Patching Idea : Dreadbox Typhon

[@MBArkestra]

Thanks for showcasing the smoother, more snappy side of this synth. Most demos make it sound like a chainsaw coming from the bottom of a well.

[@horsezanthus5040]

Like a dirt bike in a haunted forest 😂

[@winddealer1]

Off topic, but again your attention to detail with choice of lenses, depth of field, lighting, visual composition and of course the sonic subject matter is stunning. These finer touches contribute to channel content that both visually and sonicly pleasing as well as uniquely differentiated. Appreciate the high level of effort taken in your deliverables. Gratefully.

[@Oceans_Resurrection]

Thank you very very much Tim ! i really like the way you create music. You give me inspiration. God bless you. I just bought the Typhon and i'm sure it's the right choice😊 I keep on learning with your videos.

[@FurryNightmare666]

Your other Typhon video convinced me to get this and I haven’t been disappointed. This is an incredible synth for not a lot of money.

[@MrDschiesus]

the effects alone make it worthwhile. a extremely good sounding multieffect for your other monos :)

[@markbennett2856]

Totally convinced - this is the synth I have been looking for. Thanks, Tim. Great demo.

[@JonManness]

To me this is an ideal, modern mono synth that has such a range of tones from the videos I've seen. Great demo!

[@ElectronicazMusic]

My typhon arrived yesterday. Your vids have been most helpful. This one was particularly lovely.

[@noodlingaround2023]

Fantastic attention to detail. I've just bought the Typhon. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@evenmind-music]

Stunning. And such beautiful pictures when the palm of your hand is being lit in sync from the play button.

[@G0nz0uk]

Lovely video Tim, thanks. I bought one today based on this video to add to my small home setup (Digitone, Digitakt and Keystep37) I think it will compliment the setup really well. Some wonderful ambient music there from you.

[@TheJethrobull]

Awesome stuff! I've just purchased one. Can't wait to get stuck in. Fantastic video 👍

[@thekitchensynth]

Great stuff Tim. Mine arrived this week and you can get lost for hours with the presets, developing sounds from scratch and just using those quality effects. It's a keeper... So much to explore and lovely sound quality.

[@Steve81M]

Just received the Typhon yesterday. Bought it as a birthday present for myself after watching your videos. Absolutely love it so far and this was an excellent demo of being able to toy around with nothing attached other than a simple USB portable battery. I could see taking this out and about and just having some fun. Thanks, Tim!

[@TimShoebridge]

You’re very welcome and Happy Birthday! Be sure to check out the v3 firmware if you haven’t already 👍

[@acheron4444]

WoW! What a lesson! Thanks for sharing your savoir faire

[@michaelkonomos]

Great video. One idea that stood out to me was when you modulated the cutoff up and down. I like how that sounds.

[@N4505]

What an inspiring little synth! Very cool video, thank you very much!

[@DixongKauai-fz5vx]

My favorite KZbin video

[@ThinkerThunker]

Very nice, thanks TS.

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

mouth and eyewatering,- beautiful Tim !

[@morast6330]

I ordered it this week - it's scheduled to be sent out mid february, I am so looking forward to dive into this unit!! Great video!

[@vertigev]

I LOVE that you don't need to plug it in to anything to trigger a sound...

[@abhayasky]

Beautiful playful video. Thank you!

[@tomphillpotts]

Nice video Tim

[@defjeff2907]

Thanks Tim! This has motivated my to disconnect my keystep and explore the step modulation.

[@elyot4010]

Just unboxed mine yesterday. Can't wait to get to it. Waiting for some cables and patch bay so I can refine my setup. This is the last brick in my structure of a few other synths. Can't wait to make some new tracks

[@mathmanmrt]

back in september i looked very seriously at getting one of those. i already had a microfreak and a grandmother. in the end i ended up getting a matriarch but it was a very near thing. if i get another synth i believe i will get one. thanks for all you do, sir.

[@fjfrancois]

Me too, and I ended buying a Minilogue Xd module 😞

[@latontolog]

@@fjfrancois Are you unhappy with the XD?

[@bennorland]

Great video. Have you asked Dreadbox if they can institute lower BPMs? They seem very responsive to requests

[@walrtbstudios5430]

The latest update allows speeds down to 6(six!) bpm. How cool is that?

[@dubravkosimag2860]

Europa endloss ... just beautiful!

[@AKDanMusicMan]

What is that little stand you have the Typhon on?

[@TimShoebridge]

It's a DJ stand by Reloop

[@penorf]

What kind of stand is that? Looks pretty sweet.

[@unclemick-synths]

Very calming

[@ArkaHtun]

such a great mono synth for money , and when they bring the big update they promised it will become way more usable ,, not being able to sync LFO and delay times to tempo i find very frustrating for the musci im trying to make .. so its been in the box for month or two .. waiting patiently , great vid tim

[@fjfrancois]

Dude what is musci ?

[@ArkaHtun]

@@fjfrancois a spelling mistake ..lol music sorry .. its no new genre , although it could be ?

[@simonmorton3746]

Hey Ryan update to 2.01, there is an option to tempo sync. Such a great synth!

[@ArkaHtun]

@@simonmorton3746 yes on it now , saw a video late last night of somebody demonstarating the new firmware.. it seems like I didn’t get the email update .. when did 2.1 come out ?

[@simonmorton3746]

@@ArkaHtun a week or so I think...2.01. Think there is a biggie coming in the next few days. There is an official dreadbox Facebook group which is well worth joining if you are on Facebook.

[@watchaddicts1213]

Hey Tim. I'm having a TYPHON PROBLEM and wondered if you might know what to do. Trying to update to 4.1, I have installed 4,1 Updater in APPLICATIONS on my MAC. I open it, then connect Typhon USB. I press BACKUP, a message appears indicating DO NOT DISCONNECT TYPHON. I don't. Then, the next message: BACKIP FAILED. Thanks. :Mark

[@TimShoebridge]

Hi Mark, I honestly do not know what the problem might be. Best to get in contact with Dreadbox support, they are very helpful. Hope you get it sorted 👍

[@watchaddicts1213]

@@TimShoebridge thanks Tim. Yeah, it’s odd: the synth connects to my MAC and works perfectly. No clue why the update can’t see it. I appreciate the reply. Mark

[@surf_machine]

I am so looking forward to getting my hands on this. Do you think it pairs well with a arturia Microfreak?

[@defjeff2907]

I have both and I'd say yes.

[@surf_machine]

@@defjeff2907 thank you!! i hope i can stop watching demos of synths then for a while. kind of getting lost atm :D hope those two beasts are enough for the sound i achieve, basically my interpretation of modern berlin techno

[@defjeff2907]

@@surf_machine I think these synths will work great for your music. There are so many sound possibilities in both!

[@surf_machine]

@@defjeff2907 even more hyped now :)) i am still a newbie to synths, can i connect the microfreak with the typhon through midi and have them synced that way and also process the sound of the mf with the typhon? so far i guess that should be correct. but more important, can i send sequences played/created with the "keyboard" of the mf straight into the typhon? asking cause the sequencing of the mf looks way easier to me then the one of the typhon

[@defjeff2907]

@@surf_machine I'm new too, 7 months ish. Sync out from the MF to Typhon works via midi, I have not processed sound through it yet. Yes, MF sequences can send via midi to Typhon. Here is my soundlcoud and the latest song "Take It" is chords from the MF and bass/lead is Typhon sequenced with a Keystep and a Volca Drum all synced together. soundcloud.com/stavoren_us

[@russellyoung6498]

Great demo Tim, what's that little stand you've got your Typhon propped up on?

[@PHOENIX-fb1cf]

Very nice

[@rishpanjeet7479]

I love the Typhon but I cant, for the life of me, figure out how to adjust the BPM on my sequences!!!

[@PHOENIX-fb1cf]

I really enjoy your videos. I would like to have your opinion for a set to do techno / trance uplifting. I was thinking of the Elektron combo, but these machines seem so complicated to handle that it turns me off a bit. There are also Roland products, Mc 707 / TR8S and the Tb 3 which seems to be not bad at all. Watching your videos, I am impressed with the result of your tracks, they are of a very high quality. Maybe no need to have Elektron and Roland after all. Thank you in advance for your feedback and advice.

[@reasons4171]

Watching someone show you how to use a machine can make things look more difficult than they actually are. In other words, you’ll understand the machine and learn to use it very quickly and easily once u get your hand on it. You’ll get the hang of it quickly. Of course this is not always the case but I would say mostly thats what happens. Don’t be intimidated by elektron products

[@PHOENIX-fb1cf]

Thank you very much for your answer. It is true that Elektron products impress. Huge potential, but not easy to get started. But, at some point, you have to take the plunge.

[@rendermanpro]

Tim, are those sliders with red LED or just red transparent plastic? It that highlighted? Because retail version in the US comes with ugly plastic with white line and not nice as on video.

[@TimShoebridge]

Hi, The sliders have red plastic, they don't light up, if they look like they do in the video it is a trick of the lighting. I just checked the Dreadbox site and the photos are a mixture of red plastic like mine and the newer style like you mention. I have no idea why but my guess would be availability of parts.

[@hoagy_ytfc]

@@TimShoebridge I shouldn't read the comments - I bought a new one this week and the white marks on the sliders didn't bother me, and now they do after reading this thread, oops :) Great synth though. I wish I could mount it in a Eurorack. I realise it's not (semi-)moduler, but it'd be just convenient for my space to have small synths like this in a Eurorack case together.

[@watchaddicts1213]

Hi Tim. I’m awful at math but… If you set your BPM at 40 and set up a 24 step sequence and programmed a note on beat 1, then silence for the next 3 steps then repeat, would your ears hear & count the resulting 6 tones at 10 BPM ? Sorry if this notion is pathetic Mark

[@HisMadness_]

Sweet. When are you planning to awake me out of the hypnosis?

[@agrozdanovski]

brilliant!

[@EBMZEQUENZER]

7:15 struggling to keep my eyes open ! Nice :-)

[@timdailey2690]

I dozed off, in a most pleasant way 😎

[@rayflux]

L O V E L Y !!! T H A N K S !!!

[@blpfrk]

8:26 the main menu encoder killed this synth for me. What a horrible thing to use, which is a shame as the synth is pretty interesting.

[@blpfrk]

@@mikel5163 a hardware synth is not only the sound. It's a physical object, and the experience of using it is part of its characteristics. Otherwise there's always plugins. But if I'm buying a hardware synth, the minimum requirement is that it should be a nice experience to use.

[@blpfrk]

@@mikel5163 do you own or tried the synth at all? I had it, and it's not the loudness, it's the feel of it. It's the main knob, that you have to you use all the time. It's like rotating a corroded gear mechanism from 1920. Now if you don't care about it, it's totally fine. But it's something to be aware of, it can be very annoying for some users.

[@blpfrk]

@@mikel5163 there are some synths with great UI. Elektron units in general are pretty good, even though they can be overwhelming in complexity (some of them). I find the Nord Leads to be simple and easy o use, mainly because most every function is right at your fingertips. The UDO Super 6 is excellent, beautiful and also most everything is right there, no screen, but also deep. Then the Waldorf Iridium is one of the deepest synths out there, but the UI is so good that it feels easy and intuitive when you use it. On the other hand you have great features and sound power on synths like the Jupiter Xm, but then the UI is pretty bad with that tiny screen where all you see is lists of parameters and some of them you have no idea what they do unless you read and memorize the manual. Some companies make horrible decisions or they just don't understand how important it is. Yamaha is another company that pretty much sucks at UI. Synths are instruments for musicians, when they are feature rich, is when they need professional UI designers the most to help them create the best experience for the users.

[@LukezyM]

@@blpfrk What do you mean by corroded gear mechanism? It’s stepped encoder right, nothing wrong there, or is it something else?

[@blpfrk]

@@LukezyM there's nothing wrong, just a bad decision on using an annoying encoder. This is only my opinion after trying one.