Those that know me - know about my love of subtractive synths and synthesis. Someone I very much respect Adrian Utley of portishead has jumped on the Mini. If you are fed up of rubbish demonstrations and want to see some nice classic sounds dialled in as well as some of the functionality for this little puppy check out the vid.
I will be getting mine! They sound great! Especially through the effects he uses. I think it's an eventide. I saw this on another thread on the electronic forum and hope to find out what the little amp and FX bos is . Enjoy
It's a cool little machine. Capable of alot of cool sounds from what I can hear in this demo.
The tap tempo arpeggiator is great and would be perfect in a live environment or even just jamming out to a production. I really like that it has a swing adjustment too. That's pretty cool.
It seems like they made this to be a hugely versatile analog with some cool and well thought out tweakability.
It's a cool little machine. Capable of alot of cool sounds from what I can hear in this demo.
The tap tempo arpeggiator is great and would be perfect in a live environment or even just jamming out to a production. I really like that it has a swing adjustment too. That's pretty cool.
It seems like they made this to be a hugely versatile analog with some cool and well thought out tweakability.
Get me one too! lol
Its all about that CV and backbone . Im not sure how much I would use swing to be honest. Seems a little gimmick. Guess i'll find out. I love the Wave folding. That's cool and the envelope for me sounds incredible. Some outraageous synth drums can be created
The waves h-delay is pretty killer too (and runs in 64bit)
my buddy just pulled that bad boy out yesterday and i fox with it...i haven't played with it or heard it enough to give feedback on it, but it sounds legit so far! lol
I was just happy to see Adrien in his element geeking out like that. Get a load of that room! Was just listening (and getting inspired by) Dummy yesterday, so good timing ..... the brute definitely took the back seat here .... I think I have GAS inhibitors at work though .... keeping me from the dreaded 'want'
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk
__________________ 'You don't finish, you just run out of time' - Dave Pensado on mixing
I've heard a few demo's of the minibrute, and this was by far the best.
The player makes a big difference, and more importantly hearing it through a vintage delay.
This is definitely on my shopping list, a true analog at that price is too hard to pass on.
I've got a couple of Eventides too, so I can't wait to hear what it sounds like running through them.
I've heard a few demo's of the minibrute, and this was by far the best.
The player makes a big difference, and more importantly hearing it through a vintage delay.
This is definitely on my shopping list, a true analog at that price is too hard to pass on.
I've got a couple of Eventides too, so I can't wait to hear what it sounds like running through them.
Do you have the Eventide Space?
How is it with synths?
Why is it better than normal reverb plugs?
If you do have it, of course lol.
Do you have the Eventide Space?
How is it with synths?
Why is it better than normal reverb plugs?
If you do have it, of course lol.
I've got 2 Harmonizers. A H3500 and a DSP7000.
Both are better than any plugin I have ever heard.
Sounds great on any source, but especially synths.
The effects are endless, you can do some crazy stuff.
The pitch shifting on synths is awesome, you can program a patch to go both an octave down and an octave up, so it is like adding a couple of extra oscillators to the synth. You can take a weak, thin, dry sound, run it through the Eventide, and then it sounds HUGE and magic. I'm in love with these machines.
I haven't tried the pedals, but I imagine they can do some pretty cool stuff too.
I was thinking about getting the Space but I don't know what advantages a $500 reverb pedal would have over my plugs.
I'm thinking delays are much more fun for synths, right?
I've used a boatload of plugs, and though they can do great things, reverb usually isn't one of them. There are a few good ones, but they are often expensive. Hardware is generally miles ahead.
Having said that, have you tried the Valhalla plugins? They are awesome.
Shimmer, Ubermod and Room.
You can try the demo's, or they are only $50 a piece.
Of all the plugs I've heard, these are the only one's that come close to what an Eventide can do.
Worth a listen.
I use an original Roland Space Echo form the 70's, it's an incredible tape delay unit (similar i guess to the echoplex) it really warms up anything you put through it and the wow & flutter of the tape delay settings can render even a digital source analog & drifty...
I'm a little on the fence about the Minibrute, especially in this setting where Adrian is a great player and the echoplex adds a great vintage tone.. most other demos i've heard didn't convince me, it sounded cold and modern. also the fact it doesn't store patches is i find an epic fail in 2012.. even mid 80's analogs could all do so.. i don't buy that "it makes things visually simpler" patch storage works perfect on the voyager & phatty..
I use an original Roland Space Echo form the 70's, it's an incredible tape delay unit (similar i guess to the echoplex) it really warms up anything you put through it and the wow & flutter of the tape delay settings can render even a digital source analog & drifty...
I'm a little on the fence about the Minibrute, especially in this setting where Adrian is a great player and the echoplex adds a great vintage tone.. most other demos i've heard didn't convince me, it sounded cold and modern. also the fact it doesn't store patches is i find an epic fail in 2012.. even mid 80's analogs could all do so.. i don't buy that "it makes things visually simpler" patch storage works perfect on the voyager & phatty..
I think that without the ability to save the patch, it really allows you to be creative. It takes you out of the left brain and really lets you get into the right brain creative process. If you want, just get a recall sheet and turn the knobs back.
I think this was done on purpose as opposed to just not doing it because of budget or whatever other factors would cause a developer to skimp on something like patch saving.
Its a cool video. I tried posting it in the electronic forum a few days ago and the thread mysteriously disappeared the next morning, lol. He's got a sweet synth collection too. I've gone back/forth on getting the MB, but for now I'm going for something else. It sounds good though.
^ it was merged into another existing thread i believe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Zachariah
I think that without the ability to save the patch, it really allows you to be creative. It takes you out of the left brain and really lets you get into the right brain creative process. If you want, just get a recall sheet and turn the knobs back.
I think this was done on purpose as opposed to just not doing it because of budget or whatever other factors would cause a developer to skimp on something like patch saving.
I fox with it
that is the argument put forward in the video but i don't believe it, it was done to keep cost low... adrian even mentions in another part of that session he wishes his 101 & minimoog had patch storage for his live performances.. also if arturia wanted to stay away from presets (which is a valid point, i hate presets) they could have just shipped it empty but with patch storage capability, users would still be forced to create their sounds from scratch (and everyone would be happy)
New Reply 
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
. Enjoy 
