LIVEN 8bit warps COMPLETE review/tutorial - 8-bit synth, but it's for live performance!

GIVEAWAY:
The Giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Marneus who won the LIVEN!
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:12 Overview
5:36 The Giveaway (Win a LIVEN)
6:04 Oscillator Section
10:07 Filter
10:41 Envelope Generator
11:22 LFO
12:35 Effects
14:47 Mono, Poly & Arpeggiator
17:01 Hold
17:44 Sweep
18:20 Velocity
18:49 Saving & Loading
21:11 Sequencer
25:14 Metronome
25:59 Sequence Modes
27:39 Automations
29:33 Looper
32:52 Creating Waveforms
35:57 Sync the LIVEN
38:03 Conclusion (Pros & Cons)
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[@marcwav]

This has set the standard for tutorials on this synth.

[@bigwheel4986]

Yes death 2 all Other warps tuts

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

:3 90s kid. Born in 89. :3

[@tedpedersen123]

Mine arrived yesterday. thanks for putting this together, i couldn’t figure out the few things (like creating waveforms) after reading the manual several times, and your vid made everything clear. Really enjoying this box. ✌️🎶🎹

[@jessetaldotcom]

One of the best tutorials that I have ever seen about anything on KZbin - I’m now a subscriber.

[@fullstackmaker1169]

I just wanted to say that I watched this tutorial like 4 times. This is my first synth I ever bought and this tutorial taught me so much, not just about the liven, but about synths in general. Thank you for making this!

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

:3 90s kid. Born in 89. :3

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

My first synth is the Akai MPK Mini. Hehe. I wanted a Korg way back, and they're still nice.

[@dr.yuendo]

日本語の字幕を付けて頂きました。ありがとうございます！ Woochia-san, Thank you so much for adding Japanese subtitles!

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

:3 90s kid. Born in 89. :3

[@JohnPaulsonJohnisaStegosaurus]

watching now with the liven i just received yesterday and i'm so glad you made this video. never would've figured out about twenty things otherwise. it's such a cool little synth!

[@jeanfredericmartin8954]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it has helped me a lot understanding this wonderful instrument !

[@phloptik]

props for the Shaq-fu game in the intro haha - great walkthrough, the best I've seen on the LIVEN , def a subscriber to your channel now, oh nice just saw the contest, I'd like to win thins thing, I'd use it for it's unique sounds for sure!

[@josephs2791]

This would definitely LIVEN up our quarantine time! My wife and I have a minibrute 2s and 5 kids who love the creativity! We would love to win this to make a great addition to our family jam time! Great video and awesome machine!

[@nigelrogers8690]

Great demo 👏🏾 I would love this LIVEN, the presets sound amazing and the looper is a massive bonus. I would mix it with my monostation, and make some crazy sounds, looping the LIVEN and patch flipping the monostation 🤪👍🏾 Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾

[@ZetaCarinae]

Great tutorial, I just got one of these today and this is very helpful.

[@dinogoldie9716]

Thank you so much for this very helpful video. Though I suspect I'll have to watch it once, then watch it again and then rewatch it at half-speed a few more times to catch everything. Slow down! There's a lot here for me to take in.

[@davedave24]

I've been keeping an eye on the LIVEN since the kickstarter, I'd love to have one as a self-contained on the go synth. The looper seems like a great feature!

[@cheapnoise9014]

Nice video! Really comprehensive.

[@SyncdAlien]

Wonderful device! Thanks for the review!

[@zoundsic]

very helpful, spent a few days scratching my head trying to work out some of it.

[@nathanrico4851]

Going to rock out all the bits and LIVEN up my days making beast with this awesome synth!

[@jaymian6836]

Very cool 😎 Thanks! Really need this

[@wakax]

great LIVEN tutorial and very cool lil machine:) thank you! I would use it for sketches and interludes live, through a huge verb. and thanks for your other videos Woochia!

[@NickCapron]

Thanks for the Video, this was awesome

[@JoshIsMakingMusic]

So happy to see this. I'd wanted to see some hands-on with this synth that wasn't done at NAMM, as well as tutorials.

[@dscorneau]

Great review ! Really thorough and clear. Thanks a lot. I would love a LIVEN as I am already trying to move into chiptunes and a dedicated hardware piece would go a long way toward this goal.

[@TheoVoidTV]

I would LOVE to have a LIVEN to add some 8 bit goodness to my music !!! Looks like an awesome synth!! Love the channel. Keep up the good work!!! 😊

[@GiovanniMazziotta]

Hello from Prague! I'm really in awe of the "LIVEN 8bit warps" machine. This would fit like a glove in my setup (it will be a powerful bass line), along with Digitone, Model samples and Keystep. Thank you!

[@d3adlyrainbowZzz]

Wow, this thing really LIVEN(s) up the expectations that I had. I already have a pocket operator arcade that would be a really good small companion for making videogame music inspired tracks! Thank you for giving this away and the informative video!

[@NamVuLu]

Cool vidéo comme d'habitude. Excellente revue de ce LIVEN

[@SparklesofGold]

I'm glad I woke up to watch this! I have an elz1. This is amazing for the cost. Thx and keep on LIVEN! ;)

[@SparklesofGold]

Oh what would I do with it? Create 2 min soundtrack vids. For IG.

[@CallumRG]

I'd love the LIVEN as a nice first synth, been wanting to use some synth while playing with some friends. thanks!

[@WxkR]

Great LIVEN tutorial! Love it! I also recommend Simon the Magpie demo. It has great LIVEN sounds. I am more and more impressed with the SONICWARE synths. The ELZ1 is a bit expensive for me now but the LIVEN would be an amazing Christmas gift, so put me down for the giveaway, please! 8-bit carols would sound dope!

[@SebastienFruity]

Very well done. Seems easy to use now. Thank you

[@Woochia]

Glad it's been useful! :)

[@thephrogsoul3557]

I've always been highly interested in creating synth music since I was young, specifically using 8- & 16-bit sounds from video games; gaming is my ultimate passion :) Until now, I didn't know there was such a device that both professionals AND casuals can use in such a wonderful and creative way. If I had a LIVEN, I could explore my love of old-school gaming music AND cross off an item on my bucket list all at the same time. Thanks for bringing the device to my attention, Woochia!

[@Decoy303]

Might want to look into pocket operators.

[@adventureswithsteve2981]

Thank you very much for this tutorial and i hope sonicware takes note of your suggesgions for the next firmware

[@stephanelechit9596]

What a great LIVEN synth for night soundscapes and joyfull patterns

[@ruezulich8]

This synth is just wild! It would be fun to share with my family and friends and get them interested in music making. I would love to just play with this inspiring tool for ambient electronica weirdness. LIVEN is enlivening me.

[@maleficenthardware]

good review of the LIVEN 8-bit, i am with you regarding the design quirks

[@ppe6357]

LIVEN is a great piece of work. And I want it to be mine, as much as I'd like you to continue making reviews like this one!

[@Apslac]

LIVEN for life! Such a cool synth. Would love to use it solo to recreate some NES and GB nostalgia, break it down and start that 8bit party I dream of every day. Thanks for sharing this review. :)

[@TZerot0]

Yo, I somehow missed this guy! I've been using a circuit for a new wave/ post punk/synth pop project, but I haven't been getting quite as lofi tones as I've wanted. Great video by the way, appreciate the tutorial-review style. It really contextualizes the device and let's viewers form there own opinions on the device. Er, LIVEN?

[@franciscomolina8970]

Honestly the reason I’m excited about the LIVEN 8bit warps is exploring the sounds an 8 bit design can make

[@shasobrian]

Like many have already said I would use LIVEN to help out with a current synth wave/deep house project that I have been working on. Electronic music production has really gotten me through the current pandemic - it looks like an excellent piece of gear! Best of luck to everyone!

[@J0Goproxy]

LIVEN sounds great, tons of parameters to play with and the look is awesome and minimalistic. I don’t have an fm hardware synth yet so this would fill this niche perfectly. For the winning!)))

[@Keneda-rh9mt]

Salut, Merci pour ton tuto très détaillé. J'ai bien enfin d'explorer à mon tour le LIVEN que tu proposes d'offrir!

[@jamesrabbott5613]

I’m so glad to see more of a tutorial on this than I have seen anywhere else. Of course, I would like to win one so it could LIVEN my life with chiptunes! It packs a lot of features in a nice package so I would use it alone and with iPad app jams.

[@ReedyRu]

Very nice walk product walkthrough!. The Liven will be great for "vintage" video game soundscapes,. which i have an interest in.

[@patton72010]

I have been following LIVEN for a long time but the demos I saw on net did not convince me. Your review finally did it, this is awesome synth! So I would really love to have LIVEN because I would like to create a chiptune sounding songs (which I have been fan of since C64) with it.

[@Eissom05]

This review was great, you have a new subscriber! I want the LIVEN, it seems so fun. I'm looking for a fully functional synth that doesn't take much space in the room just to have some dawless fun. I think this is the one.

[@JoeAliberti]

Man, I want that LIVEN synth bad! Getting lots of inspiration from this! I'd use this to make some chiptune style synthwave!

[@zeflyn]

I'm saving this video. LIVEN would fit beautifully alongside my Volca FM and Volca Beats portable performance rig. I don't wanna LIVE N a world where I don't have this synth as part of my lineup. It really is all that and a bag of chip(tune)s. (Seriously though thank you for this dope video, I'll be referencing this bad boy for some time, even if I don't get one right away!)

[@nicephorenicephore1640]

Great tutorial!

[@Ulvsblakk]

Hi!, first of all, a colosal thank you for all the knowledge you share, i’ve learned a lot with you, and i really like the relaxed way you make your videos. I want yo take part of the giveaway of this LIVEN 8bit warp synth, i feel it would be amazing to use with my teenager students who are exploring 8 bit video game music, and also they are exploring the games off course (those games and osts we grew up LIVEN the experience of an endless imagination flowing everywhere) Greetings from Chile!

[@jonutter2167]

Oh man. Too rad. I want to WIN this 😻 I’d love to sync the LIVEN up with my digitakt and record some more quarantine jams. 🤘🏼

[@quincyhinchliff3697]

LIVEN I would use this synth for making more beats and performing live with my band. I have also always wanted a synth and this would complete my rig. I am also a bassist so it's stereotypical that I play keys (which I enjoy!)

[@Pandurris]

The LIVEN 8bit warps looks like an interesting addition to my chiptune and techno oriented setup! I've heard a lot of demos and I really like it! I want to win it!

[@Rmspender]

The LIVEN could certainly play well with the Critter and Guitari Eysi... but, while I wait on that, I see some mean 8-bit flip book videos being cooked up if I had my hands on a LIVEN. Also, shout out to Dr. Endo. It has been fun watching him build SONICWARE up over the past few years. An inspirational man.

[@yeenyeen7154]

It's like an MC303, but more functional and better designed. This looks so cool!

[@MarneusAndMilkyBlood]

I'd love to get my hands on this little LIVEN even if I'm more into doing industrial rather than chiptune or synthwave ! Also amazing video!

[@MarneusAndMilkyBlood]

@@Woochia Ho god this is exciting! You can hit me up on twitter at twitter.com/Marneus68

[@crumpsta8061]

Great demo of LIVEN 🎵👌🎉

[@ethanbliss879]

I would love to win the LIVEN! 8bit music he always had a special place in my heart, and this looks like the perfect way to dive deep into all these sounds!! Great video btw :)

[@nervenet00]

Hi ! I would be happy to work with the LIVEN. I have a project to make some chip-tune electro songs for a couple of streamers on Twitch and this synth sounds to be the perfect one for this. Thanks for this very detailed review.

[@alexisbruggeman3638]

Super test très clair ;) Ce LIVEN à vraiment l'air fun bien envie de l'inclure dans mon petit set up avec un microfreak et mon minitaur ;)

[@whoisrobmay]

Would love to win this to LIVEN up my OP-Z performances! I'm already pairing it with a Doepfer Dark Energy, this would be a great addition. Great video, super explanatory!

[@goodboid]

This would definitely LIVEN things up with my digitakt! Also among the most in-depth reviewers on youtube. Keep it up!

[@miguelangellopezpaz3630]

Thank you for this great LIVEN review. Wish i could win one to experiment at the studio!

[@Joshualon3]

I want the LIVEN 8bit warps to create epic tunes and keep the house (and surroundings) cheerful during these strange times. Also, lovely review!

[@yuhikochan1952]

thank you so much for this video

[@Woochia]

You're welcome :)

[@SUNSHINE-t-m]

i bought this synthnon a whim and im sure as heck gonna need this tutorial when it comes

[@SUNSHINE-t-m]

it finally arrived and dear me it is super fun!

[@psiagarik]

Thank you!

[@Finetales]

This thing sounds so cool. I'd love to win a LIVEN and add that distinctive 8-bit sound to my small setup. That sound is full of nostalgia but I believe it's really musical and has a place next to all the modern sounds in any electronic genre. I make funky jazz fusion in the '80s Japanese style and 8-bit is so complimentary to that vibe.

[@q_yrko9067]

Super in-depth review for a great little synth. It would surely add a retrogame boost to my tiny gear set-up. The perfect companions might be my fabulous midi tracker Yamaha QY70 and its electro-dreamy '90 sounds and the quirky Yamaha SU10 lazy sampler, and the most farty Bontempi keyboard (now in pharmaceutical coma, I hope I can reLIVEN it ... maybe it could be replaced by the Bastl Kastle or some TE POs...). I think it could be a perfect companion for those guys and me, personally, I could really use some tweekability I haven't! LIVEN up the nostalgiaaaaaa bye see u in the next vid!

[@fadplastic]

LIVEN Hope to win this synth. This is a perfect tool for me to use in my class as an education tool for kids to teach them basic electronic music sequencing, sound design and composition techniques. Great review and excellent video.

[@exleyhackwell5185]

I would love to win this synth! LIVEN makes some really cool machines and as a beginner in the synth community, this is an awesome opportunity for me to grow my setup. I think it would mix really well with my Volca Keys and Volca Beats. Thanks!

[@djzz1978]

I'm planning to have fun with LIVEN if I'll win it. This cute little synth disposes me to have a good time. And create a couple of big hits along the way. Yes, that's what I'm going to do with it.

[@Feanarth]

I really like the LIVEN, the only downside I found immediately after testing it is the lack of an Undo, so you have to be very careful in saving your sounds to memory if you like them. Btw this was an excellent tutorial. I dug myself through most of the manual, but this is explaining a lot of concepts a lot clearer to me than the manual itself - especially the looper. Kudos to you :D

[@jboulderct]

Wow, what a cool synth. I could certainly en- LIVEN my 8-bit game tracks, if I win....which I would like to do! I really appreciate your approach to content. Keep it up! (I want to win)

[@moinlabs]

09:47 just watched this video and found that you also found the aliasing noise to be very subtle, however...just sitting with the device next to me, as it would figure, this becomes pronounced in the high frequency region. E.g. using a relatively pure FM sound and then playing single notes two octaves up or more makes it really stick out. Thanks for the video!

[@DopamineOverload]

This thing is everything Korg Volca wishes it was. I am absolutely floored with this rad thing, and immediately ordered one directly from Sonicware. Amazing. I would LOVE to see Sonicware make more of these "LIVENS"... like a polysynth (non-8-bit)... with the same functions/layout... a drum machine / sample player, with the same functions/layout... man. This is WAY better than a Volca.

[@SR-ih1be]

Maybe it's better than a single Volca, or maybe not. I have all the Volcas, and they are great when daisy chained and synced, running into separate channels into a mixing board, with aux effects. They create a complete and diverse modular performance environment that I challenge anything to rival. In terms of workflow and process, Volcas are more limited, but they are also more focused, and in many unique ways depending on the instrument. The form factor and UI is also (from what I've seen) a bit more desirable on the Volca side. Based on sound alone, KZbin will debate you on how the songwriting plays out over time, but all I can say at the moment is that I haven't heard a single piece of incredible music made on one of these, yet. The quality and diversity of music made on Volcas has had years to become what it is, and time will tell if these can do the same.

[@isocarboxazid]

They're different machines. I got my 8bit warps this week and I'm finding it less accessible than my volca keys and volca drum although it has more features. It's new to me so I'm sure my opinion will change over time.

[@schuler151]

I really hope to win this synth. The LIVEN looks awesome and would be a nice addition to any setup. I just started with hardware synths and currently only have a Volca Drum and MicroFreak, so this would be very cool to have.

[@mewantgoodmusic]

The LIVEN is such an interesting instrument. Just pure imagination at your finger tips.

[@MrMWhitham]

Yet another great video. I want to Win It! That's a cool little instrument to go with my Minilogue XD and my 707 to get ready creative.

[@peterdonofrio1038]

I’d love to win this. The sequencer and lo-res digital sound is rad! I seen that Cevin Key has one and now....this weirdo needs a LIVEN!

[@ihwaz]

LIVEN I want to use it in order to make ambient tracks with a lot of reverb and tape delay. I would also love to make sound-design with the FM engine in it !

[@annabelle6861]

LIVEN, I'd mostly use it to experiment with. I love live experimentation with gear, seeing how different things interact with each other. I have a small set of Volca's and I think the liven would be wonderful to pair with the drums and FM

[@froglicker6853]

I have a current setup for live jamming and I'm always looking for ways to add 8-bit sounds to my gear. I even purchased a bit crusher for my Drumbrute Impact and it's perfect! I think LIVEN would be an amazing addition to my gear, (SE-02, TD-3, Bass Station II, Minilogue XD, and of course the Drumbrute Impact).

[@baramundi__88__]

every day I eat a bowl of wires and batteries and dream of becoming a robot. This new fine LIVEN will certainly help me fulfill my 8 bit robot fantasy.

[@luke3055]

🤣🤣

[@Pheonix0114]

I'm looking into getting a LIVEN to add pads and chords to music I make with my monotribe. Something about the LIVEN's sound just speaks to me. A free one would be even super nice.

[@lornavela]

I love to use LIVEN to build an ambient chiptune and synth-punk set!

[@moreno65ubuntu]

I would love to win a LIVEN . with volca setup,loop , processing external signal and Fm polyphonic are really really intriguing features.!! Very precise reviews congrats..

[@jackcimino8822]

LIVEN Lives! It can stand out in the mix and at the same time compliment the Minilogue XD I have and the Twisted Electrons MegaFM and Audiothingies Micromonsta 2 (both French synths) that I'm planning to get.

Happy to win this LIVEN device to extend my hybrid setup! :)

[@DopamineOverload]

Best tutorial ever, by the way. Thanks! I had a question--- when you load the patterns/sequences, they sound like they have 2-3 different patches/presets... how did they do that? I can only do that with the Looper, but you can't save Loops of course... (unless you record them from the line out). Just wondering how they did the demo sequences.... making them sound like there's more than one preset being used.

[@DopamineOverload]

@@Woochia Awesome. Thanks so much for the extremely informative reply.

[@joemcginty7]

This synth would really LIVEN up a party!

[@tarkovsky3875]

Dang wish I was here on time for the competition... Probably end up buying this anyway

[@davidneal1585]

I'm working on my first album, and chiptunes play a large part in the sound design but sadly I am missing hardware that does chiptunes well. This would definitely LIVEN the process up and make it even better!!

[@iskariot3180]

I can't keep LIVEN anymore without winning this synth, without running this synth through an fx chain, record it, and do it all over again!

[@musicalnecromancy3743]

LIVEN the dream. This synth looks like a lot of fun.

[@AgentLoFi]

LIVEN is literally a dream chiptune machine. I want one for sure, got my music producing start by jamming nanoloop on my og gameboy 😎👍

[@phildews885]

What a fabulous video. It has given me a great starting point for using my LIVEN. If I won one, I would give it to a mate, so we could jam together.

[@anydistancerunner]

First things first, great video! Second, would love to win a LIVEN. Using Game Boys for most of my music production at the moment, but syncing or combining with a LIVEN would be very cool.

[@VincentsVideoVisions]

I'd like the LIVEN to add to my current existing acid techno setup for gnarly tones and funkiness.

[@AkeArnouts]

I would really like to win the Liven 8bit Warps to get into that sweet japanese chiptune music once and for all. Keep up the great work with these tutorials!