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Next hardware synth?

I got the ik multimedia uno synth pro x and it’s very neat.

The ability to easily recall patches with a plugin is amazing. Specially for filmscore is great.

3 note paraphonic with two filters and looping envelopes is amazing for the price. Plus drive and 3 effects. Including shimmer reverb.

And that sort of brings some of the negatives: every demo out there relies heavily on the presets and those are mostly sequences and have a lot of reverb and delay so essentially making sound like a Roland mc-505 easy techno machine from the 90s.

The bass and leads are great. Pads are also very cool although limited to paraphonic. (No new individual voice when playing chords).

Its size is amazing for desktop composers.

If they made a 4-8 note polyphonic version and option for wavetable for one or three of the oscillators and ik would have a winner.
Comparing it to my other analog synths it does the job, and the only difference I could find with the sound is that moogs/etc have a drive for the filter and that’s gives it a sort of different sound, while the two filter pro x gives it more versatility.

And it’s also doubling as a midi controller for u-he synths. Being able to “play” soft synth opens up a lot of creativity.

Hopefully Ik multi media will release 3rd party patches soon that showcase more the synths. Or 3rd party companies start selling them although it doesn’t seem it was a huge hit as the behringer pro 800.
 
gsilbers said:
it doesn’t seem it was a huge hit as the behringer pro 800.
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That could be due to the fact that IKM isn't known for producing synths? I doubted how good this could be, because it had all the looks and marketing of a plasticy "my first synth". That was until I watched Matt Johnson's review and I knew I was wrong. Seems like a terrific instrument.
 
Look up demos for korg wavestate... if you want new, if you want used, search for korg wavestation ...
 
I’m enjoying the polybrute alot…i can’t say it’s a ‘tone beast’ but I didn’t buy for its ‘raw tone’ , I bought it cause some of the sounds I heard coming out of it I had never heard before (due to it patch morphing capabilities) Pretty awesome !!…So know I need someone to talk me OUT of (or into) buying a Prophet 5 (now THATS a tone beast)
I’m kinda concerned about the whole ‘mono’ thing weirding me out as I’m used to wide stereo synths .(I guess if I bought one and ended up returning it , it’s not the end of the world lol)
It SURE looks like an inspiring sexy beast to have at one’s rig that’s for sure 👍🏻
 
Mixed feelings here as I've just shipped out 3 synths (Summit, Hydrasynth, Pro3). The Moog Grandmother is likely going to be leaving too once it returns from a service. Loved all of them for different reasons but not enough to keep them as I felt I was just 'building a collection' rather than using them. Will I miss them? Yes, particularly the Pro3. But its also psychologically refreshing too having a clear out and getting rid of unused kit. I want to focus on getting to grips and actually learning how to use the Polybrute/Iridium/Fantoms that remain.
 
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pmountford said:
Mixed feelings here as I've just shipped out 3 synths (Summit, Hydrasynth, Pro3). The Moog Grandmother is likely going to be leaving too once it returns from a service. Loved all of them for different reasons but not enough to keep them as I felt I was just 'building a collection' rather than using them. Will I miss them? Yes, particularly the Pro3. But its also physiologically refreshing too having a clear out and getting rid of unused kit. I want to focus on getting to grips and actually learning how to use the Polybrute/Iridium/Fantoms that remain.
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I let a pro 3 go myself…was a bit too much synth for me atm (sounded amazing though) …my programming skills are limited (I have yet to make many sounds I feel are ‘great’ ) Thats why a prophet 5 looked like a neat idea (though an expensive one lol ) an easy synth to program that I can’t make sound ‘bad’ lol (cause MAN did I make some awful sounds on that pro 3 lol)
I’m kinda trippin’ over the mono thing though , I mean being a poly and all .
 
gsilbers said:
I got the ik multimedia uno synth pro x and it’s very neat.

The ability to easily recall patches with a plugin is amazing. Specially for filmscore is great.

3 note paraphonic with two filters and looping envelopes is amazing for the price. Plus drive and 3 effects. Including shimmer reverb.

And that sort of brings some of the negatives: every demo out there relies heavily on the presets and those are mostly sequences and have a lot of reverb and delay so essentially making sound like a Roland mc-505 easy techno machine from the 90s.

The bass and leads are great. Pads are also very cool although limited to paraphonic. (No new individual voice when playing chords).

Its size is amazing for desktop composers.

If they made a 4-8 note polyphonic version and option for wavetable for one or three of the oscillators and ik would have a winner.
Comparing it to my other analog synths it does the job, and the only difference I could find with the sound is that moogs/etc have a drive for the filter and that’s gives it a sort of different sound, while the two filter pro x gives it more versatility.

And it’s also doubling as a midi controller for u-he synths. Being able to “play” soft synth opens up a lot of creativity.

Hopefully Ik multi media will release 3rd party patches soon that showcase more the synths. Or 3rd party companies start selling them although it doesn’t seem it was a huge hit as the behringer pro
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Good to read !! Got 'deal' on UNO Drum recently, and almost added UNO Synth. Pro looks cool and pricing as well. Not so sure what would be stronger alternative /pairing .... ️in this cost range. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Beringer Pro 800 on list ... driven from existing KK S49.
 
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I got my PolyBrute yesterday. It is a beast!
the plugin editor is impressive, and makes it easy to incorporate a hardware synth in a project without having to worry about sysex or saving the patch with the project name.
Novation sure has something to learn.
I also have the Summit, and very happy with it, but the lack of editor is something I hope they fix in the future.
 
Axl said:
I got my PolyBrute yesterday. It is a beast!
the plugin editor is impressive, and makes it easy to incorporate a hardware synth in a project without having to worry about sysex or saving the patch with the project name.
Novation sure has something to learn.
I also have the Summit, and very happy with it, but the lack of editor is something I hope they fix in the future.
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Are you finding the brute easy to program ?
 
Drumdude2112 said:
...Prophet 5 (now THATS a tone beast)
I’m kinda concerned about the whole ‘mono’ thing weirding me out as I’m used to wide stereo synths .(I guess if I bought one and ended up returning it , it’s not the end of the world lol)
It SURE looks like an inspiring sexy beast to have at one’s rig that’s for sure 👍🏻
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Man, the Prophet 5 IS the ultimate tone beast. And I'm 100% with you on loving big, wide stereo synths, but there are several ways to get that with a Prophet 5. The easiest and best is double tracking it after slightly tweaking the pitch on the second pass. Utterly MASSIVE sounds unlike anything else. I did a video a while back that compares using chorus with double tracking. I used an OB-X8, but it obviously works just as well with any mono synth - especially a Prophet 5.

Of course, sometimes you want that wonderful swirly Juno-type chorus, but double tracking is killer for super-wide soundscapes... even with two slightly different patches!

 
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Drumdude2112 said:
Are you finding the brute easy to program ?
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Still too early to say. One thing is certain, the use of the matrix buttons to maneuver the menus is fantastic and saves you a lot of time. I can see that ending up becoming muscle memory after a while.
 
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