PWM Malevolent // the best and most unique affordable synthesizer of 2022

[@BoBeats]

excellent video!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much Bo! :)

[@GlebSarkisov]

You got me on this one, absolutely craaaazy demo of an amazing synth. I am definitely getting it after what you've shown. Great exploration of the synth!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you so much for the nice comment! Enjoy it if you get one :)

[@cthulholmhastur5317]

Nice one. I think I've been searching for this synth my whole life! So organic. And with the patch points, throw in a few eurorack modules.. Damn I can't wait brother! Thx 4 the video!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks for watching and enjoy your synth! Check out some more of my synth videos if you like, I cover lots of unique keyboards :)

[@Clubvibes-j7l]

you made me order one and thank you for it..Thank you for video of course too

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy!!

[@aymen2918]

That sound design jam session crazy!!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much Aymen!

[@lifesynthtance]

Great demo, that’s one super gnarly sounding synth !

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks Craig!

[@toneboxmusic]

Really good demo! Nice to see a mono synth that is new and unique

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much! Hyped you enjoyed !

[@davidjazay9248]

You have coaxed some remarkably subtle sounds from this beast!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much! I must say this one really clicked with the style of music I like to make :)

[@LAZ-org]

Great stuff! I've had the synth for a bit, but this helped break it down excellently. I'd love to see how the patching would work with other semi-modular synths! I haven't seen many showing the full potential yet!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

So happy this helped you! I love to hear that my walkthroughs help folks with their own synths. Unfortunately I don't have any eurorack, that's not my area of expertise but I'd say start by patching the oscillators/mix out of your other synth into the in of the sallen key filter as it's the most unique thing about this synth IMO :)

[@Jason_Drums_]

What an Intro 👌 Oh this might be favourite Synth this year 🎹 👌 07:36 Screams 🤩 Insane Sounds 🔥 love it ❤ 🤩 🙌

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks Jay! Appreciate your comments as always dude, this one was fun to make :)

[@Jason_Drums_]

@@MilesAwayOfficial😊 Wishing you a Very Happy, Healthy and Super Successful 2023 🎉 Happy New Year 🎉 🤩 🙌

[@enricopallazzoofficial]

Thanks for the review. It's a really interesting synth. If only it had an envelope follower it could have been an MS20 killer, but, anyway....

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

That would be a great addition! I don't own an MS20, but this sounds completely different to my Korg Arp2600, so even though that's more powerful I love having the Malevolent for its character.

[@psydewise3813]

Man that filter is a beast!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

So good. MS20 vibes

[@thedarkestrainbow]

I really want one of these. Serious MS20 vibes. Filthy and lowfi in all the best ways. Great review. Really love your channel.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much! And totally agree, it really does remind me of a modern successor to the MS20.

[@neuroactive3301]

@@MilesAwayOfficialI believe Sallen-key filter is in fact MS-20 filter.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

@@neuroactive3301awesome fact! That makes so much sense

[@baroque4days]

Yeah it's the same type of filter, the Sallen-Key type. From experience with an original MS20 MK1, this screams really well but I don't think, at least from this example, it has quite as much nastiness when compared to the dual MS20 filters but you know, I'm just happy to see a synth that let's you do this sort of stuff too. Definitely think this handles pseudo-drive better though, I haven't really mastered the patch bay yet.

[@SYNDRONE]

@@baroque4days The Malevolent has even more scream and nastiness and it's an overall more badass synth for sure : )

[@WingHouseCup]

Absolutely brutal intro!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you for watching! Hyped you enjoyed

[@RayyMusik]

How would this interact with my BARP 2600? Are the control voltages compatible? I‘m not really an expert in (semi-)modular synths.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

I believe so, I am 95% sure it’s only the moog stuff that uses a different voltage, and even that works, it’s just not great to use long term as it could damage your hardware. But I’ll let a modular expert correct me if I am mistaken

[@dankeplace]

If I had the room, I would get one, it's a great gateway to modular and much cheaper than other gear I have seen. For people wanting to understand patch routing, this is a great synth imo. The layout is simple and that s what makes this something people should consider.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Great comment! Absolutely - the layout of the patch points is fantastic and can really teach you semi modular sound design.

[@Rizamusic]

Wow this thing sounds so wild. I have a sub 37 and while it has a giant sweet spot, it can be a bit too smooth. This might be what I’m looking for to compliment my setup

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

I can confirm its a great match! The Sub 37 has been my main mono for years, and this sounds completely different in a great way! No other modern synth sounds as wild and aggressive as the Malevolent!

[@DayflightTrok]

Very good video and inspiration. I own a PWM Malevolent and think the best is to sample good sound sequences in your DAW and store them in a folder. Thats because I do not like paper patch-templates for reproducing a specific sound.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Great tip! Glad you enjoyed. Have you heard of their upcoming Mantis synth?

[@DayflightTrok]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Yes but expensive

[@tomroche923]

Sounds amazing!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Agreed!

[@jjtaylor1073]

Awesome demo and showcase of the synth. Most videos I’ve seen don’t really use the synth to make songs, they tend to show the aggressiveness and the experimental side of things. I was looking at getting a grandmother, but you can’t beat the price of this. So my question is for someone like me who makes west coast beats, is this good for making unique funky bass patches? Also, does it have good low end for sub basses?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thanks so much for watching! This is completely different than a Grandmother, I would say if you like what you hear in this demo you are gonna love this, it just sounds incredible gnarly and huge, but if want smooth, you don't want this. It can't do that smooth, calm, round sound like the Grandma. They are super different styles.

[@theheresiarch3740]

That intro is Linkin Park as hell, and I'm here for it

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

haha can you tell i grew up on METEORA? 🤣

[@nezmirage9565]

I think I'm in love lol

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Its a pretty freaking awesome little synth!

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

Can this thing do pitch tracking like ms20 where u can play a guitar through it?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

super late reply but I don't believe it can, you'd need something to convert the guitar into a CV signal, it doesn't have an audio in or a pre-amp

[@METALOZON]

Sounds great, looks cool... except for those mini keys. Not even 3 octaves, and not even starting with the C note. The keyboard is really turning me off.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Fair enough! I also dislike mini keys, but many prefer them over desktops

[@METALOZON]

​@@MilesAwayOfficial It's not even the mini keys that stop me from buying this. I'm coming from playing electric guitar where the lowest note is E, and here the lowest E is already near the middle of the keyboard, giving me so little room to actually play. If they put an E right before tat F or made it a normal 37 key starting with C, It would have been an instant buy for me.

[@jamestillman5247]

knarly sound but the keys are rediculously small like so many other synths

[@markaprill6501]

Mantis looks even better.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Agreed! I'd love to check out out for a review!

[@patricklaureys9238]

I already want to sample this.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Feel free if you want to download the audio!

[@patricklaureys9238]

@@MilesAwayOfficial I'm actually thinking of getting this instrument instead. :)

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

@@patricklaureys9238 amazing! i highly recommend it, its my fave mono synth I've played in ages. Enjoy it!

[@jumpingman8160]

Too bad for the mini keys.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

For a polysynth, mini keys are a no go for me, but for a sound design machine like this they are fine!

[@jumpingman8160]

@@MilesAwayOfficial yeah I have gigantor hands

[@Mr2it3881]

For industrial this or Hydrasynth?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

if you like these sounds you hear, and don't mind the workflow of chopping up and sequencing this in the DAW or externally, its great and sounds so unique! if you need more features like polyphony, more modulation, sequenced LFOs etc, go hydra

[@Mr2it3881]

@@MilesAwayOfficial Thank you for the reply.. One more question, If I have a MS20 already should I even bother with the Malevolent? I hear they are very similar. Malevolent just sounds so good to me out of the box. If you had to pick one which one would you pick? I asked this on reddit and its 50/50 lol

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

Who repairs your synths when they break?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Nightlife Electronics in Vancouver!

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

@@MilesAwayOfficial oh nice we don’t have really anyone I know of here in Halifax. The only guy that did isn’t doing it anymore

[@Iamirxclej]

🖤🖤

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

:)

[@gary0liver]

Agreed can't get these sounds so easily any other way but I'm a little disappointed really it seems to be a one-trick pony despite its fantastic layout and patch possibilities on paper it looks like it can do anything but in reality maybe not... it does seem it can only do these kind of mental sounds which are nice but would be nice to have more versatility great video thanks for that

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

It definitely can do cleaner sounds! You basically just have to be SUPER careful with gain staging and filter resonance. So it has a very small sweet spot for clean sounds. Kind of like using a Ducati to drive in a school zone: you can do it, but you won't have as much fun as if you just go top speed on the Autobahn. Hah.

[@gary0liver]

@@MilesAwayOfficial thank you I did wonder if that was the case but no one seems to show that in all the reviews I've seen so far... Everyone gets too excited about the madness they can get into so thanks for that

[@warriorspirit210]

Pwm vs korg prologe?

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Totally different synths! Pwm is a wild all analog mono , Prologue is a unique hybrid poly

[@warriorspirit210]

@@MilesAwayOfficial I'm considering buying one but I can't decide which one!!!

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

@@warriorspirit210 if you like the sound of the malevolent honestly nothing else sounds like it on the hardware market!

[@warriorspirit210]

@@MilesAwayOfficial oh OK nice for telling me

[@InFamousProductions]

fuck ya, this is how to make a video. Kick ass bro.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Thank you!

[@XnazxulX]

Man that’s an evil sounding synth.. i can see why blush response likes it

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

Need to check their video! its a great one.

[@xisotopex]

dammit I have too many monosynths...

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

You can never have too many monosynths :P

[@station2station544]

Ugh, this might be my least fav synth this year. Just doesn't have pleasing timbres. It's as if the designers realized it doesn't sound good so they added drive.

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

I personally love the tone for how unique and evil sounding it is but to each their own! Thanks for watching

[@HornieCow]

it just looks so damn crap..... with some nice overlays this would sell, i'm sure! :)

[@xisotopex]

why do you say that? looks like it is laid out quite logically and clearly.

[@HornieCow]

@@xisotopex i think it looks awfull... Boring, cheap and old...

[@MilesAwayOfficial]

@@HornieCow personally I love the look! It matches the sound, rugged and logical, with a great build and dark colors

[@HornieCow]

@@MilesAwayOfficial the green on black looks like a prototype waiting for design to me. :) imagine a white overlay with wooden sides. insta buy! :D

[@baroque4days]

I mean, it's like an MS20 that got ran over with a steamroller.