Dreadbox NYMPHES // Unboxing, Review and Demo

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A super sounding little 6 voice VCO polysynth from Dreadbox. Well worth a look.
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0:00 intro
3:46 The Interface
7:43 Raw Tones
9:31 Building a Tone
11:26 LFO Options
14:37 Reverb
19:29 6 LFOs

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28 июл 2024

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@mclarensmps 2 года назад

The menu seemed intimidating when watching videos of people using it, however, I got mine today, and after spending about 30 mins with it, it's very straight forward to access everything. You get used to it super quick. I absolutely love it. There's so much potential with the LFOs.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Yeah, it’s hard to show it without the menu looking difficult to use. But I tried to show that after just an hour with it I was proficient enough to demo it.

@audreyazwell 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr I just ordered one and man this comment and reply just made me feel SO much better about all that haha

@tleaves915 2 года назад

Nice demo , watched a few others of your reviews and really enjoyed them. I especially like your informal relaxed presentation style you also know how to show off the synths strengths with a nice variation of tones. It really is a beast of a synth with a lovely character to the sound regarding the oscillators and filters the envelopes and LFO are no joke either. Couldn't really justify another synth but this sounds really special. Thanks for showcasing the Nymphes and keep up the good work.

@jthorpe4droid 2 года назад

Merry Christmas to you and your family, thanks for all the great videos and entertainment this year!

@RJ1J 10 месяцев назад

Such a great demo of the sound and basic features. Many other reviews focus on all the features rather than demoing the great sound.

@markchristopher2signal2 2 года назад

The best synth review channel big league!!!!

@Seanrayamusic 2 года назад

Sounds amazing! Wow. This would be amazing for travel gigging.

@couchcamperTM 2 года назад

Great, you, the synth and the little first impression.

@robertlee1176 Год назад

Just a top channel right here

@odiroot 2 года назад

Opening boxes with a butter knife is my jam :)

@fosburybob3469 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the excellent review and the tip about the MIDI-channel! I got my mine used and either the MIDI-channel was already altered or it was me twisting the knobs without reading the manual. Was a quick fix after seeing your video 🙂

@alfiedotwtf 2 года назад

I just discovered Samsung Plus that comes with my TV, and found that ClubbingTV is one of the channels included. I didn't make the connect (as I didn't think ClubbingTV was an *actual TV channel*) until this Nymphes review come on. You're on my TV right now. How cool!

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Haha yes it’s a ‘real’ TV station!

@electrosonicnebula 2 года назад

The sound and price are amazing. Clever interface, very powerful.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Thanks, I'm planning on a couple more demos if I can keep hold of it ;)

@wolfpackpresets 2 года назад

Sounds great for a little synth! Happy Holidays *

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Thanks, you too.

@apislapis 2 года назад

Running out of space in my studio, but I'm sure I can fit a six note poly this size in there. Proficient in Urdu Starsky, as ever (unbox, review, demo unit). Visualising Nymphes next to my Nyx and Erebus. Nice kit. Seasons greetings.

@thebreathalyzer 2 года назад

This a nice sounding little synth. I like it! Will be interesting when one of the wind/breath controller users gets a hold of this. Maybe similar results as the virtual DCO-106 from CA? Not sure about the price, but it sounds great. Would be a nice addition to one of those Modal table top synths.

@StephenMcLeod 2 года назад

Friends who let friends open brand new synthesizers are the best kind of friends. I just uploaded my review on this yesterday. I managed to change the MIDI channel by accident as well at one point and thought I'd busted a cable or something. Easily done if you're loading presets or whatever. I like your explanation of the LFO modes as that's something I haven't really played with yet. Nice one!

@Jason75913 2 года назад

or his friend is a subscriber and loves this guy's reviews

@cymonalex 2 года назад

The Dreadbox gear, certainly has their "Own" type of distinctive sound? Big sounding little box...

@We.Are.Lockhart 2 года назад

Nymphes sits perfectly on the right top of my Nord Electro 5, as if it were made for it. This will be my gigging duo from now on (to replace the DSI Tetra, due to its wonderful sound and more hands on control).

@SolidtraxNL 2 года назад

Excellent review, demo and unboxing! For such a small synth it really has some seriously good sounding oscillators and filters. We think it sounds a bit like an alpha juno if you ask us. Which is a good thing! Mono is ok, but hopefully it will get stereo via a firmware update and a secretly hidden TRS output like Arturia did with the MicroFreak Vocoder - well sorta :-) - The 2nd LFO is great, especially for sound design. The menu system is ok for studio usage, but for live it isn't the most easy one around. But hey, just RTFM :)

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

The second LFO2 is a revaluation! I was playing it last night and it just adds so much more to a 106 style sound. I was also rehearsing a live track. And yes… you have to concentrate when making multiple and constant tweaks on the fly! But with a little practise it comes naturally.

@SolidtraxNL 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr Good to read that you (lfo)two get along Starsky :P - And that friend for president!

@SourDiesel69 2 года назад

I’m buying it. Miss my 106 I sold 10 years ago.

@pthelo 2 года назад

I watched Stimming's review before watching this and at the end I thought "I've got a JUNO-106, I don't think I need this." and then Starsky's vid opened with the Juno-106 in the background, so I feel safe in my assessment.

@pthelo 2 года назад

Conclusion after watching the video: If I didn't already have a six voice analogue polysynth this would be a great addition- it has a tremendous amount of power in a very small box. I think I could fit 8 or 10 Nymphes in the space my JUNO 106 takes up!

@ahiddenoddity 2 года назад

His review was not that great

@huntergalloway3944 2 года назад

True. Stimming clearly wasn’t getting along with the interface. He should have spent a few minutes off screen familiarizing himself with the manual. IMO he did himself and the product a disservice.

@crashedsite 2 года назад

Would be interesting to see one of your comparison video's how it compares to a Juno-106

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

… I know 😉

@ultrajayme 10 месяцев назад

I've wondered that since it was released.

@AdamSpade 2 года назад

Damn it. Now I wanna buy one... Which will then make me want two more.

@darkambience Год назад

Sounds really cool but there seems to be a lot of clicking even with the attack above 0?

@Mchannemann 2 года назад

I've got Typhon from them their synths are quite something

@MichaelRohaly 2 года назад

Well, it sounds great. That'll do.

@JayKaufman 2 года назад

Andertons for the win on the box design. More bloody companies should do this zip remove design instead of having to get out a combination of cutting tools.

@JayKaufman 2 года назад

You're the second reviewer I've seen with a manual out trying to figure out how this thing works - which isn't great marketing for Dreadbox. :( It sounds amazing mind you!

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

It’s pretty easy once you’ve read the leaflet! This was literally me opening the box and having a play, so couldn’t avoid the quick start guide :)

@darkmountains321 Год назад

Thanks!

@mattgriffin2545 2 месяца назад

Is there a way of bypassing the presets so that it is in panel mode? I know the shift options complicate things but I like the physical settings of the modules to fully represent the actual sound, if that makes sense.

@eladreltuc 2 года назад

I have an ob6 on order. Am I silly for buying an ob6 over this for its price point?

@stephanearnoux 2 года назад

It has the same oscillators as Sequential Take 5 ;)

@subconscious.com_usa6691 2 года назад

In your honest opinion despite the capabilities which sounds better and has the better building blocks this or the Behringer deepmind.

@LoVeAmBiEnT Год назад

You have to start the tuning process first w it the first time you power it on. Only once tho.

@martinmatthews1589 2 года назад

When John orders his Moog One please can you ask him to get in touch ? 😉

@natbvm1880 2 года назад

I feel like every new synth I get I have a moment like that when I first open it where I do something weird and worry that I got a defective unit haha

@audreyazwell 2 года назад

fr, I had that moment with the Behringer Arp 2600 Blue Marvin, I just needed to turn the lights on around the back of the unit (you can adjust the brightness and it was set all the way to off haha). Was panicked for a minute there lol

@IntiAlonso 2 года назад

Not a sound comparisson, but the UI in the Skulpt (which is a mess) look more aproachable than this. That aside, the sound is just amazing, Dreadbox make amazing machines. I wasn´t expecting such big sound from a single osc synth.

@ricardopires9889 Год назад

How did you achieve the 6 lfos to be independant? Through menu? Please help. Thaks, great video

@StarskyCarr Год назад

Yeah I can’t remember off hand but it’s an option in there.

@queenpurple8433 2 года назад

What adapter did you use to connect to usb-c? I’ve had bad luck with adapters

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

I think I just used one of my standard cabkes … I found some that worked on Amazon. amzn.to/3JtqTHE

@MichaelSydneyJones Год назад

Thanks

@SR-ih1be 2 года назад

Still holding out for the ob-6

@allencowley2112 2 года назад

This is an odd question. Just wondering if I joined your Patreon account if you've got some tutorials on how to create some John Carpenter sounds. Specifically some from his Halloween III ost. If you don't would you consider creating some tutorials. I'm willing to pay for them. I have the Prophet 6, OB6, and PX. Thanks -

@allencowley2112 2 года назад

I have the Prophet 6, OB6, and PX - thanks.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

They’re not particularly difficult sounds from what I can remember (I’ve not tried or studied them). So maybe something I could look at for the channel.

@terrymacklin5935 2 года назад

Is there any way of saving patches via usb?

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

I’ve not found one …. But not fully read the manual yet either.

@Cledus2000 2 года назад

I just take a picture of the synth, ha

@AlainHubert 2 года назад

Very nice sounding little blue box! But I'm a bit confused, its specs are 1 VCO per voice, and 6 voice polyphony, yet we can clearly hear what sounds like detuning between 2 VCOs @ 6:33 ? Is there a mode where you can stack VCOs at the cost of reduced polyphony, or perhaps a unison mode there? Thanks for sharing!

@jakubberan2720 2 года назад

Yes there are multiple modes. You can stack two(3 voices) or three osc (2voices)

@AlainHubert 2 года назад

@@jakubberan2720 Thanks for the info! 👍

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

What you’re hearing at that point is some slow PWM, but yes you can have it in 3 voice mode with 2 osc per voice detuned.

@drydessert4198 Год назад

The pads are *a* *lot* more alive than the Juno 106.

@vmnyboys8308 Год назад

Why does it have that eternal noise?

@StarskyCarr Год назад

I think I made the error of powering via USB - I can’t remember

@mudi2000a 2 года назад

WHY are they not including a display? I really don’t get it. If I would design this it would sure have.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

It's actually super simple to use. I'd prefer double the sliders than a display tbh, but it works well as it is, just the occasional tweaking of the wrong parameter but no big deal.

@mudi2000a 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr maybe in the video it looks worse than it is. What looked annoying is the need to hold shift for VCA env access.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

@@mudi2000a yeah.. it’s hard for it not to be obvious when demoing as you do need it for the vCA env. But it’s really not an issue once you’re using it. A ‘106’ setting would be good so you could edit them both as one.

@bigmanlizard7326 2 года назад

it does sound lovely and i love dreadbox as a company but the deepmind exists and it basically the same price for the 6 voice so i dont know.. i understand youre getting the form factor with the nymphes though, crazy its got that sound for such a small thing

@ghostfrom1950 2 года назад

Not That I’m trying to change anyone’s mind or anything but in comparison to something like the Deepmind, it might be worth noting that Nypmhes is VCO

@jno8039 2 года назад

@@ghostfrom1950 the drift setting on the DM make sound a DCO close to a VCO

@tsirekasmusic 2 года назад

mono TS output? no TRS stereo??🙄

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

No … it’s full on old school like my Polysix, Prophet 5 and Prophet 600. Not something I miss tbh. It’s only the chorus on the Juno’s that need the stereo, and I mainly use external fx, but no - it’s mono.

@tsirekasmusic 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr hmm.. mono out on a reverb..

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

@@tsirekasmusic so is the grandmother and 2600. its a similar sounding verb, so maybe keeping with the mono spring vintage feel?

@tsirekasmusic 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr right, looking forward for more demos maybe..🙂

@ssmith2019 2 года назад

How can they fit all that analogue circuity in such a small space ?

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

I think they use ant man’s tech.

@ssmith2019 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr Makes sense ! I was afeared it were voice on a chip tech . . .

@pontiuspilates 2 года назад

Amazing sound, nightmarish control 😭

@sentokan 2 года назад

Too bad u didn t demo the polyphonic stuff like chorda and pads..

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Here you go… another demo I made after having it for a while ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2_IkoJ6TWwg.html

@sentokan 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr thanks so much!!! Just wondering if it s true polyphonic, or is it paraphonic

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

@@sentokan it’s true polyphonic

@sentokan 2 года назад

@@StarskyCarr Mono output? on a polysynth?

@sentokan 2 года назад

It would be so great to make a vs comparison between OB-6 and Nymphes.. :)

@johnsaunders6510 2 года назад

A lot of menu diving. They might have been better having a small screen.

@leetronix 2 года назад

Hmm…So why do you always put your link to perfect circuit? I thought you were a British RU-vidr or do you just aim your channel for Americans only?

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Haha they’re the only ones who have offered me an affiliate programme. The US is my biggest audience btw (30%). But if someone wants to offer me one in the EU I’m all ears!

@baldeagle2313 2 года назад

If Roland made this it would be 3,500 dollars

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Haha… yes, but it might also have keys

@fjfrancois 2 года назад

Or Kong or Sequential Circuits

@devawer 2 года назад

…and everything would still be plastic.

@markjeffery3237 2 года назад

'The least user-friendly UI since the DX7. Discuss' 😅

@markjeffery3237 2 года назад

Great sound though, and a great review as ever. Compliments of the season, SC👍🏻

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

It's quite easy to navigate once you understand it. After making this I made a more detailed run-through (this was taking ages to render so while I was sitting there I thought I'd do something useful). Not sure if its good enough for a general release though. The lighting is awful, so I may reserve for patrons.. The point being I played with it for an hour and got right under the hood, enough to demo it.

@henryhill92 2 года назад

That's ridiculous, the UI is very simple once you've, you know, actually learned it

@symbiat0 2 года назад

@@markjeffery3237 Dreadbox put out a video going through the UI a few weeks ago - its actually quite simple and logical.

@pontiuspilates 2 года назад

But what's the point of having sliders instead of pots then if you change something in the menu and the top layer parameter becomes misrepresented. This synth clearly needs to have at least a tiny simple screen just like in Typhon.

@DaraM73 2 года назад

Great sounding synth, but fucking hell, that rotor shift blink combo reference card interface is dreadful, it would melt my brain, which is my second favourite organ…..A Hammond being the first.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

Haha the card is only useful to get you going. It’s actually quite simple - but obviously not as intuitive as knob per function.

@galifettetv1238 Год назад

Hmmm... Mono output, 1 osc per voice, poor effects, strange GUI...Not the typhon...

@Barefoot_Joe 2 года назад

No cats, I'm out 😉👍

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

haha they were actually on the table just out of shot for a bit :)

@michaelkrestan5483 2 года назад

The menu is horrible, sorry. I didnt want to work with it. Yes, the sound is really good, but all in all I didnt have fun with this tiny and overcomplicated menu.

@godot5082 2 года назад

Same, sold it because of that menu chaos. To save a patch is over complex shift than no shift and so on. And this weird decision with the amp env on the shift page, so you cannot change the cutoff of lpf and change the amp env. Completely sucks

@wrmusic8736 2 года назад

I just wish it didn't have that absolutely terrible "woke" marketing - it was kind of a turn off for me. Keep that off of synths, don't want to associate them with the weird "down with patriarchy" stuff.

@StarskyCarr 2 года назад

I think it has to be seen in the particular context of the Greece’s increasing murders of women by partners. (Dreadbox is Greek). And there are calls for more legislation etc. maybe it was clumsily translated and didn’t quite hit the right tone. But I think it was done for the right reasons. Not big on anti-male sentiment myself, being a male and all that!!

@paul_burney 2 года назад

As a business owner I would rather not have any customers who us the term ‘woke’ without irony…

@rossawilson01 Месяц назад

I’m sure if you reduce a complex systemic form of oppression that affects both men and women negatively to being ‘woke’ then Dreadbox aren’t bothered about having your business.

@MichaelSydneyJones Год назад

Thanks

@StarskyCarr Год назад

Wow… thank you 😀