Sweetwater's synth guru Daniel Fisher takes you on a sonic journey with Moog's latest DIY synth, Mavis. What were your favorite sounds? Let us know in the comments and shop the Moog Mavis at Sweetwater 👉 www.Sweetwater.com/store/detail/Mavis--moog-mavis-semi-modular-analog-synthesizer-kit-and-eurorack-module-44hp?FqEhRXERUQ
With every passing day this man looks more and more like the synth version of Guy Fieri and I'm all for it. You need a sweetwater shirt with flames on it
Hi Daniel if only there were a thousand thumbs up in youtube.. You deserve them all!! Thanks man, cheers from Italy🤙🙏🏻 P.S. even Moog should thank You😎
thanks for making this video! was going to buy a Poly-D and one similar to this from Korg but now im switching out the Korg and getting this one and the Poly-D :D
This sounds a lot better than the Werkstatt. This with my Crave, and Keystep 37..Until I can get enough cash together, for something else. Cool! Thanks, Daniel!
Can this connect to a keyboard for that to act as the controller in conjunction with this? Or what would be recommended to have this functionality in addition to allowing a bigger traditional keyboard use...
Do you buy a connector to power on the synth? If so which one should I buy for this system. Also when I get this connector do i plug into a computer 😅 turning it on is kinda confusing
Hi St8kout. Here are links to two appropriate cables: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EuroPC10-16--tiptop-audio-10-to-16-pin-eurorack-module-power-cable www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/4msMultPwr10P--4ms-multi-power-cable-10-pin As for "Can the Werkstatt be plugged into this?", if you mean "plugged into Eurorack power", then no. If you mean "plugging Werkstatt into Mavis via control voltages", then yes. -_Daniel_
Hi totorotj. If I'm going to be twisting Delay and Reverb parameters in real time, then I prefer the Nemesis and Ventris as separate pedals. (Or, just get really good at checking to see if the little chrome switch on the Collider is set to Delay or Reverb... before you turn any knobs.) But, aside from having to remember to check the Delay/Reverb switch, I've found that the Collider does pretty much everything I want from the Nemesis/Ventris pedals. -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater I currently have a Collider and Nemesis on loan to try with my Moog Grandmother, DFAM, Mother32 and Subharmonicon setup(also trying a NU>X Duotime). I find I'm tweaking stuff all the time since I'm testing but in practice how much do you really mess with the knobs in real time? Also could some of that be mediated by using the 8 presets? Getting just the Collider would be cheaper for sure and it seems there are a lot of options I just wouldn't use with the Nemesis/Ventris setup. Thanks for the help with this, I love your videos and have learned a lot as this Moog stuff is a new area of learning for me.
Hi Daniel, I replied to your other answer but never heard back so here were my followup questions. Thanks again for the help: I currently have a Collider and Nemesis on loan to try with my Moog Grandmother, DFAM, Mother32 and Subharmonicon setup(also trying a NU>X Duotime). I find I'm tweaking stuff all the time since I'm testing but in practice how much do you really mess with the knobs in real time? Also could some of that be mediated by using the 8 presets? Getting just the Collider would be cheaper for sure and it seems there are a lot of options I just wouldn't use with the Nemesis/Ventris setup. Thanks for the help with this, I love your videos and have learned a lot as this Moog stuff is a new area of learning for me.
Hi pete z. Yes, you'd need an external Sequencer and/or Arpeggiator. And it would need to be the kind that has CV (Control Voltage) Outs. For example: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KeyStep37--arturia-keystep-37-37-key-controller-and-sequencer -_Daniel_
Daniel please don’t make mi call my Sweetwater sales person to order one ❤️👍 One question, if I want to put another unit in the keyboard, can I have a 2 voice Mavis?
Hi Jared. Our Service center can be hired to do it, but it's very easy to build. Watch this video in slow-mo (Playback Speed = 0.25%) and you'll see it's just some screws and some nuts, no wiring, no soldering: th-cam.com/video/huppCz-GvNY/w-d-xo.html -_Daniel_
Hi Wren. That will absolutely give you duophony. The NiftyKEYZ provides four independent Control Voltages for Pitch (CV 1-4), and four independent Gate outputs (Gate 1-4), so you could have quadphony. -_Daniel_
Hi Digital Diezel. Our Service center can be hired to do it, but it's very easy to build. Watch this video in slow-mo (Playback Speed = 0.25%) and you'll see it's just some screws and some nuts, no wiring, no soldering: th-cam.com/video/huppCz-GvNY/w-d-xo.html -Daniel
I wouldn’t consider myself an expert, strictly speaking, but to my eyes the Mavis has one thing very going for it: interoperability. Full-blown CV patch points and not just the teeny pin sockets the Volca has? Now that’s a selling point.
@@Renne308 I stand corrected. I thought about it some more, and watched a few more demos that got me excited. The Moog tone is still by far the best. Since I already (also) have the Mother-32, DFAM and Subharmonicon as well as Matriarch, I decided to go for it. I now have a full-blown Moog semi-modular setup that should set me for life.
i like watching your vids daniel, but this one you missed something very important out, now i know many will say god are you that stupid, i mean me, but explain to me how you, 1) connect to the keyboard and 2) how mavis is powered when you pop it into the eurorack keyboard, i,e what connects the 2 together, ?, you seem to miss that out completely,
Hi thebugacademy. Nobody knows something until they learn it. The answers to both of your questions are related to the basic connectivity that's standard in Eurorack devices. Eurorack power is supplied to each and every rack-mounted module via a standard flat ribbon power cable (included with Mavis). External note and parameter control is provided by standard Eurorack cables (included with Mavis). Typically, any module that provides control voltages can be connected to any module's parameters that has voltage control inputs. For a video explanation, start here: th-cam.com/video/mrV7KqLVmKQ/w-d-xo.html -_Daniel_
Sweetwater's synth guru Daniel Fisher takes you on a sonic journey with Moog's latest DIY synth, Mavis. What were your favorite sounds? Let us know in the comments and shop the Moog Mavis at Sweetwater 👉 www.Sweetwater.com/store/detail/Mavis--moog-mavis-semi-modular-analog-synthesizer-kit-and-eurorack-module-44hp?FqEhRXERUQ
Daniel, I really like your synth reviews; I always learn something new.
This thing sounds really nice. If I hadn't just bought a Theremini, a Werkstatt-01, and a B2600, I'd be adding this to my rack this week....
Ohmaigahd I just… need… it… Daniel you sound awesome 🤩 Incredible demo!
With every passing day this man looks more and more like the synth version of Guy Fieri and I'm all for it. You need a sweetwater shirt with flames on it
Delays, Drones and Devices!
Sounds great! Daniel is the best! Looking forward to the Patriarch.
Haha, I feel like in 2022, Moog would get canceled for making the bigger version of the Matriarch the Patriarch. But I hope they do
@@jansonrawlings8169 Woke Moog won't get my business until they do.
ALWAYS excited to see a new Daniel Fisher video
This will be a welcome addition to a eurorack setup! Great overview!
That oscillator is nuts. I’m using headphones and I swear my eyeballs were vibrating on that low note. 😲
Wow, same 😂
I 👏 was 👏 waiting 👏 for 👏 Daniel's review of Mevis!
Great video! I just bought one and can't wait for it to arrive.
Hi Daniel if only there were a thousand thumbs up in youtube.. You deserve them all!! Thanks man, cheers from Italy🤙🙏🏻 P.S. even Moog should thank You😎
Wow! Thank you, Andrea Costanza. It's always a joy to play a Moog! -_Daniel_
The man who knows the knows :) Thanks, Daniel!
Sounds really good.
Great Demo, now I want the Mavis and the Nifty Keys. (And the magnificent Nemesis)
This is a really awesome synth especially considering the price. I can’t wait to get one!
Love it. Looking forward to mine.
Devo in a box! Love it :)
thanks for making this video!
was going to buy a Poly-D and one similar to this from Korg but now im switching out the Korg and getting this one and the Poly-D :D
This sounds a lot better than the Werkstatt. This with my Crave, and Keystep 37..Until I can get enough cash together, for something else. Cool! Thanks, Daniel!
Happy Father’s Day to our one true daddy
Oh boy, gotta buy myself a screwdriver 🤩
hi i was just wondering can i use Mavis with my push 3 as a controller, i think push 3 has cv out?
Can this connect to a keyboard for that to act as the controller in conjunction with this? Or what would be recommended to have this functionality in addition to allowing a bigger traditional keyboard use...
Do you buy a connector to power on the synth? If so which one should I buy for this system. Also when I get this connector do i plug into a computer 😅 turning it on is kinda confusing
It’s a nightmare to get this information anywhere!
Really nice!
So do you have to put it together like did in the beginning?
🤔
Hi Virgil. Yes, it tales about 10 minutes to assemble the Mavis. There's no wiring or soldering, only screws and nuts. -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater
Thank You!
At 14:38 where do you get the ribbon cable to plug into the Nifty Keys? Also, can the Werkstatt also be plugged into this?
Hi St8kout. Here are links to two appropriate cables:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EuroPC10-16--tiptop-audio-10-to-16-pin-eurorack-module-power-cable
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/4msMultPwr10P--4ms-multi-power-cable-10-pin
As for "Can the Werkstatt be plugged into this?", if you mean "plugged into Eurorack power", then no. If you mean "plugging Werkstatt into Mavis via control voltages", then yes.
-_Daniel_
Do you prefer the Nemesis/Ventris combo for effects and how would that compare to just getting the Collider?
Hi totorotj. If I'm going to be twisting Delay and Reverb parameters in real time, then I prefer the Nemesis and Ventris as separate pedals. (Or, just get really good at checking to see if the little chrome switch on the Collider is set to Delay or Reverb... before you turn any knobs.)
But, aside from having to remember to check the Delay/Reverb switch, I've found that the Collider does pretty much everything I want from the Nemesis/Ventris pedals. -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater I currently have a Collider and Nemesis on loan to try with my Moog Grandmother, DFAM, Mother32 and Subharmonicon setup(also trying a NU>X Duotime). I find I'm tweaking stuff all the time since I'm testing but in practice how much do you really mess with the knobs in real time? Also could some of that be mediated by using the 8 presets? Getting just the Collider would be cheaper for sure and it seems there are a lot of options I just wouldn't use with the Nemesis/Ventris setup. Thanks for the help with this, I love your videos and have learned a lot as this Moog stuff is a new area of learning for me.
Hi Daniel, I replied to your other answer but never heard back so here were my followup questions. Thanks again for the help: I currently have a Collider and Nemesis on loan to try with my Moog Grandmother, DFAM, Mother32 and Subharmonicon setup(also trying a NU>X Duotime). I find I'm tweaking stuff all the time since I'm testing but in practice how much do you really mess with the knobs in real time? Also could some of that be mediated by using the 8 presets? Getting just the Collider would be cheaper for sure and it seems there are a lot of options I just wouldn't use with the Nemesis/Ventris setup. Thanks for the help with this, I love your videos and have learned a lot as this Moog stuff is a new area of learning for me.
@@Big_Swifty I mess with the knobs in real time all the time. Yes, some of that can be mediated by using the 8 presets. -_Daniel_
14:45 mod it? So people could add a cv in for the wavefolder?
We to this. So you would have to connect this to a sequencer to make patterns? Please correct me. Thx
Hi pete z. Yes, you'd need an external Sequencer and/or Arpeggiator. And it would need to be the kind that has CV (Control Voltage) Outs. For example:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KeyStep37--arturia-keystep-37-37-key-controller-and-sequencer
-_Daniel_
Daniel please don’t make mi call my Sweetwater sales person to order one ❤️👍 One question, if I want to put another unit in the keyboard, can I have a 2 voice Mavis?
Hi FJ Francois. Yes you can! -_Daniel_
Great one, How did you created this Sequencer arp?
Hi Gadi Zana. The NiftyKEYZ, by cre8audio, has a built-in arpeggiator/sequencer. Thanks for watching!
-_Daniel_
That ping pong resonant filter reminded me off JMJ Oxygene
Will Sweetwater sell fully assembled versions for those of us who don’t want to deal with that?
Hi Jared. Our Service center can be hired to do it, but it's very easy to build. Watch this video in slow-mo (Playback Speed = 0.25%) and you'll see it's just some screws and some nuts, no wiring, no soldering:
th-cam.com/video/huppCz-GvNY/w-d-xo.html
-_Daniel_
Can you operate a screwdriver?
It's not rocket science. As you can see it mostly just takes a screwdriver. Just follow the instructions.
I'm looking at buying that Cre8te mod keyboard. If I have 2 Mavis hooked up to that keyboard, will it give me a duophonic voices or still monophonic?
Hi Wren. That will absolutely give you duophony. The NiftyKEYZ provides four independent Control Voltages for Pitch (CV 1-4), and four independent Gate outputs (Gate 1-4), so you could have quadphony. -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater awesome 👏🏾 thanks!
I Have Moog Werkstatt 😮 its OK?
And suddenly it’s in 70s again.
Can Sweet Water put this together for me and then ship it…
Hi Digital Diezel. Our Service center can be hired to do it, but it's very easy to build. Watch this video in slow-mo (Playback Speed = 0.25%) and you'll see it's just some screws and some nuts, no wiring, no soldering:
th-cam.com/video/huppCz-GvNY/w-d-xo.html
-Daniel
It better come with all the tools necesary to put it together!!!
It doesn't... you'll need a full blown hard to find ultra rare unobtainium...
Philips head screwdriver 🪛...
@@BendApparatus
Interesting, is it pre-soldered? That would definitely eliminate the main barrier for most,
Pretty sure it's just like the werkstatt.
Which was presoldered and needed little more than basic assembly.
Same as the Korg NTS1.
Big bang hz！
hmmm🤔
Nah. I love my Moogs, but for West Coast I'll stay with the Volca Modular. This is way overpriced.
I wouldn’t consider myself an expert, strictly speaking, but to my eyes the Mavis has one thing very going for it: interoperability. Full-blown CV patch points and not just the teeny pin sockets the Volca has? Now that’s a selling point.
@@Renne308 I stand corrected. I thought about it some more, and watched a few more demos that got me excited. The Moog tone is still by far the best. Since I already (also) have the Mother-32, DFAM and Subharmonicon as well as Matriarch, I decided to go for it. I now have a full-blown Moog semi-modular setup that should set me for life.
Sounds good, wouldn’t buy gear I had to assemble.
i like watching your vids daniel, but this one you missed something very important out, now i know many will say god are you that stupid, i mean me, but explain to me how you, 1) connect to the keyboard and 2) how mavis is powered when you pop it into the eurorack keyboard, i,e what connects the 2 together, ?, you seem to miss that out completely,
Hi thebugacademy. Nobody knows something until they learn it. The answers to both of your questions are related to the basic connectivity that's standard in Eurorack devices. Eurorack power is supplied to each and every rack-mounted module via a standard flat ribbon power cable (included with Mavis). External note and parameter control is provided by standard Eurorack cables (included with Mavis). Typically, any module that provides control voltages can be connected to any module's parameters that has voltage control inputs. For a video explanation, start here:
th-cam.com/video/mrV7KqLVmKQ/w-d-xo.html
-_Daniel_
Whoa! You have to assemble it yourself??? NOPE