Weird isn't it.. cobbled together from ancient V Collection bits and bobs.. you'd expect it to sound pants these days. But instead it sounds bloody incredible! One of my best sounding synths.. takes pride of place in one of my racks and it never ceases to amaze me. I just wish the CS-80 template had've been completed (even though you can build one yourself with reduced polyphony) A lot seem to get blown up due to the odd 6.5V PSU and people trying random bricks on them
I really think it sounds good because they used the best components for their DA section. Now that I have upgraded to an RME UFX II recently all of my synths especially Arturia ones sound amazing. Even if I record that UFX II output into a 200 dollar Motu interface it can capture the magic. So I think Arturia blew a lot of their engineering dollars on the DA section.
Oh I can’t wait to watch this! The Origin is one of those mythical synths to me. There are very little deep dives on the unit. You’re really good at finding these rare mythical synthesizers and doing deep dives, Tim. Just like the Kyra vid. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again but the Kronos you have is still probably one of the most sophisticated instruments in existence. Other mythical synthesizers engines to me would be Kurzweils VAST system or the Eagan Matrix.
It was the first Arturia hardware synth btw. Even before the first minibrute. It's like your personal chef trying to prepare a meal for a wedding for the first time. He knows what he is doing, he just never did it this way before.
Very very awesome video Tim, I have seen one of these pop-up on Reverb a few times and always wondered what exactly it was and now you have delivered. I had actually conceptualized an instrument very similar to what they made so it looks like a really cool thing to have. I hope you make a video of a really complex patch to show what a deep dive looks like this.
Still have the beast..for some 10 years or something like that. Everything still works apart from the BIG knob wich was its main prob from the beginning..very nice to see this almost forgotten synth getting some attention. I wonder however how you got your hands on this module? Because one can search them with a lamp..and won't be able to find them. Anyway..thanks for this vid and happy new year Tim.
A few similarities with the Moog One regarding firmware updates. Moog also seems to have only had one person who could write the code for the One. Disaster struck when he quit Moog well before the inMusic buyout. I had an Origin but traded it in to finance their brand new Matrixbrute. Never looked back.
I burned that from my memory. Arturia really ruined their reputation during that time, and the first lot of controllers keyboards and Minibrutes also had physical problems where keys would bend out of alignment.
This. It was unreliable, their support was garbage, they lied and never fixed it. In my eyes they never recovered as a company. Also their emulations don't really sound like what their emulating.
@@supercompooper iirc there was a problem shooting section in Future Music and Sound on Sound. Would be interesting to go back and see if there were letters to the magazines and what they said.
Absolutely fascinating. It wasn’t on my radar at the time so I never tracked its rise and fall. I can’t help but wonder if it was conceptually “ahead of its time?” Would it have benefited from the more capable and cheaper tech that would follow, like touchscreens and software emulation advances? Or was it the market for a modular approach? Or was it the slow rollout of firmware? Or the price? Would a similar concept with more capable tech at half the price 10 years later made it a classic? Imagine how much difference the modern independent support system of videos like this could have made. I’m tempted to read that forum for answers. Thanks for the walkthrough, I haven’t seen/heard anything like this for the Origin.
Always wondered about this... for some reason I thought it was earlier than 2009 but it's a long time ago regardless :D. Super concept and you can see what they were going for. Can definitely notice the "origin" ;-) of the Quantum/Iridium ideas here... Can also see why it might have been too complicated for many... a real smorgasbord of a synth...
Similar concept as the Nord Modular G1/G2 in a way? It would had been a nice thing, if Arturia had implemented editable modular polyphonic patches for downloading into the Astrolab and if the Astrolab had had a big touch-screen…
i am still angry, arturia told a lot what they will do, and never did... frederic brun especially told me many fairy tales about the future of the origin.still waiting.....
The Arturia Origin is an unmatched synth to this day. The possibilities are endless. A synth, which at the time was multi-timbral 4 parts Each part can stack dozens of oscillators, envelopes, lfo... It has the oscillators of the legendary machines, Minimoog, ARP, JP8, CS80 ... Joystick, ribbon, keyboard with duophonic after-key... 2D envelope, galaxy module... I bought mine in 2008, of course he spent a few hours in the workshops of Arturia, all the encoders were replaced by Texas instruments, because it was A big problem on this machine. Today, it is still part of my set-up, and I will never part with it.
It keeps breaking down for me. Some sort of regulator that is under spec or something but I do not really appreciate how much I've spent on repairing it. And I feel arturia really did drop the ball with it so F arturia. They're getting no money from me.
Weird isn't it.. cobbled together from ancient V Collection bits and bobs.. you'd expect it to sound pants these days. But instead it sounds bloody incredible! One of my best sounding synths.. takes pride of place in one of my racks and it never ceases to amaze me. I just wish the CS-80 template had've been completed (even though you can build one yourself with reduced polyphony)
A lot seem to get blown up due to the odd 6.5V PSU and people trying random bricks on them
I really think it sounds good because they used the best components for their DA section. Now that I have upgraded to an RME UFX II recently all of my synths especially Arturia ones sound amazing. Even if I record that UFX II output into a 200 dollar Motu interface it can capture the magic. So I think Arturia blew a lot of their engineering dollars on the DA section.
@@LocaliLLocano utter nonsense
@@NamelessSmile
Yes you're right..just bloody ridiculous nonsence.
I have had one sat in my den for about 10 years due to the power problem!
Very interesting, Tim. You buy 'em so we don't have to 😊👍
😂
Oh I can’t wait to watch this! The Origin is one of those mythical synths to me. There are very little deep dives on the unit. You’re really good at finding these rare mythical synthesizers and doing deep dives, Tim. Just like the Kyra vid.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again but the Kronos you have is still probably one of the most sophisticated instruments in existence. Other mythical synthesizers engines to me would be Kurzweils VAST system or the Eagan Matrix.
Thank you for bringing the Origin to us. I always wondered about it. As always, a great video, 👍😀.
Nice! Was this part 1? Really want to see more.
Damn I would love to have a V2 of this synth with a touch screen and pigment style granular synthesis added :)
It was the first Arturia hardware synth btw. Even before the first minibrute. It's like your personal chef trying to prepare a meal for a wedding for the first time. He knows what he is doing, he just never did it this way before.
It was desired by everyone at the time due to the amazing interface.
Very very awesome video Tim, I have seen one of these pop-up on Reverb a few times and always wondered what exactly it was and now you have delivered. I had actually conceptualized an instrument very similar to what they made so it looks like a really cool thing to have. I hope you make a video of a really complex patch to show what a deep dive looks like this.
Cheers Tim as ever very informative ,
Still have the beast..for some 10 years or something like that.
Everything still works apart from the BIG knob wich was its main prob from
the beginning..very nice to see this almost forgotten synth getting some attention.
I wonder however how you got your hands on this module?
Because one can search them with a lamp..and won't be able to find them.
Anyway..thanks for this vid and happy new year Tim.
A few similarities with the Moog One regarding firmware updates. Moog also seems to have only had one person who could write the code for the One. Disaster struck when he quit Moog well before the inMusic buyout. I had an Origin but traded it in to finance their brand new Matrixbrute. Never looked back.
Terri Garr R.I.P.
Today’s Hydra is tomorrow’s Franken … … … Such Ribbon/Premium-AT-KB/Modulation!! Much Advanced Hollow Digitalz!! 🙀
I burned that from my memory. Arturia really ruined their reputation during that time, and the first lot of controllers keyboards and Minibrutes also had physical problems where keys would bend out of alignment.
This. It was unreliable, their support was garbage, they lied and never fixed it. In my eyes they never recovered as a company. Also their emulations don't really sound like what their emulating.
@@supercompooper iirc there was a problem shooting section in Future Music and Sound on Sound. Would be interesting to go back and see if there were letters to the magazines and what they said.
Absolutely fascinating. It wasn’t on my radar at the time so I never tracked its rise and fall. I can’t help but wonder if it was conceptually “ahead of its time?” Would it have benefited from the more capable and cheaper tech that would follow, like touchscreens and software emulation advances? Or was it the market for a modular approach? Or was it the slow rollout of firmware? Or the price? Would a similar concept with more capable tech at half the price 10 years later made it a classic? Imagine how much difference the modern independent support system of videos like this could have made. I’m tempted to read that forum for answers. Thanks for the walkthrough, I haven’t seen/heard anything like this for the Origin.
It's already a classic..one of a kind synth.
nice vid! i have the origin keyboard model, bought it new in 2012 way cool synth - you should review some of the presets
Gene Wilder, such a legend. I'm going to have to watch Frankenstein now...
Always wondered about this... for some reason I thought it was earlier than 2009 but it's a long time ago regardless :D. Super concept and you can see what they were going for. Can definitely notice the "origin" ;-) of the Quantum/Iridium ideas here... Can also see why it might have been too complicated for many... a real smorgasbord of a synth...
the "origin" ;-) of the Quantum/Iridium ideas ... My thoughts exactly. Pretty obvious those Waldorf designs draw heavily from its form factor
It's a shame that the Origin didn't last long, or at least that the idea didn't catch on with other developers
It's such an interesting synth. I reckon one day it will be very collectable. Sort of pre-runner to VCV Rack
The workflow reminds me of Propellerhead Reason.
Similar concept as the Nord Modular G1/G2 in a way? It would had been a nice thing, if Arturia had implemented editable modular polyphonic patches for downloading into the Astrolab and if the Astrolab had had a big touch-screen…
I wish they would make an ultimate v collection synth midi controller
They did, it’s the Arturia Astrolab.
@@coyotesynth Not really. That's more of a very limited preset tweaking device. You only get 4 controls for the instrument.
I’m staggered someone ok’d that fisher price laptop flip down arrangement.
😂
IIRC the keyboard version had duophonic aftertouch.
When is there gonna be the “shoe bridge 9000s”😂
If Microsoft Excel was a synth
support for this was still superior to waldorfs customer service and bug fix firmware updates
i am still angry, arturia told a lot what they will do, and never did... frederic brun especially told me many fairy tales about the future of the origin.still waiting.....
I can't abide a company that lies like they did.
The Arturia Origin is an unmatched synth to this day.
The possibilities are endless.
A synth, which at the time was multi-timbral 4 parts
Each part can stack dozens of oscillators, envelopes, lfo...
It has the oscillators of the legendary machines, Minimoog, ARP, JP8, CS80 ...
Joystick, ribbon, keyboard with duophonic after-key...
2D envelope, galaxy module...
I bought mine in 2008, of course he spent a few hours in the workshops
of Arturia, all the encoders were replaced by Texas instruments, because it was
A big problem on this machine.
Today, it is still part of my set-up, and I will never part with it.
It keeps breaking down for me. Some sort of regulator that is under spec or something but I do not really appreciate how much I've spent on repairing it. And I feel arturia really did drop the ball with it so F arturia. They're getting no money from me.
Dont remember it
But... but... it was the most advanced synth EVER! 🙃
@@TimShoebridge it was probably out of my league!