POLYBRUTE Review // +70 Presets // Full morph tutorial for Arturia's flagship synth
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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:00 Overview
4:05 Connectivity
4:40 Morph
10:00 Morphee
12:10 Ribbon
13:45 Stereo
15:25 Motion recording
16:10 Split/layer
17:10 Unison
17:50 Oscillators
21:00 Filters
24:40 Envelopes
26:15 LFOs
27:40 Mod matrix
28:55 Effects
31:45 Arp
32:30 Sequencer
33:45 Matrix arp
34:35 Snapshots
35:20 Generate
36:00 Pros & cons
39:40 Playing 70 select presets
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Arturia reminding us that we live in the golden age of analog synths.
tdzucker I‘m intrigued by the digital control offered on today’s analogs. As someone who’s always preferred digital for ease of programming and syncing I’m more and more interested in getting an analog like this.
@@DFunct905 Im actually intimidated by a piece of gear like this, I would never buy it. I'm at a point that I want a limited control set so that I don't induce choice paralysis. Especially since I don't make electronic music so much as I play rock/pop/funk/jazz and love synths. So something like this is maybe not as suited to me as something by Dave Smith, or a Behringer clone.
If i was a sound designer, or professional blip blooper, or any kind of film/electronic composer I would definitely save for one of these.
tdzucker i agree it’s smart to not buy something more complex than you’re comfortable with. Dreadbox makes some good simple analog gear if you want something easier to master.
@@tdzucker I get the point but you also pick up on knowledge while playing so for me its more important how intuitive and how good the complexity is presented. And i totally dig the matrixsystem. Also for the sequencer which actually i might use for the first time with a synth. And dont let yourself be fooled by the cheapprice of a Behringer - when talking about Poly's i assume you think of the Deepmind. The Deepmind is called Deep for a reason because it has a very complex modulation capacity but all accesed through jus as deep menuediving which absolutely did not work for me. I try my luck w/ the Polybrute now (also it sounds so much better then the Deepmind. Deepmind can sound good but a lot of times it reallysouns a bit... cheap.)
@Dox Fill Dreadbox has no Poly out by now as far as i know. But im completely with you concerning The Monos like the Typhoon for example. Easy to access and to just have fun with and sounds great! And great effects too!
@@tdzucker I feel this, I have a Behringer odyssey that I figured out in a week and got cocky so I got a Matrix Brute and immediately realized I was way in over my head
It's incredible when a company that makes virtual synthesizers makes the most advanced analog synth on earth
the most advanced analog synth on earth? Seems a bit like hyperbole, no?
Completely agree, when it finally dawns on you what you can do with this thing, it's mind blowing!
More advanced than a moog one? Perhaps not.
@@davidthompson9141 Let’s consider price, you could slave 3 PBs for the same price. It wouldn’t even be a competition.
@@MusicZeroOne but the statement wasnt which is cheapest. The statement was that the polybrute is the most advanced analog synth on earth. I think the moog one has that one in the bag. I don’t own a moog one and likely never will unless I win the lottery but it sure is the most advanced synth on earth, and some of the sounds out of it are insane. 3 polybrutes isnt a moog one, thats not how synthesis works, 3 polybrutes is 3 polybrutes, and would sound like 3 polybrutes.
I have a prophet 12, a prophet 8 rev 2, a pro 2, an analog four, an as1, i also have ableton and serum. I had a moog minitaur but gave it to my mate. But i would still love a moog one. More likely to get a sub 37 though.
I've owned my Polybrute for about a week now and I keep coming back to this video to learn how it works.
Your videos are just SO frigging perfect, Loopop, the entertainment of an excellent review and the usefulness of a tutorial, all in one.
I've said it many times before and I'll say it again, thank you for all the amazing videos you make.
1 hour review... this is like going to the movies but better... with synths.
hi
Move over Spielberg. You can't compete.
Agree, i feel like playing Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn '69 should be included :)
I can confirm that this movie even has a better love story than Twilight.
Pass the popcorn...
If anyone's wondering, this'll cost $2899.
Thanks for the fantastic video, Loopop. Always a review and a thorough tutorial. Your videos are just so essential to the synth lover.
More likely $2499 at retail.
@@ChrisWilliams68 Maybe, but it's $2899 from Arturia.
www.arturia.com/products/hardware-synths/polybrute/overview
I can see Arturia having to drop the price due to slow sales. 6 voices is going to be a hard sell, especially considering this is an Arturia, not a Sequential or Moog.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH also thanks loopop
Excellent work once again loopop; the fact that you really emphasize honest pros & cons, including offering reasonable firmware/software related improvements to help the product shine is incredible! I will take my time to listen to the patches you go through! It certainly sounds expressive, I am interested in smooth other worldly sonics at the moment, I have got traditional synth patches covered through other gear. Once again, great job!
Gorgeous Synth and review as always.
I like the formatting of your sections and how you stay pretty consistent in your videos. I always can easily find the areas I'm most curious about.
Wow! Looks and sounds good!!! Thanks for the demo Loopop!
1. see really awesome synth
2. look it up
3. see price
4. cry
Not entirely sure what justifies the price vs a 16-voice Novation Summit - only real material difference might be the quality of the analogue filter.
Waits for the Behringer Clone.
@@gershon2481 35 or 40 years , if you'r young be patient
Welp, that price is DSI territory.
Pierre Hansen Let’s see. 40 years... Dead. Shocking that I can’t wait four decades any more.
Great Review as always, Arturia is giving big leaps and listen to customers. So inspiring Synth. Thanks Loopop for your work and demonstration. :)
This. Channel. Is. Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your passion with the world. You are so good at what you do.
Respect to Arturia for creating such a great analogue synth. Bit out of my price range butt really hoping to afford it one day.
Let's go in on it
"Capacitive touch wood" is not a feature I ever expected to see on a synthesizer.
The feature no-one knew they wanted xD
I tried really hard not to make immature jokes about it.
Regardless, it looks pretty nice. If I had one, I'm sure I'd make an entire album of wobbly warbling tunes full of gratuitous morph-e expression wiggling. Maybe it'd be the album no one knew they wanted. :P
But for now, I'm still stuck with a Microbrute instead of a flagship synth like the Polybrute. It's okay, but I definitely run into its limitations every time I use it. So I've been trying to decide what to upgrade to.
@@ToyKeeper Expressive E Touché SE adds that sort off control as well to synths that support it 😂
Honestly the most affordable way forward is software. Soft synths are just so much more flexible than any non-flagship hardware is. And even more flexible than a lot of expensive hardware. Less fun though...
There is some great synth software out there. I want an instrument though, something tactile I can play with my hands, something which doesn't need security updates or defragging, something which will "just work" for as long as I decide to keep it. I make computer operating systems for work, and I don't want to deal with any of that stuff while I'm taking a break to create music.
@@ToyKeeper might want to look into the DSI pro's 😁
8:42 "That ain't no crossfade" epic! 😄
It'll look at home in your studio Marshal. :-)
Dayum! Good work Arturia. 🔥🔥🔥 And kudos to loopop for the amazingly detailed and engrossing synth review as always. Thanks! 👍
Ou-of-this-world quality review 👍😎 Best on the Internet!
Best sounding and featured synth in a long time!
Wow, it sounds really good! Thanks for the review and demo, great introduction!
Well thought out and executed review. It's nice to see a guy who's actually done his homework before posting the review!
Great review, Ziv. Thanks. Clearly a fantastically capable synth. Trying to decide which hardware polysynth to invest time and effort into (no great rush for me). Your reviews (the benchmark for quality IMO) definitely help. It seems to me that Arturia have been working hard on their brand, to create musical, useful products (which was always the Roland philosophy). It’s easy to get ‘preset fatigue’ watching reviews across across a number of competing products, and I can see more than ever that the presets need to be seen as a demonstration of what can be possible if you work to master the instrument, especially a complex, flagship polysynth.
The first synth they did a real morph funktion was the original Nord Lead back in 1995 and it sounds incredible. Nice to see Arturia's take on analog.
Lovely review, top class as usual! It seems like a massive poly-tank-synth :D ... really nice sounds and performance controls too esp touch and the morph knob, loved that. This is what we need in the modern day big polys, good job by Arturia.
This video is about to get a whole lot more important to me in the next couple of days, my Polybrute is currently on route to my house. :D
Thanks for this awesome video, Loopop.
That looks a lot of fun. :)
Nice in depth review as is usual Loopop. Note my AN1x and EX5R Yam's both have a true morphing feature using the 'SCENE' function: "Pressing both [SCENE] switches simultaneously activates the Scene Control function, which lets you "morph" between Scenes ...." (actual Parameters altered). Also my Yam MODX in new OS has the Smart Morph feature for the FM-X engine, using machine learning between selected FM patches A > B, which provides true morphing capability of FM Parameters via touch screen.
Prior to visiting the music store, I watched a bunch of videos about different synths to narrow down my favourites. This review - and subsequently playing the thing - showed me that the PolyBrute was the synth for me. Now I need to rewatch this video about once a week to properly learn how to get the most out of it! The sounds you wrangle out of the PolyBrute, Loopop, are sensational!
Wonderful review and demo! Great sounding synth, I have to have one! Thanks for posting!
I wasn't expecting to like this thing but wow! The GAS is real.
I would say: Synthesizer of the year 2020. Thank you for this great presentation! :)
Again you are the Boss of synth reviews loopop,it it so good and detailed,and what a fantastic synth this is :)
Amazing review yet again. What a nice piece of kit.
Seems like with the morph function you have an analogue synth that can behave similar to a wavetable synth, that's pretty awesome
I don't think that's quite correct. From what the video says, it's not a crossfade where the audio itself morphs, but rather a morphing of the analog knobs and faders.
This is just amazing. If I had the money there would be no question as if i'd buy it or not. Poly and matrix? WANT
Omg!!! Finally a new synth!!!? I haven't even watched the review yet and I'm still PUMPED!!! Here I was thinking it would be sequential releasing the next poly this is way out of left field and extremely welcomed!!
Ok watching your review now mr loo.
Very nice review, thank you Loopop!
Wow didn’t see this one coming 👌
Wow, me neither.
I hope I have the cash for one. The Matrix is a brute in my kit.
Does it cost less than selling one of your kids?
‘Sorry little Debby n Johnny this is your new mommy, daddy wants a new keyboard’ 😂
SAME THING
Seriously. Literally JUST bought a MatrixBrute. 😭
@@BlasphemousButler Still a cool synth!
Andrew Cecka
🤣🤣 myself included, but it’s an awesome mono. I don’t feel bad at all...ok some 🤨😉
This shares a lot of those characteristics but it tweaks them a bit for poly which is way different in application play.
This is the sexiest looking synth I've seen in recent years
I bet it’s expensive
This synth have all the features I need for sound design. Can't wait to own one.
Awesome overview as always! thank you very much.
I have never been too fond of the Arturia sound. But this is definitely still flagship material.
In the beginning, every new thing is great, but after a while you read:For sale:-).
Yeah besides the morphing features I don't hear anything that knocks me out tone wise.
Each synth, analog especially, has that “certain sound” and this definitely has that signature Arturia sound. I actually like it. Personally, I’m partial to the “Korg sound” but then again some people hate Korg.
M H To me, Korg is the all rounder.
That's it. I am getting Prophet 5 rev4.
What a SUPERSYNTH. I ordered mine today but have to wait until januari for delivery. Thanx for this fantastic demonstration
Legitimately incredible synth!
Now I can collaborate with my cat, she'll play that little pad for sure.
Thinking about it too
Hm. Someone needs to make a cat toy modulation device... maybe I’ll attach my Hothand USB controller to a stuffed mouse. 😂
@@zerocrossing I think I have a problem. Last night I dreamed there was a mother cat and three kittens stuck inside the drain of my sink, there was water in the sink! I drained the water and pulled them out, I don't know how it was a dream and the mother cat was bigger than the drain opening. Oh it didn't stop there! I gave them to a guy and followed him to his place of work to make sure he spayed and neutered them. He had security, a guy with a badge, come out and tell me I couldn't see him! LOL This is all true. Is it cat scratch fever? LOL!
I like that handy cutting board on the left!
At first view, I thought it was a wireless mobile phone charger!
amazing synth highly rec'd! great review as always
Thanks for another brilliant tutorial!
The morph knob should be on every synth. The Octotrack's scene crossfader is the thing that makes me love it so much and the morph knob seems very similar.
How do these people get to know these things so well so quick? Impressive demo. Amazing synth, I will be buying.
You just flow
this thing sounds amazing
Superb review. Thanks!
Deepmind has a similar sort of thing in the companion app with the XY patch fade thing? And the 3rd party Peak editor has this function as well! Unless I’m misunderstanding?
Fantastic beautiful sounding synth. The big question now is where and how can I get my hands on about $3,000 by the end of November? I can see me making great use of this. If it just had 12 voices, thee oscillators and a choice between dB/octave slopes on the filters I could see it as a do all synth. I’d be willing to pay an extra $1,000 for those additions.
Thanx for the review!
Always wanted a polysnth and couldn´t decide which one...but this sound and look like a decent synth
I definetly will check this out!
Sounds amazing 👏 bravo Arturia!
Loopop: I really like your videos, very well organized, comprehensive, AND with a sense of humor. Love it!
Disclaimer: I own a MatrixBrute. I love it and I am keeping it. If my impressions sound (spoiler) negative it is not because I don't like the company or the efforts they have made. I really like Arturia gear.
With the release of the PolyBrute I was hoping for a polyphonic MatrixBrute, but alas this isn't. First off, the control panel does not tilt, and with such a complex interface it would have been more practical for those of us who like to sit, play, turn knobs and actually see what is written on the front panel. With a fixed flat interface you will need to sit at a particular angle and your hand placement low, not comfortable for me. At least Arturia made sure to put the writing below the knobs (unlike another manufacturer who made the mistake of placing them above the knobs, ouch!). Second the presence of a screen and menus, Why Arturia? Why??? ;) One of the awesome features (or lack of) on the MatrixBrute is the absence of menus. One knob/slider/button per function. Third the matrix now has less buttons, this limits information and visual feedback for step sequencing, presets, and of course modulation matrix. I prefer the full size matrix on the MatrixBrute. Another solution would have been a 14" touch screen and expanded the Matrix and solved a lot of "real estate" issues. And last but definitely not least, the 6-voice limitation, with such long and amazing effects, and they really do sound amazing, there will be a lot of voice stealing, the PolyBrute should have been an 8 voice (or more) synth instead. I would have gladly paid $3200 instead of $2800.
Now onto the "cool" features. The morph knob IS gimmicky, it is essentially a macro knob on the MatrixBrute. If you really know your MatrixBrute and modulation routing you can do it. The morph knob is cool and easier to use, but I feel it is gimmicky. The ribbon: I always though ribbons were gimmicky, I am not sure what a ribbon can do that a mod wheel can't. Did I mention the 6-voice limitation?
I welcome the added presets, but I was hoping for a longer sequencer. Hopefully a new firmware release can address that.
Am I going to buy a PolyBrute? I am not sure yet. I can't help but compare it with my MatrixBrute which I still feel is Arturia's pinnacle product. To me the MatrixBrute was a no-brainer, as soon as I was able to afford one I went and bought it. Although the PolyBrute is a polyphonic awesome sounding synth, it is limited in the polyphony department, and there are other less expensive options out there. I can think of the DSI Rev2 (16-voice analog), or even the really inexpensive Behringer Deepmind 12 (12 voice analog).
I am really glad that Arturia is making hardware synths, they have released some great products really. I think these people have punched a big hole in the synthesizer universe, but I think the product manager needs to understand what features in their prior products made that particular product unique, and this requires feedback from reviewers and customers.
Karim, Deepmind 12 and DSI Rev2 are DCO synths while the PolyBrute is VCO, and new DCO synths are always less expensive than VCO it seems.
My man, just make a video already.
Also, wouldn't the text be better above the knows? Or why not?
Insane. I love this. I don't love not having money.
Earn it
@@DayflightTrok Wow! What great advice! /s It was a joke. Lighten up. 😂
this is absolutely crazy... I want it
Man, you've outdone yourself in this video! It takes quite some time and effort to get your head around a beast like this, and it's a totally wonderful experience to see you present it so well. If I were Arturia, I'd hire you right away! Of course, the bad thing about your videos is that they may eventually empty my bank account ... ;-)
Thanks very much! Re Arturia or any company hiring me - I'm glad my Patrons and viewers gave me a job already ;)
@@loopop Win-win! :-)
Your expertise with synths qualifies you to work with a big company one day and build your own synth.
those that say this is expensive probably never bought a synth in the early 80's. Choice then was decent newish car OR a synth.
The big difference is that people then actually made music with it… and probably earned it back. Nowadays we have a million options, very time consuming jobs, and endless GAS.
@46:00 blaaaade ruunnner patch!!! you the best loopop, incredible review and demo, and incredible synth!
Speechless 😶 what a beauty !
I like the cell phone holder below the mod wheels ;-)
its a wireless charging pad haha
Yeah it's in a great spot. You can probably download a touch midi controller app on your phone and just have it right there for instant expressive playing.
Dan S. the soap dish?🤔
The Yamaha DX200 groovebox had a morph function, too, which IIRC was not just a fade between the two sounds. I do remember it was one of my favorite features of that strange box.
Thanks, I was going to chime in with this. I kept mine and 3rd party editors for it have finally emerged. They’re really necessary to get to the parameters, much more convenient despite the knobular interface, which is useful for performance but not so much for programming.
And the An200 and an1x 👍
As always a great review. I enjoy your balanced and open minded attitude.
my fave youtuber!!!! arturia makes such awesome products!!!
You deserve an international prize for the best Analysis & Reviews of all human history.
As a Matrix owner, Wow! The possibilities here. Mmmmm 🥰
I can appreciate this beauty!
My wallet just fell open.
Same here... 💸💸💸
Sam Sarmento
It’s about $2500, that’s less than I figured, well worth it.
I’m already looking,
@@bauhnguefyische667 I agree it's less than I anticipated as well. Fair price for the quality, no doubt.
My knickers just fell down and I'm gripping my ankles firmly. :o
I am star struck. The holy grail has arrived. I had an Oberheim OB12
It had the morph thing and it's Ahhhmazing...................This has even more than my Andromeda A6
This synth is a beast!!!! Holy moly!!!!!
Great, just what I needed right now, 12 months of GAS.
Nord Lead series has featured Morph as a core element for decades.
And sounds better.
Nord Modular as well (4 morph groups).
Not analog like this though, and there's so much more tactile freedom imho
My fvorite reviewer reviewing my absolute favorite!
It's beautiful!
What's hidden in *this* headphone jack? I'm thinking a 16-track reel to reel recorder 🤔
took me a minute to get this. still waiting for my microfreak vocoder to ship
Or maybe a real plate reverb? 😃
lolllll
Yet another excellent review. Many of the features, the matrix, the controllers and especially the morphing are really nice. The cool panning tricks remind me of my long deceased and terribly missed OB-8. The Polybrute does sound very good. But at first listen, it doesn't seem to sound quite as complex or rich as the UDO Super 6, which seems like it's direct competitor. I'm probably not the only person on here hoping you'll get your hands on a Super 6 soon.
You are the god of synth reviewers.
It looks gorgeous
Omg... It's true...
57:30 Gamma Goblins
look at the Oberheim/viscount OB12 for the morph and other functions. I think its great that someone actually took the ideas from that synth and made it work! Excellent demo :)
You're making some of the best videos on CZcams these days! Would you ever consider making a video about your video-making process? Lighting, sound, editing, etc...
Thanks! It would be pretty embarrassing - a lot of duct tape and editing out nonsense... if people knew the truth you'd see mass unsubscriptions
Please make a Demo of the UDO Super 6 Poly Synth!!! Would be awesome...
Yes :)
I second this.
i third this! (if that's a word) :)))
id def take the polybrute over the super 6. just my thoughts.
I fourth this
Clavia’s Nords also had morphing from the beginning. Seems like swedes are into shifting shapes.
Yep. Use that on the Nord 3 all the time.
The way the poly brute does it is slightly different, with more options (and also more chances to get lost or confused), but I found it strange that the reviewer started out by calling it a “unique” feature, since Nord has been doing it for years.
Well the major difference is analog oscillators - regardless of whether they are vcos or dcos, they sound great
Bromeliads I called it unique to analog (to my knowledge), and mentioned the Octatrack and Maschine have this feature in digital form
The mod matrix is revolutionary. Looks really intuitive and versatile at the same time. I also love that it doesn’t have wires for routing.
45:00 through 45:28 was so nice. It sounded like an orchestra warming up, very random but relaxing.
I never liked their softsynths at all, but their hardware synths are rather impressive.
I quite like the soft synths, the biggest flaw is CPU Usage they eat CPU like it's a buffet
Their soft synths took me to winning awards. I think their hardware is very same-same sounding and way less interesting than other synth makers
@@illford6921 i have had good results comparing their current draw to others like u-he or xils lab
pigments 3 is an excellent additive synth.
Their soft synths are the best out there I think.
1:02:10 - I am not Commander Shepard and this is my favorite patch in the Citadel
Sounds like a mass effect!
WTF I wasn’t ready!!!❤️❤️❤️
This is a fucking dream come truth !!! i went from classical 40 pieces orchestra music writting to a analog synth awakening in the last few months thanx to the covid...now im waiting for this to come in...!!!!
48:48 Sounds just like a DX7. So strange hearing that from an analog. The tonal palette on this thing is huge!
many here are justfying their purchases... To say this sounds bad... and some things they mention are just but an opinion that relates to choice...
This synth is the first synth in a decade ive actually considered a buy. And the ones that people say are better , ive tried....and wouldn't buy.
This , as a package, is a monster....
I also have the feeling of very extensive timbral possibilities and that is what I am looking for.
@@Rhythmattica Matt, you are so right.
Great review, awesome features but strangely unexciting sound. In contrast to Matriarch or Udo Super 6, nothing I hear actually makes me want to own it.
oh good, i’m not the only one who thinks this.
It sounds good, but not 🤯 good. Plus last year I dumped a small fortune on a Moog One & last week I got a Viscount/"Oberheim" OB-12 + Korg Wavestate. My synth fund is severely depleted .💸 If I'm gonna drop $2,500 on another synth, it's gotta be a 🤯 synth. As nice as the Polybrute is, IMO it's not a 🤯 synth.
Yeah I want to like it but I feel like it’s not as aggressive as the matrixbrute. Sound it almost too clean. Maybe things aren’t driving as hard to leave room for polyphony?
Yeah. I see all the capabilities and start to really want it. Then I am listening to the sound and I am suddenly turned off.
spot on. I own a Matriarch and OB6 and this thing sounds 2d in comparison unfortunately. Still, can't wait to play one at the local store and see if my opinion changes!
So very unique in its execution. A 21st century approach to an early 80's idea. This beauty in a desktop / module version and it's a no-brainer for me.
With the size of the panel I doubt a module is in the works.
Great stuff. With all those lovely presets, I'd love to see the controls and matrix indicate their settings so I can have a more deep understanding of more advanced functions.
The Nord G2 has a more advanced morph function, it is a very very special way to morph between two presets, but it is a digital synth :)
18:30 Preset 6A4 looks funny on that screen 😅
🤣🤣🤣
Denon DJ CD player 2500F led screen had the words "REMAIN SINGLE" to remind the DJ ... that the player shows the remaining time and is going to play a single track.
loopop out here doin gods work as usual 😂
Beast, a future classic.