Arturia PolyBrute 12: Unrivaled Expression & Expanded, Electrifying Voicing | No-talking Demo

[@sweetwater]

What features would you like to see incorporated into future PolyBrute synths? Let us know in the comments, and don’t forget to stop by Sweetwater for an in-depth look at the Arturia PolyBrute 12 👉 sweetwater.sjv.io/Arturia-PolyBrute-12

[@GerenM63]

There are a couple of things I'd like to see in a PolyBrute. First would be the ability to route an oscillator directly to the amp without having to go through one of the filters. And, I'd love a third oscillator. I've got Noire now, which I love, and if I had the funds, I'd upgrade to the 12-voices.

[@karnblack]

Interested in a full length ribbon controller so you can press anywhere on it and it will match the note it's above.

[@Whistler-007]

Do either of the PolyBrutes have fully featured microtuning capabilities?

[@buckycore]

I want the feature where there's one in my room right now

[@LipazMusic]

Nothing additional is necessary, it’s perfect. 21st century’s flagship, a modern CS-80. It is worth its price. You know what could be good for the masses? If Arturia came up with a midi controller (61 or 88 keys) that has this keybed with FullTouch, but with much lower pricetag of course. That was a hot cake.

[@uncccut23]

Daniel’s harmonic knowledge, melodic sophistication, inventive chord progressions as well as his dynamic and emotional playing makes him the perfect guy to demo these synths and other instruments. Sweetwater should feel lucky they have a musician with a level of musical imagination on the level of some of the great songwriters and composers. And I’m not even exaggerating. His improvisations never fail to give me goosebumps.

[@jakestewartmusic]

Came for the synth, stayed to watch Daniel COOK

[@altor1964]

Came to watch Daniel cooking, stayed for the synth ! 😂

[@EarlyMist]

Came for the synth, ended up watching cook, yhen got cooked myself watching more poly vids

[@nerfytheclown]

Came to watch Daniel cook. As soon as I heard this had dropped.

[@theaudioeng]

@@altor1964 😄😄

[@gosesalvadori8204]

Sweetwater we need Daniel fisher to do a deep dive of this thing

[@MrVoonix]

But this demo is also genius

[@billmcnelis5999]

An album is what he should do. Wait, I never actually looked to see if he has music on Spotify! Here I go haha

[@av3nger3]

The nice thing about doing that now is that it will cover all of the original Polybrute as well.

[@ChristopherGwinn]

This is THE synth of 2024, I think.

[@stillphil]

I mean . . . the pursuit of "thee" supersynth can honestly be ended with this one.

[@funkingitup1805]

@@stillphil Synths haven't even fully expoloited virtual reality yet. Neurolinks combined with intravenous titration of drugs is the future of THE supersynth. Synths might give you chills, but nobody has overdosed on synth. . .YET!

[@DMT353]

Maybe… it’s not a synth with much of its own character, not to my ears anyway, but seems to do a lot of somewhat usual sounds very well. I think this synth would serve someone well who doesn’t have many synths and just wants one to do a lot.

[@AdamsOlympia]

@@GTChris I hope Arturia or someone else releases a standalone Morph pad just like the one in Poly 12 or better. Would love to pair it with my Hydrasynth + VSTs. (Hydra doesn't come close to these sounds but plenty of softsynths do)

[@bojangprodoktschns5428]

@AdamsOlympia: You might want to try the Touche from Expressive E, thats likely the one Arturia tried to copy. It doesn't do the Chaos Pad x/y thing but you can move the whole pad left and right instead, which is a much more controlled motion, especially as you are concentrating on playing with the right at the same time.

[@kre8a361]

It's great to see how someone like Daniel can push a synthesiser to its limits, showing off its true beauty and colours. The harmonics and overtones are so rich producing such authentic timbre every second of the way in real-time that is welcome to anyones ears. I sense that this synthesiser will send synth geeks and musicians away into exploration.

[@pb25193]

Sweetwater please do one of these every week.

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

Need a Noir edition.

[@N-trepid1]

Daniel's noodling is a sheer delight. As for Arturia, now THATS a company that actually listens to its base. More voices--done. Polyaftertouch and then some--done. Robust partnering software--done. Touché Arturia! ;)

[@DaveMcCall]

They invented an entirely new keybed technology for this (and patented it). Arturia really went the extra mile on the PolyBrute 12.

[@Robguitarjarvis]

Absolutely epic!!! And what an outstanding synth too!!!

[@lofikorean7051]

daniel makes every synth perfect. amazing synth

[@MikeUIibarri]

No one can pitch a synth like this guy!

[@712Jefferson]

Some freaking unbelievable sounds in this demo. Just wow.

[@pzanardi]

I’ve just started my synth and modular journey and want to day that Daniel Fisher has inspired me so much already. Amazing work man, thank you.

[@jh5131]

Love watching Daniel work

[@silvermyth2119]

This synth sounds perfect for cinematic scores!

[@thedarkestrainbow]

Outside of an Oberheim with a modern feature set, or a more affordable Moog poly, THIS is what I’ve been hoping for. The Polybrute is one of, if not the best sounding modern poly (I don’t count the OBX8 in that list because it’s all vintage circuits) and the feature set is second to maybe the Moog One. But for me the 6 voices weren’t enough. Certainly a bargain when compared to the Trigon6 P6 and OB6. But that synth deserved more and it finally has it. This is phenomenal. The only things I would change are hard buttons for the matrix control for added durability, and a full keyboard length ribbon. But that’s just personal presence. The synth needs nothing more. It’s perfect. The end.

[@Solomon_King_]

Came for the Synth, Stayed for Daniels excellent Ambient Session! Shout out to Nitish Kulkarni and Brenden Murphey! Studio is coming along nicely, thanks for your support guys!

[@Ersinip]

Thanks. That was great!

[@MarkDStrachan]

Its as if Jean Michel Jarre were a synth salesman, and made system demos so good I play them over and over again...

[@drindy5166]

Thee expensive monolith! Probably worth every penny too!! 🔥 👊 🧡 👍 🔥

[@Dudderlyful]

That is an attractive looking synthesizer, helps that the sound of it is sublime too, the its played by Daniel Fisher just to top it all off!

[@funkingitup1805]

You are correct that Daniel Fisher's attractiveness tops it all off.

[@mathewreeve8634]

I liked this video before I started to watch, you just know Daniel with the Polybrute 12 is not going to disappoint, I wasn’t wrong. This machine sounds so flexible and expressive and powerful (stop drooling). That last patch though, stunning! (AM?)

[@bbcrenner]

The finest modern analog poly synth at the moment? Of course the genius of Daniel Fischer at the controls make most any synth sound amazing. Boy, this sure looks fun, though!

[@ronaldcoleman9370]

I gotta say that this video is much much nicer and inspiring than your regular videos that week one knob at a time (though I like to see what every knob and filter can do, at times it can be very annoying at times-no offence)!!!! To showcase a fully modified sound that shows what the synth can do or create, along with your skills provide excellent entertainment and like I said, Inspiring!!! Thanks for this video!!! This video is actually making me think about picking one of these up!!! Thanks!!!

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Dayam!!! Listening to this on my car stereo is blowing me away! Truly Awesome!😁🎶🎹🎶Play On

[@equanim]

Good job! So nice to watch and listen to❤

[@allkeyspro6606]

Amazing sounds! Great work Daniel! I must say, I had heard some demos which featured less than stellar sounds. You have changed all of that! You’ve shown the huge pallet of possibilities! Thanks so much!

[@decimal1815]

This is a synth that's worth the price tag. I feel like we're not just paying for the brand name and legacy, but the sound and innovation here.

[@biggrime]

Well said

[@georgegilks348]

The all in one MPE synth, truly amazing, great demo. I believe most of Arturia's analog collection of software synths are now MPE compatible, most certainly Pigments. Great performance, thoroughly enjoyed it. Currently I am using the Jouey Play system, the Novation miniNova responds very well to MPE from Jouey Play. Rock on, eh!

[@esmoroglu]

Beautiful melodies and vibes besides the instrıment…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🧿

[@StefVR]

Insane!!!

[@antoniorusso5149]

Well doggone it. I just picked up the U-D-O Super Gemini and this comes out the day after it arrives ! Well I may have to get the PolyBrute 12 to go along with the SG and 3rd Wave. Love the color too as it makes seeing the controls so much easier. Great playing and tweaking as always.

[@alainthiry3965]

keep your sg

[@scottmcauleysounds]

Great Demo as always Daniel! PB12 sounds amazing!

[@Claude_van]

Nice reverb!👍🏿

[@jacobbaxter123]

Daniel 🐟er........this is going to be good

[@derrickaf1]

Yep:)! Blurring some serious boundaries for the senses…Does this synthesizer sound that great (obviously, yes) or are your electronic synthesizer skills that awesome? More your abilities…magical for sure! Thank you, Mr.Fisher

[@nokurztifmindcleaner3438]

Waouh, un super son, j'adore !!!

[@stevebrown5597]

Epic polyphonic portamento 11.20

[@joeyfloress1131]

Daniel Fisher needs all of the raises

[@benjaminframe5530]

Just when I was finished buying synths. Wow!

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

Rule NO.1.....you're never finished:)...EVER!!

[@jiffybox]

Pretty remarkable

[@gosampeinturemusique]

Great demo , thanks 👍🏻💖

[@henryhill92]

Awesome. I'd love to see a MIDI controller version of this- just the keys, touch-strip and Morphe. Or just a smaller 6-voice version with the same expressiveness

[@AdamsOlympia]

Hydrasynth Keyboard + Expressive E Touche might get pretty close. Thinking about buying Touche to pair with my Hyrdra Keys if Arturia doesn't release a controller like this. Osmose + Touche might even exceed it.

[@SlapShotts]

The 🐟 hooks me in again

[@ChrisP3000x]

Best UI ever. Love the potential for creation and performance. I hoped to hear more than bright/harsh/brittle pads, film scorishy, distant...saturated in effects, etc.... Need to hear more raw, upfront stuff, if it's capable. Just not sold on the sound yet.

[@buckycore]

Oh. I get it now.😍😍😍 (sells everything to be able to buy one)

[@ztkspace5885]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@dvamateur]

This is very good, an immense improvement aesthetically over the previous Polybrute. I like the color, reminds of Fairlight. Also, the part that starts at 8:32 reminds me of a Hiromi piece. What's not to like?

[@llittlegreyhound]

Much love to Daniel, always excited watching his presentations! This monster somehow sounds more engaging and compelling than the more expensive Moog One to me.

[@funkingitup1805]

It is certainly more expressive due to the keybed.

[@carlosserrano3985]

You read my mind, I think this synth sound more richer than Moog One and is cheaper.

[@johnpaulpatton9786]

20:31 - Dark Side of the Moon! Awesome demo! It would be really cool to see follow-up videos where you discuss your experience and opinion of the gear that you demo.

[@sweetwater]

Hi johnpaulpatton. As usual, I will be shooting a Deep Dive for the second video. It has so many things to talk about that I just wanted people to hear it first. -_Daniel_

[@andreasoberg2021]

Nothing beats your Oberheim OB X9 demo!

[@michaelfaymusic]

Man, it’s beautiful. The mk1 will keep me busy for years but dang, this would be amazing to partner the two.

[@ssssssssssss885]

Makes one want to sell the Jup-8 and buy 8 of these. 😀

[@AllenAndersonTaylor]

I would never leave my bedroom with this

[@davlippo7]

That's what she said! 🤣

[@samprock]

I'd love to see colored key like red lamp reflection @8:06 😎

[@loweroctaves]

Great vid as always! 🔊✨✨✨ im suprised they haven’t released a system 8 style synth that has full v collection. I can’t wait to see what will be at super booth this weekend. Dyin to see new moog and Oberheim teo 5

[@mwmfl8960]

This synthesizer would be the right one for a movie score and I've read comments that a lot of people compare it to the Yamaha CS80. So, who wants to step in the footsteps of Vangelis?

[@TheAceReviews]

Thanks for the video, @sweetwater! Would love to see Daniel play and do an overview of the new Roland Fantom EX. So much has changed since the Fantom launched in 2019.

[@ZackYouTube]

Got to get this one

[@rayderrich]

23:28 is an almost insta-buy for me

[@originallondon7994]

nice layout

[@davlippo7]

On the other demo page I suggested why hasn't this full touch MPE technology made it into the most obvious gear? A keytar. It's this exactly what it is for to express as if it's a guitar or saxophone etc. No matter how cool it sounds or plays, until you can play it like a guitar you still won't stand out in the crowd. Arturia needs to make a keytar including with the ribbon slider.

[@Hessencemusic]

It’s an extremely inspiring synth. I own polybrute 6 and that’s the thing I like from it the most. Other things to improve is the keyboard, knobs, faders quality… I don’t know if the new one has improved that

[@Helvanic]

There is polyphonic aftertouch, combined with what they call FullTouch, which i pretty much equivalent to the Osmose pressure dimension (you get sound from even from very little touch up to the full pressure length).

[@Helvanic]

In comparison, the original PolyBrute has "basic" aftertouch, that they improved via software update to what they call paraphonic aftertouch (aka you can set it up to activate on the last played note only, which is already quite good tbh).

[@Hessencemusic]

@@Helvanicthank you! And do you feel that new keys, knobs, faders are better that before (I feel the original ones not premium)

[@DasHemdchen]

Knobs, faders, buttons etc. seem to be the same or very similar quality than on PB6, maybe a little better than the first PB6 specimen.

[@dougie6897]

Can this emulate your amazing Pro 800 video Daniel? 6 voices hard left, 6 voices hard right for that magical true stereo sound field.

[@DasHemdchen]

Yes, Stereo Layer mode

[@DaveMcCall]

I'll ask him to put that in the deep dive video.

[@bjornkreuze7423]

Its a miracle ❤❤❤❤🎉

[@imarmaerevoet3072]

This synth is in 2024 what the CS-80 was in 1976

[@davebellamy4867]

8:10 The colony of Slippermen!😂 There's no who, why, what or when. 🤣

[@sweetwater]

One of my all-time favorite albums. -_Daniel_

[@davebellamy4867]

​@@sweetwaterMine too.

[@AaronFoltz]

12 String Analog Synth.

[@daojea]

🔥🔥🔥

[@JonManness]

DF is on my synth Mount Rushmore. I hope you sell these presets and make a little scratch for yourself!

[@sweetwater]

Hi JonManness. Thanks for the kind words. Everything I played on this video was a factory preset, and then I tweaked as I played. (I can't help myself). -_Daniel_

[@vryc]

Still wish this came with CV in/outputs

[@BubbaSatori]

6:50 😮

[@DaveMcCall]

That sound gave me chills.

[@torbenanschau6641]

What the Trigon was supposed to be and stopped the necessity for a Matrix 12 reissue by Oberheim

[@billmcnelis5999]

I'm getting Vangelis vibes from some of this 😊

[@eclecticaro]

Please Arturia bring Full Touch to Keylab Pro series.

[@eddy_sonik]

👍i LoVe ! 💙⚪❤

[@richardstevens8839]

I think it sounds a bit like the Oberheim 8 Voice - the Behemoth from 1975

[@Jexus]

Nicotine beige, took in a lot of smoke, that's why it sounds so warm! Are the keys full-size (23 mm for white keys and 9 mm for black keys), or are they truncated to 22/8 like in Polybrute 6?

[@DasHemdchen]

Can‘t measure mm, but the total keybed width is 85cm in both PB and PB12.

[@maydaygoingdown5602]

"Nicotine beige"...🤣. Yeah I think a Noir version would be nice.

[@JoshuaSimonson909]

Amazing! I do wonder, if money was not an issue, should I get the Arturia Polybrute 12 or the Expressive E Osmose?

[@VIBES_theband]

When does it come out?

[@RegebroRepairs]

I'm unrivaled expression? The Expression E has a similar full touch keybed, but there every single key has left to right pitchbend as well... It seems to rival quite well. 😀 But this one is going to be easier to program, certainly.

[@anthonyman8008]

Can i check it out when you're done???🙏🏽

[@ayvittu4973]

8:10 love the sudden Asian vibes

[@pitcapasso]

I liked the video before to watch it.

[@bernds6587]

a question to dear Mr. Fisher: are these no-talking Demo sets tediously planned and written beforehand, or is it more of a "I sit down and play around" thing? I cannot imagine the latter, and I'd lack the ideas of the first possibility. Kudos, I like!

[@sweetwater]

Hi bernds. I honestly have no idea what I'm going to play until I've heard the first new note of each preset that I've randomly selected. My primary consideration is that each new performance starts in a different key signature. Afterwards, I'll throw out some songs for not being interesting enough, and I might shorten a song if needed. But, much of what I played is in the video. I feel that randomly selecting presets (and then tweaking like crazy) is a fair way to experience a new synth. -_Daniel_

[@bernds6587]

@@sweetwater That is impressive, especially for someone like me who lacks the creativity and skill. Thank you for answering, Daniel!

[@ronaldcoleman9370]

Does this come in 88key, maybe fully weighted keybed and can you layer, import/input other sounds sources, and/or mix digital and analog synths (vst's and other plug-ins) with this????

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

[@alainthiry3965]

cold and mechanic, harsch, thin, straight,.. can be useful but as a complement

[@LucVanAcker]

Sweetwater do you have any idea how good Daniel is? If so Double his salary! Now!

[@everybodyhasoul5438]

Any idea if this can take external midi over usb?

[@allkeyspro6606]

Man, this looks so cool! I have to say, I'm not really in love with the sounds I'm hearing though!

[@allkeyspro6606]

I was wrong, I was so wrong !!!!!!!

[@richardstevens8839]

It reminds me of the Alesis Andromeda A6 but the Alesis had a richer fuller sound

[@stillphil]

Weight : 50.7lbs It SOUNDS lke it weighs even MORE.

[@funkingitup1805]

My "monophonic" Matrixbrute wighs 40lbs. Lol. Makes 12 voices at 51lbs. sound reasonable.

[@DaveMcCall]

@@funkingitup1805 It punches above its weight.

[@AVCOME]

Hi Daniel, as you’ve try both polybrute 12 and moog muse wich one is your favorite, i would like to buy one of these

[@brucebennett5338]

want

[@Observe-n-Learn]

Great demo, as usual. I can't prove it, but you are underpaid.

[@АлексейАхметзянов-ю8ь]

хороший аппарат для фильмов ужасов

[@HonorV2ultimate1tb]

does it have smooth transition when selecting another preset while the sound from the first preset is held down by the keys on the left hand?.....

[@ageshero]

Okay… don’t get me wrong…. It’s absolutely stunning, beautiful. But I was hoping they would have produced a more affordable polysynth, like 5-6 voice microbrute type thing with way way simpler controls.