Pro VS Mini / Minitaur / Microfreak / Uno Synth

Pro VS Mini / Minitaur / Microfreak / Uno Synth - Synthpop Demo

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6 ай бұрын

I haven't seen much music featuring the Behringer Pro VS Mini yet. The initial run sold out quickly and dealers are just starting to get them in stock again. Here it's serving as a pluck that turns into a sort of bell when the cutoff opens up. It's the first sound I designed when I took it out of the package and I'm looking forward to exploring this synth in more depth!
The Moog Minitaur is the bass for this one. I finally got the firmware updated and got the Minitaur Editor plugin working, which unlocks Velocity and Key mapping for the filter cutoff.
The Arturia Microfreak plays a lead line. It's a unison patch that's meant to sound like a sort of analog string machine. I love the versatility of the Microfreak, but I have to dig into it more deeply at some point.
The IK Multimedia Uno Synth is playing an analog string-like pad. I'll probably explore this synth more in the future. I got it refurbished for $99 and it's been sitting in a drawer for quite a while. It was in immaculate shape--I can highly recommend IK's refurbished listings on Reverb.
Every channel other than the Minitaur has a combination of Baby Audio's Magic Switch for chorus/width and their Baby Comeback plugin for delay, plus reverb from Raum from Native instruments. The Minitaur has some saturation added with the free Saturation Knob from Softube and a hint of Magic Switch for width. All four plugins are free--get the free Komplete Start bundle from NI to get Raum for free, otherwise it's $49. It's totally worth $49, but free is better!
The drums and all the midi tracks are sequenced in my DAW. For mixing I've done relatively little. The main aspect of these performances is manipulating the filter cutoff on each instrument to create progression in the track and to control which instruments are in focus at any one time. As a side effect I usually don't have to do much EQing or compression to get something sounding decent. I just roll off a little low end from most of the instruments.
I always wonder if these tracks get stuck in my head because I listen to them a million times while working on them or because they're genuinely catchy. This one, I think, is genuinely catchy. I'm pretty sure it will form the basis for a future release from my band, Plague Society. I was really feeling it and just listening to it on loop even when I wasn't working on it!
Gear used in this video:
Behringer Pro VS Mini shorturl.at/hmzDH
Moog Minitaur amzn.to/40w2Ws4
Arturia Microfreak amzn.to/48JBABC
IK Multimedia Uno Synth amzn.to/48JBFFq
CME Thru5 MIDI Splitter amzn.to/3suo2Kq
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@kevinaaronson 3 ай бұрын

You crushed it. Pro vs really is the icing on the cake, giving Terminator 2 vibes.

@scottnelle 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Kevin! I love Terminator 2 so much! One of my very favorite soundtracks and a movie that, as strange as it sounds, is full of fond childhood memories for me.

@Doxkyn 5 ай бұрын

Great sounding jam. The Pro VS Mini is a great addition to your set up. Definitely has it's own flavour. I've had mine for less than 24 hours but I can immediately hear that it'll fill a nice space that my other synths don't.

@scottnelle 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I completely agree about the Pro VS Mini. It's got a really unique sound, and the way that you can set the vector points and transition between them allows for some cool evolving sounds.

@jaffajenkins Ай бұрын

OOOooH ... The Microfreak Man ... I Just LOVE That Synth with Avengence its impossible to pick a Favorite synth when in Our possition we have the likes of moog Minitaur \ Mother 32 , Microbrute \ Minilogue XD , Behrgr. Pro. vs \ Streichfett ..ect , ect . All with different style and personallity ......... An Extreemly Nice Conundrum to Ponder

@scottnelle Ай бұрын

It's definitely a fun problem to have! sifting through my ever-growing collection for the right sounds to bring a piece together is a lot of the fun for me!

@Garrben1 6 ай бұрын

If you're taking requests - I'd like to see more uno synth. I can find hardly any vids on it. Only lexinous uses it that I know of.

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

Sure! I'll definitely find more opportunities to include it. It's a fun little synth!

@ekzil35 6 ай бұрын

Great track ! The Pro vs Mini seems to be very powerful. Love your work bro, continue like this 💪

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm really digging it so far. More to come, for sure!

@hellfishcrisis 6 ай бұрын

This is a pure mood!

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

The perfect soundtrack for your way of life!

@ThePedalboardOrchestra Ай бұрын

Cool setup, sounds great 👍👍👏👏

@scottnelle Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Excited to check out more of your channel, the most recent video is awesome!

@user-ok7vg6bt4g 6 ай бұрын

Really well done.

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! This one was a lot of fun to work on, and the Pro VS mini arrived just when I needed a pluck sound!

@Empirism Ай бұрын

Hey man, this is absolutely gorgeous jam. Sub for sure!

@scottnelle Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! And right back at ya with the sub. Cool stuff over on your channel! I love to see the guitar mixed in with the synth material!

@smokey64synth 6 ай бұрын

that bass line is killer!! loving the cyberpunky energy!!

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I didn't even think of this as fitting the cyberpunk vibe when I recorded it because it's pretty mellow compared to a lot of the cyberpunk music that's out right now, but I can see how it fits. Even dystopian android punks need their downtime 🖤

@smokey64synth 6 ай бұрын

@@scottnelle you are right, i just always hear these big chuggy basslines and my brain goes OOH CYBERPUNK lol

@SmallWorldBigThings 5 ай бұрын

Super!

@synthebo 6 ай бұрын

😍😍😍😍

@DeKoepi 6 ай бұрын

Nice jam :) I constricted myself to the Pro VS Mini with a first test song, only drums were added by DAW (and some effects like delay). Impressive what this cheap little box can spit out!

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

I checked yours out just now! It sounds like music from a Vampire movie or video game (that's a big compliment coming from me!) I'm excited to see what else you do with it!

@DeKoepi 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I like how you use it for a pluck and how well it suits with the Microfreak. I need to find more time to play around with that stuff. Berlin school should be easier when setting the synths to chromatic mode. Time for the kids to grow older fast so some time for music opens up 😅

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

I want to try some Berlin School some time! It's a style I'm not super familiar with but I was learning about it recently and it seemed like it would be fun to give it a shot.

@badinkstudios 6 ай бұрын

Continue to be inspired by how much you manage to get out of seemingly simple gear

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

Aw man, that's really kind! Thank you. It's been so fun exploring the capabilities of all these pretty affordable synths, and I feel like there's so much potential in them!

@badinkstudios 6 ай бұрын

@@scottnelle Back when I was in a band I found myself chasing the coolest, most expensive rig and then I would go see some underground doom metal band with the most disgusting old amps they bought from a church basement on craigslist and I started to get interested in the potential of overlooked or seemingly simple gear. Love it

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I miss getting out to see live bands but ever since covid struck it's not something I prioritize. I've been to just a few shows in the last few years. Maybe I'll try to see some more in 2024!

@1906james 6 ай бұрын

Jammin

@jaderington 2 ай бұрын

Good one. The Behringer pro mini looks interesting 🤔

@scottnelle 2 ай бұрын

I really like it! It sounds very different from the analog synths that I have and it's great to have that variety. There are some great stock patches and the sound design experience is interesting. It's not too different from a regular subtractive synth, and I watched a video from Behringer that made the four voice vector thing much more clear to me.

@jaderington 2 ай бұрын

I nearly bought the new Behringer OBX clone but my heart wanted a Sequenceual Take 5. It was meant to be the last synth & then quit with the G.A.S. Then it was the Colbalt and a hard to get, tiny Micromonsta 2 went up on eBay. I think I've stopped now. I made the fattest bass line with my Behringer crave for one of my Trax once....thats the first time I've seen that one your using there. I have an mpc x that was hard to learn but my workflow using synths and Bitwig is where I do best. Im a master of none because of my greed, or a dream fulfilled. I had one Trax last month that hit the algorithm with 320 plays, but outside of that even free music is hard to promote. I had one trax released by a lable and a copyright notice when i put it up on KZfaq. I called myself ; Itching the think , and a million bad skin conditions come up if you type it into sesrch 😅 I made music with a sampler when I was young then I stopped for over 20 years. Lockdown made me by a synth in 2020. If i get bored of it this time I have a lot of stuff to get rid of

@scottnelle 2 ай бұрын

@@jaderington I saw that Behringer was working on a UB-XA mini in the same size as the Pro VS Mini and I'll definitely get that when it's available. Otherwise I'm also trying not to buy many more synths. I'll probably get something from Dreadbox at some point, and I have a Minibrute 2s on my wishlist, but I have plenty of tools already. I think the long descriptions that I write help with the algorithm, but I'm not certain. Whether they do or not, I like to share about my process every time I release a video!

@jaderington 2 ай бұрын

@@scottnelleWe'll be accused of having a brag~Off. I bought a TR8S last month thinking I would jam more , but alas 😅 and no matter what you do there's a tiny latency when using with the DAW. It is nice, but really. I have million of drums. I have a Dreadbox Medusa, I was going to use it right now but I had to fix my last Trax vocals because of my dreadful voice. Time before that I was learning the Cobalt. I just wanted an easy time of it this time so out came the hated Roland system 1. Its so idiot proof for people like me. I made that Badboy sing in my sound design shesh along with the brand new & Free, U~he zebrzlette. Thats a new concept in synthesizer, I really like it. And GForce just released OBX drum machine software for £20. Prince and new order to name but a few used it back in the day, it's very retro but cool. I'll finish it in a couple of days now. Its in the bag already. Then Medusa come out ... dun dun dun ! I rotate them all the time.The Blofield or Hydrasynth after that. I'd like to drown the Hydrasynth tbh. It make me feel extra stupid and its not always right for my type of music. I don't sell my stuff on, so it stays. I'm getting better slowly but surly.

@jaderington 2 ай бұрын

@@scottnelle I cant see my last reply I sent you. Not to worry. I subbed to your channel for any new work of yours. I always enjoy a bit of synth talk with like-minded people if you're so inclined. Nice to meet you....

@erik_gerhard 6 ай бұрын

Hi Scott, very cool jam! Killer bass tones. 😊 Not sure if you'll see this, but, does the Pro VS Mini respond to velocity and/or aftertouch via Midi? I've been digging around and asking folks but nobody seems to be talking about it...🤔

@aounms 6 ай бұрын

I think yes the midi implementation is complete only the mouvement of joystick is not 😉

@scottnelle 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, Erik! It does respond to midi velocity. I couldn't find any way to map aftertouch to any of the parameters. I'm not 100% sure it isn't supported, but I couldn't find anything.

@erik_gerhard 6 ай бұрын

@@scottnelle awesome! 🤩 That's great to hear. No velocity would have been a dealbreaker for sure! thank you so much. 😊