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Make Noise Strega - Sonic LAB Review

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A new instrument born from a collaboration between Alessandro Cortini and Make Noise.
With an unusual concept and architecture - semi-complex oscillator, analogue delay with a filter and a function generator. It sounds quite simple, and is, but it also sounds pretty interesting, capable of some lovely atmospheric textures and dirty, imperfect sounds with degraded feedback.
Available now priced at 529UK, $599
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00:00 Introduction and overview
02:54 Oscillator
05:21 Activation (VCA)
06:29 Delay and filter
11:32 Patch demo
14:53 Functio generator
17:15 Touch Plates
22:05 Conclusion
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@morismateljan6458 3 года назад

I apologize to my Korg MS20 for thinking it's noisy.

@sawtooth808 3 года назад

I issue an apology to my former Korg Monotron delay,

@SharedVision333 3 года назад

The ms20 into strega must be heaven

@houseofflambeau9656 2 года назад

Best comment of the year here ^

@cheetahlion79 3 года назад

I know a lot of people may not like this noisy sound... But I love it and can't wait to incorporate into my system.

@elementlab41 3 года назад

It cracks me up how divisive the Strega is. I don't think you can fully appreciate it until you plug headphones into it and get lost in its sound world. I haven't felt this way about a synth since the Prophet-6. Could not be more different, but the love factor is just the same. Try to listen with your ears and worry less about 'hype' and 'chin-stroking' and whatever write-offs you want to throw at it. We are a pretty small community and should support everyone's interest. Big ups to the person that buys a Moog One or Prophet 10 or a Strega. Respect to all the builders (except B...) and players . We're all just trying to make some sound.

@unknownparts 3 года назад

I couldn't agree more!

@paulb1953 3 года назад

Sounds like someone drank the kool aid

@elementlab41 3 года назад

@@paulb1953 make noise makes really delicious kool aid, actually. Not too sweet, not too sour. Available on their webstore. They also make great sandwiches, which they sample into the morphagene. Should give that video look if you’re hungry.

@LukeLendrum 3 года назад

or make... noise...

@mabillama 9 месяцев назад

This is probably the most pleasant and rewatchable review I've ever come across on here. Great job! Some of the patches are intriguing and the explanations of the functions can sometimes be vague and imprecise, much like the synthesizer itself. Pure joy!

@therealfaintinggoat 3 года назад

I've been waiting for Nick to get his hands on this!!

@AbyssalPantheon 3 года назад

I am so excited for my preorder to ship next week. Cannot wait to get my make noise trio singing together. Thank you for reviewing this Nick! I’m in a first class car on the hype train!

@Jan-dB 2 года назад

What a valuable video! I understand my Strega much deeper now, thank you!

@elementlab41 3 года назад

I understand it's not for everybody, but it's definitely one of my favorite synths I've ever owned. I was quite skeptical of it at first, but there isn't a single time I've played it and not got lost in it for hours. It's not feature packed and filled with quirks, but they are what make it so special. I think you made it sound absolutely gorgeous, Nick. One of the best demos yet.

@pbrninja19 Месяц назад

Thank you. Your level of experience really helped you make sense of this thing and let us know what it's capable of.

@thomas.moerman 3 года назад

Great little box, very tempting.

@spacey_jones 3 года назад

Love what you were able to dial in around 12:38 really nice 👌

@SLRPS 3 года назад

Nice look! Its absolutely nuts as an fx unit also, ringmod and funky delay combo is out of this world! Hope to see it peak it's way into a Friday fun.

@bassdoll1548 2 года назад

how do you use it as a ringmod?

@SLRPS 2 года назад

@@bassdoll1548 send the output of the audio input into the activation and it should ringmod the signal

@glitterballz101 5 месяцев назад

thanks for the review!

@RossTregenza 2 года назад

great review, cheers!

@adognamedshinji 3 года назад

Love it. Thanks for the review Mr. Batt. Looking forward to hearing more of strega paired with 0 coast and 0 ctrl

@Wizoomi 3 года назад

It's amasing how whatever the synth, you make it your own, mood wise.

@1VperOctave 3 года назад

Thanks Nick, great review as always. I hope you will incorporate the Strega into a Friday Fun session soon. Also, I am quite surprised that you didn't mention its biggest weakness - no PWM! ;)

@johnhorrobin8560 3 года назад

Many reviewers don't mention weaknesses so as not to upset the manufacturers who send them the freebies. There are some who come across as unbiassed but they are few and far between.

@cozyvandal8265 2 года назад

@@johnhorrobin8560 pretty sure @1VperOctave was continuing the Nick Blatt PWM inside joke...

@mCKENIC 3 года назад

Thank you for the review Nick, really appreciate it. Not one for me to lust after (thankfully) as I prefer my crazy in the Sound of Shadows form. But each to their own and thanks for the review!

@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES 3 года назад

Lovely stuff ! Watch out Nick. I feel a modular growing around this

@andrewm503 4 месяца назад

I saw Alessandro Cortini perform using a couple of these and it was pretty amazing. Epically loud and brutal and beautiful too. I ordered one the next day, and I love it. Continuously surprising what it can deliver. It’s right up there with the Benjolin in terms of untamed results.

@hoagy_ytfc Год назад

The patch demo section from 12:00 or so onwards is quite amazing.

@tlatsegms 3 года назад

Great sound⚡️

@edwardnixon1782 3 года назад

It's an Outdoor Instrument. I can hear it sitting about 1/2 mile away on a nice summer (Italian?) night. Lots of amps pushing it out. Well done, Sir!

@stevecurcuru 3 года назад

Incredible sounds in here - love the methodical, rational breakdown as counterpoint to the more whimsical marketing. Messing with Strega for a couple weeks now; easy to get lost in the sweet spots. Out of the 3 MN synths with this form factor, this is the only one that can be played without patching.

@BEDM 3 года назад

That ending melody reminds me of Pictures of You in a really good way.❤️

@lifecycles590 2 года назад

Great video, but one things worth noting: the delay is based on PT2399, so it is not an analogue delay but rather a lofi digital delay. I saw your other video with Alessandro and see he didn't do very well to clarify it, but elsewhere it is confirmed as PT2399.

@13opacus 3 года назад

Very nice!

@faastwalker2273 3 года назад

Bonkers, awesome, out there. I think I need one.

@jean-pierremartineau4136 5 месяцев назад

I love this synth. A splash of reverb really expends its sound stage. Paired with the 0-Coast and the 0-CTRL, it makes a very capable system that can make everything from the noisiest and chaotic abstract ambiant textures to acid-house bangers. Add a couple of Eurorack modules on the side and it opens up another world of possibilities.

@Daphoid 2 года назад

Just got mine this week after shipping delays on the Make Noise side (parts to them delayed I believe) - it's very clearly meant to be a friend with some of the others (0-coast/0-ctrl) which I'm excited to delve into.

@timtrack 3 года назад

20:08 What if you solder a wire to a 3.5mm jack socket, expose the wire on the other end and just tape it to the touchpoint? An external VCA to top it off and you're good!

@Pulse2AM 3 года назад

My cat is scratching her post and running around the room, she likes it.

@PaulBoos 3 года назад

This along with SoftPop, and the Quadrantrid Swarm has so much sound design possibilities. Imagine combining all of them.... Thanks Nick for showing us another side of Strega - beautiful!

@liselottefrejdig1112 2 месяца назад

Hello again! Can you connect the Strega to 0-coast? (Also from MakeNoize) Best wishes from Liselotte in Karlstad, Sweden.

@ursbasteck Год назад

I probably shouldn't be doing this, but I'm about to "Check out" with my first purchase of... patching cables and _other things_ ;) And you kinda losing yourself during the patch demo - _"Oh wait, this is a review, I should resume talking"_ - did play into it :D

@jonridley 3 года назад

im quitre torn about this, it sounds and looks cool as fuck but the erebus has a multimode filter, 3 oscillators, many patch points, and echo and vca for pretty similar price. i do love make noise stuff though

@WHATISPOLITICS69 7 месяцев назад

you forgot to use/describe the “absorb” knob! i don’t exactly get what it does - it acts as a combination of filter and resonance - you said the filter doesn’t peak, but that’s because you had the absorb turned all the way down, if you turn it “up” you let in all this awful high frequency noise mess but it also adds resonance to the filter! still figuring it out…

@big-smoke-rc 9 месяцев назад

The case is magnetic. I've made some patch cables that terminate in magnets. That way you get perfect clean connection between the gold patch points... the Strega is noisy enough without the noise from my skin.

@a_nick_t 3 года назад

This thing is awesome! Thanks Nick! 😎👍🏼

@wraggal 3 года назад

"i mean yes it's quite noisy.."

@jodd5534 3 года назад

the op1 of semi mods

@gladlawson61 3 года назад

I want this with the wing pinger.

@KIMHOLM1000 3 года назад

Nice.....

@changesmat432 3 года назад

I love this video as i do all of yours! I can't connect my keystep though via pin to v/oct :/

@sonicstate 3 года назад

Why not?

@davedeanovic2908 3 года назад

Micromonsta 2 still has bang for the buck, sounds great and user friendly. This is very fiddling and sounds ok

@davedeanovic2908 3 года назад

@@tyroneshoelacez3498 true

@davidszekely1770 3 года назад

It sounds like being underwater, or in space. In a good way.

@frankm.2533 3 года назад

In space isn't any noise at all

@digitaldobbie 3 года назад

The time function made it sound a little like a Korg monotron delay.

@joeSeggiola 3 года назад

If you think about their configuration, they're quite the same idea, same layout (although Strega obviously has more features, controls, etc). Oscillator mixed to an external audio input, and a super noisy delay with a filter in its feedback path.

@OIP_1 3 года назад

same delay chip

@gnarlysoundscapes7210 3 года назад

7:15 That ghastly bestial soup sounds awesome.

@sanghoonhahn2440 2 года назад

awaiting...........

@heimlichvonbladderburst8348 8 месяцев назад

Price. This is something I'd love to try and I am a huge MN fan but the price kills it for me, even with the discounts you can find. I suspect being a collab, there are more mouths to feed.

@kgbinfo 3 года назад

I loved when Nick said "bestial soup".

@jamesbtex58 3 года назад

It would have been helpful if you had started the video showing how you had your keyboard connected to the Strega.

@elementlab41 3 года назад

I struggled with this when I first got mine, too! If you have the key step, plug in gate out to the Activation CV input directly (turn Activation control CCW, attenuverter clockwise), or gate the Agitation Function and patch its output to Activation (adjust shape and length of Agitation Function to taste) and lastly plug Pitch into 1V/Oct. Hope this helps!

@sonicstate 3 года назад

Did I not mention it? Sorry

@jamesbtex58 3 года назад

Thanks that is very helpful.

@elementlab41 3 года назад

@@jamesbtex58 My pleasure! I sincerely hope you enjoy the synth. It took me a few days to warm up to its quirks, but then I realized it's something very special.

@iantanner7579 3 года назад

How much! One could buy an Erebus V3 for that, or similar unit, and still have enough change for some patch cables... Though £350 to 400 would get me interested. Love to ALL, feel no hate

@ninjakbly 3 года назад

Interesting machine! Getting some Annihilation soundtrack vibes from some of the tones.

@theproxyserver7125 3 года назад

23.45 Phwoarrr...

@6pin66 3 года назад

couldn't agree more .

@andykandolf1948 3 года назад

does anyone have a longer term review about this? My guts rather tell me, this is kind of a gimmicky thing which is fun for two or three days, but too all over the place to make it into a regular danceable music production workflow...

@JxhnNichxlls 2 года назад

Hainbach and Sarah Belle Reid’s reviews/hands on are pretty great. It isn’t something that you pick up and go unfortunately with melody and more upbeat tracks. Even from a sound design perspective it takes time to tune in and find its spots for whatever session I like. It definitely thrives with bigger systems for routing/modulation, or the full 0 Coast/ 0 CTRL/Strega trio for variety. That being said, it is pretty niche in sound/design. Not for everyone, but once you get the wheels turning it’s a blast to explore.

@Richard_Broom_Photography 3 года назад

Woo! Serious distortion and noise....

@paulb1953 3 года назад

This sounds like one of my DIY attempts, wonder if I could sell them for 500 quid

@josephakers1431 3 года назад

Cool story 😎

@deanlopez1978 3 года назад

Some sound 🔊

@XanderEwald 3 года назад

Strega sounds much larger than the sum of its parts.

@InTheHoose 3 года назад

It needs to sound larger than the sum of its farts...

@boheem3451 3 года назад

'A simple patch' - I don't think this thing does simple patches. NTSST - never the same sound twice.

@lohel3668 2 года назад

Je suis le seul à plus rien comprendre aux synthétiseurs ?

@pheotus 3 года назад

Sounds cool but have many things that do the same.

@comfysynth3342 3 года назад

I am sure that this must have some creative applications. I really can’t see it as part of any kind of workflow however. And frankly, there are way better esoteric/individualistic instruments out there. The Lyra 8, Solar 50 and dreadbox abyss being cases in point. So. Not reaching for the credit card on this one!

@valdir7426 3 года назад

well if your "workflow" is live improvised experimental/noise music then it's perfect. it will make a nice addition to my aging bugbrand boardweevil once I have the cash for it.

@comfysynth3342 3 года назад

@@valdir7426 I have no idea what you just said. But applaud the experimental spirit. As we say in New Zealand “Go you good thing!”.

@triplebacon1 3 года назад

£530 quid!! not enough clarity for the money me thinks!!

@jfg09 3 года назад

Clarity? What is that ?

@triplebacon1 3 года назад

@@jfg09 sound clarity! there are good sounds behind the bit crushing, it would've been nice to have the option to hear these before the crunch. Hope you understand where I'm coming from :-)

@McEnroe911 3 года назад

100% agree. Sounds great but pretty expensive since all the interesting sounds are bathed in that clock noise....

@jfg09 3 года назад

@@triplebacon1 yep it s crystal clear Thanks ^^

@NineHellHeaven 3 года назад

Yep, one or two more patch points in the right places could have really opened the versatility of this. It's still a cool sounding device.

@kevinwyers4494 3 года назад

Listening on headphones and that noise from the delay is awful. Kills the good things this thing is capable for me

@elementlab41 3 года назад

I rarely go past 7-8 O'Clock, although sometimes it sounds awesome with the clock noise filtered out a bit and the subharmonics blasting through it-like Boris of Sunn))) in your lap, haha. But yeah, it's a pretty dirty delay for sure.

@kellymerrill5294 3 года назад

Yea they used the pt2399 chips, the ones used in cheap karaoke machines for delay and reverb. They are known for sounding bad, which is fun but $600 for about $50-100 in parts? nah.

@elementlab41 3 года назад

@@kellymerrill5294 I hear you, but I’d honestly buy another one to have them in stereo, haha. It’s funny, tho, I’ve tried running it through my magneto, mimeophon, re-501, and 4ms DLD and it just didn’t sound as cool. I guess it’s in the way the circuits feedback. Again, not for everyone, but I can’t put mine down.

@kellymerrill5294 3 года назад

Yea, it's way overpriced. The delay chips they used cost near nothing. Well engineered though. A couple of NLC modules can do this for less than $100 if you can solder.

@XanderEwald 3 года назад

You know you don’t only pay for the parts though, right? Research and development, design, parts sourcing, testing, shipping, assembly, marketing, public relations, distribution, accounting... The instrument has to pay for all of this.

@mgscheue 3 года назад

@@XanderEwald No, he doesn’t know.

@adognamedshinji 3 года назад

@@XanderEwald lots of ignorant individuals on the internet

@cold_fashioned 3 года назад

No offense, Nick, but this review seemed like it took a lot of mental gymnastics. Too many, perhaps.

@grproteus 2 года назад

That user interface is awful tho - like all the make noise products. Pity.

@TJ-hs1qm 3 года назад

Expensive toy

@cldbrbn6070 3 года назад

The Strega, or you?

@TJ-hs1qm 3 года назад

@@cldbrbn6070 The review wasn't about me, dummy. The Strega ofc.

@cldbrbn6070 3 года назад

Ok. I guess that’s my review of you then. Thanks for playing

@elementlab41 3 года назад

It's my favorite expensive toy I own right now. And you two play nice!

@MathHammer 3 года назад

It is great to have a review and description that is not a bunch of information-free artsy-fartsy speak. Nick found some interesting sounds by playing around, but a manual that gives some real description of what each section of the device does and its basic properties is essential. For me it is a pass. I guess it appeals to others.

@schragemusik 3 года назад

Sounds horrible. I'd be wanting my money back.

@InTheHoose 3 года назад

Lost me at the first bleep - chin strokers only methinks.

@skunksmisery 3 года назад

I stroke my chin in your general direction.

@johnhorrobin8560 3 года назад

Sounds awful and Nick is trying not to say it's garbage, but is reluctant to speak his mind and upset Mr Rolando/Cortini.

@shitmandood 3 года назад

HAHAHA. Yeah I'm not sure what the raving over it is all about. I can easily make a bunch of garbage sounds with effect VSTs included with my DAW. No need to pay $700-$800 for a Strega to do it.

@davidwolfenden8289 3 года назад

sounds awful. Nothing but hype and pseudo science . Not you Nick ...difficult job here.

@cldbrbn6070 3 года назад

You seem to lack imagination, except about your own importance

@antikytheramechanism7909 3 года назад

The emperor has no clothes. Some of Cortini's music is good, other not. But this synth is unuseable art, pretentious art over everything.

@bengtbaron2574 3 года назад

Teriible sound! Like a cheap Japanese karaoke bar with light footed ginseng girls! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!

@cldbrbn6070 3 года назад

Where is the karaoke bar that sounds like this?!? Terrible comment!

@shitmandood 3 года назад

Get a Subharmonicon and pair it with the Strega. I can't imagine anything sounding more crap than that! Plus the total waste of cash, perhaps $1400-1600 wasted on stuff with extremely limited (5%) use.