Dreadbox Typhon

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#1946

The Typhon is easily the best purchase I’ve made in the last couple of years in terms of cost/benefit.
I too bought it on a whim at a time when I was looking for a true analog synth, just because it was so cheap and I figured I could sell it quickly if I didn’t like it. However, it completely blew away my expectations and I’ve used it in pretty much every track I’ve made since.
Originally I was planning on using it mostly as a bass synth, but it turns out it excels in many different duties, thanks to the brilliant built-in Fx and deep modulation options. I’ve used it for leads, pads, semi-generative stuff, you name it, and it always sounds amazing!

Lately it’s been my favorite companion for either the Digitakt or the Digitone, as a portable couch setup for making music. This is the latest track I’ve made with this setup (it comes in at around 2:50):

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#1947

I’ve got the Typhon, Erebus v2 and Nyx v1. Got them all recently around the same time so I’m still honeymooning and haven’t decided if I’ll keep all three. Finishing up a track with Typhon and the Erebus now, haven’t even properly explored the Nyx yet. The sensible thing to do would be to keep the Typhon and sell the two others, but we’ll see. Specifically got the Erebus and Nyx to polychain and explore paraphonic chords with delay and reverb mixed together (which I haven’t done yet).

One thing’s for sure: they all sound great. And the Typhon is the definition of “bang for the buck”.

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#1948

You need a powered USB hub. Plug in the iPad and the Typhon, send audio and MIDI over USB, and you should be good to go.

#1949

I used mine with the camera connection kit where you ca charge ipad and connect usb at same time.
It was working fine, I cant remember if i also tried using my headlamps battery too as it has a usb phone charging out.

It was cool to use the riffer app that generates midi sequences, let it run and tweak da synth!

#1950

Just took my Typhon to its first band practice. Into a powered USB hub, also with an IPad and RME Babyface running into the PA and an iPad for poly sounds. It was great!

#1951

I actually love it in band situation, it fits in the mix so well while also sounding absolutely huge when you want it to

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#1952

Exactly. It was somehow brighter but less piercing than the iPad synths I was using before.

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#1953

I’m getting closer.
I now have the Typhon connected to the iPad using a powered hub, fed buy a power bank.
I can now send Midi from AUM to the Typhon and I get audio back.
The only remaining problem is the fact that the IPad apparently only supports one interface at a time. When I plug in my headphones, it ejects the Typhon and uses those as an input.
So I still can’t use the Typhon in conjunction with other ios soft synths or drum machines.

*Edit: wired headphones don’t work, but my bluetooth cans do work. So now I’m finally set up for some couch jamming with the Typhon during the holidays.

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#1954

Great! I’m using AUM also and was able to configure the Typhon as my input and my RME Babyface as the output. And it’s the first 11" iPad Pro, so not this year’s model (though I am running the latest iOS).

Enjoy!

#1955

The 3.3.1 Preset Manager doesn’t work anymore with my Typhon. It is at firmware 4.1. Am I the only one? Is there supposed to be a new preset manager for the newest firmware? Can only find 3.3.1…

#1956

I love how versatile this synth is. On this track Typhon does bass, leads, fx, sweeps… basically anything that’s not polyphonic or a drum. All these sounds took very little thought.

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#1957

Cool. What are you using to sequence and record your Typhon? I assume you’re doing it 1 track at a time?

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#1958

like all the ideas in track. very good sounding.
but maybe next time separate them and focus on one or two ideas and keep the others and make another track.
i think that way both tracks would be great and too overcomplicated

#1959

This was a treat. Very nice. Would also like to know how this was sequenced. Superb track. A lot of work involved . . . .

#1960

Sequencing wasn’t all that interesting really. Did some scenes in ableton and routed MIDI out to typhon. Pressed record and messed around for 10 minutes or so, then tediously listened back to it and cut out the best bits.

The FX were sequenced in typhon, but then once again… 10-15 minutes of recorded tweaks then snip-snip.

#1961

Sounds like my cousin’s bris ceremony.

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#1962

Or the line before that - cutting out the best bits - that shows pure genius if removing the best bits still makes something good!

#1963

Hello, I have a question for the typhoon owners. It is complaining at a high level. But does your synthesizer beep quietly when it is on. I do not mean the audio outputs. The device itself. I hear fine. It may be that you have to get your ear a little closer to the device. I would be reassured if it is the same for you. :sweat_smile:

#1964

Can the Typhon do bass sounds similar to Sh101, juno, Mono Lancet 15 etc? Most demos are more ambient sounds with lots of fx layered

#1965

Yes it is in the display. I sent it back for repair, but they were not able to fix it unfortunately. Did dit reduce it a little bit though.