Stimming presents modern classics: Vermona PERfourMER MKII

Our modern classics series returns once again and this time Stimming takes a look at the PERfourMER by east german manufacturer Vermona. This unique piece of hardware combines four discrete monophonic analogue synthesisers into one stand-alone unit and can be operated in several different modes like unisono, monophonic with rotating voice assignment, two four-voice polyphonic modes and two interesting two-voice polyphonic modes. Though it’s a more simple analog synthesizer many owners and producers like its warm and dynamic sound as well as its smart voice assignment.
When we asked around which synth Stimming should review next for this series, the PERfourMER was mentioned the most so here we are. Hope you like it and as always try (yourself) before you buy.
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[@musictalk-tech]

Wann know more about Vermona? Here is a video we did some years ago for Electronic Beats TV in the Vermona HQ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfadqxqntGAmqs

[@OoraMusic]

My favorite synth and favorite reviewer!

[@kavehazizi]

The one synth that will always stay with me.

[@soundseven2514]

A bit of good delay and touch of reverb with M2 mode and this thing's elevating its sonic exquisiteness to godlike. Great review Stimming. Thanks.

[@510th]

there were some moments of bliss in this demo.. thanks for uploading and taking the time to play some nice segments to show off the machine and your ear for good sound!

[@monohold]

26:54 that part was fire! 🔥 Thank you for explaining this beautiful piece of gear!

[@JulioAvalos3000]

I'm really surprised Vermona doesn't get that much mention. From what I have seen they have quite a lineup of great-sounding gear. They defiantly deserve more love.

[@tobiaswinkler6971]

Yes. And actually its a german moog

[@thelemetric]

had the perfourmer on my radar for years. most beautiful tone imo.

[@francoiskarm6953]

love this synth. Mika Forsling did a lfo sync video wich is one of the best ever electronic sound I ear in my life. I open mine and this is really four independants card synth +a fifth one for sync and one for the amp. incredible build quality on the card inside, very impressive. love also OORA wich is making this a complet set up.

[@aceboo7541]

Just added the 500th like on this video because this is by far the best review I saw on the p4. Very appreciated from an owner point of view 👍

[@2mbst1]

One of my favourite synths I don't own. "Discovered" it about half a year ago and it seems like the perfect synth for me. But I'm not there yet. Other things with a lower price tag are much more sensible. I just know that I'm going to own this rather sooner than later :D

[@chrisleeramsden2077]

A beautiful instrument played beautifully. Difficult to jam with (tuning!) but it has an intensity. Love it!

[@ross_ykm]

‘it’s a cat at night having problems with her love life’ 😂

[@exteriorsigns]

Just bought one. It sounds beautiful.

[@watchaddicts1213]

Beautiful instrument--its sound and the object!

[@ArturTadevosyan]

Such a lovely sound synth ❤️. I have the Mono Lancet which is also very lovely

[@buildingblocks8287]

"everything is very beautiful until its not" :-)... hammer! und schon wieder tränen gelacht. bin ich froh, wenn man den stimming wieder live auf die leute los lässt :-)

[@Getthenderson]

It compliments the more aggressive sounding Moog with it's silkyness. For what ever reason it's one of the best sounding synths. Also I believe the filters are 24db

[@drake1011]

Great video, Now I’ll buy it!

[@peladoclaus]

OoraMusic and VØSNE really know how to make that thing sing.

[@nebula0697]

Yes, and also Mika Forsling

[@BeniRoseMusic]

Second Oora on this thing, I watched his recent stream and fell in love.

[@peladoclaus]

@@BeniRoseMusic it's lovely stuff

[@peladoclaus]

@@nebula0697 thanks for the recommendation

[@nebula0697]

@@peladoclaus The music of Mika Forsling is good for this synth and vice versa. I like how he's into clean tones and the music pretty much always grooves in this simple, minimalistic way. You can tell he's into textures but he doesn't modulate or filter all day, which is kind of cool.

[@aristotlekumpis7095]

Funny that this showed up in my feed. I just picked one up a few weeks ago. Sounds amazing.

[@dmomcilovic9185]

Not funny, google spying

[@No.0.o.0]

I love that poly patch with the different LFO speeds, gorgeous. Love analog round robin.

[@NickHchaos]

Yeah, those are among the best things you can do with one.

[@joostvanbunnik7646]

Great review

[@stinkypete9070]

Very nice So excited for mine, been backordered since december, currently told september-october :(

[@igalkuperman6654]

I have vermona lanset 15 the ocs are sounds very good like this one . and the noise generator i think sounds very pleased not like on my novation peak . Thank you for the review ,now i more like the perfourmer 2

[@finngrim9763]

Geilo! Für Stimming gibts ein fettes Like und zwar IMMER

[@canecreek00]

Great video, I love mine, it’s certainly not a synth you’d buy if you don’t own any hardware synth already. What I like doing is when you run a midi sequence through it whilst tweaking keep flicking between the 3 VCA modes, that’s where the magic happens I’m surprised stimming didn’t do this, maybe Tim might do it on his upcoming video…….oh and did he mention the LFO actually had 4 waveforms, I’m sad I read the manual once upon a time.

[@stewarthenson7558]

Up until halfway through this vid I didn't get what the fuss was all about. Then it hit me that I felt that way about the drm1 until I "unlocked" it

[@FloLedermann]

So this series is the opposite of AudioPilz's "Bad Gear".

[@musictalk-tech]

Not sure as it’s a bit older so maybe it’s the other way around 😂

[@christoroppolo8742]

I’m happy that this guy did the revue ! And now I know three of the LFOS clock divide and follow synth ones LFO! Try to pry that out of the crappy manual.👽

[@steffenhenriksen1412]

4:16 "it's not the shortest i ever had..." I feel you brother haha :D

[@cymbolic_space1832]

😂

[@naturligfunktion4232]

I want one now

[@janwanzelius9898]

I just rewatch these videos for the mini-jams after 19:50. again and again. it happens to me with all his reviews. maybe you could do some videos of Stimming just playing with super minimal setups.

[@Hassan-hs7cs]

"its cat having a problem in its last life" - Stimming

[@musictalk-tech]

Love life 😂

[@marcuswalnus6617]

"Britzel Fitzel"would be a awesome Band name Martin :)

[@carlosneira772]

I need to know what Stimming concludes about DSI Tempest Analog Drum Machine!!! This machine generates so diverse opinions Thanks for this great videos!

[@Jimantronic]

Great review, thanks. I would add that the filter cutoff is mapped to midi after touch, that the individual outs are inserts, so you can add an effect in-line for each synth voice, and that this synth produces mostly very basic tones, but if you add even a little reverb or delay on there, it blooms into something truly beautiful. I got one last month and I absolutely love it 🥰

[@leftmono1016]

That's a great idea using the individual outs as inserts, why doesn't everyone do that?!

[@Jimantronic]

@@leftmono1016 it's the same on the DRM1 as well. Super easy to add some effects to just a single voice or drum instrument and still use the standard stereo outs 🙂

[@leftmono1016]

@@Jimantronic - great info thanks!

[@francoiskarm6953]

individual out on behringer UMC 1820 then each four will get different AUM treatment on ipad and back to the UMC. Vermona Perfourmer controlled by deluge on plenty different midi chanel . so cool. OORA has a video with individual in/out pedal

[@montunoxx6607]

@jimantronic does it mean that if i have one reverb pedal i can use it as a return and give reverb to the four voices?

[@happygolucky2231]

i think this is an informative review about the per4. i don't know why people are complaining about it. it's not the best review on youtube and it doesn't make the synth shine. this is actuallu the strength of the review imo. you can hear how the synth sounds when its operated in a mediocre way. probably most of us watching youtube synth videos fall into that category of synthesists. if your playing style is very physical and impulsive then this synth is not for you. if you are diligent enough to read the manual and focused enough to concentrate on knob tweaking then you probably will enjoy this synth.

[@quantifiedmarkets]

Will nicht zu groupimäßig wirken ... aber finde Deine Musik sehr geil, Stimming. In irgendeinem KZbin Video hast du mal gesagt, dass Dir Klänge mehr bedeuten, wenn du etwas dafür tun musstest (selbst machen). Das finde ich gut. Das Diynamic Festival Set und das Phare de Cordouan Set höre ich gerne, wenn meine Tochter schläft. An der Stelle einfach mal herzlichen Dank für Deine Musik. Viele Grüße nach Hamburg.

[@musictalk-tech]

Über solch nettes Feedback freut sich jeder Künstler

[@MStimming]

Oh vielen Dank!

[@gillescafedjian1381]

DUO1 is each note trigger alternatively each parts. Like an 2 part M2 mode. DUO2 is like a 2 note polyphonic mode with 4 voices. You can trigger both parts in same time and make chords, or keep a note on one parts and playing with the other.

[@tobiaswinkler6971]

Yes! Please make a video!

[@TheFlippertube]

yes!

[@delcanprobably]

Love how the unsynced LFOs interact. I believe I can hear this synth used in your track Die Luft?

[@MStimming]

correct! :)

[@banzai3030]

Find someone who pronounces your name as good as Martin Stimming pronounces Vermona 😍🥰

[@lindsaywebb1904]

Damn I loved my version 1 but the scaling on the tune pots was a f*ing nightmare. I hope to get the current version if I ever get the chance

[@timcoleman3784]

20:50 is so nice

[@ThanasisPapathanasiou1963]

Μy Perfourmer is the last piece of gear I will ever sell. It sounds so heavenly you can feel your soul being elevated.

[@ArtAbscon]

I feel the same. It might be lacking a certain aggressiveness and it is always gentle, musical and beautiful. I do not see why this should be a flaw... if you want harsh and unpleasant sounds, you can simply use other synths. This one is simply unique, in its mellow texture, and I would always recognise it.

[@maxceelen2202]

I agree, it's like playing a gee-tar.

[@Theemilz]

i'm waiting next production of that, but the wait is too long!!

[@kagisokgabo3601]

YEAH!!!

[@EarlyMist]

Whats the best alternative sonically (because I love the Sonics) that can save patches? DCO might be necessary perhaps? I am coming from Novation Summit, Behringer MS 01 and crave here (was considering a Hydrasynth...not as an alternative but a sound design machine...different beast of course).

[@danbowen7883]

Genius

[@peedee5324]

Honestly, I like the weird cat sounds.

[@Molluszk]

Do you know what the differences are between the PERfourMER MKII and PERfourMER MKII CV/Gate? thx

[@beautifulcaramelman]

0:30 - that sounds is in the new album

[@FlipHybrid]

I'd love have the budget to pair a PERKONS and PERfourMER MKII and do a project with only those two instruments

[@dmomcilovic9185]

I wish this was available as a 48keyboard

[@tonymarinelli7470]

Acid Pauli used this on "NaNa" I think!

[@michaela2440]

Cool! Old East-German company that survived! A Synth 4 the people by the people, AKA OUR synth ^__^ (hehe joking joking.. I think ;))

[@moolefty6683]

The Vermona Perfourmer MK2: Like A Cat at Night Having Problems in Her Love Life Great review. Can it be rack mounted?

[@stinkypete9070]

Yep, rack ears are a separate purchase though

[@paulrigby001]

That sound. Nothing like it. Thanks.

[@bjharvey3021]

Reminds of Oberheim 4-voice.

[@nntblst]

Around the 20:00 minutes mark reminds me a bit of Aphex Twin

[@cymbolic_space1832]

think this bad boy could get some deep clean sine type sub basses? i am never really happy with any sub i get out of the A4. usually too agressive and not very liquid.

[@youngs_cl]

Please do Cwejman videos!!!

[@EverettDudgeon138]

It’s essentially a take on an Oberheim Four Voice

[@gestalter2543]

Great review again, but: what the heck is written on the light letter panel this time? 😅

[@musictalk-tech]

Use your imagination 😉

[@gestalter2543]

@@musictalk-tech haha, fair enough :D

[@musictalk-tech]

This is our Running Gag normally but somehow we didn't see that the panel wasn't properly in the picture this time 😬

[@gestalter2543]

@@musictalk-tech aaah there you go, haha, 12:16 : Three Four Pep 😆 nice one

[@EleniEliades_]

Perhaps the sound near the end is more similar to a female cat in heat !!! Hearing that sound at night is harrowing indeed... Never thought a 🐱 cat could actually make that sound.💡🙊🌌💥🐾

[@musictalk-tech]

Cats are really flexible when it comes to sound 😂

[@vinylarchaeologist]

How do you say "synthesizer tuning" in German? = Synthesizer Stimming

[@Unifono2012]

Stimmung 😉

[@vinylarchaeologist]

@@Unifono2012 ;)

[@compfox]

@@Unifono2012 Stimming stimmt ?! Nicht? Das stimmt mich traurig.

[@ALLRED1999]

2:34

[@anthonytalley55]

Thanks $1780

[@rayderrich]

“You have to tune it everytime you switch it on.” I am out. But still loved your enthusiasm and knowledge.

[@tobiaswinkler6971]

The third wave. The beginning of the video.

[@Orangetronic]

you would just pull the knobs off the tuning pots wouldn't you.

[@aestheticsignificance]

really love the sound but is too expensive, the cheapest version has no cv inputs, I wonder why 4 voices synth with no keys nor sequencing is this pricey

[@aestheticsignificance]

this said I will buy it soon or later, maybe used

[@paul_burney]

For a better demo of the perfourmer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zn7EdmawlKqaaZI

[@beautifulcaramelman]

Her: do you love me? Me: 19:03

[@seanluke3052]

Four independent synth voices, needs to be tuned? It's just like a German Akai Timbre Wolf!

[@NickHchaos]

The tuning is almost instantaneous and very intelligent.

[@moog5260]

Lol

[@SouthShoreSonics]

Tune every time? No, No, No. I have my perFOURMer in a rack, and after about 20 minutes it has held almost perfect pitch for two years without user intervention. Unless you live in a fridge or an oven, I don't believe after the correct warm-up period, at least my perFOURmer requires any tuning. The same with my Vermona '14, let it warm up for about 20 minutes and it is right back in the tune zone.

[@musictalk-tech]

Not sure how much you tweak live but he is talking about accidentally adjusting a tune knob, which happens quite often as they are not really clever placed. When you just carefully touch everything with your fingertips you probably never had or will have the tune problem once it is in correct tune😉

[@beautifulcaramelman]

Does martin have Tinnitus?

[@MStimming]

no, I had one for about 8 months but started to use in-ears which made it go away, luckily

[@beautifulcaramelman]

​@@MStimming WOW!!! Which in-ears did you get?

[@marsensound]

wtf is a midiplus x3 mini

[@pma6738]

DSI TEMPEST

[@thorpet6235]

These synth reviews are getting boring. Show us how you make a track with it :D

[@michael7018]

You’re an elitist …to say that it’s nothing special the oscillators… you are so wrong…. Go back to your tweaking designer toys like teenage engineering… learn how to tune btw. The quality and built of this synth is absolutely phenomenal. Too many elitist on YT

[@latvarianlegend]

watching him is like nails on a chalkboard, seems every review I watch where he has a piece of gear I have, I can tell he barely knows the kit.

[@donadoma]

Hope this one is back in stock soon. 🙏