Great video, man! Such an awesome demonstration of this synth engine I’ve been hearing so much about! Definitely makes me want to buy one to try out myself!
Great video Stef and an excellent showcase of the Dynasample XO mini. It immediately caught my attention as I have the larger Xpresso. That was a super arrangement and very nuanced playing of the various instruments! Not easy to do!
Very cool review/demo thanks for sharing! I've been curious about this unit myself. I'd be very interested to hear you explore the non-emulative sounds if you get the chance.
Nice! The unmuted trumpet seemed to have an especially realistic sound. Hoping to get a NuRAD in about a year, to replace my EWI-1000 and will need to decide on a module. Really mainly needing a great, rich saw wave. Not wanting to replicate traditional instruments' sounds, aiming for basically just synth sounds. But this module is still very nice.
Whoa, I love your arrangement of that Bieber song! Fantastic! About that box, it seems odd to use hardware with such a rat's nest of wiring and a display required. Wouldn't you prefer to run this as a software application or plugin in your DAW, and just plug that wireless MIDI receiver into your Mac's USB port, thereby eliminating the need for all of that other stuff? I have no knowledge or experience with any of this kind of thing, so please pardon such a basic question. I'm mostly here for the music, although this kind of thing is fascinating. Thank you!
Thanks a lot Bob! Good question. Using a DAW to host synth plugins etc is definitely my go-to, but I think this box has some advantages depending on use case, etc. Here are some things to consider: - This box is great if you can't/don't want to take your Mac to live performances - It's also great if you don't have a computer that handles audio well (or if you don't know much about using a computer for audio stuff) - Finding software plugin versions of all of the sounds represented in this box would be tedious and expensive (speaking from experience on this one!) - You don't necessarily need a display, or even the XO View every time you use the XO Mini unless you need to change settings etc... I should really get a keypad so I can see what it's like to navigate without a display! But it's certainly possible to do a considerable amout of music production and/or performance using only a keypad, a midi controller, and the XO Mini. This somewhat cuts down on the number of cables required. Some food for thought! Let me know if you have any other questions
@@StefHaynes Thank you. I was thinking if you could pre-set everything and carry the absolute minimum to a gig that might be its purpose. The sounds are definitely excellent.
Bob Sykes, There is a larger version of this called the Xpresso. Still relatively compact but with a good sized screen and display. It has 1/4 inch out, so nothing else is required compared to the mini. I am not sure if they are in stock at the moment. Both these boxes have some great configurable synth sounds also.
Don’t forget the investment over the years. If this does the thing for you now, it will probably do it in years to come. With a computer setup, most of us are drawn into the never ending upgrade cycle, costing money all the time. All you need is a simple computer or laptop to do the editing. With a computer setup, which I use too, the total setup with a decent, often Apple Mac, computer and sound card and continuous upgrades, it’s definitely another investment on the long run. The XO mini with the additional control unit would be nice in one simple 1U or 2U rack module, so you could put in in a rackbag or case. Everything nicely prepared for easy setup at a gig. Next to that, and I don’t if that’s already possible, a control app for iPad would make it even more user friendly, I suppose. Great video and playing, BTW!
Im very interested in buying this but wondering if the XO view is an extra purchase? Also do you know what is missing if you buy this over the XpressO?
Developers paid more attention to the sound. UI was just for bare functionality for those who know what they are doing, but definitely for an average person. DynaSample is a small company, they don't have enough resources to create a polished UI.
Whoa, what an amazing arrangement!
Great video, man! Such an awesome demonstration of this synth engine I’ve been hearing so much about! Definitely makes me want to buy one to try out myself!
Wow. That was solid!
Great playing, Stef!
Great video Stef and an excellent showcase of the Dynasample XO mini. It immediately caught my attention as I have the larger Xpresso.
That was a super arrangement and very nuanced playing of the various instruments! Not easy to do!
Thank you!!
I'm still playing my DynaSample XpressO, but you're going to make me have to buy a bunch of new hardware! Great video!
Great stuff, Stef! 🙌
That's amazing! Definitely on my wish list!
you've done it again...Bravo++
Very cool review/demo thanks for sharing! I've been curious about this unit myself. I'd be very interested to hear you explore the non-emulative sounds if you get the chance.
Coolness infinity
i think you mean *koolness
Nice! The unmuted trumpet seemed to have an especially realistic sound.
Hoping to get a NuRAD in about a year, to replace my EWI-1000 and will need to decide on a module. Really mainly needing a great, rich saw wave. Not wanting to replicate traditional instruments' sounds, aiming for basically just synth sounds. But this module is still very nice.
I think my next Synthesizer Spotlight video will feature the Moog Mother 32, which might appeal to you!
Awesome! Will definitely check it out! Thanks!
I should also mention that the XO-View has a built in synth engine... haven't done too much experimentation with it yet though!
"Honestly, it's worth making a whole video about."
Please do! I am completely lost in that interface.
Whoa, I love your arrangement of that Bieber song! Fantastic! About that box, it seems odd to use hardware with such a rat's nest of wiring and a display required. Wouldn't you prefer to run this as a software application or plugin in your DAW, and just plug that wireless MIDI receiver into your Mac's USB port, thereby eliminating the need for all of that other stuff? I have no knowledge or experience with any of this kind of thing, so please pardon such a basic question. I'm mostly here for the music, although this kind of thing is fascinating. Thank you!
Thanks a lot Bob! Good question. Using a DAW to host synth plugins etc is definitely my go-to, but I think this box has some advantages depending on use case, etc. Here are some things to consider:
- This box is great if you can't/don't want to take your Mac to live performances
- It's also great if you don't have a computer that handles audio well (or if you don't know much about using a computer for audio stuff)
- Finding software plugin versions of all of the sounds represented in this box would be tedious and expensive (speaking from experience on this one!)
- You don't necessarily need a display, or even the XO View every time you use the XO Mini unless you need to change settings etc... I should really get a keypad so I can see what it's like to navigate without a display! But it's certainly possible to do a considerable amout of music production and/or performance using only a keypad, a midi controller, and the XO Mini. This somewhat cuts down on the number of cables required.
Some food for thought! Let me know if you have any other questions
@@StefHaynes Thank you. I was thinking if you could pre-set everything and carry the absolute minimum to a gig that might be its purpose. The sounds are definitely excellent.
Bob Sykes, There is a larger version of this called the Xpresso. Still relatively compact but with a good sized screen and display. It has 1/4 inch out, so nothing else is required compared to the mini. I am not sure if they are in stock at the moment. Both these boxes have some great configurable synth sounds also.
Don’t forget the investment over the years. If this does the thing for you now, it will probably do it in years to come. With a computer setup, most of us are drawn into the never ending upgrade cycle, costing money all the time. All you need is a simple computer or laptop to do the editing. With a computer setup, which I use too, the total setup with a decent, often Apple Mac, computer and sound card and continuous upgrades, it’s definitely another investment on the long run. The XO mini with the additional control unit would be nice in one simple 1U or 2U rack module, so you could put in in a rackbag or case. Everything nicely prepared for easy setup at a gig. Next to that, and I don’t if that’s already possible, a control app for iPad would make it even more user friendly, I suppose.
Great video and playing, BTW!
Im very interested in buying this but wondering if the XO view is an extra purchase? Also do you know what is missing if you buy this over the XpressO?
Great Could it be possible to connect theXO mini to a MacBook Pro and use it as a monitor? Thanks
yep! just need an HDMI capture card
Will it work with the Akai èwi 500 Pro WiFi set up please?
Lovely sounds/playing. Thanks
Should work great with ewi 5000!
@@StefHaynes worried that the WiFi doesn't do midi signals. Love to sounds you produce. That little clip must have taken a lot of work.
@@paulroberts5677 yeah, might have t connect with a cable
Looks like a SBC, like a Raspberry Pi
Definitely sounds synthesized! Nice playing though.
Thank you!
will this work on the AP300 Pro?
I dream of wires....🎉
cumbersome terrible design
Developers paid more attention to the sound. UI was just for bare functionality for those who know what they are doing, but definitely for an average person. DynaSample is a small company, they don't have enough resources to create a polished UI.