Livestream | Making the PolyBrute

Welcome to our #PolyBrute Livestream.
The birth of a classic! Join this discussion between Frédéric, CEO of Arturia, Thierry, one of the PolyBrute engineers and Sébastien, product manager. Learn about the origin of PolyBrute, the philosophy of this instrument and the challenges in crafting this 6-voice analog morphing polysynth.
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[@MurphysLaw996]

I really like the fact that Arturia decided to come out with an analog synth that actually innovates instead of just trying to replicate a synth of the 80s. It still can produce those rich analog tones of the 80s but, at the same time, take them to the next level. This is a future classic synth let's hope that it will be a commercial success as much as it is a technical one.

[@mortenrobinson]

Arturia brings a lot of new stuff to the table. Sure it has all the mandatory classic analog waveforms, sine, saw, triangle, square/pwm and noise, but it also has those sweet waveshapers that brings an extra dimension in shaping the tone and timbre and allows us to venture a little further beyond those classic analog waveforms. And then off course the morph feature, program 2 patches and discover a world of patches in between by morphing 😍So cool! Should also prove quite handy to just quickly try out many different sounds and perhaps aid in quickly coming up with many new patches. I mean, if you hear something you like when morphing between two patches, then that's an entirely new patch right there 😊

[@final_mile_music9713]

I completely agree. I couldn’t say it better. Mine arrived last week and it’s a masterpiece. It’s got some real French design flair too and, given the history of French electronic music, I think that’s really appropriate.

[@gregsLyrics]

I am so completely blown away at the brilliance and wisdom of Frédéric and his Arturia design team. Big congrats to Thierry and Sébastien for their contributions. OMG - sounds move me emotionally and Arturia incredibly nails it. I am in love with Arturia and its entire product line - have most of the software, and after watching this vid, I am saving up for the hardware line. Wishing big success in 2023!

[@ogasi1798]

Dear Arturia, you nailed it big time with this one. What a beauty and well done in adding such cool tech to advance playing and programming/fun time. You deserve all the marbles.

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Dear French engineers who work for Arturia, this synth is the huge surprise since the prophet08 came out. Merci beacoup! This is a future classic, I got one yesterday! The French engineers, you guys are awesome!

[@dustyrhodes1655]

My favorite synth of the last 3 years...Thank you Arutia. ✌️

[@N-trepid1]

Congratulations Artura development team!! Suggestion: Please move MPE compatibility up on the added feature task list. Seaboard & Osmose, users will REALLY want this feature. Morph aftertouch is fantastic, but the MPE controllers like Seaboard have so many more dimensions of sound manipulation. ASM moved on MPE incorporation lightning fast when the MPE suggestion was submitted (hint hint). Great job Arturia, the PolyBrute is truly a unique great sounding instrument :) :)

[@dougansell]

This would be an excellent synth to exploit MPE.

[@influencer_music]

MPE and just two more voices.

[@jmcoffin1]

I agree with everything that James Hall said in his comments regarding MPE. I too am really impressed with PolyBrute. Given your emphasis on expressivity, adding MPE support would truly take it to the next level. I have a Roli seaboard and I have pre-ordered an Osmose, so MPE is now a must for any synth that I get going forward. If you commit to adding MPE in the near future, I will very likely buy a PolyBrute, otherwise I will probably purchase a UDO Super 6, which has less features than PolyBrute...but it does support MPE, which is more important to me than any of PolyBrute’s unique features. Also, I should mention that I would be OK with MPE that is constrained with respect to the possible destinations for the five dimensions of controllability of MPE, Providing that polyphonic pitch bend is fully supported.

[@rylandecker2503]

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[@rylandecker2503]

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[@rylandecker2503]

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[@yusufduncan624]

@Rylan Decker no problem =)

[@dingbatjack1234]

YES MPE! PLEASE!

[@discombob93]

As they tried to put across in the video, this synth is just so enjoyable to use... not only a professional sound with endless modular options, but a high quality, meditative toy laboratory to lose yourself in for a while. My favorite❤

[@MapaiiMusic]

Thanks for the great demonstration and answering all my questions. Arturia keep innovating and giving us this wonderful tools for express our creativity and states of mind. :)

[@renstroost]

félicitations! Great work. The matrixbrute is a fantastic synth and now you seem to have really brought that across and also added something special with all the performance controls. I hope you can bring the editor software to the matrixbrute as well because these two will be sitting near each other :)

[@HectorCalleja]

You guys are really innovating, from synths to audio interfaces, congratulations!!!!

[@CybreSmee]

Wowsers. This kicks ass. I nearly brought a Fantom, but they're hard to find now due to the chip issues. Lucky for me I found this video, gonna get this instead.

[@mark35mi]

This was a brilliant presentation. So glad you did this... and I found it. So many elements of the Polybrute blow my mind. In this presentation... the motion record was a wow moment. Ambient noodling with the morphee to express. The visual Arp/Seq on the matrix. Just an awesome instrument. I do not own... yet... but will. And I am not even a keyboard player. :)

[@RayyMusik]

Congrats, guys! You created a masterpiece. The only other synth with a comparable amount of ingenious new ideas implemented is the Hydrasynth - but it isn’t analog. I ordered the PolyBrute immediately after listening to the first demos (BoBeats, loopop). I really hope shipping won’t be significantly delayed.

[@KirkMonteux]

Can't wait for the 12 voice version

[@seeyouintheeighties]

this is fantastic, i couldn't switch off from what you guys were saying, really enjoyed this video, I so wish I could afford one

[@Desire123ification]

Congratulations! Well done...

[@peterkadarmusic9728]

This was awesome. The synth sounds and looks awesome. Thank you for doing both of these things. I will be getting one of these, somehow.

[@markl7520]

this is a awesome work of art. great job Arturia

[@jonv2911]

Been looking for great analog synth for years, since I sold my dear Roland Juno 6… I think I’ve found it! This instrument is obviously a made with passion and expertise, a synth nirvana. Actually I purchased Keystep 37 last year, great tool, full of surprises.. thanks for great presentation! ✌️👍🥇

[@BucF16]

Good lord I'm jonesing so hard for this. Take this down for the next product: Poly AT and maybe 2 more voices...then it's pretty much perfect. Seriously...ship one straight to my house.

[@xuiqen]

Exactly same.

[@stefrance2]

What a hell of a work !

[@soarermusic]

I've seen and heard this Livestream about 7 times now. I really like the sounds/presets that Sébastien plays. Looking much forward to receive mine 😃

[@BrandonSchilling]

Phenomenal work. Your sounds have been a huge part of my process. Your filters and subtractive synth modeling are my favorite. Hoping to pick up a MB for the live rig. Thanks! -Walker landing

[@ParkerCharlesGabriel]

The Polybrute is phenomenal 🙌🏽

[@ookamimusic4019]

You Guys just Rock!!

[@indiefilmcomposer]

Sounds terrific what an awesome innovative evolution of matrix brute ...great performance features better screen .....stereo panning ....Morphing ...A+. Guys ! 50:41 in modular patch territory

[@lolilollolilol7773]

Thierry Châtelain is the main designer and is my cousin. Very proud of him ! :) (he is also the one playing his own music on the demo video, btw)

[@jazzjeffjazzjeff]

Mine is on order, cannot wait to get it, and start making music!

[@Sentientfx1]

Congratulations on a superb instrument!

[@slyzbeatz5969]

Great synth !!!

[@Emil_m]

Great job guys! Really love the button-matrix, hope to see it on every synth, visually and ergonomically it’s the best invention!

[@FrediBach]

Never had much interest in any of your synths (owning three Rackbrute 6U however), but this one is something else. You really nailed it here. Congrats!

[@awpqq]

Affordable (almost) and sounds fabulous - a great companion for my MB. Pity I have to wait till end October!

[@JiL33]

Congratulations for this great instrument !! I'm waiting mine in the next days. Merci à toute l'équipe Arturia.

[@JamesBermingham]

How do you find the polybrute after 1 year?

[@JiL33]

@@JamesBermingham Hi, iit is a fantastic instrument with great expressiveness. I love my Polybrute ^^

[@JamesBermingham]

@@JiL33 thanks for getting back me. Glad it worked out for you. I’ve got big time GAS for this synth. Might have to sell my Deepmind 12 and MPC Once to justify the purchase and make space in my studio for it. 🎹🤩

[@rcmusic35]

Quelle tuerie!

[@udbuniversitadellabellezza8099]

bellissimoooooooo bravissimi..grazie infinite

[@mgabrysSF]

To those like Dara M who note the Korg Prologue (a great hybrid synth btw) it does lack a sequencer unlike the PolyBrute. The Korg does give the JD-XA a run for it's money in build quality no argument there. My only nitpick with the video is I was hoping to see some factory-floor shots of it being assembled.

[@remibourgine1200]

Super ! J'aurai aimé une version française. Je parle régulièrement le grenoblois :) (j'habite Annecy et l'on a le même patois, et pour le site, une version Française serait aussi la bienvenue). Hormis cela, le Polybrute est vraiment HALLUCINANT. Je pense que Vangelis va revendre tout son matos pour en acheter un. Continuer comme ça. Cette année je pense faire ma lettre au Père Noël pour acquérir un de vos produits. A+

[@danaoldenburg4772]

Congratulations, Team Arturia! I liked the MatrixBrute, but I’m so glad that I didn’t buy one! The PolyBrute is now on my wish list! It looks and sounds like a well executed design! 🤘🏻😎🎹🌴🌞 Félicitations, Team Arturia! J'ai aimé le MatrixBrute, mais je suis si heureux de ne pas en avoir acheté un! Le PolyBrute est maintenant sur ma liste de souhaits! Cela ressemble et sonne à un design bien exécuté!

[@XOEYZIIE]

demain le super matrix polyphonic brut from china!!on connais le refrain))))

[@pidmjproductions986]

Fantastic

[@chrishess1312]

Amazing

[@KoshDukai]

PolyBrute, the polyphonic morphing modular analog with patch recall ;)

[@BSpazTs]

Magnificent

[@DanielBlock]

glad for *linear * fm!

[@samprock]

Beautiful, looking forward to hear more of it! Question: can the sequencer record non-quantized input from keys or it has to align? If not, is there any plan for micro-shifting or adding other sort of off-grid variations? It was (a satisfying answer) on lacking of CV in/out to manage costs, though will we see full size, greater price PB Super Freak with cv, audio-in, wavetable, sample etc?

[@samprock]

Special kudos for multi-instantiated VST support!

[@samprock]

Are you already in agreement with Spectrasonic to control Omnisphere? It seems PB can do great as master keyboard controller for V Collection and the rest of the world :) TNX!

[@DanWest8888]

Oooh - THAT! I'm in SRS need of an excellent controller for my Omnisphere!!! AND I really want THIS synth. 😉🤓😉 Thoughts? Is the architecture compatible? Can we expect something down the line? See this baby added to Spectrasonic's admirable list of hardware synths that have been mapped for full-on 2.5 control?!?

[@lk0707]

Waveform shapes on Matrixbrute are editable ?

[@dingbatjack1234]

Please add MPE Arturia!!!

[@JoelMartinez]

Thank you for the philosophy of "no menus" ... if something is in a menu, it doesn't exist for me

[@criddyla696]

Amazing synth, can it be used to control other vst instruments with the knobs and sliders using it as a master keyboard, thanks ... I have it using mod wheel and pitch bend with them but the knobs wont Learn for some reason

[@geephlips]

Yes. You need to enable knobs send CCs in the MIDI menu.

[@pidmjproductions986]

Around 1:00:00 it sounds like a CS-80 mixed with something else.

[@styx3styx]

Il va sortir quand en France ???

[@indiefilmcomposer]

Guys is it possible to design a flip up case like the matrix brute? It’s much easier to see the control panel at an angle than flat ........maybe a limited edition

[@aretwodeetoo1181]

+1 Select preset via MIDI. This allows externally sequencing entire performances where PB plays several roles across several songs. Small cost, huge benefit. Please upvote.

[@influencer_music]

Do all of the buttons, knobs, faders, the morphe, and the ribbon all transmit MIDI information? It'd be nice to be able to get rid of my dedicated MIDI controller.

[@ArturiaOfficial]

Most of them do transmit MIDI information but not the morphing knob if I remember well. I hope it helps!

[@piotr803]

When you boss drops in for a chat and you're trying to be on your best behaviour

[@simonlegrec]

Ultrasound

[@JosephCarven]

C'mon guys.. I've just get enough money for the MATRIXBrute. I've even almost ordered it! And then the POLYBrute happened and for 5 days I can't decide which of them to buy first and where to get additional 2500 euros. I'm in pain!

[@LipazMusic]

Get a credit card. :D

[@bobfrode]

If you have a kidney to sell you can do that :) I have the MB and just got the Seq Pro3 SE when this came along :(

[@JosephCarven]

@@bobfrode I 'm opened for an offer :)

[@sethleeron]

You guys probably gonna turn my GAS on again .... Fierté Française et iséroise qui plus est

[@The_Invisible_Man]

Are the ENV and LFO analogue or digital?

[@100haymaker]

Yes. Virtually every modern analog synth has them. Too expensive otherwise.

[@criddyla696]

Really could do with some expert level patch design tutorials for the modulations if possible, the full potential of this synth is not being shown by anyone online as yet it seems.

[@stevenwhite8936]

no one mentioned its not straight on camera ? and those legs arent cheap if that what its on

[@dolfgoog]

Fantastic! I 'll wait until your next project sees daylight: UltraBrute! More or less same concept but at least 10 voices, extra octave, and of course a lot of much desired extra's (check all reviews and comments). Pricetag below 10k. You have already solved most of the crazy mathematics! So.... it's just a matter of getting big and create that uncompromised beast. It will become a reference for next 4 decades just as CS-80 did. Why? Because this is a groundbreaking concept! Just a bit too limiting in some ways. PolyBrute will make you great. "UltraBrute" will make you immortal.

[@ogasi1798]

planning noir?

[@jr6786]

Mpe please

[@sonorstudio1]

Please Arturia send one “Polybrute” to Mike Pensini. We need also demo’s from real good musicians ! Mike is one of the best on this planet.

[@liviou2004]

It seems to be a beuatiful synth but It would have been better if you had kept all the Matrixbrute specs and enhanced them in a polyphonic unit. Here we get 2 OSC only vs 3 Osc on Mx, limited matrix vs full matrix, fixed panel vs titling panel.

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

I'm missing a third oscillator with wavetables.

[@RayyMusik]

That 3rd (and 4th) wavetable oscillator is called Pigments. ;)

[@lushfauna]

i want it soo bad but too expensive

[@mojooftheg5961]

Why so expensive?

[@WalterGirao]

Distortion!!!!!! add distortion!!!!!!!!

[@ryanmurphy4139]

I'm not a fan of digital effects. They all have distinct characteristics that cheapen the sound, but there isn't a poly on the market w/o them though.

[@metalplatedfacejob]

First, do I win a free one?

[@olivierrenoir9282]

Perhaps on the moon!

[@metalplatedfacejob]

@@olivierrenoir9282 no sense of humor meesta Renoir...

[@sandrines456]

pour une boite française une démo en Français c'est mieux..................................

[@ArturiaOfficial]

Bonjour Sandrine, Je ne pense pas que ce soit mieux car la plupart de la planète ne parle pas français. Ce serait dommage que personne à part les français ne comprenne nos vidéos. Cette vidéo était en direct donc nous ne pouvions pas sous titrer à l'avance, en revanche nous essayons de traduire nos contenus principaux dans 5 langues, les manuels le sont aussi. J'espère que vous comprenez. Bonne journée !

[@sandrines456]

@@ArturiaOfficial merci de votre réponse mais je suis persuader qu'une grande maison comme la votre doit être capable de traduire une vidéo dans sa langue d origine merci