Arturia MatrixBrute Review - Sonic LAB
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- We take a look at the Arturia MatrixBrute new analog monster mono. its BIG....
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Previously I'd thought "The Matrix is more synth than I need" but now I'm thinking "I need more synth."
This chap nails concisely and eloquently within the first five minutes, what all other YT videos of the MatrixBrute fail miserably to do. As a result, this is certainly is on my wishlist.
Same here. This bloke knows what he's doing and how to really show off what is of interest and what needs to be known.
This would be a great synth to have as a center piece learning tool…
If this was the first synth I ever saw or played, I would be a synth addict for life.
Thanks for the great reviews, not only this one but across your channel! It has become my go-to for any gear I'm interested in. You sold me on this one, mine should be arriving in a few days!
loved this review!! thank you for the wonderful and clear explanation tour around this amazing and complex synth!
Great review as always Nick! Some impressive sounds coming out of it in your capable hands, big and warm for almost any kind of genre and application. Not much to dislike at all.
As always, you do great videos. I have had mine for about a week. What a solid piece of work. Excellent quality control. Mine is flawless. The sound is beautiful. So many possibilities.
wow, what an impressive feature set! I'm liking the sound of as well. What a bold machine.
I pressed the like button without even noticing I hit the like button already. I was like, let's like this video, but subconsciously I already liked the video! Oh my! Having said that..
NICK BATT FOR PRESIDENT!
AND THE MATRIXBRUTE IS MASSIVE! Huge respect for Arturia for pulling this off!
Just your intro is the best I've heard it sound so far.
MySugarWallz sounded like he tweaked main synth melody from Roygbiv by boards of canada
Go watch the videos by yusynthman, they're by far the best ones on this synth, and literally the only ones on YT that really showcase the sound design capabilities of this synth.
Mmmmm. Some nice deep analogue goodness. It almost seemed like detune was coming from aftertouch.
Best review I've found so far. Thank you! You really cover pretty much everything :)
Great review as always Nick, and what a synth!!
e-ink displays require energy only when changing the image and therefore they generate less noise - something important on an analog synth.
Great review as always, Nick. Thanks.
Best video of this by far. Great work as always!
What a beast, great review Nick!
Tried it at the music store. Even if it's one of the most intimidating synth at first sight it's impressive how simple and fun it is to get into and how its workflow is so natural. I think Arturia has really become the king of delivering the best user interface. Or, better, the user interfaces that people actually want. The sound is incredible, it seems like a vintage synth but from another futuristic planet (if that makes sense). I've always seen myself spending the range of 2k for Moog/DSI only and this is the first exception for me. If I had the money I'd go buy it in a minute, it really got me more excited than the matriarch and the prophet 6. And god, I crave those synths.
Only con: it's built like a tank (20kg!) but the keybed didn't feel on par with the rest, way worse than the one on the sub37/grandmother
Yeah, the keybed receives a lot,of criticism … same with the Polybrute’s …
Fortunately, I don’t think much of its sound, either … so that’s that … !!
excellent review as always! thanks guys!!!
wow. that's a massive review for a massive synth. congrats for the amazing work again, nick! i got very intersted in the mod routing. the example you did really got me curious. could you show a little more? perhaps some strange patches?
Outstanding review as always
Great review, many thanks. Very inspiring, fantastic patches. Would be great to look inside them :-)
Another brilliant demo Nick!
Just stopped by for a moment... I never watch other demonstrations of synths I'm going to demonstrate before I demonstrate them... but I did stay long enough... with envy... for the opening melody you played... and I think it says everything. Absolutely exquisite.
I'll watch yours after I've done mine... but I don't have it yet!
AutomaticGainsay I look forward to the breakdown you'll do and the awesome sounds you'll make with it!
Thanks, Kevin!
Some nice youtube hours to look forward to =)
+AutomaticGainsay Thanks Marc, looking forward to yours....
As always, thanks very much for this review!
Yessss Finally! This is the one i've been waiting for! Thanks
this is a midlife crisis synth if ive ever seen one
mmm, no, quite cheap for that. A modal would be.
hahahaaa, yeah its more like hey i have got a teeny one but who cares? look at my synth :-)
when youve got a micro you need a matrix ;)
jamie munro ha ha ha! Yep! I have one........and own one! Ridiculously immense synth!!!
dukeofpearl it's lovely mate , bravo 👌🏻
Ive got one, and I tell you what, there are a lot of sweet spots, you just got to search for them, yes it can sound huge, bloody huge!!!!
Having bought and played on many of the classic synths during the 90's Xpander, CS80, Prophet5, Jupiter8 etc and not really been interested in "keyboard synths" anymore, I am huge into Buchla, euro etc, This is really going to be a future classic synth. Such a huge sound and so much sound sculpting options. Like a Minimoog meets a VCS3 and much more! Only Nick could do such an in depth review. Well done Nick and well done Arturia!
Yeah i think so too. ESPECIALLY for the massive routing matrix. I don't think i have seen THAT amount of routing freedom so far on a analog monophonic keyboard synth. The only other keyboards that come into my mind would be the classic Alesis Andromeda A6 and Behringer's DeepMind 6/12, even though both are polyphonic analog synths. And yes, Nick really made me drool for the Matrix Brute while most other folks who showed it off made me look at it like "Yeah it's quite nice but.. do i really need one?". I might sell my Roland Gaia to make room and also get back some of the investment for this bad boy here. Even though i'm not a fan of Arturia's Filters and Oscillators, this thing here sounds way more like what i want while the Gaia (as much fun as it is) sounds just a little too thin and the digital filters are just wayyyyy too prone to clipping.
Just got this and wow- what a massive beast!
Thanks for the fine review, Nick. While there are some limitations, the timbral and modulation possibilities are pretty outstanding. The fact the the instrument is of high-quality build-wise is also a very good thing. I just picked mine up yesterday, and am chomping at the bit to finish my soundtrack work so I can really dig into this super mono!
As soon I as saw that guys face I knew it'd be a cracking review. Monster sounds!
I saw hundereds of Matrixbrute videos and most of them let the Matrixbrute burb and fart. Two days ago i saw this vido and today i bought one of these beasts.
Thank you Nick !
Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day...
Beauty machine. And that sequencer 😊 Tangerine dream Wicked
Fifth time I have watched this video ------ you do a great job presenting and dissecting synths. Thanks. It helps me use my synths better.
Great demo Nick as always.Just something I have been trying to find out,does this work as a polyphonic midi controller like the old Bass station used to ?
Nick's keys playing is really nice
A lot of criticisms from Nick, but somehow I found all of them to be simply "quirks" of the synth; Good to know going into it, but nothing that I would consider a deal-breaker. That being said, despite how much this gets me excited, I can't picture getting one unless I had a roadie to move it and set it up at gigs. The thing is a monster! Very unique sound as well, and sure to go down as one of the notorious mega-synths. Good job, Arturia.
Thanks for keeping it real Nick. Let's hope the Matrixbrute is just the beginning for Arturia. I am not a massive fan of softsythns but I do find myself using them a lot. Arturia are brilliant for producing this real thing! I would like to think that that USB socket will be used for updates and sequencer programming and DAW things. Just started using my 35 year old Korg Mono poly with a Beatstep with Cubase and I'm like that a lot. Heaven know the possibilities the Matrixbute bestows. It would have to work with DAW to drag me in. Arturia's next NAMM release The Arturiadaw like a bridge over troubled audio. I do like Arturia stuff especially my Keystep!
This thing sounds immense!
Brilliant review.
Great demo as always! Thank you! Seems like the Matrixbrute got some curious limitations thuogh among all its capabilities. I could almost hear you were superimpressed? I've tested it a couple of times my self and is quite ambivalent.
Hi Nick, I'm really struggling to decide between the D1 and the Arturia Matrixbrute. Hard question I know but which one would you grab first?
your advice would be most appreciated
One of the most understated synths ever.
Nick,
They should have given you one of these to create some presets for them. Great job!
This looks and sounds incredible synthesiser would take some time to get your head around it all
@CO.AG Music That’s what I love about instruments like this. That you can spend years (if not a lifetime) getting your head around it. Sort of the antithesis of a kazoo.
@@therealborischang No kazoos here
Hey nick, I have a question about the sequencer--- just as you can change the sequence length, can you change the sequence start point? Srry if you mentioned it in the video, I might have missed it
Well done. Very grateful!
In 10 years The MatrixBrute may be remembered or it may be not, who knows. But one thing is certain, i will remember this mesmerising melody of yours for a long time. This is true Quality, as in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" :)
This thing is a beast.. speechless!!
Nice layout. Emphasises how cramped most Euro is in knob spacing.
I know this won't happen but I would be interested in a polybrute Arturia....just saying
I'm dreaming a Polybrute one day 🤭🤭🤭
@@testohtoby or even a twinbrute (similar design to the microbrute but with one longer keyboard and two of everything else except things like the sequencer)
@@SorchaSublime we need a solid 2 vco 1 filter 2 lfo 2 adsr 1 loopable ad/r synth with maybe 6 or 8 voices (that won't cost a kidney...)
Amen !! What a beast that would be. Perhaps with some nice digital onboard fx. 🤪
Very powerful and fun to sample into my MPC and play polyphonically:)
A beautiful synth & review. not sure if I want to trade in my MFB Dominion1 to get it though.
WANT! I remember when the Andromeda (I think that's the name) came out, this reminds me of that Bigly synth.
amazing... i did try the filter tracking on the unit they had on display at Synthfest last year and indeed it was tracking poorly
hardly a deal breaker on such a powerful beast, but still a shame
This is like Reason Thor in hardware mode. I think I love it. Gotta try it.
My jaw! It's on the floor! Also, 5:50 Silent Hill/Akira Yamaoka patch. o_o
What brand of audio cables does mr batt use on the outputs? (With the blue accents on the jackets)
Magnificent synth! Love it!
I would like to hear a side by side comparison of the matrixbrute and the MFB Dominion-1. I know that there are quite a few differences, but both have amazing modulation possibilities.
Thank you very much for the clear review, loved it!
Bas Verhage I own a Dominion 1. It has much more of a vintage sound than the Arturia, which sounds similar to the minibrute: kind of harsh and metallic. The Dominion can do harsh and brutal, but it can also do a wide range of juicy vintage sounds.
I've never heard a metallic sound from any MatrixBrute demo. The ladder filter can sound pretty much exactly the same as a Moog Subphatty, there is a video from Flux302 that compares the two side by side, and not only they sound the same, the waveforms through an oscilloscope are almost identical, showing that the Brute can output the nearly same sounds as the Moog.
@@InXLsisDeo🤣😂😅🥲☺️
6:00 preset sound Awesome! so textured. And of course the very first personal preset was a very massive sound. Love it!
step aside moog. i am sold on matrix brute
I have played/ programmed on it for 3 days now and a few things I would
love to see added. 1. LFO pan of sound 2. Option to set filter post fx 3
random patch. 4 expression sequencing. I dont mind the FX they are vintage-ish
sounding slightly dull but do have their place.
Yeah … the FX are analog … which sounds more vintage, by definition …
Hello! What do you think of a matrixbrute signal noise ratio?
I know this comes a bit late.. but it looks like at 11:15 testing the ladder filter Brute factor is turned on somewhat. I do hope it did not affect the sound and your evaluation?
Can you get the LFOs to go faster by giving them CV, maybe from one of the macro controls on the side?
Does it come with a decent manual? Anyone have a recommendation for a book that explains modulation, patching, lfp, osc's, how each affects the other?
It looks like a tank! lol Nice review! Dig the Sweet Dreams part at 5:34 :)
Good review. It certainly sounds lush! Just occurred to me.. what is the resolution of the matrix modulation control.. how many steps? Is there a coarse and fine mode (it would be nice to add in a software update if possible)?
+/-99
Nick, excellent patches you made. Can you show us on another video, how you made them? Thanks.
Awesome demo! One question: which one do you think is more versatile in terms of sound design: matrixbrute or hydrasynth? Thanks!
Hydrasynth- more fx, more voices, crazy oscillator types and modulations, etc. The question is moreso what are you looking for sonically, and if it is purely versatility the hydrasynth wins.
How do you automatic each knob If at all possible? Midi program or something?
Played one at a local music store. Great keybed, solid controls, and it definitely has a flexible sound. It's a bit like a voyager meets a pro 2.
I’d go with that. I have a pro-2 and love it but this has a different sound and the interface is totally different.
Compared at Pro 2 and overall Sub 37 (that i own), very distintictive and beatifully sonding , for me Matrixbrute lacks personality, it has an unconvincing sound , common.. Beatifully sinth but now not few person sell out it .. overall Arturia is born producing software version of vintage old big sinths.. I dream of Moog or ,Dave Smith or Oberheim that realize an hardware like Matrixbrute but with their sounds and filters (probably more expansive).
The keybed receives a lot of criticism … same with the Polybrute’s …
@@marcopulega7036 Agreed. If it has a character, it’s some kind of dirty, grainy, industrial sound. So, unless I become a hardcore German techno artist, or something, there are about 1,000 synths, higher up on my list … Which is fine: whatever distracts others from buying the synths I want … 😉
One beast of a synth !
Very new to synths… what amp is the matrixbrute pushed through?
When I listen to an SH101 I can hear character immediately. The desirable qualities of those sounds are so obvious and apparent. I search for that magic in the new analog mono synths and i just can't seem to find it. Great review, Nick! Love your channel.
have a listen to dreadbox synth, they have a lot of character, and possiblities.
I feel the same - love the SH-101 sound, just a bit of env mod + low cutoff + adjust filter decay BLISS - and agree with your sentiment. Also agree with Marcus: try Dreadbox. Also BSII has some of that character and benefits from some chorus...
Marcus Sannig I agree. I've spent quite a bit of time with the Erebus, and it sounds great. My comment was in regard to new analog mono synths with keys. I agree Dreadbox is making great stuff
BlakeCasimir I actually had a BSII for a while and I thought it was great. I think Novation did a great job with it. There have been so many new analog mono synths lately. I still would prefer the 101 over all of them, though. That thing is exceptional
I really wish Roland would have made a proper analogue 101 Boutique.
This thing is set to takeoff in a big way! Brilliant kit!
I am getting one, no doubt.
Wow. Anyone knows what the piece is played at the beginning?
I guess the real time sequencer should be possible to implement with some firmware upgrades.
Also, as of the MIDI in, can you control all the same things you can control using all the knobs on it? It looks it might be the case, because all the knobs can already be controlled via the routing / mod matrix, so the knobs arent actually hard wired to the audio blocks, but are probably digitized and then put back as analog to vco,vcf,etc. What about the envelope sliders? Can these be controlled via matrix or MIDI in too? If so, then this is a really awesome hybrid beast. And if that is the case, then I can save the full patch digitally and recall it, without touching the knobs or sliders?
Edit: Never mind, found it in the manual. All the knobs and sliders are actually digital (they are encoders for the knobs probably, and potentiometers for the sliders), and can be fully saved and recalled to presets and via MIDI. After recalling, they will not do anything, until you move them through the set position from the preset, so it is easy to restore the preset, as well start tweaking the patch, immediately after recalling, even if all the knobs and sliders are in the "wrong" positions.
PS. The knobs are actually potentiometers, 270 deg, not digital encoders with limits. Feels a bit more expensive than encoders, but adds a bit of extra resolution and nice friction feel to them. :)
Awesome.
was very sceptical, but this review changed my mind. Makes me also looking forward to Arturia's first poly!
I saw those pads and thought, "Did they shove a whole Push in there?" Love the combination of digital and analog controls, though. I really dig hybrid synths
"LOOK AT MY SYNTH" - and a new meme was born. Excellent review as always Nick
Firmware update 1.1 adds real time sequencer recording, a 16 step Matrix arpeggiator, and it corrects a few quirks like the noises between presets.
does it allow the sequencer to control the upper part of the keyboard in split mode.
Great review as always Nick. Out of my price range but I think that it`s a hell of a piece of hardware and would prob cost another £1000 or more if anyone else had made it !
Oh definitely. This thing being under 2 grand is quite a fair price. Out of my range too but still considerable once i can justify the expenses.
'I like pulsewidth modulation'. Nick Batt, Bristol, 2017.
I ❤ PWM (Nick Batt, everyday, everywhere, ever and ever)
"It's no secret: I like pulse-width modulation."
It sounds alive!!
I got my Virus TI and got my Nord Lead 4 and loads of vst's, and now I got this beast. But still wondering what the hell i'm going to do with it. It sounds so very different then the digital stuff. A single osc will destroy my speakers and that of my neighbors. Yet still, it creates wonderfull sounds just with tinkering, especially the mod matrix. I don't mind clipping a finger off for this one.
God that sounds good, like I've travelled back in time, 30 years
More lovely music Nick!
I have to say it looks and sounds fantastic. And man. 16:50. Pure Orbital vibes there...
Give your critiques of it to Aturia. I want to purchase version 2. You pointed out some cool features they could include in version 2.
is it a Moog voyager XL on steroids?
Nick overwrote the "on the run" preset for that intro sound. :)
1:34 "Isn't flimsy in any way."
And the first thing that catches my eye is the misalinged fader of the ladder filter envelope generator (sustain, I believe).
This isn't the first one I see where the fader knobs look cheap and uneven... does anyone have anything to say about this?
Is this Arturia's 2600? Serious question.
PS. At 29'14", was that the producer having a cheeky Woodbine, or was that a capacitor gone puff?
“‘look at my synth!” LOL!
Looks like an e-paper display as opposed to LCD. I guess you'd know for sure if you pulled the power cord and the patches still still listed on the display.