdly ignored by the general public compared to how truly powerful and great-sounding it is. It's the synthesizer that made me not care about digital oscillators! But it is essentially a digital modular with a staggering list of functions and basically infinite possibilities... all wrapped up in a great interface.
The MatrixBrute has different functions, different interface, and different sound... but also provides a staggering list of functions and basically infinite possibility wrapped up in a great interface with analog sound.
They are the same in a sort of global way, but quite different in sound and application.
This is one of those situations where I think people are really going to have to compare the two in person to discover what it is that they personally want from a super-powerful monosynth.
Not to be irritating, but I think people would benefit from having both... and then probably wouldn't need another monosynth for the rest of their lives. :D
P.S. Every time I type "monosynth" I want to argue with myself and point out that they're both polyphonic!
They are similar. But sound very different.
Each is a masterpiece of mono synth design and construction.
"I can barely look at it.." Hahaha!!
Alasdair Skivington knob porn!😍😍😍🤓🤓🤓
For the most part it seems like the difference color noises sound ery similar
Harmoincs festival 🎉🎉🎉
It's so great, but its so expensive... :-(
It's expensive until you start comparing it to other synths of similar capabilities.
Well, good synthesizers with a great deal of functionality are usually expensive. The point is that this one has way more functionality than some synths that are considerably more expensive!
Well, as far as functionality vs. price this synth is probably the _cheapest_ on the market.
You would have to go modular to match this beast and it would be over $4000 and not nearly as easy to use, and it wouldn't be able to do presents. The matrixbrute is a hell of a deal
no one is going to pay them what they want for that thing to make those stupid weird noises
Your prophecy for the future is disproven by the past, buddy