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Originally posted by Storyteller Close, wasn't the hardware version of that called the K-station? It's obviously the novation nova, but still haha.

Ding ding we have a winner!!

It's basically a desktop version of their Supernova synth but with less polyphony (16 voices) but added vocoder.

I had a Supernova last year but had to sell it because of new baby reasons, but these things are sweet.

6 ouputs, 8 part multi timbral, independant fx per part, knobby interface and cheap (I paid £190).

This easily sounds as nice as an 8080 or Virus of the day, and it's built like a tank.

Me likey.

Man, that brings back memories. A mate got one back in 2002 and we noodled around with it for hours. The saws on that ****** are great.

Would be cool to chill at some of these studios! I basically am a FL, laptop and headphones producer.

Raphie it just kind of dawned on me all your studio pictures look like a professional/potrait photographer takes them. I can see you having like a photo album of the studio.

"This picture is from when the studio turned 6... That's the last birthday party we allow cake in here, that's for sure."

Yeah, there has been some development over the years.

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Originally posted by tehlord This easily sounds as nice as an 8080 or Virus of the day, and it's built like a tank.

I really don't agree with this. No way in hell I'd swap my microbrute for that junk.

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Originally posted by djnitride How do you like it? All of the demo's I have listened too sound very nice.

I made a quick demo for you. It definitely won't be the best one out there. I've been so busy at work that unfortunately I haven't gotten familiar with it still. So I whipped up 3 quick sounds from scratch. This is a very quick, rough demo, but I wanted to upload something since I said I would. Unfortunately I didn't have time to do a clip for the paraphonic mode but I did make a clip for the "unison mono" mode with unison detune which gives a pretty big sound for an analog "mono" synth.





NOTE: a reverb was added to all the clips. but aside from the reverb - the sounds are 100% unprocessed, straight from the Pulse 2.
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Clip 1 (0:00-0:16)
3 x oscillators (all saw waves, osc 2 & 3 were detuned for a little phasing)
monophonic
a little bit of VCA tube overdrive applied
12db lowpass filter, halfway through the sound i opened the filter up all the way
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Clip 2 (0:24-0:0:56)
2 x oscillators (both square waves)
monophonic
the filter cutoff is somewhat low at first, then i open up the filter cutoff, then i decrease the PWM on osc 1
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Clip 3 (1:04-1:53)
1 x oscillator (pulse wave)
unison mono with some unison detune and some pwm
i play around with the envelope filter amount, then decrease it to a low filter cutoff, then open up the filter cutoff

Hah, saw it on soundcloud before I saw it here hence my comments asking questions you already answered

Sounds very nice, it definitely has a different character than alot of other analog synths I have listened to demos of... more "modern" and less muddy than other mono analog synths... like it would fit in a mix easy with alot of current genres alongside digital synths.

Ive been considering picking up an analog hardware synth myself sometime but I really need to make sure I get one that goes with my sound like you were saying. The pulse looks quite badass and it does have a nice price point as well.

Thanks for the demo

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Originally posted by djnitride Sounds very nice, it definitely has a different character than alot of other analog synths I have listened to demos of... more "modern" and less muddy than other mono analog synths... like it would fit in a mix easy with alot of current genres alongside digital synths. Ive been considering picking up an analog hardware synth myself sometime but I really need to make sure I get one that goes with my sound like you were saying. The pulse looks quite badass and it does have a nice price point as well. Thanks for the demo

yeah that's the same impression I got from it, it has the "lively" and rich analog sound but in a more modern way. it doesnt have a monstrous sound to it, like a moog. some call it colder or thinner than traditional analog synths but the tradeoff is that it'd sit well in a multilayered mix with digital synths like you mentioned but there's no denying that it retains a very analog sound. I think it's a synth that retro-music producers wouldn't like but it's probably aimed at those of us that mix and match hardware synths and vst's. as much as I absolutely love the powerful moog sound, the pulse 2 just seemed to fit the niche I was looking to fill.

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Originally posted by Teezdalien I really don't agree with this. No way in hell I'd swap my microbrute for that junk.

Chalk and cheese tbh

I really don't get the 'if it ain't analogue it's shit' mentality.

The microbrute is fine, but I sold mine because in the finite space I have it doesn't do enough to warrant keeping. I paid almost exactly the same for the Nova as I sold the MB for and instead of a basic analogue mono synth I have a 16 voice, 6 ouput multi timbral VA with separate FX per part and all sorts of extra bells and whistles. It suits my setup better than the MB.

I will be adding an analog 4 next, which also suits me just fine!

Yeah good stuff Geoff, the multi timbral part is a must have. Just because its analog doesn't mean it has more character than a hardware digital synth. I learned this with all the gear I have and the Kawai K-5000 feels the most lushest and warmest. Plus with the k_station you get a nice blue screen and I bet you can save patches. I wonder if there is an editor out?

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Originally posted by tehlord Agreed I just sold my microbrute because as much as I admire the features for the money, ultimately it does 2-3 things pretty well and everything else is a little bit poo. So I bought this instead

Nice choice! Always wanted one of those. Ended up settling for an X-Station because I couldn't afford the silly prices they go for on eBay.

for me a hardware synth must have audio in for routing and feed pack loops. The distortion and filters are what make hardware standout and you might as well use that as much as you can.

I just bought a Kyma system and a kemper II. I will admit the nord G1 G2 and mini are for fucking about and learning and have no actual use for me other than when I experiment or learn.

Realtor essentially destroys the nord modular but the workflow is so much better.

Back to no action, they have lots of synths that are great for so cheap. The ultranova 2 took a huge dip in price by the meow Nova but who wants a plastic looking midi controller when you can have the 6 unit rack that was a switch hitter for the trance synth trifecta .

I bought a Supernova 2 last year but had to sell it when the new baby arrived. I got the Nova instead as it fits on the desktop and it's more or less the same thing with less polyphony and a couple of less outputs. I didn't realise how well built they were. I love the older Novation sound too. The new stuff is shite.

Incidentally the Nova desktops are dirt cheap over here compared to the rack models (less than £200 usually).

I'm harassing Novation right now to make a more up to date digital synth like the Nova, keeping the connectivity but also adding USB and DAW integration.

Because they'll listen, of course

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Originally posted by Raphie some nice new pics: additions are Avantones Mixcubes Active, Herman Miller Mirra Cappuccino chair and TASCAM CG-1000 Master Clock

You are the master here.

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Originally posted by tehlord Chalk and cheese tbh I really don't get the 'if it ain't analogue it's shit' mentality. The microbrute is fine, but I sold mine because in the finite space I have it doesn't do enough to warrant keeping. I paid almost exactly the same for the Nova as I sold the MB for and instead of a basic analogue mono synth I have a 16 voice, 6 ouput multi timbral VA with separate FX per part and all sorts of extra bells and whistles. It suits my setup better than the MB. I will be adding an analog 4 next, which also suits me just fine!

Oh for sure. I was half joking, but as usual my humour doesn't translate well over the net.

I'm certainly not an analogue purist by any stretch, I appreciate the strengths both analogue and digital systems have, but I honestly don't like the tone of the nova/supernova synths that much personally, and I'm not really a big fan of supersaw-like stuff in general either. Actually the only hardware VA's that have been of any interest to me have been the Nord modulars and much like L4C, the Kyma system is about the only other digital hardware I'd like to get my hands on down the track. But at this point I'm pretty content using the computer for most digital based applications. Horses for coarses and all that...

To me, the Microbrute comes into its own when you take it for a single voice as part of a larger analogue/cv based system, really useful. I also love the oscillator and the Steiner-Parker bandpass, it's a fuckin jammin filter, but I can see how it's not gonna be for everyone, particularly if it's just used as a stand-alone monosynth.

I liked his desk he had . The Euphonix is ok and i understand that the digital consoles worth getting look to clunky and given he isn't tracking, a 8816 summing mixer as the source for the euphonic would be so over the top but awesome.

I love my ipads. Used to have 1 euphonic artist and 2 euphonic mix and i always have my piano in front and i never figured out my flip / piano / desk desk.

the nords modulars are great because they have inputs. So thing about the 3 stereo outs and 1 stereo in of each and how you can fuck shit up. The Kyma is new so not really that knowledgeable.

And I also run everything thru a digital patch bay so ya, you can prety much route anything anywere.

The evolver has a great distortion filter and is worth getting just for the input.
Same goes for the pulse +

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Originally posted by Teezdalien To me, the Microbrute comes into its own when you take it for a single voice as part of a larger analogue/cv based system, really useful. I also love the oscillator and the Steiner-Parker bandpass, it's a fuckin jammin filter, but I can see how it's not gonna be for everyone, particularly if it's just used as a stand-alone monosynth.

You nailed it here. By itself it's very, very nice in a few select situation. The filter in particular is awesome.

In my limited setup (I have to have everything on one desk for now) it's not really worth keeping. I'd do much better with an Analog 4 as it does more in less space.

LOL, i guess you've missed my SIGMA, remember i had an 8816, sold it for x-desks which last year have been upgraded to SIGMA.
I'm tracking my synths
got 64 AD inputs summed to 16 SIGMA stereo inputs/subgroups
the Avids control the SIGMA and Cubase.

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Originally posted by Looney4Clooney I liked his desk he had . The Euphonix is ok and i understand that the digital consoles worth getting look to clunky and given he isn't tracking, a 8816 summing mixer as the source for the euphonic would be so over the top but awesome. I love my ipads. Used to have 1 euphonic artist and 2 euphonic mix and i always have my piano in front and i never figured out my flip / piano / desk desk. the nords modulars are great because they have inputs. So thing about the 3 stereo outs and 1 stereo in of each and how you can fuck shit up. The Kyma is new so not really that knowledgeable. And I also run everything thru a digital patch bay so ya, you can prety much route anything anywere. The evolver has a great distortion filter and is worth getting just for the input. Same goes for the pulse +

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Originally posted by TranceElevation You are the master here.

now all is working again and little side projects like TA Colours are out of the way, I need to get back to producing again.
Have a few collabs lined up. Nice remixpack from Caleb as well which I'm going to play with. So more play besides work.

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Originally posted by Raphie now all is working again and little side projects like TA Colours are out of the way, I need to get back to producing again. Have a few collabs lined up. Nice remixpack from Caleb as well which I'm going to play with. So more play besides work.

There's a fine line between accumulating gear and using gear

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Originally posted by Raphie

L4C you might have missed the SIGMA and synth rack

Raphie, I want to kiss your feet.

Isn't the sigma relevant for vst's and audio clips only or it works with hardware too?

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