I’ve had this synth since it first came out. Its still my favorite synthesizer. I built up a huge euro system, sold of most of it, but still have the Atlantis, a couple of other VCO’s, sequencers, and filters, add in a mixer and I’m happy. Mostly just couldn’t live without the Atlantis.
Love it, great interface which means banging out basic patches quickly without having to patch lots of cables in. And obviously enough patch points to go mental with the rest of the modules in your skip.
Thanks for this video! I'm getting ready to take the dive into modular synth land soon, and I've been considering the Atlantis as my "starter kit" as we say here in the States. You basically answer all the questions I had about the Atlantis, and did a good job of demonstrating what it sounds. BTW, I don't know if anyone's mentioned this, but while the Atlantis might seem a bit pricey, I think it might be a bit of a bargain. I did some price comparisons on Modular Grid, and according to my calculations, to buy individual modules that will allow you to do everything the Atlantis can do, it would cost you another couple hundred dollars US above the Atlantis price tag. Thus it strikes me as a way forward, as it were, if you're new to modular synths and you don't have a lot of money to spend on a bunch of modules.
Thanks for the review Nick! What a versatile and great sounding bit of kit! It certainly nails that Roland rubbery sound to my ears! Quite surprised about the faders & switches - Intellijel are usually SUPER precise and reliable. Its one of the things they are known for! But I do know they offer excellent support should anything go wrong - my uStep, uScale, Cyclebox&Expander are three of my favourite modules!
hey nick great video, i see you have arutira beatstep do have any plans to do a video on that any time soon how are you finding it vs the mico brute sequencer and do think the beatstep could work as poor man drum machine in terms of control and sequencing thanks :)
I see this is a few years old. If you were looking for a synth voice module today, what would it be? Would you choose the Atlantis over the A-111-5 (which seems hard to find these days). Great video!
Hey Nick when are you gonna review the BeatStep? It's just sitting off to the side there unannounced! A lot of people have reported problems with its CV/gate output - even with Arturia synths. Did you have any issues patching it in?
hey Nick and youtube NIck as you are midi wizard do you think you could give me some advice or link me to some info on how to map midi nrpn message (in hex) that have a a range over 127 eg mopho filter cut off which range is 164 to novation impulse i just can not seem to get my head round how to do it thanks :)
Nice demo of the MFB Dominion and the Atlantis.I noticed an improvement in the audio quality of this demo vs the demo for the Doepher Dark Energy in 09.Can you share what the main difference from then and now or explain your signal chain here?THX!!!.Are those 500 series preamps in the rack?Thx again
Did you get to review the metropolis while you were at it? There's one video here on YT showing both this and the metropolis together and it sounds *fantastic*.
It does not sound bad, but it's obvious that most 'analog' OSCs can not produce pure squares, triangles and sawtooth signals! Of course we know that from university lectures. Maybe that's why 'digital' sounds not warm enough? Of course digital can also reproduce such waves as shown here.
Actually, thats something I learned in this review - there's a note in the video - without proper DC coupled inputs (not easy to find) you dont get perfect waveform display - Intellijel told us that the SQ and Saw really are spot on given the correct measurement equipment. I am going to try and pick up a USB oscilloscope so we can show this in the future.
Something like the Minibrute or Microbrute should be fine; they output both CV and Gate. But if you go modular there are lots of MIDI-to-CV modules, also things such as this: www.modulargrid.net/e/mutable-instruments-cvpal (USB-to-CV).
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Nick, I absolutely love your reviews. One thing I can count on is your thorough reviews and this one is a fine exemplar. Thanks!
If I'm not mistaken, Nick appeared to be having fun with this synth....
I’ve had this synth since it first came out. Its still my favorite synthesizer. I built up a huge euro system, sold of most of it, but still have the Atlantis, a couple of other VCO’s, sequencers, and filters, add in a mixer and I’m happy. Mostly just couldn’t live without the Atlantis.
Been looking forward to this review!
Wow this actually sounds fantastic! Definitely getting one
Love it, great interface which means banging out basic patches quickly without having to patch lots of cables in. And obviously enough patch points to go mental with the rest of the modules in your skip.
Excellent review! It sounds really nice.
Great review. Doubly entertaining if you enable the automatic english captions.
Thanks for this video! I'm getting ready to take the dive into modular synth land soon, and I've been considering the Atlantis as my "starter kit" as we say here in the States. You basically answer all the questions I had about the Atlantis, and did a good job of demonstrating what it sounds.
BTW, I don't know if anyone's mentioned this, but while the Atlantis might seem a bit pricey, I think it might be a bit of a bargain. I did some price comparisons on Modular Grid, and according to my calculations, to buy individual modules that will allow you to do everything the Atlantis can do, it would cost you another couple hundred dollars US above the Atlantis price tag. Thus it strikes me as a way forward, as it were, if you're new to modular synths and you don't have a lot of money to spend on a bunch of modules.
Thanks for the review Nick! What a versatile and great sounding bit of kit! It certainly nails that Roland rubbery sound to my ears!
Quite surprised about the faders & switches - Intellijel are usually SUPER precise and reliable. Its one of the things they are known for! But I do know they offer excellent support should anything go wrong - my uStep, uScale, Cyclebox&Expander are three of my favourite modules!
11:05 sounds SO fantastic!! One of the many reasons I keep watching this video 0_0.
def on my to buy list. Cheaper than a 101 and fully patch-able. Still wish it was a bit cheaper though..
Yes, it comes with a monocle and a copy of nickleback's latest opus for use with seriös musical endeavors.
Great video. Love the "vowely" sound at 14:00. How can this be created with other traditional synth?
badass little synth
hey nick great video, i see you have arutira beatstep do have any plans to do a video on that any time soon how are you finding it vs the mico brute sequencer and do think the beatstep could work as poor man drum machine in terms of control and sequencing thanks :)
I see this is a few years old. If you were looking for a synth voice module today, what would it be? Would you choose the Atlantis over the A-111-5 (which seems hard to find these days). Great video!
Great review. If not for this video, I wouldn't know the capabilities of this module, as even the Intellijel video doesn't explain it well.
Hey Nick when are you gonna review the BeatStep? It's just sitting off to the side there unannounced! A lot of people have reported problems with its CV/gate output - even with Arturia synths. Did you have any issues patching it in?
Review Mutable Instrument's Braids, please
Just got mine. :)
hey Nick and youtube NIck as you are midi wizard do you think you could give me some advice or link me to some info on how to map midi nrpn message (in hex) that have a a range over 127 eg mopho filter cut off which range is 164 to novation impulse i just can not seem to get my head round how to do it thanks :)
Nice demo of the MFB Dominion and the Atlantis.I noticed an improvement in the audio quality of this demo vs the demo for the Doepher Dark Energy in 09.Can you share what the main difference from then and now or explain your signal chain here?THX!!!.Are those 500 series preamps in the rack?Thx again
+C Math probably the main one would be the change in upload resolution and the improvement in youtube compression. I don't recall the exact setup
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filter self-oscillate?
excellent
Did you get to review the metropolis while you were at it? There's one video here on YT showing both this and the metropolis together and it sounds *fantastic*.
sonicstate The arp you were using at the 10:00 mark. Was that via the controller or does the unit have an onboard arpeggiator??
no on board sequence/arp no. I was running that from the Arturia Beatstep. This review is coming soon.
Looking forward to the BeatStep review! Looks like another flagship product from Arturia.
The problem you're having with the vibrato scaling is because you're doing exponential vibrato - it should be linear!
It's an issue for the linear scaling as well
What is new with this mono Synth? Is it only for Freaks or can you use it for seriös Music?
I can't be the only one bothered by him calling the saw a triangle, right?
It does not sound bad, but it's obvious that most 'analog' OSCs can not produce pure squares, triangles and sawtooth signals! Of course we know that from university lectures. Maybe that's why 'digital' sounds not warm enough? Of course digital can also reproduce such waves as shown here.
Actually, thats something I learned in this review - there's a note in the video - without proper DC coupled inputs (not easy to find) you dont get perfect waveform display - Intellijel told us that the SQ and Saw really are spot on given the correct measurement equipment. I am going to try and pick up a USB oscilloscope so we can show this in the future.
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Sounds like you should pick up an O'Tool eurorack 'scope. More modules are good for you! ;)
I'm new to eurorack. Can you explain me how I could control this by midi ? Should I need a usb or midi to VC converter ? thanks
yes you would, or a MIDI controller that can output CV and Gate.
Something like the Minibrute or Microbrute should be fine; they output both CV and Gate. But if you go modular there are lots of MIDI-to-CV modules, also things such as this: www.modulargrid.net/e/mutable-instruments-cvpal (USB-to-CV).
Diego Valladolid Torres Yes, thats true, a MicroBrute wouldnt be a bad way to start.
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faders suck , just my opinion