Introducing CASCADIA from Intellijel + Avril 14th patch rundown

AVRIL 14TH ON CASCADIA // • Aphex Twin Avril 14th ...
In this video I introduce you to CASCADIA a highly versatile semi modular synthesiser from intellijel. We take a broad look at the features (which are vast!) before going into a patch breakdown of the patch from the Avril 14th video.
I took a more relaxed approach to this video, taking my time to explain the patch and explore the concepts and features. I’d love to know what you think of it (leave a comment).
I’ll also have more videos with Cascadia in the future so let me know in the comments what you’d like to see explained and explored.
If you haven’t watch Avril 14th by Aphex Twin performed here // • Aphex Twin Avril 14th ...
Check out this thorough feature exploration from Intellijel themselves // • Intellijel Cascadia - ...
Check out the plentiful jams of the Mylar Melodies video here // • Intellijel Cascadia Sy...
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[@danjelvantijnintellijel756]

Great explanation of your patch and a nice way to introduce many of the features!

[@MrCshmn]

I ordered one today. It arrives Monday.

[@subatomicuk]

Yes please! This is a top presentation and I would love to see a complete series as I am about to get one and your vids are by far the best in terms of explanation and inspiration.

[@brenoaragon]

thanks for the amazing breakdown. Super inspiring :)

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Soooo cool ,- im more and more amazed with DivKid's excellent overviews of Eurotack components ...AND his approach to electronica music in general,- 😉👍

[@elektrenai219]

Love the plants on the desk piss take Ben

[@DivKid]

I like to lean into that from time to time, I felt trolled by own pot plant when it was getting in the way.

[@sub-jec-tiv]

System 100m x 2600! Sounds beautiful. Little pricy, but would be great for people just starting eurorack who want to just spend once rather than buying a rack and a bunch of modules. Wonderful quality of life features like the subdividing LFO.

[@Nanotopia]

Amazing. As usual.

[@vizion9680]

Great video Ben!

[@ghostexits]

its like a painter's easel, but for making music. love all these new innovative instruments, its hard to keep up with all them

[@els1f]

"Utility belt" is the PERFECT name for that!

[@DivKid]

Yeah I like that too.

[@synthanatomy]

lovely video :) that was a surprise :)

[@TomMadisonSoundsLewis]

Awesome vid ❤

[@andrewmarshall195]

Great video and explanation dude!

[@DivKid]

Cheers Andy, appreciate that. bit of a different pace and approach to this one but I had fun with it.

[@osmancan6132]

Beautiful

[@breslin44]

Wheest… that looks superb

[@alderpublishingllc4702]

Just invested. Should arrive in time for summertime musical expression. Going to put it in my rack with the rack ears and cord holder. Love the “Boards of Canada” tones. I play violin so it will be nice to compose for Cascadia and Celtic /classical fiddle!

[@knobsstrings]

Just 20sec in and my head already exploded! Where is this coming from and you cover Avril 14th with it... 🤯

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

Oh wow take my money already! Would love one of these to pair up with my 4u/7u portable modular cases.

[@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

One watches divkid. One understands 🏅

[@DivKid]

cheers mate always great to see you here. More to come with this one :)

[@Voxrobot]

Genius!

[@-l5905]

This is a good idea for Eurorack Virgins. Thank you.

[@Dan_Pearson]

Dig the Cwejmanesque aesthetic!

[@nntblst]

ooooh!!!!!!! nice!!!!!!!

[@thesurgingmass]

Still laughing at all the people complaining about the price. It’s a high quality product made by an amazing small company out of high quality parts. If you want cheap gear there are plenty of options, and they all sound inline with their prices. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@DivKid]

I think it's easy to just go "semi modular dual oscillator mono synth" but you look at the features and it's really packed in for the price, impressively so. Each of the features is also an interesting and non basic take on it. The MIDI Integration, pedal integration, mixer and filter options, VCA routings etc. It would take a hell of a lot of modules, even the cheapest options out there to recreate it one to one.

[@stujay]

Ooh!

[@BobbyLachapelle]

It make me think of the Arp 2600 but 2023 technology. Nice if you dont have eurorack modules already.

[@wretchro100]

i agree... very clearly influenced by the 2600..... i like what they did with it!

[@kaiserclicker8479]

thx u

[@nectariosm]

Feels like a "biggest hits" in a small package. I guess when comparing it next to a case with a Rubicon, Dixie, Bi-Fold, u-mod, Polaris, etc Cascadia works out cheaper.

[@unfamiliarenvironments]

Fookin El!!

[@LazyCloud9]

Such a beautiful semi-modular synth 😍

[@stujay]

Big move from Intellijel.

[@chasethevioletsun9996]

Seems like a perfect First Synth.

[@XanderEwald]

Perfect last synth as well.

[@chasethevioletsun9996]

@@XanderEwald definitely. It has everything one could normally need.

[@vizion9680]

I was just thinking that it looks like the perfect gateway Drug lol

[@t1merickson]

Please expirement with this and the Empress ZOIA. The ZOIA has so many modules that should expand this thing even further. Thanks so much!!

[@DivKid]

Hi Tim, I have a ZOIA pedal and it's great! I can see the two working really well together.

[@bigkingsha]

Well I guess this can work as an affordable and stand-in Cwejman S1 MkII !

[@ogulkoker]

I wonder how much it would cost if I tried to recreate this system in Eurorack.

[@LowPassMountain]

After looking at the price, I'd say about the same or cheaper and that would include a sequencer and maybe effects to.

[@quarterlab]

Haven’t looked myself but I believe some ppl worked it out on Reddit and I think you save ~ $500 by buying this compared to assembling the modules yourself

[@0228christian]

Has a price for the Cascadia been listed yet?

[@leftmono1016]

It'll either be expensive, or very expensive 😔

[@TheArtisticFlavor]

$2,149

[@d3tuned378]

​@@TheArtisticFlavor HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@0228christian]

@@TheArtisticFlavor ooooooooof. Thanks for the info.

[@leftmono1016]

@@TheArtisticFlavor - Jesus H Christ on a bike 😮

[@Zuckerstange96]

very nice but the price...holy smokes

[@PORRFNK]

Would have been great with built in FX, otherwise perfect semi

[@davidbloor1190]

spoil sport, I'm still in denial that this things been released so I'm enjoying the speculation. 🙂

[@shaunscenard4154]

A semi modular eurorack synth named after my bioregion? I'm praying it isn't much more that a grand. But I doubt anyone is listening

[@7177YT]

He borrowed Loopop's talking hands for this one.

[@DivKid]

I did yeah, he was kind enough to post those out next day for me to film this. Mylar Melodies was busy with his talking hands working on the Cascadia too. My talking hands were too old and tired, a couple of years older than Loopops in video land. It's lovely there's such a friendly hand removing, sharing, borrowing community of creators. :)

[@7177YT]

@@DivKid I did even suspect that perhaps you were doing the talking hands thing first, but then I was to lazy to reference your early work just to fact check an offhand yt comment. (: Anyway, wherever you borrowed them from, they are satisfying to watch. Cheers!

[@DivKid]

yeah just some lighthearted joking around from me, I'll jump at a chance of silliness most of the time, I don't mind any references across what's largely a friendly supportive group of other creators doing good things. Thanks!

[@sandidjulkic6497]

That fake jealous plant on the right is making me nervous 😅

[@DivKid]

it's aware of it's fake plastic existence

[@juanocordoba]

i love it but it think it would have been better to have all faders and knobs on a side and then the i/o jacks on the other side.

[@DivKid]

I hope you enjoy whatever you do to your balls in a safe and loving space where no nuts were harmed in the making of your fun.

[@AcidTechnoMan5000]

Does it produce anything that sounds good?

[@DivKid]

no it's all terrible with a side of rubbish. Sound in general is overrated, lets van Gogh it and move to a new scent based medium for musical stimulus.

[@danielsolomon63]

We need Mathew Johnson demo this.

[@GeorgeLocke]

I'd love to see Ben Wilson take a hand at it.

[@dewalta]

I agree

[@ME-ru4hv]

Half the price of a used, truly bad gear classic, elite-royalty-made SH32

[@jonridley]

It’s great but I’m not sure it’s 2 grand great… hmmm

[@schreineinAV]

£2K😳as much as I love intellijel products…. And they’re not exactly cheap…. This is too expensive! Even with intellijel products, one could build a more powerful eurorack for less….

[@randommcranderson5155]

it looks like a $1000 synth, costs $2100, and sounds like it costs $300.

[@neleknut2379]

Sums it up pretty well.

[@francis8352]

"Sounds" cannot be quantified by the dollar. Its a tech demo doode! Bugger off with the complaining and spend yo cash on sommn else Shiiiite

[@aarondiver4693]

Yeah taiga does all the important things this does and better in my opinion

[@SnaFOo75]

😢 🎻 😢🎻😢

[@MrCshmn]

Poor boy can’t afford decent gear.

[@gavinbrockis]

Great intro, but please stop (over)doing the 'Loopop' style hand waving - it's a bit distracting!

[@DivKid]

"Loopop style" ... haha I didn't realise he invented waving. Nothing against Loopop of course but he was far from the first to gesticulate over music gear. Point noted though, I'll do some disco fingers next time :)

[@gavinbrockis]

@@DivKid haha - no offense intended, it's just that he's the reviewer I've seen do this *a lot* and maybe think of it as his trademark (that and the Kermit voice 😉). He's a great reviewer though, as here. Just a bit of feedback - it's fine to do a bit, but can get distracting and unnatural is all, and does get old pretty quickly. Cheers.

[@DivKid]

Hi Gavin, non taken just having some fun with a silly reply. I appreciate your constructive feedback and willing to reply and talk about it. Thank you for that and noted, I appreciate too much hand waving doesn't add anything at times.

[@snorrevonflake]

The world is moving too fast for me. This is like things like a piano or a guitar - you would take a lifetime to master - were invented monthly - there is only so much time. Must stop watching videos like that. Go walking in the woods. And play my guitar.

[@Nick-kb6jd]

Consume harder! 😉 I mean, it’s not supposed to be for everyone I guess. I’m sure plenty will buy it and master it and plenty will buy it and hardly use it. And everything in between too.

[@sauce_aux]

None of this tech is new, don’t worry. Just a ‘new’ way of laying out a section of options that have been available since the very early days of synths. You can do it 👏🏽

[@robnewton3368]

Existential synth issues. So many cool synths so little time.

[@bodoelsel]

Sorry, but way too expensive.

[@EverythingYouDoIsABalloon]

Get that bloody plastic plant out the way lad!

[@DivKid]

it makes synths sound better on Instagram if I add reverb and make it ambient doesn't it? Just joking around, hence joking about it in the video.

[@d3tuned378]

***Looks at the price*** Hahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahah ...no.

[@kaiherrmann3477]

compared to price for so many top quality Modules + Case pretty fair priced in my eyes..