NEW Dreadbox Nymphes Synthesiser! - How does a Modern Synth Compare with a Vintage Roland Juno-106?

The NEW Dreadbox Nymphes Synthesiser is a great compact 6-voice all-analogue Polyphonic synthesiser. In this video Jack demonstrates how it can be used alongside a vintage Roland Juno-106 and how it makes creating presets so much easier! | tinyurl.com/y6rohft4
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The boutique manufacturer Dreadbox has yet surprised us again with a new analogue toy. Nymphes is a 6-voice all-analogue Polyphonic synthesiser. Among all amazing features, you can enjoy 12 envelopes and 7 LFOs, 6 different playing modes, a digital reverb developed by Dreadbox, USB connectivity!
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» 0:00 What are We Doing Today?
» 0:50 Let's Compare Nymphs Presets with the Roland Juno-106
» 4:20 Why Did We Choose to do the Video Like This?
» 6:35 Let's Play with the Filter
» 8:38 What Does Jack Think?
» 10:21 Let's Get More Sounds from the Nymphs!
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[@AndertonsKeyboardDept]

For a deeper dive and more thorough comparison from more of an educational perspective be sure to check out the following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDNdaJsiNebfpI Thanks for taking the idea further Jorb!

[@JorbLovesGear]

🙏Cheers & respect. Hope you don't mind being my inspiration 😅😉

[@robappleby583]

They sound identical on my cellphone at 5 in the morning.

[@TheMachinesWon]

Didn’t expect this, great comparison!

[@mclarensmps]

I just got mine from you guys today, in Canada! I LOVE IT!!!

[@Aniki82]

Congrats!! :) :) There is only a few little things as good as some fresh new insipring gear ahah

[@esmoroglu]

Great fun genuine demo and chat… as always… I decided to wait for the Abyss 8… but you know how Ivam sold on this just now as many are… Happy new year and happy new music! (Hope to see you soon on the Studio Rats this year.👏🏻👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼)

[@YouBredRaptorsMusic]

I'm still a huge 106 fan, and will probably never get rid of mine, or my jx3p. But this thing is very cool. Might have to pick one to add to the arsenal.

[@software70DKR]

Jacks voice sounds higher than usual here. Beautiful review as always ❤

[@greatwhitedonkey]

I'm glad that it wasn't just me, lol. I thought I just had too much coffee today :D

[@wavesequencer]

Yeah.. Jack been on the helium today? Or underwear shrunk in the wash?

[@boybianchi]

Was wondering the same! Audio examples also sound weird! Perhaps a sample rate issue?

[@Elazarko]

Love these vids

[@JonMurray]

Chaps. Your playing always blows me away. You both have a similar vibe when just jamming out on poly patches and run through these absolutely fu€%!ng stunning chord progressions that just melt my brain. You know that face like someone’s farted but you love it?

[@BoringStranger]

Seriously. That bit with playing with the filter.. I melted..

[@looneyhorizon]

im still in love with my ob6. i love the size. so powerful. i will probably get the prophet desktop version next

[@adamjerzyrodewald5752]

Jack doing some fitness... Great 💪

[@tommyfoley]

Jack + EVH = ❤️

[@lundsweden]

I like both, let's face it, they are very similar! Its just a matter of taste which one you prefer!

[@matthewwilson3673]

do you like the modal argon8 or cobalt8? hydrasynth could be a fun polysynth too

[@matzer8846]

Small synths are great ... don't forget to mention the MicroFreak ... Thanks a lot for sharing!

[@symbiat0]

The Microfreak with the constant updates has been the best value synth I’ve ever bought - I now own two of them 😅

[@matzer8846]

@@symbiat0 congrats ... i'm still a newbie regarding synths, but the MicroFreak is just mazing imho.

[@johanvancauteren6203]

Ordered one today😏

[@tresporros]

some folks sampled that chorus noise and made music out of it... (rhythm and Sound?:)... got juno 06a, and I keep the noise as it is.... actually noise is very useful in the music, and when you get into synthesis you notice how important part of the sound creation the noise is...

[@galifettetv1238]

Hi. Do you think it could be a good thing to replace my deepmind by this synth? I m looking for vintage sounds capabilities in such a small box. Or is there another synth with 6 voices in this category? Thx

[@moistpeanut5986]

10:29 nice man, dig that

[@leftmono1016]

Seems to me that if you enjoy comparing synths side by side then the Juno probably wins. If however you enjoy making music then either is perfectly fine 😉👍

[@brymills]

Audio is all over the place in this new place you’re recording videos in.

[@AByallo]

Nymphes sounds like a 106 wrapped in a wool sock. Still has it's charm, of course. The warm, muted stuff in the 2nd half sounds quite lovely. Tal sounds nice, been using the Arturia thingy and it's pretty ace.

[@michaelm1]

Then again, at least the phrase "Put a sock in it" gets an entire new meaning:-). But yeah, that's exactly how it sounds to me, too.

[@tatedesmet]

Agreed

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@NatLifeSounds]

@@RoHen-pw5ol I feel totally same, I not impressed of 106 in this demo, so I expect that Nymphes can do even much much warmer sound 🙂

[@AByallo]

@@RoHen-pw5ol fair enough :) it's all subjective. 106 is definitely over priced but there's scarcity to consider. i'd go for a juno 6 if i had the money. don't need presets, prefer the pure analog path. anyway enjoy what you got or will get! happy new year :)

[@michaelkonomos]

Sincere question - was it ever trying to be a clone Otis it just trying to be true to own thing? I didn’t get the impression it was seeking to imitate anything?

[@JorbLovesGear]

It's own thing, but some of the architectural choices make it pretty easy to draw the comparison. 1 osc + a sub, osc can be saw + square, 6 voices. But really, the juno is so ubiquitous that it works its way into every conversation about a polysynth.

[@tehedx]

Great video as always! Is it me or does it seem to be having trouble to hold the pitch? Especially in the 2nd test with suboscillator turned on it gets out of tune. Doesn't seem to be the case in Loopops video ... maybe a power supply issue?

[@vincewatson_official]

brilliant synth, i got mines yesterday after a 4month wait. I can get over the small menu dives for the convenience and the sound. one thing...Dearbox said themselves its actually pronounced Nymph-es, relating to Nymph, the Goddess of Nature. I dont know why they put an ES on the end either :)

[@alexandrosliarokapis227]

Nymphs in greek mythology are multiple deities. Nymphes is the greek plural pronunciation - Νύμφες.

[@jsutton241]

The Juno sounds great

[@phillipmarnik]

The JU-06 wasn't as lucky to receive this much attention back in the day.

[@godot5082]

Because its digital.

[@shanes8136]

Nymphes for convenience but that Juno just sounds alive.

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@michaelm1]

Well, I like the size of the small blue thingy, but I like the sound of the big black Rolland thingy. Though I couldn't afford it on my budget. Usually, I'm not able to pick up subtle differences in sounds others claim they could pick up. But in this case, I hear the difference loud and clear. That's not good.

[@G1Z]

Something about controlling it from an OG 106 makes it sound better 🤣

[@axs203]

What I am thinking is ju06a or this......

[@davidholloway3011]

that Nymphs sound like it's not in tune?

[@xisotopex]

why do the levels sound different?

[@xisotopex]

how does the nymphes compare to the deepmind?

[@kyledege315]

I can't open rc20 for just one module. I instantly start tweaking everything lol

[@swanofnutella4734]

10:24 "The Best part of wakin' up ...Is Foldger's IN your CUuuuup."

[@Sebastianandthedeepbluemusic]

anybody try the new ape function on this thing?

[@IconicPhotonic]

I do think the Nymphes sounds good. I don't think the raw oscillators sound as good as the Juno. But for pads, ambient, or anything that doesn't need to be bright with crazy attack, I'm sure it would be more than adequate. I really like the sound of the Erebus/Nyx/Abyss but I'm much less captured by the sound of the Nymphes/Typhon/Medusa. One of my favorite synth companies, but a little hit-and-miss in terms of the sonics (for me anyways). I think they come out on the wrong side of corners cut to keep the price down sometimes. I also really dislike the shift functions, and sharing envelope pots.

[@deadlinkofficialartst5592]

i see

[@deadlinkofficialartst5592]

also i have a grandmother moog but i'm thinking about getting a analog polyphonic synth to with the grandmother so yeah

[@IOU-yy3or]

Can a 106 compare to a 60?

[@ComposerMichaelDow]

never!

[@nilsvanderplancken]

No, having owned most vintage synths, the juno-60 might still be in my top 5. The 106 is not in my top 100.

[@michaelpierce3264]

dude great video as always this nimphe sounds really vintage shame on the reverb being mono

[@shan5445]

Big difference

[@JamesLevineAndSons]

First example is not matched for volume, so folks are getting tricked by the "pepsi challenge" cognitive bias. Subscillator is bigger on the Nymphes on the analogous settings...And I am listening through calibrated headphones to match my calibrated monitor position, all eq'd for a flat response. To begin with, do they have to be the same instrument? If you want a juno, get a juno! And for that matter, if you want a chorus, or any stereo effect for that matter, get the nymphes and pick the pedal/plugin/fx insert you want!

[@Space_pulse]

Yeah, I didn’t think the bass sounded thinner at all in the later examples. Maybe the filter was a bit more open in a few of the Nymphes examples? Sounds a bit brighter to me at times, maybe? Definitely a killer little synth!

[@doctorscoot]

why not just use the tc electronic Juno chorus clone in pedal? it's cheap. listening on my studio monitor the nymphes sounds hugely different but more usable in a production / band context imo (less wooly bass).

[@tomjansen3432]

scary again how much more musical and alive the Juno is.... no clue what that is. Modern synths can absolutely compete with the classics, new P5, Vermona Perfourmer, Minitaur, ACL Modular, MacBeth, all musical and vibey galore. Unfortunately many of the smaller analogues miss that these days, too bland too precise. Surely Dreadbox made a nice box for the price, which can serve many people well... but it´s not a 106/60 by a long shot (let alone something even more vibey like a Polysix), the size & space argument though...impressive indeed!

[@stevedresser83]

volume matching would have been nice

[@tomski2671]

For the price this is great.

[@budgetguitaristcom]

The Nymphes is a neat synth, for sure. It pales in comparison to the 106 IMHO, but the price difference is pretty big. That 106 does sound great.

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@lucid484]

@@RoHen-pw5ol indeed the Nymphes sounded much more lush and full...the 106 minus the sub oscar sounded a tad thin.

[@chrisharrison809]

The Juno just sounds better.

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@MegaCraptacular]

I really don't understand the obsession with the 106. I sold them when they first came out. Was not impressed in the least. Now the 60, that was a synth.

[@skyreadersociety6183]

agreed, had mine sitting around, too

[@SourDiesel69]

106 is god

[@skyreadersociety6183]

agreed, sold my 106 too

[@subconscious.com_usa6691]

Both are fantastic synths but in my opinion, the Alpha Juno 2 is the best Juno. sure it's not as bright sounding as the 106 but it still has that old-school Roland DCO sound. it also has one of the best oscillator sections on an analog synth. 4 different pulse waves 5 different saws with pulse width and 6 different subs. the envelopes are also better and the chorus. the only thing which lets it down a little is the filter.

[@ryananthony4840]

Wohhh..... Just looked up the price, no way for $600..... I'd just get a Roland boutique for $200 less, otherwise I'll just use the real thing. If we're talking "good enough", the Roland JU 06a is probably much closer

[@robinwilliams5348]

This is the most useful video I've seen of the Nymphes, thank you for this. You just saved me £450!!! There's no body or bottom end to the sound at all, it sounds more like a modelled synth than a real analogue synth. So disappointed by it :-( I got a Deepmind 12D for just £20 more (also new) and while, admittedly, it's no prophet / oberheim, it sounds so much better for the money.

[@NatLifeSounds]

I didn't found where you hear it like VA? It sounds like a very punchy analog and I can't wait to get mine for tests

[@robinwilliams5348]

I hope you have fun with it

[@SR-ih1be]

Nothing beats a Juno

[@toomuchtoofast4533]

Try a Jupiter 8

[@SPAZZOID100]

Junos are budget synths.

[@SR-ih1be]

@@SPAZZOID100 They were in the mid-80s, but not anymore.

[@85ba]

Juno still sounds better on each settings. Raw or wet.

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

Nymphes was more clear. Juno had more bass

[@airilla773]

tal borland

[@sasarasa88]

I sincerely hope to see the day when we can leave "jump" behind in synth demos. Come on folks, we can do this.

[@djjuno106]

Nothing compares to the junos the closest I’ve used was the deepmind 12 it’s much much better than the dreadbox

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@MrArpSolina]

@@RoHen-pw5ol I do not agree. Please listen carefully to the 106 at 3:39 and the Nymphs at 3:47. I've listened to these two clips over a dozen times, and something is definitely missing in the frequency range of the Nymphs, it certainly lacks some low ends, it sounds muffled. The Nymphs sound seems to be a bit cold compared to the fat rich sound of the 106.

[@subconscious.com_usa6691]

I wasn't too impressed with the deepmind 12 after owning one for a while. i think it was because I listen to all the hype online and expected something a lot better. to me it didn't sound like a 106 its too grungy and not bright enough. its a case of you get what you pay for as far as the synth goes in my opinion. It a 12 voice 6 out of 10 poly and nothing more. but good for the money. the Behringers mono's lived up to the hype though for me. they sound just as good as anything in the high price range mono-wise the model d pro1 and the neutron are awesome synths.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Prophet-5, OBXA.

[@cinemalulli]

No. It is not even a clone of the 106. If we really have to try to understand how it sounds at the most it sounds like a 106 with a flue disease for how closed and dark it sounds.

[@disarmsox]

It has Omicron

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@disarmsox]

@@RoHen-pw5ol exactly, I would rather buy a modern synth with more functionality, stability, and features.

[@idonotcomplyrevolution]

so basically this is a demo showing modern synths don't even come slightly close.

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs I disagree, Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@robinwilliams5348]

Satoshi... I don't know about that but certainly, this one doesn't come close... It sounds terrible! :-(

[@SPAZZOID100]

Incorrect

[@JiveTalker78]

Softube Model 84 is pretty damn close to a Juno 106

[@fjfrancois]

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[@JiveTalker78]

@@fjfrancois telo sico

[@MrTesla808]

Unfortunately Nymphes have different midrangy muffled sound and with additional processing it is even more muffled. Juno wins here easily.

[@RoHen-pw5ol]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTLgGCvlsighKs Nymphes is better sounding than a 106 to me, 106 is well overrated IMO, don't get the fuss. Nymphes sounds like a VCO Poly

[@subconscious.com_usa6691]

Juno 106's are fantastic but i actually prefer the sound of the VCO'S on the breadbox

[@gunsel123]

Sounds nothing like the 106

[@zhexum]

Weird Tal Yankovic

[@PeresD]

Nope it doesn’t do a good imitation or copy or clone. It’s like a Hyundai trying to be a Merc . It’s not too bad for what it is though,I guess.

[@Ulissemazzagatti]

How much bla bla

[@edgodsall3740]

Jump is a really Gxx Shxx song!!!!!!!!!!! Don’t play it again ha…

[@profd65]

"Jump" was done on an Oberheim, not on a Juno. Why you kept playing that, I have no idea.