LXR-02 Digital Drum Synth firmware update 1.2 is now available! It adds micro-timing, ratchets, synth parameter editing in performance mode, new FX and bunch of fixes.
@DetroitMicroSound2 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for the current firmware update, to buy it. They released the update, and now this incredible drum machine is mine. ❤
@tkexit2 жыл бұрын
it's completely insane that they would release it without the synth parameter editing. this to me is a make-or-break feature. but good that it's in there now!
@SonicVibe2 жыл бұрын
This ever happen ?
@freejazzbone Жыл бұрын
good to hear, are triplets available for sequencing now?
@aaaaargghh Жыл бұрын
Stimming is the Bob Ross of synthesizer gear videos. I'm not always sure I like what I hear but then he turns one knob and it becomes a masterpiece. Great guy!
@KILLALLARTISTS Жыл бұрын
Word !
@DATSound Жыл бұрын
But he has no spatula! 😁
@leNotstrom3 жыл бұрын
Finally a Microtonic worthy hardware soundalike! Volca Drums was in the right direction, but lacked a few things. This one is just almost 🤩
@DetroitMicroSound2 жыл бұрын
I'm adding the LXR-02, and filing away my Model:Cycles. Not willing to file away Volca Drum, or Volca Sample just yet. The LXR-02 needs to meet both of my Sonicware Liven's, ZOIA, and Microcosm. 😁
@danielk.5784 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, been thinking so many times of a controller for Microtonic or a similar piece of hardware!
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
Erica Synths just confirmed that there will be a major firmware update incl. micro timing very soon!
@JohnPaulsonJohnisaStegosaurus3 жыл бұрын
where did you hear this? i see nothing in a google search.
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
We asked
@rsmcclure752 жыл бұрын
@@musictalk-tech It's out now, v1.2. microtiming and param adjust during perfomance mode. I'm getting it.
@tkexit2 жыл бұрын
by micro timing, do you mean triplets? in the video it looks like the box can go only up to 16th notes.
@AndrewJohnClive3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Stimming. You’re so at home on drum machine! A pleasure to watch and listen! Thank you.
@whitelotus25163 жыл бұрын
Stimming has such an intimate and down to earth vibe I love ❤️ almost like watching a cooking show vs a dry technical video
@RandomNoiseMusic3 жыл бұрын
What a treat for the upcoming weekend, been waiting for this review 😁 Stimming’s review always pump me with inspiration to beat the crap out of my gears lol
@Barefoot_Joe3 жыл бұрын
I also like to beat on my junk when I see Stimming! =)
@MinPlanck3 жыл бұрын
Love the personality Stimming adds to these reviews/demos. Cheers guys.
@melanatedmantra66073 жыл бұрын
@Sense Music & Media Your demo has made me fall in love with this drum synth. This is an absolute mega beast.
@ScottAdair3 жыл бұрын
Stimming is pure magic. I even watch his videos that are only in German. And I don't speak German. Good job, sir.
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
You should switch the English subtitles on for Beats on a Budget on EB.TV😉
@regplasma79063 жыл бұрын
I have bought the LXR-02 but not unboxed it yet.Stimming's reviews are great,always honest ,comical and knowledgeable.
@beaukito2169 Жыл бұрын
U seem to have enough gear as it is. Why dont you help out a real starving musician thats all about hard agressive noizy drums, like for example: ME :) Im sure the big guy upstairs will reward you with unlimited inspiration for your good deed..
@DhrSchwanz3 жыл бұрын
Great review. Sound reminds me a bit of the MicroTonic plug-in. I hope they will keep improving the software with updates.
@grizcuz3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same. I could only remember that it was made by Sonic Charge though. It also reminds me of that old Waldorf Attack drum synth plugin.
@DhrSchwanz3 жыл бұрын
@@grizcuz Yeah that’s correct. They make great stuff as well 🏅
@Rustik17223 жыл бұрын
You can tell within first 3 minutes how Stimming feels. I just love the remaining vid where he explains why. Stimming is the fucking man.
@9877joseph2 жыл бұрын
That's exactly why I watch his reviews. You can tell right away wether or not he approves of an instrument or not.
@MadelnMachines2 жыл бұрын
I like weird and aggressive sounds it makes - very inspiring! I think you flatlined it at the end!
@Jim_KYB3 жыл бұрын
I have the DB-01 from Erica and love it. This looks like the same hardware housing. The pair would be great for a live set.
@saifeek3 жыл бұрын
Enjoying the Stimming impromptu dancing mid review
@reginaldbraithewaite58333 жыл бұрын
What's esp. useful about Stimming's reviews is the empirical honesty. He looks for what a machine is good at, which is always more important than what it's meant to do. Still thinking about the LXR-02. And I'm wondering if any VSTs come close to the sound, since programming doesn't look as intuitive as I'd prefer. I really appreciate what Stimming said about the Model:Cycles and the Digitone. I've been torn between the M:C and the TR8S ever since the latter acquired FM synthesis. Perhaps the LXR is the best option sonically for digital FM drums.
@RoastLambShanks2 жыл бұрын
If you get Resaon and then some of the Noise Engineering plugs youi'll get close to this sound
@NeoLudditevisons3 жыл бұрын
every time I watch stimming do a drum machine review it makes want to buy the drum machine. Why do I do this to myself....
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
😂
@KR4FTWERK3 жыл бұрын
really? even this fartmachine?
@NeoLudditevisons3 жыл бұрын
@@KR4FTWERK yeah that bit half way through where hes smashing that techno pattern is ace! Think the morph aspect is really wild too and the cold hi hat sounds pretty ace. Imo
@infindebula3 жыл бұрын
@@KR4FTWERK FART MACHINE ... GASSY HUMAN BEING THE FART ' MACHINE ' MACHINE ' MACHINE ' MACHINE ' MACHINE ' MACHINE ' MACHINE
@SB-wn2rd3 жыл бұрын
@@KR4FTWERK aka MannMaschine interface
@KnockoutKnob3 жыл бұрын
I just love the honesty in your rewievs! Oh, and if you still need 'another guy doing melodic stuff', (32:25) I would do it. Thanks for a lot of great videos.
@MadelnMachines2 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see you review the Jomox Alpha Base
@bobule Жыл бұрын
Great demo, you are having fun!
@ethanallen83723 жыл бұрын
This is the best review so far. Great info and right into a little jam.
@kezstone13 жыл бұрын
Great review thank you and you made me smile :-) The user interface seems a little awkward but I think it'll be worth spending a good few days getting to know it. The sonic potential seems endless. For me this is what the Nord Drum should've been...if Nord added even a basic sequencer to the ND2 they would've made a killing. Marry the LXR-02 with a Roland and you have the perfect match. Thanks again
@inf0tr8r3 жыл бұрын
such great reviews, thank-you, saved me some money
@mindstuff4173 жыл бұрын
I love your reviews man. When you took the preset, slowed it down, then removed the drive you then said, "Now I like it!" I agree with you. Just a taste issue. However, the tight, punchy, fm'y percs sounds good and with great potential. Like you, I would like microtiming as well...use it on all my elektron boxes for looseness.
@TechTronix013 жыл бұрын
Love your reviews man.. proper honest reviewing
@slinhciriew82663 жыл бұрын
Pure Freude ich sehe und höre Stimming immer wieder gerne voll sympathisch der Typ
@fallprecauxionsmusic2 жыл бұрын
I completely agree.
@smuller13 жыл бұрын
I love this guy as much as this machine
@aptudo3 жыл бұрын
I hear quite a bit of overlap between this and the Volca Drum that I already own. I like that the Volca can synthesize natural-sounding drums in addition to the harshly digitally aliased ones we hear throughout this demo. Both sound amazing on the low end. This sounds maybe a bit fuller in the mids. But the Achilles heel of both is that they struggle to produce pleasing high frequencies. The highs don't integrate with the upper mids - they always sound detached, like a graphic equalizer with the right-most slider maxed out. Forget about creating a convincing cymbal without a lot of struggle.
@jizzmaster20003 жыл бұрын
I wonder if a nice LPF after the output would tame the highs to sound more convincing ?
@sub-jec-tiv2 жыл бұрын
Yah you kind of need an analog machine for cymbals, imo. I know everyone will hate this comment, but for high end.. even a behringer rd6 or 8 is going to give you the right kind of mellow but present sizzle for hihats and that. This kind of machine is great for weirdo toms and percussive blerps.
@jaguarvssnake2 жыл бұрын
Laughed out loud at "Of course this sounds shit." Classic Stimming.
@lynmeisenbergmusic3 жыл бұрын
You are one cool dude! Love the Vid! Thanks for the review!
@BEDM3 жыл бұрын
Total wizard, man. Thank you for your reviews.
@GuitarsAndSynths Жыл бұрын
Excellent and honest review. I like heavy music so this would be a great synth to pair with my Digitone and modular drums! This and Perkons would be a lot of fun. My only concern is how good is the MIDI connectivity and operation if I want to sync with Electron sequencer to control it easier? I have had a lot of head aches sequencing gear over MIDI due to different standards and setup issues.
@effext1 Жыл бұрын
MIDI implementation is very good. It has both global midi settings and per voice midi settings. Voice midi settings let’s you, for example, play a voice melodically if you want.
@Test-zv9ty6 ай бұрын
Love the flatline at the end 😂
@olga37773 жыл бұрын
I like how you struggle with the machine haha quite fun and comforting to see
@KordTaylor2 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thank you so much. Wow, not being able to play a sound manually while tweaking it is a big oversight I think. Let’s hope they fix that.
@granolakitti8521 Жыл бұрын
New ear-mode unlocked: "bleeding" Nice demo, I chose to watch this with earphones and when you tweaked the distortion my ears panicked 😅
@CO5MA3 жыл бұрын
Great review for a great machine!
@CollinMel3 жыл бұрын
Ah - that ending. Spot-on.
@freejazzbone Жыл бұрын
nice review, thanks, do you think the LXR-02 would work well being played/paired with Digitakt's or Octatrack's MIDI sequencer?
@rmvw3 жыл бұрын
Stimming reviews are the best
@frankie56713 жыл бұрын
Got a keen eye on this im sure all the short commings will be adressed. Some basic sample loading of one shots would be nice like the MDUW this seems to be that with just less track count. Thanks for the review subbed !!
@jizzmaster20003 жыл бұрын
My og mk1 has sample loading so maybe they will in an update?
@Claidheambmor2 жыл бұрын
Handling samples is never 'basic' because as soon as you introduce user samples the whole internet kicks off about what they 'expect' from a sampler. This is a virtual analogue drum machine, simple and beautiful as that.
@surrogatemarker3 жыл бұрын
Stimming is so incredibly good at showing what is great and what could be great about any music machine .. Bravo.. and yes I ordered it immediately after he said.. “Erica Synths probably said .. let’s make it dirty…” LOL
@BXLrules3 жыл бұрын
Ah some of the sounds do sound like my nord drum 2. They will play great together, both having 6 voices too
@milan-wechselzahn3 жыл бұрын
Stimming likes the dnb kind of beatz. Nice one Mr. Stimming
@andyhsong Жыл бұрын
i think this will fit my needs! im looking for a drum synth with a wide range of sound sculpting, not just a sample player with limited tweakability like a tr 8s. im looking for a true drumsynth with a nice sequencer and i think this fits the bill! i just hope the menu diving isn't too annoying. thank you for your videos!!
@cheliozlatchkeykid78863 жыл бұрын
I know he wants to go into another direction. But Stimming would only need an LXR and his Tanzbär to be amongst the top Techno/industrial liveacts world wide. Protect Martin at all costs.
@MStimming3 жыл бұрын
Haha, I def gonna do this next year but anonymously :) (and I'm looking forward)
@cheliozlatchkeykid78863 жыл бұрын
News of the day. 🤫✌️
@balob3 жыл бұрын
@@MStimming that is something i'd love to see. will be on the lookout..
@trevormalcolm43282 жыл бұрын
I’m always up for a Stimming review, hopefully you’ll get to do the Roland SP-404 mk2 would love to get your opinion.
@whoami36113 жыл бұрын
Looks like the most fun ever
@looseyfur743 жыл бұрын
it sounds awesome, looks playable. hefty price tag imho, things cost what they cost who am I to second guess what it takes to make market and supply a piece of equipment like that. Maybe Im saying I would be more of a buyer for something with these sounds and this workflow but for around the 300 mark....
@looseyfur743 жыл бұрын
@@sheateeley1 I get that but the workflow is a bit wonky and it's not with out some nuances.. just depends what you'll put up with for 600 bucks or whatever.
@tkexit2 жыл бұрын
i honestly don't feel like the price tag is that insane. the pulsar is over $2k (and totally worth it). a synth is 800+. i mean, i guess if you compare it to the volcas, fair point though.
@Claidheambmor2 жыл бұрын
You can get a Volca for the price you're asking for, but it don't sound very good out of the box or be as versatile.
@NeoLudditevisons3 жыл бұрын
Stimming needs to review the liven xfm!
@ScottAdair3 жыл бұрын
Micro timing would’ve made this a slam dunk. Thanks for another slapping review
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
There is micro timing in the new firmware update
@ScottAdair3 жыл бұрын
@@musictalk-tech woo hoo, now we are talking. thanks for the update!
@lbarnett748 Жыл бұрын
I’m still on the sideline about weather to get this thing or not. It’s just crazy the grit, glitch, crunch and thump and how deep the synth engine is. It’s like a Korg er1 on some strong steroids aha. And i always come back to this demo to see the way your head turns and jaw goes Sideways as your jamming and tweaking out aha . Makes the Sound demo more cooler. I could imagine playing this thing on some psychedelics aha I’d fly the entire cosmos and back.
@musictalk-tech Жыл бұрын
There are some updates already which are worth to check as they eliminate most of Martin‘s negative points
@videomove3 жыл бұрын
i think i like the og better, but your moves are tight! 🕺🏻
@No.0.o.03 жыл бұрын
If this had an unquantized mode, track delay or micro timing the other limitations and design choices would make it worth it.
@marcuswalnus66172 жыл бұрын
Thanks lieber FMartin
@bci39372 жыл бұрын
Jul is a genius in many ways
@oliviermissal87393 жыл бұрын
Awesome review ✌️
@MathHammer3 жыл бұрын
Roland has multiple digital drum machines and groove boxes as were mentioned at the beginning but not at the end. I think the TR-08S is a really good drum machine for the money. For smaller size and cost, their TR-06S looks pretty nice but I don't have that one. Then there is the little PO-32. There is something charming about the sound of this LXR-02; it could be some of Stimming's charm rubbing off on me, too. It sort of reminds me of Microntonic (and the PO-32) with maybe a little more noise.
@bennolee3482 жыл бұрын
The TR06s looks really great especially considering the small form factor but the lack of extra outputs is really a bummer.
@vortexchilling38162 жыл бұрын
The end was fucking hilarious
@lacosingalerneb85433 жыл бұрын
Aphex twin sounds!!
@ludotex3 жыл бұрын
Great review as always. So it's basically the LXR (a great drum machine btw) with sliders?
@jetpacksnake97413 жыл бұрын
And delay and ringmod
@DetroitMicroSound2 жыл бұрын
I'm about completely made up... The LXR-02 needs to replace my Model:Cycles. My Sonicware 8bw, XFM, ZOIA, and Microcosm, are screaming for this new friend........ 😁👍
@christurbiville3 жыл бұрын
like a smaller Machinedrum
@sentokan2 ай бұрын
Great! Is it possible to make your own kit by using sounds from different kits? Thanks!
@XenonOrion Жыл бұрын
ok fine, i'll buy *one* now
@XenonOrion Жыл бұрын
@TheFlippertube3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful choice of topic as always.
@vinylarchaeologist3 жыл бұрын
Is that a clavichord in the background? 😍
@MStimming3 жыл бұрын
It's a spinet - actually it's from my grandma. I remember playing it when I visited her as a boy. May she rest in peace!
@bilonggrisimmeri3 жыл бұрын
It is so good you kept your oma's spinet, even though you make a very different kind of music. Or maybe you plan to sample the spinet through some mad effects? Great review of the LXR-02, though for me, it has to be a Roland TR-8S.
@petert78073 жыл бұрын
This is very much Volca Drum meets TR8S!
@djpolok66611 ай бұрын
A buddy what sequencer is the best to master all my gear????
@noxchorus2953 Жыл бұрын
Hey Martin Kannst du bitte bitte mal den Roland SH4D für uns auschecken!?! Wir brauchen deine uneingeschränkte Meinung 👻
@ricardleandroАй бұрын
There’s a lotta menu diving on this little box…
@paulbelon1222 Жыл бұрын
hi guys, i bought an lxr last month on second hand and there is juste 13 kits left, does anyone now how to get them back please???
@Bloody_Slime3 жыл бұрын
cool!
@tagt7212 жыл бұрын
Der Main out und out ist bei mir wenn ich in Ableton aufnehmen möchte viel zu leise !? Ich muss über die MIC Eingänge gehen… ist das normal ?
@dinogoldie97162 жыл бұрын
It looks and sounds interesting. Though it's definitely not five hundred bucks worth of interesting. I'm not sure what justifies the pricetag of thrice the cost of a Volca Drum.
@Claidheambmor2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure - it sounds like a proper instrument rather than a toy. As much as I like the Volca Drum, it has a thin sound that needs a lot of adjustment to get decent results. That said, they're totally different. The Volca Drum sounds like a physical modelling synth due to the waveguide resonator, and the streamlined controls make for a straightforward programming experience. The LXR and LXR-02 sound much beefier.
@effebidi9677 Жыл бұрын
And P.S. I would like to know if some peep here could compare with the Nord Drum 1/2/3 ... @Stimming , the only comparison is there ! not other drum synth is more near to LXR than NOrd Drum
@duxmania9843 жыл бұрын
does it have separate channel outputs to add some external effect pedals on separate channels? Thanks. Great video
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
4 assignable 6,3" jack outputs (2x stereo or 4x mono)
@cf99787 ай бұрын
Can you record in real time drumming without sequencer style ?
@sumocloud Жыл бұрын
Did I hear you say the kick waveform isn't reset on note on? Surely not?
@chapelierfouTV3 жыл бұрын
No way to manually trig is totally insane. Hope they'll add this 'feature' in a firmware upgrade.
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
You can manually trig but not tweak the parameters at the same time.
@chapelierfouTV3 жыл бұрын
@@musictalk-tech That's what I meant indeed. Still, unbelievable.
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
No worries, guess they will change that. They are useally listening and quick.
@delusionalluy3 жыл бұрын
Would be a great upgrade! Waiting for bars triggers too
@jizzmaster20003 жыл бұрын
Wasn't it the same on a 808?
@DharmaTechster Жыл бұрын
It's damn cool, but definitely like the sound of the original LXR better. This one sounds like a plugin in comparison.
@ramseydoon8277 Жыл бұрын
17:14 - 17:16 😵💫🥴😂🤪Stimming the Greatest
@DayflightTrok2 жыл бұрын
Only to use in hard core techno but than really Let’s go
@Satter642 жыл бұрын
Hey Martin, do you know if its possible to save the waveform in the LFO between two different patterns ?? i've been trying to save the pattern and saving the project but every time that i change to a different pattern it affect to all patterns. For example i'm trying to have a LFO waveform XDN in pattern 1, and have a LFO waveform SIN in pattern 2, but everytime i change pattern it affect all patterns. Any idea how to do that?? Thanks in advance
@mymockumentary97162 жыл бұрын
still no sub steps like the LXR-01?
@LTLBIGMAN22 жыл бұрын
Very thorough overview; I was quite curious about how this compares to the original LXR (which I have and feel is quite a unique drum synth). With the v1.2 update, do you have any opinion on whether this is easier to work with than the original?
@mymockumentary97162 жыл бұрын
The original feel easier to use live, also the 02 does not have sub steps which is a downer...
@Frozirra2 жыл бұрын
You sure it’s rectangle and not rectified sine?
@waveforthefrequencies Жыл бұрын
Mr. Director! Lol
@effebidi9677 Жыл бұрын
XLR original had micro timing and 128 steps total instead of 64. I never get reductions in newrversions of an hardware. I actually think is unfair. I'm very very fashinated by this machine and the previous of course . I did know the XLR 01 since its plastic enclosure and always found it very clever. I don't see many many progressions on this second version but the few on the 02 are very very notable . Sincerelly I think that the 6/7 tracks of XLR-02 could be instead 7/8 tracks ( they fit better everywhere :P ) .... and its pity Erika synths didn't implemented a sample player ( like the Korg drumlogue ) : sure this can't be never updated , and is like meeh :/ . It is too little , really. Why so tiny ? need it ? why ?? I would have make a bigger screen and 8 encoders ( beatuiful encoders by the way of Erika Synths , thank you) . I truly think XLR1 & 2 have to be more the two in one , instead two different version of the same thing. I gonna wait a bit more to see what happens on that cus I like it REALLY the XLR A LOT !!!!! thank you for the review Stimming.
@crolodon80243 жыл бұрын
Erica, if you add microtiming and ability to trig sounds while editing I will buy this immediately. Otherwise, it’s a nonstarter for me. Please!
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
As written in the pinned comment, they will release a Major firmware update really soon and I guess most of the critic points here will be history then (hopefully)
@crolodon80243 жыл бұрын
@@musictalk-tech Totally, you think microtiming is coming then?
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
It is
@crolodon80243 жыл бұрын
@@musictalk-tech Dude thank you!
@Kinetic_lv2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thouse cables! Wich company is it?
@remka20002 жыл бұрын
The db-01 is such a great piece of hardware so I am totally biased towards anything Erica makes. Build quality feels like you could keep it for several dozens of years. Workflow sounds a bit counter-intuitive on this one, but it does still sound like a super interesting device! Thanks for the review.
@hungarian4everr2 жыл бұрын
Hey! I cant really stand Daws, thinking between Erica LXR 02 vs Electron DIGITAKT. Which would you reccomend guys? Thanks
@musictalk-tech2 жыл бұрын
LXR is a digital drum machine, Digitakt is a digital drum sampler so it depends what you wanna do
@hungarian4everr2 жыл бұрын
@@musictalk-tech Produce songs, and do live shows, but mostly produce, I do djing live.
@RobertFeelFrei3 жыл бұрын
first LIKE and than view the clip :D
@charlesbronson28063 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry I love erica synths. But I'm just not blown away by this thing in the least bit. None of the sounds really excite me. Reminds me of the drum machines I heard in reaktor 15 years ago.
@net-work-error3 жыл бұрын
I feel like there's lots of sonic potential here that is let down by a clunky UI. I was interested in this one but might wait for a few more software updates. 😔
@musictalk-tech3 жыл бұрын
Major firmware update coming soon incl. Microtiming
@Claidheambmor2 жыл бұрын
God can you imagine how much of a loss to the electronic music world it would have been if Richard D James looked at the archaic shit he made music with and said 'nope, the UI is too clunky'. Get stuck in and learn your tools! The world is waiting to hear you. :X
@inperfectsequence7840 Жыл бұрын
This thing reminds me 100% of Microtonic vst.
@beautifulcaramelman3 жыл бұрын
Is stimming going to adopt me?
@Barefoot_Joe3 жыл бұрын
Are you a beautiful sounding synth or drum machine? If not, unlikely... ;)
@ehnichmusic21263 жыл бұрын
@@Barefoot_Joe i am Beautiful and also sounding sometimes, does that Count?
@Barefoot_Joe3 жыл бұрын
@@ehnichmusic2126 for me? sure ;) I can't talk for stimming though hehe
@insidestraight46593 жыл бұрын
I like the clean clicky sounds, just don't like distortion, seems every gear manufacturer is obsessed with distortion at the moment.