I have to say, at first I was not having an easy time getting any usable sounds out of mine...I actually thought I broke it at one point because I couldn't get any low end bass out of it. I slapped on a preset and it came back to life and I knew then that it was just me. It takes some time getting used to but now it is a wonderful ambient monster and I team it with an erebus reissue and the two are awesome together. I tweek the preset patches and it started my journey!
To all the folks that are " just not feeling it " I say, I hope everyone listens to you. When they discount this I'll be the 1st in line. It's expensive yes. but no more than the other semi modular offerings from Moog and many others. The sounds remind me of someone that has worked with East Coast synths trying to work with a Buchla for the 1st time. Sell it if you can't figure it out. I'm ready...
My 2 cents: The Moog Labyrinth combines subtractive synthesis, wavefolding, FM, and ring modulation with a semi-modular interface and an interesting semi-random sequencer. Despite its possibilities, the resulting sound palette seems a bit limited, as there is a strong dominance in the mids that is almost always present. The decay envelopes, with their quite snappy character, are perfect for percussion and experimental sounds but can also be used for dark drones when set to higher decay levels. I would have really liked to see at least an attack phase to open up possibilities, but you can always use external modules for that. Understanding the concept, especially the sequencer, might be a bit tricky for some in the beginning. So, I highly recommend: a) reading the manual and b) trying out the included patch sheets. If it’s your first time approaching this kind of sequencer and/or wavefolding, the documentation certainly helps a lot. The Labyrinth complements the existing line of Mother 32, DFAM, and Subharmonicon quite well. Its wonderful sequencer can be a source of inspiration and, for me, is the highlight of the Labyrinth. You can blend the two sequencer outputs, introduce some controlled chaos with the possibility to choose from 16 different scale modes, and much more. TLDR: Interesting concept that might not be for everyone. Great sequencer with some outstanding tricks. While its sound can, in my opinion, be approximated by cheaper solutions such as West Pest by Cre8Audio, the complete package with the sequencer and semi-modular architecture seals the deal.
Probably the synth of the decade/desert island for me. I spent a fortune on eurorack to achieve basically what this does in a compact standalone device.
@@VincentsVideoVisions I saw in another comment you mentioned atonal bleep bloops and you did here. So I checked the manual and the sequencer can be quantized to scales and the root note can be changed for those scales. Also this video shows patterns which adhere to scales. So I'm not sure where you are getting the atonal part from.
@snorrevonflake dude if it took you 25k in modules just to do what the Labyrinth can do, you are in the wrong hobby or really need to do more research.
@@snörre23 my comment wasn't positive, I am not really impressed by this machine, I still like the Dfam more, I know they are different but still...maybe it's just me not really understanding it. regarding you spending 25k on modules if you really like the Labyrinth and you think it can substitute your modular system I think you should go for it, I believe we all should use what really inspires us and what makes us feel more produttive.
The trick with this device lays within the sequencer, that is bascially a Turing machine that can modulate itself. This video unfortunately doesn´t show it well, despite the ramdom melody part. It needs some form of explanation in order to understand what´s going on there. And some audience that is willing to dig deeper than a few bleeps and blops.
I've seen loads of videos on this and I'm just not feeling it. $600 for a device that basically just spits out mostly atonal bleep bloops isn't for me. For the same price someone could get an Arturia Minifreak which utterly blows this thing away.
