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@acidperex 12 сағат бұрын
So, you can connect directly a launchpad to play the KOII?
@davide88rn 3 күн бұрын
Nice video! I would like to buy my first hardware synth and I prefer analog semi modular. Under 500 which is the best one for a complete noob for start the journey? Thanks a lot
@Bloom_Music 2 күн бұрын
I would highly recommend stretching your budget and picking up a used Moog Grandmother. If you are patient and keep an eye on Facebook and Craigslist, you can find one for $600 or cheaper. The Grandmother is a great semi-modular for a beginner because it follows a very traditional architecture, and the patch points are located on the actual "modules", rather than amassed in a patch bay. This is the ideal layout for learning modular synthesis. Also, the Grandmother sounds absolutely astonishing and is a guaranteed future classic. If you can't stretch your budget, then I would recommend the PWM Malevolent. It's a much more aggressive synth than the Grandmother, but it sounds great, and it also has its patch points clearly distributed across the panel. You could argue that there are "better" semi-modular synths out there for the money, but for someone looking to start their journey, these would be the best teaching synths. Anything with a more complex architecture or a patch bay style layout is going to have a much harsher learning curve.
@davide88rn 2 күн бұрын
@@Bloom_Music ok thanks :)
@davide88rn 2 күн бұрын
@@Bloom_Music ok thanks understand. The grandmother in Europe is 1200 new so is impossible to find it around 600. So I’ll look at the malevolent 👍
@TiLeo 4 күн бұрын
Until this moment I did not know what the umbrella meant. 😂 So yeah, great point.
@noshkispichki 6 күн бұрын
37:31 what the 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴
@nathanreeser955 7 күн бұрын
legend!
@cresshead 7 күн бұрын
excellent
@jcain2411 8 күн бұрын
One of the best ko videos. Thanks
@leebrokus5069 9 күн бұрын
I was interested up until you announced 'the drop test'. That on top of being so fucking worried about what some idiots are saying in forums... yeah, I'm just going to block the channel. This shit is stupid.
@darwiniandude 10 күн бұрын
Loved the video, and very sensible (even if I didn't like the treatment of the MPC, even if I don't like them) and I might actually pick up a KOII as a result. I got the original pocket operator PO33 KO largely as something fun and accesible for making beats that my kids can use. My 8yo daughter can sample hitting a metal bar at the playground and work with it right there, make a little beat, put some vocal phrase in "I'm thirsty" is the main lyric from one of them haha. But it's pocketable, Mic, Speaker, Sampling - can set in and out sample points, pitch up or down, lowpass / highpass accross one knob range. It's great. But the KOII with it's far superior built in speaker and midi IO would be far better for 'actual' creation around the house - only downside is it doesn't fit in your pocket. Anyway. My only nitpick in your video is that I LOVE my OP-1 Field, it's just a pity about the price. But even the original, I don't consider it a toy - you've said there's never been a modern equivilent of the SK-1, and I think the OP-1 is exactly that. (except for price) Instant 1 key sampling from the built in mic and playback, But it's like an SK-1 with a built in four track portastudio and effects and some synth engines. For me, I think more in terms of notes on a keyboard than pads, having grown up with a Piano in the house since I was a kid. But I can take OP-1 anywhere and have sampling, effects, overdubbing, audio recording. For me it's great. Definitely not for everyone though, I get that.
@darwiniandude 11 күн бұрын
Liked, Sub'd - I _was_ happy with my Microfreak. It even has features the mini does not! But this single specific example makes me want a minifreak now instead. So thanks! Not! haha :)
@ramour_ 11 күн бұрын
oh man thats such an incredible review! exactly what i needed to see and hear about the minifreak. i honestly didnt quite get the hype. always thought the usual sound demos sounded cheap and even awful. so thanks for showcasing the potential of classier sounds! ❤
@justinjones2595 12 күн бұрын
OP-1 also had a high press rating but the scissor clips and keycaps failed before the actual button/nipple on the PCB
@DarkTrapStudio 16 күн бұрын
The Mod function in plate 140 react like a size knob, there maybe more to it though.
@Reyescult 16 күн бұрын
What a fantastic demo with a fair and balanced review. I snagged one when it was first announced, but I have yet to open it. I can't get myself to disrupt that beautiful packaging. :-) I have a soft spot for old school 'memory management' style sampling. My first sampler was an unexpanded Ensoniq EPS with 512 KB of memory. I became a MASTER of getting the most out of that limited memory. Sadly most modern samplers (including my MPC X) don't give off that same vide. This K.O. II seems to do so. I gotta get mine going.
@ringsystemmusic 17 күн бұрын
oh mannnnnnnnmnn I got one of these in a trade and damn this slaps even harder than I thought it would
@pierdolek1236 18 күн бұрын
You're the summoning salt of the music gear world, great work!
@deepsynth3495 18 күн бұрын
What are your thoughts of this as a sketch pad for in bed, restaurants etc. do you think it has enough to get me to an 8 bar loop that I can take into the studio
@Bloom_Music 17 күн бұрын
It definitely excels as a sketch pad. You can build something quickly using the commit function, and I find its arrangement tools very intuitive. It will be familiar if you have any experience arranging in Maschine. However, transitioning into the studio is going to be cumbersome. With no export tools, you’ll have to record each channel one at a time as audio. If you embrace this limitation creatively, you can use it as an opportunity to record a unique take of each track using the various performance effects. The end result will be something more organic and alive, rather than just sounding like a loop.
@deepsynth3495 17 күн бұрын
@@Bloom_Music hey man. Thank you for the detailed response. I really appreciate it. That’s what I figured. I’m not to concerned with workflow quirks as I started on a akai s5000. But this exactly suits what I want. Quick, fun, sketchpad. Although I am also considering a polyemd mini. Which might be too much. I need something with less options so I actually make something instead of tweaking it endlessly. PS, I bought my mini freak because of your videos and I am loving it. Can you do a favour for me? Can you harass arturia for the mini freak osc in an update. Thanks bro love your content
@themidnightpiper9978 20 күн бұрын
We need this in Eurorack format.
@mksln 20 күн бұрын
Wonderful video and sample collection! Thank you for making it! And this technique is great not just for the KO but I think will work great for other size limited, polychromatic samplers like my picoTracker 👍
@pcurryii 20 күн бұрын
I think this sold me on the MF over the minilogue xd or hydra
@sophiestellakis 21 күн бұрын
Excellent review!
@dirtylords 23 күн бұрын
I have been trying to connect my Keystep Pro via a 5 pin mid to 1/8 inch 1010 Music adapter and I can’t get it to do a thing. I’ve been desperate to try this out since you posted the video. Any ideas?
@renevanderkraats224 23 күн бұрын
Good insights, also I love the background music!
@RollectricSound 24 күн бұрын
I dont get why you just got 7590 followers? Your content is so brilliant <3 even 5 years ago :)
@raysubject 25 күн бұрын
that drop test was absolutely epic … laughed very hard 😂😂😂😂😂
@p.tparcel1798 26 күн бұрын
Your content is outstanding. Thanks man.
@mikachu9649 26 күн бұрын
What’s the bass patch at 1:38? Been thinking about it for days but new to synths haha
@MatusFinchus 27 күн бұрын
Great video. I have this alongside an MC707, TR8S, UNO Synth, JV1080 and Volca Sample 2. I tell myself I don't need ANYTHING else to make full tracks, but... ...you know how it is. :) I need to spend more time experimenting with the JX-08; you're right, it is a little powerhouse!
@matszh 28 күн бұрын
I wish that it supported sustain pedal via midi though…
@eighthdaymedia9013 28 күн бұрын
Great review and walkthrough of the Minifreak. I did notice you said your Matrixbrute collects dust because of the Steiner-Parker filter. That’s ashame considering the deep capabilities of that synth and it having a ladder filter as well. There’s so many ways to configure the two filters that I don’t find it lacking in any way.
@BubbaSatori 28 күн бұрын
Less freaky? Rick James has left the chat.
@brucerobenalt8048 28 күн бұрын
That crusty old oscilloscope is awesome.
@paulinho9396 29 күн бұрын
Comparing a VA to an analog synth just doesn't make sense. Of course you can go way deeper into osc tones and modulation but you are far from the sonic qualities of, let's say, a prologue. Anyway, I think the minifreak is a beast and perhaps the most versatile VA out there.
@losleo Ай бұрын
its hardly sounds stereo
@consequenciasinimaginaveis6901 Ай бұрын
Teenage Engineering is a toy manufacture.
@KeithDuncanSound Ай бұрын
Why am I watching this?
@LAFHFKLA9 18 күн бұрын
go to bed
@KeithDuncanSound 17 күн бұрын
@@LAFHFKLA9 thanks, yes I should stop watching KZbin at 5am and go to bed.
@KeithDuncanSound Ай бұрын
I need to get a better job
@efnbrg Ай бұрын
When you sampled the analog synth and played it back as a pad, would it behave the same way as doing this in ableton with simpler or sampler? If you need to use sampler what would you look for in the settings?
@Bloom_Music Ай бұрын
Generally, yes, you can do the same thing in Simpler. The big difference will be the sound and the way that Simpler pitches your sample. (At least the last time I used it), Simpler doesn’t have any “old school” pitching modes; it just uses the same stretching algos that it uses for clips, which usually try to maintain the quality and character of the original samples. So, while Simpler can achieve the same type of sampling, the results will sound very different and won’t have that classic lo-fi vibe.
@vecvan Ай бұрын
2:15 You forgot the free VST offers far below the given price point. Hybrid analog or not, one knob per function and "character" don't differentiate it enough.
@Rasul_BandY Ай бұрын
Appreciate the attention to detail in explaining…
@haatock Ай бұрын
ISLA S2400
@thierrylebrun7795 Ай бұрын
A lot of clever thoughts on samples, i’m try to keep those in mind. thank you!!
@laoumofficial8154 Ай бұрын
how did you generate pads at 13.05? Can the ko2 loop the sample?
@Bloom_Music Ай бұрын
Negative, the K.O. II cannot loop the samples. See my video “Making Mono Synths Polyphonic with the K.O. lI” to see how to make these types of sounds.
@Jobotubular Ай бұрын
This video convinced me the miniFreak wasn't just a microFreak with keys. Two of the best synths out there, and glad to have both (despite the fact I usually prefer full-size keys)
@iforgot11 Ай бұрын
This was so helpful - Thanks!
@adventureStaley Ай бұрын
How do you think would be for a total noob whos not a musician but fairly tech savvy?
@Bloom_Music Ай бұрын
It’s a pretty simple device, so if you are tech savvy, you shouldn’t have any problems. A lot of the gripes people have with the workflow are because it doesn’t work exactly like most other devices in the segment, so being a “noob” might actually make it easier for you, because you won’t have to unlearn another workflow to learn this one.
@adventureStaley Ай бұрын
@@Bloom_Music Thanks so much for taking the time here.
@HiGlowie Ай бұрын
Are you using 1 or 2 oscillators here?
@Bloom_Music Ай бұрын
Two oscillators here. Second oscillator comes in at 0:53.
@HiGlowie Ай бұрын
Can you assign an envelope to either lfo? As in make it have a faster/slower attack.
@Bloom_Music Ай бұрын
You can assign either envelope to control LFO rate, but you cannot mod the envelope times with an LFO.
@CrescentRollCarl Ай бұрын
Nice video. I like your idea about throwing it in a bag with a midi controller so you can use it as your portable sound bank. As a sequencer I think its a fail, and as a groovebox its definitely a fail, but I can see it being a great device as just a pure sampler to combine with a more robust sequencer or use to jam with friends.
@gnargrove Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Bloom_Music Ай бұрын
My first Super Thanks! I appreciate it!