Great jam at the end, I love how it sounds when the low notes come in. 😍 As for your points of criticism, some of them are already on a list for upcoming firmware updates, such as saving the state of the synth.
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you liked it! The body of the note, with the 2 subs was just 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 And love to hear that saving states is coming! I can't wait to see where you will be able to take this tiny little beast, it has so much potential.
@garaughty6 ай бұрын
Lovely work on this Dex... gorgeous tones & drones !
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed it 🧡
@draconianrhythms2 ай бұрын
Great review, informative, honest and entertaining .. thank you (btw 100% yes on firmware that allows persistence / saving of settings) … cheers
@Dexba2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it useful :)
@TristanBaldi6 ай бұрын
Very cool Dexba. And I didn't know you had a M8, way to go!
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! 🧡 And the M8 has been a lucky, very recent addition: and I’m loving it! Plus, I’m devouring your videos, trying to get some extra knowledge, but I’m planning to give it a personal spin using it as a creative sequencer with the Wingie 2. Can’t wait to go out and record with them!
@TristanBaldi6 ай бұрын
@@Dexba cheers! You'll have a blast, it's sequencing is insane even for external gear. Enjoy!
@jon_gee6 ай бұрын
Great video and jam. 🙏🏻🖤
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it 🧡
@jon_gee6 ай бұрын
@@DexbaLearned a ton!! I had no clue you could raise the octaves! 😮💨
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Knowing that I've been useful is the best feeling in the world! Have fun with it!@@jon_gee
@NonsenseInBASIC6 ай бұрын
Wonderful review and demo. I’ve had one since launch and I too have a complicated relationship with it. In fact, when your video dropped, I’d given up and I had it listed on eBay. Then I played with it again and cancelled the auction. I don’t know, I feel that it’s almost artificially limited by trying to remain just a drone synth. It’s got so much going on but it just crackles and pops over it all (even on the softest settings). It’s like I’m trying to explore a DX7 that someone keeps hitting with a hammer :)
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Thank you a lot for checking it out, and I'm glad this is coming from another Elmyra user! It took me a while to wrap my head around it, swinging between trying to make something complicated (with the patch points, the possible integration with eurorack, the different voice modes) and just letting myself go to the purest experience. I settled for something inbetween, and I'm very thankful I did. I admit I don't know how many of the limitations are by design (both intentional and dictated by external things like cost coming from increased complexity or a more powerful engine) or simply by its nature of product under current development. I personally would love to have fewer wavetable pages, but higher quality in the few I have. Even a longer boot-up/load time, if that's required, since there is no modulation that can be applied to the page choice, and that would benefit vastly the concept of "drone synth made for the beatings", since they would get crispier (not crunchier) and the instrument could breath more. But that's probably something that has been avoided for very obvious technical reasons! I'm very interested in seeing where this little Elmyra goes, since I am more and more relying on portable instruments , but I completely get you!
@nyppy6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback, always happy to get people's input. If you don't mind me asking, could you list a couple of things that would make you feel more at home with your Elmyra? Preferably things that could be done in a firmware upgrade. 😉
@NonsenseInBASIC6 ай бұрын
@@Dexba I must admit, I spent some time with it yesterday, playing it on its own terms rather than trying to shape it to mine. It is a marvellous synth that’s benefitted greatly from recent updates. I’ve found that having one voice under CV control from my Keystep Pro (providing sequencing and envelopes) while the other three just do their thing, acts as a happy compromise that allows me to be more melodic while still enjoying some Elmyra dirt :)
@NonsenseInBASIC6 ай бұрын
@@nyppy Hi. I do love your synth. I really do (especially after 2.2) and I’m beginning to find ways to work in in with the rest of my gear. Really the only thing I have on the wishlist is the option to turn it on and have the same settings I turned off with. I don’t generally get a lot of time to play, and starting from scratch every time is just a barrier that sometimes stops me playing it.
@nyppy6 ай бұрын
@@NonsenseInBASIC Thanks! I'm happy to report that system state persistence is already scheduled to be included in the next update, along with a bunch of cool new features. 🙂
@istvantoth74316 ай бұрын
The little sister of Soma Lyra.
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Indeed! I love the (very useful) additions, but also how each of the two instruments has its own distinct character and space ✨
@Congasjones5 ай бұрын
You can cycle though waves on each oscillator by clicking PG button making each sound a bit different
@Dexba5 ай бұрын
Thank you, it is said at 7:34 😊
@Congasjones5 ай бұрын
@@Dexba ah yes -great video of this amazing machine -can’t wait for more updates 👍
@oldmancolin4 ай бұрын
Shame about the power bank shutting down. Most Anker power banks, readily available here in the US, can enable an always-on mode if you double tap the button. Very handy for the Elmyra 2, Norns Shield, 1010 Lemondrop, etc.
@Dexba4 ай бұрын
I have a few (actually none from Anker though), and while they stay on with the other stuff you mentioned, I had no luck with the Elmyra. Maybe I’ll ask some friends if I can try their power banks and see if some of those work. It would greatly improve my relationship with the instrument! Thank you for the heads up!
@synthebo6 ай бұрын
Oohhhhh!! 😍😍😍😍
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
This is really something, uh? 😵💫
@petercane63765 ай бұрын
You asked what we think? I think you did a very informative video together with valid points. I liked your jam at the end a lot!!!! I have ordered mine today. I think it is good as a stand alone instrument. I will use it for stand alone live ambient jamming. It sounds good enough on its own and also....people like to hear what synths sound like when solo or naked even. Without being clothed with other synths because then we do not know what is playing what. I will allow one reverb unit to be used but thats it. It worries me that you said it cannot be played with head phones? I use head phones all the time. Is there a hack for this?
@nyppy5 ай бұрын
You can use it with headphones if you use a mono to stereo adapter, otherwise you'll have sound in one ear only.
@petercane63765 ай бұрын
@@nyppy Thank you!
@Dexba5 ай бұрын
I am so glad you found it informative, and that you have been able to form a decision thanks to this! Have fun with your purchase 🙏🏻
@petercane63765 ай бұрын
@@Dexba As a matter of interest what speakers/ amplifier do you use. I only operate from my tiny bedroom so I do not need anything too huge yet I MUST have something that brings out the beauty of the Emyra2 bass notes and well... .all the others? What should I look for?
@w3stonerАй бұрын
@@petercane6376I use this to great effect. The newer model #3 is Bluetooth only so only get the first or second version which have the audio input
@harveytherobot6 ай бұрын
It looks like a synth drawn by Midjourney.
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
I’m not sure how you feel about this, but I would love to see more real synths coming from Midjourney drawings. More often than not they look quite spectacular, and for the more convincing ones I even had to research a bit before realize they weren’t real 😅
@ArgentSmith6 ай бұрын
EM LYRA ))
@Dexba6 ай бұрын
Eheh the hint is not too subtle 🌝
@dualtrx5 ай бұрын
interesting box. too bad it's mono.
@Dexba3 ай бұрын
Interesting indeed! As for the mono, as with many other things on this little box, it made more sense when I tried it in a modular setup. I am thinking about releasing a sequel to this video, about its integration with other instruments, but, unfortunately, I have barely time to reply to the few comments, as you can see, let alone planning a new thorough video
@markus640924 күн бұрын
I just hoped this is a passionate 40 min demo but then....noooo another human manual. Why you guys don't present calculators. Why you can't just shut up and do what people do with instruments?
@Dexba24 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to check out your 40 min demo!
@Hi_im_ai5 ай бұрын
Kinda sounds like a printer
@Dexba5 ай бұрын
I mean, it could be a great compliment too! 😄 I have always been fascinated by these videos (I have a soft spot for HDDs tho) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q555adSlxMCUc5s.html