Let’s just say that if you have a Typhon, you’ll probably not miss any of the various 101 clones on the market today.
I had an Atlantis, and the raw OSC tone and power of the Typhon reminds me of it.
But the added benefits that the Typhon comes with (separate filter envelope, tunable 2nd OSC that isn’t your LFO, FX, way more modulation, sequencer, negative envelope time parameters) are all both very welcome and just great implementations of those features.
The various filter options of the Atlantis is missed, but a digital HPF is coming in the next firmware for FX1, and the LPF already sounds REALLY good.
And considering how complex you can get with the modulations, fx, and sequencer, having so much patch memory is one of the best features.
Thanks, appreciated! What you say makes a lot of sense.
Just got to get a cheap radio to act as a noise source, altough I’ve suggested a digital noise source to them… guess that would be post-filter, anyhow, if implemented.
Thinking of using my Axoloti as a digital OSC , noise source for the Typhon. I need to add some knobs though and my soldering skills are … none.
Could be nice to have some kind of expander made for the typhon with dedicated knobs and mapped midi cc, support for presets (linked to the typhon presets)
was considering a dave smith mopho until this showed up.
i’ll be sequencing it with one of my elektrons if i get a mopho so the typhon doesn’t necessarily have an advantage in that aspect.
and a mopho is sort of less in cost so idk.
Typhon interface is much faster than Mopho. Less scrolling if you have to get into the menu, and Typhon menu gives fat more at a glance.
Especially faster if you want quick access to all the envelope parameters for both EGs at once.
More parameter sequencing as well, though you could use some Elektron sequencers for that.
Snappier envelopes on Typhon, really great overdrive section too.
Mopho gives you things like OSC levels, but the waveform fading scheme of the Typhon is a refreshing change.
Tough call if you want to keep it cheap and don’t need the internal sequencer or USB power portability.
oh snap! sales rep just texted me out of the blue saying they got a return/open box. he’s switching my order, applying the discount, and shipping. this is some great customer service/enabling from sweetwater!
it might have gotten a bit too busy at times, but it’s more of a demonstration of capabilities than a released track.
an FX 3 dub echo effect with a tiny bit of post reverb, ala Ableton Echo,
(if the Sinevibes DSP can handle it), and an FX1 BPF would make it a fantastic dub box.
Aside from the 3 main modulators, just riding the sequencer’s gate length and velocity mod live brings a world of variation.
In fact, I can’t recommend enough getting into the velocity mod menu and making a few tweaks. With all those destinations, it’s an easy modulator to jam on, even if you’re only using the internal sequencer.
I pair it with my MS for drums mostly.
Should experiment with sending MS headphone out in parallel through the filter and fx.
I’ve really been giving mine a workout, already starting to rub some of the blue paint off the left side of the cutoff knob (that thin line), and the right side of the data entry knob. Gotta train myself to stop dragging other fingers on the face plate, and just grab the edges of the knobs.
guess that would be post-filter, anyhow, if implemented.