Don't forget the sequencer is polyphonic (up to 6 voices) which makes it even more versatile! There's also a chord mode on the Polybrute now - since v2 firmware.
I switched to pure software synths many years ago when it was really uncommon. I still think that way. But this is the first time since decades that I was feeling pushed to buy new hardware. Very well done! Polybrute is pure analog power with digital interaction, this is best of both worlds, compliments to you: it is brilliantly reported here.
I, too, switched to software. And a couple of very good midi controllers. Perhaps my hearing has deteriorated over the last few decades that I have been using hardware, but I cannot detect significant - if any - differences sonically between hardware and software except that software through a good audio interface is essentially noise free. This raises the question of why one would invest in hardware at all. One of my favourite hardware synths was the V Synth GT. However, the more I dove into its architecture, the more I concluded that it was essentially a special-purpose computer with internal audio interfaces running a stripped-down version of Unix or Linux. I could be mistaken. I guess that hardware has that visceral, tactile dimension. What am I missing here?
@@Mike__G I am surprised by your answer. It's obvious. Hardware synth is sexually hotter. You can touch many sliders in seconds, you get a physical feedback. Using a mouse on a screen gives much less pleasure. On hardware you arrive at a sound you have in mind in less time. Obviously is a desire I will not fulfill. Hardware is extremely expensive and heavy. But I was expressing my pure admiration for such a beauty. I use live Diva, Massive X, Pigments that allow an incredible palette, but feedback is completely different. Yes, modern synthesizers and workstations are little embedded computers with basic operating system and some software, but this is not changing my tactile opinion. Have fun with your VSTs!
@@furiobisotti8150 I guess the difference is that you’re either “playing” the synth or “playing with” the synth. The former is creating music. The latter is creating patches/sounds. BTW, I did keep my ARP 2600 Behringer clone. I just find it very limited compared to Reaktor, Pigments, etc. I find my Expressive E Touché helps with the sex appeal of VSTs. And the sliders/knobs on my Keylab 49 map reasonably well to the V collection synths.
@@jefgibbons thanks brother. I’m at the end of it so THANK GOD it wasn’t any worse.. I didn’t make any music since last week but I’ll be back soon lol 💪🏿
Its a fantastic synth. I also purchased one and I'm in love with it. Congrats on getting one free. its certainly a keeper. The new 2.0 update is fantastic too.
Dude you killed it!! This is probably the most comprehensive video on the polybrute on youtube yet! Amazing way to kick off 2022👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Ps: welcome to the #polybrutegang ❤️
The DAW integration is just bonkers! It completely changes how we work with analogue synthesisers. I've ordered a PolyBrute and is eagerly awaiting it's arrival :)
Godly synth and killer feature! Multi-instantiated VST should be a new standard for any synth :) Loving the instrument myself! Vibrant and detailed vid, Jeff! Show more - more people get it more features development for everyone ... and I enjoy just watching/listening/learning PB when can't play one :)
Wow! What a crazy coincidence. I recently received a PolyBrute as a gift from my wife. I now have both the PloyBrute and MatrixBrute. I agree that it really is just as amazing as it is hyped up to be.
Just dropped in to deliver a thank-you note for the series of Maschine Tutorials... I've almost got them memorized. You've become very prominent in Studio B.
@@SuchaDoofus I’ve never owned any analog synth or played with one, this will be my first. I’m diving in head first and will figure things out along the way 😂
I am so frustrated. I just got this thing, and the Polybrute connect app isn't doing anything in my Ableton session. If I change any parameters in the software or change presets, it doesn't send it to the hardware and vice versa. Polybrute connect standalone works great, but not in my DAW. It does nothing. Any thoughts on how to fix this?
Jef you are always right on time with these videos, man! If I were to make a TH-cam channel I’d model it after yours. I darn near pulled out all my hair when the sampler wasn’t working yesterday. Realized I had to enable mic monitoring on my Mac. Cant wait to sample my hardware. Oh and I bought the J3PO patch you mentioned in another vid. Thanks again.
for someone who has only had this for a few days you have a very acute understanding of this synth. I've had my Matrixbrute for just short 2 years and I still feel like a novice. I have 17 synths now. And have worked 10s of thousands of hours to pay for all my stuff. I plan on getting this synth as I have always wanted it but it makes me ill to know you got yours just for promoting a non- bias review. Not dising your video which is amazing just frustrated I have to sweat blood for 75 hours a week for years to get all my acquired gear. I love Arturia
Honestly dude, going through hard times and depression. It occurred to me today that my gift is not making music, and that's ok. My gift is teaching... and maybe understanding stuff in a way that works for teaching. Your comments have clarified that for me.
@@jefgibbons Very interesting statement and courageous to share it publicly - thank you for that. I feel there is some dichotomy in this whole music gear scene that all of us are somehow a part of: In the end we all just want to create music, but this goal is clouded I feel by the desire and identification with all that gear, and the persisting thought that the setup is never complete. In our culture a sentence that I like to remember is „stop consuming, start creating“. It always seems like the own creative space is just one synth away - so I think it is important (and takes strength) to take a step back from looking outwards for things to acquire next, and instead look inwards and contemplate what it actually is that one is trying to achieve, to what extend one feels comfortable being bound by all this materialism, and whether it is shadowing the spark of the own (creative) spirit.
Love this thing, will certainly get one soon. What do you use for a monitor: huge. Is that just a standard issue television? What is the name of the tappy drum pad synth thing that you laid out that beat on. I’m new to synth realm….will watch your earlier vid that highlights the basics.
Unrelated, but I just finished the new Weeknd's album "Dawn FM" and there's so much 80s analog goodness, I came to your video next and couldn't stop gushing over how delicious the PolyBrute sounds. Now thanks to you, I'm gonna have to sell one of my kidneys to get this, the sheer versatility of how much this synth can do and how well it can do it is amazing. Gonna have to look for all rounder small synth (MicroFreak maybe) and when my operation date is set, get the PolyBrute. 😂 Great video Jef!
Appreciate your transparency and I have to ask; how can anyone criticize free kit when its worth so much ? Both in terms of product dollar value and content creation this is essentially a paid sponsorship. Bye bye more free stuff if you hate it and say so in YT
Had to pause the VT just to agree with your opener. It is hugely difficult to deal with hardware, patches and historic changes. The Virus TI is a major game player because of this. I have some great synths. The ones I use most are the ones I can sync with my computer and DAW. I don’t want 3rd party editor software that becomes “too difficult to manage.” I want innovative companies to help me out. If Apple made a synth, what would it do? Well done Arturia. Most synth sounds are not polyphonic so I might overlook 6 voices for ease of use.
Congrats on the new toy! I tried one of these and didn’t like the overwhelming amount of buttons but the sound quality made me want to learn it after playing for a bit! All said and and done, the sound of this synth is on another level… Great vid Jef! We gotta collab soon! 😎 💫 🕺
So...since the Polybrute is an Arturia product, does the Polybrute automatically automap it's control sliders, switches, knobs, and buttons to all the Arturia VST plugins? For instance, if I'm using the Polybrute to play the OBXA-V, will all (or most) of the OBXA-V parameters automatically be mapped to the Polybrute's front panel?
Hi Jef ! Happy new year ! What a beautiful machine ! Was wondering : what do you think about the keybed of this monster ? To which other keyboard would you compare it ? This is my only concern. Many thanks for your feedback ! Loving your studio by the way !
I noticed a few people are selling their Polybrutes in my neck of the woods... I don't know why? I thought it was great. But apparently they're barely using it...
I had a salt lamp melt into mine. I opened it to clean it and wow was it amazing inside. To what you say, how long it took them to make it, must have taken a long time. However, I wonder if most of it was already there with the technology from the matrix brute already existing.
Hey Jef, the Polybrute looks amazing but it's waaaaay out of my budget. Do you know if Arturia are planning to bring any of these software features to their cheaper synths like the Microfreak? I love the way you can integrate it into Maschine and then go back and change things and it would be amazing to see it work with Arturia's other hardware.
awesome video, thanks for the guide on using with software, much appreciated. Did the Polybrute have the new firmware 2.0 pre-installed? if not download it as it adds even more greatness to a brilliant synth.
Can the button matrix section still be used as a step sequencer? Thanks for the video btw. I love Arturia controllers, sequencers, and their soft synths, but wasn't particularly wowed by the original Matrixbrute or Microbrutes. Still a loyal Arturia user tho, bc so many of their products are really great and often set the standard for intuitive hardware user interfaces.
Yes, the matrix works as yep different types of sequencer. There's a step sequencer (a full featured and complex one), and a seq/arp that takes the basic arp (that they also include) to the next level. It's bananas.
Awwwwwe man!!! It’s sounds so rich! Super feature rich also, I like everything about this synth, does it have a vocoder? I’m sure it does, It definitely has everything else.
Very nice!! The Polybrute should definitely not be overlooked. I did notice that the color of yours appears to be different from what I'm used to seeing. Maybe it's just the lighting and/or color correction, but it appears to be a much darker shade of blue than normal. Still looks awesome though!
Why won’t they do this integration with the matrixbrute? They should really be the best at this kind of integration given their software programming origins.
Very Nice Video as always ! I adore the suggestion of a software for MicroFreak ! And Great T-shirt ! Please invite J3PO to Beats n Chats ! Happy New Year Jef ! 😇
@@jefgibbons The Summit is brilliant. Beautiful sounds, especially the effects. Keyboard is very nice. Great quality digital oscillators, analog filters, 16 voices. FM, Wavetable, Subtractive. It’s also multitimbral and has a great layout. No sequencer though, and it doesn’t have the morphing knob that the Polybrute has. No morphe or ribbon either. You can have dual, layered, and split patches. There are also “mediators”.
Re: your disclaimer, do you have to return the device or are you keeping it? I can't imagine you would say bad things if the latter is true when someone gives you a €2300 piece of kit? How will you sleep at night LOL.
I think we are about the same age...curious what you were when you were in the 90's. Raver? I was indie rock. It's weird how we all (who stayed making music) all kinda came together. Weird comment...admittedly. Post a funny pic of Jeff circa 2000. Good to see a TH-cam hero as a newby. Like....what weird sh*t was Gas wearing before the grey beard.
Ha! Love this. I'd love to see Gas pre-beard! I grew up on electronic from my old cousin, got into alternative rock for a long period, studied classical in Uni, then discovered virtual instruments in the early 2000s... composed for animations for a long time, then finally got into jazz in the 2010s... and yes, I had long hair in high school!
Why not just play the song and record it track by track without all of them steps? This way the song will have feeling and not be so digital sounding. Old school still sounds the best, sometimes people just get lost in the technology and don't utilize the feelings and emotions music can create.
How getting sent software and even expensive hardware like the Polybrute isn't supposed to be seen as being sponsored is beyond me. I guess it's logic the 2021/2022 way smh. OF COURSE you're gonna be biased in your review, doesn't matter if it's cash or goods that you get as payment.
Never said I wasn't "sponsored" just said they aren't paying me to make it... The video does say "Paid Promotion!" which is more than a lot of other TH-camrs do. But I can definitely change the wording to "they don't pay me cash". Always working on being as transparent as I can here.
This is the first video that I’ve seen showing how well the software integration works. I was already pretty much sold on the sound and mod capabilities. Now that I’ve seen this…. Anyone know any good deals on a kidney trade in scheme?
Awwwwwe man!!! It’s sounds so rich! Super feature rich also, I like everything about this synth, does it have a vocoder? I’m sure it does, It definitely has everything else!
I got my eyes on this synth for 3 months straight.
1st time i saw it, IN LOVE.
Now i am a proud owner and i couldnt be happier.
Thanks for the video !
Home dealing with COVID but there’s no better pick-me-up than a Gibbons video where he’s checking out a new instrument. ❤️❤️❤️
Oh no :( Get well soon Beau!
Shoot dude! We had it in the summer despite being vaccinated… not fun, but I fared pretty well. Kids were fine!
Still my best purchase of 2021 and now 2022. Incredible synth.
Every time I sit down with this thing I am blown away. I wish I could devote an entire month to it!
You are so smooth. Educational and yeah.. A treat to experience. Thank you :)
Appreciate it, thanks!
Don't forget the sequencer is polyphonic (up to 6 voices) which makes it even more versatile! There's also a chord mode on the Polybrute now - since v2 firmware.
Yeah! So much to this synth...
Mind blowing and you've not a single hair outta place! And J3PO is indeed the man. Great video
This synth has got to go on my wishlist, just phenomenal.
Hey Jef! I became a big fan of your channel last year and also bought the PolyBrute last year... I love this synth!
Awesome that you gave J3PO some love, hes a super talented guy and his patches are great, great video as always Jef!
I agree! Thanks Andrew!
Outstanding Musical Instrument 🙌🏽
Great video as always. Thanks for the detailed review Jef!
Most welcome Alex!
I switched to pure software synths many years ago when it was really uncommon. I still think that way. But this is the first time since decades that I was feeling pushed to buy new hardware. Very well done!
Polybrute is pure analog power with digital interaction, this is best of both worlds, compliments to you: it is brilliantly reported here.
I, too, switched to software. And a couple of very good midi controllers. Perhaps my hearing has deteriorated over the last few decades that I have been using hardware, but I cannot detect significant - if any - differences sonically between hardware and software except that software through a good audio interface is essentially noise free. This raises the question of why one would invest in hardware at all.
One of my favourite hardware synths was the V Synth GT. However, the more I dove into its architecture, the more I concluded that it was essentially a special-purpose computer with internal audio interfaces running a stripped-down version of Unix or Linux. I could be mistaken.
I guess that hardware has that visceral, tactile dimension. What am I missing here?
@@Mike__G I am surprised by your answer. It's obvious. Hardware synth is sexually hotter. You can touch many sliders in seconds, you get a physical feedback. Using a mouse on a screen gives much less pleasure. On hardware you arrive at a sound you have in mind in less time.
Obviously is a desire I will not fulfill. Hardware is extremely expensive and heavy.
But I was expressing my pure admiration for such a beauty.
I use live Diva, Massive X, Pigments that allow an incredible palette, but feedback is completely different.
Yes, modern synthesizers and workstations are little embedded computers with basic operating system and some software, but this is not changing my tactile opinion. Have fun with your VSTs!
@@furiobisotti8150 I guess the difference is that you’re either “playing” the synth or “playing with” the synth. The former is creating music. The latter is creating patches/sounds. BTW, I did keep my ARP 2600 Behringer clone. I just find it very limited compared to Reaktor, Pigments, etc. I find my Expressive E Touché helps with the sex appeal of VSTs. And the sliders/knobs on my Keylab 49 map reasonably well to the V collection synths.
@@Mike__G I disagree with you completely
@@furiobisotti8150 How can it be “completely?” Some of what I wrote is indisputable. What specifically do you disagree with?
Wow, for the price it's amazing!!! This would be like the best synth ever? Could be apart from nostalgic reasons for others.....
Getting over covid watching your vids bro.. I’m thankful
Sorry to hear that Hugo! Had it in the summer... not fun. Hope you get better soon!
@@jefgibbons thanks brother. I’m at the end of it so THANK GOD it wasn’t any worse.. I didn’t make any music since last week but I’ll be back soon lol 💪🏿
What an exciting new angle at this Polybrute integration - I wasn't aware and it definitely moves up my buy list 😀 many thanks!!
Most welcome Geert!
Lovely synrh, nice to see you're enjoying it so much!
Thanks Mick! It’s a beautiful thing…
Great tutorial ! Thanks
Its a fantastic synth. I also purchased one and I'm in love with it. Congrats on getting one free. its certainly a keeper. The new 2.0 update is fantastic too.
Thanks! Yeah, love the extra stuff in the update!
Dude you killed it!! This is probably the most comprehensive video on the polybrute on youtube yet! Amazing way to kick off 2022👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Ps: welcome to the #polybrutegang ❤️
Thanks MLS!! I love this device... we need to have a hangout soon!
The DAW integration is just bonkers! It completely changes how we work with analogue synthesisers. I've ordered a PolyBrute and is eagerly awaiting it's arrival :)
Now, imagine if we could send audio to it and through the filters via the USB and DAW integration. But I guess they saved that for the PolyBrute 2 :D
Yeah… that would be sweet!!
How long will that feature work though?
Unless too much happens in the VST/AU standard, I’d guess it’ll last at least 6-8 years from now - to be pessimistic.
My jaw dropped at the opening! Sheesh!
Godly synth and killer feature! Multi-instantiated VST should be a new standard for any synth :)
Loving the instrument myself!
Vibrant and detailed vid, Jeff! Show more - more people get it more features development for everyone ... and I enjoy just watching/listening/learning PB when can't play one :)
Appreciate the support!
Excellent video
Wow! What a crazy coincidence. I recently received a PolyBrute as a gift from my wife. I now have both the PloyBrute and MatrixBrute. I agree that it really is just as amazing as it is hyped up to be.
Your wife is definitely a keeper.
@@Go1aZo yeah I like her, and she surprisingly likes me back.
This guy beat the system, didn't get a wife that is synth compatible, got a wife that gives him synths and more. 😀 Your wife is special!
@@tonylancer7367 being special is why she's my wife 😂. She's the best.
That’s awesome Chris! How do you compare the two synths? Do you have a fave?
Just dropped in to deliver a thank-you note for the series of Maschine Tutorials... I've almost got them memorized.
You've become very prominent in Studio B.
That's great to hear, thanks for the support!
That's a nice synth!
Cristal clear and very convincing. I am just not ready for this Polybrute synth, but may be when i will be ... better.
Just like having babies, there will never be a "right" time for a Polybrute. But just get one anyway.
@@SuchaDoofus I’ve never owned any analog synth or played with one, this will be my first. I’m diving in head first and will figure things out along the way 😂
I am so frustrated. I just got this thing, and the Polybrute connect app isn't doing anything in my Ableton session. If I change any parameters in the software or change presets, it doesn't send it to the hardware and vice versa. Polybrute connect standalone works great, but not in my DAW. It does nothing. Any thoughts on how to fix this?
Jef you are always right on time with these videos, man! If I were to make a TH-cam channel I’d model it after yours. I darn near pulled out all my hair when the sampler wasn’t working yesterday. Realized I had to enable mic monitoring on my Mac. Cant wait to sample my hardware. Oh and I bought the J3PO patch you mentioned in another vid. Thanks again.
Thanks! Yeah that enabling of the mic did me in a year ago!! Have fun with it!
for someone who has only had this for a few days you have a very acute understanding of this synth. I've had my Matrixbrute for just short 2 years and I still feel like a novice. I have 17 synths now. And have worked 10s of thousands of hours to pay for all my stuff. I plan on getting this synth as I have always wanted it but it makes me ill to know you got yours just for promoting a non- bias review. Not dising your video which is amazing just frustrated I have to sweat blood for 75 hours a week for years to get all my acquired gear. I love Arturia
Honestly dude, going through hard times and depression. It occurred to me today that my gift is not making music, and that's ok. My gift is teaching... and maybe understanding stuff in a way that works for teaching. Your comments have clarified that for me.
@@jefgibbons Very interesting statement and courageous to share it publicly - thank you for that. I feel there is some dichotomy in this whole music gear scene that all of us are somehow a part of: In the end we all just want to create music, but this goal is clouded I feel by the desire and identification with all that gear, and the persisting thought that the setup is never complete. In our culture a sentence that I like to remember is „stop consuming, start creating“. It always seems like the own creative space is just one synth away - so I think it is important (and takes strength) to take a step back from looking outwards for things to acquire next, and instead look inwards and contemplate what it actually is that one is trying to achieve, to what extend one feels comfortable being bound by all this materialism, and whether it is shadowing the spark of the own (creative) spirit.
Sounds great🤸♂️
Love this thing, will certainly get one soon.
What do you use for a monitor: huge. Is that just a standard issue television?
What is the name of the tappy drum pad synth thing that you laid out that beat on.
I’m new to synth realm….will watch your earlier vid that highlights the basics.
Unrelated, but I just finished the new Weeknd's album "Dawn FM" and there's so much 80s analog goodness, I came to your video next and couldn't stop gushing over how delicious the PolyBrute sounds. Now thanks to you, I'm gonna have to sell one of my kidneys to get this, the sheer versatility of how much this synth can do and how well it can do it is amazing. Gonna have to look for all rounder small synth (MicroFreak maybe) and when my operation date is set, get the PolyBrute. 😂
Great video Jef!
Thanks Tony! Microfreak is a great place to start… keep that kidney!
Interesting. Thanks Jef.
Please, would you show us what you use the SE Mac for? Would love to see that.
Woow, what a new year with god sounds and hardware. 🇩🇰
Yea! Such a treat… looking forward to really digging in!
Damn it... You sold me.
I had a MOOG ONE and sold it. I have the POLYBRUTE and a MATRIXBRUTE....KEEPERS! Thanks for a great video.
Why did you sell the moog one? I've been drooling over it.
Appreciate your transparency and I have to ask; how can anyone criticize free kit when its worth so much ? Both in terms of product dollar value and content creation this is essentially a paid sponsorship. Bye bye more free stuff if you hate it and say so in YT
Had to pause the VT just to agree with your opener. It is hugely difficult to deal with hardware, patches and historic changes. The Virus TI is a major game player because of this. I have some great synths. The ones I use most are the ones I can sync with my computer and DAW. I don’t want 3rd party editor software that becomes “too difficult to manage.” I want innovative companies to help me out. If Apple made a synth, what would it do? Well done Arturia. Most synth sounds are not polyphonic so I might overlook 6 voices for ease of use.
If Apple made a synth, it would be digital, have only 1 LFO and 1 envelope, would have no patch memory, and would cost 6000 dollars.
You should get the wooden legs for it. They look great and the wood (oak) is the same as on the synth.
I think the synth is walnut (which is great, I love walnut). Are the legs oak?
Congrats on the new toy! I tried one of these and didn’t like the overwhelming amount of buttons but the sound quality made me want to learn it after playing for a bit! All said and and done, the sound of this synth is on another level… Great vid Jef! We gotta collab soon! 😎 💫 🕺
Thanks dude, we sure do! Let’s hang in a few weeks!
We love wood in all hardware because we love nature.
Great Synth! Great video! I wish they made a destop version of this beautiful device.
That would be sweet for sure....
So...since the Polybrute is an Arturia product, does the Polybrute automatically automap it's control sliders, switches, knobs, and buttons to all the Arturia VST plugins? For instance, if I'm using the Polybrute to play the OBXA-V, will all (or most) of the OBXA-V parameters automatically be mapped to the Polybrute's front panel?
Not that I know of… but that is a brilliant idea! I’ll share it with them… it would be another good reason to get the synth!!
@@jefgibbons absolutely !!
Art to your ear Poly Brute.
Im jealous. Thats a nice gift.
How is your midi Routing setup from Maschine to the Polybrute? Do you use the MIDI out of the Maschine? Thank you
Just using MIDI straight out of Maschine to the USB on Polybrute!
Good stuff. J3PO is awesome
I'm still hoping Arturia releases a software to fully integrate with the MatrixBrute 😩 perhaps along with their next update.. 3.0 maybe 👀
Hi Jef ! Happy new year ! What a beautiful machine ! Was wondering : what do you think about the keybed of this monster ? To which other keyboard would you compare it ? This is my only concern. Many thanks for your feedback ! Loving your studio by the way !
Thanks! The keybed feels just fine to me, very similar to may Komplete Kontrol, maybe a bit lighter than my Sub 25...
Do you own an Akai Force? I'd love to see a comparison of your workflow in this video to doing this on a Force
I noticed a few people are selling their Polybrutes in my neck of the woods... I don't know why? I thought it was great. But apparently they're barely using it...
I had a salt lamp melt into mine. I opened it to clean it and wow was it amazing inside. To what you say, how long it took them to make it, must have taken a long time. However, I wonder if most of it was already there with the technology from the matrix brute already existing.
I'm jealous !!
Still debating myself choosing between Polybrute and Maxibrute🤔
I have a matrix brute and id take the poly brute first if it was an option at the time. Its just more refined and thought out.
What kind of monitor are you using? As in, the video screen connected to your computer, not your studio monitors.
Damn it !! Now I got GAS Darn it Jef - - - I WANT IT!!!
I know man, it’s great!
Hey Jef, the Polybrute looks amazing but it's waaaaay out of my budget. Do you know if Arturia are planning to bring any of these software features to their cheaper synths like the Microfreak? I love the way you can integrate it into Maschine and then go back and change things and it would be amazing to see it work with Arturia's other hardware.
I haven’t heard anything but I’ll be putting in my request to them, it takes hardware to another level!
mine arrives tomorrow ❤
awesome video, thanks for the guide on using with software, much appreciated. Did the Polybrute have the new firmware 2.0 pre-installed? if not download it as it adds even more greatness to a brilliant synth.
Yeah! I put it on right away
does the Matrix Brute have that type of software?
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Can the button matrix section still be used as a step sequencer? Thanks for the video btw. I love Arturia controllers, sequencers, and their soft synths, but wasn't particularly wowed by the original Matrixbrute or Microbrutes. Still a loyal Arturia user tho, bc so many of their products are really great and often set the standard for intuitive hardware user interfaces.
Yes, the matrix works as yep different types of sequencer. There's a step sequencer (a full featured and complex one), and a seq/arp that takes the basic arp (that they also include) to the next level. It's bananas.
Awwwwwe man!!! It’s sounds so rich! Super feature rich also, I like everything about this synth, does it have a vocoder? I’m sure it does, It definitely has everything else.
Doesn’t have a vocoder! Need the Microfreak for that!
Very nice!! The Polybrute should definitely not be overlooked. I did notice that the color of yours appears to be different from what I'm used to seeing. Maybe it's just the lighting and/or color correction, but it appears to be a much darker shade of blue than normal. Still looks awesome though!
Thanks! Probably just the lighting...
Sequencer makes it seem like it could imitate a 303!
if you're done with it,mail it here..Great video.
Why won’t they do this integration with the matrixbrute? They should really be the best at this kind of integration given their software programming origins.
I think we will be talking about Polybrute in forty years the same way we talk about the CS80 or the Prophet 5 or the Jupiter-8 now.
I completely agree!
Very Nice Video as always ! I adore the suggestion of a software for MicroFreak ! And Great T-shirt ! Please invite J3PO to Beats n Chats ! Happy New Year Jef ! 😇
Yes! I'm hoping to have J3PO on for Beats n Chats ;)
That’s a pretty amazing device. I almost got one. Instead, I got a Summit. But I do wonder
I’ll have to check out the Summit, how are you liking it?
@@jefgibbons The Summit is brilliant. Beautiful sounds, especially the effects. Keyboard is very nice. Great quality digital oscillators, analog filters, 16 voices. FM, Wavetable, Subtractive. It’s also multitimbral and has a great layout. No sequencer though, and it doesn’t have the morphing knob that the Polybrute has. No morphe or ribbon either. You can have dual, layered, and split patches. There are also “mediators”.
@@aquaticborealis4877 Polybrute and Summit, two brilliant Synths
@@aquaticborealis4877 I thought it was only bi-timbral? That's what I read. The Roland JD-Xi is Multitimbral though. Just sayin'.
@@Lainer1 Yep, Summit is bi-timbral. There’s a trick to also make it binaural though, like the Udo 6. Scott’s Synths did a video on it.
If Arturia makes tge polybrute with more voices it will be a big big problem for other synths
How many subscribers do you need before hardware synths are chucked in your direction?
Re: your disclaimer, do you have to return the device or are you keeping it? I can't imagine you would say bad things if the latter is true when someone gives you a €2300 piece of kit? How will you sleep at night LOL.
Lucky Soul.
If only it was 10 kg lighter... carried mine to a band session the other day and holy s..t it's heavy
DUDE it’s so heavy!!
„They don’t pay me - they send me software and hardware for free.“😂😂😂
Nice demo…you covered a lot of ground
I think we are about the same age...curious what you were when you were in the 90's. Raver? I was indie rock. It's weird how we all (who stayed making music) all kinda came together. Weird comment...admittedly. Post a funny pic of Jeff circa 2000. Good to see a TH-cam hero as a newby. Like....what weird sh*t was Gas wearing before the grey beard.
Ha! Love this. I'd love to see Gas pre-beard! I grew up on electronic from my old cousin, got into alternative rock for a long period, studied classical in Uni, then discovered virtual instruments in the early 2000s... composed for animations for a long time, then finally got into jazz in the 2010s... and yes, I had long hair in high school!
I'm afraid if I buy this they will release a new one with more voices🤦♂️. But maybe not. Ugh. Sounds really cool to me.
They probably won't. Thing already weighs more than a truck.
LEDs should always be dimmable… they can be really harsh and distracting.
They fixed it! Latest update brings options...
@@jefgibbons Ah, okay...great!
Everything is analogue until someone loses an eye
+1,000,000 For Microfreak Connect software!!!
Yesss! This would be amazing….
Why not just play the song and record it track by track without all of them steps? This way the song will have feeling and not be so digital sounding. Old school still sounds the best, sometimes people just get lost in the technology and don't utilize the feelings and emotions music can create.
Seems like way too many silly options they are getting as bad as mobile phones🙄
stop saying device
Man. Please don't accept free products for review. To me it ruins all credibility. I just can't follow content creators who do that.
Sorry I’ve got Arturia softwear and it just sounds week. Shame. Sequential 6 or Rev 2 hardwear synths are a level way above this instrument.
Such an over-hyped synth….turn off all the built in F/X and it’s just thin and weedy sounding.
How getting sent software and even expensive hardware like the Polybrute isn't supposed to be seen as being sponsored is beyond me. I guess it's logic the 2021/2022 way smh. OF COURSE you're gonna be biased in your review, doesn't matter if it's cash or goods that you get as payment.
Never said I wasn't "sponsored" just said they aren't paying me to make it... The video does say "Paid Promotion!" which is more than a lot of other TH-camrs do. But I can definitely change the wording to "they don't pay me cash". Always working on being as transparent as I can here.
No wavetables = not future proof. Way too much money for an old sounding synth.
ahaha
This is the first video that I’ve seen showing how well the software integration works. I was already pretty much sold on the sound and mod capabilities. Now that I’ve seen this….
Anyone know any good deals on a kidney trade in scheme?
Awwwwwe man!!! It’s sounds so rich! Super feature rich also, I like everything about this synth, does it have a vocoder? I’m sure it does, It definitely has everything else!
No vocoder as far as I know. I just use the local one in Ableton.