Eowave Quadrantid SWARM Review & Sound Demos: Organic Hybrid Synthesizer

[@synthanatomy]

Time Index is added so you can switch easily through the review. Let me know what do you think about the Quadrantid Swarm :)

[@PaulBoos]

Nice review... I am just noticing people getting to review this wonderful synth this year. I am guessing eoWave is finally asking for more. As a Kickstarter backer for this synth, I am glad to see it getting more attention.

[@synthanatomy]

thanks :) yeah happy that it's more attention :)

[@iantanner7579]

i do love the sound and look, it's probably one of the most versatile desktops out there, for what it is. The digital oscillator gives it a unique edge. ~ The plastic pots do put me of a little though. But, it's still on my list. superb demonstration, that first one reminded me of *Sonnie's Edge* from *Love, Death and Robots* - nice!

[@djformalin]

Thx...I bought Swarm after watching your video...had it yesterday 🎼

[@quantum_ocean]

Around 15:30 to 16:00 how is the LFO changing speed like that? OIC, it's randoM!

[@ejb5659]

Very well done- like a bunch of new Bjork tunes ready to appear.

[@MrJackal43]

Wow! I love the very first sound you made! Dark and Phat is how I roll!

[@AudioJuicebox]

Dark and fat is what my mother loved as well. Now I don't know my father.

[@DJ-Hova]

I can't get my sequencer to start - any idea what could be the issue ?

[@TheJovenja]

Thanks for your excellent videos on this synth. Since the "manual" is really a shame, this helps a lot. The sound of the Swarm is great und unique, but even after a few hours I still sit in front of the thing with a frown. For example, I don't understand the mixer, especially "External in". At 18:05 you send the noise signal in here. But no noise-signal can be heard in the result. I tried feeding another synth into it. If I plug the cable (mono jack) all the way in, nothing can be heard. If I plug it half in, I can hear the external synth, but not the swarm. And what is the "Rev in" input for, when the VCA is connected to the reverb anyway?

[@synthanatomy]

hey, nice to hear that you have one :) the patch at 18:05 I was so happy with it that I didn't raise the noise level what you can see on the potentiometer which is at 0 :) The external works a bit different. If you put something in, you can't hear because it works like with an envelope follower on it. This means, you need to turn up the volume but press a key. So with a short envelope, you hear a bit, with a longer you will hear forever. Or just run the sequencer which lets you open it forever. The REV In is a reverb input for external signals :) With this, you can ignore both analog filters and go straight to the spring reverb :)

[@TheJovenja]

@@synthanatomy Thank you!! Thats it ;o) ...maybe I should just enjoy the sound and not question how it is achieved ...

[@LORANBELTRAM]

this video is just magic ...... thank you !!!!

[@paulthompson9985]

Hi . Only just got into making music and got this synth ( thanks for the amazing demo ) am just wondering how or if I can get the sounds to come out of 2 speakers ? And if I wanted to add a delay pedal, how could I do this ? Sorry if I appear thick , but I'm as green as grass. Any info would be great . Regards

[@synthanatomy]

hey, it only has a mono output, not a stereo. It's designed to work with Eurorack synthesizers which are mostly mono not stereo. Stereo delay pedal with two inputs are capable to send out the mono signal in stereo. hope that helps :)

[@brownmoney27]

Really great demonstration and explanation. Is it possible to remove the note quantization and play out of the normal 12 note scale?

[@matthewcody1757]

I love mine , it sounds good , build quality left alot to be desired.

[@raskolnikov1242]

Hi... I don't understand why sometimes you connect the envelope to the vca. Isn't it already connected?

[@synthanatomy]

Hey, mistakes are human :) the review also includes sound demos made over a specific time period. Some very early ones (2 days with the unit) and mistakes like that can happen in the early days. You can see the other demos didn't have it. It's a learning process :)

[@raskolnikov1242]

@@synthanatomy Yeah, I'm sure about that. I was really not sure, so I needed a confirmation. :)

[@rivella99]

How does the integration with a DAW like Ableton work?

[@synthanatomy]

it's not really designed to be integrated into a DAW. It's a standalone Synthesizer means you need to connect it via an audio cable to your audio interface. For MIDI, there is a breakout cable with which you can connect to MIDI using a classic MIDI cable. No USB. It has a MIDI CC implementation for seven parameters.

[@rivella99]

@@synthanatomy Ah ok, thanks for clarifying that. That's probably why i didn't find any video here regarding that topic.

[@argiopeMusic]

@@rivella99 Ableton’s CV tools will sequence this bad boy with a DC coupled IO or purpose made module like Expert Sleepers ES8

[@drd6416]

Wow... Makes sounds a lot like the son of kraftwerk crossed with combichrist! What a wonderful bit of kit...

[@xisotopex]

can the desktop version be converted to eurorack format?

[@argiopeMusic]

Yes

[@MrJackal43]

Great demo BTW!

[@synthanatomy]

thanks :)

[@mickolos]

Does anyone know where I buy one???

[@synthanatomy]

Mostly at smaller synth store like Schneidersladen. Musicstore.de,.a bigger shop sells them also

[@austinimbastari2760]

Does it have a midi in plug?

[@synthanatomy]

yes on TRS

[@austinimbastari2760]

@@synthanatomy do I need an adapter ?

[@synthanatomy]

@@austinimbastari2760 the TRS MIDI adapter is included

[@Sammy-st8iy]

Danke Tom, ich freue mich über jede Demo vom Quadrantid Swarm, weil es nicht viele davon gibt. Wenn ich nur blos mehr freie Eingänge am Interface hätte ;)

[@dietervoser4425]

Hallo Sammy3000. da bin ich gleicher Meinung ! Mir fällt bei meinem Gerät auf, dass die Touchplates nicht ( immer ) sofort reagieren nach der Berührung. Kennst du das auch ?

[@Sammy-st8iy]

@@dietervoser4425 Also ich habe jetzt meinen 2. EQS (der erste hatte einen fehlerhaften Spring Reverb) und hatte bei beiden Modellen keine Probleme mit den Touchplates. Allerdings muss ich sagen, dass die Touchplates vom Arturia Microfreak erheblich schneller bzw. empfindlicher reagieren.

[@dietervoser4425]

@@Sammy-st8iy Ja das finde ich auch dass der MicroFreak wesentlich schneller reagiert. Ganz gut sind auch die Touchplates des 0 Control. Anyway - thnxx for Reply :-)

[@solaryzer]

Great demo and a very interesting piece of gear :-)

[@synthanatomy]

thanks SOLARYZER for watching :) It is :)

[@jamesfindice2871]

I would love to have it! I reminds me of Make Noise products from the look of it

[@synthanatomy]

yeah, a bit but for me easier to read than the Make Noise faceplates :) MN faceplates are always great to see but working with them less. I would put on them a grayscale look or so 😂

[@Kaymo_Music]

Dope groove!

[@zpinkLondonBelow]

Good demo, thanks. As for the synth, there is an awful lot of other gear that I would rather spend that kind of money on.

[@surf_machine]

e.g.? :-)

[@zpinkLondonBelow]

@@surf_machine I'm pretty geared out at the moment, but for a bit more money, one day I may pick up a Subharmonicon. After moving house and if I have some spare space on the wall, there may be Behringer 2600 going there, for about the same kinda dosh. ;-)

[@surf_machine]

@@zpinkLondonBelow oh nice! my main setup is tr8s, dfam, subharmonicon and i just ordered the eowave. (also got a monologue, nubass & crave if i need) just wondering if it was the right purchase. i hope with the eowave i can happily sell the gear in the brackets. we'll see, probably i'll keep everything :9 you run a modular i guess?

[@zpinkLondonBelow]

@@surf_machine It was the right purchase if it is what you want, man! ;-) I'm just a random person on the internet who's opinion you can ignore. My comment here was my own opinion about this synth, and I liked the demo so I wanted to give some praise for that. I happen to know that some of the reviewers on KZbin gets thumbs-down for the gear they review, which obviously hurts their channels more than the gear manufacturer! I have 84 HP of Eurocrack and some semi modular stuff, together with the rest of my gear, it's way more than what I need on my unserious hobby level. :-) Congratulations to the Subharmonicon, that's the first Moog that I've ever lusted for. Not that I have anything against Moog, but I personally think they're a bit overpriced. If/when I'm ready to splash out on something new, the Subharmonicon may have to wait, I just remembered that there is that Voltage Lab thingy too! hahaha Have fun with your gear

[@surf_machine]

@@zpinkLondonBelow thank you for this long answer which i can ignore bro ;D yeah subharmonicon and dfam are something else man! maybe one time a sub37 but yeah this stuff is expensive af, but worth the price imho. nice, so i just got into semi-modular. i've got the feeling i could get addicted to eurocrack as well in the near future - you can't resist it too long i guess :o btw nice little jams on your channel, thank!

[@howardgreenwich490]

LOVE IT! Can't afford it. :-(

[@synthanatomy]

:( It happens to everyone, and I can't afford certain synths either. But good, there are affordable alternatives :)

[@kostantinosmag2986]

Super fandastic instrument

[@jetpacksnake9741]

It seems so much better than DFAM

[@DMC-mp9sx]

Eh, they’re quite a bit different. They’d pair nicely I think. I like the tones of this more than Subharmonicon, but that synth has a lot of other rhythmic advantages.

[@FawazK]

@@DMC-mp9sx I get the QS today and I cannot wait to pair it with my DFAM!

[@DMC-mp9sx]

@@FawazK CONGRATS! let me know if you like the pairing..DFAM is rad!

[@FawazK]

@@DMC-mp9sx the DFAM is really what got me into semi modular synths, it's a wonderful synth. I haven't used it with the QS yet but I was using the QS with Landscape Stereo Field yesterday and it was w i l d.

[@silkyglimpses7686]

Great video of this synth I snagged one after watching this video … I really like it 👍easy to use and really great for strange 60s 70s sounding sci-fi effects 🪐😁👍🫠🪐