Morphing Nymphes: analog power unleashed - review & demo

Dreadbox Nymphes - it was a nice project to unfold the full potential of this device. So, here is my suggestion how to make this little polysynth really huge, finally turning six usual synth voices into beautiful Nymphes :)
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
01:32 Modulations
02:45 More Mono
03:49 Midi & More
05:16 Morphing in mono
07:07 Morphing with FX
Sound & Recording: Dreadbox Nymphes, Korg NTS-1 (effects only), Tascam DR-2d
Midi Morphing & Sequencing: iPad with Lemur + Morph Board, AUM, Helium

[@guiom77]

nice to see you back!!!thanks for your video!!!!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the feedback! 😊

[@LORANBELTRAM]

I love your videos .... always !!!

[@PeteMidi]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@kabood777]

just beautiful 👌👏

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊

[@suburbanheckscapes6180]

Wonderful! Love it Pete!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@realzneo]

Hi Pete! You have done it again! The music is unreal!! Absolutely fantastic sound!! Also inspiring! I have to try something similar!! Thank you!! Also please consider releasing this!!

[@PeteMidi]

Thank you so much for the great feedback! 😊

[@realzneo]

@@PeteMidi You are welcome!! Thank you for the music!! And the video!! I'm playing it for the third time...

[@chriswareham]

Brilliant jam as always! I can't really afford to buy any more instruments like the ones you demonstrate on this channel, but it's a pleasure to hear them in action.

[@PeteMidi]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@daviddechamps8840]

Looks like a very nice portable set-up... Great warm sound from the Nymphes. Need to dig into the iPad app world. Will look at your other videos to find out more... Thanks!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks for the nice feedback! 😊

[@shoontz]

Sounds amazing!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks! 😊

[@supermonkeycollider]

Such a classic sound!

[@PeteMidi]

😊

[@meneerjansen00]

Thank you for your unbiased review. I was already afraid that the menu diving would be cumbersome/nono-intuitive. But the Dreadbox filter! Man that's all worth it, isn't it?

[@PeteMidi]

Yes, it is! 😊

[@studiobischof]

Great jam and morphing idea via Lemur :)

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot! 😊

[@sugurukase1046]

I love this whole "poor man's Polybrute" kind of thing, great job for proving that any digitally controllable synth can morph between two patches and the result is certainly impressive.

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the feedback! 😉

[@TheEstateOfHoHu]

I love the music!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

Cracking jam, Pete! Good stuff. I was lucky enough to get one of these for Christmas and I'm very impressed. The interface certainly takes some getting used to but I'm getting there. Weirdly, I think the fact that using the shift and menu functions is unavailable - even for simple sounds - that you have no choice but to get used to it quickly, It's definitely tricky at first, but I quite like the process now I'm more used to it.

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, it's definitely possible to learn the user interface, but not without pain at the beginning 😉

[@matthewtunnicliffe201]

@@PeteMidi Yeah indeed. I certainly wouldn't recommend it to someone for their first anologue synth. Learning about synthesis and the interface at the same time would lead to sleepless nights!

[@fjfrancois]

5:33 what a beautiful sound ❤️

[@PeteMidi]

😊

[@hintergarden.]

Great video , I would love to see Nymphes xl , less menu diving and stereo out

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks!

[@huntergalloway3944]

Wooo, Pete! Great jams! It’s good to see you take on this too. I see a lot of comparisons to the Juno most likely due to similarities in the architectures. What do you think about this? Is it even in the same league? Like the Juno is basically one big “sweet spot,” which makes it feel like a true instrument IMO, is this similar? Great work as always!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks 😊 it can be very Juno-like, but it has much more possibilities and a bit more difficult user interface...

[@ConstantinPhillipou]

Wow, great music. If you can make a video on how you set up the controller

[@PeteMidi]

😊

[@michaelkonomos]

Since Lemur isn't available now, Drambo can be used to control Nymphes via midi CC as well - per step locks!

[@PeteMidi]

Yes, but I prefer Mozaic, which is also great for morphing - but cannot replace lemur in all regards...

[@michaelkonomos]

Thanks, I'll check it out @@PeteMidi

[@tomalaerts8839]

Hi sir, excellent video. I have the impression that morph board is not for sale at the moment in the ios app store. Would it be something like midi designer pro 2? FYI to tame my Nymphes I mapped all the controls of my Minilab 3, that really made it more usable!

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks a lot! 😊 Yes, lemur is off at the moment... May be it will return since it is in the hands of a different company now... Meanwhile I use Mozaic a lot, also for morphing, and I'm very happy with it!

[@terminalbliss]

Sounds excellent. For clarity, does lemur let you have two patches (or midi states) saved so what you are doing is morphing (changing the parameter settings in midi) from one patch to another? The polybrute had me thinking about how to do this with other synths with midi control.. does the lemur app just in general have this functionality where you configure midi ccs to sliders and it duplicates them for the second patch and you just say the midi states?

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks - yes, the lemur blends between two midi states. These include most of Nymphes parameters but not all. So a state is not a complete patch.

[@marcoruorio5846]

Any love for the latest firmware update?

[@PeteMidi]

Oh yes, MPE, poly pressure, etc. Cool!

[@galifettetv1238]

@@PeteMidi is the voice spreading over the stereo field available now?

[@The_Invisible_Man]

They released a v2 however I’m not sure if it’s true MPE, poly aftertouch is there for sure but not pitch per note.

[@PeteMidi]

As far as I can see it's a reduced mpe implementation, polyphonic pitch bend is not documented, I did not try that...

[@tomk6613]

Is that Lemur template you’re demoing available somewhere? I love what you did with this

[@PeteMidi]

No, not available, but not difficult to create if you are familiar with lemur.

[@geha6596]

Great video! Couldn't really find in the description how you did the setup/connections. How did you connect the nymphes to the ipad? via the iPad camera connector(for midi)? And if so, did you also power it from there? Dankeschoen!

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! Yes, I use a usb mini hub which also powers the ipad. For the Nymphes I use one of these usb split adapters which has a separate usb power port.

[@zap7759]

Do you happen to still own this? How does the pure sound compare to a prophet, same levels and pres etc? 2 of these is extremely attractive as mult/stereo/stack poly... Seems to sound better than most other current analog polys, single osc aside.

[@PeteMidi]

Still have the Nymphes and love the dark sounds with sub. osc. The modulation possibilities are far above the Pro-800 or prophet 5 but the user interface... The pro(phet) sounds are really different, difficult to compare

[@zap7759]

@@PeteMidi Thanks for taking the time to answer. It seems to be compared only to Junos as a sound-a-like but not a lot of sounds with other polys, be it music clips or shootouts. The sound demos of it isolated are amazing though. More wondering how it sounds with/against a prophet, I use Repro and Pro-1. This would fit on top of Nord Lead 4 in my desk keyboard tray and still be able to make minor adjustments to parameters while the tray is pushed under the desk.

[@skyreadersociety6183]

it's weird but I am still not convinced about it sonically, though your approach to unleash those modulation possibilities is highly appreaciated, good work

[@PeteMidi]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@briangardner5053]

Brilliant sounds!! Pete, how are you sequencing these melodies? Really nice work. Stay blessed 🙌

[@PeteMidi]

Many thanks! 😊 In this case I used fugue machine running in parallel with the lemur app on the same Ipad.