Synths of the year 2019 | Top 5 | Thomann

This is our selection of the Top 5 Synths of the year 2019. Each of these machines pushed the limits a bit further. Some are incredibly small compared to the sounds they produce while others just are great value for money. What are your Top 5 Synths of 2019?
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:22 Introduction
0:50 Arturia MicroFreak | Talking
2:35 Arturia MicroFreak | Playing
4:26 Make Noise 0-Coast | Talking
5:40 Make Noise 0-Coast | Playing
7:10 Korg Volca Drum | Talking
8:30 Korg Volca Drum | Playing
10:13 Behringer Odyssey | Talking
12:36 Behringer Odyssey | Playing
14:01 Moog Matriarch | Talking
14:59 Moog Matriarch | Playing
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[@ethermod307]

The 0-Coast goes strong through the years. I've started my modular adventure with it and it's still in my system controlling all kinds of things. It's a joy of experimentation and there's so much depth to it! 3 years on and I'm still finding crazy sounds in there hidden somewhere in the endless patching possibilities. Glad to see it included here!

[@defmaster88]

This dude gets to the "meat" of the Behringer Odyssey! No just the sequenced appregiator stuff! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thanks- such a cool synth with rich history! I can't imagine music without this synth //Jason

[@DannyVDub]

Minilogue XD def should have been on the list.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Choosing 5 was tough! It made it into the top 6....//Jason

[@Art-zs6sl]

Door bell was great! And I love they antique lock on the table!

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thanks.. The lock opens up the secrets of synthesis //Jason

[@NoirEtBlancVie]

Looking good my friend! :)

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thanks buddy! //Jason

[@gearpunk9632]

Funny to find the 0-Coast on a list of top 2019 synths. It came out in 2016....

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

You're not wrong... But it sounds just as good today as it did then! /Jason

[@chemicalBR0]

@@ThomannSynthesizers by that logic you could have included any synth you think sounds good ;)

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

The HydraSynth is one I had hoped Roland would have built. Love the unlimited potential of digital synths, and this new synth proves just how far you can go just on the first try. The GUI is genius for all the possibilities and no deep menu diving. Poly after touch is extremely rare, but this has it. Hoping Roland takes a look at this and builds a monster digital synth with the big sound of their ACB technology.

[@misharialeisa6408]

Minilogue XD isnt on the list... I'm so sad

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Choosing 5 was tough! It made it into the top 6....//Jason

[@EzyoMusic]

That was my first choice, too. It's why I own one now.

[@EzyoMusic]

@Andrew Mwah Awesome. I can't get the module right now since I got my eye on the new Modal offering. Seems like a fine companion for the xd. :D

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

@@EzyoMusic as soon as I make space in my studio I too will own one! //Jason

[@CraaaaaabPeople]

Picked the Microfreak over an XD. Oooookaaay.

[@mb2776]

I'm actually more interessted in the synth on the back shelfs. There's some kind of MFB synth under the OB-6, memotron, 0-coast, SE-1X, vermona 14, 2 pocket operators and some synth i can't say for sure. Other times, u can see a lyra 8.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

MFB Dominion Club! 0coast is in the top 5 😜.. we like to have nice synths in the studio #blessed //Jason

[@tommyg5095]

Make Noise O-Coast. My first module... I am soooooo hooked, more so than cigarettes, more so than alcohol, more so than opiates, but maybe not coffee...

[@jeanbonnefoy1377]

I must say that (thanks to Thomann) I spent quite a number of nights with my MicroFreak plugged to a 0-Coast... adding to the mix a Crave, a Stylophone Gen-R8 and a Pittsburgh Modular Microvolt 3900... Those are in my personal top 10 of recent machines (adding to them the Neutron, Erica Synth PicoSystem III and to drive it all the amazing little Theremon by Groovesizer (a small DIY Theremin using D-beam leds (like 2 Roland Gaia's) in guise of virtual antennas...). Makes that a top-8, tho. But it is because I'm still waiting for my Korg NTS-1 and of course, Uli's Poly D :-)) PS: living half of the year in Putney, I'll confess that I'm waiting for a reboot and/or clone of the AKS or the VCS3... Who's gonna be the first then, Behringer of Erica Synth???

[@gadart7653]

Hop Bunny Hop! Only the black keys!

[@PooNinja]

Lunchtime means tasty tones von den ersten fünf 🤘🏽 Moog Rules 🤘🏽

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

So does! And doesn't the Matriarch sound super fat! //Jason

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

I don't know why people are freaking out about your arm movements. Not a big deal, people are acting real pretentious complaining about somebody's body language that isn't a big deal at all. The only valid complaint I have on this video is that some of these synths are not 2019 releases, and there were plenty to choose from this year that were great. Hydrasynth and Minilogue XD come to mind, but hey at least they've been covered on the channel!

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

I'm more surprised there have been no comments about my tank top!!! //Jason

[@driggerfireon5760]

Excellent video. Thx.

[@Cyberplayer5]

From your demo I like the O-coast Make Noise. It looks like a way into modular for someone new to this type of synth.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thanks! It's a crazy bit of kit and lots of, especially when you start patching. //Jason

[@ProckGnosis]

I'm thinkin' the sweater rocks more than the synths. Well...maybe. I do really like the MicroFreak quite a bit. : )

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Hahaha thanks! Everyone needs a good Christmas jumper.. or two! //Jason

[@TheArchiveOfWonder]

I just wish the MicroFreak would have added a delay or reverb. As it is still works great as a part generator, though it needs some effects to truly shine.

[@TheParanoidAndroid79]

Glass half-full perspective: It leaves the door open for a deluxe version- maybe with 8 voices?

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

What's great about the Microfreak is the amount of Synth you get for your money. Add whatever effects you like in time when you can, even a cheap guitar pedal which won't break the bank //Jason

[@Imetalman2000]

I just dropped a Zoom pedal after it. Problem solved.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

@@Imetalman2000 I've also had mine going through my MS70CDR... MASSIVE! //Jason

[@6pin66]

@@TheParanoidAndroid79 I'm thinking that could be the MiniFreak , here's hoping it's not years and years away

[@Volcaniced]

I wished you replaced the Factory presets on the Microfreak with one of the new patches from Arturia.... but may it as it be ... the MF is a must have for ppl who improvision like me ... the Sequencer is far away from others in this price range .... its a kind of organic.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Ooh I'll have to check that out! Thanks for the tip .. I love my Microfreak.. // Jason

[@poomaster6868]

For a cheaper o coast with a sequencer I recommend korg volca mini modular

[@vaspers]

Love my Moog Matriarch. O-Coast came out years ago, not 2019.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

You're not wrong... But it sounds just as good today as it did then! /Jason

[@benbowland]

@@ThomannSynthesizers True, but by that logic couldn't you include the Minimoog because it still sounds good today? I like the 0-coast but I think a "top ___ of 2019" video should keep to things released in 2019. Still liked the video, even though I'm more interested in the synths in the background (MFB Dominion club? Now that's uncommon)

[@albonymus1682]

no Minilogue XD, no Behringer TD-3 :(

[@steved2947]

No mention of Korg Minilouge XD !!!! Shame!

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

I'm a big fan of that synth. It's really tough having to pick just 5.. I did give it a special mention but it didn't make it . //Jason

[@ubiquitousreverser]

Didn’t the 0-Coast come out before 2019 though? Pretty sure I had it in 2018.

[@chemicalBR0]

4:02 I do have something that does exactly that (and then some). it's called mutable instruments plaits (the microfreak uses the plaits synth engine)

[@benbowland]

Cool

[@gabrieldt5755]

Arturia took for free the algorythm of Plaits, as Mutable Instruments founder has decided to offer his work for free.

[@rars0n]

Finally got around to watching the Top 5 video (I just found the channel earlier today). Is there a better drum machine for around $150 than the Korg Volca Drum? I'm not sure. Even considering used options I think I like it better than anything even close in price. I'm definitely grabbing a Microfreak as well. Been wanting one since they were released, and since Amazon has it for $250 right now it's a no-brainer. By the way, great video, I really enjoy your presentation style.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thank you! Glad you found us! And glad you enjoyed the video enough to share your thoughts.. much appreciated! //Jason

[@Riktenstein]

It's the ROLAND badge that does it for me.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Yay! Someone recognized him, what a legend... I'll be bringing more badges to future videos.. keep your eyes peeled! //Jason

[@mr.wizard9785]

Wow, the presenter could easily pass for David Bowie's twin brother.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Wow - What a compliment- Thanks! //Jason Bowie!

[@haroldmcfarlane4160]

O coast ya maddie

[@alissaburge6375]

Bom dia e uma técnica com sintonizar.🇧🇷

[@misterantagonist5142]

If you had to compare the Odyssey to the deepmind 12, which one would you say is better?

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Honestly, they are so different.. I own a deepmind 12 and would happily buy the Odyssey to compliment it.. //Jason

[@Arperture]

Deepmind 12 for lush pads, Odyssey for screaming leads and fat bass.

[@laydownmisere3674]

Chosen only from those the Thomann sell.....................................

[@MRIAntar]

What are that lock and key for?

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Opening the doors of Creation! 😜//Jason

[@xugrudas]

Mir fehlt der Volca FM. Ein DX7 im Taschenformat für unterwegs.

[@martinstubs6203]

This is pathetic nonsense! The top five synthsizers of 2019 are without doubt: Roland Jupiter Xm, Roland Jupiter Xm, Roland Jupiter Xm, Roland Jupiter Xm and: Roland Jupiter Xm!

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Hahahaha thanks. I laughed hard! I'm yet to play with one, but I'm sure it could have made it //Jason

[@jimlampshady]

Hope you're ok with some constructive crit - I had to stop watching this video because of the constant arm-flailing and rocking back to front to side like a nutter. Perhaps the director told you to deliver the text with "more energy"? If the content is not interesting enough, no amount of extra physicality is gonna save it. And if it is, you dont need the flailing.

[@6pin66]

Are you ok?? how do you manage to leave the house if that was too much ? anxiety medications have come a long way in recent years . be well .

[@thomasdupont7186]

Top Gun is a shit movie, good riddance ! Best Film makers are in/from Europe anyway

[@jaylang4468]

Schlechte Präsentation von einer BRD-Firma! Das hätte man besser machen sollen!

[@oheadmusic]

more ridiculous arm waving, unwatchable

[@Aggersborgdnk]

Stop being funny and fresh - you are not! Just show us the stuff - you are much better at that.

[@stalkek]

Flemming Pedersen Stop being rude - you are!