Vermona Perfourmer Mk2 Review and Tutorial

[@JannisLeWolff]

👉 If you're interested in some examples on how you can interpretate and play songs/tunes with the Perfourmer, be invited to visit those playlists: 🎷 Eerie Ambient Jazz (Jazz Standards): kzbin.info/aero/PLwXZLCn5WRVPnlcs40E_XnENmQfT2OCDW 🎸 Eerie Ambient Rock (classic songs from the 60s/70s): kzbin.info/aero/PLwXZLCn5WRVMwWZtCBkFdLp2bc35UwLZE

[@fritsozen53]

Thank you Jannis. Great video! Nice slow, easy and clear explanation. This is what I am searching for a long time. A "intuitive" synthesizer without need to know all the hard-techniques. For me a disappointment of lots of - even "easy"- synthesizers. They have many posibilities to vary (to much?), almost a labyrinth, but as relative beginner therefor not my cup of tea. Your descripton in the beginning and also the conclusions at the end are very clear. So the Perfourmer could me the answer to my quest. Thats nice. I look forward to seeing more of this! Thank you!

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thank you, Frits! I'm really glad that you found the video helpful. If you're interested in more Perfourmer videos I have a playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLwXZLCn5WRVNMck5APY-6sqjBdCEM_DAs

[@rumo201]

Toll erklärt! Danke fürs Video 👏👏👏

[@JannisLeWolff]

Vielen Dank, freut mich sehr, dass es Dir helfen konnte 😊

[@honigtamara]

Wie 'ne Katze schleich ich um den Synth. Danke Jannis!

[@dangerbird64]

Thanks Jannis for making this video! There's not a lot out there on the Perfourmer, so this was really appreciated. Nice work.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thanks a lot! Yes, I remember that from the time I bought it, so I’m glad I can answer some possible questions about the instrument :)

[@Makebelieve123]

Love your videos Jannis ! I just received my perfourmer today after wanting one for 10 years. Look forward to your next videos 😁

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thanks so much for your comment 😊 I’m sure you won’t regret buying one 🔥

[@cougarman8]

Thank you so much for making this. I just got one today and this is so helpful! Appreciate the generosity!

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thank you for the nice comment :) Congrats on getting one and happy creating 😊

[@EnryMusica]

This video was a life changer!!! Thanks so much Jannis!!!

[@JannisLeWolff]

Really glad to hear that :)

[@SpiralFyre]

Ace. Hoping to finally get a Perfourmer soon after wanting one for years, so this was quite illuminating; thank you. It's like having your own synth quartet at your fingertips, which is so inspiring for melody work and complex arpeggios.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thanks for your comment! And yes, I really agree. It combines an electronic instrument with the spontaneity and interaction of some "human" band, I did not find any other synth yet that can do that with 4 independent voices, at least not in that price area ;)

[@squoblat]

The perfourmer is my favourite synth, I can (and do) spend hours just noodling with it and enjoying the sounds. It's ridiculously versatile, I actually quite like making a really solid kick drum with these too. Great to sample. These have the nicest oscillators I've found so far.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Oh, I really agree! :)

[@fritsozen53]

Exactly! Thats my way too!

[@jrodohio]

Great video, Jannis. The Perfourmer is one of my favorite synths. Very lovely sound, but very underrated.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thanks for your comment :) Yes, somehow you don’t find much about it online, but it has such a nice sound, such unique play modes and all of this for a reasonable price tag. It could easily be my desert island Synth ;)

[@girlinagale]

I recently have the Retroverb Lancet and now an absolute fan of Vermona, definitely a candidate for buying more Vermona.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Yes, it's a unique and likeable brand - the focus is really on quality and sound rather than on aggressive advertisement ;)

[@alexandrosroussos]

Hello Jannis (Γιάννις ;) Thanks for your video, there aren't many about the AudioFuse MK2. A few questions about it : - Do you know if there is a pass-thru when not connected to a computer but just powered, so that this could be also used as a very simple mixer ? - Is it possible to route only part of the inputs on the outputs ? For example send different instruments on each head-phone out, again, like would do a mixer with aux outs. I know it's not the purpose of a sound card but I see that product as a Swiss army knife so maybe they thought about those use cases. Thanks and keep up the good work with the videos.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Hey Alexandros! Thanks for your comment :) You can use it as a simple mixer simply by enabling the direct/mix knob (latency free). I don't think though that a seperate routing without involving a DAW is possible. The software (Audio Center) allows you to do some settings and the device usually remembers those, but there is no mixer for sending the signals to individual outputs. Or there is and it is well hidden in the software ;)

[@Lowerhaightstreet]

Great video Jannis, would love to get one of these in the future.

[@JannisLeWolff]

You won’t regret it 😊

[@chriscopeman8820]

Good video. So good I tried (and failed) to buy a Perfourmer after watching this. I don't there are any in stock in Canada right now.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Oh no, too bad. I hope they will soon be available again, or maybe there is some chance second hand...

[@em-fs7rp]

I'm convinced! Just out of curiosity, how does it perform as a 4 channel mixer? What can you make out of routing 4 external sources through it and using the filters? What creative capabilities do the ext in/vco out and out/insert provide? Just super curious :)

[@JannisLeWolff]

Hey, thanks for your question and comment! Well, the external input section is cool, but you can basically only use the filter, add resonance etc, but there is no envelope follower. What you can do though is control the behaviour of the envelope by composing a midi clip that tells the ADSR when to open and when to close, and through that modulate the signal in some ways. I haven't used that function much, though. The VCO out is just for sending out the oscillator signal so you can modify it further with some other gear/filter, but I haven't used it yet. The Output gives you the chance for editing your performances in post per individual channel, so you can have 4 outputs instead of just the MAIN out (which can also be seperated in 2 groups by panning one group hard left, and the other hard right). And the inserts are cool for adding effects/filters for only 1 or 2 oscillators, like for example adding a reverb to 2 channels while the bass stays dry and the melody gets another effect. Hope this can help a little :)

[@em-fs7rp]

@@JannisLeWolff Great answer, thanks!

[@tendingtropic7778]

Great stuff, thank you. I was wondering, is this essentially 4 vermona mono lancets combined?

[@JannisLeWolff]

Hey Oscar, thanks for your comment! I personally don't know the mono lancet, but imagine that the filter/osciallators have a similar sound from what I heard. In that case yes, it's kind of similar. Although with 4 mono lancets you'd have 4 independent outputs and could treat the signals individually in post. But with the Perfourmer you can let those different tracks interact through FM synthesis, changing the playmode or MIDI channels and using Panning. So it's way more interactive and sounds like a small ensemble (which is why I like it so much) that makes you compose music in a way that the instrument brings out its characteristics.

[@pashimp]

@@JannisLeWolff FYI, the Perfourmer has individual outs as well using the OUT/INSERT jacks.

[@JannisLeWolff]

​@@pashimp Totally correct, thanks! I never used them so far, but the manual says its the unfiltered signal, so it doesn't go through the VCF and the VCA. I never used it myself though.

[@pashimp]

@@JannisLeWolff That sounds like the EXT IN/VCO OUT jack. The one below that should be right before the internal mixer in the signal path.

[@JannisLeWolff]

@@pashimp Wow, thanks so much for your comment - this is completely right! Somehow I always oversaw it and just thought of it as the insert jack, but this is indeed a great additional feature for creative use! Thanks for this addition :)

[@LB-pp7pu]

Hi, thank you for doing this video, subscribed

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thanks a lot :)

[@goodnoyz]

Awesome video

[@JannisLeWolff]

Thanks a lot :)

[@louiseisobelevans]

if you plug into the insert /fx jack without returning the signal will it omit that channel from the main stereo out ?

[@JannisLeWolff]

Good question- I never tried it out. I’m currently away from home and will try it once I’m back, but maybe meanwhile somebody else here knows the answer!

[@ivnaji]

Thank you for this.

[@JannisLeWolff]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@daisyroberts7401]

Quality Work 💞

[@Getthenderson]

I bought one new 3 weeks ago, I knew about the CV version but wasn't expecting it, however my one looks like yours with the back panel showing cv ins, I thought it was a happy accident. Weird that they would have them showing without being real.

[@JannisLeWolff]

I think it can be upgraded, but I'm not exactly sure...

[@richardjames111]

I was wondering about this as well... Any time you see a MIDI version online the pictures show the CV/gate ports on the back... So, are they on there but just not wired in or something? :-/

[@LimGiong]

Thanks.

[@JannisLeWolff]

It was fun making it- hope it could help a little 😊