West Pest Synth: What do you get for $249? | West Coast style by Cre8audio

Chapters
Intro 0:00
Overview 3:22
Making a Track 8:43
Arpeggiator 20:56
Together with Eurorack 24:58
Multifunction Capability 30:09
Final Words 35:00
Hi!
This video is a rather personal review of West Pest by @Cre8audio. A synthesizer in the west coast style for a surprisingly low price, just $249. What does it have to offer? And how true is it to the west coast style pioneered by Don Buchla?

[@FluxFreeman]

My goals when completing rehab: 1. Stay sober 2. Spend all my clams on hardware synths

[@axis_8]

Gotta love your attitude!

[@fallprecauxionsmusic]

outside of the whole "goals" part, I can totally relate to every bit of what you just stated here. seriously.

[@FluxFreeman]

@@fallprecauxionsmusic noice! I completed rehab but haven’t spent all my clams yet. I’m planning on buying a Digitakt on Thursday

[@fallprecauxionsmusic]

​@@FluxFreemanyou're gonna love it...!!

[@fallprecauxionsmusic]

​@@FluxFreemanalso... I've been clean for many years now & my life & my creativity are far more interesting & fulfilling than they were in all the years that I used. I feel really confident that the same will be true for you in the coming years.....

[@vektorsonix9381]

This the most in depth an informative review and tutorial I have watched, thank you for posting

[@axis_8]

Thanks for your kind words!✌️

[@john_walton]

Love the context via Buchla's quotes and philosophy... and exorcism.

[@axis_8]

Hehe! It is a completely natural combination!😎

[@neilholding5721]

Thank you so much! I just got this and was repeatedly confused. You’re a great reviewer

[@axis_8]

Thank you!

[@KeithDuncanSound]

Thanks for this information

[@huli8557]

Really nice video, with informative comments!

[@ORC.B]

Super nice video ! I’ll get mine next week ! I want this synth to come alive as you did !

[@axis_8]

Thanks, and enjoy your ride!

[@fehrleon5627]

Much appreciation.

[@spazimdam]

A cool video on the West Pest. I am going to buy one in the next couple of weeks, definitely. I am looking forward to much fun experimentation. I have fallen in love with west coast synthesis. I have watched several review vids of the west Pest and I find it interesting that you get totally different cool sounds out of it than the other folks do. That tells me that this is very responsive to individual taste and style. I can't wait. I especially like the inclusion of the sequencer/arpeggiator.

[@axis_8]

Thank you, and thumbs up for sharing!

[@axis_8]

Btw I 'd recommend you to watch my video on the West Pest and the tiny Lemondrop, a really potent combination. I call it the Lemon Pest. 🤣 Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3a2mmSDmKZ5eMU

[@spazimdam]

@@axis_8 Never heard of the Lemondrop, so I'll have to check out your video on the Lemon Pest!

[@tysonsaner2527]

Very cool! Liked and subscribed.

[@narcense1110]

OK, even it's not a guenuine buchla type machine, this great video convince me to buy one (with standard euros mostly valid in the west, but not east of my continent)

[@axis_8]

Great to hear that! One thing that is nice about the West Pest is the implementation of the release. It is not vactrols as in a Buchla system (and that was automatic, AFAIK), but you have two separate knobs, one for the release itself, and one for the modulation of the release. I've should have made a point of that in the video. A sound implementation, to make a pun. 🌞

[@djformalin]

Nice....thx !

[@bepitan]

reminds me of gear that's out today but with the knobs moved around and relabelled.

[@axis_8]

Actually, you are pretty spot on. East coast synthesis has s strong tendency to use different terminology. That said, east coast usually comes with additional/ different functionality as well. The West Pest, for instance, employs an envelope that involves a low pass gate, hence it is not called an envelope.

[@javest]

The West Pest could be clocked from external trigger 1 PPS to move 1 step of the seq for each pulse received in clock in, without any regular sequence of pulse? I'd like to advance 1 step of the seq with one external "out of time" trig

[@axis_8]

I think you have to choose between the internal and the external clock, cannot have both active at the same time. Solution would perhaps be to use an external clock all the time and let that clock be whatever, irregular for example, so you can move that extra step when needed.

[@jeremythornton433]

I'm seriously thinking about getting one of these to play with my Moog Grandmother. I'm wondering how well they will play together.

[@axis_8]

So do I! 👍

[@FUNKINETIK]

East meets West. I got one a few days ago, the sound is amazing and I have only just started exploring it’s capabilities. I got a G.Mother only about 3 weeks ago which I adore, not had the chance to pair them together yet though I’m sure they will get on well with each other.

[@axis_8]

@@FUNKINETIK You're privileged!🌞

[@FUNKINETIK]

@@axis_8 I thought it was about time to treat myself to some analogue beauties to immerse my mind into - the G.Mother I managed to buy second hand but in mint condition and the WP was the lowest price I found from Juno Records. I appreciate the power of music, it can help and heal in many ways. P E A C E : )

[@axis_8]

@@FUNKINETIK I second that. Peace!

[@re8et355]

Does someone knows if it has a euro rack connector inside? The manual is a bit unclear on this...

[@hal7112]

yeah you can put it in a eurorack case it's 40hp

[@re8et355]

@@hal7112 I already did! A Nifty Case bought just for him! All Cre8audio! Great stuff! It's a 16 pin eurorack internally, and the shell case power of the pest could be reused for another custom 40hp... If I knew I could have not bought the Nifty case and just adapt the internal power adapter with some flying bus cables and that's it!

[@axis_8]

👍

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

Can 2 presets be loaded at the same time? Thank you

[@axis_8]

No, just one.

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

@@axis_8 thank you

[@giacomallow]

So... I don't get how can this compete with a Behringer Neutron which is around the same price or cheaper if you get it used. Can anybody enlighten me?

[@axis_8]

I've owned a Neutron, and you're absolutely right, in some sense it cannot compete. Neutron is a very solid purchase, if it were a different company producing it, it would've cost twice as much, I think. However, West Pest doesn't really compete, it is built around a sequencer with a wavefolder and a low pass gate in the spirit of Buchla and West Coast synthesis. Neutron doesn't have any of that, it is a typical East Coast synth, albeit a potent one and with one of the largest patch bays there is for a monophonic (paraphonic, actually) synth.

[@stuartdavid8493]

It’s interesting that modular enthusiasts think they are voyaging into uncharted sonic territory, and end up with a sound akin to a midi guitar from a Soundblaster card in 1998.

[@axis_8]

Great comment! Haha... It is quite often pretty close to the truth!

[@axis_8]

@@AlexanderDivineEmcee Hehehe

[@m.a.p.5541]

great video man. 1 FYI, no offense, this constant hard dry swallowing and other mouth noises are really tough on the ear with headphones. You might want to consider toning it down slightly as it is really distracting. But maybe its just me. Again, thanks for this, made me order one.

[@axis_8]

Thanks for the input! I'll certainly work on that. (Hmmm, I talk so slowly that I find time for all sorts of mouth noises. Haha!) I'll speed up my talking, too. (Honestly, I am uncomfortable talking into a dedicated mic, which I've started to do, I really prefer lavaliere mics)

[@Eargulp]

AHHHH why did I read it now I can’t unhear it

[@Eargulp]

@@axis_8 honestly I like the tone of your voice and your way of talking, just yeah only feedback is to maybe try to eq or whatever the noises the comment mentions. I’m sure there’s a way to prevent it, maybe use a mic setting that only activated above certain dbs?

[@FUNKINETIK]

@@axis_8 please don’t speed up . . your pace and delivery are perfect, I really enjoyed the whole video. I got my Vest Pest (yep I like your accent and pronunciation too) just a couple of days ago and the information you have conveyed is excellent. Thank you. P E A C E : )

[@axis_8]

@@FUNKINETIK In my latest video, however, I do speak faster. I think that worked, too.

[@erikbrito8842]

legends trust on comments more than video Lol!!

[@axis_8]

👍

[@smalltown4855]

a giant bowl of otters pitch

[@axis_8]

Hahaha!

[@awmachanel2816]

Also too small to know the difference between 'too' and 'to'

[@axis_8]

👀

[@deepseadiver8191]

Yawnnn….Excellent video for when you have insomnia.

[@axis_8]

Hahaha! Thx! 😎