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@Eichro3 жыл бұрын
VeeSeeVSTRack! Good luck exploring all 850+ modules. ;)
@XantuxNepomuk3 жыл бұрын
My favourite are: Arido by Solcito Musica and the free u-he synths
@hamtramckchronicles3 жыл бұрын
If you haven't already, Surge.
@Roderick_Legato3 жыл бұрын
You've already covered Surge and Vital. What else is there?
@EasyHeat3 жыл бұрын
Dude, I'll say it again: You have the perfect voice for radio, commercial voice over work ect... Ha! Anyway... I have an old iMac laying around (late 2008) I was thinking of possibly turning into a stand alone live noise maker of sorts, and I was pleased to see Odin will run in El Capitan! Really dig the channel! Cheers!
@unfa003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering Odin2, and especially for pointing out that it's not just "free" (as in "freeware") but also open-source (as in "free software" or "libre software") :) I've been using it a bit and making some tutorials about it as well (100% open-source audio production is my thing), but I wanted to watch your take on this synth to see if I missed anything of note. I find the patches you've demonstrated really inspiring, and they make me want to dive into this instrument once more.
@glomerol8300 Жыл бұрын
There seems to be a bit of a FLOSS music plugin renaissance at the moment. Still, though, I'm waiting, so to speak, for, or at least hoping to find, a nice FLOSS synth plugin that can take a reasonably-long, quantum-computer-choking wav or flac or whatever accessible file, actually resynthesize it to a healthy amount of partials and then have a powerful system with which to work on/effect the results. Madrona Labs' ~four-year (and counting) foot-drag-with-the-name-Sumu (lost in the fog?) aside, it would ideally have to be FLOSS.
@dirtysolarremix Жыл бұрын
i want this Today!💯
@guythegoth1393 жыл бұрын
The synth itself is a bit outside my experience level to operate, but the idea of combining a textured droning sample with a synth that you displayed at the end was really intriguing and I'll definitely try that out soon!
@BdawgSelf3 жыл бұрын
So glad more VSTs are being made for Linux
@tuneboyz56343 жыл бұрын
yay now u can enjoy ur wacky kooky synth
@guacfiend2 жыл бұрын
@@tuneboyz5634 don't hate on linux just because it's not your preferred OS :)
@DatasetDesign3 жыл бұрын
I love that they made a synth inspired by Thor and released it as a VST3 that you can't use in Reason. Another example of why I'm not upgrading it until it supports VST3.
@johnchedsey13063 жыл бұрын
Hopefully the recent Reason roadmap is correct and they have VST3 support done by January. That's been the thing I most want as an update. I suspect they are having to rewrite a huge chunk of their code base to make it happen.
@boogs81123 жыл бұрын
This is a truly amazing synth
@DarkSideofSynth3 жыл бұрын
Great review! I love Odin II, and featured it in some of my synth jams. It's a great synth, indeed. It takes some time to delve into but it can make great sounds, and fun to play. More jams and patches coming soon.
@theorize9995 ай бұрын
I agree bringing the filters into surge was a great thing, it’s one of the main reasons surge is installed
@cclark80883 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing all the free stuff there is!
@razornaut3 жыл бұрын
Not even my wife has called me beautiful 😭... I feel all warm inside.
@HairyVeinyNiggaBalls3 жыл бұрын
gay
@razornaut3 жыл бұрын
Is it recess already?
@tuneboyz56343 жыл бұрын
@@razornaut bro dont cry take care!
@DreamWeavingStudios Жыл бұрын
I also got this warm feeling inside 😂😅
@starspark31512 жыл бұрын
Big thanks, i never gave this an opportunity until I saw/heard this vídeo. And this synths deserves more attention by everyone. It's HUGE.
@clown1343 жыл бұрын
its nice to see a popular creator actually cover a FOSS software of any kind, especially a plugin. hobbyist and music production community in general is SO brainwashed by for-profit companies into thinking non-free plugins are worse, or not worth using makes me so angry.
@friesiamans19662 жыл бұрын
hey, i just read your comment, don´t be angry, it´s not worth it, just keep going your way... how do i know? i´m a hobby/amateur musician since 1971 and went a long way - i play several instruments, played many completely styles of music (reggae for decades) and even made music for several utterly crazy films and am now more into electronic music - in the early 80s i had the chance to go into music business, but deliberately refused that, because i was aware, that i´m too soft for that - i had moments, when i regretted it, but at the end of the day, i´m very happy, sitting here in my garage, having a fine little home recording studio (i started and struggled with cassettes back in the day, so i know what a luxury we have now), a self sufficient nobody with a small herd of fans, haha... :-) as i said: keep going and do your stuff, being angry just costs energy for nothing - love and greetings from germany 🙋♂️
@BenAngMusic2 жыл бұрын
Agree that it is very good to see a popular creator like Venus Theory cover a FOSS like Thor in detail and with real world application
@FreeThink1984 Жыл бұрын
Based
@ceed3d396 Жыл бұрын
A damn good VST plugin, and it’s free!
@arbous655 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the review. I got a few things figured out. Also I like your blend of drone and organic concept. If you happen to make more videos just about texture making, I would love to find out. :)
@davidnollmusic3633 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Cameron! I always appreciate your excellent videos. Wishing you all the best!
@ericmaher47563 жыл бұрын
The sounds on the analog oscillators really pop out from the rest. Good stuff, thanks for sharing about the Odin.
@gajan87583 жыл бұрын
that's the beauty of bitwig: you just mod anything you want *easy* and *fast* :)
@JayTheLane3 жыл бұрын
Nice almost looks semi modular. Sounds meaty and analog.
@Skyverb3 жыл бұрын
The basses are nice!
@TheParadox10103 жыл бұрын
I am semi modular.
@leinexkeith291 Жыл бұрын
15:59 Exceptional 🎻💎🔥
@aspirativemusicproduction21355 ай бұрын
Odin is one of the best sounding Synts out there. The first thing I did off course is supersaw. I don't like anythind but supersaw.
@stevenbrown87823 жыл бұрын
Thank you for referring this synth. A lot of effort was put into producing the User Manual. Very good layout, pictures (I Like pictures!) and Hyperlinks. This fact alone is well worth me working with this synth (a novice I am, but with a good manual even I can learn). Overall excellent, and a Donation well worthy of the work put into Odin 2 and the User Manual. P.S. Did I Mention I like Manuals?
@EddieSlowhands9 ай бұрын
THANKS FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME SYNTH - REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING IT OUT ! I'M JUST STARTING OUT IN AMBIENT MUSIC AND THIS SEEMS IDEAL.
@AnthonyMcBazooka2 жыл бұрын
I love Thor but with the new pricing model from Reason which is basically trying to force even long time customers into the subscription, I'm very happy that there is an open source alternative, although not exactly the same, the workflow is very similar and that's what I love so much about it.
@sclose19702 жыл бұрын
Thanks for so much for making this video. I would've never known about Odin II. You did a great job of covering the features. I can't wait to try it out.
@rayderrich3 жыл бұрын
Another one to try, pfew. A few weeks ago I found Vital (I know I am late), then bought Rob Papen B.I.T., then found Surge and now Odin II. So many toys, so little time. Thanks man!
@rayderrich3 жыл бұрын
@@artisans8521 It looks fantastic, I agree.
@MR1337SKI2 жыл бұрын
Dam lots of ideas for this. Definitely going to get familiar with this one. You had me at wardrums.
@mclightseeker39732 жыл бұрын
How about u-he Zebralette or Triple Cheese, the only synth that I know works based on comb filters. Both also come now with a new, modern GUI
@VenusTheory2 жыл бұрын
Zebralette kicks ass! Haven't tried the new Triple Cheese update but I'll add it to my list.
@sjfarrell2.033 жыл бұрын
Amazing that this is free, TBH. It sounds really good, flexible enough, and is quite simple to use.
@TheNimasan2 жыл бұрын
i have this synths since 2 years. now it works very very well!
@RichCochrane2 жыл бұрын
As of v2.3.0 they've incorporated the microtuning code from Surge as well, which is awesome.
@ToreHansen3 жыл бұрын
I had this one for a while, but this video really showed what is possible! Great video as always.
@leinexkeith291 Жыл бұрын
13:41 Wait... even the drums... 💎🔊🔥
@carlossoliman67033 жыл бұрын
This Free synth is perfect.
@christophmuller-albrecht84623 жыл бұрын
Very good and understandable overview, great and interesting sounds, and the best synth & gear speaker voice out there. Thank you for sharing!
@floatinganarchychannel32042 жыл бұрын
Wow you made some amazing sounds in odin!! I love him he is so rich and retro!!!
@vutib3 жыл бұрын
Oh that's greeeeat. Been using it for a few months and just wait you to promote this hell of a synthetizer 😍
@Skyverb3 жыл бұрын
For the Chiptune Oscillators I have just been drawing Sega Genesis cityscape backgrounds =)
@maxricemusic6563 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this! Downloaded the synth right away
@elzurixmusic3 жыл бұрын
I really like this synth as well, it's just that it takes up A LOT of CPU when using even 4 voices of unison, which is really problematic for me because I like big analog pads, and I just can't use Odin without it taking 25% of my CPU, I really hope they would fix it, I installed the latest version. btw, if anyone knows how to fix the issue, please let me know!
@ragnarroeck3 жыл бұрын
When my old Computer reached it's limit I started to bounce more often, something I seem not like to do for reasons unknown, I like to stay MIDI as long as I can. But that gave me a few further years of good use, so I might suggest doing that with your ODIN-tracks.
@jamescuttsmusicjcm50133 жыл бұрын
@@ragnarroeck bouncing is one approach, but what about freezing? can go back to midi when required at the click of a button?
@ragnarroeck3 жыл бұрын
@@jamescuttsmusicjcm5013 if your DAW offers that, use it! The idea is to use a sample whenever possible.
@stu41163 жыл бұрын
I think most synths are cpu hungry, the best one that isn't, that I know of is synthmaster one, great sound but such a terrible gui
@jamescuttsmusicjcm50133 жыл бұрын
@@stu4116 what i can tell you as a developer is that... when people ask for synths that are not cpu hungry, they are really asking... "how can i get awesome synthesized sounds but not pay any cost in terms of, cpu processing?". Of course, what they would be better off with is samples. Basically... the better the synth, the more itll cost in cpu. There is no way to get it for free. You can buy a better cpu, bounce / freeze, or just use a simpler synth. But then obviously, it wont have all the trimmings. Another example of this question is... "how can i run my game at highest gfx settings but not have to buy a new cpu / gfx card?"... simple answer... you can't unfortunately. Lol.
@brokko_le3 Жыл бұрын
I'm drowning in plugins, free and paid. Recently I've tried most of them for one seemingly simple task: to get that 303 sound. It didn't have to be a perfect recreation, just that resonant rawness (on a synth that wasn't specifically build to emulate one). I failed with all of them, although some came close, with some tinkering. Usually they were either very thin sounding or they'd go berserk with whistling resonance. Even those with a dedicated "acid" mode failed (looking at you synthmaster). I used to think filters were mostly the same for synths, but I've found out that's not true. Same goes for distortion. I've only found one that got that 303+distortion sound right (for the most part): DTQ plusdistortion, which is free too. Anyway, as you said how great Odin's filters were, I put it to the test. I've only been playing around with it for a few minutes and it can actually do it! Even with saturation turned down there's that magical "glass cricket" sound using the diode filter with high resonance. Even rawer than the original if you ask me. Didn't have to jump through a single hoop either. Awesome synth, thanks fot the tip!
@glomerol8300 Жыл бұрын
I thunk a thought just after my power-nap here: We are all just walking chiptunes. Like, as a species. All just walking chiptunes on this here planet. May we do better on the next. The sun will nova and we will pass on, or whichever comes first and then time for us will once again become meaningless as this universe ages and dies and we wake up yet again in yet another universe on yet another planet being yet more chiptunes. It will be our lot in life, in this one and the next. Thanks for the free demo, Cam, you... you chiptuneroonie, if I may be so bold. I had the Odin plug long before this video, but it was on another computer, if not on another planet in another universe.
@wjniemi3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great demo, Cameron.
@_DRMR_3 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Odin2 featured on the channel, it certainly has some unique elements to it. Personally I'd probably also use external effects, unless you only need something very subtle. Plenty of opensource tools for you to review in the future. Have you looked at the ChowDSP modeling plugins? Also a great versatile plugin host is Carla. And for an upcoming new opensource DAW have a look at Zrythm!
@SaucemanSauceman3 жыл бұрын
Odin2 is awesome thanks for introducing.
@joost37832 жыл бұрын
the morgan freeman of music production videos
@davidpetersonharvey Жыл бұрын
Hey, there, yourself, Mr. Sexy Moustache Man! :-D Great video! It helped me get started with this synth and I love it. I'll be checking it Surge-XT next.
@dirtysolarremixАй бұрын
Thanks for the great video👍🏼
@leinexkeith291 Жыл бұрын
17:01 oh who's talking right there...
@kmdaykin3 жыл бұрын
I've become fussy around VST synths, if I can't modulate one oscillator with the output of another it feels a bit bland. This one satisfies my OCD.
@thom-alphaxiii-51063 жыл бұрын
even if Odin II was not a free vst it would be a must have synth
@lehemikus7413 Жыл бұрын
Also... Awsome plugin... 10-10
@sparkpeace6472 жыл бұрын
Sound of this Synth is nothing compared to this man's voice !!
@KozmykJ3 жыл бұрын
I was about to bemoan it's CPU hunger. I had Odin II v2.2 installed since last year and that was both CPU hungry And occasionally unstable, on my system. BUT v2.3.1 is about as much of a CPU hog as Vital, Pigments and PhasePlant and appears to be more stable than it was so ... Maybe I'll get to use it a bit more now. 👍 Thanks for the reminder.
@KozmykJ3 жыл бұрын
My 'Monster" i7 4.3GHz 32GB machine just isn't so 'Monster' anymore. 😢 4 cores, 8 threads is just middle of the road now. The Koz Audio Build 2021 is gonna have to get serious about processing capacity ...
@electropocalypse5877 Жыл бұрын
Your videos truly inspire me and have helped me learn so much. A random question for any people in the comments... what is the purpose of parallel routing? I assumed that all modular synths use a single chain (input to output)... silly me I guess. ^_^
@ultrajayme2 жыл бұрын
Finally got Odin 2 just now...like as in 30 minutes ago haha I have a JX8P and Prologue for poly work but you can't go wrong with some vst synths
@BenMartinBox Жыл бұрын
It is indeed a nice synth concept (and free) but for what it delivers (does), it is very CPU intensive.
@mykdubz128 Жыл бұрын
Odin is a great synth, no doubt about it. The only thing is that you might need a powerful cpu. It runs pretty well on my Windows Laptop but the Linux one couldn't handle it so I would stick to using Surge instead.
@michaelrelkowski5052 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I need another life to learn all this shet
@leinexkeith291 Жыл бұрын
14:11 I honestly acted stupid in public after this 🤡💎🔥
@Audiomancer5 ай бұрын
Do you have to use the mod matrix for everything? For instance, there's a filter envelope that looks straight forward, but I don't see any click through or drag drop option. I assumed that the initial state of the synth would allow the use of the envelope on the default filter without using the matrix, but it doesnt appear that way to my amateur eyes. It seems like you can use any modulation source for any parameter....so why label the mod envelope and filter envelope separately? Could all just be mod envelopes. It's actually really awesome the flexibility available. This is the synth where I can finally design my sounds from scratch, and they sound like I imagined in my head.
@kerdum3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, this sounds so good!!
@archivethearchives2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha just as I was thinking it reminds me of Thor you said it seems inspired by it. I find that amazing because it is one of the best synths in Reason to this day. The fact it is free is amazing
@dimitrisargy98045 ай бұрын
ODIN & ODIN 2 synth = a THOR (from Reason) in VST form.
@Neuri3 жыл бұрын
so good! thanks Cam super inspiring mate
@soundcore1832 жыл бұрын
There is another one called vk-1 free synth I am not convinced that much using such free beer when having vital and surge. Genesis by Umet Ozcan is interesting for maybe sound design not for performance. Quite opposite of that would be using only commercial synths like serum, pigments, falcon, spire, phase plant, omnisphere and avenger. What is so special about Thor was I guess the formant filter but the main sound in reason came from subosc, layers and effects not Thor by itself. Like the fractalizer on zebra by uhe and absynth by ni makes the sound character very unique but without any further processing it will be almost dry. ZynAddSubFX by Paul Nasca can do extremely wide pads and it is free. The filters are basic but the capability to stack layers in additive fashion could give good results, specially when looking for deep and wide sounds. There had been some fixes to it from the UI in some paid version, but I suggest sticking to synths which are in current development.
3 жыл бұрын
Getting some Reason Thor vibes, oh, Cameron just said that. How do you record your voice and do you have any room treatment? Extremely clean, no echo/reverb, and I do not see a mic nearby, it must be quite far away.
@VenusTheory2 жыл бұрын
Yo! Lots of room treatment, but recently covered my vocal chain in my 'making of a youtube video' video. I use a Deity S Mic 2 going direct into my Audiofuse Studio
@lucianocatarin91762 жыл бұрын
very,very,very interesting VST synth
@BILLTHEPOET2 жыл бұрын
for some reason my download doesn't have the factory presets I downloaded it from the site for windows.....thoughts?
@vewilli3 жыл бұрын
Great review!
@plodaerte3 жыл бұрын
please dont stop saying howdy doody i love it so much
@Diego_Animo2 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why reaper fail to scan Odin. Does someone has the same problem? I'm on Win64bit
@PC006711 ай бұрын
Il est superbe. Je travaille beaucoup avec charlatan car il prend une session 1,5% de processeur !!
@thomas13RA Жыл бұрын
Looking at phasing of bass / kick drama ATM. Would something like this be able to emulate or draw in a match for either of the two channels? I.e.bass confirms to kick. Or what is a better idea for this problem of layered kicks and bass?
@piitciia4263 жыл бұрын
Your speaking voice is awesome and content anyway. ✌🏻✌🏻
@musicandfilms99562 жыл бұрын
This plugin is simple enough even for me to use, yet it has a lot of options and sounds warm and interesting. Oddly, I can get only 6 voices of polyphony out of it in Unison 1 Mode, not the 24 voices claimed. What might I be doing wrong?
@SoundPeaks2 жыл бұрын
Thor as VST yey!
@Mr.MarlonRiver2 жыл бұрын
For some reason REASON IS BEST
@asephartanto666 Жыл бұрын
thor, odin, what's next? asgard? loki?
@VenusTheory Жыл бұрын
Asgard would make an amazing name for a reverb plugin!
@agauerm3 жыл бұрын
I see you like to combine synths, in Studio One it´s very easy to create multi synth instruments, you would love it.
@palebluedotstudios3 жыл бұрын
Hello! Where have you been my whole life? EDIT: I just realized I had this in my VST folder...oh, too many plugins...😅😂
@moetarded77572 жыл бұрын
It is the whale sound from Star Trek 4
@jeetray11 Жыл бұрын
How does Odin compare with XFer Serum? Can you please recommend a free synth software/vst for windows for an absolute beginner?
@thelanavishnuorchestra3 жыл бұрын
Yay, another free linux synth.
@MaxFury_Official10 ай бұрын
I use freeware synths for all my songs and they sound quote random people "really professional" it's all in the user these days. If you know what you're looking for and have the time and patience eventually you will get a great sound. I can't remember last i paid for a synth. It was probably my Access Virus-Ti that is honestly just collecting dust, yeah it's sad.
@roohawkins2400 Жыл бұрын
Are these Presets available on your website? I don't see anything for Odin specifically
@w_musicman2 жыл бұрын
I love it!
@landune36733 жыл бұрын
Great video mr. Deep Voice
@djphobia74633 жыл бұрын
yeah its wicked........
@brunodiesel80862 жыл бұрын
hi guy ,yes i agree souds really pretty cool thanks alot for the link
@noam_mmvii3 жыл бұрын
What happened to "Howdy doodie buckaroonies?" :( Great vid as always Cam.
@unfa003 жыл бұрын
We're beautiful now. Don't complain!
@guttaslimes Жыл бұрын
I had this when I used FL12, but now I've upgraded to FL20, it no longer works. This is frustrating because I had to stop using the old FL because it crashes so often... now I cannot edit or change older projects in the new FL because I used to use the crap out of this synth (for every sound imaginable, it's really THAT GOOD) and it's not being recognised in the new FL at all despite all my attempts to fix the issue. I can't be the only one!!! Someone HELP! Please?
@lehemikus7413 Жыл бұрын
Heeey.... Does anyone know if you can run this plugin with a guitar?
@sh_a_nkar41352 жыл бұрын
hi my daw only supportd vs2 not vst3 what to do ?
@krisrhodes51802 жыл бұрын
Sorry I don't know this already but when you call the sound an "organic texture" towards the end, what does that mean? Where would I look to find other examples possibly not in a $449 library?
@BenedictRoffMarsh3 жыл бұрын
Oh 09:52 is very Gary Numan circa 1985. I assumed that was PPG. I did a huuuuge Odin II vid when this version first came out. There was a lot I liked and then some really odd things like parameter ranges. Seeing VST3 is about to become a thing in Reason12, maybe I will look again. :-)
@frankenfrank95532 жыл бұрын
Do you also have the problem that you can not specify your own installation path in Windows during the installation and Windows Defender reports?
@JennyEverywhere3 жыл бұрын
Damn, dude...have you ever considered ASMR? That's a nice synth, I just wish the Windows installer would let me put it on a disk other than C:.
@StewO1013 жыл бұрын
Jus install it on disk c: After that cut the "Odin2.vst3" out of C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 and paste it to you preferred directory. Same with the path "C:\ProgramData\odin2\Soundbanks\User Patches" which is empty at the beginning because the factory patches are included to the vst itself. Of cause you also have to tell your DAW where to find it because after moving it to an different than the standard path for vst3 plugins it wont find it without you telling it where to scan for plugins.
@thewavewarden33153 жыл бұрын
Other than VST2, the VST3 specification absolutely requires VST3 plugins to be in the exact location it is installed to. Some hosts (for example Studio One), will not find the plugin no matter what you tell the host where to search for plugins. This is why I hardcoded the destination to where it is.
@wardka3 жыл бұрын
Great sounding, but I wish I could figure out why it behaves so strangely in FL Studio. Sometimes the sound disappears and sometimes the entire GUI disappears and I can't seem to get it back. It acts like a trial version.
@gogamusic3 жыл бұрын
I’m so bummed that it crashes on my Cubase and my project would not load while it was installed. So I had to uninstall 😞 waiting for a higher version than 2.3.1 when it resolves
@jazzdude70143 жыл бұрын
on my LEGIT Cubase 10.5 Pro NO problem, i checked more than 40 presets. and changed parameters
@gogamusic3 жыл бұрын
@@jazzdude7014 ok did you save a project and then loaded it back up ? I have a large project that got messed up and would not load. The error message said Odin 2 was the problem. I might try to reinstall again
@jazzdude70143 жыл бұрын
@@gogamusic yes i saved it as Odin2 test and reloaded it, it acts like expected. BUT there were nor other tracks only 2 Odin instances for checking the presets and try to mess with the performance. WIN7 and C10.5 pro
@gogamusic3 жыл бұрын
@@jazzdude7014 ok thanks
@jellycoding3 жыл бұрын
I can't open this. It says there is a problem with the installation. :(