https://www.analoguesolutions.com/leipzigv3
Analogue solutions has come out with a new version of the Leipzig. They’ve turned it into a desktop machine instead of rack, added patch inputs and outputs, and tinkered with the sequencer. Looks pretty good.
Edit: for some reason the link doesn’t show a preview. I don’t know why.
They make great machines. I’m interested in this one.
I had a Leipzig-sk and loved it.
I’m an early adopter of the Leipzig V3. Got one of the first to be stocked in at Thomann.
While unboxing I found a gift CD with Tom Carpenter’s own music + some AnSol swag in the box, which was nice. The CD was a nice touch.
Absolutely no regrets for choosing this synth, which I attribute mainly to its core sound. This thing sounds analogue, heavy and big. It does bass very well. The decays of a bass tone with some added delay bring so much texture. The first bassline I recorded cut very easily through my mix.
The layout is very intuitive, non-cluttered and the one-knob-per-func makes it easy to dial in sounds and deeply explore with very granular knob moves.
I was fishing for a great sounding mono in the $1k market and it was this or Grandmother, I chose this for footprint and it also sounds great.
Ah, this synth also looks great. It’s a marvel to have in your studio.
The only known concern is around longevity, as I read in a review that
all connectors and pots are held in place via the circuit board only, and not screwed to the front panel (which with heavy use could open it up to potential solder joint problems in the future).
I’m not overly concerned about this as I have 3-year warranty and don’t abuse my gear and it sounds GOOD, which compensates a lot in my world!
I’ll definitely buy a decksaver for the V3, if they produced one. I messaged them but they want to see numbers moving before investing in the casting mould process. I hope more people will get this synth and request a decksaver via the form on their site
On the topic of sound vs. price. I’ve tried to compare my $250 Bro-1 vs the V3 and the V3 eats it for breakfast in terms of character and weight. So you get what you pay for.
My setup now includes:
DT
DN
A4mk1
Bro-1
Nord Rack 2x
Oberheim Matrix 1000
Leipzig V3
I think I’m done with synths for the time being and focusing on making more music.
massive synth and mine arrived yesterday and really having fun with it. Serious deep bass and good rhythm beast as well. A demo of what I was able to create so far:
I got this and a Moog DFAM for my home office to use on breaks between work. Really fun! Now I want the larger Vostok as funds permit. It reminds me of the vintage analog synths of the 1970s/80s like Moog, Roland, and Oberheim all rolled into one box. Much larger than expected!
I’m finding that my Leipzig kicks Moog a$$ in beefy sounds. I’m disappointed by my Moog DFAM and loving the Leipzig. Now to save up for a Vostok and maybe Jomox Alpha Base or Rytm. I’m also loving my new Roland TB03 even though it requires USB power or batteries.
Here’s my take on the Leipzig V3. WHAT A NICE SYNTH! It’s already one of my personal favorites this year.
Great video! You captured that special analog goodness that the Leipzig has. I also loved those tones you got with the Zen Delay.
Outstanding! I especially liked the take on Blade Runner you made with it.
Is there a analog mono synth out there that sounds better than the Leipzig series?
There are lots of synths with more features. I haven’t heard anything that sounds better.
I can’t think of anything that can get as nasty. Maybe something Russian?
Difficult question to answer. Totally depends what sounds you want to make, and what your tastes are. The little Pittsburgh SV1 sounds MASSIVE compared to my Moogs, but I still like the Moogs. I havent tried the Leipzig, Analogue solutions stuff does sound nice.
Anybody have any advice on setting the MIDI In channel on this thing? I cannot get it to respond to keypresses from a Keystep. The manual says it usually comes from the factory set to channel one, but that doesn’t work. I’ve tried holding down the “channel program” button and pressing keys on the keyboard, but no luck there either. I really want to play this thing.
Have you tried the other MIDI Channels?
Yeah. At first I was managing the midi channels with a Digitakt, but when i wasn’t working I tried hooking up the keystep directly to the Leipzig in order to trouble-shoot. And I’ve tried different channels on the keystep as well. The weird thing is the Channel Program button only lights up sporadically. Do you have a Leipzig V3? Is this button not normally lit?
I’m kinda wondering if this thing is hosed. I can’t even get sound out of it using the LFO as a sequencer. Mixer levels are up, the filter is wide open, I don’t know. I’m at a loss. i was really excited about this synth. This sucks.
Did you find the problem?
Sadly, no.
