Now we can make fenixfunk! The original circuits were gnarly, aggressive, and glass like. This new fenix seems true to the industrial quality of its predecessors. Magic.
@@benjaminizzo2551 Oh yeah, don't forget the best A/D convertors money can buy like Lynx Aurora--I'm pretty sure you could record the exact same things w/ same processing from a Fenix or whatever using something like that and something more like..probably the rest of us have and you'd hear a lot of difference.
Anybody recognized the fancy crazy headphones hanging from the booths ceiling? When I saw it at the SB19 it remembered me of the Ensonique booth at the Musikmesse in the 80ies - and guess what? They told me it IS from the Ensonique booth at Musikmesse 1988! Someone from Synton kept it all the years and now they brought it to the SB19!
Felix kept them all in the garage! The artist that made the headphones is Piet Jan Blauw (bluezone.nl). This is also the man that brought TiNRS together with Synton :-) We couldnt resist celebrating all of this together!
Whoa. Brilliant. Probably not for me, but I hope these guys keep releasing Eurorack modules-- I love my Wobbler. I do expect this thing will do well. Every electronics music department at universities needs at least one of these-- the Cadillac of modern analog synths. Moog should be envious...
I used to have the E&MM mag with the article on the Syrinx with its very complex multi filter routing architecture & weird bent metal performance control. Sadly I never got around to buying one & I think the only person I knew owned it was Vince Clarke. I also remember the Fenix, especially it's unusual 3 input ring mod, though such has been used since in an AJH module & a 5U Motm module ( I have it as a kit somewhere!).
A ha, I remember last year when I met you and said that they were planning on this in addition to the PAN and you thought there was just going to be the PAN/that *was* the next Fenix ;)
I always thought if the Fenix was made again that I’d jump but this is so ugly to look at and no bananas... still on the fence but there’s so many good options to spend 5k+ on these days. The terrain has changed since these were last made. I’m still excited to hear some demos though.
One thing I remember from the original Fenix was its unusual ring mod with 3 inputs. I notice this has an A plus a B1 and B2 so I wonder if its as the original? Of course since this AJH produced the ring sm and motm also made a 5u module with x y and z ins, but its still interesting.
Our ring mod right now is as the original - however we about to adapt this to chip availability. Inputs will be the same, sound will be the same, internals based on new chips
I'm confused how the built in midi to cv works--like you plug in a keyboard and then it just lets you put the cv for the 4 voices wherever you want, either within the Fenix or elsewhere, am I interpreting it right, that's it? Not sure I really understand the design of the sequencer--it's only 8 step monophonic but you can use each of the cv and gate out somewhere else when it appears on that step..? Hope to hear more interesting and complex demos longer than 30 s soon..not sure how people are expected to dish out so much $$$ otherwise.
Yes the midi to CV works like that - you can plug in a keyboard (or laptop) and you get 4 seperate CV gate pairs that can go whereever you want. How these respond to MIDI is configurable on the screen. Also yes that is how the sequencer works. Longer demos and sound examples will come out in the next few months
I appreciate it's not for everyone but considering this matches their module styling as well ... and is their brand(ing) ... I doubt we'll see that. Plus I aren't sure if they're making any more, what they made sold quickly I believe.
From TINRS: "Our Fenix jacks are mini-jacks and not banana. We choose mini because this is the Eurorack standard and we think there are many-many interesting modules in the Eurorack space that the Fenix IV should play with. Because mini provides shielding of the jacks and cables, because of the normalling behaviour of the jacks (a dedicated signal path for us to determine that can be overridden by what you plug in and providing grounding when unused) and although they are slightly more expensive they are easier to manufacture than banana jacks. However, we intend to provide the banana fans with a way to connect to our Fenix - we’ve created a break-out area on our circuit board behind the multiples that can be replaced to separate a set of four jacks and connect them to the back where there would be four or eight banana jacks with an extra ground. The Fenix II has the same swaparound for mini-jacks."
Now we can make fenixfunk!
The original circuits were gnarly, aggressive, and glass like. This new fenix seems true to the industrial quality of its predecessors. Magic.
Only 1 man can make Fenix Funk..don't forget the army of $10K compressors, pro effects, noise gates, etc. he has after it.
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Yeah...true true. he for sure makes the fenix sound like a totally different instrument, in that track.
@@benjaminizzo2551 Oh yeah, don't forget the best A/D convertors money can buy like Lynx Aurora--I'm pretty sure you could record the exact same things w/ same processing from a Fenix or whatever using something like that and something more like..probably the rest of us have and you'd hear a lot of difference.
Anybody recognized the fancy crazy headphones hanging from the booths ceiling? When I saw it at the SB19 it remembered me of the Ensonique booth at the Musikmesse in the 80ies - and guess what? They told me it IS from the Ensonique booth at Musikmesse 1988! Someone from Synton kept it all the years and now they brought it to the SB19!
Thanks for telling us that! thats amazing.. and very like Felix and friends!
Felix kept them all in the garage! The artist that made the headphones is Piet Jan Blauw (bluezone.nl). This is also the man that brought TiNRS together with Synton :-) We couldnt resist celebrating all of this together!
I have wanted a Fenix so bad, for so long 😮 way to go TINRS
Whoa. Brilliant. Probably not for me, but I hope these guys keep releasing Eurorack modules-- I love my Wobbler. I do expect this thing will do well. Every electronics music department at universities needs at least one of these-- the Cadillac of modern analog synths. Moog should be envious...
We are way to small to make Moog nervous 🤣 and we like it that way!
That vertical seq is just nuts!
This whole synth sounds wonderful, but I really do hope TiNRS releases that noise section as its own module, that thing seems ESPECIALLY interesting.
check out the sapel.
almost sounds like the logic of marbles???
We might have plans in that direction :-) but first all the focus is on our Fenix
They should offer multiple Fenix modules.. I'm so happy they are back in the mix
I used to have the E&MM mag with the article on the Syrinx with its very complex multi filter routing architecture & weird bent metal performance control. Sadly I never got around to buying one & I think the only person I knew owned it was Vince Clarke. I also remember the Fenix, especially it's unusual 3 input ring mod, though such has been used since in an AJH module & a 5U Motm module ( I have it as a kit somewhere!).
Now more than ever, I want 5 grands😭😭
A ha, I remember last year when I met you and said that they were planning on this in addition to the PAN and you thought there was just going to be the PAN/that *was* the next Fenix ;)
I always thought if the Fenix was made again that I’d jump but this is so ugly to look at and no bananas... still on the fence but there’s so many good options to spend 5k+ on these days. The terrain has changed since these were last made. I’m still excited to hear some demos though.
One thing I remember from the original Fenix was its unusual ring mod with 3 inputs. I notice this has an A plus a B1 and B2 so I wonder if its as the original? Of course since this AJH produced the ring sm and motm also made a 5u module with x y and z ins, but its still interesting.
I've still never been able to hear the difference on my AJH with something into the Z input.
Our ring mod right now is as the original - however we about to adapt this to chip availability. Inputs will be the same, sound will be the same, internals based on new chips
all the wishes in one basket
I'm confused how the built in midi to cv works--like you plug in a keyboard and then it just lets you put the cv for the 4 voices wherever you want, either within the Fenix or elsewhere, am I interpreting it right, that's it? Not sure I really understand the design of the sequencer--it's only 8 step monophonic but you can use each of the cv and gate out somewhere else when it appears on that step..? Hope to hear more interesting and complex demos longer than 30 s soon..not sure how people are expected to dish out so much $$$ otherwise.
Yes the midi to CV works like that - you can plug in a keyboard (or laptop) and you get 4 seperate CV gate pairs that can go whereever you want. How these respond to MIDI is configurable on the screen. Also yes that is how the sequencer works. Longer demos and sound examples will come out in the next few months
Interesting
That's loads of money in one go, but I do hope they do well with this seemingly fantastic instrument.
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We are still working on our FenixIV - for more information www2.thisisnotrocketscience.nl/eurorack/fenix-iv-modular-synthesizer/ :-D
More information here www2.thisisnotrocketscience.nl/eurorack/fenix-iv-modular-synthesizer/
cool but why would they change the aesthetics of the front panel, looks hideous
I appreciate it's not for everyone but considering this matches their module styling as well ... and is their brand(ing) ... I doubt we'll see that. Plus I aren't sure if they're making any more, what they made sold quickly I believe.
I hope they give the option of bananas.
Doesn't sound like it.
From TINRS: "Our Fenix jacks are mini-jacks and not banana. We choose mini because this is the Eurorack standard and we think there are many-many interesting modules in the Eurorack space that the Fenix IV should play with. Because mini provides shielding of the jacks and cables, because of the normalling behaviour of the jacks (a dedicated signal path for us to determine that can be overridden by what you plug in and providing grounding when unused) and although they are slightly more expensive they are easier to manufacture than banana jacks. However, we intend to provide the banana fans with a way to connect to our Fenix - we’ve created a break-out area on our circuit board behind the multiples that can be replaced to separate a set of four jacks and connect them to the back where there would be four or eight banana jacks with an extra ground. The Fenix II has the same swaparound for mini-jacks."
@@joebogatko9058 Thanks man, it's kind of a shame but I understand the thinking. I do miss my Fenix II and III, tempting.