Sequential Trigon 6 Poly Synth Review

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Editor Nick and Chris from ‪@BOOelectric‬ take a look at the new Trigon 6 from Sequential. Adding to the OB-6 (Chiris owns one of these) and the Prophet-6 which both share the same basic form factor but have differing synth characteristics.
Its fair to say the Trigon 6 is aiming for a more Moog like flavour, with three oscillators and a ladder filter - one could almost say Memory Moog.
With the additional drive and feedback paths, poly mod and twin effect generators its not far off.
We take a look.
The Trigon 6 is available now priced at 3300 UK/ $3499 US.
www.sequential.com/product/tr...
Thanks to Chris booelectric.com
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[@devondetroit2529]

I’m impressed, they have implemented the feedback really nicely and the filter sounds great and has its own sound

[@intheblink]

Oh nice!! Been looking forward to this review. Bit like a Sequential Memorymoog? Excited to watch and see Nick explore it.

[@RayyMusik]

Brillant review and sound design by Chris!

[@buddner]

Nice review Chris. Enjoying your contributions to the channel 👌

[@BOOelectric]

Thank you very much for your encouragement, it means a lot.

[@konradsiudek8713]

There's not many better things in life than review of the fresh synth in the morning.

[@TeddyLeppard]

So glad this brand and their wonderful sound was resurrected. We need more iconic synths to choose from.

[@DurararaX2]

Sequential didn't have this yet at Synthplex, so I have not encountered this synth in the wild yet. But based on this review, I need to get my butt down to Perfect Circuit and check this out asap. Thanks for posting this :) Cheers!

[@synthsamuraiproductions]

Great video. This synth sounds amazing would love to get my hands on something like this someday. Great work as always. 🥷

[@ConenRuam]

Great review cheers guys!

[@budfoon]

I learned a couple tricks i can use with my Prophet-6. Thanks! Wanna get this too though!

[@SynthgodXXX]

It sounds beautiful! It has its own character, 3x osc, sweet Moog vibe w/ 6 voice poly! Nice!

[@johnathantyrer6077]

Sounds lame ,free plugins do the job just as good

[@marvinjones4415]

Meow..

[@allkeyspro6606]

@@johnathantyrer6077 Couldn't disagree more!

[@johnathantyrer6077]

@@allkeyspro6606 I could on every level ,both sound wise and cost ,analogs have got waaaaay over the top proce wise since covid ,it's just not worth it at half that price ,every synth player knows it but are just in denial, shame

[@ebull666]

Fake spelling mistakes

[@hiding_my_name]

That bass is MASSIVE! I chromecast yt vids through a stereo receiver with a subwoofer, and for the most part I dont even know when the sub is on. When Chris started demoing the bass, it shook my house. Holy cow!

[@BOOelectric]

Hope there's no structural damage!

[@hiding_my_name]

@@BOOelectric there is, but not from the bass 😆

[@istvantoth7431]

Bass is not bad but cannot beat the OB-6 in that regard imo...

[@rogerzinn8898]

well done Chris!

[@gianlucamarchese]

Nothing major but it feels weird called "Treegon" instead of "Trygon" ahah

[@kierenmoore3236]

Where’s me “treegone” … ? 👀 🌲

[@kiko1935]

The guy who is demoing is great but we love a nick review as well

[@synthnseq]

Chris from Chris+Bridgette's 'Battery Operated Orchestra' AKA BOO!

[@thesrabbit]

Imagine a Nick feedback + distortion face

[@dankeplace]

Now your friend John who you encourage is complaining about DMCA? Why? Why do you support someone so toxic that uses other people's content to troll them?

[@kiko1935]

@@dankeplace are you alright buddy? Not taking your meds today?

[@dankeplace]

@@kiko1935 nice deflection, I mean you only need to visit your live streams to see how you support his behavior.

[@hiding_my_name]

I missed Nick's insightful and nuanced take on PWM for this one. 😔

[@visisydandthevoid]

Been waiting for this review 😢

[@sn1000k]

Love the interface w all the red/amber livery

[@tekrahmuzik2119]

But...i want Nick to do the full review...

[@torbenanschau6641]

Good demo. What I don't understand, it seems like the modulation targets which often are forgotten is the mixer or like here the Osc-Volume. If you had that you could blend in different waveforms over time. or by LFO. My JX8-P can do that, why not such a new synth?

[@shamuscoghlan4559]

Tried it at Super Booth this year and instantly loved it. This and the Melbourne, Sonoma Drum Machine are all that I really was impressed with, with the exceptions of some Modular things.

[@CalendulaF]

Care to elaborate what the Sonoma drum machine is?

[@williamsonsam4420]

Sounds sweet! :)

[@enricopallazzoofficial]

NIck, if you have to choose between this Trigon 6 and the OB-X8, which one will you get?

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

Thats a tough question. Personally I would have to snag both. ❤👌🏾

[@AdamTheAd-vanc3d]

@liantros retrospectiva Hence I said both. None replaces the other tbh.

[@SPAZZOID100]

@liantros retrospectiva OBX8 was made by Sequential and page 2 is not an issue at all.

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Great review and lovely synth but wasn't too happy to discover that the filter is stepped though...mmm

[@BrandonElliotSmith]

God I am so sold on this synth lol. Want the Voyager, but I think that's gonna have to wait!

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

HEY HEY HEY ....WHATTA FANTASTIC SOUND !!! 👑👑👑

[@NOLNV1]

Alright that tune at around 23 sounded just fantastic, I feel I'm turning around to wantong yet another piece of gear I can't afford 😬

[@jarretgrathwol4790]

GAS-tastic!!

[@LyricsVideo4U]

Good stuff.. 🔥🎵🔥

[@mootsym]

I’ll ask. If this is like 6 minimoogs, then why is it not that much more expensive? What sets the minimoog apart that warrants the price compared to this poly?

[@demokid2000]

Classic sound, OSC1 = Saw, OSC3 = Ramp both OSCs has the same Octave :)

[@thesrabbit]

That fake shimmer is pretty awesome

[@angeldc54]

I have the OB-6, a great synth indeed, but the fact that you should remember a sound by its number and not by name makes me nuts.

[@wavesequencer]

Frustrating isn't it, although I don't particularly like entering names on synths by scrolling through letters of the alphabet either - one idea is to keep similar sounds in the same banks - but requires some planning. There is an iOS app that can act as a front panel to the OB6 with patch names.

[@kappyLV]

Apparently it didn’t bother you enough not to buy the OB-6. The sound after all is what we really are looking for. Being an older guy at this point and having owned a Prophet 5 that I bought in the early 80’s, it seems perfectly natural to me. I also have an OB-6 and a current Roland Fantom with a big screen. I tend to prefer the direct dial number approach than big screen menu diving. Remember a number, remember a name, not much difference to me.

[@SPAZZOID100]

Who enjoys entering patch names??

[@davebellamy4867]

​@@SPAZZOID100Pretty much no-one, ever. 😂

[@adognamedshinji]

Please Sequential, give us the option to turn off filter quantization! Surely it's possible via firmware... It's useful to have, but not being able to sweep this sweet filter is definitely holding me back from getting one, especially at this price point. Aside from that, this synth sounds amazing. Had a go on one in the shop and I recommend everyone try it out if they can

[@indigoskywalker]

haha nick, I thought exact same thing, it's a modern take on the memory moog

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Always get kind of sad when I see it, the last synth Dave worked on... but it's a great keyboard, would love to have one some day.

[@balajirao8426]

Sounds good, price has risen a lot though the Prophet 6 was near 2k when released 3.3k is close to obx8 and p10 prices bit high for what you get imo

[@intheblink]

15:12 I have wanted Sequential to add an option for a smooth filter for a long time. Great that you can easily “tune” the filter but sometimes you want a smooth sweep by hand.

[@davebellamy4867]

5:12 Indeed. The OB-6 is gorgeous but everything is dark in colour and sifficult to see in low light. The Trigon-6 is more like the Prophet-6 with 0-10 scales and decals in white om black.

[@kierenmoore3236]

Where’s me “treegone” … ? 👀 🌲

[@hankybostik7634]

Missing Nicks bonce!

[@RaymondCastile]

It doesn't sound Moogy enough to be a good substitute for a real Moog. Maybe it will inspire Moog to put out their version of a modern polyphonic synth under $5K. In the meantime, I think the Matriarch is the best option for someone who wants the Moog sound combined with the ability to play chords.

[@AndreCholmondeley]

Whoa Matriarch is poly?? Or Paraphonic?

[@googlingthevoid]

@@AndreCholmondeley para

[@deyoungstar]

Trigon British pronunciation Sounds like trai · gon

[@kierenmoore3236]

TRY-GONE. Fight me. 😶

[@internalreality]

super fat sound i love it

[@TeamHash]

Wake you sleepy heads, Great stuff

[@machinesworking]

The Trigon-6 is really close to the Memorymoog, I guess it was common to compare a Memorymoog to a Mini, but they differ in a lot of ways that the Tirgon-6 emulates closer to the Memorymoog. All this to say it's funny he gets excited by things that are Memorymoog features without referencing the Memorymoog.

[@dankeplace]

Anyone that says that this doesn't sound great has issues with their ears, speaking of which, I hope yours are better now Nick!!

[@yobooboy5591]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with my ears and to me this doesn't sound special at all. In fact like many other Sequential synths it sounds like a one trick pony to me.

[@dankeplace]

@@yobooboy5591 so Moog filter sounds like every other Sequential? You need a hearing test.

[@kierenmoore3236]

To be fair, nothing sounds truly great on YT …

[@kierenmoore3236]

Having said that, this doesn’t sound very Moog-y to me … It tends towards brighter (‘thinner’?!) sounds, more aggressive/‘modern’ sounds (not a Moog Sub fan, myself), and without the ‘Juice’/‘Syrup’/Smudge etc of more classic Moogs … 😕🤷🏻‍♂️

[@eTERNIAN69]

Sounds like another color of prophet, me likes.

[@mrdavies7894]

Silly comment, but thank you for being the only one on the ‘Toobz I’ve yet heard to correctly pronounce “Trigon”!

[@mrdavies7894]

Nick, that is. 😅

[@kierenmoore3236]

TRY-GONE. Fight me. 😶

[@mrdavies7894]

😂

[@kierenmoore3236]

Where’s me “treegone” … ? 👀 🌲

[@gourkernow5694]

Not to take anything away from the other fella who did a good demonstration but I was disappointed Nick didn't do the review, I hope this isn't the new format?

[@ChrisP3000x]

Nick probably didn't want to deal with this turd of a product.

[@Claidheambmor]

It's nice to have two people do the review. I think the ideal balance would be to have them reviewing together, perhaps with Nick leading, and Chris/Gaz/whoever providing their own experience and expertise.

[@pizzagogo6151]

Much to my suprise I think this is best sounding sequential synth- EVER😮. (& maybe also the best featured one as well!). Only real complaint I have is the short keybed the put on this & similar model synths, borders on an insulting slap in the face, considering what they charge.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

I totally agreee

[@pizzagogo6151]

@@ghost_mall yes to their credit they do at least make better value module versions ...but I’ll get over it as soon a they price their stunted keyboards accordingly, It’s cheapskate behaviour & lessens the brand....(& I’d say the same for UDO 6 & all the other premium cost but midget keybed sellers as well)

[@nepntzerZer]

dave's last synth ...

[@Am6-9]

Is this thing tiny or does Chris just have massive hands?

[@tomkarlson86]

a lovely synth. Thanks for the great video. However that advertising banner of the Trigon 6 on your website while clicking on the video doesn't feel great :S It gives me as a viewer the impression that nowadays reviews are only paid :S. A banner for a review well that the ping-pong play of the print since years

[@gretareinarsson7461]

I have still not decided which Sequential to buy but my eyes are on the Prop.Rev II-16. This one is way too expensive.

[@RikMaxSpeed]

I’ve owned several Prophets including the Rev2-16, hands down OB-6 all the way!

[@gretareinarsson7461]

@@RikMaxSpeed Yes I have heard many saying that the OB-6 is better. In what way would you agree with that?

[@angeldc54]

I have both. I'd probably get the Rev 2. Less expensive, more versatile.

[@sasarasa88]

Rev 2 16 voices is an excellent choice. More LFOs, envelopes, a mod matrix, 5 octaves, layers and splits, sounds great. Great modern analog design and competitive price.

[@3rdStoreyChemist]

@@gretareinarsson7461 Played and owned a few, honestly its hard to pick one and very easy to end up with all of them if your bank balance allows for it! The OB6 is difficult to make sound bad, but a little limited as a result. The Rev2 is sort of the opposite. Which is better is more about your needs and what character you're after. If you don't need the features of the Rev2, no point going for it, nor is it sensible to go for the P/OB/Trigon6 if you want more voices, modulation etc. I generally don't miss or regret selling gear, the Rev2 is the one of very few bits of gear I regret selling. Been thinking of selling my P6 for the P10, but still considering the Rev2 as well, its really that good! Just to add, the OB6 is probably the last one I'd go for out of the Sequential Polys, but its more the Prophet character I get one with better, along with ladder filters. But it is glorious.

[@spongeknock7387]

Wow I’ve never seen a 48 key, keyboard before

[@engx3733]

im not so sure about the knob resolution or physical size, seems a bit too digital for my liking.. but apart from that, a very nice update to the synth world :).

[@tmengucor]

Yes, the filter knob acts like a midi controller with 128 steps..very annoying.

[@jakedooom]

@@tmengucor yeah, that’s what struck me, in this demo. No doubt you’d get smooth using a wave or envelope modulator, but you really need it on the knob.

[@adognamedshinji]

@@tmengucor I see why they designed their stuff like that, but it would be cool to be able to turn it off as well

[@arcadestudio]

The LFO global mod amount for all destinations is quite a big limitation.

[@jakedooom]

I wanted to love this synth, as an affordable polyphonic moog, but … it doesn’t seem to quite have the gravitas. Send me one to play with please, and I will surely change my mind.

[@glottis5]

Why do they make so many synths that are so similar?

[@RandyPiscione]

Multimode filter would've made this an obvious buy for me. In the "old days" I wouldn't have said that but after fooling with my FVS for some time now, I think the multimode VCF is necessary, at least for me of course.

[@flite25]

0:30 mmmmmm 🫦

[@dougie6897]

1 minute 47 seconds it’s a 49 key not 48 Tri gon … Tree gon Tri angle … Tree angle 😂😂

[@smalltown4855]

there are many moons that will beg for the days of the wolf to return, so that the holy gong people can summon the ancient glass carrot god and sing their odes of the dog boggle and rest on the carpets of shap.

[@russcontact]

Not sure why but the one red button drives me nuts. Of course it doesn’t matter, but it’s just odd and they could have done much better with the buttons in general Still massive GAS and if I could afford it this would probably be my first choice for a main synth. Red button and all lol

[@klstay]

For some (a fair few I would guess) the positives will outweigh the negatives enough to get one though I am not among them. The sound and workflow/interface are both just fantastic and those count for a LOT. However, 6 voices would be acceptable IF it was also bi-timbral. Mediocre onboard effects as with almost all synths. (Summit is among the truly rare exceptions to that) 4 octave keybed instead of 5. Price. I look at the P10rev4 module which is actually less and for me that is no contest; particularly if you already have a controller or other synth to pair with it.

[@ZenMountain]

Who on earth is "Chris" and why is Nick Batt not doing the review?

[@eddy_sonik]

👍I LOVE ! 💙⚪❤

[@trickfall8752]

Great review Chris, but I didn't love the sound of the synth.

[@odmusicman]

My next keyboard has to be 61 keys and at least double the polyphony. I am stunned that people accept 6 voices and 49 keys for $3,500. I know it sounds awesome, but 61 keys, at least for me is needed for composing and 6 voices? I'll run out of that in no time. Granted it is a handsome instrument. Lastly, there is little I heard that seemed marginally better than my Reveal Spire 4 oscillator VST synth with 32 voices. $99.

[@linuxbender]

Sounds very good, but I must say honestly, my second hand Pro 3 sounds equally good. I do not understand what Chris means by unique sound and features? For the 6 series, if you only have that in context, then maybe yes, but otherwise actually no. Why did they not take the sequencer from Pro 3 in the 6 series, I do not understand until now. I found for the first time also, the review was really bad. I don't know exactly what the reason is, but I personally didn't like it.

[@BOOelectric]

Hiya, I should clarify what I meant by unique: specifically between the ob6 and p6 Nd this, the three true oscillators and the feedback knob is what I was getting at. Cheers.

[@dankeplace]

This is NOT or never will be a Pro 3, out out of the 3 filters, the Moog filter is the weakest on the Pro 3, but the T6's filter has been improved on. So how does a 3 voice paraphonic sound better than a 6 voice panned stereo? They're 2 entirely different synths, 1 being mono, the other being polyphonic.

[@VincentPresley]

Man..... Dave was an incredibly innovative guy from the early days with the poly mod on the P5 and the little mod matrix on the Pro One all the way up to the more modern greats like the Poly Evolver and Prophet X but these last couple releases are just incredibly boring. No more deep mod matrix, multiple LFOs, multiple EGs, multiple filters, etc. Just stripped down to primitive specs but the raw sound is still just that kind of bland, sterile, ultra bright, boring new generic analog sound that lacks any character. I was really bored with the OB6, P6, and Take 5 and this one is the most dull one yet. $3500 for this? That's pretty nutty. There are way better synths out there for that price. I just got my second PX for less than 2K. The Trigon sounds nothing like a Moog. If you are willing to pay $3500 for this I would highly recommend saving your money and looking for a used Moog One. You can probably get an 8 voice for just a bit more money and you'll have a real Moog, 8 voices, tri-timbral, 4 lfos, 3 filters, etc etc etc.

[@McN4styFilth]

People love to trash talk the Rev2 but its honestly my favorite modern sequential synth. The Pro 3 I've kept as well but do miss certain features of the Pro 2.

[@NOLNV1]

I get where you're coming from, I sort of feel the same as someone very into sound design, but as far as I'm concerned the Prophet 6 and OB 6 really do have an undeniable great sound and character, I am less into this, but that's just me. These are sort of meant to be pared down and straightforward like early synths were, along with all the limits that includes

[@SPAZZOID100]

????

[@VincentPresley]

@@SPAZZOID100 What is you question?

[@kierenmoore3236]

@@McN4styFilth ❤ REV 2-16 & PRO 3 ❤ Not much ground you can’t cover, with those two …

[@JanSchultink]

I am still not sold on poly Moog synths… Including the Moog One. Something is just not right when holding a chord on these… I own a P6 which I love and is great polyphonically, but in turn it cannot match a Moog in unison mode. Sorry.

[@tonystephen6312]

Doesn't sound moog like to me.

[@deadmanwalking6342]

1 Elleffoo! Its 2023 for f sake! T6 osc's are discrete, looking quite similar to P6 VCO's while the MM have CEM3340.

[@moe47988]

I don't understand why they can't at least put a better LCD on something this expensive. It's like a clock-radio from the 80s trying to display letters.

[@illustriouschin]

I stare at a computer screen all day, the last thing I want to do is come home to the studio and stare more screens.

[@angeldc54]

Totally agree.

[@moe47988]

@@illustriouschin What insane logic. You're already staring at a screen with this thing. Why can't it display letters properly? Too much to ask of a modern electronic device?

[@indegruv]

stick to softsynths then. i dunno wtf you're staring at the screen for

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@indegruv I took up tuba just so I could avoid screens. Unfortunately, my view is now blocked by a ridiculously huge brass bell-end.

[@fredsmith2992]

I think the analog polysynth has now been 'done to death' in the same way the mono-synth was about 10 years ago. If we're honest, they all sound pretty much the same and I'd defy anyone to be able to tell them apart in a blind test. Instead of rehashing the past, how about some real innovation in the synth world instead of flogging the same old dead horse?

[@judethree4405]

With some exceptions to this, you are basically right.

[@kierenmoore3236]

Sure, no problem … Do you have a new form of synthesis that hasn’t ‘been done’, to suggest … ? 😏

[@keithbarnhart6952]

MEH....

[@Reg-Edit]

How many six voice polly synths do we need from one manufacturer? How many prophets do we need in the world? LOL

[@SPAZZOID100]

As many as i can fit into my studio.

[@bigmanlizard7326]

another poly synth that does nothing new for a few grand, great

[@peppercrybeatz]

Just what everyone needs, another synth

[@sonicstate]

Maybe this is the wrong channel for you? :-)

[@darkcognitive]

There is always room for another synth!

[@peppercrybeatz]

@@darkcognitive 😂

[@deadmanwalking6342]

In UK they need electric power, eggs and a sane PM .

[@MarkRigler]

​@@sonicstatelol

[@kadiummusic]

The facia is totally uninspiring. No wonder the Jupiter 8 is still so gorgeous in 2023 when there seems to be a complete lack of imagination in synth design these days.

[@stevereid5944]

Sorry don’t often do negative comments but this was boring , it’s not as entertaining and engaging without Nick doing his usual great comments , sounds & playing and video production . the static video angle, felt like a boring instruction video 😳 . And without nice inspiring sounds I couldn’t watch it all . Sorry guys not the best format .

[@setutaulealo5735]

Agreed, also missing Nick's wrap-up with pros and cons. And Nick's patches and noodling.

[@buddner]

Steady on. Edd’s module vids were largely the same angle-wise. Granted it’s a polysynth, but it’s just a difference in noodling styles? Watch the 5 minutes with Roland Promars video. The magic will come.

[@Claidheambmor]

So much negativity in the comments! It's a wicked review and well up to the SonicState standards. People don't do well with change and we all love Nick but he can't do everything and it's nice to see him provide opportunities to excellent synth nerds such as Chris to provide content for SonicState.

[@setutaulealo5735]

@@Claidheambmor do you even pwm bro?

[@johnathantyrer6077]

Sounds no different than a £10 plug in ,a saw wave is a saw wave,a sine wave a sine wave and so on,and at £3300?😆😆😆...'worth every penny'

[@SPAZZOID100]

???

[@johnathantyrer6077]

@@SPAZZOID100 plenty of options for you,you'll thank me when you save your money for something worthwhile!

[@DrMuse-on2dx]

No Nick Boo not the same. I am done.

[@liudas5377]

very boring, same old same old...

[@Claidheambmor]

I'd like a Tempest MK2 or some other drum machine from Sequential. :D

[@scottmcauleysounds]

it's Fantastic Nick, absolutely love it, it can sound very rich, very smooth, and blinkin massive! ;)