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Bo says... "I don't want to get into the technicalities because my small brain... *poof*" After starting to give a technical explanation. Lol He's being very humble. He's had extensive hands on experience with more newer synths and equipment than most people ever will have. Yet he's always down to earth and takes time to explain things without making anyone feel stupid. I enjoy all of your videos Bo!! I'm even binge watching all the older ones just to learn more. Keep them coming please. :)
My favorites: - Beringer Neutron - Vember Audio Surge (The Serum of its time) - ZynAddSubFX with the Fusion GUI (It rivals many modern VSTs with its extended versatility, different synthesis types and 6 oscillators way before stuff like the Waldorf Quantum. You can pretty much make it sound like any synth almost)
Read your comment ,, went and checked out Vember Audio Surge ,, nice find sounds great ,, also will check out demo of ZynAddSubFX when i get time , thanks for sharing :-)
My top 3 synths from my collection are: Yamaha SK30 Korg Prologue 16 voice Moog Sub37 The new Korg Minilogue XD is on my list of additions to acquire this year
I also overlooked the Novation Peak when it came out, dismissed it as it has digital oscilllators, but after seeing videos on its firmware update and heard how analogue it sounded I bought one and it is an amazingly powerful and flexible synth.
Great to see the Peak on the list! It's my desert island synth. I'm very curious about the xd, and ever since I got the RYTM, my Tempest hasn't been played much...
Your a good businessman 😉 I mean it positiv! You are a very good artist and a superieur Revieman and techguy 👌🦁 Thanks for all. My top 3 are: pro2, basstation 2, digitone/digitakt as one 😄
Thanks for helping us newbie’s understand this world. I know what I want to do but don’t understand the equipment enough. You have an easy to understand presenting style. 🇬🇧
@@BoBeats cheers man. Been a subscriber for a few years now but keep getting accounts suspended so have to keep getting new channels. I just realised the other day that I haven’t thanked the people that have helped me so much. Big love from Northern England.
Thanks for this very interesting video. Personnaly, I would have added one inexplicable drawback to the Minilogue : the first one got a 12db/24db switch. This one is more expensive and this switch has been taken off !
If I had to pick one synth from my arsonal to keep the MoDx would be the one by far. It just does everything. Easy to use, sounds great and so versatile. It is truly a "one synth does all" for me.
I think the peak is worth every penny. Its bread and butter sure, but the bread was made in the French Countryside and The Butter hand crafted in the Swiss Alps. Everything I do starts on my peak.
Good to hear your thoughts on favourite synths BoBeats! The Novation Peak sounds lovely. The Minilogue XD is on my list, I'm using Diva for virtual analogue atm. =) But it's so much more fun to have hands on tactile control. Electron Rytm looks neat too. The Lyra-8 sounds "out of this world"! Great video, superb flow!
Hey, the ModX caught my interest for the wavetable thing. Not sure I like the tactile thing, the less screens I have to deal with the better in my book. I have a blofeld which does cool things but is pretty much all screen. Money aside... I want wavetable, ModX or Blofeld ?
Pierre Faure well MODX only does samples and FM, no wavetables if I recall correctly. You can definitely import wavetable-like wave types in as single cycle waveforms but you won’t be able to scroll through or modulate them like you could on Serum or the Blofeld. If you want hardware wavetables then your choices are basically the Blofeld, Audiothingies Micromonsta, Novation Peak, and Access Virus TI2 (and if you really tossing bands then Waldolf Quantum)
Nice to see some love for the Novation Peak. My two favorite synths are both digital/analog hybrids as well. The Peak (of course) and the Ambika (6 voice SMR4) both of them have an incredibly broad palette of sounds. They can go from cold and thin to incredibly warm, fat and "analog". My third favorite would be a tie between two virtual analogs: the King Korg and the Roland System 8. The Korg is a better gigging board and you can mix and match filters and oscillators from various legacy machines, and it sounds great. I use it as the controller for my Peak and I frequently mix them together for huge sounds. I like the System 8 because it fulfills my need for all of my old Roland stuff without the repair bills. I only wish they'd do a Jupiter 6 plug out because my JP6 is broken.
My Top Three are as thus:-- Behringer Deepmind 12 - my first Big Boy synth. It's great for pads and plucks with sliders galore to mess with. IK Uno - huge sounds from a small box. I wish it had a few more I/O options though Behringer Neutron - my goto synth for farty burpy flurbles And may I be so bold as to introduce a category called 'Regrettable Purchases'? For me that would be the Arturia Minibrute 2S. I can't make head nor tail of it.
hi ! thnx again for your video. can you please answer the question . I'm trying to choose between minologue xd and prologue. can prologue sound like a monologue xd and vice versa?
Mark Pigott Totally understandable. I’m more of a digital/FM/Wavetable guy but I have a VCO mono synth that I love dearly and have owned tons in the past. There is definitely some magic in them :)
My Top 3: Waldorf Blofeld, DSI Prophet REV 2, and Moog Little Phatty. Nothing beats the Blofeld for sheer versatility, but the REV 2 is a close rival with tons of modulation options. As for the Little Phatty...well, I've owned about twelve different Moog synths, and there's just something about the LP that's special. Sounds soooo good in a mix and you can just tell that Bob put a lot of effort into what would be the last synth he designed.
He y Bo... Greeting from the U.S. I love your channel... now that I got that out of the way, ;-) , This is your top three synths... What would it look like today if you were to re-do this list? Also, and most importantly to me, you mention "Hydrsynth" in the list below, as part of the text description of this video, but where does the hydrasynth fall with regards to the others? I've been eye-balling desktop synths, and the Hydrasynth seems to offer a lot for the money. While I did watch your review/first impressions video, I was wondering what thoughts that you have about it. Since you made the Hydrasynth Video several months after this one... I was just wondering where it might fall in the list now.
Bo, I always have to laugh at my reaction whenever I hear my own prejudices and preferences reinforced by an expert's opinion. Initially, I get this feeling of complacency and self satisfaction that I, then, become almost immediately suspicious of. But, in this case, when you put the Peak on your list followed immediately by the Minilogue Xd, I just sat back and gloried in my own deeply perceptive abilities without questioning my unconscious motivations at all. Thanks. ;)
Hi Bo, Thanks for all your content. A few weeks ago you said in another video that you didn't think Minilogue XD is the Minilogue killer... My question... If you were in my shoes (not a collector, semi-minimalist hardware enthusiast) and had the choice of keeping a minilogue or selling it for an xd, which would you choose ?
@@BoBeats You got me there ;) It will be done. While I'm here, any chance you'd consider covering the synthstrom deluge ? Getting one myself because I can't for the life of me understand elektron, but it will be very interesting to have your take...
2 for 3 ain’t bad. If Bo put Digitakt here I would’ve had 3 for 3. I’ve been eyeing the Elektron Rytm, but because of the issues I’ll wait for the mk3 (if they ever make one) and while I wait for the mk3, Behringer’s 808 and 909 is coming out sometime this year.
Of all my synths, Lyra-8 is without a doubt in the top 3. Then maybe Ciat-Lonbarde Plumbutter v2. Number three maybe Dreadbox Erebus v1🤔 or Korg Electribe 2 just for how fun it is to jam with🤔 It is not easy to pick favourites from a pool filled with love
I'll be in the market for a poly (mainly for pads and freaky sound design) when I've paid off my Digitakt. Has anyone got an XD+deepmind 12+peak? Is the XD versatile enough to justify £50 more than the 12? Is the peak a better than a 12+XD combo for about the same cost?
ben1210 I had a minilogue and monologue and I have a 12d.i also have a digitakt and I’m probably buying an xd. I would say after playing the prologue for a couple hours at a synth shop that the minilogue xd is a better intro into hands on synthesis. If you are looking for low end smooth sounds though the minilogue is probably a risky choice. The Deepmind, reface cs, and modal skulpt all have the low end organic sounding lush smooth sound. It’s really about what kind of music you make. I use my Deepmind and used my minilogue with my digitakt quite easily. I think if the minilogue is your main instrument than it is a great choice. I play guitar and bass and write chill hop and singer songwriter stuff. The Deepmind sits in the mix without effort. The minilogue never did. The prologue lacked the original minilogue’s filter and apparently so does the xd. That definitely helps with the low end but the minilogue is not smooth or lush any means. The minilogue is fun and very useful in creating music. It has the best interface I have ever used and it is very rewarding. Hope that helps.
I had three Rytm's B stock and had to return for those issues. I am trying one more time with the new black one just released hoping those issues will be gone.
A take another approach, I randomly toss my synths in a pile and the top three become my top three synths. This save a lot of mental decision making straining. With the exception of my Roland SH 7 it has a lot of pre digital patch memory hair on it.
Bo gets a new Minologue. Bo does a new "top 3 synths" video. No surprises there. :) I hope Waldorf will send you a Kyra. I've been debating between a Peak and an Access Virus, and the Kyra has the potential to be, kinda, both.
I hope so. It'd be awesome to have something better than a Peak, with 16 timbres and more voices than a Virus. But I haven't found enough info yet to know if the Kyra can actually do anything except treble pads and plucks. Demos so far are really lacking in variety and, in particular, bass.
Bo. Whilst its amazing you get to play with some fantastic gear. No doubt. The average bo bloggs( sorry - jo bloggs) has no real way to afford all the gear. What id really like to see if you could only choose three favourite desert island synths. Assuming you had solar electricity on the island and youv'e been abandoned with a enough food for a fewweeks What three instruments would you take ? I suggest this because you would choose a very different three. you would want synths that cover a few more genres, it would be probabl y more musical in tone as you would want to take anything that was was a one trick pony etc. . Now thats a better list. a desert island synth list.
Great video thank you. Lyra is a great pick. For each of these synths you've mentioned you haven't really done much with them - which is fair enough - but could you do a video of what you actually do use for doing stuff with?? (if you haven't done so already/..)
I have a strong suspicion that most people who complain about over heating are exaggerating. I think many of us get scared. When a piece of hardware is warm or heats up. But over heating is when it goes beyond its tolerance
my top 3 are Audiokit synth one , Pigment , Aparillo .. i am finding it harder to invest in hardware synths ,, though i might give the CRAVE a serious look
The Korg Minilogue and Monologue are intended to be good beginner devices. Their waveform display is a nice way to help people understand the effect each knob has. However, they have some pretty distinct limits so it's not unusual to bump into the ceiling while using them. They're also not the only choice for a good beginner synth. Depending on personal taste and budget, one might also consider: Bass Station 2, Microbrute, Minibrute 2, Neutron, Grandmother, Sub Phatty, a Roland Boutique, Circuit Mono Station, DeepMind, MS-20 Mini, ... there are a bunch.
cmon man.... The minilogue xd sure..... But the analog four mkII! The analog rhythm mkII-dog’s arse...... Erica synths techno system! The novation peak- I guess I agree with the new o.s. System Just my opinion all of them are incredibly expensive if you sum all of that up in terms of clone’s like behringer New offerings.
I literally hadn't heard of the Novation Peak until now, somehow it just slipped under the radar for me (probably because I can't afford it) but god that thing is cool! Give it a few years and it'll be nearly half the price used like Behringer's Deepmind and I'll start considering it haha
It might not go down in price any time soon, because it's unlikely to go obsolete for a long time. Instead, its price actually went up recently. It is extremely versatile, and its only major functional drawback is being mono-timbral. So, while it can do virtually any synth sound, it can't do them all at the same time.
The Montage DX is a pretty decent music workstation, and it should be capable of doing virtually any sound. It's very deep. And it can do many parts at once. But it'll be a lot harder to learn than a knob-per-function synth, and it relies an awful lot on touchscreen menus to configure things. It's not lacking in tech capability. I suppose the main question is what you personally find fits your style the best.
@@ToyKeeper Well I bought it because my Triton Extreme is getting a bit dated, and since that is a workstation and doesn't translate to live use very well, the MODX is filling its shoes adequately. As you say its a big learning curve, but I like touchscreens and menu diving thanks to the Triton, so its going pretty well so far!
Sounds like a win. :) My general impression of Yamaha music workstations is that they're very practical and powerful. They get right down to business with none of the fanciful frills found in other brands. It's a tool to use for Making Music, not a toy to entertain one's self with. TBH, I could really use something like that, because I keep hitting my head on the ceiling of what my devices can do.
Love the LYRA-8 as well. It's a fantastic performance instrument with a lot of character, set up to make you play and experiment. Shameless plug: Here's the album I recorded using the LYRA-8 on every track and as the main source of inspiration: phaneronaut.bandcamp.com/album/somatic-system (it's availaibe for free / pay what you want)
Hey - if you want to really test the Amalog Rym MkII’s heat tolerance, Just send me yours, LOL! I live in The Bahamas and my guess is that I wouldn’t have to try as hard to pu the Rytm under some serious heat. We could call the resulting video ‘Pads In Paradise’! LOL! :-0 Seriously, though - congratulations on another great video!
Nice list, wondering where the Electron Rytm MK2 falls on a list of top 3 grooveboxes (and yes please let's keep that name alive). Also, got my nice Bobeats eurorack sweater in the mail yesterday! It's looking great!
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how about making a track with just these three synths, no multi tracking, just the 3 synths running live, that would be cool
I agree with this request. Please... Just please... I have a feeling with all three, plus the bonus (so four lol), would sound AMAZING!
Bo says... "I don't want to get into the technicalities because my small brain... *poof*" After starting to give a technical explanation. Lol He's being very humble. He's had extensive hands on experience with more newer synths and equipment than most people ever will have. Yet he's always down to earth and takes time to explain things without making anyone feel stupid. I enjoy all of your videos Bo!! I'm even binge watching all the older ones just to learn more. Keep them coming please. :)
Absolutely love Peak, it’s so inspiring and fascinating to make sounds on and it can make some amazing organic, gritty sounds
Looks perfect,but out of my price range. As an amateur that just enjoys jamming.
1. Minilogue
2. Minilogue
3. Minilogue
... Bonus: Minilogue
Peak is just amazing, so I have to agree. It's really shocking how much there is to it.
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I always hear great things about Peak! Nice vid!
My favorites:
- Beringer Neutron
- Vember Audio Surge (The Serum of its time)
- ZynAddSubFX with the Fusion GUI (It rivals many modern VSTs with its extended versatility, different synthesis types and 6 oscillators way before stuff like the Waldorf Quantum. You can pretty much make it sound like any synth almost)
Read your comment ,, went and checked out Vember Audio Surge ,, nice find sounds great ,, also will check out demo of ZynAddSubFX when i get time , thanks for sharing :-)
Free and Open-Source Softsynths
@@solaryzer For Zyn-Fusion, you can get the plugin for free by compiling it from source, as ZynAddSubFX is open source.
@@@crimsun7186 ya i'm a windows user ,, thanks for tip might try that ........ been a while since i compiled anything :-)
Lol. I love the inclusion of the xd here, considering I JUST picked one up the other day based in large part on your enthusiasm for the synth.
My top 3 synths from my collection are:
Yamaha SK30
Korg Prologue 16 voice
Moog Sub37
The new Korg Minilogue XD is on my list of additions to acquire this year
Would you recommend a prologue as a beginner synth?
Notation peak is awesome
I also overlooked the Novation Peak when it came out, dismissed it as it has digital oscilllators, but after seeing videos on its firmware update and heard how analogue it sounded I bought one and it is an amazingly powerful and flexible synth.
I love my Peak! I also connect it with to my Analog Heat mk2 for even more insanity!
Great to see the Peak on the list! It's my desert island synth. I'm very curious about the xd, and ever since I got the RYTM, my Tempest hasn't been played much...
Your a good businessman 😉 I mean it positiv! You are a very good artist and a superieur Revieman and techguy 👌🦁
Thanks for all. My top 3 are: pro2, basstation 2, digitone/digitakt as one 😄
I've been wondering where your accent comes from. Hearing your long 'e's tells me you're Sw'e'dish. :) Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for helping us newbie’s understand this world. I know what I want to do but don’t understand the equipment enough. You have an easy to understand presenting style. 🇬🇧
Glad to have you as a viewer! Welcome
@@BoBeats cheers man. Been a subscriber for a few years now but keep getting accounts suspended so have to keep getting new channels. I just realised the other day that I haven’t thanked the people that have helped me so much. Big love from Northern England.
Thanks for this very interesting video. Personnaly, I would have added one inexplicable drawback to the Minilogue : the first one got a 12db/24db switch. This one is more expensive and this switch has been taken off !
yes, thats what I meant with it being a fixed filter
my top 3 affordable synths
1. Roland JD-XI
2. Roland System 1
3. Roland FA-06
If I had to pick one synth from my arsonal to keep the MoDx would be the one by far. It just does everything. Easy to use, sounds great and so versatile. It is truly a "one synth does all" for me.
My top 3 for a mini:
1. Moog Grandmother
2. Korg Minilogue XD
3. Teenage OP-1 or Roland JD-Xi
I think the peak is worth every penny. Its bread and butter sure, but the bread was made in the French Countryside and The Butter hand crafted in the Swiss Alps. Everything I do starts on my peak.
I saw the thumbnail and saw a Volca and the OP-1 and was triggered. I was all like "Who are you and where’s the real Bo?!"
Good to hear your thoughts on favourite synths BoBeats! The Novation Peak sounds lovely. The Minilogue XD is on my list, I'm using Diva for virtual analogue atm. =) But it's so much more fun to have hands on tactile control. Electron Rytm looks neat too. The Lyra-8 sounds "out of this world"! Great video, superb flow!
My Top 3 is
Yamaha MoDX .
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet Rev2-08 ,
Novation Peak.
MoDx #1 I agree.
Hey, the ModX caught my interest for the wavetable thing. Not sure I like the tactile thing, the less screens I have to deal with the better in my book. I have a blofeld which does cool things but is pretty much all screen. Money aside... I want wavetable, ModX or Blofeld ?
Pierre Faure well MODX only does samples and FM, no wavetables if I recall correctly. You can definitely import wavetable-like wave types in as single cycle waveforms but you won’t be able to scroll through or modulate them like you could on Serum or the Blofeld. If you want hardware wavetables then your choices are basically the Blofeld, Audiothingies Micromonsta, Novation Peak, and Access Virus TI2 (and if you really tossing bands then Waldolf Quantum)
Christopher Ward you’re never done lmao. I’ve said that oh so many times.
Nice to see some love for the Novation Peak. My two favorite synths are both digital/analog hybrids as well. The Peak (of course) and the Ambika (6 voice SMR4) both of them have an incredibly broad palette of sounds. They can go from cold and thin to incredibly warm, fat and "analog". My third favorite would be a tie between two virtual analogs: the King Korg and the Roland System 8. The Korg is a better gigging board and you can mix and match filters and oscillators from various legacy machines, and it sounds great. I use it as the controller for my Peak and I frequently mix them together for huge sounds. I like the System 8 because it fulfills my need for all of my old Roland stuff without the repair bills. I only wish they'd do a Jupiter 6 plug out because my JP6 is broken.
My Top Three are as thus:--
Behringer Deepmind 12 - my first Big Boy synth. It's great for pads and plucks with sliders galore to mess with.
IK Uno - huge sounds from a small box. I wish it had a few more I/O options though
Behringer Neutron - my goto synth for farty burpy flurbles
And may I be so bold as to introduce a category called 'Regrettable Purchases'? For me that would be the Arturia Minibrute 2S. I can't make head nor tail of it.
Good Lord that jam at 7:08 was sick
Nice choice Bo ! For info, Novation Circuit V1.8 is out ! Now you can play unquantized notes !
Yeah its amazing!
Thanks Bo.... What would be your Top-3 nowadays (late 2022)?
hi ! thnx again for your video. can you please answer the question . I'm trying to choose between minologue xd and prologue. can prologue sound like a monologue xd and vice versa?
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What do you think of the waldorf blofield? Can you recommend any other digital poly synthes? (Or even analogue poly synthes other than the minilogue)
Monomachine can be a 6 voice digital poly synth and has a nice sequencer built in. $$$ though
Potato Vegeta - Blofeld is amazing value for money, great synth. Very very powerful if you want to dig deep.
Top 3 I’ve ever owned:
MS20.
Blofeld.
Prologue.
Top 3 I own now:
Blofeld.
Digitone.
SE-02.
Mine are Vermona '14, Vermona perFOURmer, Dreadbox Abyss.
Mark Pigott surprised the Blofeld didn’t make your top 3, Mark! I’d love to own a Vermona and a Dreadbox someday. The PerFOURmer is an awesome synth.
@@HotStrange It would be #4! VCOs are starting to take over my life!
Mark Pigott Totally understandable. I’m more of a digital/FM/Wavetable guy but I have a VCO mono synth that I love dearly and have owned tons in the past. There is definitely some magic in them :)
@@HotStrange I'm holding out for an Artisan Nucleus synth. 2 Analog oscilator and 1 digital oscillator hybrid synth. ETA late 2019.
My Top 3: Waldorf Blofeld, DSI Prophet REV 2, and Moog Little Phatty. Nothing beats the Blofeld for sheer versatility, but the REV 2 is a close rival with tons of modulation options. As for the Little Phatty...well, I've owned about twelve different Moog synths, and there's just something about the LP that's special. Sounds soooo good in a mix and you can just tell that Bob put a lot of effort into what would be the last synth he designed.
totally agree about the Little Phatty, the best sounding Moog from the XXI century
I can see the volca modular in the thumbnail of this video so I'm wondering what you think of volca modular
I think it would be good if you included current prices for each of these in the video. Thank you for sharing!
He y Bo... Greeting from the U.S. I love your channel... now that I got that out of the way, ;-) , This is your top three synths... What would it look like today if you were to re-do this list?
Also, and most importantly to me, you mention "Hydrsynth" in the list below, as part of the text description of this video, but where does the hydrasynth fall with regards to the others?
I've been eye-balling desktop synths, and the Hydrasynth seems to offer a lot for the money. While I did watch your review/first impressions video, I was wondering what thoughts that you have about it. Since you made the Hydrasynth Video several months after this one... I was just wondering where it might fall in the list now.
Bo, I always have to laugh at my reaction whenever I hear my own prejudices and preferences reinforced by an expert's opinion. Initially, I get this feeling of complacency and self satisfaction that I, then, become almost immediately suspicious of. But, in this case, when you put the Peak on your list followed immediately by the Minilogue Xd, I just sat back and gloried in my own deeply perceptive abilities without questioning my unconscious motivations at all. Thanks. ;)
happy to help you rationalise any decisions 🤣
Rev2 and MODX are my two favorites right now. The peak sounds pretty awesome as well!
I don't know how you can juggle all of these things & the eurorack. Did you get rid of the eurorack?
No the eurorack still there
Hi Bo,
Thanks for all your content.
A few weeks ago you said in another video that you didn't think Minilogue XD is the Minilogue killer...
My question... If you were in my shoes (not a collector, semi-minimalist hardware enthusiast) and had the choice of keeping a minilogue or selling it for an xd, which would you choose ?
If you want a synth with real good onboard fx or fancy the digital oscillator = sell and get an xd
@@BoBeats You got me there ;) It will be done.
While I'm here, any chance you'd consider covering the synthstrom deluge ?
Getting one myself because I can't for the life of me understand elektron, but it will be very interesting to have your take...
If the peak had an integrated keyboard, I'd be more interested in it. Does it behave well with your keystep?
Hey bo. I was loving that beat at 7:25. Rekon i can make a full song out of it? Ill send it too you!
Yeah could be that I do that
@@BoBeats just posted a demo on my Instagram
2 for 3 ain’t bad. If Bo put Digitakt here I would’ve had 3 for 3. I’ve been eyeing the Elektron Rytm, but because of the issues I’ll wait for the mk3 (if they ever make one) and while I wait for the mk3, Behringer’s 808 and 909 is coming out sometime this year.
I'd love to get your take on the Akai Force. Which has very legitimate synth engines, among dozens of other hi tech features.
Lyra 8 sounds quite interesting.
What about Moog little phatty stage vers 2? Worth buying?
Of all my synths, Lyra-8 is without a doubt in the top 3. Then maybe Ciat-Lonbarde Plumbutter v2. Number three maybe Dreadbox Erebus v1🤔 or Korg Electribe 2 just for how fun it is to jam with🤔 It is not easy to pick favourites from a pool filled with love
I'll be in the market for a poly (mainly for pads and freaky sound design) when I've paid off my Digitakt. Has anyone got an XD+deepmind 12+peak? Is the XD versatile enough to justify £50 more than the 12? Is the peak a better than a 12+XD combo for about the same cost?
Peak is worlds better than the Deepmind. Sounds much better, and is easier to program without menu diving.
ben1210
I had a minilogue and monologue and I have a 12d.i also have a digitakt and I’m probably buying an xd. I would say after playing the prologue for a couple hours at a synth shop that the minilogue xd is a better intro into hands on synthesis. If you are looking for low end smooth sounds though the minilogue is probably a risky choice. The Deepmind, reface cs, and modal skulpt all have the low end organic sounding lush smooth sound. It’s really about what kind of music you make. I use my Deepmind and used my minilogue with my digitakt quite easily. I think if the minilogue is your main instrument than it is a great choice. I play guitar and bass and write chill hop and singer songwriter stuff. The Deepmind sits in the mix without effort. The minilogue never did. The prologue lacked the original minilogue’s filter and apparently so does the xd. That definitely helps with the low end but the minilogue is not smooth or lush any means. The minilogue is fun and very useful in creating music. It has the best interface I have ever used and it is very rewarding. Hope that helps.
I had three Rytm's B stock and had to return for those issues.
I am trying one more time with the new black one just released hoping those issues will be gone.
Peak
Ultranova
MatrixBrute
I'm going with Dave Smith Pro 2 and Novation Peak. After that there's 100 tied in 3rd place.
I WILL own a Pro 2 at some point. That thing is simply amazing.
Pro 2 vs Pro 3??
A4 is not to match best? :D ..i have digitakt and want some another box.. :-)
A take another approach, I randomly toss my synths in a pile and the top three become my top three synths. This save a lot of mental decision making straining. With the exception of my Roland SH 7 it has a lot of pre digital patch memory hair on it.
damn the lyra seems very interesting
Bo gets a new Minologue. Bo does a new "top 3 synths" video. No surprises there. :)
I hope Waldorf will send you a Kyra. I've been debating between a Peak and an Access Virus, and the Kyra has the potential to be, kinda, both.
I hope so. It'd be awesome to have something better than a Peak, with 16 timbres and more voices than a Virus. But I haven't found enough info yet to know if the Kyra can actually do anything except treble pads and plucks. Demos so far are really lacking in variety and, in particular, bass.
Bo.
Whilst its amazing you get to play with some fantastic gear. No doubt. The average bo bloggs( sorry - jo bloggs) has no real way to afford all the gear. What id really like to see if you could only choose three favourite desert island synths. Assuming you had solar electricity on the island and youv'e been abandoned with a enough food for a fewweeks What three instruments would you take ? I suggest this because you would choose a very different three. you would want synths that cover a few more genres, it would be probabl y more musical in tone as you would want to take anything that was was a one trick pony etc. .
Now thats a better list. a desert island synth list.
I don't own any of them, my studio is so lacking lol, My favourite at the moment is the Digitone.
Love my deepmind 12D and neutron, new from this year.
The peak sounds similar to my Waldorf Q.
BoBeats, clickbait, Minilogue? Who'd have known :D
😘😘😘😘
Great video thank you. Lyra is a great pick. For each of these synths you've mentioned you haven't really done much with them - which is fair enough - but could you do a video of what you actually do use for doing stuff with?? (if you haven't done so already/..)
Bo´s REAL top 3 list is:
Novation Cirquit
Korg Minilouge
Novation Cirquit
You want no limitations get a Blofield.... Waldorf forever ♥
Lyra 8 ,sh09, wasp, thanks for the video ,
I have a strong suspicion that most people who complain about over heating are exaggerating. I think many of us get scared. When a piece of hardware is warm or heats up. But over heating is when it goes beyond its tolerance
what's your opinion about Novation Ultranova?
5:55 or you could just get a Deepmind 6. About a 1/3 the price of the peak and full analog with keys.
Ive got your deepmind 6 hangin buddy
my top 3 are Audiokit synth one , Pigment , Aparillo ..
i am finding it harder to invest in hardware synths ,,
though i might give the CRAVE a serious look
I'm surprised Arturia MatrixBrute is not on the list , I remembered you liked it .
Hi Bo, would you say the synth by korg is a good beginner device? I am looking forward to get into synthesizers
The Korg Minilogue and Monologue are intended to be good beginner devices. Their waveform display is a nice way to help people understand the effect each knob has. However, they have some pretty distinct limits so it's not unusual to bump into the ceiling while using them. They're also not the only choice for a good beginner synth. Depending on personal taste and budget, one might also consider: Bass Station 2, Microbrute, Minibrute 2, Neutron, Grandmother, Sub Phatty, a Roland Boutique, Circuit Mono Station, DeepMind, MS-20 Mini, ... there are a bunch.
cmon man....
The minilogue xd sure..... But the analog four mkII!
The analog rhythm mkII-dog’s arse...... Erica synths techno system!
The novation peak- I guess I agree with the new o.s. System
Just my opinion all of them are incredibly expensive if you sum all of that up in terms of clone’s like behringer New offerings.
fair enough :-)
The xd is incredibly expensive??
So, what do you actually make music with? :)
Alot of stuff. It varies quite a bit
What happened to the circuit?
DX7/MS-20mini /Wasp, (and the Crumar Performer Rev2). That's what I have
Great video! Hey Bo, what do you think about Behringer Model D ?
Hi Bo, love all your vids man, was just curious you said you didnt really use ableton, what is your " go to" daw?
Cubase.
I literally hadn't heard of the Novation Peak until now, somehow it just slipped under the radar for me (probably because I can't afford it) but god that thing is cool! Give it a few years and it'll be nearly half the price used like Behringer's Deepmind and I'll start considering it haha
It might not go down in price any time soon, because it's unlikely to go obsolete for a long time. Instead, its price actually went up recently. It is extremely versatile, and its only major functional drawback is being mono-timbral. So, while it can do virtually any synth sound, it can't do them all at the same time.
@@ToyKeeper Ah bugger... I'll stick to figuring out how to use my MODX instead then haha
The Montage DX is a pretty decent music workstation, and it should be capable of doing virtually any sound. It's very deep. And it can do many parts at once. But it'll be a lot harder to learn than a knob-per-function synth, and it relies an awful lot on touchscreen menus to configure things.
It's not lacking in tech capability. I suppose the main question is what you personally find fits your style the best.
@@ToyKeeper Well I bought it because my Triton Extreme is getting a bit dated, and since that is a workstation and doesn't translate to live use very well, the MODX is filling its shoes adequately. As you say its a big learning curve, but I like touchscreens and menu diving thanks to the Triton, so its going pretty well so far!
Sounds like a win. :)
My general impression of Yamaha music workstations is that they're very practical and powerful. They get right down to business with none of the fanciful frills found in other brands. It's a tool to use for Making Music, not a toy to entertain one's self with. TBH, I could really use something like that, because I keep hitting my head on the ceiling of what my devices can do.
Nice review
Love the LYRA-8 as well. It's a fantastic performance instrument with a lot of character, set up to make you play and experiment. Shameless plug: Here's the album I recorded using the LYRA-8 on every track and as the main source of inspiration: phaneronaut.bandcamp.com/album/somatic-system (it's availaibe for free / pay what you want)
I thought you will talk about volca modular and OP-1 💔
some day ♥️
Yea that thumbnail threw me off too 🧐 Oh well, still great info, love the Minilogue!
No Arturia?
Hey - if you want to really test the Amalog Rym MkII’s heat tolerance, Just send me yours, LOL!
I live in The Bahamas and my guess is that I wouldn’t have to try as hard to pu the Rytm under some serious heat. We could call the resulting video ‘Pads In Paradise’! LOL! :-0
Seriously, though - congratulations on another great video!
10:41 Did I just spot an Analog Heat there?
Yeah I got the mk2
Are you planning on doing a video about it?
Digitone
OP-1
Synthstrom
JD990
HT6000
VSS 200 loop/sample ect.
Wave state $800
Leaves all this in the dust.
yeah, this video needs to be updated for 2021
Top 5 best controllers?
Novation Sl mk 3
beauty bud keep up the good work!
I would add the Roland 500 ^.^
No love for the Digitone, Bo? That's a great little versatile synth too.
like it a lot but not a top pick
Nice list, wondering where the Electron Rytm MK2 falls on a list of top 3 grooveboxes (and yes please let's keep that name alive). Also, got my nice Bobeats eurorack sweater in the mail yesterday! It's looking great!
Digitakt is a better synthesizer.
Nice vid bo
why not to go something huge but a single unit like Yamaha Montage instead of messing around heaps of small boxes?
Only like half a minute of the Lyra? That's kind of sad.
Got a longer version of that tune already on the channel
Great, will look for that!
GJ on making the Lyra more popular.
Hah ;-)
I like your videos, but I know before that your picks are not mine. So I'm surprised that the Peak is on your list.
You have very hair-free hands lol
Anyone realise he sometimes sounds like pewdiepie
we are both swedish
@@BoBeats I know
I see the OP-1 and Volca Mod, then I watch and see a promo up front then continue on and all I have to say is CLICK BAIT! Geez what's going on Bo!?