#29

I’ve been loving the sound of Abyss though I was hoping to get the multitimbral mode to play nice with Linnstrument. Haven’t figured that out yet.

I’ve also had a Medusa for a month and really enjoying that as well. It’s a really unique and fun instrument. I bought a older unit 2nd hand and quickly noticed a weird noise issue. When I inquired about it with guy at Polyend he offered to replace it with a new one even though it was totally out warranty. I was pretty blown away by that.

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#30

Some new demo videos from Yannis:

(The latter two seem to be available to order from Dreadbox now too)

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#31

Do people have thoughts on the Nyx vs. Nyx 2, and the rest of the line-up? Seems to me the Erebus is the “phat monosynth” of the lineup, the Nyx is the “drone/pad/atmospherics synth”, and the Abyss is the “typical polysynth”/

#32

I’ve never toyed with the Nyx, but it does seem a real shame to put a huge reverb on a device and have only mono out. I have the Erebus v3; it had some cool features, like its variable filter, but it had some serious tuning issues for me.

I would definitely not call the Abyss “typical”: it has a really particular, beautiful, characteristic sound to it; the layout is basically intuitive and perfect; its multi-mode setup makes it surprisingly versatile; its oscillators and filter are wonderful; its extra effects, the delay/reflector/phaser combo, really emphasize the most interesting aspects of its sound. The Abyss is kind of a one-of-a-kind device for me, really, but I’m sure others find it less spectacular.

#33

The Nyx is one of the instruments I have hooked up and ready to go at all times as a self-patched drone and texture machine, with the reverb an integral part of its appeal. However, the lack of stereo has never bothered me particularly, nor made the sounds less interesting; though I’m sure it would be a nice addition.

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#34

The mono out is a bit of a pain - using a DJ mixer that expects stereo RCA in, it’s always a janky solution to make that work. How is the gain on the headphones out? Might do that… Hmm.

#35

Unfortunately there is no headphone out on the Nyx Mk 1, which is the version that I have :slightly_frowning_face:

#36

Ended up using the headphones out… 1/4" to stereo RCA - the gain is a little low, but not horribly low. Having a low noise floor mixer/high dynamic range will help a lot here.

#37

I am getting close to completing my antiphon build… when my missing cap I ordered eventually turns up.

I must admit to being confused by the tuning video. So do the first 6 oscillators all get tuned the same (220hz) or go up in octaves? How do 7 &8 get tuned? It might be something that makes more sense when you actually start doing it.

#38

The eight sine wave oscs on an Antiphon modulated by a selection of LFOs and noise sources, fed into a trigger sync’d Boss DSD-3 and Bastl Thyme.

This has turned into a test of things to come as the soundcard crashed just as it was getting interesting, so there will doubtless be more - and perhaps more interesting, hopefully - sounds to explore in future.

#39

As if by magic, Typhon appears:

UPDATE:

This thing is going to be incredible:

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#40

anyone over here get one?

Mine was definitely worth the wait. I know there are a lot of updates planned, but one I wouldn’t mind seeing is sequencer MIDI out so that I could stack it with other gear for even more complex sounds.

A few things I made with it:

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#41

another thing, I promise note to spam too much. Just really love this synth!

One note sequence with probability fun:


Also on Instagram
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#42

I’m pretty blown away with the Typhon. Sounds amazing to me and so easy to use. Recently acquired a power bank to use with it and took some time in the park yesterday to learn how the sequencer works. It was much easier than I thought it would be…didn’t even have to crack the manual it’s so well laid out. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit with a instrument and just play for a few hours.

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#43

Two new Chromatic modules incoming, an 8-stage(!) phaser and Karplus-Strong strings:

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#44

Seems like these Chromatic modules should probably be getting more attention than they do. Clever and great value.

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#45

Oh wow I was just looking for a tunable comb filter / Karplus-Strong module! This is an insta-buy for me.

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#46

i have been using the Medusa which is 1/2 dreadbox and 1/2 polyend and the thing sounds pretty stellar

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#47

Same here. I was just thinking that it seems to want me to use it as a paraphonic “solo” instrument and kind of a Blade Runner tangent, even though it’s not anything like a CS-80 :slight_smile: I must not be the only one, since a couple of different YouTubers have covered parts of the Blade Runner score with it.

There are a lot of demos where it sounds kind of dull, but it really doesn’t have to – it rewards a little sound design work and some outboard FX.

#48

I think part of that might be due to the colorful panels. I have a Hysteria (VCO module) and I like it a lot, though I wonder if they would be more popular if the panels were a more neutral color with just some colorful highlights to distinguish them.

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