The Fusebox looks like pure fun. Like something you could turn on with no direction or ideas in mind and just improvise some fun for a few hours. The arp, "patternator", and transposer are a fantastic addition.
sunil solanki Yes it's got a bit of that "speak & spell" sound. I was about 13 yo when I bought that album. Just loved it, one of the first synthpop album.
It's no secret that Tom's a huge DM fan.. check out this interview we did with him a couple of months ago www.podbean.com/media/player/8ugnd-6a5aa5?from=yiiadmin&skin=12&share=1&fonts=Helvetica&auto=0&download=0
Big ups to Tom on a beautiful new synth!!! Thanks Nick for reviewing the AS FuseBox its great to see these smaller makers as they are really doing some interesting things that are much more fun than the big companies.
love the idea of external effects modules. I would love to hear them in detail. like stompbox for synth expansion. Thats a cost effective way to upgrade your synth to sound/modulate like "your synth". cool stuff.
Yeah, I was there and had a good old play on that - huge sound. He had to prise me off it after 10 minutes of my own personal random opus. Definitely on the shopping list.
Great looking mono. Wanna hear it clean now. Mr Carpenter is interesting to listen to. Nice to hear how thoses designers think. Also the binary pots to set up the gates is pretty brillant.
I have to own this synth if for no other reason than the colour scheme . He has found my weakness - Orange and Black like the old ARP Synths :) It sounds great.
Excellent eye and ear catching synth. I think enough features are packed into this synth. I suppose at the end of the day you cant please everyone someone will nit pick about something not being available. Fantastic design as far as im concerned .
If definitely sounds good, but I'm a bit burnt out on mono synths. The arp/pattern/transpose features are pretty cool tho, and $900 is a really fair price.
OK, I bought my first mono synth in 1983. Since then I have 'improved' things by buying synths that allow me to play more than one note at a time. Why are people still interested in these (even at £900. My latest analogue modelling synth has 24 voice polyphony and cost
Not everything is about polyphony. People would want a £900 mono synth in the same way people pay $1000+ for vintage analog mono synths like SH-101, MS-20, etc. They are interested in these because of the analog character, tone, and philosophy that are exclusive to Analogue Solutions. Furthermore, I would be surprised if any 1 digital mono voice could sound anything like the Fusebox. Don't forget the CV input & outputs which are right at home on a mono. It's also more of a boutique synth that is manufactured on a smaller scale than most virtual analogs.
It just amuses me that people seem to think that £900 for one note is good value for money? I do like analogue synths (yes that's the truth, I've had more than one), but from my experience they can be somewhat unreliable (the main reason I decided to reprogram my SH201 voices into my other synths was that I had to have the SH201 repaired three times in less than 10 months). I do love the analogue sound (when it's working) but you can get remarkably close with a digital synth, if you know how to program them. This is where the polyphony comes in; the depth of sound from an analogue synth can be awesome on a single note, but this can be replicated (and even enhanced) by the use of multiple layers on a digital synth (even a cheap digital synth), you just need to know what you're doing. I know that not all progress is better (electric handbrakes on cars is a complete travesty IMHO) but as an electronics design engineer of 30+ years experience, analogue is not the panacea that people seem to believe.
It's not about "$ value per voice" it's about synthesis. No matter how good your VA's are, they aren't VC analog. Similarly, VC analog won't be able to do some things that digital does. You prefer digital keyboards with polyphony, I enjoy semi-modular and modular VCO analog which is usually 1 or very few voices. They're both in the same realm but different departments.
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The Fusebox looks like pure fun. Like something you could turn on with no direction or ideas in mind and just improvise some fun for a few hours. The arp, "patternator", and transposer are a fantastic addition.
Please Please Please. Do a review on this when it comes out. It sounds fantastic and has so many interesting/quirky features.
Word!
Much love for Analogue Solutions from here, have many of Tom's creations in my arsenal
I love everything Analogue solutions make. Just fantastic. And I love how it all reminds of of early Depeche mode sounds.
sunil solanki Yes it's got a bit of that "speak & spell" sound. I was about 13 yo when I bought that album. Just loved it, one of the first synthpop album.
It's no secret that Tom's a huge DM fan.. check out this interview we did with him a couple of months ago
www.podbean.com/media/player/8ugnd-6a5aa5?from=yiiadmin&skin=12&share=1&fonts=Helvetica&auto=0&download=0
And DM also use his products.
Chevytravelleruk Fantastic interview. Thanks so much. Who is Jason who does the music?
Great overview - thanks, Nick. Sounds great, and Tom seems like a top bloke as well. *adds FUSEBOX to wishlist*
That filter sounds amazing.
He makes all the best toys. That sequencer looks like a ton of fun. FX box range seems good too. What a fun focused synth, top stuff !
I somehow feel like Tom Carpenter is the kind of guy that could be my best friend.
The synth seems to be awesome.
Big ups to Tom on a beautiful new synth!!! Thanks Nick for reviewing the AS FuseBox its great to see these smaller makers as they are really doing some interesting things that are much more fun than the big companies.
love the idea of external effects modules. I would love to hear them in detail. like stompbox for synth expansion. Thats a cost effective way to upgrade your synth to sound/modulate like "your synth". cool stuff.
Like, say a Moogerfooger?
Yeah, I was there and had a good old play on that - huge sound. He had to prise me off it after 10 minutes of my own personal random opus. Definitely on the shopping list.
Great looking mono. Wanna hear it clean now. Mr Carpenter is interesting to listen to. Nice to hear how thoses designers think. Also the binary pots to set up the gates is pretty brillant.
I have to own this synth if for no other reason than the colour scheme . He has found my weakness - Orange and Black like the old ARP Synths :) It sounds great.
Synth Magic I like the orange, too - pretty unique color in terms of synths (as a main color)
15:07 Nick, what was that cool "noise" in the background? Kinda reminds of 303+606. Care to do a video about it? Also like the Fusebox!
05:59 Ah there it is :D
Excellent eye and ear catching synth. I think enough features are packed into this synth. I suppose at the end of the day you cant please everyone someone will nit pick about something not being available. Fantastic design as far as im concerned .
Love the look of this thing sounds great too.
Wow, this Beast is the perfect Homie for my Leipzig-S! 5:57 !!!
If the final price is 900 then its one of the most competitive analogue synths in the market!
I think every live-setting interview with a British synth player is going to remind me of the on-stage interview with Alan Wilder in "101". LOL
His gear always sounds so good...
How was the Roland drum machine being used?
+davidevoid clock I think
excellent idea with the midi note clock, has it been seen before?
Nice. Tom is a good chap, after sales support is excellent too.
That's nice sounding box of fuses there.
Very interesting and seems like a fair price too!
Seemed a bit rushed Nick? Either way, fantastic vid and thank you!
Nick, it sounds like you have PWM on you're voice hehe or chorus/slapback.
Price point is great, I'll be getting one!
ok I'm keen.. wanting one simple analog synth to finish off my studio with, something special, this fits the bill..
If definitely sounds good, but I'm a bit burnt out on mono synths. The arp/pattern/transpose features are pretty cool tho, and $900 is a really fair price.
was about to say! 900 is less than I thought.
Was thinking more around the 1200 mark
ZeroTekk I was honestly expecting $1500. That's a lot of synth.
im guessing it is pounds
Has a nice fat edgy sound too. Beast of a synth imo.
I'd consider this if I had the space and money for it haha.
Sweetwater is saying around $1400, but others have it up at $1600 US
This is like a dream synth. I wonder what's going to happen to Telemark after Fusebox hits the market. A price drop maybe?
wait, did he say $900?!?!?! i was waiting for that $1500-2000 price point. but $900!!! i am in! :)
that sounds great
hands up -- it's great
The Patternator is awesome
So good!
That's kinda like the best filter ever...!
The patternator would do very well in euro format too I imagine.
looks and sounds good, but not sure I can justify another mono synth right now.
no 24db setting for 1600 bucks you think you would get that and portamento other than that its the best so far
Great!!!!!
nice synth
nice one
I hope the current Thomann price is a place holder.
Yeah lets hope. 900£ + VAT is in todays currency 1185€ and Thoman has 1500€ now.
Damn its only 1599. Gotta get one.
4:23 music starts
Sign me up immediately! Tom please ! Peace christo roppolo
$900.00 ? It's a done deal tom. I am blown away! Peace christo👍😀
looks and sounds amazing but EXPENSIVE!
Tom Carpenter is a synth hero... the U.K's own Bob Moog or Dave Smith.
synth orphans in the background...
DAF zeit @ 6:00 ;)
I became stressed,listen to this.....
Incase anyone else saw that stupid and silly advert - landRmastering is TRASSSSH
That's less than I thought it would be
OK, I bought my first mono synth in 1983. Since then I have 'improved' things by buying synths that allow me to play more than one note at a time. Why are people still interested in these (even at £900. My latest analogue modelling synth has 24 voice polyphony and cost
Not everything is about polyphony. People would want a £900 mono synth in the same way people pay $1000+ for vintage analog mono synths like SH-101, MS-20, etc. They are interested in these because of the analog character, tone, and philosophy that are exclusive to Analogue Solutions. Furthermore, I would be surprised if any 1 digital mono voice could sound anything like the Fusebox. Don't forget the CV input & outputs which are right at home on a mono. It's also more of a boutique synth that is manufactured on a smaller scale than most virtual analogs.
KevT Gerbil good for you. why are you watching this video then? are looking for tips to programme your digital monster?
It just amuses me that people seem to think that £900 for one note is good value for money? I do like analogue synths (yes that's the truth, I've had more than one), but from my experience they can be somewhat unreliable (the main reason I decided to reprogram my SH201 voices into my other synths was that I had to have the SH201 repaired three times in less than 10 months). I do love the analogue sound (when it's working) but you can get remarkably close with a digital synth, if you know how to program them. This is where the polyphony comes in; the depth of sound from an analogue synth can be awesome on a single note, but this can be replicated (and even enhanced) by the use of multiple layers on a digital synth (even a cheap digital synth), you just need to know what you're doing. I know that not all progress is better (electric handbrakes on cars is a complete travesty IMHO) but as an electronics design engineer of 30+ years experience, analogue is not the panacea that people seem to believe.
It's not about "$ value per voice" it's about synthesis. No matter how good your VA's are, they aren't VC analog. Similarly, VC analog won't be able to do some things that digital does. You prefer digital keyboards with polyphony, I enjoy semi-modular and modular VCO analog which is usually 1 or very few voices. They're both in the same realm but different departments.
Sound thick
..and the kids in the back have better..cheaper and smaller synths..?