Waldorf Iridium first impressions from Flux 

exactly why I see no point with 98% of the rest of them...

Just_Pierre for sure. I only make videos on gear that inspires me. And this sure has.

Thanks for the kind words

Did you get?? Still like it??

@@chriscopeman8820 YES! It's amazing.

@@suitandtieguy Thanks. Good to know, and enjoy!!!

Thank you

Hmmm I’ll have to check the upload info as it was show and exported in stereo. Though I did not show much panning in this video. Side note , this would not be the first time I’ve had this issue with RU-vid uploads.

Yeah just been super busy

Did you get your iridium?? Still like it??

@@chriscopeman8820 Yes I did, and I love it!

@@ginoco Thanks, and enjoy!!

Hydrasynth is a much more direct workflow. Feels more like one connected instrument whereas iridium is more a jack of all trades. They both sound very different from each other with the iridium sounding more clean and controlled and hydrasynth more like a raw synth. If you have an iPad , load up NAVE to get a rather close feel for how iridium can sound. Obviously it can do much more than nave but it’s a good start. One of the big differences is the filters on the two units sound nothing alike imho. Also the way saturation and drive are handled is very different. Where the iridium has the filter saturation at basically 3 fixed positions (clean , sat, dirty) the hydrasynth has filter drive on a sweepable / modulatable knob. Then both have distortion/drive fx post filter also (on the iridium this can be placed pre filter so more flexibility on top) For both being extremely deep wavetable synths , they have surprisingly little overlap imho (obviously I’m just sticking to wavetable/va aspects here as hydrasynth doesn’t do the sampling and granular stuff) also the fm in the two units are very different.

@@Fluxwithit Thanks for your accurate answer!

If i am honest... since this video I have had a number of issues with the Iridium..very sadly as its engine is so deep. I am on the fence now as to what I decide to do. the M looks great. If the iridium was working perfectly with no bugs I'd still say go Iridium no doubt as it has lots of lofi modes etc and the filters sound plenty close enough to analog.

@@Fluxwithit Hi Ken what issues did u have with ur iridium, has the latest software update sorted them out?

@@DMS198526 I ended up needing to send it in for a SOM board replacement. It’s now back at home and working well.

If you are looking for effects, you should check out an Eventide H9 Max. It’s 1/3 the price.

It can but if you simply want the effects and touchscreen playability check out the latest kaoss pad (replay) If you don’t plan on diving deep into the iridium’s synthesis capabilities it would be an expensive choice. Although it does also sample, and granular is a load of fun.

Yeah you can morph in either direction. I’m sure you can make it step using a step lfo or modulate the wave. I’ll have more in-depth content on it soon

If you watch the sections where he uses the wavetable oscillator you’ll notice a “stepped” tab with “smooth” written above it. You can change it to 4, 6 or 8 steps if I’m not mistaken (I’m not sitting in front of mine right now). You can also change the playback from clear down to harsh.

17 Cortland thanks much :)

@@17cortland74 Cool thanks! I watched on a tiny screen and can't see any of the menu stuff. But it looks robust. Glad to hear it. Smooth transitions are great but sometimes I like glitchy sounding morphs especially with some fx. The Cloud Terrarium has a 'Phase Interpolation' setting to sorta emulate old wavetable synths and it's neat.

@@Fluxwithit hell yeah! Looking forward to it. Both the Quantum and Iridium have a very cool futuristic look to it. Very awesome.

Made In Machines I’ll be doing follow up videos. It’s not as bad as loopop made it sound, you can import a folder at a time (not just single files) and you can auto map them . Kontakt files would not be read as that is a proprietary format, I am using the raw samples I used to create my Kontakt instruments.

Ken Flux Pierce Fluxwithit good to know, hope to see big breakdown of all the sampling capability

Made In Machines very easy to map. I’m not sure what was going on in the loopop video. He does incredible videos, but that was bad info

Also, yes in the Quantum you can select digital domain rather than analog and use stereo filters into the digital former. It’s not in the manual, on purpose, but you can do it.

Definitely 16 voices.

Completely depends on the synth. In this aspect, a plug in might be easier just for the fact this can do so much it’s hard to put it all there InThis UI . But on the flip side you have more direct controls so it feels more immediate than mapping a controller.

Give up on it ? No. But I will say I find for wavetable and VA stuff I tend to prefer the hydrasynth as programming is more immediate and the sound is a bit more raw which I enjoy. I use the iridium more for layered strange experiments with the samples and granular. I’ll do some more on the iridium eventually.

@@Fluxwithit Thanks. So many choices and this helps my choice very much.

Bro, you obviously are joking, right?

christopher Klein of course 😂

Alan womack 😂 just checking. I knew you were. I thought it was a funny tho.

It can’t replace mine.

All digital synths are effectively 'software' however.. may things are more efficient and cheaper to get the same results from in HW.. I personally hate trying to tweak 1000 knobs with a mouse.. and have a real love of being able to touch the synth and adjust multiple things at once with my hands. feels way more engaging

@@synkuk that may be true, but if you have a good midi controller you do not have to. The point im trying to make is : Why not pair all this great digital technology with analog and tubes and analog filters and make all parameters cc programmable.. noW thats something id shell a few bucks out for. (edited)

@@achalacoengineeringg8463 Hi Chaco, I disagree.. you see the number of controls on these synths .. automapping to a real synth like omnisphere is a good compromise but doesnt solve all problems.. I have a Access Virus Ti2 and it has a VST connection .. which I love .. but when wanting to actually create a patch I tend to use the synth controls directly .. and for analog stuff like the matrix brute .. no way any midi controller can have over 150 controls and mapped and give the immediate feel of a real synth .. but each to their own .. do what makes you happy :)

I must admit I have both real and vst synths .. use the HW a lot more .. but in some cases like Maschine I blend both .. I also love the fact I have something tangible .. that also has a resale value .. unlike a lot of VST's

@@synkuk Of course having something tangible is great, but for me its all about sound.I started with a lot of vsts also a few digital or virtual analog synths, but I always found the sound to be lacking even compared to old analog gear. so now I am concentrating on replacing everything I can with analog gear from effects to synths only keeping digital vsts and synths that cover areas where analog is not affordable or can not keep up. And where I can I try to filter or amp everything with something that has tubes or anything that gives my sound more texture.

Eh?