Well happy belated birthday then haha! Bluetooth is actually already possible, so added selling point for you there perhaps! I didn't use it as I don't have a PC with bluetooth. Glad the video was helpful!
Damn,,, now I have my eye on these things. I can't help but remember the days when I started doing music. Back then, the most exotic things we had were fuzz, wah pedals, and, if you were really lucky, some kind of tape echo. Moog synthesizers existed, but were prohibitively expensive. Consumer grade computers didn't exist. Now look what we got.
oh that sweet sweet little silver and black bling bling, ive got space on my desk for one of these so i guess i have to buy one, awesome video as always Cameron
When I wanted to get into MPE I researched this and the Roli Seaboard Block. I got the Roli first, but I wasn't quite satisfied, so I ended up getting the Morph as well, to compare. I sold the Roli. The Morph is the way to go.
The best way to go was the og Roli Lightblocks when they were on sale through walmart for $60 shipped lol. Buy four and you have a mini Linnstrument for $240. I only bought two because I was broke at the time. :[ Sad to look back on.
Nice overview, looking forward to more with it. For wavetables it would be great to have something like 2 simultaneous XY pads to control 3D wavetables.
For sure! More coming soon! With the Buchla Thunder overlay wavetable synths can be a lot of fun as you can use the two larger areas as XY pads with your thumbs for the wavetable position and filter (or some other combination) which is a really fun/unique way to make some sounds!
Glad you enjoyed it! And for sure, there's quite a bit to explore with this synth. I'd check out the free synth Surge (surge-synth-team.org/) if you don't have an MPE synth to really dig in with.
I just Brought the Jole J Play will be here tomorrow' Can't want So many Modules, Well Built Wood and metal this seems to be Simular" same pricing I'm going to also use it with my 1010blackbox when I'm on the Go ,but this also looks Great the JOLE pad overlays have built in R. F.I.D chips built in them so the Board Recognizes instantly with 0 latency.😎
It’s discontinued because Sensel is being used in the Lenovo’s X1 Titanium Yoga line of products and they are focusing on those types of enterprise applications
Alas, They have now confirmed they aren't making these any more. I thought it was likely with them moving into computer track pads etc but yeah bit of a bummer.
Wanted to get an MPE controller. Looking first at Roli Seaboard. But they had gone bankrupt. Now tried to buy this. Its discontinued. Now my hopes are to the much more expensive Osmose from Expressivee. Let's see how that goes. Sticking with my Push 2 a while longer I guess.
If you had to choose a single overlay to produce beats or instrumental music what would you suggest? Thunder? ... MusicProductionOvelray? Cool video by the way.
Glad you liked the video! I think I would probably just choose the piano overlay, but I also know how to play piano. If I didn't know that, then the beat overlay would be the winner for me!
@@VenusTheory ok great thanks. I'm wondering if I could connect using a cme bluetooth midi adapter as I have one of those too. Maybe I'll have to bite the bullet and get the Morph and give it a try 😊
Yo! I purchased the Morph and overlays personally, this wasn't a review/demo unit. I've been trying to grab an MPE controller for a while so I was pretty excited once I heard about this thing!
Yo! You'd need a MIDI interface for that. This only works over USB or via Bluetooth (BT MIDI adapters exist for relatively cheap too). So, you'd plug in to your computer via USB and send MIDI out from the interface, or use a MIDI interface with a USB input.
Hey Venus Theory, Love your videos and break downs, is it possible to fully utilise the Arturia micro freak as an mpe controller like sense morph? cheers
Glad you dig the channel! The Microfreak doesn't do MPE as it's not an MPE controller, but it does output polyphonic aftertouch which is pretty cool. For true MPE, options are fairly limited still but the Morph still remains my #1 recommendation due to how cheap and useful it is.
Hey man, fellow Morph owner here. I have a Polyend Tracker on the way, which has 2-way MIDI USB C port. Would I be able to use a cable of the USB-C to USB-C variety to control MIDI stuff-n-things in the Polyend Tracker or would I need to plug both into a MIDI interface or computer etc?
I think this or the Joue is going to be my temporary solution until the The Osmose by Expressive E is released. My background is piano and that looks perfect to me. I was almost going to get the Keith Mcmillen k-board pro 4 because I found 48 month financing for it... but looking at how low it's already selling used I'm afraid it's going to lose a huge amount of its value if I buy it new and then sell it later. So, I think this or the Joue should do the job for now. Just trying to find something to use with the Hyrdasynth and Argon 8 to determine if I hold on to those long-term...
The Morph is killer, really nice as just a small 'everyday' controller, and as an MPE device. I'd love to get an Osmose myself, but sadly I don't have the space for it. Maybe one day though!
I'd recommend joining the PolyExpression forums, a dedicated MPE enthusiast community who'll be able to help with all these sorts of questions. Remember that the Joue *Play* is kind of their "meant for beginners" product, whereas the original Joue Board or w/e it was, was more of their equivalent to the Morph. I own a Morph and chose it over the Joue after some debate and am very happy I did. Of course, I'd love to own every MPE controller out there, including the Striso Board, the Erae Touch, etc. community.polyexpression.com/
@@VenusTheory Hey I meant that is sensel morph worth getting especially for a novation Summit, plus how many and what are things it can do to it? And what do u think it lacks in work with a novation peak or Summit? As summit have a poly after touch keys so what more can it do to it?
So would you say this is at least equivalent to a roli seaboard? I really need an MPE controller and roli has been sucking ass with feedback and getting stuff in stock.
Yeah definitely! I much prefer the Sensel though as the lower end ROLI units seem to fall apart - not sure if their more expensive units have the same issues but I haven't heard anything good about the long-term use of their smaller boards.
@@VenusTheory I’ll have to give this a try than. Really want an MPE device to get more convincing solo instruments for my experiments. Thanks for the reply. I also wanted to know if you gave online lessons because I’d like to find a teacher to learn about sound design with hands on.
Always kills me when I see cars like that in real life haha. Glad you enjoyed the video - the Morph is a solid purchase though with a few overlays. I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you grab one!
You are talking about the price of an MPK mini. This is new tech with many possible applications. I personally think it is priced reasonably. Midi controllers in general are cheap as peanuts these days. It makes sense when they release one that is actually very different that it wont cost the same as the others.
fuck,,, I just wasted 50 bucks on the 3 overlays pack. I was not aware of the "piano" overlay to do x/y functions.. that should be enough for what I need now. Ok. Too late.
Can't say I've had any issues with mine, but maybe reach out to their support if there are some bugs. They seem super responsive, so they may be able to help quickly or at least prioritize some fixes!
This video dropped on my birthday. That’s gotta be a sign. Bluetooth and a larger size would be nice for the next generation. Thanks for the demo.
Well happy belated birthday then haha!
Bluetooth is actually already possible, so added selling point for you there perhaps! I didn't use it as I don't have a PC with bluetooth.
Glad the video was helpful!
Seriously one of the best reviews of the Morph to date. You really nailed it Venus Theory. 🙌🏻 Thank you so much! 🙏🏻
Thanks for making such a badass controller! More to come on the Morph I'm sure haha.
@@VenusTheory ❤️
@@SenselInc God damnit, just ordered mine. 😁 So glad they added MPE in Ableton.
@@farley333 Thanks for choosing us! 🙏 Hope you absolutely love your Morph. And yeah, we're super pumped about MPE in Live as well! Cheers 😊
Could this be used similarly to a Touché as expression control? Thanks!
Damn,,, now I have my eye on these things.
I can't help but remember the days when I started doing music. Back then, the most exotic things we had were fuzz, wah pedals, and, if you were really lucky, some kind of tape echo. Moog synthesizers existed, but were prohibitively expensive. Consumer grade computers didn't exist. Now look what we got.
Shoot even before the fuzz, wah pedals and tape echo we had the Trinity lapse, Toto bangers, Dumdums and Progresso serenity. Man those were the days
oh that sweet sweet little silver and black bling bling, ive got space on my desk for one of these so i guess i have to buy one, awesome video as always Cameron
Move your keyboard and you have space for two!
Glad you enjoyed the video!
is there some recent continuity in such technology, i think morph is discontinued
Yup, definitely am thinking about this thing!
When I wanted to get into MPE I researched this and the Roli Seaboard Block. I got the Roli first, but I wasn't quite satisfied, so I ended up getting the Morph as well, to compare. I sold the Roli. The Morph is the way to go.
The best way to go was the og Roli Lightblocks when they were on sale through walmart for $60 shipped lol. Buy four and you have a mini Linnstrument for $240. I only bought two because I was broke at the time. :[ Sad to look back on.
Nice overview, looking forward to more with it.
For wavetables it would be great to have something like 2 simultaneous XY pads to control 3D wavetables.
For sure! More coming soon!
With the Buchla Thunder overlay wavetable synths can be a lot of fun as you can use the two larger areas as XY pads with your thumbs for the wavetable position and filter (or some other combination) which is a really fun/unique way to make some sounds!
3d wavetables are a thing? my god, my mind is melting just thinking about all the possibilities...
Ordered mine. Can’t wait! Lol
Wow, I fell in love. 🤷♂️
Amazing review! 🙌
Nice way of organizing the subject. :) Thanks, I just got a Sensel and I'm trying to look for ways to really try it out. Cheers from Mexico City
Glad you enjoyed it! And for sure, there's quite a bit to explore with this synth. I'd check out the free synth Surge (surge-synth-team.org/) if you don't have an MPE synth to really dig in with.
I just Brought the Jole J Play will be here tomorrow' Can't want So many Modules, Well Built Wood and metal this seems to be Simular" same pricing I'm going to also use it with my 1010blackbox when I'm on the Go ,but this also looks Great the JOLE pad overlays have built in R. F.I.D chips built in them so the Board Recognizes instantly with 0 latency.😎
It’s discontinued because Sensel is being used in the Lenovo’s X1 Titanium Yoga line of products and they are focusing on those types of enterprise applications
My luck. Just now was ready to buy one only to see 8 days ago the company stopped production and they're sold out everywhere. :(. . . .
the neon comparison got me lmaoo
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Alas, They have now confirmed they aren't making these any more. I thought it was likely with them moving into computer track pads etc but yeah bit of a bummer.
Wow really? I was just getting used to the idea of owning one!
@@rayderrich yeah I’d put myself down to be notified when they were up for sale again and they emailed the other day to say that would be never…
@@liamquinn Such a shame! I am looking at alternatives like Joue and Linnstrument now.
Wanted to get an MPE controller. Looking first at Roli Seaboard. But they had gone bankrupt. Now tried to buy this. Its discontinued. Now my hopes are to the much more expensive Osmose from Expressivee. Let's see how that goes. Sticking with my Push 2 a while longer I guess.
Damm, too late, just saw the video today and now they discontinued the product 5 month ago.....
I wish there was a touchscreen tablet that did xy and z per finger like this.
Great review and explanation! I am very tempted. So now you have had it over a year do you still feel you get a lot out of it?
Yeah still by far my favorite MPE device. Just wish I had a bigger version with more keys!
@@VenusTheory great thanks good to know. Now they just need to start making them again!
I thought that you could only use one overlay on iPad? because you have to use win/Mac to configure the morph to the overlay you want to use.
If you had to choose a single overlay to produce beats or instrumental music what would you suggest? Thunder? ... MusicProductionOvelray? Cool video by the way.
Glad you liked the video! I think I would probably just choose the piano overlay, but I also know how to play piano. If I didn't know that, then the beat overlay would be the winner for me!
@@VenusTheory ok thanks. I soooorta know how to play piano. Maybe I'll get it later with videoediting overlay to get free shipping.
@Venus Theory How did you connect the Morph to your Peak? This looks like a great controller for it and I have a Peak.
Heyo! This is connected through my audio interface. The Morph connects to the PC via USB, then I send MIDI Out from the interface into the Peak.
@@VenusTheory ok great thanks. I'm wondering if I could connect using a cme bluetooth midi adapter as I have one of those too. Maybe I'll have to bite the bullet and get the Morph and give it a try 😊
Did you receive this unit from the company for reviewing or did you go out and buy it?
Yo! I purchased the Morph and overlays personally, this wasn't a review/demo unit. I've been trying to grab an MPE controller for a while so I was pretty excited once I heard about this thing!
How do you connect it to hardware synths? Return MIDI?
Yo! You'd need a MIDI interface for that. This only works over USB or via Bluetooth (BT MIDI adapters exist for relatively cheap too). So, you'd plug in to your computer via USB and send MIDI out from the interface, or use a MIDI interface with a USB input.
does it work with one of these cheap tiny midi-to-usb adapter cables?
Hey Venus Theory, Love your videos and break downs, is it possible to fully utilise the Arturia micro freak as an mpe controller like sense morph? cheers
Glad you dig the channel! The Microfreak doesn't do MPE as it's not an MPE controller, but it does output polyphonic aftertouch which is pretty cool. For true MPE, options are fairly limited still but the Morph still remains my #1 recommendation due to how cheap and useful it is.
@@VenusTheory Thank you for your time :-)
Hey man, fellow Morph owner here. I have a Polyend Tracker on the way, which has 2-way MIDI USB C port. Would I be able to use a cable of the USB-C to USB-C variety to control MIDI stuff-n-things in the Polyend Tracker or would I need to plug both into a MIDI interface or computer etc?
I think this or the Joue is going to be my temporary solution until the The Osmose by Expressive E is released. My background is piano and that looks perfect to me. I was almost going to get the Keith Mcmillen k-board pro 4 because I found 48 month financing for it... but looking at how low it's already selling used I'm afraid it's going to lose a huge amount of its value if I buy it new and then sell it later. So, I think this or the Joue should do the job for now. Just trying to find something to use with the Hyrdasynth and Argon 8 to determine if I hold on to those long-term...
The Morph is killer, really nice as just a small 'everyday' controller, and as an MPE device. I'd love to get an Osmose myself, but sadly I don't have the space for it. Maybe one day though!
I'd recommend joining the PolyExpression forums, a dedicated MPE enthusiast community who'll be able to help with all these sorts of questions. Remember that the Joue *Play* is kind of their "meant for beginners" product, whereas the original Joue Board or w/e it was, was more of their equivalent to the Morph. I own a Morph and chose it over the Joue after some debate and am very happy I did. Of course, I'd love to own every MPE controller out there, including the Striso Board, the Erae Touch, etc.
community.polyexpression.com/
dude ur officially a GOD! thank you for making this video lol
No problem at all, glad you enjoyed it!
Can u tell how much of things we can do with a novation peak i own a novation Summit but does it do a lot of stuff with it?
Summit is essentially two Peaks with an added filter and duotimbrality, not really much point in getting a Peak if you have a Summit!
@@VenusTheory Hey I meant that is sensel morph worth getting especially for a novation Summit, plus how many and what are things it can do to it?
And what do u think it lacks in work with a novation peak or Summit?
As summit have a poly after touch keys so what more can it do to it?
Do you still use it one year after ?-)
So would you say this is at least equivalent to a roli seaboard? I really need an MPE controller and roli has been sucking ass with feedback and getting stuff in stock.
Yeah definitely! I much prefer the Sensel though as the lower end ROLI units seem to fall apart - not sure if their more expensive units have the same issues but I haven't heard anything good about the long-term use of their smaller boards.
@@VenusTheory I’ll have to give this a try than. Really want an MPE device to get more convincing solo instruments for my experiments. Thanks for the reply. I also wanted to know if you gave online lessons because I’d like to find a teacher to learn about sound design with hands on.
@@robflores5172 Having trouble locating the Sensel Morph. Per their website, it's out of stock. Can't find any online retailers. Did you find any?
Did you ever tried the joué.?
First I've heard of it - looks interesting!
That poor Dodge Neon... Hahaha.
Thanks for this in depth review. I now have more shit to buy.
Always kills me when I see cars like that in real life haha. Glad you enjoyed the video - the Morph is a solid purchase though with a few overlays. I'm sure you'll enjoy it if you grab one!
Sensel Morph is a great idea but it's way too expensive. When they can get the price down nearer to £100, I'll buy one.
You are talking about the price of an MPK mini. This is new tech with many possible applications. I personally think it is priced reasonably. Midi controllers in general are cheap as peanuts these days. It makes sense when they release one that is actually very different that it wont cost the same as the others.
fuck,,, I just wasted 50 bucks on the 3 overlays pack. I was not aware of the "piano" overlay to do x/y functions.. that should be enough for what I need now. Ok. Too late.
It's a wonderful controller, but the firmware updates are coming way to slow.
Can't say I've had any issues with mine, but maybe reach out to their support if there are some bugs. They seem super responsive, so they may be able to help quickly or at least prioritize some fixes!
I’m one minute in and dear god I already don’t understand anything XD
little keyboards are a joke. This should be twice as long.
Gosh. . I need to stop watching these if I wanna save money.