Kasser Synths Arcade YM2151 overview + Strymon NightSky

[@BramBramsBerg]

BTW, at the same time this video was released also a new DIY version of the DAFM synth ARCADE YM2151 was launched. Check here: www.tindie.com/products/23642/

[@_P_M_]

Love how the YM chip is visible

[@ThinkerThunker]

Great review, thanks!

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching!

[@XavierRadix]

Not only is the Kasser Synth awesome, but the Nightsky seems to make *everything* sound better, which definitely a re-accruing theme with Strymon pedals. Love it.

[@mr_floydst]

Couldn't agree more! Strymon have a secret formular somewhere. In the literal meaning. :)

[@daredad6481]

Love all your videos you are an asset to the music community!

[@mr_floydst]

Oh, thank you very much! :)

[@LanthanOIde]

Pretty neat little synth! The multitimbrality makes it very interesting, that's not something too many synths have. Also: Nice demo track again, Floyd!

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks! I agree, the 8 part multitimbral ability is quite unique.

[@IanWaugh]

Hi Floyd - really nice piece you put together. Looks like a great piece of kit. Multi-timbral-ness (is that a word?) doesn't feature much on today's synths. I bought the Yamaha SY77 back in the day. 16-part multi-timbral. Yum! :-)

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! You're right, multitimbrality (and generous polyphony) seems to be a thing of the 90s. As long as people keep buying "desk hooters", that won't change. :)

[@IanWaugh]

@@mr_floydst I think the popularity of software synths has made them less necessary. Back in the day I recorded entire pieces on the one synth :-)

[@Jamslerr]

I was just looking at this earlier. It's a sign to buy one

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! Perhaps it is. ;-)

[@JAYg33t4r]

Hey Floyd! Which of their models gets the dirtiest sound? Thanks for demoing these!

[@mr_floydst]

Hi, thanks for watching - the GENESIS YM2612 will give you the original "Mega Drive" sound, including the (in)famous "ladder effect".

[@deyoungstar]

Why aren’t you making videos with the DAFM Arcade anymore? You seem to favour the Reface DX. I’d love to know why.

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! Well, I'm trying to make the videos that get the most views. There's a bigger fanbase of the DX. :-) But yeah, I could include it in a piece of music maybe. It's been collecting dust for too long. You'll see it in an upcoming video, then.

[@chinossynthesizer705]

Isn't this fm synthesis I dont really know too much about it

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! Yes, it's an FM synth. It can play 8 notes and 8 different sounds at the same time (which is quite good nowadays).

[@Recommendable]

If we look how differently yamaha dx7 and yamaha dx7s sound, that is because of the implemented 12bit or 16bit converters, this will generate two groups of fans. I like yamaha dx7 sounds more, though more primitive, slightly infantile but bring warmth and a tad of dirt into sounds, and most importantly resemble exactly the sounds of arcade cabinets. From your experience, this ARCADE YM2151 chip gives those primitive sounds or rather those more polished ones (16bit conv)? If you ever wondered what I mean here is an example of both at 7.30 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXTOpKyBiqumnLM Thank you for your kind assistance here

[@mr_floydst]

Hi! Oh, another video by Woody. :-) That being said, Woody didn't use the same presets in that video, he compared factory presets that are slightly different on each machine. To answer you question: The "Arcade" is more Hi-Fi than the "DAFM" (which had the SEGA Genesis chip). But it's significantly less "Hi-Fi" than e.g. a Reface DX. You'll still hear the A/D converter can not really smoothly fade away from "really low volume" to silence, for example, and the available microintervals (e.g. LFO strength or finetuning) is rather limited compared to more modern instruments. What you get is a very video-gamey sound, but one of the high-ends in that field.