Neutral Labs Elmyra 2 | The ultimate compact drone synth?

[@nyppy]

Some very creative patches there, very impressive. And woah, that synced LFO to modulate the wave at 21:10 sounds crazy good, I don't think I've ever even tried that myself. 😁

[@alanphil]

Hey Tom - Great overview, with examples, of the Elmyra 2! Seems to be really musical when paired with a modular synth. Love the musical example when you introduce the sequencer.

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@cp99music]

Was just looking into buying the DIY kit last night and you upload this today! Perfect timing

[@ITATTRACTS]

Thanks for this amazing run down. Once again helped make an educated purchase and very happy musician. ❤

[@djcsts778]

This machine sounds so good! 🔥

[@garaughty]

Seriously awesome tones & textures from this little beast !

[@jon_gee]

Excellent work!! Loved every minute. Beautiful demo and patches.

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks! Loving your demos too, inspiring stuff 👍

[@Probbie]

That's a really good rundown m'friend. Thank you! 🙌

[@baumschule75]

Great stuff. An erg lekker tune at the end. Dank u wel.

[@bob-rogers]

That's pretty cool. Thanks for the demo!

[@Congasjones]

Yep def not just a drone synth ❤

[@draconianrhythms]

Dude the Dub Techno section is insane ❤

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

I think I found my next investment! Thank you for your awesome demo!

[@jfmunk1361]

gracias! tu trabajo es verdaderamente genial y muy didáctico

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Your so good at this, it's magical. , And I ALSO wanna be a magician ! 😂👍

[@mxstylie312]

wicked sound

[@petercane6376]

That was a really great video and thank you for the inspiration. I have just finished making the Elmyra2 kit and had it now two days. Cannot seem to get record or play to work. Anyway….I don’t understand what a clock divider is but it seems You are putting a timed cv voltage to each of the voices gate inputs. Can I do the same with an SQ1 sequencer? Yours came to life when you did this. Is a clock divider a sequencer? Many thanks Tom.

[@TomChurchill]

Cheers! In this video I'm just using a clock divider as a source of rhythmic gate voltages to trigger each of the four voices. You could do something similar with any sequencer that puts out at least four gates/triggers, like a drum sequencer. Don't think an SQ1 would really work for this patch. A clock divider just takes a steady input clock and puts out several divisions of that clock, e.g. the /2 output puts out one clock for every two at the input, the /3 output puts out one clock for every three at the input etc. I recommend this video if you want to know more: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6GYl2ekpdSimLM

[@petercane6376]

@@TomChurchill Thanks Tom. I appreciate your reply. As you have guessed I am new into this. I am reading up about clock dividers and trying to " get" how they work. I am almost there. Checking out a little bit on a diy one. I sort of understand the schematic diagrams. By brain does not work unless I know what is going on inside. I really really liked your video and you deffo know what you are doing. I look to people like you and try to learn something. I am 73 so it takes a bit longer. I have to do this synth thing to keep my brain active. I just love synths!!!! Pete

[@ilkhanbuyukturkoglu2534]

got and wired mine to day🤯

[@KosmoDeuz]

Special thanks for dub techno chords ❤

[@Jacob-it5fw]

Great Video! Thanks alot. Does the Elmyra save any settings after you switched it of and back on? Or does it always start from an init patch?

[@TomChurchill]

Thanks! It doesn't save settings between power cycles, so it always starts from an init patch.

[@nyppy]

The next firmware update, out in a couple of weeks, will include the option to store settings and sequences.

[@asand1234]

Getting a high pitched hum coming through my phone and standing speakers. Goes away when I pause the video. Ignoring that, glad I found your channel.

[@TomChurchill]

Strange, I can't hear anything like that (or see anything obvious in the spectrum of the audio) - your ears must be better than mine!

[@BrickRoad-w9i]

I hear it too.. might be out of some people's range.

[@Eli_B3000]

@@TomChurchill I hear it, too, really loud actually. I have in earbuds, it's as loud as the synth at some parts.

[@Getthenderson]

I hear it loudly

[@pbrninja19]

Did this thing's audio go directly into the eurorack? Did it have to go through some kind of adapter first?

[@TomChurchill]

No, it went straight in.

[@KorhanErel]

The wavetables sound quite similar to each other, at least those you demoed. Is that perhaps because the output is pretty driven?

[@TomChurchill]

Yeah, the default mix setting adds a fair amount of saturation which does contribute to that. You can turn the saturation down (or off) which can make things sound clearer, but you're never going to get clean sine waves out of this thing :)

[@KorhanErel]

​@@TomChurchill well, yes, it's a wavetable synth and sine-wave fanatics should look elsewhere, but I was surprised by the lack of timbral variation between its wavetables. Cheers

[@Congasjones]

And single press on pg button changes each wave (4)which are actually quite distinctive

[@mynewcolour]

I’m hearing a constant high pitch noise the entire vid. Somethings noisy (or I’ve got tinnitus) 😮

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

​@@KorhanErelit's a special taste of tea 😂

[@blindianajones]

Like the sounds but theres a high pitch continuous bleed. Is that the synth?

[@TomChurchill]

I don't know, tbh. A couple of other people commented the same thing but I can't hear it or see anything in the spectrum of the original audio. Could be something weird happening with the encoding for KZbin on specific playback systems. Or maybe my ears are just too old! I've never noticed an issue with noise when using it anyway.

[@nyppy]

@@TomChurchill Oh, you should be noticing issues with noise alright, otherwise you're not using it correctly. 😉😂

[@michaelb.3482]

i own myself Elmyra 2!

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

Is this your baby Tom?