you NEED to hear this STEREO FILTER! // Elta Music POLYVOX PF3 review

[@BoBeats]

You can use my affiliate link to buy the filter here (US) bit.ly/PolivoxFilter or directly from Elta (EU) www.eltamusic.com (not affiliated)

[@Sonmz]

I've bought my first Поливокс in 1996 for seven bottles of vodka. Will definitely buy PF3.

[@tsozik]

What was the Vodka brand?

[@eyesintheskies]

😂 That’s the way to do it! A much stabler currency than the US $

[@BryanRodgers]

I just bought one and once I get a UDO Super 6 I'll achive synthesizer enlightenment and transcend into the vaporwave sunset of tangerine dreams.

[@NoirEtBlancVie]

@5:00 Bo drops rhymes 🔥

[@PolaBurrr]

swedish style

[@DmitryGorbushin]

Dig it like a shovel, rhyme devil on a heavenly level Bang the bass, turn up the treble Radical mind, day and night all the time Seven fourteen, wise, divine Maniac brainiac, winnin' the game I'm the lyrical Jesse James :-)

[@NoirEtBlancVie]

Great use with the Drumbrute Impact, the missing global filter was a huge miss on it, a very cool versatile filter!

[@InFamousProductions]

oh man, it's already out of stock! I've been dreaming of a unit like this for ever!! and that drum brute sounds killer!

[@badoedipus2551]

I dig it. I’m looking around for different affordable “analog-ize it” hardware when I heard about this.. I was wondering why I hadn’t heard of it.. your video was the only one from anyone I’m familiar with, talking about it.. and yeah, it looks totally cool.. and totally worth more consideration

[@seanspartan2023]

I bought a Поливокс Eurorack synth voice and to this day it's one of my favorite modules. The Oscillator sound and filter are very unique sounding.

[@ThroughTheBag]

Is it the Harvestman one?

[@justinjones2595]

Sounds good and like the double filter. Missing an LFO to make it ideal, not everyone has eurorack, lol

[@bilansley6270]

I really love my DrumBrute Impact, but kind of in the way you love a really ugly dog. I thinks its a tacky little thing with fairly odd and "off" drum sounds that don't quite fit the bill for what you need in most cases (this is strictly my opinion, not a generalization). But holy hell does the Polivox filter flip the script on the DB Impact! Instant injection of exactly what that box needed. With the addition, its no longer coy, really shows its "inner-Brute" and sounds wonderfully dark and massive. I can actually see my self using this combo and making something of it worth recording . Great vid!

[@Jon-BEDM]

Very inspiring. Nice work, BB.

[@andewprod]

No way!! I cant listen right now because i have classes but i see polyvoks and im in!!!! Thanks so much for sharing, ill check out the video after class

[@BoBeats]

Cool!! See you then!! And say Hi to your teacher from another teacher

[@knopslmodular]

I don't get the noise section...there are controls missing (Envelope -> VCA) to make that useful imo. Other than that it seems to be useful. I thought about building something like this for a lonmg time. Thanks for sparking my interest.

[@eyesintheskies]

Bought erica’s acid box iii a lot more hands on playable but still fancy giving the Elta a whirl!

[@lcollet4530]

Was considering this vs acidbox iii ! Both stereo. Which would you suggest? Thank you!

[@eyesintheskies]

@@lcollet4530 I got the acidbox in the end saw one cheap on eBay so that kinda made the decision for me. Love it but sure I’d be just as happy with the elta. (In fact I’m back here trying to figure out if I could justify both! 🤦🏻) Not heard one in person, but believe it’s a direct clone of the polivoks filter, whereas the acidbox is based on one. It does have a variable lfo which the elta does not unless you add something with eurorack. The big knobs on the acidbox are a lot of fun to use, making it a lot more playable & the overdrive is great. But the Eltas a bit cheaper, has pink/white noise and the ability to filter each channel separately Hope that helps, it is a tough choice though. and pretty sure you’ll be happy with either 👍

[@audreyazwell]

this may be exactly what my Minilogue XD needs, polychained it's become one of my favorite synths...until I go for a filter sweep lol I have plenty of semi modular to fix that but I really like the idea of having something dedicated like this!

[@ianmorton1799]

Interesting, I've found that with the roll log(? Maybe dirt box?) filter pack I installed, having a low and a high pass filter really brings out some sweet spots. If I have any complaints about the XD, it's not with the filter(s), but with how buzzy the saw wave is. It's a little tricky to tame sometimes. Though that is a lot of frequencies that can come down to a filter.

[@audreyazwell]

@@ianmorton1799 big facts on the buzz lol

[@OldMikeyJ]

Hey! I realize this is an insanely late reply - but I am really interested in polychaining the XD - would you still say it's worth it?@@audreyazwell

[@TokeStorm024]

I’d love to hear this paired with the MC-101.

[@unclemick-synths]

Good video 👍 A pity they didn't also have CV control of resonance. I have a wind synth sound engine based on the Neutron and it's great to be able to assign the Aerophone's motion sensors to separately control the resonance and cutoff.

[@mymonkeymovie]

Sounds pretty good with the drumbrute!

[@kennymester]

Seems like it's a bit of a miss not to include an envelope follower with this. Still sounds cool though!

[@INFINITYREALM]

No global filter on Korg wavestate, been using electron analog heat, this could be really useful though. Thanks for sharing

[@tron944]

How I never saw this? excellent review Bo! thank you for starting with a drum machine first, that how I judge filters.

[@BoBeats]

love adding that extra filtering goodness to drums! thanks for watching

[@Lo-fi_Hi-brow]

Hell yes! I've been wanting a product like this and, surprisingly, there isn't much out there.

[@inthefade]

Waldorf 2-pole is an option. Edit: don't think it is stereo though.

[@LastHeroSynth]

@@inthefade yes " Mono " ... ufff

[@MyReasonToPlay]

In this filter you can’t turn the Drive knob because Поливокс drives you.

[@ShaperSoundChannel]

Bo rapping in Swedish, love it!

[@keg3212]

As infomercials go, this is pretty good.

[@RogerWarszawa]

The Hard and Soft options sound good, but based on what I heard here I think I'd love to have Hard and Harder options 😋🤘

[@dreamstaticsounds]

Very nice and gritty analog filter. I know this might just be me, but I wish it came with its own LFO and envelope. Are there any filter boxes out there that have their own built in LFO and/or envelope? Would be sweet if there was. Especially if it was analog and sounded anywhere near as good as this filter.

[@skipper6528]

vermona filter lancet, sherman filterbank, akai mfc42, moogerfooger lowpass this sounds very good

[@uriahfindley6231]

What do you think about the DRASTIC drop in output level on this filter whenever set to anything other than full dry or wet? I find it completely unusable.

[@rgeraldc80s]

Nice demo it's a great gritty filter.

[@hanzvolt]

damn....sounding so sick on that bass!!! and spittin some lyrics! dope tbh haha

[@BobbyGeneric145]

Bo, was that hydrasynth bit in the middle a stock patch? Im considering getting one of these filters for use as an aux send.

[@secondheartbeat7]

Considering using this as part of a DJ setup, and would wonder if anyone has done same and what the results are. I'm running two turntables through a DJ mixer with an FX Loop, and would put this in the loop among some other effects. Anyone ever used this in that way before?

[@Subtronik]

I know one DJ’s FX solution was using a Korg KP3+. Great flexibility, especially the touch pad.

[@GizzyDillespee]

@Artie EffemeThat's not true... some fx don't work very well off of a mixer send, because the fx can't take the heat. Another thing is that some filters are more appropriate to use on full mixes, especially dance music. Let's say French House, you might want a LPF that seems to bring each higher instrument in one at a time as you raise the cutoff... you expect a certain type of sound there (maybe like a Mutator or even one of the old rack samplers). Whereas in Dub, you probably want a HPF emphasizes the sizzle, and so on.

[@oldboyltd.2180]

Can you use this with a guitar for input, and can you add a distortion or fuzz pedal or other pedals to it as well, such as delay? I've read that you need to give it 5 minutes before using to let the chip heat up. Is this true?

[@benedictnichols1539]

If it had an inbuilt, clockable sequencer (with a CV invert for one filter) and some CV control for tihngs like volume, i'd run every synth I own through it....alas, my search for the ultiamte arp modifier continues!

[@askji26285]

Don’t know if it’s what you need but the Herbs and Stones Solid Felt seems to have a lot of mod inputs.

[@kaiherrmann3477]

it more should sold as distortion / overdrive unit with added filter.. sound wise 😉

[@DankePlace]

Sounds like a cool little box, no MIDI sync? Can you mono in, stereo out?

[@oliver414]

Not sure yet. Have you tried "Old Blood Noise Endeavors Float Dual Moving Filter"? Versatile, same price range and really great stereo filter imho

[@BoBeats]

havnt tried that, thanks for the tip!

[@cesarsjogren]

Wow, this looks nice Id love a demo

[@codyday]

How do you think this compares to the Erica Acidbox3 ?

[@jackduxburymusic]

Doooooope ❤ Definitely fills a gap in ze market me thinks. Killer Demo Bo ✊

[@alexanderbelov6892]

This Поливокс is what old FM synthesizers lack. Would be nice to test it with Yamaha DX7 and its relatives.

[@XxChrisxXBedofRazors]

I'm curious to use this on either a Prophet 12 that I have, or Jupiter-X. I make heavy, and metallic, gritty tones a lot. Does it also fatten up your sound?

[@comesect]

Well I bought one and love it, now what reverb would complement It?

[@eyesintheskies]

Eventide space for real crazy reverb or a strymon blue sky or big sky for more sane but high quality

[@asynchronicity]

Erica Synths Nightverb....?🤔

[@TokeStorm024]

Can this be used with the Keystep 32 and the MC-101? Just wondering if this can tweak sounds from the MC-101 without the tedious, menu-diving aspect? Or, would a Keystep 37 be a better option?

[@I.O.M.]

Side comment. DrumBrute impact is great but run it through the SP404 MKII.

[@darkambience]

Serious comment, why? What exactly does the SP404 do to the sound? Say in comparison to taking drum samples and running them through an SP-1200 or MPC60? Isn´t it super pristine sound/bit-rate/sample rate? Really thinking about getting one just to get away from the DAW.

[@I.O.M.]

@@darkambience If you have a 1200 or a MPC already then I think you wouldn't need it. In my case I have the 404 MKII and 202. With the 404MKII up to 4 effects at one time, can resample, and add more effects + time stretch and pitch shift. For me endless mangling options with the 404 MKII.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

Sounds really good. I want one.

[@molekulaTV]

It has env triggered by gate?

[@nagchumpalot]

Great sounding filter, would like to hear it compared to something like the Analog Heat..

[@BoBeats]

I think Heat is much more versatile overall. But as a pure filter this one is better. Heats filter is nice but I think this is more interesting for that specific task. Hope that helps.

[@nagchumpalot]

@@BoBeats Thanks for the feedback.

[@Dolle_Man]

I have the Heat, and I can't really justify this buy, for me it has too much similarities imo.

[@Subtronik]

@@Dolle_Man I know it’s difficult to gauge this accurately (without owning an actual PF3), but if you had to buy again, which would you choose?

[@marcopolov673]

I kind of feel bad for Elta Music, Behringer is soon to release their Polyvoks clone 😬 I think they just might get left in the dust 😬😬

[@georgenada6413]

haven't heard anything about Behringer and the Vladimir Kuzmin collaboration in a while. Probably won't see that synth for years.

[@needfortweed8734]

@@georgenada6413 yeah, seems like Behringer has a lot of interesting synths coming in "the near future", but I think we'd have to wait a while and listen.

[@ianmorton1799]

As others have mentioned, probably not soon. But beyond that, they're two different things addressing two different needs. This might sell fewer units, but it's probably not going to lose much business to behringer. People will buy what they need, but buying a filter alone will probably have fewer people inherently.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

@@needfortweed8734 covid

[@needfortweed8734]

@@fortheloveofnoise and chip shortage as far as I can tell. But at the end of the day, it still means that we have to wait a while, perhaps even stay forever, untill the synths are upon us (and in the case of the polyvox, I hope with furious anger)

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

Is it already sweater season there?

[@BoBeats]

In sweden, its always sweater season

[@truthseeker3907]

Thank You Bo!👍

[@brawndothethirstmutilator9848]

8:24 That Ricky Tinez intro 😂

[@BoBeats]

Haha!! So true

[@robertsyrett1992]

Needed an envelope follower.

[@BoBeats]

This would have improved it, absolutely

[@darwinsaye]

Exactly what I was thinking as well.

[@cfs]

Acidbox 3 has one.

[@ZenMountain]

At 4:58 your neurons and your whole body just want to die out of second hand embarrassment.

[@eyesintheskies]

Trying to decide between this and an Erica synth acid box iii, Erica looks much more playable but this seems closer to the original Polyvoks. Thoughts anyone? Help me decide 🙏

[@MrDaigoRiki]

Yeah thx, I was actually looking for something like this. Not expensive, I’ll get it.

[@lineoffside]

with the hydrasynth was amazing !!!

[@BoBeats]

Definitely good on a digital synth!

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

I think I'm sold.

[@AntonAnru]

sounds very aggressive. nice!

[@Psychlist1972]

Hey Bo. Don't forget to mark the video as paid promotion, since you got the stuff for free (which is compensation) and also had links to purchase it.

[@anyme3046]

This or acid box 3 anyone own both?

[@LesterAmbientAndroid]

SeqTrak. Great sounds but digitally flat. Not now !! This thing has made a Frankenstein monster out of the little boutique box!!

[@BoBeats]

Ooh thats an exciting pairing!

[@LesterAmbientAndroid]

@@BoBeats as ever Bo, your balanced reviews are so helpful and entertaining.

[@CR-sj7xd]

No saturation option. why

[@ofootyeabicc201]

*shills dual dagger by shakmat*

[@dharmapieces3305]

~ greetings from germany ~

[@Justin_Shadow999]

How can you play a major chord through this thing??? My Inner-Emo can't take it... Hahahaha. Nice filter and nice video man.

[@memory4123]

Нихера себе ингстранцы нуждаются в наших инструментах

[@summerlaverdure]

you should really trade in that drumbrute for a TR-8S or something x_x even the biggest best filter is never going to make that thing sound good, also hydrasynth has exceptional filters already, whats the point of demoing it with just a basic wave, thats like flying an F-22 to go eat Subway

[@BoBeats]

I actually have the tr8s and much prefer impact

[@schmapps1]

Interesting! I’m curious - how come you prefer the Drumbrute to the Tr8s? 🤔

[@Marcus538]

All synths are boring if you notice

[@BoBeats]

Nooooo

[@fortheloveofnoise]

This comment is nuts. 😂

[@TheMCCraftingTable]

After checking the price, I'd just stick with NTS-1 + OG monotron for a serial filter :D

[@johnwalter6410]

Snagged one new for $265