PolyBrute vs Super6 // Sounds Only // 2 Synths... 2 Characters 

I have a polybrute and it continually stuns me. Especially when you get both filters to play with each other just right. I’m dying to try a super6. I might need both 😭

This is the one I've been waiting for! Glad you finally got your hands on a PolyBrute. I love mine!

I spent absolutely ages choosing between these two, I ended up going with the Brute, would have been very happy with either one. Hoping UDO does a desktop version of the super6 would get that for sure.

Great video! The super 6 sounds great! I have a polybrute and can't get over how incredible it is!

As a first batch Super 6 owner, I can tell you that most factory presets are fine, but not great. The synth really shines when you start exploring it yourself. You run into a sweet spot every 10 seconds. It's really amazing and unique. Yes, once you built a very complex patch with tons of modulation is hard to remember and deconstruct, so an editor for it would be great just to see how some sounds have been made by others as well as by yourself.

It's great to hear these two side by side. I've got the PolyBrute, it's my first and only polysynth. I tried a Super 6 in the shop but couldn't get it to make a sound! 😂 Still something of a newbie. I'm looking forward to seeing your full review of the PolyBrute. I'd be interested in hearing how it compares to the new Prophet 5/10 and whether the PB can get that classic fluety/trumpety pad thing the Prophet is so good at.

Both amazing machines , i'd love to be able to play one of those.

I have both and they’re great! Super 6 needs an editor urgently + integration of the features announced but still no show, I would love to have 1 more lfo and one more oscillator. The expression on the brute its fantastic! Nothing comes close and the morph feature it’s unique, if I had to sell one I probably would sell the super6, fantastic product design but at a cost, still the ones I use the most I have to say are my sequential polys, prophet and ob6

That patch on Track 6 melted my brains. Oh boy, was that beautiful.

Super6 All Day Long. Absolutely wonderful! That Leftfield'esq Arp 🙌

PolyBrute has that genuine vintage synth warmness and instabilty. Absolutely enjoying it. Super6 is on the other way amazing "in your face" modern sounding beast... At least, thats how it feels for me. :)

They both sound so delicious, whoa!

I owned both and sold the brute. For me, and it’s just an opinion, the brute didn’t stand up against the old Polys. It just didn’t sound as warm or as big or as organic. The UDO, on the other hand, stands on its own, and is more comparable to the Prophet VS or the PPG Wave. You really have to spend time on it, and appreciate the nuances. it’s beauty is in its simplicity. In my case, once I understood it, it delivered incredible organic magic. If I didn’t have any Analog Polys, I would have kept the brute because it’s a bread and butter Synth. Because I own a couple of other classics, going with the UDO was an ez decision for me personally. With humility, I also think the UDO is a more advanced Synth. At first glance, it looks very simple. No screen. It’s small. But it actually does a lot. It’s a Synth where a little goes a long way. The brute, on the other hand, certainly has a lot of buttons and a lot of features, so from that standpoint there is certainly a lot to learn. I’m referring more to the programming of the UDO. I feel I was able to get a lot more out of the UDO 5 to 10 years ago now that I have more experience. (BTW, I’m certainly not trying to suggest that if you’re an experienced synth player you will choose the UDO. I’m simply saying that in my case, it really helped make my decision).

The Super 6 Brass patch is amazing. I prefer the sound of the Super 6 but the features of the PB. Would definitely be happy with either!

They both sound wonderful. That near brass pad was gorgeous. Give into the brass!

We all need more modualtion explorations in our lives :)

My fav synths

Oddly enough, your ‘brass’ patch on the Super 6 was my favorite of both synths. Still, I think the Polybrute is has a lot more going on; from the 5 oct keybed, expressive’ & ribbon controllers, and the matrix programmer. But the binaural feature of the S6 is something I’d like to experience first hand.

To me the UDO sounds very organic and warm, seems to have a very strong vibe, I like the sound of the PB but for me it definitely sounds more "standard". It looks like the PB might be more versatile though with all those modulation options and the XY touch pad on the side is aweomse. God damnit.

If you had them one day only, oh man, what a great job you did... The cat confirms how enjoyable these sounds are!

I want to like the Polybrute so much due to its sweet mod matrix setup, but it just never sounds that great to me... it's like it's muffled or something, here compared to the Super 6.... I feel like I'm at a distance from the Polybrute sounds whereas the Super 6 is really intimate and detailed... I dunno.

Nice demonstration. IMHO, both are different beast, and excel at different types of sound. Both have excellent stereo-spread, and really fill-up a room with sound. Otherwise, UDO really needs to develop a software editor/librarian, due to it’s lack of detailed info.

Thanks for video and comparison - both sound superb IMO - not listened to as many demos of the Super 6 but have listened to lots of the PolyBrute and I'd love to own one if I could afford/justify - the user interface and sound are fantastic. As an owner of lots of soft synths and owner of only one bit of hardware (and not a full synth) a MOXF 6 I'd love to hear a comparison of one of these with say UHE Zebra 2 layered with Diva - or UHE Zebra 2 layered with Bazille (my new favourite soft synth) - genuinely can't judge how they'd stack up. I often see and hear on RU-vid comparisons of soft synth emulations Vs the original hardware but less so modern/not so emulated Vs the latest hardware synths

Honestly,i would be very happy with any one of these synths. Beautiful sounds from both. Saying that i still want a summit first.

No bad choices here. Both of these synths do stereo deliciously, both have great tone and fun hands-on interfaces. PolyBrute is a modulation playground, at the expense of a small amount of hands-on immediacy (the matrix is very intuitive, but is less immediate than just turning a knob). While the PB can do all kinds of stereo effects, I've yet to get it to do some of the things I've heard the Super6 do. Super6 seems to have the same huge tonal sweet spot as a Prophet or OB-6. PB takes more effort to get dialed in, but gives you more variety. Either way you win in my opinion.

16:10. You can tell what riffs get stuck in a keyboard player's head sometimes. He calls this one "It's Raining On Mars," but he's actually playing the descending keyboard line just before the verse of "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi, lol.

Nice! Just add that ultra heavy beat, and gritty lyrics to that first Polybrute sequence you had going and that’d be some KMFDM-esque action 😁

I am getting a korg xd, it’s the lowest price wise and poly aftertouch i am hoping getting a similar experience…

As I read the comments, I notice that I look up at the video every time the Udo is played. In terms of sound, I like the round warmth of the Udo much more. And since in the end it's the ear that wins and not the theoretical technical possibilities, the decision is easy for me - in favor of Udo

fun fact both synths were designed by the same guy: Axel Hartmann :)

So it maybe doesn't make sense to demo it again, but I'm wondering how the Super 6 Desktop compares to the Synclavier Regen. Both seem pretty similar and are priced the same.

I have had both of these synthesisers I kept the poly brute and sold the UDO I definitely think it has a deeper lower end then the super six Which is quite surprising for a poly But the filters on the you UDO do sound nice Nice video btw 🙌❤️

Easy choice I bought Polybrute innovative & a sound investment ! 🙏

Nice performance, thank you! To my taste the UDO has more beef to it... Lovely sounds ans soooo clear!

They both sound great. It would be interesting to read the comments if this was a done as an audio only comparison. Not suggesting you should do one. Just making a point.

Great video thx, wish I could have both!

The UDO's Leftfield patch is very "Border Community". I remember being amazed in finding some Luke Abbott/James Holden/Nathan Fake type sounds very easily while playing my friend's unit. Now that there's a desktop, I'll be pulling the trigger! 🙂

man i want that f-ckin super 6 desktop. definitely digital fpga sounding oscillators, very similar to the Peak, but running through those envelopes and that filter just has its own unique character that i really like, even if it cant compete with a vco synth. i'd like to have one to go along with my Take-5 one day, the best of both worlds. it would be cool if the hydrasynth had the same oscillators as the udo, or preferably if the udo had hydra-like modulation and sound sculpting abilities. that would be crazy anyway, sounds great. i thought i would definitely like the polybrute more. i do like it a lot, but the super 6 sounds incredible here. nice work coaxing that unique character from the UDO. thats a special piece of gear

4:14 goddamn! 12:34 gorgeous.

if I ever get money, I'm going to have a polybrute and a hydrasynth

I wouldn’t call this a trashing but the Super 6 sounds vastly richer in all senses. Thanks for the video

I'd say the cat loves it...! Interesting comparison here, cheers for doing this Mr C..! 👍

"Clash of the Titans" that being said, my favorite thing to do is to just play. pick a scale/mode/feel and go to space...SO to choose 1, the polybrute has the best selection of performance toys for a synth that i would like to have. also the bass i have heard in demo videos is outstanding, as in, i maybe could let go of someday having a moog. Udo is the pad king. IMO, these are 2 different beasts and compliment each other if you really think about it. lead -n-rhythm so to speak. clock them together and play them both is what i would do haha.

Super6 sounds good and polybrute sounds... ok. I dont know why but to me arturia synths always have that flat and plasticy character

Which poly synth from these and the others you have, which would you go to for song creation? And to that, is it because the interface is most accessible or the sounds are the most inspiring? Ive been considering an ob-6, prophet 6, udo and polybrute.

I am guessing you can get the Polybrute to raaaoooowwww like your Bengal Great video, the Polybrute wins on utter warmness and character.

I take a Moog one instead xD

The CAT wins

Super 6❤❤❤

This comparison is almost unfair, Super 6 is in another sonic league

Lucky You just read about the UDO Super 6

I have a PB. But it’s got to be joined by a super 6.

Polybrute wins for me, on balance across different sounds it just sounds much richer. Super 6 reminds me of a good VST.

UDO it has announced a DESKTOP version at the Berlin SUPERBOOTH how Super can this be Michael Manning we can live togather as i am called Michael as well and have a Matrix Brute and An Modal Cobalt 8 we will never sleep again

Listen to this, don’t watch it. It’s amazing how often I guess which instrument wrongly. There are some patches where it’s obvious and many where it’s not.

Nothing about the UDO justifies a $3k price tag, as far as I can tell. On the interface alone the Polybrute looks far more inviting, has an extra octave and costs less. They both sound good but neither of them sound like anything I can do with the synths I already own or just VST's.

I need to hear some FUNK played on both of these keyboards so I can hear how hard they hit with bass and other sounds. All the soft atmospheric stuff doesn't do anything for me personally other than sound nice for some museum showcase.

5:35 How on earth was this not your thumbnail? 😹

Super 6 sounds like a VST, Polybrute sounds like a real Synth.

That was brass.

Please stop doing this, acute GAS coming up....

UDO sounds good, the Polybrute sounds better.!

Vco is my cup of tea: Polybrute The Super 6 is pretty lame, could easily be replaced by a vst

UDO is Earpiercing and the Brute is just a random ModSynth - really nothing Special and absolutely nothing I would ever want to hear with Headphones 😂