The is Intellijel Cascadia - A Semi-Modular Powerhouse

[@intellijel]

Thanks so much for sharing this excellent exploration of Cascadia! Really love all the musical examples and wilder sounds you were able to coax out of it.

[@MeikelSteiding]

very cool on how you explain features while being within an arrangement. I like this a lot. Probably a hell lot of work to script, edit and put together. Thanks for that.

[@korywesterhold]

Blew my mind at 19:56 with the space drum + bass line coming out of this thing. Really remarkable, inspiring instrument honestly.

[@davidhrivnak]

This is such a great and thoughtful exploration of truly one of the best semi-modular synths ever made

[@lockyp204]

If I had my time again. I’d just buy one of these from the start and save a lot of money.

[@LordoftheBadgers]

I totally get that comment!!

[@SpikesStudio3]

Seriously lockyp, that was absolutely hilarious, with a bitter sweet sting of truth. 👍

[@lockyp204]

@@SpikesStudio3 😊not saying I wouldn’t buy other modules, but that system would keep you more focused.

[@MathHammer]

Cool demo with lots of fun patching ideas. I own one of these. It is a very well thought-out instrument. Like many Eurorack modular enthusiasts, I have a big system. However, as time progresses, I have been finding that I like smaller, well-designed, focused instruments. I like the Cascadia very much. It is flexible without being paralyzing due to too many options and the right size to allow me to focus on just the part of my visual field directly in front of me.

[@thedarkestrainbow]

I too enjoy these kinds of systems. The limitations are welcome. Option paralasys is a thing for me too. It’s also nice to have a sort of “best of” a manufacturer to play with.

[@SnapImaX]

A 2000+ bucks boutique luxury mono synth like this is way outside of my comfort zone but still watched the entire thing for the wonderful jams

[@BenODen]

I was hearing the awesome filter modes roll by and saw the dollar meter rolling up. Still an awesome synth, just not for the unserious, lol.

[@ryanstevens3822]

it's on sale right now....

[@kevinbatchelor9566]

Intellijel makes so many inspiring tools.

[@OliverMooney]

Love the cascadia - it feels like it has such a finely judged, coherent vision of sound synthesis. Your comparison of it to the arp 2600 is so apt

[@Bata9999]

If Intellijel was a band the Cascadia wouldn't be a new record but more of a greatest hits. Except that each hit has been rerecorded worse than the original. The wavefolder for example is like 1/4 of a Bifold, maybe less.

[@OliverMooney]

@@Bata9999a set of eurorack modules put together to replicate the cascadia will have a lot more features for sure - individual eurorack modules have more controls and resources to deliver on their individual tasks. They'll cost a lot more to put together too, and won't offer the normalled connections the cascadia does, or the focus & judgement that went into its design. I'd much rather take the cascadia over that imagined set of eurorack modules to be honest. It's relegated a lot of my eurorack gear in a way I find very freeing.

[@valdir7426]

​@@OliverMooney I've decided to reserve eurorack for the weird stuff (mostly Schlappi) and maybe effects; for classic-ish sounds there are many good and pretty complete proposition like this (or things like taiga or the vrl 2).

[@wyrdash]

I was just listening to the why we bleep podcast with Intellijel, this overview and demonstration is very appreciated!

[@i_never_asked_for_an_alias]

The sub is gnarly, love it.

[@jon_gee]

Beautiful work J!! I love every minute! Exquisite touches and thoughtful explanations. Fn brilliant.

[@valdir7426]

the modular for people who don't want to get into modular. very well thought out instrument, and cool musical showcase

Great video ! Totally agree, it's the 2020's 2600. There are so many things that you could not even cover everything. Hope there will be a new video with the most unique feature like vacillator, burst generator or mpe to cv or pedal integration ( basically you could even use mpe or aftertouch to modulate your pedal with it !) To me it wins the "most powerful semi modular synth award. It's at the center of my modular set up and I love to extend it with a few modules.

[@googlingthevoid]

I have a Cascadia on the way and this video is so helpful. This thing sounds fantastic and goes deep!

[@OnPrem_Music]

It’s a great synth. Really loved how you worked your way backwards through the features. It’s exactly how I like to demo gear.

[@MD_Builds]

wow this sounds so good! also that drum rift in the session around 10 mins reminds me so much of stuff dad did... love it!

[@monotonehell]

34:42 Smoothly Random Morphing LFO Rates. That was my favourite cartoon as a kid. Much better than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

[@LonnonFoster]

"...which we'll get to later." Anticipation of Krell patch is k i l l i n g me. 😬

[@RedMeansRecordingModular]

Ah sorry. I'll have a patch from scratch video coming out next week with this.

[@DivKid]

What a lovely exploration of a great synth! Thanks.

[@WARDISWARD]

12:01 Great piece of music during the fillter mode tour section ! damn,, the osc section is even better..getting some analord vibes here

[@bleedingkansan]

Great demo of an amazing-looking synth. Amazing sounds and performances as well. Nice!

[@jaycampbell3492]

Not dip switches, toggle switches. Loved it! Great vid.

[@RedMeansRecordingModular]

Ah thanks

[@jessemair3684]

Thank you for making a musical demo with this. excellent.

[@MarcusKnappMusic]

Good stuff, glad you covered this one! I’ve been considering the Cascadia for a while. I’ve been planning to get a solid semi modular that I can pair with a small modular case, and it seems like it would work well for that.

[@wellurban]

Very nice! Reminiscent of an ARP 2600 in structure, as you say, though crossed with a Music Easel and a bit of SH101 DNA in there as well.

[@crtzmo]

I'm only half way through -- but wow, so well done. I've had CASCADIA since March, and every time I see/hear it in use by those with experience in synthesis, modular, music, I learn something new. So deep. Thank you for the investment!! (one minor disappointment - why no PONCHO??)

[@imagiag]

Great video as always! Cascadia has been best single music gear purchase in years for me, on par with OG OP-1 which got me into music - it's so versatile, so well thought out to work alone but also integrate well with whatever you already have. One caveat though - requires strong will to not follow up to modular path (I failed ;) ).

[@i_never_asked_for_an_alias]

The Atlantix is on my wishlist up next.

[@mrsulcus674]

Those noise sources are brilliant.

[@DixongKauai-fz5vx]

Mind bending patching. Really out of this world! The typo in the name of the video…? Really awesome and in a better time I would buy it straight away.

[@rimaraf999]

Killer demo!

[@OscarFinch-ht9ov]

Superb demo. Thank you.

[@F_letc.h]

If this had built in effects and sequencer, it would be a no brainer. Imagine an additional section with a Metropolix and Sealegs. That would be amazing. Of course you can buy those separately, but would be best to have it all as one unit.

[@enge1966]

Another awesome video…love your stuff

[@darrinmoss3303]

amazing synth

[@linuxbender]

Very nice, thx for the demo, @all have nice day

[@ItsNova816]

I love watching this knowing damn well I will never afford one of these in my life

[@foreigntitles]

It's just the best synth

[@TwinCitiesOxygen]

Gonna listen to this whole vid

[@MickBenjamins]

Yup, this is sick. Awesome video!

[@Unifono2012]

great demos!

[@benjaminmauch_]

Wonderful video walkthrough, thanks for this!

[@iancain6647]

Nice work.

[@jqmark]

My dream bit of kit. One day I'll win something or find something to sell and make one of those my very own.

[@iamjamessmith]

Beautiful, thank you 💙

[@itsdrawkcab5899]

Thanks so much for this video! I've got no experience with modular, but have been very interested in Cascadia for a while now and this video helps making it look more understandable. I especially love the music in the intro and conclusion part 😍. Is that a loop made with the Cascadia, running it through the Chroma Console, or is there something more going on?

[@RedMeansRecordingModular]

The sound you hear is Cascadia through the chroma console yeah

[@itsdrawkcab5899]

@@RedMeansRecordingModular nice! love those tones

[@deniselias5405]

oh god I love! I nicer purches is up ahead from christmas. how much does it differ from Atlantix? Sound wise I mean.

[@RegebroRepairs]

Ouh, yeah, this white version is very pretty.

[@dangerbird64]

I'm curious what your purpose was at 15:51 in patching VCO A triangle OUT to VCA MOD IN? I can't hear any discernible effect.

[@matthewdavis473]

Dude long time no see

[@kosmikmusa]

I don´t know should I buy this or three Atlantix modules?

[@-thetapestream-channel1808]

hi Jeremy!

[@jonaseggen2230]

omfg. Thankfully this is to complex for me cause I can't afford it. Question though: What modules would you, as in anyone reading this, like to add in a case next to it? A quantizer and sample and hold to utilize the noise(es)? Another filter? Beads? Steppy? sealeggs? Mordax Data? F.. You play man!

[@RedMeansRecordingModular]

Quantizer is a good idea. Some more vcas. Effects for sure (beads is fine)

[@nyanko2077]

How did you get this white version? Is it an older model? Cause on Thomann's it's only the dark grey one.

[@intellijel]

White Fog is the newer edition but both colors are available. If you e-mail Thomann they should be able to help you get either one.

[@nyanko2077]

@@intellijel Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated!

[@ryanstevens283]

So is it duophonic? Is there a way to cheat chords out of it with any additional modules

[@ryanstevens3822]

man can you make a cascadia channel hahah

[@nyanko2077]

Very nice synth. Too bad it's way over my budget at the moment. But in the future, who knows.

[@notsure1135]

This is kind of like the arp 2600? Behringer do one for a fraction of the price, Korg’s ‘official’ one is a little over half the price. I’m not convincing any of the diehards, power to ya! It sounds great.

[@intellijel]

The Korg Arp 2600 was around the same price as Cascadia when it was released. It is now discontinued and any remaining in-stock units have been greatly discounted. With respect to Behringer, no companies who fully R&D their own original products and use quality components can compete with them on price. YMMV

[@notsure1135]

@@intellijel I can get the Korg version for 1799AUD. Anyway, good luck, you make nice stuff.

[@Varonno]

@@intellijelWhat’s new in VanCity?

[@Varonno]

Eurorack = for small hands

[@woodster909]

sounds like a 101 on steroids - not a bad thing!