Fantastic video. I get mine tomorrow thanks to this video. I hear it plays very well with the Lyra 8. Will be great to hear the Japanese/Russian combo together.
It is possible to use a synth for subtle beautiful blissed out music.Noises are fun... employing the synth to create melodic adventures is where I'd like to go.I'm getting one for sure..esp since it is very portable.
yes, the unit has dedicated CV pitch inputs for each oscillator (and one for the filter). Using the KBD CV output of my MS-20, I can play the oscillators on the LD-2 using the keyboard of the MS-20. The only limitation is that the oscillators are fixed (somewhat) sawtooth waveforms. And of course the filter will self oscillate making a very nice sounding sine wave generator.
@@droneopt Just plugged it in and had a few quick sessions...fun! I'm trying to find some ideas as to what certain knobs do to effect sound etc etc.Hoping there is some predictable outcome hee hee.I'll try running a loop through and manipulate...Then add a keys.
@@droneopt playing around with this more and more...trying to " understand/ predict outcomes of each knob....not easy..I get the delay section and the cutoff and resonance...but the 4LFO is confusing...it just seems to add random modulations.
@@sillyworm Yeah the 4LFO is a strange feature, especially when all the LFO rates are set to almost the same rate and you hear them crashing into each other creating random pitch modulations because there is no sync between them. Tetsuji Masuda definitely has some crazy and original ideas to keep things from getting boring. I was actually thinking about modifying mine and replacing the pots for the 4 LFOs with push(on)/pull(off) pots so I can toggle each of the 4 LFOs on & off to get even more interesting modulations. I also felt that the low range of the main LFO speed was not slow enough for my tastes so I modded it by soldering a larger 4uF capacitor in parallel across the factory 1uF cap for the speed switch low range position. This helped to slow down the LFO to about 10 seconds which seems perfect for creating more slower evolving filter sweeps.
@@futuristiccavemanofficial .....better or not is very relative subjects...let's say it is different in a nice way ? I consider buying it as well. Let us wait and see...? Good luck 🎼
@@djformalin oh 100% I can already tell that LD2 is quite different than the Lyra-8. You said "one level up" which made me think you see one as better than the other. But more than likely it's like having a Prophet 5 and a Moog Voyager... but kick complete ass in their own special ways. Same to you bro.
@@futuristiccavemanofficial In my opinion I think the Lyra-8 takes a lot more patience and trial & error to play (unless you like pedal to the floor wall of noise or distorted whale calls). I personally like the LD-2 much better. I really like the modulated LPF and the delay on the LD-2. You can create very mellow hypnotic type textures with it but it can also get glitchy and create harsh noise too if you want it to. You don't have to think when you play the LD-2, just sit down with it and start creating sounds.
OK..getting closer to understanding what/ how the knobs effect sound.I am so new to stand alone synths..can you suggest some examples of what can be plugged into the CV ins and the CV in for the VCF? I Would like to use this in a musical context.
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Fantastic video. I get mine tomorrow thanks to this video. I hear it plays very well with the Lyra 8. Will be great to hear the Japanese/Russian combo together.
Japanese -russians over here hey how are you
They should have called this box "The Outer Limits".
Genius! Film sound FX..and bleeps..
it's good for noise music.
Nice work.
It is possible to use a synth for subtle beautiful blissed out music.Noises are fun... employing the synth to create melodic adventures is where I'd like to go.I'm getting one for sure..esp since it is very portable.
yes, the unit has dedicated CV pitch inputs for each oscillator (and one for the filter). Using the KBD CV output of my MS-20, I can play the oscillators on the LD-2 using the keyboard of the MS-20. The only limitation is that the oscillators are fixed (somewhat) sawtooth waveforms. And of course the filter will self oscillate making a very nice sounding sine wave generator.
@@droneopt Just plugged it in and had a few quick sessions...fun! I'm trying to find some ideas as to what certain knobs do to effect sound etc etc.Hoping there is some predictable outcome hee hee.I'll try running a loop through and manipulate...Then add a keys.
@@droneopt playing around with this more and more...trying to " understand/ predict outcomes of each knob....not easy..I get the delay section and the cutoff and resonance...but the 4LFO is confusing...it just seems to add random modulations.
@@sillyworm Yeah the 4LFO is a strange feature, especially when all the LFO rates are set to almost the same rate and you hear them crashing into each other creating random pitch modulations because there is no sync between them. Tetsuji Masuda definitely has some crazy and original ideas to keep things from getting boring. I was actually thinking about modifying mine and replacing the pots for the 4 LFOs with push(on)/pull(off) pots so I can toggle each of the 4 LFOs on & off to get even more interesting modulations. I also felt that the low range of the main LFO speed was not slow enough for my tastes so I modded it by soldering a larger 4uF capacitor in parallel across the factory 1uF cap for the speed switch low range position. This helped to slow down the LFO to about 10 seconds which seems perfect for creating more slower evolving filter sweeps.
Fantastic....I do have Lyra 8, but this is one level up - greetings from Thailand 🎼
This box sounds awesome. I have the Lyra 8 and really thinking to grab a LD2. You think this is better than Lyra 8? How so?
@@futuristiccavemanofficial .....better or not is very relative subjects...let's say it is different in a nice way ? I consider buying it as well. Let us wait and see...? Good luck 🎼
@@djformalin oh 100% I can already tell that LD2 is quite different than the Lyra-8. You said "one level up" which made me think you see one as better than the other. But more than likely it's like having a Prophet 5 and a Moog Voyager... but kick complete ass in their own special ways. Same to you bro.
@@futuristiccavemanofficial In my opinion I think the Lyra-8 takes a lot more patience and trial & error to play (unless you like pedal to the floor wall of noise or distorted whale calls). I personally like the LD-2 much better. I really like the modulated LPF and the delay on the LD-2. You can create very mellow hypnotic type textures with it but it can also get glitchy and create harsh noise too if you want it to. You don't have to think when you play the LD-2, just sit down with it and start creating sounds.
@@droneopt lmfao it's totally a whale call machine! yeah I run mine through a gang of effects most times.
Great edit. Be nice to hear the LD-2 through the Lyra-8 effects circuit...
OK..getting closer to understanding what/ how the knobs effect sound.I am so new to stand alone synths..can you suggest some examples of what can be plugged into the CV ins and the CV in for the VCF? I Would like to use this in a musical context.
My wife would shoot me if I can home with something like this.. cool nonetheless 😃👍
Ha ha! What brought you here? Curious..looking to buy a synth? They can be pushed to create beautiful blissed out music too.
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my wife STILL hasn't found it yet 😀