So that's what your hand gestures in the beginning of every video are, slapping the UA-cam channel roof? I never would have thought. I figured it was an Austrian greeting or something.
I am eternally grateful that you release these on Fridays. My weekend has not started until I’ve heard the best possible jams that can be made with the worst possible junk at Klangfarbe.
nothing a good filter ride can''t fix, right? :D when even that's in doubt, moar reverbz lol seriously though , his jams never dissapoint, even when playing with dogshit,he just has a way of hearing what context it would actually work in, then proves his point in the context, great shit
This is the only channel where I enjoy watching EVERY video. And the only one where I stop the video every 2 seconds so I can read the meme lulz that pop up. Florian is truly a master of the craft.
my ex girlfriend had one and I thought it was the perfect introduction to subtractive synthesis-I found the layout extremely intuitive and allowed me to understand how the process worked on a simple enough level that I was able to extrapolate that to other synths afterward. I also enjoy the very aggressive, raw sound of the oscillators- very fun instrument. I really enjoy Arturia as a company
@@AudioPilz I believe it may have been a microbrute that she had actually- it was definitely a first iteration of whatever it was because it didn't have a 2 after the name. I really enjoyed getting familiar with all the functions And thank you for continuing to make the best synth content on UA-cam!
I love my 2s. It makes a great expander for the MatrixBrute when you want additional tempo synced LFOs and sequences to modulate destinations inside the larger synth.
Oh no. If we start seeing Eurorack modules on here one day it's over. One does not financially recover from modular gear. Stay safe and keep up the good work!
I have chosen the Minibrute 2S as my first synth and I love/hate how it forces me to learn sound design every time I use it!... I have learned more synthesis from this machine than any vst just by the "no presets bitch" factor! And the 2S sequencer is just inspiring! P.S: Amazing jam in this video!
Totally agree with the learning aspect of the brutes. I got the original as a first mono after playing with a mate's SH09. Just enough complexity to make a massive range of sounds but approachable in a way that made learning easy and fun.
I was going to get me and my six year old kid a Korg Monologue for our first synth as a joint Christmas present for the big day next Monday, but then one of these went up on the local Marketplace for €250 and I just thought "Fuck 'em! Haaarrrr!!!". xD We're going to have lots of fun routing the Korg DSN-12 from the 3DS into that patch bay. That "Life of an Artist" diagram at the end of the video certainly rings true right now. :D
Making a drum kit is always for my first order when I get a new synth! It shows the versatility, and I get a (often) weird and unique sounding set of samples. Oddly, my favorite kit came from my MS2000 (it does sit in a mix well).
I got the minibrute 2s as my first hardware synthesizer and am still in love with it even after new hardware has come and gone. my only complaint of the thing is the dang location of the vco 2 tuning knob. I can't tell you how many times I have messed up my tuning when messing with the cutoff knob.
Definitely not the first but MB 2s also here and the same criticism. The vco 3 tuning, not only the position, why not an octave switch nearby? Anyway I like it, at first the sound seemed weird, it's not all one sweet spot but after a while I started to appreciate it.
You raise a good point about the Arturia keybed. While the aftertouch implementation is good, the actual feel of the keys is indeed spongy. I hope that they begin to implement a firmer feeling keybed in their future products. Even the MatrixBrute and PolyBrute which are otherwise amazing, feel like you're playing a $200 midi controller. An example of an Arturia product that felt good was the Origin Keyboard. THAT felt premium. Also... I love how Nick Batt has become a physical manifestation of PWM. Love that guy. The OG.
I can't believe you do 52 of these a year! Another great episode. I've been thinking there might be a Minibrute 2s in my future, if I can find room near my desk to store it.
I recently bought the noir version of this. It looks super versatile, being able to use it for so many parts of a track. Now all I need to do is get it out of the sealed box and plug it in! 😂
Congrats on another nice video! Would you consider making a video where you explain "behind the scenes" of how you are creating the Bad Gear content? Would love to see how you pick those memes, haha. 100k subs are approaching, would be a good reason to do it!
Whoaaa I have this... 😂 I got the module version without the keyboard. One of the best things about it is the cookbook, which can totally help the overwhelming presence of the modulation matrix.
@AudioPilz if you have never messed with modulation i would recommend it, helps you work out some stuff. I went on UA-cam to listen to the demos then copied the settings, then tweaked them.
Never gonna buy one or set out to listen to one before but personally like the timbre. As soon as the intro started I was like hmm, difficult to really call that 'bad gear'
Werter Herr, Ihre Videos sind einfach nur geil. Ich bin durch Zufall auf den Kanal gestoßen, als ich nach Patch Ideen für die neu erworbene Minibrute 2 gesucht habe. Seither hab ich mir schon einige Bad-Gear Teile angeguckt und muss sagen, das Herrn Pilzes skills einfach nur dope sind. Alleine schon die Phonkwave gegen Ende ist sowas von geil. Dann noch die memes, das Wissen über alle diese Synthesizer, über die Technik, Hersteller, Historien usw. Ich hab mir mit einem Behrinegr Crave vor zwei Monaten den allerersten Synth gekauft und war direkt angefixt, habe mir den Minibrute2 kurze Zeit später geholt. Macht einfach nur Spaß, der Scheiß. Bitte weiter so, mein Abo haste. Mit gräulichen Füßen
I already had a number of semi-modulars (Crave, Neutron, B2600, 0-Coast, West Pest...) but decided I needed a brain to connect those more together, so I got the 2S :) It is quite huge in comparisson, but I love my set-up now. Still resisting the full modular calling....
The 2S is one of the first synths I bought when I got into this hobby about 5 years ago. I still own it. It makes friends with the Moog semi modular collections I have; as well as other oddities like the quadrantid swarm, make noise trio of things, and is just a big fatty. Years on, it's definitely a larger synth compared to some of its siblings in my collection - but I just can't part with it. It's chonky, the sequencer is fun, and its one of the originals for me.
Hello fellow Quadrantid Swarm user! There was not a lot of info on it except for the MylarMelodies video, where I fell in love with it. I tried expanding the usability with a Keystep to play/sequence it. Unfortunately, the thing only behaves well in poly mode for midi, which doesn't sound that great. It's got way more character when it's in mono mode.
@@coltonmuri3672 Hi! I really like mine. The sounds are fun; I've been doing more simple patterns and playing with sound design. The build quality as some reviews mentioned isn't bad - just delicate. The knobs are 100% functional - but I wouldn't travel with this thing on the road. But I never do so that's fine :). I should dig it out again!
@@nelsots begging for more modules is the curse of modular XD (on another note, Neutron is the exception to prove the rule lol, it has a bunch of utilities not even wired in the default path)
Me too. The sequenzer is realy amazing. Built a passive multiply/mixer/crossfader- module first, now waiting for my diy-wavetable module. Diy ladder filter, a fast ADSR-envelpoe and others on plan.
Keine Götter, keine Meister. That meme at 0:42 is way too relatable lol...you are killing it as always Florian! Synth Jesus memes galore because of easter, three absolutely tasty jams, quickly understandable info and facts about the tools you are reviewing ALWAYS...how do you keep doing it week after week? It's an art form in and of itself, man. Oh yeah and I love the clang of the snare in the first jam!
Love your videos. I appreciate all the hard work you put into them. I really liked the fat bases. I'd love to spend hours fiddling with the bits, and patch bay. Well done, another classic.
Don’t do it man! I had a friend who got into hard mod synth and now he sleeps on a slab of cardboard in an alley having given all his money to the man, and mumbles about control voltages.
I have a 2S and a Drumbrute for sale right now, so thank you for the exposure (I think!) Awesome job on finding the sweets spots - I think bass is it's best quality.
I love mine so much made sure to get the limited edition noir version, it’s good for making kicks just disappointed in the midi sync, couldn’t sync the LFO to clock from other devices even after many hours trying lol besides that, it’s a beautiful instrument
As an owner of the matrix b, it’s good to see the little brother getting some loves here. I had the same time I felt like I was missing something from the video. More jams!
I'm very happy with my Minibrute 2s. I'm a fan of the tone and physical performance is my favorite on this (on an external midi keyboard and despite having to tune it lol)
I want to thank you 🙏 for introducing me to the retro kits RK002. I got one for my kaossilator pro and now have it linked to my circuit tracks!! Great content 👍 keep it up. Cheers 🍻
I do love my Minibrute 2S, but as you rightly say sometimes it's not so easy to get what you want out of it. For me it does absolutely shine in being really bloody accessible and getting to setup a sound is often incredibly quick. It does have a rather bright weird midrangey sound, but I love that as I find it sits rather well.
Awesome video. Agree with the assessment. Without going on for hours about the 2S (which I probably could), imo it's almost great. I found the Brute Factor feature way better implemented on the Microbrute (I think it was in a different part of the signal path?). It's hard to tame as you mentioned but the potential tonal spectrum is huge, I found my favorite 303-type bass ever on that thing once by accident. Oh and I'd always wind up patching the amp to the ADSR and then to the looping AD. That's fun.
I love the 2S so much, but it is absolutely a gateway to modular addiction. You buy one of those and suddenly a Clouds clone shows up at your front door. Truly a blessing and a curse.
I just bought a used 2s because I wanted something that could automate some dynamics for my Boog model d and arturia's sequencer seemed perfect for sending cv. Plus I quite like the character of the sound. It's not a clone but it's very analog. There are some rather lovely ambient demonstrations of what it's capable of on here so it's not all hard techno. It feels like a hugely underrated synth... Which I'm okay with as it meant it could almost be justified in my budget :)
I think i could have guessed this one from the intro. brutes have that gnarly touch, even without brute factor. I would own a brute now as an added module, but I passed on it as a first synth. I had a chance to play with a minibrute several times for a few hours and I couldn't make it sweet sounding. lol I bagged the idea of a basic synth and bought a used x-50 (korg mini workstation ) for about the same price. The x-50 turned out to be an extremely deep and fun keyboard.
Love this episode ! I was in negotiations with my minibrute 2S last night . I don't thoroughly understand the sequencer, and cv enough to consistently accomplish some fairly simple things . Hours of trial and error led to strange noises . The labeling of the cv functions reminds me of the odd 2 digit legends in the Roland menu screens . What SEEMS apparent is not necessarily the case . I better dig out the cookbook that came with it, to decode this alchemical codex . Now for another watch to catch the memes !
I wish this kind of hardware wasn't so expensive here in my country, Brazil. Seems like I'll be enjoying software synths for a while. At least, I hope to have some spare money to start supporting your channel next month. Cheers!
@@AudioPilz they get price gouging and/or the dealers get them at full price overseas, forcing them to price them higher to sustain their businesses Behringer supposedly wants their Volca-like "Soul" series to be cheap enough even for Latin Americans.
My first hardware synth! (though i have the 2s) When I take it out I find myself working with it four hours (due to the 4 sequencers) letting me create everything from kick, hat and melody in one patch and sequence the two oscillators independently from each other. You can also get some nice fm from it if you patch via the lin fm input
Love for the Easter themed intro :) And the second jam... Outstanding! So great to see a track made only out of a machine! Love these kind of explorations
Not sure the depth concern at 5:30 is warranted, as 60mm is more than enough, even for most Doepfer modules. Most people would never notice 50mm being too shallow even.
Minibrute 2 (2S specifically) is another one I've been tempted by, heh. The "Noir" versions do look cool, too. Great job as always, including on that finale section!
Always enjoy your even-handed analysis. I'm a little surprised here when you said the rackbrute requires shallow modules. I guess it must be objectively true or you wouldn'ta said it, but the 2s + Rackbrute are where I started my modular journey, and I'm like 40 modules in and haven't never found one that didn't fit. In fact compared to the old Pittsburgh Modular thingy and the tiptop mantis I've also got now, i've had fewer "oh crap this won't fit here" moments with it. Anyway, as others have said, the 2s was an amazing place to start me learning what the hell an LFO is, etc.
I came back to this to confirm, I'm thinking about getting one, wholly agree that with an external midi controller (I have the keystep 37) the 2S has a badass sequencer that is more useful to me than a 2 octave keyboard.
Splendid work as always! I would love to see you give a "Tool or Toy", General-MIDI widget sort of treatment to the little Yamaha seq/synths like the QY70. Though most of the commentary I see about them is from their enthusiasts rather than detractors, surely *someone* must think they're Bad Gear.
at first glance of AudioPilz post video editing timeline, it's ticking all the boxes. Massive jumpcuts, low end memes, an abundance of juicy noise and mind boggling buffering features.
I was very curious what you were going to say about this video Professor because I came really close to buying the minibrute 2S.. I might get it in the future.. as always your reviews are extremely fair and nearly unbiased..
Got rid of my Minibrute 2s a couple of years ago with no regret because of its filter and AD instead of the second adsr. Still, for its price it is a pretty amazing peace of gear. At least, it was a good try. And your tracks proove it, awesome as usual! Personally, if i would want a keyboardless and sequencerless version i would actually choose a Neutron by [beep] company.
Different beast than MC-101 ;) I thought about buying MiniBrute 2 - as a companion to my three Craves... but size of a MiniBrute (depth) scares me a little... Good video - as usually. Pleasure to watch.
I like the sound of Arturia's Brute synths and as I predicted, your jams with this one are bangers, especially that last one. Nice video editing on that, too.
Besides this being another great episode, i realized, that your right index finger looks like you tried to tune an old organ and bent it - besides that: pure love for your performance(es)
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Audiopilz: *slaps roof of YT channel*
Full Tracks, Extended Jams, Sample Packs: www.patreon.com/audiopilz
Why not put the full tracks on Bandcamp?
Nice video thanks. I would be very interested in a video about how you rigged the first track you have demonstrated.
@@yesthatsam I'd love to see a video of how he makes the opening songs.
So that's what your hand gestures in the beginning of every video are, slapping the UA-cam channel roof? I never would have thought. I figured it was an Austrian greeting or something.
When are you gonna do the MicroBrute 2? Oops... shouldn't have said that....
I am eternally grateful that you release these on Fridays. My weekend has not started until I’ve heard the best possible jams that can be made with the worst possible junk at Klangfarbe.
Thank you so much!!! I'll let the guys know!
This. So much this. A thousand times, this.
That's one place you won't be allowed in next time you go to Vienna. 😃
I applaud your hard work and tireless efforts to bring us something that sounds almost but not completely unlike a cowbell 😁
Always a pleasure;)
Though there could have been more cowbell!
Heh, not everyday you see a hgttg reference in the wild
One day one of the preset patch sheets is gonna be cowbell
@@jrewhutchison4414 share and enjoy
I know I keep saying things like this over and over again but they deserve praise and mention: Holy shit those jams are _juicy_
Thank you so much!!!
nothing a good filter ride can''t fix, right? :D
when even that's in doubt, moar reverbz lol
seriously though , his jams never dissapoint, even when playing with dogshit,he just has a way of hearing what context it would actually work in, then proves his point in the context, great shit
@@Positive_Tea the proof is in the eating of the pudding, even when the pudding looks like dodgy kebab
I do love this one's sounds! Fat yet sparkling. You've made this instrument shine in your jams, great work!
Thank you!!!
Yeah definitely has its own sound character. That's always interesting when you are looking for an instrument and need a certain type.
This is the only channel where I enjoy watching EVERY video. And the only one where I stop the video every 2 seconds so I can read the meme lulz that pop up. Florian is truly a master of the craft.
Thank you so much!!!
Only thing brightening up my friday
Me too
😀😀😀
Oh yeah. It's Friday.
@@Positive_Tea it's not a gloomy day here in Brescia, Italy, but it's definitely a gloomy day for me. Less gloomy now tho :P
Wait you guys get brightened?
my ex girlfriend had one and I thought it was the perfect introduction to subtractive synthesis-I found the layout extremely intuitive and allowed me to understand how the process worked on a simple enough level that I was able to extrapolate that to other synths afterward. I also enjoy the very aggressive, raw sound of the oscillators- very fun instrument. I really enjoy Arturia as a company
I found its predecessor to be even better as an educational instrument as it had two full-fledged ADSRs
@@AudioPilz I believe it may have been a microbrute that she had actually- it was definitely a first iteration of whatever it was because it didn't have a 2 after the name. I really enjoyed getting familiar with all the functions
And thank you for continuing to make the best synth content on UA-cam!
@@TheEnderBand The MicroBrute was my first synth and I agree, it is a great teaching tool for newbs. Still a major part of my setup today.
@@TheEnderBand That one has a small patch area on the upper right.
@@TheEnderBand The original Minibrute has two ADSRs. I have it.
I love my 2s. It makes a great expander for the MatrixBrute when you want additional tempo synced LFOs and sequences to modulate destinations inside the larger synth.
Nice!!!
Do feature a Matrix Brute (or as I like to call it “The Big F’n Brute”) when you get a chance, no rush.
Patch examples? I sold my 2s when I got my matrix, and almost never end up using the cv on the matrixbrute
@@sawtooth808 Maxibrute.
Oh no. If we start seeing Eurorack modules on here one day it's over. One does not financially recover from modular gear. Stay safe and keep up the good work!
I know! Must!!! RESIST!!!
@@AudioPilz don’t kid yourself, all your pedals mean you’ve basically already got the bug :p
@@AudioPilz Come to the dark side Florian, we have function generators
not gonna lie, this got me rofling, can't stop 😂
@@AudioPilz If the cables were all black you wouldn't be tempted. #ColorAlwaysTempts
I have chosen the Minibrute 2S as my first synth and I love/hate how it forces me to learn sound design every time I use it!...
I have learned more synthesis from this machine than any vst just by the "no presets bitch" factor!
And the 2S sequencer is just inspiring!
P.S: Amazing jam in this video!
Thank you!!!
Totally agree with the learning aspect of the brutes. I got the original as a first mono after playing with a mate's SH09. Just enough complexity to make a massive range of sounds but approachable in a way that made learning easy and fun.
I was going to get me and my six year old kid a Korg Monologue for our first synth as a joint Christmas present for the big day next Monday, but then one of these went up on the local Marketplace for €250 and I just thought "Fuck 'em! Haaarrrr!!!". xD We're going to have lots of fun routing the Korg DSN-12 from the 3DS into that patch bay.
That "Life of an Artist" diagram at the end of the video certainly rings true right now. :D
6:05 Instant hit! Really, this is just terrific and should be elaborated into a complete track. Would like to dance to it in a big club.
I am not a dancer, but I would definitly buy it on Vinyl.
Thank you!!! Shameless plug: extended jams are available on my Patreon;)
@@AudioPilz Is extended jams full songs?
Hands down one of the best YT gear review channels. No BS, No fawning and drivel, honest objective assessment and FANTASTIC jams that SLAP!
Making a drum kit is always for my first order when I get a new synth! It shows the versatility, and I get a (often) weird and unique sounding set of samples. Oddly, my favorite kit came from my MS2000 (it does sit in a mix well).
Best for testing the envelopes!!!
@Aaron Foltz Totally! As long as I clock it externally.
That Asterix meme at the beginning really top notch man. Like always!
Thank you!!!
Wow - you squeezed some amazing jams out of this thing! The final “lo fi” one is especially cool.
Thank you so much!!!
loved this, wow I don't know how you do it the track at the end and the visuals are just perfection, really inspires I want this machine
Thank you so much!!!
Your jams never fail to impress and entertain!
Really impressive how you manage to get pleasing sounds out of just about anything thrown your way.
Thank you so much!!!
this video made me want one. I think it sounds great. that Steiner parker filter is fit. and the last jam was fantastic
Thank you!!!
I got the minibrute 2s as my first hardware synthesizer and am still in love with it even after new hardware has come and gone. my only complaint of the thing is the dang location of the vco 2 tuning knob. I can't tell you how many times I have messed up my tuning when messing with the cutoff knob.
Same here, messed it up so many times!!!
Definitely not the first but MB 2s also here and the same criticism. The vco 3 tuning, not only the position, why not an octave switch nearby?
Anyway I like it, at first the sound seemed weird, it's not all one sweet spot but after a while I started to appreciate it.
You raise a good point about the Arturia keybed. While the aftertouch implementation is good, the actual feel of the keys is indeed spongy. I hope that they begin to implement a firmer feeling keybed in their future products. Even the MatrixBrute and PolyBrute which are otherwise amazing, feel like you're playing a $200 midi controller. An example of an Arturia product that felt good was the Origin Keyboard. THAT felt premium.
Also... I love how Nick Batt has become a physical manifestation of PWM. Love that guy. The OG.
I can't believe you do 52 of these a year! Another great episode. I've been thinking there might be a Minibrute 2s in my future, if I can find room near my desk to store it.
Thank you!!! Yeah, that thing is a bit chunky!
I recently bought the noir version of this. It looks super versatile, being able to use it for so many parts of a track. Now all I need to do is get it out of the sealed box and plug it in! 😂
Lol
Congrats on another nice video! Would you consider making a video where you explain "behind the scenes" of how you are creating the Bad Gear content? Would love to see how you pick those memes, haha. 100k subs are approaching, would be a good reason to do it!
Great idea, thanks!!!
@@AudioPilz I also would be interested!
anyone who casually drops in a tiny clip from Life of Brian for the older viewers should be praised highly
Having a meme download would make an excellent perk on Patreon.
@@AudioPilz nooo meme magic doesnt need Penn & Tellering!
Whoaaa I have this... 😂
I got the module version without the keyboard. One of the best things about it is the cookbook, which can totally help the overwhelming presence of the modulation matrix.
TBH I didn't even take a look into the cookbook. Is it worth it?
@AudioPilz if you have never messed with modulation i would recommend it, helps you work out some stuff. I went on UA-cam to listen to the demos then copied the settings, then tweaked them.
"Let me play the song of my people" hahah and it really sounded like a dial up modem
😂😂😂
Great tracks and video as always! I got my 2s few years ago as used with a cheap price. I've loved it since day one.
Thank you!!!
Never gonna buy one or set out to listen to one before but personally like the timbre. As soon as the intro started I was like hmm, difficult to really call that 'bad gear'
One person’s Bad Gear…;)
Yo Pilz! That bass in the intro landed on me like a punch in the face. Brutal! I'm impressed!
Thank you!!!
Werter Herr, Ihre Videos sind einfach nur geil. Ich bin durch Zufall auf den Kanal gestoßen, als ich nach Patch Ideen für die neu erworbene Minibrute 2 gesucht habe. Seither hab ich mir schon einige Bad-Gear Teile angeguckt und muss sagen, das Herrn Pilzes skills einfach nur dope sind. Alleine schon die Phonkwave gegen Ende ist sowas von geil. Dann noch die memes, das Wissen über alle diese Synthesizer, über die Technik, Hersteller, Historien usw. Ich hab mir mit einem Behrinegr Crave vor zwei Monaten den allerersten Synth gekauft und war direkt angefixt, habe mir den Minibrute2 kurze Zeit später geholt. Macht einfach nur Spaß, der Scheiß.
Bitte weiter so, mein Abo haste.
Mit gräulichen Füßen
Vielen herzlichen Dank!!!❤️❤️❤️
I already had a number of semi-modulars (Crave, Neutron, B2600, 0-Coast, West Pest...) but decided I needed a brain to connect those more together, so I got the 2S :) It is quite huge in comparisson, but I love my set-up now. Still resisting the full modular calling....
Nice approach!!!
It's been a long week, but the kitty during the multi-screen jam made me laugh all three times I watched this video. ...Perfecto! Thanks!!
😻😻😻Thank you!!!
The 2S is one of the first synths I bought when I got into this hobby about 5 years ago. I still own it. It makes friends with the Moog semi modular collections I have; as well as other oddities like the quadrantid swarm, make noise trio of things, and is just a big fatty.
Years on, it's definitely a larger synth compared to some of its siblings in my collection - but I just can't part with it. It's chonky, the sequencer is fun, and its one of the originals for me.
Nice!!!
Hello fellow Quadrantid Swarm user! There was not a lot of info on it except for the MylarMelodies video, where I fell in love with it. I tried expanding the usability with a Keystep to play/sequence it. Unfortunately, the thing only behaves well in poly mode for midi, which doesn't sound that great. It's got way more character when it's in mono mode.
@@coltonmuri3672 Hi! I really like mine. The sounds are fun; I've been doing more simple patterns and playing with sound design. The build quality as some reviews mentioned isn't bad - just delicate. The knobs are 100% functional - but I wouldn't travel with this thing on the road. But I never do so that's fine :).
I should dig it out again!
That first jam is fireee !
Another great episode, congrats !!
Thank you so much!!!
I've always been a fan of the memes on your videos, i usually watch an episode a second time just to pause and read all of the memes lol
Thank you!!!
oh heyy! it's my birthday today, and I can't think of a better gift than a new video from Uncle Florian
Happy birthday!!!
I love the 2S, the sequencer is amazing. Definitely wants a module or 3 outbord tho lol.
Yeah, it's addictive!!!
Begging for more modules is the curse of any semi-modular synth 😂
@@nelsots begging for more modules is the curse of modular XD
(on another note, Neutron is the exception to prove the rule lol, it has a bunch of utilities not even wired in the default path)
Me too. The sequenzer is realy amazing. Built a passive multiply/mixer/crossfader- module first, now waiting for my diy-wavetable module. Diy ladder filter, a fast ADSR-envelpoe and others on plan.
Keine Götter, keine Meister. That meme at 0:42 is way too relatable lol...you are killing it as always Florian! Synth Jesus memes galore because of easter, three absolutely tasty jams, quickly understandable info and facts about the tools you are reviewing ALWAYS...how do you keep doing it week after week? It's an art form in and of itself, man. Oh yeah and I love the clang of the snare in the first jam!
Vielen Dank!!! I try to stay focused and have a clearly cut process
Another episode of my favourite show, "actually pretty excellent gear". ;)
You know the drill, one person’s Bad Gear…;)
Love your videos. I appreciate all the hard work you put into them. I really liked the fat bases. I'd love to spend hours fiddling with the bits, and patch bay. Well done, another classic.
Thank you!!!
ive had a microbrute for almost 10 years now. it outlasted the minimoog clone. got a microfreak too. but now im obsessesed with that sh-4d.
I want an SH-4d too!!!
Sure enough ;)
@@AudioPilz they're actually available now. Itl still be on your show one day lol
As soon as I saw the pannels I thought "wow, real simulated wood grain pannels". Glad you delivered
Always a pleasure;)
I know it goes without saying but the memeification of synths on your channel always has me cackling.
"I'm sorry Jack, there's not enough room"
That one had me rofling too;)
Nice touch on this week's opener! Perfect for Easter. And of course, great jams as always.
Thank you!!!
Don’t do it man! I had a friend who got into hard mod synth and now he sleeps on a slab of cardboard in an alley having given all his money to the man, and mumbles about control voltages.
But the possibilities, maaaaaaaaaaaan....
The chance to vibrate at the frequency of the Universe, I mean what is more profound than that?!
YESSS I've waited years for this. I love this bad boy
Nice, thanks for watching!!!
I had a 2S for a while, but I found the sweet spots were too few and far between, and getting (and keeping) it in tune was a nightmare.
Yeah, it comes with quite some sweet spot hunting
I have a 2S and a Drumbrute for sale right now, so thank you for the exposure (I think!) Awesome job on finding the sweets spots - I think bass is it's best quality.
I think its best quality works a lot better without the unnecessary apostrophe since the possessive pronoun doesn't need one. 😁
Always a pleasure;)
I love mine so much made sure to get the limited edition noir version, it’s good for making kicks just disappointed in the midi sync, couldn’t sync the LFO to clock from other devices even after many hours trying lol besides that, it’s a beautiful instrument
Maybe it's a firmware thing. Worked great here...
Been curious about this one. I have a microbrute. Its been exactly what ive been looking for. This would be an upgrade. Tha ks for covering it!
Thanks for watching!!!
I think you should do an episode featuring all the effects pedals you use. :)
Great idea, thanks!!!
I'd love an effects special!
Oooh what about old Rack multi fx. Most of them have complete UI nightmares.( great sounds though)
One synth going through them all at once. 😁
I second that post
As an owner of the matrix b, it’s good to see the little brother getting some loves here. I had the same time I felt like I was missing something from the video. More jams!
Sleep is the enemy;)
Nooo 😢 not my beloved❤ minibritek😍🥰
My precious minutebrute😢😢! I will never emotionaly recover from this Herr bad gear florian!
😔😔😔Please forgive me😔😔😔
I'm very happy with my Minibrute 2s. I'm a fan of the tone and physical performance is my favorite on this (on an external midi keyboard and despite having to tune it lol)
Nice!!!
I love Arturia to death and somehow forgot this synth existed.
Yeah, that one didn't sell so well
I want to thank you 🙏 for introducing me to the retro kits RK002. I got one for my kaossilator pro and now have it linked to my circuit tracks!! Great content 👍 keep it up. Cheers 🍻
Thank you so much!!! Love that RetroKits stuff
I was just wondering when we’d get a minibrute2 vid! Thank you!!
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Join us on the modular side!! SOOO much bad gear to talk about in the modular world.... lol
Must! Resist!
@@AudioPilz I’m sure Uli could hook it up ;)
@@AudioPilz I have a strong suspicion you already own a rack of modules, no need to deny it! :D
really interesting and fun!!! 10/10!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much!!!
The brute factor makes it sound like a teenage boy whose voice is always cracking... but in a good way. I love how unstable it sounds.
Nice analogy!!!
mini brute 2s is on my roadmap👍🎶 Nice jams to.
Thank you!!!
I do love my Minibrute 2S, but as you rightly say sometimes it's not so easy to get what you want out of it. For me it does absolutely shine in being really bloody accessible and getting to setup a sound is often incredibly quick. It does have a rather bright weird midrangey sound, but I love that as I find it sits rather well.
Yeah, that sound is a love/hate thing
I see no major flaws, but maybe I just like that kind of sound? This would be Not-Bad Gear in my book (if I had a book).
No books here;)
Awesome video. Agree with the assessment. Without going on for hours about the 2S (which I probably could), imo it's almost great.
I found the Brute Factor feature way better implemented on the Microbrute (I think it was in a different part of the signal path?).
It's hard to tame as you mentioned but the potential tonal spectrum is huge, I found my favorite 303-type bass ever on that thing once by accident.
Oh and I'd always wind up patching the amp to the ADSR and then to the looping AD. That's fun.
Thank you!!! Agreed!
I love the 2S so much, but it is absolutely a gateway to modular addiction. You buy one of those and suddenly a Clouds clone shows up at your front door. Truly a blessing and a curse.
Must. Resist.
I just bought a used 2s because I wanted something that could automate some dynamics for my Boog model d and arturia's sequencer seemed perfect for sending cv.
Plus I quite like the character of the sound. It's not a clone but it's very analog. There are some rather lovely ambient demonstrations of what it's capable of on here so it's not all hard techno. It feels like a hugely underrated synth... Which I'm okay with as it meant it could almost be justified in my budget :)
I think i could have guessed this one from the intro. brutes have that gnarly touch, even without brute factor. I would own a brute now as an added module, but I passed on it as a first synth. I had a chance to play with a minibrute several times for a few hours and I couldn't make it sweet sounding. lol I bagged the idea of a basic synth and bought a used x-50 (korg mini workstation ) for about the same price. The x-50 turned out to be an extremely deep and fun keyboard.
Currently doing some research on Korg X stuff. Super interesting!
Love this episode ! I was in negotiations with my minibrute 2S last night . I don't thoroughly understand the sequencer, and cv enough to consistently accomplish some fairly simple things . Hours of trial and error led to strange noises . The labeling of the cv functions reminds me of the odd 2 digit legends in the Roland menu screens . What SEEMS apparent is not necessarily the case . I better dig out the cookbook that came with it, to decode this alchemical codex . Now for another watch to catch the memes !
Thank you!!!
I wish this kind of hardware wasn't so expensive here in my country, Brazil. Seems like I'll be enjoying software synths for a while. At least, I hope to have some spare money to start supporting your channel next month. Cheers!
Yeah, I know. Gear prices in Latin America are weird
@@AudioPilz they get price gouging and/or the dealers get them at full price overseas, forcing them to price them higher to sustain their businesses
Behringer supposedly wants their Volca-like "Soul" series to be cheap enough even for Latin Americans.
I bought the Minibrute 2 as my first analog synth over one year ago, no ragrets!
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Wie immer super, vor allem die Soundbeispiele..
Danke!!!
Long time fan, first time commenter. Minibrute 2 was my intro to synthesis!
Thanks for watching, stick around!!!
My first hardware synth! (though i have the 2s) When I take it out I find myself working with it four hours (due to the 4 sequencers) letting me create everything from kick, hat and melody in one patch and sequence the two oscillators independently from each other. You can also get some nice fm from it if you patch via the lin fm input
Nice!!! That's quite a challenge tho
Love for the Easter themed intro :)
And the second jam... Outstanding! So great to see a track made only out of a machine! Love these kind of explorations
Thank you so much!!!
Not sure the depth concern at 5:30 is warranted, as 60mm is more than enough, even for most Doepfer modules. Most people would never notice 50mm being too shallow even.
Thanks for the heads up!!! As I'm not a modular expert I just took the information from SOS
Minibrute 2 (2S specifically) is another one I've been tempted by, heh. The "Noir" versions do look cool, too. Great job as always, including on that finale section!
Thank you!!!
My goodnesss man. The music you make here is so nice!
Thank you!!!
Always enjoy your even-handed analysis. I'm a little surprised here when you said the rackbrute requires shallow modules. I guess it must be objectively true or you wouldn'ta said it, but the 2s + Rackbrute are where I started my modular journey, and I'm like 40 modules in and haven't never found one that didn't fit. In fact compared to the old Pittsburgh Modular thingy and the tiptop mantis I've also got now, i've had fewer "oh crap this won't fit here" moments with it. Anyway, as others have said, the 2s was an amazing place to start me learning what the hell an LFO is, etc.
Thank you so much!!!
I came back to this to confirm, I'm thinking about getting one, wholly agree that with an external midi controller (I have the keystep 37) the 2S has a badass sequencer that is more useful to me than a 2 octave keyboard.
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Splendid work as always! I would love to see you give a "Tool or Toy", General-MIDI widget sort of treatment to the little Yamaha seq/synths like the QY70. Though most of the commentary I see about them is from their enthusiasts rather than detractors, surely *someone* must think they're Bad Gear.
(I see in the Novation Bass Station episode you have a QY10 and consider it Bad Gear-worthy but it would be a big time investment. No argument here!)
Great idea, thanks!!!
Really do love your videos. Whether you read on a synth I love or not your videos are entertaining and useful
Thank you!!!
Proper LOL at the Nick batt / PWM graphic, nice touch!
Thank you!!!
at first glance of AudioPilz post video editing timeline, it's ticking all the boxes. Massive jumpcuts, low end memes, an abundance of juicy noise and mind boggling buffering features.
That sums it up nicely;) Thank you!!!
Damn these are some of your best jams in a long time!!! This thing goes
Thank you!!!
Great as always, thank you!
Thank you so much!!!
Again stepping through the video frame by frame. The meme at 0.52 is hilarious. You are cracking me up
Thank you!!!
I have one of these MiniBrute 2 keyboards, along with a 6U RackBrute. I love the system, so far, though I do need to spend more time with it.
Nice setup!
Nice! I have always kinda wanted the 2s. There has to be a moment when I tell myself "you do not even remotely need that"
That's a very mature moment;)
Damn no one stand a chance against your vidéos ! you rule, thanks a lot
Thank you so much!!!
wow! amazing tracks that you squeezed out of it ;)
Thank you so much!!!
677 comments at 2150 likes. 31000 views at 93000 subscribers after one day. Fanbase is strong! Thanks for delivering even on easter friday!
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I was very curious what you were going to say about this video Professor because I came really close to buying the minibrute 2S.. I might get it in the future.. as always your reviews are extremely fair and nearly unbiased..
Thank you!!!
Love that noisy snare/clap in the final jam.
Thank you!!!
I was a fan of the Arturia plugins back in the 2000s! These hardware synths sound great these days.
Loved the plugins too back in the day
Got rid of my Minibrute 2s a couple of years ago with no regret because of its filter and AD instead of the second adsr. Still, for its price it is a pretty amazing peace of gear. At least, it was a good try. And your tracks proove it, awesome as usual! Personally, if i would want a keyboardless and sequencerless version i would actually choose a Neutron by [beep] company.
Beep;)
Neutron can't do supersaws or mix waveforms like Minibrute. MS-1 can, but is missing the supersaws.
Different beast than MC-101 ;)
I thought about buying MiniBrute 2 - as a companion to my three Craves... but size of a MiniBrute (depth) scares me a little...
Good video - as usually. Pleasure to watch.
Thank you!!! Yeah, that thing is a bit chunky
This is my new favorite UA-camr for real! 👊🏾
Thank you so much!!!
I like the sound of Arturia's Brute synths and as I predicted, your jams with this one are bangers, especially that last one. Nice video editing on that, too.
Thank you so much!!!
Besides this being another great episode, i realized, that your right index finger looks like you tried to tune an old organ and bent it - besides that: pure love for your performance(es)
Thanks!!! Yeah, my fingers come in weird shapes;)
Love the demos, mad skills brocephalus
Thank you so much!!!
Could not get a better gift on my birthday! 😄 Great episode! 😊
happy belated birthday;)
@@AudioPilz Thanks a lot! 😊