My Favorite Analog Synth : Vermona PerFOURmer MKII // Four Independent Synthesizers in One
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Today I will walk you through the amazing Vermona Perfourmer MKII. This is my favorite synth and I believe is a powerful and fun machine.
From melodies to drums to drones this instrument really is a beast!
00:00 Introduction
03:40 General Description
07:30 Channel / Voice strip description
14:45 Percussions sounds
16:55 Play modes ( Mono , Duo and Poly )
27:06 Evolving sequences with Octatrack
29:30 Voice synchronizations and FM
36:38 Drone fun !
41:56 Conclusions
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I have been waiting so long for this exact video. No one seems to go into depth like you did about this vermona. Thank you so much for taking the time to film this. Your videos are excellent. I like how you explained and went over the poly mode. Very good video!
Thanks Jason, happy you liked it!
If you haven't already found him, Tim Shoebridge has some decent in-depth on the PerFourmer MK II (and in turn suggests Oora Music). Both excellent insights.
Love that you’ve been kind enough to show how you use this. I’ve not seen any other instructional videos out there on the Vermona and have been struggling with it tbh so thank you 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Second.
Just got mine! Been eyeing it for awhile - but your videos convinced me to pull the trigger. Amazing synth!
Good choice!
This is my favorite synth! It’s deep and creamy! Love it. Thanks for sharing this walkthrough! Love if you could do more like this with new tricks
More to come!
Such a warm sounding synth. I have one and love it dearly
best synth ever for me
Very nicely done, thank you Federico. Just purchased one of these Saturday. Please keep the tutorials coming. It seemed complicated at first but your video helped a lot, thank you.
@@OoraMusic Do you have a PayPal set up for subscriber donations ?
@@haroldpalmer3245 thanks for your support! If you go to my about section you will find the button for donations. This really helps me keep focusing on content!
Wow this is a compelling video my friend. Don’t know how I can continue living without one.
:D
What a great demonstration. You actually show the simplicity of being complex.🙏🏼
thanks for watching
I think we got this around the same time and it’s cool to see someone else approach it in the same way or maybe the synth just lends itself to this style. It’s wonderful for improv. Also my favorite synth hands down.
completely agree
Brilliant explanation video, thank you. What a lovely piece of gear! Simple, but still with so many possibilities
Glad you liked it!
Wow! Great Synth & Great video!
Full of love for the synthesizer!
Thanks a lot!
I love it ❤❤❤ Thanks for finding my main synth! Great demo too!
Glad you like it!
One of the best synth demos I've seen!
Great to hear that!
This is great - i just purchased a DSI Tempest and I’m going to try approaching it with this philosophy, thank you for sharing!
Tempest is great!
love the fact that vermona designs these instruments which are focused on sound alone..no sequencer in their drum machine i think is great, as it forces the player to not be distracted by a plethora of different features...just make a beat...just make sounds...great.
I think you said it right, they really focus on thee sound!
What would you recommend as a sequencer for this? One with a keyboard?
good question..i personally use midi keyboard and software (ableton), but it seems most midi sequencers use pads for sequencing.@@stewarthenson7558
You make dialing that monster in look so easy! Great vid
It is easy! no menus!! love it :)
I have the vermona and its a great versatile synth great for improv. Thanks for showing it off
Glad you like it!
Great video! Again! Thank you for sharing. Please continue!! Love it. Ciao!
Thank you! Will do!
Great video! Really love the detail and examples you put in oall your videos.
Thanks so much!
Please consider releasing a sample pack containing long form wavs of some of the excellent 4 oscillator mono patches you demonstrated here. Keep up the awesome work, such great content on your channel.
Noted!
Love the video! Thank you!
I once bought an Analog 4 when I had my Octatrack. After spending a few months with the A4 I was able to get some really good sounds (other than low end). But the whole time I was feeling deep in the menus on that small screen and wished it was all one knob per function or close to it. I eventually sold it and also the Octatrack but kept my Rytm which is fantastic. This MK2 looks like the answer in many ways to the A4 of what i was missing. I never used presets, i always like to tune in the sounds then start recording. Will be nice when these come back in stock somewhere. Thanks for the great information on your tools of choice!!
Yes Mark, the perfourmer is to me what i wanted the A4 to be. I just wish it was a little smaller for traveling with it.
I had a A4 too but missed total any deep sound with good feelings. I use a DB01 or Moog Mother 32 for it. Plus a DFAM
Great review. Great synth(s)!
Glad you like them!
Finally got my hands on this. Beautiful machine, it is so worth it. Pairing it with Prophet 10 and lots of effects, man, this is so good.
I know right???
@@OoraMusic Cant stop messing with it, i have a few random sequences playing, plus i plugged separate channels into different effects - i haven't stayed glued to the instrument like this for a while. Maybe since I got P10 actually.
Great video as always. I’d love to play around with a Vermona. It looks like such a fun synth.
It really is!
very much enjoyed your excellent overview. sold!
Awesome, thank you!
Nice walkthrough... Cheers!
Thanks for the visit
THANK YOU!
Great demo of a great synth
Thanks!
Well done! Great video, i understand all. of your english ...This machine is really impressive i have various analogue and digital sinths but Vermona Mk2 is really one to buy. Thanks and all the best.
Thank you very much!
Man this video was great. My Vermona arrived today!!!!!!!!! The drone jam at the end is astonishing…. I’d play with the VCO tune knob as well. Cheers from Madrid. The tune , lfo tune and eg int for the vco tone knobs are the hardest to dominate but worth exploring.
you will love it!!
So nice to hear you talking about this “guy” and play with it
thanks!!
Nothing beats having a basic analog synth voice in your arsenal, with straightforward knob per function. It’s why I love my MS-1 - so quick and organic to program, no menus or mod matrix, just pure, unadulterated bread and butter sounds.
yeah that's why i love this synth SO much
I was saving already for the announced final run of the Avalon, but I guess those (still non existing) funds now have to grow a little more and go towards Vermona bank account. It's mind blowing how they achieved to make such a simple, tactile and analog piece of gear packed with so many possibilities and that sheer powerful sound. Love it and love your videos mate! Keep 'em coming
se ce la fai compralo l avalon. comunque lo rivendono a prezzi indecenti perche molto raro.
You got i to a nice groove at 32 minutes
thanks!
I've bookmarked this video, I'll use your link to buy it next year.
Thanks a lot, that's really helpful!
HOLY S***.. that base!!
:)
This is a cool box. I really like the sync thing. That really makes interesting complex sounds. I'm gonna mock this up in VCV. My wife has been building me DIY modules and there's a group of wavetable VCOs coming to the rack soon and I'm going to emulate that technique there as well. Good video.
let me know what comes out, very curious
@@OoraMusic OK, I made a pass at emulating the polyphonic mode trick: th-cam.com/video/YrHPfaB_qog/w-d-xo.html. Cheers and thanks.
I have this thing, it is def one of the best analogues ever made..
agreed!
i breathed in at the same time as u ,when u were about to speak, and i though i had my mic on with crazy echo for a second lol
:)
Reminds me a bit of a 4 Oscillator SH-101. The 101 has that "round" sound you're describing.
Great Video, Great Maschine !
Many thanks!
Love this video. nice way you play it :) Thanks for sharing good info. I just got mine amd love it too🔊💞♾
Thanks for watching!
Very inspiring!
Thank you!
Great video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Verona Studio Instruments ❤🔥Nice Video mate 🤌🏻
A phenomenal machine 🔥
truly
Very interesting, thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for creating such a detailed and calm video. I've watched it many times since I have one on the way. I really like your whole thing, your approach, your music, just calmly going about your business and making beautiful sounds. It's a very fortunate day when you find something that can engage you fully. I was a Production Designer for many years, and on one set we were having a huge mural painted, when I noticed one of the artists really focused on one small area. When I asked him about it, he said, "hey, God is in the details" which I found profound. I'm a total atheist, but "god is in the details" to me meant finding that thing that you can engage in FULLY, and to me, that's it, without it, you can flounder.
Thanks for this beautiful message. Really appreciate it :)
Thank you for the demo. You explain very well with detailed information. The Vermona is sure organic and pleasing to the ears. I am very interested in the Micromonsta 2 which sounds similar , it’s polyphonic and it’s footprint is quite small comparatively. It also costs a little less but there’s nothing like Vermona none the less.
im sure the micromonsta will be cool too!
Very nice !
Yo! Recent subscriber. Really enjoying your channel.
After watching a ton of your videos and some other great TH-cam videos on the Perfourmer , I've ordered one which should arrive in June. I will be focusing on using each voice on a separate midi channel, controlled by a Keystep Pro. I'd like to progress to an Octatrack eventually, hopefully next year (depending on funds), but have always used synths and controllers with non or very little menu diving.
Welcome aboard! you will love it!
Gorgeous
thanks!
Nice review 🎼
Thanks ✌️
nice overview. your channel always has cool content. i always thought that this was a slick design and a flexible synth, and built like a tank to boot. not sure there's a whole lot else on the market like it, apart from a handful of options. one would have a tough time building something of similar quality with 4 discrete voices from modules at this price point, and it wouldn't be as road-worthy. if the quirks of the mono/poly interest you, this is a fine modern and flexible take on that architecture (and then some).
I tried to find an alternative, maybe more convenient for traveling with, but I did not find anything. The only way would be do a modular system with 4 voices, but probably wouldnt make lot of sense
It sounds rather good, interesting machine, just a few patch points and it will be perfect (for me !). Thanks for the demo.
True, It could have make a perfect synth
Very cool.
thanks!
Il suono è fantastico effettivamente ❤ la versione Cv gate con five12 mi ispira 🎉congratulazioni per il video 📼
Grazie!!
@@OoraMusic Grazie a te per il tuo sound e tutorial
Una cosa il filtro non è proprio moog style vero?
Grazie per un eventuale risposta
Keep going😉👍🏻
thank *YOU*. it's a perfect match for the NDLR sequencer.
yeah that one is a beast!
Mine just arrived :-) At first I thought: "What did I do?" (It was a lot of money...) And then all of a sudden... it came alive! Thanks for you video!
the best synth mate!!!
Buying one.
Tell vermona I sent you :)
Thanks for the walk through. I've had mine for a few years now. I really wish there was true polyphonic mode. I don't like how the poly mode cycles and doesn't just play all 4 notes at a time.
I love it!
:)
GREAT 👍 tutorial
thanks!
Great video, thank you! love your other work too,subscribed! I was wondering, which effects do you normally use on the perfourmer? Octatrack? which ones? what is your opinion on the octatrack effects, I read mixed messages, some say theyre bad/outdated.Thanks in advance for your reply!
i love octa fx. Im using both dark reverb and delay, plus i have benidub echo and eventide space on the mixer
Finally, a real walkthrough demo of the Perfourmer on TH-cam.
Thanks !
Something I’m wondering about and have never seen anyone talk about or use is the possibility of controlling all 4 cutoff frequencies of each channel via MIDI. (The manual says with after touch)
Have you ever used it ? How does it work ?
I’m wondering this in the context of a live performance where I could sometimes let the Perfourmer play alone and be controlled via MIDI .
@ilfn sks yes i know it can only be used for all 4 voices at once but I’ve never seen it used and am curious about how it works (range of action, can the filters be fully closed or open with it, behaviour of the knobs after use, etc.)
Yes that is one bad thing about it, cant control the filter with midi. it would have been fantastic. Maybe on the MK3?
@@OoraMusic that would be the dream! :)
So this aftertouch midi control of the four filter the manual talks about doesn’t work in your experience ?
Great video, thanks for posting came back to it again.
I love this thing so much. Every time I noodle on another synth I almost always go back to the Vermona. I'm currently in the process of selling my Rev2 so I can get a second one. I know the Rev2 is capable of a lot of things, but for me personally there's just something about the perfourmer that just *clicks*. I suppose it's just the what you see is what you get nature of it, not sure. I've tried a few synths now, but always end up full circle. Probably going to sell everything and just have the two vermonas (and maybe keep my virus.)
I sometimes think the same, sell it all and only keep the vermona. is just a magical instrument to me!
che suono meraviglioso
I just started following you but I find your setup very interesting and your music very inspiring, a sound design that I really like. complimenti!
Increadible sound with outstanding quality
Wonderful synth.. i'm going to purchase matriarch but this Is in my Wish list. Lovely demo as well.
Glad you like it! Daje tutta
For what it's worth I was saving for a matriarch, found this synth about 2 months ago and instantly loved it, bought it and then found a too good too not buy deal on the Matriarch, now I have both, Vermona is creamy goodness matriarch is beefy vintage sounding.
until I received mine I did not realized that it is basically two time the size of the deluge. biiiiiiiig !
huge yes:)
Anaother incredible patch. Would be nice to see the Oxi controlling this.
Wow, sounds great
thanks!
i love very much this machine, i even link my guitar with it~
my favorite one!
I’m interested in exactly this. Can you tell me how?
hi,i just use a very stupid way: with a little boost pedale after the guitar then cable get to ext in vco 1>vco2>3>4,that's all. XD after all i find vermona retrouverb is better for this task.for Perfourmer, i found the best way 5 years after is use Zoia module tools to trigger it via midi cable,you can add cv envoloppers lfos or random tools etc..~ .@@alxmackenzie
sold
:)
Top !
:)
Fantastic! This sounds so good! The price seems really worth it too. Any recommendations for a similar kind of multitimbral analog synth that is on the cheaper side?
I am looking for more potrtable solutions. Maybe the DSI tetra. Working on that anyway :)
@@OoraMusic ha it’s funny you mention the DSI tetra. I have the Mopho x4 by same company and it’s basically the same synth except it’s monotimbral which I why I am asking in the first place. Thank you though!
Analog Four.
Have you ever tried the Polyend SEQ? I feel like it would be right up your alley.
would love to try one!
McEnroe911 What you think about the Oxi One with the Vermona ?
this sounds fantastic a friend had one...and the tone was really inspiring. does this have Midi CC capabilities?
very limited ones, like filter and velocity and mostly that's it!
Been enjoying a lot of your videos. For sequencing the Vermona have you tried the Digitakt? Wondering how it would compare with using the Octatrak. Thanks
Not yet!but i think is going to be very similar!
THIS was the video that made me decide to buy a PerFOURmer
happy to hear that, is still my favorite tool
@@OoraMusic hi, love your video. Would like to be able to compare with an fvs-1 ( 4 voice ) Oberheim. I got one SEM module pro. Might by the perfourmer what do you think? Answer please
* buy
Hey Bro.....thanks for the video. I am considering a Veroma Mk11. I use Ableton and run VSTs, but also like hardware and have a Roland Tr8s , KeyStep Pro, Moog Sub 37 & Prophet 6 so thinking this synth will work well with the gear I own. I am looking to play live as well and this doesn't seem like its too large to bring out to live gig. Do you think this would be a nice addition to the gear I own? I am going to use the Keystep Pro to control Moog, Prophet 6 and possibly this synth. Thanks.
Its a great addition for sure, but consider that is BIG, so might be not easy to travel with it!
The only thing you can wish is lower price. But sound is so criminally awesome... oh..
definitely not cheap, but is very well built
Wonderfull and thanks for the explanation Frederico. If I want a simple combination with the Perfourmer, what do you recommend? Just a keyboard? Or a TR8S? I don't have lots of equipment? And I prefer a simple set up, just to explore the posibilities of the Perfourmer. What is your opinion about that.
Thank you!
THanks! id say a good reverb/delay and a sequencer and you can do lot with the perfourmer!
@@OoraMusic Thank you!
Hey, just curious: Did you know if yours has the Moog style filter or the revised version?
not a clue, didn't even know about this!
🙌🙌🙌
:)
It’s definitely a modern classic in the making.
agreed
Thanks for a great video. All channels of this synth seem mono to me. Even though the pan pots are hard left or right. 🤔
they are mono but the output is stereo!
@@OoraMusic Yeah, but what I'm saying is that the oscillators that are panned, still is in center of the stereo output. Reverb clearly is stereo, but all oscillators is in the center, regardless of panning. Try listening with headphones, then it gets pretty obvious. 🙂
I will def tell Vermona you sent me. Wonder when there will be more of these available.
thanks! love to spread the vermona love :)
@@OoraMusic I just placed the order. Thank you for the inspiration.
I have a question. I want to buy synthesizers like the new Prophet 10 and Deepmind 12. But I think the sound of these synths are a little thin and light compared to the Perfourmer. If you ran the audio of these synths through all four Perfourmer filters, would this help? I want all my synths to sound as thick and heavy as the Vermona!!!
I did that with the Matrix 1000 and loved the result. maybe try a prophet 6? I used to have it and really liked it
Oh no. Serious GAS
sorry :D
I'd never thought to use one of the rows to make a kick, this is genius.
@@OoraMusic Yes it does!
it does great kicks!
What sequencer and drums are you using with the Vermona synth? Sounds nice but expensive
usually the Octatrack as sequencer and tr8 or node drum 2 as drums
Do you know It one strip of the performer sounds like the Vermona Mono Lancet?
I think it should exactly be like that!
How does this compare to the Elektron Analog Four (mk2)?
very different beasts, A4 relies on the amazing elektron sequencer, but has less hands on controls. I guess if you add a controller you can get in similar territories. I might get an a4 and use them both together.
OoraMusic, would you know the answer to this query?
I got the Perfourmer the other day and for whatever reason I can't get Ableton to record audio just from a single channel at a time... It seems to be recording the audio from all 4 channels at the same time... 🤔
are you using the stereo out on the back? so have them separate you need to use the output on the front panel. I did a recent video showing how!
@@OoraMusic Thanks 😎
That's exactly the issue.
What year did you purchase this? Does it have the attenuated filter. I heard after 2012 it may have a new filter that is kept from going into distortion on purpose. Just asking. I want one.
I never saw the Medusa go through your channel. Could you do something that synth? It would be interesting to see YOUR take on it. Thank you
I bought this used from a friend, not sure about the filter thing. I almost bought a medusa back in the day. I d love to try one.
so each voice in monophonic, but if you want polyphonic, then you need to cycle through the voices? I guess voice 1 will drop out when you cycle back to it and re-trigger?
yes it has 2 poly modes with different voice circulation
Great Federico :) I've the CV/gate version :)
I would also advise you, to add wood sides, it sounds better! ;)
ahahha i noticed my lower frequencies weren't full enough. I bet the wood panels will change that :D
one of the competitor could be Nord Lead 4, don’t you think? i really love Nord , have you tried it? Greetings and congrats for your works!!
never tried the Nord four, will check!
@@OoraMusic 4 separate voices , each with its own effects , arpeggiator, lfo, and it really sounds good, super inspiring! there’s also a desktop version -nord lead 4 R .