Making a full track using only the Arturia PolyBrute

I created a whole bunch of fresh patches on Arturia's brutal poly synth: the PolyBrute.
This synth can do it all, from warm CS-80 style analog brassy leads to modern sounds and cinematic evolving pads. I ended up with something I can only describe as 'Space Music' with a big wink towards the Vangelis sound of the late 70s and early 80s. There's certainly a bit of a Yamaha CS-80 spirit hidden in this synth for sure. You can maybe call it 'Synthwave' I guess but who cares about labels.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:04 Warm Lead - Expressive mono saw lead
3:22 Nightfall - Mysterious pad
4:04 Subterranean - Bubbling up from the planet's core
4:57 Inner glow - Introspective pad
5:44 Kick and snare - Showing the PolyBrute's split functionality
6:18 Hihat - Steiner high pass filter and osc 1 metalizer
6:42 Shuffler - Morphing rhythmic sequence
7:18 Arp bite - Classic slightly detuned saw arpeggio bassline
7:41 All the rhythmic elements combined
8:06 CS2021 - The Yamaha CS-80 inside the Polybrute
9:15 Summer night - Some more CS-80 style brassy glory
10:17 Electric dreams - Electric Piano on an analog poly synth
11:06 Cybermind - Modulated self oscillating filter sequence
12:06 Noise Hit - Sometimes you just need a noise hit
12:41 The final track
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[@Flat8G]

Making a full track using a single synth is one of the most interesting concept a synth-youtuber can make, excellent demo and video!

[@Estuera]

Thanks :)

[@Kung_Fu_Jesus]

This is all Polybrute on this track of mine. Such an awesome machine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6KyiJd-hL-rfJY

[@final_mile_music9713]

The Polybrute is unique in sounding vintage and thoroughly modern all at the same time.

[@lokologico]

Polybrute is def a giant swiss army knife of a synth. Awesome track!

[@intevolver]

The track is so beautiful. I know it can be a poor compliment to compare someone's work to something else, but I have to say this takes me to some very Tangerine Dream places.

[@thatlastdisease4673]

Exactly what I was thinking too!

[@DeiNostri]

If someone has the technical skills and the talent to compose something resembling of legendary artists it is pretty cool and not a poor compliment :)

[@aeon136]

I grew-up with Tangerine Dream ALL thru the '70's -U NAILED It!👍

[@HAMMERSMASHD]

I don't own any hardware for production, just FL studio, but I love your videos as music history and just hearing you work. very talented!

[@brucekirbyartist]

I've listen to quite a few reviews on what the Poly Brute can do but your the first I've seen and heard that actually has demonstrated this amazing synths capabilities, truly an amazing synth. Being an ex DJ I've been looking for something that I can learn to use in conjunction with other instruments so I can use live. What a beast of a machine. Please do another like this and even some tutorials on how to do the patches etc, keep up the great work.

[@roblewis5044]

The poly brute not only sounds stunning, it also looks so beautiful, thanks for the vid

[@alfr83]

Wow wow wooooow ! Got some Vangelis vibes here ! This gave me goosebumps, the patches sound fantastic. It's very nice to hear something from you in a more ambient kind of music. Well done Jonas !

[@gearoidmacruari2292]

Taking us into the heart of the polybrute, goosebumps all the way! What a fantastic piece of work! Thank you. 😃

[@mybachhertzbaud3074]

Wow! I first listened to this thru my car stereo and the panning was awesome!😁😁

[@WotanSkyFather]

That first patch makes me want to go explore the asteroid belt! So spacy, I love it. Gorgeous song! Well done, making my GAS flare horribly. Now I want a PolyBrute!

[@BetoLarski]

Absolutely amazing! Congrats!

[@valentinsurner]

such a great synth. Good that you have one, amazing job here. 🙌🏻

[@LuisTorres-qz5kr]

Great job on these patches and track, amazing sounds from the Polybrute.

[@lextron-audio]

I love this synthesiser so much

[@pascalvanelstlande6954]

As always, a pleasure to look to this tutorials. These inspire me alot

[@gambooyt]

What a beautiful track. A real treat! Thank you.

[@AdrianGeorges]

Always impressed by your technical skills and share them to us in a understanding way. Great thanks.

[@jefgibbons]

This is fantastic! Absolutely love the final track man!

[@synriser6742]

Great track with some great patches. Well done. Love it.

[@paultp12cora24]

Love The Sound's In This Mate Well Done Spot On

[@rabmccudden683]

Tune was class. So was the vid for it. Awesome work man as always.

[@sjfarrell2.03]

Another winner, Jonas. Great sound creation and composition. The Polybrute is a monster of a synth 👍

[@Sharon-music]

I just played this synth in a store last week!!! what a machine, and what a good job you have done showing exactly how wonderfull it can be.

[@DaMany]

Wow 😳 amazing synth, nice patches and a perfect song 👍😊

[@diegogarcia1639]

Awesome track and video! This is my dream synth

[@Robguitarjarvis]

what a great sounding synth and superb track!!

[@commodoor6549]

Wow! This is simply wonderful!

[@DJLeonardoTampere]

I hope the guys at Arturia found this video! I really enjoy your music and videos Jonas, and this one was no exception! ❤

[@Estuera]

Thanks!

[@stopposokIRL]

it's an amazing track, I feel like goosebumps!

[@uly1981]

Gorgeous sounds!

[@johnbeckett8367]

Great Sounds and Great Playing

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Incredible. Very expressive playing (something lost in a lot of music today). Great programming. Great synth.

[@Emily_M81]

remember a time when people just had one synthesizer and composed entire songs? This guy does

[@sebastyanmusic3486]

Great challenge achieved with only one synth. That was great!

[@WellingtonSilva-uq3mg]

Great video and track.

[@robbarfield2150]

Great track and great sounds, Jonas!! Some of those patches sound very CS-80, and some sound quite beyond that! Cool video, too!

[@DeepspaceHorizon]

Really nice track and video, fantastic music 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻⚡️💫💥

[@nexuzeb79]

Hugely inspiring, Jonas.. Waiting for my PB in the mail. Kan ech' nie' wachtn... Love all your vids!

[@starky2.057]

Totally awesome ! Love it..👌

[@EarlyMist]

Wow. A great song journey and...what a synth.

[@elwhagen]

Beautiful!

[@daviddechamps8840]

Fantastic job!

[@patbreacadh]

Superb track!

[@OldLongboarder65]

Loved this video and your composition -- brilliant work! And, thanks for the Perfect Circuit affiliate link -- I didn't know about them before, and they're not too far from my home.

[@axionofficial6666]

Such beautiful music-- and such elegant simplicity! You're really making me rethink a lot of my approach, since I can't seem to make music without the project having over 50 tracks. lol

[@macdaddybender]

Wow. That wasn't the track I was expecting you to make, I immediately thought it would be a banger but this is better. It's so lush and dreamy and the visuals compliment it perfectly. I think Ridley Scott will be picking up the phone when he makes his next film. 👍

[@Estuera]

Thanks ! :)

[@mark35mi]

Bravo. Well done!

[@modalmixture]

Just beautiful! I’ve been waiting for someone to do an epic all-PolyBrute synthwave track, and you totally delivered. That must have been a huge amount of work to put together.

[@Estuera]

It took some time but it was a lot of fun.

[@PiddeBas]

That Inner glow patch is so beautiful

[@kelfugastian]

His typical intro with the "Hi - my name is Jonas" is so awkward haha. But the content is legendary! I just can't help laughing every time

[@Estuera]

Awkward signature greeting 😬✅ And thanks for the compliment about the content!

[@andrewburns5697]

A brilliant track. I have the Polybrute and this has certainly inspired me to get more creative with it..

[@TheStudioDrummer]

Fantastic track!👊🏽 (cool video too)

[@Alexander1At]

Very good video! Thank you!

[@Musicology1975]

That was very Nice and inspiring👍🍷🎸

[@Sugar95]

Well done!

[@YASIR.K]

Amazing ... Thank you .

[@KyleLThayer]

Very impressive

[@LabofmusicRecords]

13:22 OMG ... I jumped straight to the song... what a nice lead :-)

[@orbitalforest]

Superb !

[@TonyLeva]

If I was a movie director I woul call you for the soundtrack! You truly are A-list!

[@RayyMusik]

10:20 I particularly like this patch; the envelope settings are so sophisticated. The full track is really beautiful. :)

[@dendera1337]

Awesome song!

[@jemgel1162]

nice piece!

[@CaidicusProductions]

Hey brotherman, I think modular means "modules" not "modulation". Thank you for this video, it's been educational and entertaining to watch and listen to. You've got a new subscriber out of me.

[@JornLavoll]

this is great!

[@MrPerfectpizza]

Absolutely brilliant! In fact so good I went out and bought one!

[@Estuera]

Enjoy it !

[@MrPerfectpizza]

Any chance in getting a copy of the patches?

[@Estuera]

I could probably manage that yes. Email me at the address in the about section of my channel.

[@MrPerfectpizza]

Thank you! Just sent you an email.

[@Kapouille]

This has to be hands down one of your best creations. One says necessity is the mother of all invention, but that proves exactly the opposite: all that power really opened something quite beautiful.

[@Estuera]

Thanks !

[@FashionDeejay]

A monster synth. Wow.

[@aeon136]

Right-On Man! I'mna be gettin'a PolyBrute Very SOON!😇 BRAVO! GREAT Video & Soundtrack -THANX!👍 Subbed!😎

[@worksofein6449]

This reminded me a bit of the Babylon 5 intro music. Either way, its a really cool piece.

[@CoderCoronet]

Ok. This is beautiful!

[@Estuera]

Thanks :)

[@CoderCoronet]

@@Estuera hey man! I’m new to your channel. O you have anything on the Moog One?

[@Estuera]

I would if I had one in the studio. But unfortunately I have not 🤷‍♂️

[@rickhopkinson]

Excellent

[@axxojaxx2510]

Awsome! 😀

[@DoctorJRx]

now i gotta buy one !!!

[@richc848]

That lead sound is so velvety and delicious.

[@wakkowarner7391]

The art of Vangelis.

[@DeiNostri]

The song sounds very inspired by Tangerine Dream, which is nice :) Im gonna get one of these soon and im really looking forward to it.

[@masp441]

Thanks for the video. The composition is somthing like the work of Vangelis, JM Jare, TG... Great

[@2pale4u]

3:39 sounds like the same patch in Mike + The Mechanics' Silent Running. Very nice!

[@MXVDJ]

For a while, I thought your mobile phone was on the left side of the synthesiser there... Was happy when you started playing it and I realised you weren't so dependant on your phone and it was in fact part of the synth hahaha, great video man!

[@Estuera]

Haha. The 'Morphee' controller aka 'why do you have a phone on your synth ?'

[@Thaizer]

Like the track and ofcoz the Polybrute

[@MikeS-1969]

Some of the first sounds -mostly- have a strong Blade Runner flavour. Then some others more like Big Blue. Overall, a great piece! Honestly, great ! Both inspiring and relaxing.

[@Lainer1]

Beautiful! I am on the fence for this Polybrite or a Hydrasynth. Also looking at a Sledge. Not sure how they all compare, but love that polybrute.

[@trollsth]

It’s Spacetronica :) I’d love to have a Warm Lead on my PB!

[@nosville22]

PolyBrute is trully an amazing synth, I hate it. I do love the vid doe. Also the begining of the tune you used for Summer Night, I swear it sounds like Newbie Melody from Runescape.

[@awpMusic1]

excellent track - assume you wrote this to the video as it fits so well. BIG thumbs up from me!

[@Estuera]

Thanks. It is the other way around btw, I edited the video to the music.

[@awpMusic1]

@@Estuera it worked nicely!

[@maurumsynthwave618]

Excelente

[@MichaelBLevi]

🎹Bravo🎹🥂

[@splootyvision]

Great track, the opening especially where the saw lead comes in is very similar to the opening to ‘Brave’ by Marillion (off the album of the same name) - very emotive and atmospheric, I am sorely tempted by the Polybrute (already have a Matrixbrute, imagining they would make great bedfellows)

[@Estuera]

I still have to try the MatrixBrute but I can imagine that the combination of these 2 can be quite amazing.

[@ns3429]

12:34 Reminds me of the sweep up in the GTA San Andreas soundtrack 😍 😍 😍

[@polyphonics557]

If I had the money and space this video alone would have sold me a PolyBrute.

[@danm3570]

what you were saying about toy synths at the beginning. Just got emisynth from strix instruments has 11 soviet toy synth, the pads sound really cool and the leads are fun to mess around with and you can jump between the 11 synths on the fly with the same settings, wasn't expecting much but are a great toy now, Cool song made me think of yamaha cs 80 and Vangelis in blade runner

[@Estuera]

I love those small quirky synths.

[@LeahandBlair]

I bet Aliens are watching this, and playing it through their spaceship sound system. 🤔

[@Estuera]

👽

[@kadiummusic]

Fantastic video and brilliant music! I've been looking for a synth for years to replace the hole left when I sold my Jupiter 8 a long long time ago. Right now I'm torn between the Hydrasynth Deluxe and this monster. Anybody out there own both and can offer an opinion? 😎

[@ParkerCharlesGabriel]

The Polybrute is a juggernaut

[@duncan02]

That really is a beautiful track. I'm debating on a Polybrute or Jupiter X. I know, entirely different beasts...I'm trying to figure out which one would be more fun and inspirational for me.

[@Estuera]

If you want to dive deep into sound design: PolyBrute If you need a very powerful work horse that can do all the classic Roland sounds: Jupiter X

[@final_mile_music9713]

I have a Polybrute and a Jupiter xm. The Polybrute is something I spend a lot of time with. The Xm is what I just dive on when I don’t want to boot up the whole studio. It’s fantastic to get an idea going. And to travel with. It’s like my travel guitar in that respect.

[@piotrwdowiak8698]

Wow, great job by designers nad inventors of this sythesiser. But use it... your music and mix sounds are beautifull. Something like Vangelis and Kraftwerk on one stage.

[@studioviper3016]

The Casio sa-1 was my first keyboard hah

[@m0teef]

Estuera to make the soundtrack for a new blade runner movie