Favorite video of the year! Thanks all for getting together to do this video. Makes me feel like we are really a community of synth heads doing our thing!! Happy holidays everyone.
Yeah I think there should be more categories, it feels weird having there be an "award" for a category that then has like 5 "winners" haha I mean I love this format but the euro rack / modular sections and flagship synth should be broken down into at least a few more encapsulation categories, whether by budget or by type or by use case
@@BoBeats maybe also some way to differentiate between keybed-oriented synths (37 standard/mini keys or even more) vs less traditional key stuff / knob twiddling.
WOW! Two mentions in one video? Cannot thank enough @SynthDad and @DivKid for choosing a Befaco module as their year pick. And thanks a million @BoBeats for having such nice friends :3
Thank you Bo' and guests. I wish you all having merry christmas and more.. Bodysynth is crazy. SuperGemini Huge! Arturia, France forever! (from Normandie)
So great to see so much Bastl gear in one video! We are truly grateful for all the support from the whole synth community and our fans. What a year it was!
Hi Bo. Just wanted to say what a great video - it's always so great to see so many of the other UA-camrs I follow collaborating on this video. Christmas magic!
Cool show! I finally took the plunge this year and bought gear to scratch my itch and begin frolicking around. Elektron, Arturia, Oxi, and Torso are the acquired tastes in this house. I'm excited to see where it leads me. No musical experience at all, but that's fine, as long as I entertain myself and try to learn as I go.
Always look forward to this video. Always shows me how cool the space is, and how a lot of people are making cool stuff. A very good send-off to the year, every year. Cheers, y'all!
Cheers Bo for making another fantastic video and sharing your expert knowledge . You’re one of the best UA-cam synth guys. All the contributors to your channel have helped me and are quality creators.
Dear Bo! You probably already know that this episode is one of our favorites. Personally, mine for sure. I want to wish you a huge supply of health, so that you can continue to delight us with your videos, and even more children, because children are our everything, like air and water. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year are just around the corner! fir tree🎄🎄🎄
The award for the best synth video of 2024 goes to ... This one! You have magically condensed a whole year of synth evolution into one hour of action packed, informative, video featuring our favorite synth creator guests! ❤️🌞 Thanks SO MUCH for this video BoBeats! 👋👽🛸😁 Fantastic!! Amazing!
Thank you Bo and all your guests for the great Best Synths & Music Production gear of the year 2024 !! Despite all odds, 2024 was a very "productive" year in terms of new gear, and it's refreshing seeing many of them here ! Happy Holidays and a very happy and musical 2025 to you and all the guests and subscribers 🙏
Man, that M8 Tracker mk2 is popping here and there just enough to live in my head. I'm afraid I'll order one eventually. Great year's summary Bo, as always!
Yessss! Been waiting for this. I just started with synths and DAWless this year after like a decade+ of FL Studio and other styles of physical instruments. This channel has def helped me find good buys and find my sound so far. Thanks Bo. Can't wait to see what the picks are here.
Hello! I'm a little confused regarding the flagship synth reviews. I saw a Bad Gear video where Florian just railed on the Muse, saying it keeps going out of tune, glitching out, and that working with it was just no fun. Then I asked a synth salesman about the Super Gemini, and his manager wrote back, saying that the SuperGemini software kept crashing, so that store doesn't carry it. Both synths have amazed me with their sound in review/demo videos, so I don't know who to believe before I drop nearly a month of income on a new synth. Maybe I should rent one for a month before dropping 5k on one of them? (does anyone rent out synths?)
There is so much gear out there to decide whats the best, its more a personal thing i guess My favs i use at the moment are still my Digitakt, never gonna sell my volca bass, some more mentions that are realy fun to play with, are the Novation Circuit and the Model Samples. Volca drum is still cool too. Thank u Bo and the rest for the yearly updates..keep em going for ever.
Hey Bo, here are some of my recommendations of UA-camrs for the next year: Ricky Tinez (of course) loopop Jameson Nathan Jones David Hilowitz Music Tim Shoebridge Emily Hopkins (Mrs. »Harp with Pedals«) Polarity Music (Mr. »Bitwig Studio«) and of course Alex Uhm, no, sorry about the last one ... he's a french cook! ;)
@mbessey ha! i dont even know why I mentioned it. i think it's cuz I saw the Hapax and OxiOne and got defensive of my Deluge.. and then immediate GAS 😅 edit: oh yeah, it's cuz the best update of the year! The 404 update was pretty hefty, but I think the Deluge Bethoven community open source update deserves a mention
Nyx ... I actually just ordered two of them. And only after placing the order did I discover that two can be linked together to make a 4-voice paraphonic synth. Shweet!
Knew what the flagship was going to be (especially since I recognised the sound over your intro to it) - in a year of wonderful synths the Gemini definitely is my fave, and I'm saving for one. Of all the things I wasn't aware of, I love the little Bib, I'm in need of effects and I might just have to get a tiny eurorack to put it in 😁
The round robbin is def amazing. Def love my flagships and what ever, but that lil thing is so fun and can make some very nasty or harmanic sounds up to you
Im.also allways happy to be here. Actually im a Guitar and Bass Player but im so in love with Synths and the music that is releated to. This can be Ambient, Electro, Dark Wave or what else is concerned with atmospheric and stunning Synthesizer Sound. Maybe you can lead me to some Bands/Musicians who will space me up to the next Galaxy? By the Way, just because you Introduced the Minilogue XD, i bought one even if i cant play with both hands:-))) and i have to learn all the Functions. Long Journey:-)
A big thank you to all the guests (go subscribe! Links below) and this years sponsor DistroKid distrokid.com/vip/bobeats
GUESTS
Starsky Carr www.youtube.com/@StarskyCarr
Fess Grandiose www.youtube.com/@fessgrandiose
Simon The Magpie www.youtube.com/@SimonTheMagpie
Freebeat www.youtube.com/@FreeBeat
All My Friends Are Synths www.youtube.com/@StephenMcLeod
Jorb www.youtube.com/@JorbLovesGear
MidlifeSynthesist www.youtube.com/@MidlifeSynthesist
Idra www.youtube.com/@IDRAsound
Shimmery.mp3 www.youtube.com/@Shimmery.mp3
PanicGirl www.youtube.com/@PanicGirlVids
Synthdad www.youtube.com/@SynthDad
DivKid www.youtube.com/@DivKid
Tefty www.youtube.com/@teftymusictech/
Dylan Paris www.youtube.com/@DylanParisMusic
MilesAway www.youtube.com/@MilesAwayOfficial
SanjayC www.youtube.com/@SanjayC
Oora www.youtube.com/@OoraMusic
Burg/Ollilaboratory www.youtube.com/@BURG
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS // Some links are affiliate links
Budget synth of the year DREADBOX Nyx www.dreadbox-fx.com/nyx-reissue/
Newcomer of the year Metal Fetishist unzu.nz/bbm
Hardware update of the year: SP404mk2
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/529393?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/e1177Q
Hardware FX of the year. BASTL THYME+
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/593835?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fbastl-thyme-plus.html
Groovebox of the Year: M8 model 2 dirtywave.com/
Best Synth Under $1000: Korg MultiPoly
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/602948?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/VxxXXj
Best Flagship Synth: UDO Super Gemini
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/567625?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fudo-super-gemini.html
Eurorack of the Year
PlinkySynth Bib FX plinkysynth.com/
Doboz T12 controller t12 eurorack controller
Befaco Oneiroi Oscillator
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/592874?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fbefaco-oneiroi.html
Befaco Bandit
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/604272?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fbefaco-bandit.html
GUEST GEAR FAVORITES & OTHER MENTIONS
Zoom LiveTrak L-6 EU: thmn.to/thoprod/601509?offid=1&affid=623 US:
SimonTheMagpies Round Robin Synth www.magpiepedals.com/shop/product/round-robin
KinoTone Sparks Pedal: kinotoneaudio.com/products/sparks/
Torso S-4 sampler
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/600391?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Ftorso-s-4.html
Pittsburgh Modular Voltage Lab 2
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/591951?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/zNMZrr
AstroLab
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/588618?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/N99aq1
Sequential TEO-5
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/589778?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/4GGVN3
Moog Muse
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/593534?offid=1&affid=623
US: sweetwater.sjv.io/EEEDND
Teenage Engineering OP-XY
EU: thmn.to/thoprod/604536?offid=1&affid=623
US: link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/S0BERUlFSUBFR0VHSEdATEpITA?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.perfectcircuit.com%2Fteenage-engineering-op-xy.html
EltaMusic Solar42F: www.eltamusic.com/
What would you consider the best beginner-friendly (“all-ages”) synth?
Thanks for inviting me back! Congrats to the winners and happy holidays all!🎉
Always love your award show, Bo! Thanks for inviting me, and make sure you forward my letter to Synth-a-Claus!
Your segment was amazing 😂
Always great to be here! Thanks for having me Bo and thanks everyone for watching!
Skulls for the skull god!
Thank you for the banana for scale, too.
@ for the emperah!
@@MidlifeSynthesist the corpse emperor! The false god! Khorne FTW!
How can you afford Warhammer and Synths!?! 😂
@@DonaldCprime 😂 that’s my secret, Captain… I can’t afford them (turns into synth Hulk)
Thanks for asking again this year Bo, lovely to be in such good company and to share something I've really enjoyed.
best GAS inducing video of the year goes to: this one lol
ALSO Top video inducing the most FOMO 🏆
I didn't want too! But I couldn't help it!😭
We are beyond grateful for this recognition. Thanks Bo!
Well deserved. Love my MF!
@BodySynths, omg what a wonderful device you have created. Will definitely order one soon
I love these year end videos. Thanks Bo and happy holidays!
Miles Away's demo song of the TEO 5 at 37:02 is just killer! I also find interesting the Korg Multy Poly. Very nice video, Bo.
Thanks for having me, Bo! Feels awesome to be in company with such awesome creators 🙏
Such a great and fun episode as always, best thing to watch around synth-mas! :) Thanks for having me! 🎹🎄🎹
"dear synthaclause"...i love this too much lmao
I look forward to these every year :3 Really starting to feel like the holidays🎄☃
Favorite video of the year! Thanks all for getting together to do this video. Makes me feel like we are really a community of synth heads doing our thing!! Happy holidays everyone.
Great selections. Maybe have an under $1000, $1000-$2000, and over $2000 best synth categories next year.
Yeah I think there should be more categories, it feels weird having there be an "award" for a category that then has like 5 "winners" haha I mean I love this format but the euro rack / modular sections and flagship synth should be broken down into at least a few more encapsulation categories, whether by budget or by type or by use case
Totally open to feedback! It is a surprisingly difficult task putting this together and I am sure we can improve the format together!
@@BoBeats maybe also some way to differentiate between keybed-oriented synths (37 standard/mini keys or even more) vs less traditional key stuff / knob twiddling.
Beautiful picks and beautiful guests!! Happy holidays Bo! 🤍
I always look forward to your synth of the year awards video and your gift giving videos! Have a great holiday and thanks for doing what you do!
WOW! Two mentions in one video? Cannot thank enough @SynthDad and @DivKid for choosing a Befaco module as their year pick. And thanks a million @BoBeats for having such nice friends :3
Nice selection of synths and presenters!
We really do live in a Golden Age of synths, we are truly spoiled with an abundance of marvelous instruments.
Next year we'll have something EVEN COOLER from Simon's bathroom! Mark my words!
You mean MY bathroom. He is still in there, cooking
Thanks so much Bo and friends. You've made a great finish to a fabulous synth year. Loved it. ❤
Thank you Bo' and guests. I wish you all having merry christmas and more..
Bodysynth is crazy. SuperGemini Huge! Arturia, France forever! (from Normandie)
So great to see so much Bastl gear in one video! We are truly grateful for all the support from the whole synth community and our fans. What a year it was!
Well deserved!
Hi Bo. Just wanted to say what a great video - it's always so great to see so many of the other UA-camrs I follow collaborating on this video. Christmas magic!
Great stuff as always Bo!
And special thanks to @jorb for carrying on the Bob Eats tradition.
Jorb will keep my legacy alive long after im gone. It brings me peace knowing this.
@@BoBeatsPlease bring back the Bob Eats merch, I need a new shirt. ❤
Thanks Bo for being a pillar of our community
♥️
I look forward to this every year. Thanks!
Yayyyyy Freebeat made it this year! Was looking forward to see him on your channel this year. Another great recap on the year.
👍 i heard your wishes!! Let me know who else to invite
Thanks Bo, nice to see you all. Great year in synths. Happy Holidays !!!
Cool show! I finally took the plunge this year and bought gear to scratch my itch and begin frolicking around. Elektron, Arturia, Oxi, and Torso are the acquired tastes in this house. I'm excited to see where it leads me. No musical experience at all, but that's fine, as long as I entertain myself and try to learn as I go.
Great Viddy ! And a Super group of Synth Heads ! Cheers and Gracias Amigo ! 😁
Always look forward to this video. Always shows me how cool the space is, and how a lot of people are making cool stuff. A very good send-off to the year, every year.
Cheers, y'all!
Cheers Bo for making another fantastic video and sharing your expert knowledge . You’re one of the best UA-cam synth guys. All the contributors to your channel have helped me and are quality creators.
Dear Bo! You probably already know that this episode is one of our favorites. Personally, mine for sure. I want to wish you a huge supply of health, so that you can continue to delight us with your videos, and even more children, because children are our everything, like air and water. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year are just around the corner! fir tree🎄🎄🎄
This is next level! Awesome work in putting all this together
For me now best products is:
1. All Polyend Gear.
2. Behringer 2600
3. Iridium Core
4. Sub37
Also: Zen Delay, NightVerb, Midihub, Bastl Mixer
The award for the best synth video of 2024 goes to ... This one! You have magically condensed a whole year of synth evolution into one hour of action packed, informative, video featuring our favorite synth creator guests! ❤️🌞 Thanks SO MUCH for this video BoBeats! 👋👽🛸😁 Fantastic!! Amazing!
Thank you Bo and all your guests for the great Best Synths & Music Production gear of the year 2024 !! Despite all odds, 2024 was a very "productive" year in terms of new gear, and it's refreshing seeing many of them here !
Happy Holidays and a very happy and musical 2025 to you and all the guests and subscribers 🙏
Nicely done Bo! Have a very good new year!
Man, that M8 Tracker mk2 is popping here and there just enough to live in my head. I'm afraid I'll order one eventually. Great year's summary Bo, as always!
This is better than my spotify wrap up
Not that hard to beat maybe but still a W
Yessss! Been waiting for this. I just started with synths and DAWless this year after like a decade+ of FL Studio and other styles of physical instruments. This channel has def helped me find good buys and find my sound so far. Thanks Bo. Can't wait to see what the picks are here.
Thanks for having me! Happy Holidays :)
Can’t wait to watch this tonight! I want in for 2025!
Thank you Bo, happy holidays.
Good stuff Bo, Great guests, amazing gear choices. Merry Christmas everyone.
I love reflection at the end of the year along with everyone else! Great job putting the crew together
Hello! I'm a little confused regarding the flagship synth reviews. I saw a Bad Gear video where Florian just railed on the Muse, saying it keeps going out of tune, glitching out, and that working with it was just no fun. Then I asked a synth salesman about the Super Gemini, and his manager wrote back, saying that the SuperGemini software kept crashing, so that store doesn't carry it.
Both synths have amazed me with their sound in review/demo videos, so I don't know who to believe before I drop nearly a month of income on a new synth. Maybe I should rent one for a month before dropping 5k on one of them? (does anyone rent out synths?)
Fab! Great job, but I think you'll find The Magpie's Round Robin is, in fact, flagship synth of the year
You joining in next year?! ♥️
Round Robin 1st ,
Obvious ‘Robin’ bias 😏
Merry Christmas Bo and family and a wonderful new year
Merry Christmas Bo Thanks
Great round up, thanks Bo and friends! I’m glad this community exists, we are absolutely in the golden age of synthesizers
Absolutely brilliant Bo and your synth-friends! Grym bra jobbat 👏 🇸🇪
Great show everyone! Thanks. Always waiting for this to come out at the end of the year.
Thanks for watching!
Well done!!! Thank you. 👍😎😍
Happy Christmas Bo and thanks
I look forward to these each year Bo! 🙌🐀
There is so much gear out there to decide whats the best, its more a personal thing i guess My favs i use at the moment are still my Digitakt, never gonna sell my volca bass, some more mentions that are realy fun to play with, are the Novation Circuit and the Model Samples. Volca drum is still cool too.
Thank u Bo and the rest for the yearly updates..keep em going for ever.
I absolutely love this!
Thank you for your joint work on the development of the music world
Feature length synth show. Awesome. That bloke in your bathroom as well😂 Merry Xmas Bo.
Great video
great video! i really enjoyed this and it didnt spark any gas at all^^
Wow, thanks!
can't believe x-mas is round the corner already again
That was awesome, thanks everyone involved
Been waiting for this one. Let’s goooooo!
udo love is so nice to see 🩵🩵🩵
The Oberheim TEO-5 is calling my name! It sounds awesome. Great video!
Happy holiday's! Your the best Bo. Cheers. 🎉
Thank you Bo! 👍
Thank YOU! ♥️
It always seems a bit unfair that Bo's shampoo never wins an award.
Thanks bo…I’ve follow you from when you started
Glad to have you!
Extraordinary creation Bo.
Great episode! There's never been a better time to be into synths, from inexpensive plugins to top notch new hardware.
Thanks for the Simon the Magpie cameo!! I looove my round robin synth!
Intro was amazing 😊
Personally, I feel that nothing has eclipsed the Walforf Iridium/Quantum in synthesis. There is simply nothing that can touch in producing new sounds.
Fantastic synth!
I wait all year for this vid! Amazing stuff Bo!
Hey Bo, here are some of my recommendations of UA-camrs for the next year:
Ricky Tinez (of course)
loopop
Jameson Nathan Jones
David Hilowitz Music
Tim Shoebridge
Emily Hopkins (Mrs. »Harp with Pedals«)
Polarity Music (Mr. »Bitwig Studio«)
and of course
Alex
Uhm, no, sorry about the last one ... he's a french cook! ;)
Love your annual wrap-up awards and all the guests. Always fun to watch!
Now, do any of your friends have messy sound studios? 🧐
I think most clean them before they turn on the camera
I know i do 🤣
So much fun stuff!
good choices BoBeats
Bosses jädra jule-bitar!
Magpie won the best award of all time! Living rent free in Bo’s bathroom with a synth for year.
I still need to update to the OLED screen on my Deluge...
but I use it too much to go without it for too long.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who's been "meaning to get around to" updating their Deluge.
@mbessey ha! i dont even know why I mentioned it. i think it's cuz I saw the Hapax and OxiOne and got defensive of my Deluge.. and then immediate GAS 😅
edit: oh yeah, it's cuz the best update of the year! The 404 update was pretty hefty, but I think the Deluge Bethoven community open source update deserves a mention
@@totalSLACK solution: buy another Deluge 😬
Samesies!
Nyx ... I actually just ordered two of them. And only after placing the order did I discover that two can be linked together to make a 4-voice paraphonic synth. Shweet!
Best "best of synth" video ever!
Always really enjoy this episode, Bo.
Such an honor to be a part of this celebration! Thank you Bo for letting me be a part of this! And thank you viewers for being fantastic 🎉
Jorb nailed it, it is Bob Eats
I love how Jorb’s video is lofi.
Yeah it stands out and feels… Jorb 😀
Hi I’m Johnny Knoxville, Welcome To Dreadbox ))))
You can tell some of these are product placements
Knew what the flagship was going to be (especially since I recognised the sound over your intro to it) - in a year of wonderful synths the Gemini definitely is my fave, and I'm saving for one. Of all the things I wasn't aware of, I love the little Bib, I'm in need of effects and I might just have to get a tiny eurorack to put it in 😁
Loved the Magpie Plug! The RR rocks!!
Amazing Edit 🎉 and wish all SynthHeads 🎛️👾👾👾 merry X-Mas ... 🙏🌍🌀
The round robbin is def amazing.
Def love my flagships and what ever, but that lil thing is so fun and can make some very nasty or harmanic sounds up to you
Im.also allways happy to be here. Actually im a Guitar and Bass Player but im so in love with Synths and the music that is releated to. This can be Ambient, Electro, Dark Wave or what else is concerned with atmospheric and stunning Synthesizer Sound. Maybe you can lead me to some Bands/Musicians who will space me up to the next Galaxy?
By the Way, just because you Introduced the Minilogue XD, i bought one even if i cant play with both hands:-))) and i have to learn all the Functions. Long Journey:-)
Gotta agree. I sold my Prophet 10 for the Super Gemini. It’s that good.
I'm a simple guy. I got a PolyBrute 12, So the PolyBrute 12 wins.
I have a PolyBrute 12 tomorrow.
@@mortenrobinson5421 I hope it arrived well! Enjoy! It's a masterpiece of a synth.
Congrats! I can only get PB12 in tandem with divorce papers so...I'll think about it!
Good choice! I’m Happy with my PB6