Synthstrom Deluge Review - Is It Worth It?

Synthstrom Deluge may be the most versatile piece of hardware on the market today but is versatility enough? Is it worth it?
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[@nicolassullivan7746]

Immediately subscribed for some reason. You got a good vibe

[@MKDVB]

Thank you friend! 🙏🙏

[@RonCavagnaro]

Yes it's worth it :)

[@MKDVB]

Pretty huge bang for the buck! Workflow is such a personal thing but Deluge is a great box & still mind-blowing how Rohan can outcode entire corporations by himself.

[@RonCavagnaro]

@@MKDVB when you learn the workflow it becomes easy as to not have to think. Worth the minimal effort and then develop your workflow from there.

[@jamesstonehouse3448]

It's definitely a keeper for me!

[@SjoerdHeeringa]

A very honest review. Well done.

[@MKDVB]

🙏🙏

[@desiolle2874]

I have an old screen and never really bothered with any of the new firmware. It's still banger and I work with it almost every night. It's the one piece of hardware I own that I've done that with. Absolutely love the machine.

[@MKDVB]

Yeah, probably should have stopped bothering with firmware after v2!

[@desiolle2874]

@@MKDVB Is v2 what would be on mine if I bought it around '19 or '20?

[@MKDVB]

@@desiolle2874 its the firmware version. Not sure on timeline butnit was the one that introduced song arranger mode, which was pretty cool.

[@desiolle2874]

@@MKDVB cheers man...got some exploring to do

[@aquaticborealis4877]

I bought one a while ago and did not keep up with it. The interface put me off. But, I did not get rid of it. So I recently sent it in for a new Oled screen and I’m hoping that will make it more appealing for me. I know it’s a daw in a box kind of thing, but better interfacing with a daw would be really nice. At least to easily get all the stems out. But a plug-in VST to talk to your Deluge could also be useful.

[@MKDVB]

I kept up with the new firmwares for a while but it felt lije I had to learn half a new machine with each version. Just didn't have the bandwidth after version 3. But still a great box. OLED acreen probably a big help.

[@xisotopex]

a vst editor maybe... the screen to me isnt about making music, its about having a less myopic view of all the options and just basic workflow issues...

[@shawnsaul7759]

@@MKDVBdid you keep deluge or sell? What’s your main sequencer outside of DAW?

[@MKDVB]

@@shawnsaul7759 i sold mine & teplaced it with an Octatrack. My main sequencer is probably the Analog Four though. At least , that's usually what I start most songs on lately but i transfer to Octatrack or Squarp Pyramid later.

[@rorz999]

Not that it has the new screen, I'll be getting one at some point. That was the only thing putting me off before. I think pound for pound it is one of the complete hardware boxes on the market

[@MKDVB]

Yeah, the screen is tempting me back. Hard to think of a box that delivers more bang for the buck!

[@skipperpro8327]

Hello all, i want to know if someone have it since 5 years and if it still ok, i'm looking to buy an old one but is it strong enought against time ?

[@MKDVB]

I had mine for 3 years, even dropped it once and it held up fine. Mine could have been exception but it's tougher than it looks!

[@guysmiley7289]

Bad time to sell. They just made the software open source.

[@MKDVB]

I deal with software enough at work. Don't want to mess with it at home either. Always found loading alt Parasites firmware on Mutable modules annoying. I do miss its v1-v2 era workflow though.

[@xisotopex]

does that mean it is on the verge of becoming abondonware?

[@guysmiley7289]

@@xisotopex No they have parallel development, like a linux distro. The additions that the community builds that add value will be added to the official code.

[@MonitusMusic]

These comments aged badly hehe. Far from being abandoneware now the open source firmware is out and it refreshed it with a HUGE amount of new features. Definitely a keeper

[@guysmiley7289]

@@MonitusMusic My comment is fine :)

[@joeymc5272]

I got it december 2022 and its worth every dam penny. Theres almost no limits with this thing? The only irritation i have with this is its clock syncing perfectly with ableton without having to nudge. The gurus might have this figured out i dont but dont care its still worth every penny i have

[@MKDVB]

I definitely miss some aspects of mine. It was so easy to workshop ideas without a computer! Sequencing on that thing was so easy. Does yours have the screen? I think that would have made a huge difference for me.

[@joeymc5272]

@@MKDVB yes i got the oled. I would never have bought it with the calculator screen as it would have been brutal trying to use it.